Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopolous was apparently at the Phillies-Orioles game yesterday. and left the game once Phillies starter Joe Blanton left the game. Naturally, this has fans going crazy that the Phillies and Blue Jays could be talking about Philadelphia’s fifth starter. But does a trade for Blanton make sense for the […]

Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen has left camp and is being examined by doctors after experiencing an irregular heartbeat. Last season, Jansen didn’t pitch for nearly a month after experiencing some fluttering in his heart after a 3-2 victory against the Rockies. Last night, it was reported that Jansen had some shortness of breath issues, and […]

We’ve written about the Washington Nationals and their “take back the park” campaign before. Well now, a DC area sports station (106.7 The Fan, which is the Nationals flagship radio station) is starting a contest called “FU Philly”, in which they are encouraging fans to upload videos to Youtube explaining why they hate Philadelphia and […]

On Saturday, Rockies pitcher Alex White was pulled over under suspicion of DUI, and after a breathalyzer and field sobriety tests, he was brought into custody. His BAC was .174, which crushed the .08 limit that the state of Arizona has. Now, White could be facing something worse than the DUI: a charge for extreme […]

We talked about Andrew McCutchen’s six year contract late last night, and now…we’re going to talk about it even more! McCutchen is one of the top center fielders in baseball, and there are two other top center fielders reaching the market this offseason: Shane Victorino of the Phillies and Michael Bourn of the Braves. But […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates handed a six year contract extension to star center fielder Andrew McCutchen that will pay him $51.5 over the next six years, with a club option for the seventh year that will pay him $14.75 million. The deal can immediately be considered a win for the Pirates, who didn’t want to let […]

What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I’m a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams. The Toronto Blue Jays have overcome all odds, and have miraculously won the 2012 World Series. It took […]

The horrendous Yadier Molina signing that we talked about earlier this week has been confirmed by Ken Rosenthal, and will be announced today. Five years, $75 million for a mediocre offensive catcher. Yikes….just yikes. This deal doesn’t look great now, and it’s probably going to look even worse in hindsight. There are four young catchers […]

What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I’m a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams. 2011 was supposed to be a step back for the Tampa Bay Rays, and they ended up sneaking […]

Every year during Spring Training, Angels fans have something particularly unique to look forward to.  They turn on their computers and look to the likes of Alden Gonzalez, Bill Plunkett or Mike DiGiovanni for the newest bit of Angel news, because inevitably one day, they’ll get to read about an Angels time-honored tradition: Mike Scioscia’s […]

The hot, crazy rumor this morning is that former Phillies closer (and current Astros starter) Brett Myers will be given the first crack at Houston’s closer role, vacant after the team traded Mark Melancon to the Boston Red Sox this winter. Myers was the closer for the Phillies in 2007, when he saved 21 games […]

The St Louis Cardinals and catcher Yadier Molina are reportedly coming close to reaching an agreement on a contract extension that is expected to run for five years. The money has been rumored at between $60 and $75 million for the life of the contract, which would be betwen $12 and $15 million a season. […]