As we all should know right now (since the major media outlets love beating us over the head with information about STREAKS!), Andre Ethier of the Dodgers is in the midst of a 24 game hitting streak. He’s hit safely in 25 of the 26 games on the season, and is overall, having a pretty […]

Orioles 4, Red Sox 1. Zach Britton allowed one run in six innings, Jim Johnson struck out four in a two inning relief stint, and Kevin Gregg threw a perfect ninth to give the Orioles a rare win. It’s been a rough two weeks for Baltimore, but maybe this win can get them back on […]

It’s Monday, and you know what that means: another look at the league’s hottest and coldest. Will any familiar names show up? SCORCHING HITTERSJose Bautista, Blue Jays. .474/.615/1.263, 10 R, 4 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 3 KWell, everyone who called for a reversal of fortunes from Bautista in 2011 is […]

The best part about every April is the teams and players who come out of nowhere. Some of these guys have been career journeymen, failed prospects or even players who people have been callling for a breakout for years, and it looks like it finally happened. But then the season goes on, and these great […]

News broke yesterday that the MLB is more than likely going to add a fifth playoff team to each league starting in 2012. The two wild card teams would play each other, likely in a one game playoff, before the divisional series begins. My immediate reaction to this news is “lord, that is STUPID”. The […]

Rays 2, White Sox 1. In this pitcher’s duel, James Shields went the full nine for Tampa Bay, only walking one and striking out nine to go along with his one run. John Danks had a great start as well, allowing two earned in seven innings while striking out five and not walking a batter. […]

Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 1. The Sox delivered on Patriots’ Day, pounding the bejeezus out of Jays pitching and starter Ricky Romero, who allowed five in only 4 1/3 innings. Daisuke Matsuzaka was excellent for the Red Sox for once, allowing only three baserunners in seven shutout innings. Jed Lowrie had four hits and […]

NEW FEATURE. In this piece, which will run every Monday afternoon, I’m going to look at five hot and cold hitters, just to highlight who’s doing fantastic and who really isn’t. If you want to use this piece for fantasy purposes…don’t blame me if these guys suddenly have a reversal of fortunes. I’m not a […]

It has not been the best season in Minnesota so far. The Twins sit in last place in the AL Central, with a 4-10 record. Their -26 run differential is among the worst in the league. They’ve lost four straight games, two of which were of the walk-off variety against the Rays. Manager Ron Gardenhire […]

Coming into 2011, with a new GM and manager and a tenuous ownership situation, most baseball fans expected the New York Mets to struggle. They cut ties with overpaid, underperforming veterans Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo, and looked to rebuild from the ground up. The problem is, outside of the core that they already had […]

The answer to this question is pretty obvious. Of course Ron Washington has some sense. He’s a major league manager, and he guided his team to the AL pennant last year. But as this season begins to grow, I’m starting to wonder just how much sense he actually has, specifically when it comes to managing […]

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that Manny Ramirez retired on Friday after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs for a second time. He was facing a 100 game suspension, but opted to retire instead of dealing with that. In the short term, Manny’s new club, the Tampa Bay Rays, is absolutely […]

Time for a new feature here at the Outside Corner – the Daily Wrap. In this, we’ll take a look at the night that was around the league, with brief recaps of a couple of the more noteworthy games on the evening, and a few links to stories around the internet. RecapsWashington 7, Philadelphia 4. […]

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