0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 9/11/2014
For a minute there, the Rockies looked like they were going to be the Cinderella story of the season. After the first week of May, the Rockies were tied for first place in the NL West much to the surprise of everyone. But by the time the All-Star break hit, however, Colorado was tied for last place in the […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 9/5/2014
After a season full of countless injuries and immeasurable disappointment, the Texas Rangers just took another hit as manager Ron Washington unexpectedly announced his resignation. Washington released a statement explaining his decision, via T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com: Today, I have submitted my resignation from the job I love – managing the Rangers – in order to […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/22/2014
What is it about old AL West stadiums, burst pipes and flooding? Normally, O.co Coliseum is the go-to stadium for such issues, but this time it is Angel Stadium’s turn. Ironically, the Angels are playing the A’s this weekend in Oakland. So while this won’t impact any games, it will give the two teams something to bond over […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 8/21/2014
This time yesterday the Angels were on top of the MLB world having surged to the top of the AL West, proud owners of the best record in baseball. Then Garrett Richards collapsed in a heap of agony, blowing out his knee, ending his season and dealing a crushing blow to the World Series hopes of his Angels. […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/20/2014
Garrett Richards was just stretchered off the field with a horrific knee injury and may have taken the Angels’ World Series hopes with him. It appears Richards caught a spike and blew out his knee. He was on the ground for eight minutes, screaming in pain before he was moved to a golf cart via […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 8/5/2014
A little over a week ago, the Rockies misspelled superstar Troy Tulowitzki’s name on a promotional item. Surely they learned their lesson, right? Wrong. That is not how you spell rising star Nolan Arenado’s name. You never learn, Rockies. Never.
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
We live in a new era of Major League Baseball. Where once it would have been unthinkable, teams with wildly bloated payrolls had no choice but to wait out those contracts, now they can find trading partners willing to bail them out. The Dodgers did so for the Red Sox. The Blue Jays did so […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/22/2014
After the 2012 season, the Padres were faced a with a tough decision: trade burgeoning star Chase Headley at the peak of his value or try and keep him and re-sign him. It would seem that the Padres chose secret option C. Today, San Diego finally pulled the trigger on that Headley trade, sending him […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/19/2014
The San Diego Padres have had a hard time in their search for a new GM, but perhaps they might want to just stick with their current GM-by-committee arrangement as the trio of Omar Minaya, A.J. Hinch and Fred Uhlman Jr. just made themselves a heck of a deal by capitalizing on an Angels team […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/14/2014
Do you like trades? Are you excited by rumors? Is the MLB trade deadline your favorite time of year? Then I have some news for you! It could be so, so, so very boring. For the last several weeks this trade deadline appeared as if it might be stuffed full of blockbuster deals. We even […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/11/2014
The Cardinals are about to find out just how well The Cardinal Way works without their leader. It was announced yesterday that All-Star catcher Yadier Molina would be out 8-to-12 weeks with a torn thumb ligament, leaving St. Louis to figure out how to replace his offensive production, stellar defense and leadership. In past years, […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/2/2014
Earlier today, we took a look at the players who were leading the league in WAR to begin the month of July. If we are anything here at The Outside Corner, it is fair and balanced. As such, in the interest of equal time, let’s take a look at the other end of the leaderboard to see […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Everyone loves to track the potential award winners throughout the MLB season. MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year get more than their fair share of attention. Overlooked over the years, especially by the BBWAA, is WAR, the stat that actually provides a valuation of each and every player. In order to give WAR […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 6/19/2014
The trade deadline is still over a month away, but the rumor mill is already starting to churn. An extra Wild Card spot and increased parity, especially in the American League, is making it hard to tell who will by buying and who will be selling at the deadline, but we’ll do our best to […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 6/10/2014
The Arizona Diamondbacks have received a lot of criticism over the last few years for some of the roster decisions they have made. This is one of the reasons Tony LaRussa was brought on board as team president. Well, it doesn’t look like it is taking. Consider this quote from Kirk Gibson yesterday. Unto itself, […]
