It’s been an interesting season so far for the Chicago White Sox. That may be an understatement. After a 10-and-18 April, some media were already calling for Ozzie Guillen’s head and declaring their 2011 season dead in the water. However, the waters of the Chicago River have been flowing more smoothly since. The pale hose […]

You’d think that the defending World Series Champions, returning basically everyone from the team that made a renegade run for the pennant in 2010, would be expected to be near or at the top of the talks for teams in the running for a return trip. And in an essence they are. Going into Tuesday’s […]

I was at last night’s Phillies-Red Sox game. The last time I went to a game in Philly, Jamie Moyer threw a one hit shutout over my beloved Braves. Last night, Cliff Lee threw a two hit shutout against Boston. Lee was masterful against the Red Sox, allowing two hits and walking two batters while […]

In the world of professional sports, where a neanderthalic culture permeates through the inside of most locker rooms as front offices strain themselves to the point of turning red in the face to maintain a politically correct community persona outside of them, it’s rare to see both facets of any team coming together to take […]

For the past few seasons, many people around baseball have viewed the Milwaukee Brewers as a rising force not just in their division, but in the National League. Now in 2011, they may finally be proving the “experts” right. With two of the best players in the game in Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, the […]

This is a new feature we’ve come up with here on The Outside Corner. Each Tuesday, I’m going to take a brief look at a legendary baseball player from years gone by and try to come up with the best comparison for him of current players. Now, this piece isn’t going to be along the […]

While problems mount for Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt off the field, his team still has to play games on it. In fact, despite their owner’s bankruptcy filing on Monday, the boys in blue crushed the Twins 15-0 with an offensive attack that saw the Dodgers put runs on the board in seven different innings.  There’s […]

Jim Leyland of the Tigers got ejected in tonight’s Tigers-Blue Jays game. Tigers hitter Andy Dirks bunted one down the first base line, and was thrown out at first. Problem is, the ump called him safe, saying that the first baseman was pulled off the bag. Blue Jays manager John Farrell came out to argue, […]

I was passed a link to this article this evening. The author, a guy by the name of Jim Souhan, claims all-world Twins catcher Joe Mauer needs to start DEMANDING to be placed in the lineup on his days off instead of resting. Let me get this straight for a minute. The star player of […]

July is almost upon us and that means that the MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. Who will be buyers and who will be sellers? The writers here at The Outside Corner have it covered. Below is a comprehensive list of the top potential trade targets with predictions (for fun, of course). Is your favorite […]

After a successful career at the University of Mississippi, Zack Cozart was drafted in the second round of the 2007 Draft by the Cincinnati Reds. Signing quickly, he was placed on the High-A Dayton team, but he struggled in his debut to the tune of a .239/.288/.332 line. Cozart repeated the level the following season […]

You have to feel some sympathy for the Florida Marlins.  First of all, their fan support is about the worst in all of the major pro sports.  On top of that, the team played terribly enough to fire their manager.  In stepped that young up and coming baseball strategist, Jack McKeon.  Then, the Marlins had […]

We already knew that Frank McCourt was morally bankrupt and now, thanks to his steadfast refusal to let the Dodgers go, the Dodgers are bankrupt too, financially speaking. This is a move that many have expected McCourt to take for weeks now and it comes just as Frank McCourt is days away from being unable […]

To improve upon his last start, Madison Bumgarner set the bar pretty low.  All he needed to do was get two batters out and the day would be considered a rousing success.  After needing 25 pitches to allow eight runs on nine hits while getting just one out on Tuesday against the Twins, Bumgarner needed […]

Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated had an