0 comments by Matt Lindner on 12/5/2011
After 30 years of waiting in vain, the late Cubs icon Ron Santo is at long last a Hall of Famer. The Cubs icon was elected today, receiving 15 of 16 votes cast by the Golden Era Committee. He was the only one deemed worthy by the committee, with White Sox great Minnie Minoso coming up […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Even when Manny Ramirez is retired, he still finds way to make the baseball world laugh. News “broke” over the weekend that the former MVP has filed paperwork to be reinstated from the retirement list. And by the retirement list, he means the “oh noes, I got caught doing steroids and need to hide!” list. […]
0 comments by Mark Smith
With special thanks to Zach Sanders of FanGraphs for his input, I present to you the Seattle Mariners’ Top 10. This season didn’t exactly go very well for the Mariners. Having finished last in the AL West for the second straight season, the Mariners continue to look toward the future for hope because the present […]
0 comments by Matt Lindner
Correct me if I’m wrong here but haven’t the now-Miami Marlins been baseball’s teal-hued equivalent of Ebenezer Scrooge over the course of virtually their entire existence? With the exception of a payroll splurge in 1997 that lead to the team winning the World Series in one of the most exciting Game 7s in the history […]
0 comments by Derek Hanson
After writing previously that the Marlins might be spending on the wrong things after the Heath Bell signing, of course, the Marlins prove everyone wrong and go out and sign Jose Reyes to a pretty big deal: six years at $106 million guaranteed, with an option for a seventh year as the Marlins pay Reyes […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Just a few short hours ago, I wrote about the Miami Marlins upping their offer to Jose Reyes. It’s just been reported by multiple sources that the deal is official, and Jose Reyes will be taking his talents to South Beach (sorry, had to do it). The damage? Six years, $106 million. It’s unknown at […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes is reporting tonight that the Miami Marlins have blinked from their first offer to free agent shortstop Jose Reyes. Their first offer was six years, $90 million, but today, it’s been learned that a new offer is on the table: six years, $111 million. The deal is worth $106 million […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 12/4/2011
The bird is a much more prominent mascot in the NFL, where there are five teams with birds as their mascot/logo. In the MLB, there are three: the Blue Jays, Orioles and Cardinals. However, throughout the minor leagues, there are more than a few bird logos making their rounds. A lot of them are unique, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 12/3/2011
Logo month rolls on, and today, we’re going to be looking at the…tasty side of things. Minor league baseball is known for a host of bizarre logos, promotions, and team names, and some of those logos have something to do with food. I couldn’t really think of any major league teams with food-related logos, but […]
0 comments by Mark Smith on 12/2/2011
Predicted to be the best team in baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies fulfilled much of that promise by being the only team to win 100+ games, but the dream ultimately ended with a NLDS loss to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. As you might expect with such a talented, experienced roster, there weren’t […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
The month of Movember, sadly, has come to an end as has our Movember MLB Mustache Madness bracket. Our championship match, as you well know, featured mustached legend Rollie Fingers facing off against the unlikely foe of actor James Gammon, otherwise known as Lou Brown, the manger of the Cleveland Indians in the classic baseball […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Logo month, day two. There are plenty of iconic logos in baseball that everyone is familiar with, from the Tigers’ old English D, to the Yankees’ interlocking NY, to the Phillies’ liberty bell. But throughout baseball history, there have been logos that existed for long or short periods of time that just seem to fade […]
0 comments by Derek Hanson
The Miami Marlins vowed to be active in this year’s free agent market, with everyone from Albert Pujols to Jose Reyes to C.J. Wilson being tied to the team. Instead of those three highly coveted free agents, the first big move they make this offseason turns out to be a closer, as they signed former […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 12/1/2011
Welcome one, welcome all, to the first post in LOGO MONTH, a celebration (and denigration) of all things logos. We have taken a look at a lot of logos in our short time here at The Outside Corner, and today, we’re going to take a look at the ten worst MLB logos of all-time. These […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
If you didn’t catch the series premier of Baseball Wives last night, consider yourself blessed. Me, I wasn’t so lucky as I was tasked by our crack editorial staff with watching the show and reviewing it. Here is my basic take: I watched the first 30 minutes of the show and then got up from […]
