0 comments by Matt Lindner on 1/18/2012
This is the view from the Wrigley Field press box. It is, and I’m speaking from experience here as this picture comes from my personal archives, one of the best views in all of professional sports. It can also be your office if you’re lucky. The Cubs are hiring a Social Media and Public Relations […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 1/17/2012
Breaking news out of Florida. Detroit Tigers DH/catcher Victor Martinez has reportedly torn his ACL, and will probably miss the entire season. Last season for the Tigers, Martinez hit .330/.380/.470 with a career low 12 homers. Martinez is in the second year of a four year, $50 million deal, and is scheduled to make $13 […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
It may be the middle of winter, but things are really starting to heat up in Texas. I, of course, mean that figuratively, as in the rumor mill is heating up… not the weather. Wait, what? It is going to be 76 degrees in Dallas this Friday? Wow, awesome. That intro sentence totally works on […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
A minor domino fell tonight, as free agent outfielder Ryan Ludwick signed with the Cincinnati Reds for one year, $2.5 million. He can reach up to $3 million with incentives, and the deal has an option for 2013. The Reds are the third NL Central team Ludwick has played for, following the St Louis Cardinals […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The New York Yankees took a big step towards solidifying their starting rotation, which was pretty middling last year past CC Sabathia. By acquiring Michael Pineda and signing Hiroki Kuroda last week (for the low – in New York terms, at least – cost of their top prospect and $10 million in salary), the Yankees […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 1/16/2012
The consistently under-appreciated outfielder Seth Smith has finally been granted his freedom from the grips of an undefined role in Colorado. While Smith always showed promise, the Rockies maddeningly appeared hesitant to grant him a full time featured role in their outfield. In 2011 Smith hit .284/.347/.483 with 32 doubles, nine triples and 15 home […]
0 comments by Mark Smith
So we’ve finished the Top 10s. At this point, it’s time to try put all these players into perspective and ask who is the best, which means a Top 100. The Top 100, however, will come a little later (Wednesday and Friday) this week. Today, we’ll look at some players who were outside of the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 1/15/2012
Late late night, a report surfaced that free agent starter Bartolo Colon had signed with an infamous “mystery team”. Earlier in the day, Colon had been linked to the Oakland A’s. Putting two and two together, it seems logical that Colon’s mystery team would be Oakland, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet. Does the former […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
With a few exceptions, it appears the free agent market has evened itself out when compared to previous years. Gone are the days of John Lackey and A.J. Burnett landing 5 year $82.5 million deals. Their relative comparison this offseason is Edwin Jackson, who is without a contract and is expected to sign for roughly […]
0 comments by Matt Lindner on 1/14/2012
It’s official — Wrigley Field is entering the 21st century and becoming just like every other ballpark everywhere. Soon enough, baseball’s grandest cathedral will have its first ever Jumbotron, though the team is calling it a “70-foot LED board.” Plans for the LED board were unveiled at Cubs Convention today, the team’s annual ooey gooey […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
THEY’RE NOT DONE! Jack Curry of the YES Network is reporting that the New York Yankees, on the heels of trading for Michael Pineda, have signed former Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda to a one year deal worth betwen $10 and $11 million. The 36-year old Kuroda had a career best 3.07 ERA for […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Huge, huge news tonight: the Seattle Mariners have gotten the young hitter they desired, while the New York Yankees have gotten the young pitcher they were looking for. The Yankees have acquired Michael Pineda from the Mariners in exchange for catcher Jesus Montero. Other names are in the deal, but they haven’t leaked out yet. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 1/13/2012
This news comes from a Bob Nightengale tweet, who stated that the free agent slugger and the defending AL champions were meeting at a Dallas-area hotel. Fielder would make a lot of sense for the Rangers, who suffered through Mitch Moreland at first base last year. Moreland had a .259/.320/.414 line last year for the […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
It wasn’t so long ago that it seemed like the only qualifications you needed to be an owner of a MLB franchise was to, like, totally be BFFs with Bud Selig or one of the other owners and have at least one credit card that wasn’t maxed out. But then the McCourts happened. And then […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Two sports that are completely different can offer many of the same stories. Stories depicting tragedy, unexpected success, hype, greatness, and disappointment are transcendent among all sports. It is in this spirit that we hear at The Outside Corner have put our collective heads together and combined America’s two favorite sports, football and baseball. Who […]
