0 comments by Matt Lindner on 1/24/2012
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words…but 1,000 words wouldn’t nearly do this picture of a young Prince Fielder justice. Take a look at this picture. When historians seek a single image that screams “1991”, this will be the image they use. On the surface, it is merely an overweight child playing catch with […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
On the heels of giving starter Brandon Morrow an extension, the Blue Jays struck again, signing free agent reliever Francisco Cordero to a one year, $4.5 million contract. After spending the last eight years closing for the Rangers, Brewers and Red, Cordero will be heading to a set-up role for newly acquired Toronto closer Sergio […]
0 comments by Brian Packey
The DETROIT TIGERS just signed Prince Fielder to a nine-year deal for “I don’t care how much,” but let’s flash back to a time when Prince Fielder was just a little chubby kid riding the coattails of his Big Daddy, Cecil Fielder, who, you know, hit a lot of home runs for the Tigers in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The dust is still settling on the Prince Fielder signing, and we’re still learning and digesting a lot of information about the signing. We’ve just learned, that contrary to my earlier post immediately after the signing happened, that Fielder will in fact be the primary first baseman for the Tigers, and that Miguel Cabrera will […]
0 comments by Derek Hanson
The rumors of Tim Lincecum coming to terms with the San Francisco Giants finally came to fruition today, as the two sides agreed to a two year, $40.5 million deal that will ink The Freak through 2013, the final two years of his arbitration eligibility. The Giants reportedly offered Lincecum an eight year deal and were looking […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
After an afternoon of tweets from fake accounts and wrong teams, free agent first baseman Prince Fielder has finally signed, with the Detroit Tigers. Tim Brown of Yahoo initially reported the signing, and CBS’s Jon Heyman confirmed the deal. The terms are nine years, and a whopping $214 million, or an average of $23.7 million […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Toronto Blue Jays took another step towards retaining their core players, extending starting pitcher Brandon Morow for three years today. The deal is worth $20 million and goes through the 2014 season. There is a club option for 2015 worth $10 million. This deal really helps the Jays, with Morrow starting at arbitration raises […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Catcher – Devin Mesoraco (Cincinnati Reds) Some may wonder why not Jesus Montero. The answer is simply because Montero is a not a legit catcher. I understand Seattle intends to play him over there part time, but that’s essentially an open invitation for teams to steal bases at will and pitchers will be cognizant of […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
New Astros owner Jim Crane held a press conference yesterday and the theme of the event was change. Lower ticket prices? Yes. Lower beer prices? Hell yes. New uniforms? Probably soon. Changing the team name from Astros to something else? Say whaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!?! Crane says they’ll even evaluate the name “Astros” before next year. No change […]
0 comments by Charlie Saponara
It started with a simple line, “I am going to play this year.”
0 comments by Pat Lackey on 1/23/2012
What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I’m a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams. It’s technically true to say that the Cardinals’ 2012 World Series Championship is their second in a […]
0 comments by Matt Lindner
A note to everyone, and understand I mean this in the nicest possible way. Chill the eff out on these rumors about Prince Fielder signing with the Nationals. Seriously. Take a deep breath. Break out the old paper bag if you have to. Again, Prince Fielder is not a member of the Washington Nationals. Okay? […]
0 comments by Matt Lindner on 1/22/2012
Eleven years ago next month, WWE founder Vince McMahon’s XFL kicked off its first and only season with Las Vegas Outlaws safety Jamel Williams lined up on the opposite side of a 100-yard field from Orlando Rage safety Hassan Shamsid-Deen, poised to make the very first play in the history of the rogue football league. […]
0 comments by Charlie Saponara
This offseason, scrappy-mc-scrapsters like Mark Ellis, Jamey Carroll and Clint Barmes have been signed to lucrative deals and one of the all-time greatest scrappers, Craig Counsell, has called it a career. Now, to cap it all off, one of the most scrapolicious players in baseball history, David Eckstein, has officially announced his retirement. In honor […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 1/21/2012
Troy Renck of the Denver Post is reporting that a deal between the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies that would send shortstop Marco Scutaro to Colorado has been completed. Pitcher Clayton Mortensen is heading to the Red Sox in the deal. The Rockies have been hunting an infielder all winter. They were closely tied […]
