0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/13/2013
The Chicago Cubs season has taken another step towards disappointment as the team has placed closer Kyuji Fujikawa on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right forearm. Instead of returning Carlos Marmol to the closer's role, manager Dale Sveum is going to focus on matchups, focusing on using Shawn Camp and James Russell in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim fell 5-0 to the Houston Astros on Friday night, and are now sitting at a sterling 2-8 on the season. Only the pathetic Miami Marlins at 1-9 have a worse record this year. Now, the Angels season isn't over – not by a long shot. But it has to […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
In the top of the sixth inning in Kansas City, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes suffered a potentially-nasty looking leg injury. While stealing second base, Reyes awkwardly slid into the bag, and immediately grabbed his ankle area in pain. As trainers came onto the field and began to examine Reyes' left ankle, he began […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
On Friday night, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, and while Adam Jones' three-run error is going to get all of the headlines, the Yankees had a pretty unique play of their own on the defensive side of the field: they turned a triple play in the top of the eighth when […]
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Following his role in inciting a brawl after getting hit by a pitch by Dodgers ace Zack Greinke on Thursday night, San Diego Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin has been suspended for eight games. Greinke suffered a broken collarbone during the brawl, and will is expected to miss
0 comments by Brian Packey on 4/12/2013
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke threw a baseball and it hit San Diego Padres slugger Carlos Quentin on the left arm. Quentin, after a moment's hesitation, decided to charge Greinke, inciting a bench-clearing brawl. The incident ultimately resulted in Greinke breaking his collarbone, four players getting ejected, and an actual "meet you in the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Cleveland Indians starter Carlos Carrasco earned an eight game suspension from the league after throwing at Kevin Youkilis' head on Tuesday. Ironically, that start on Tuesday was Carrasco's first of the season after serving a six game suspension to start the year after throwing at Billy Butler in a 2011 game. Carrasco probably won't end […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Welcome to the first installment of The Outside Corner's Watchability Rankings! We've all seen power ranking in countless other places, but these rankings, while similar, are a bit different. Here, how good a team is matters, but it isn't the end all be all. What we are ranking on here is style and quality of […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
A movie like 42 can be a tricky proposition for a filmmaker. Should the movie tell Jackie Robinson's life story or focus on a particular period of his life, presumably the one that most defines him? Writer-director Brian Helgeland wisely opted for the latter in his film, recounting the events surrounding Robinson becoming the first […]
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The first fight of the year between millionaires upset about how each other is playing the game…isn't it a wonderful time? Our first fight of the year came last night in San Diego, when Zack Greinke threw at Carlos Quentin, who rushed the mound. Both players, along with Jerry Hairston Jr and Matt Kemp of […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
In the bottom of the sixth inning in Thursday's Dodgers-Padres game, Los Angeles starter Zack Greinke hit San Diego left fielder Carlos Quentin in the left arm. Quentin rushed the mound to tussle with Greinke, and both benches cleared in our first brawl of the young 2013 season. Both bullpens also emptied and poured onto […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 4/11/2013
That didn't take long, did it? The Colorado Rockies acquired Aaron Harang and, most importantly, $4.5 million in cash from the Dodgers. Today, the Rockies flipped Harang again, this time the 35-year old hurler has landed with the Seattle Mariners in exchange for prospect Steve Hensley. Colorado also sent over about $2 million in cash […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
With MLB choosing to realign to two 15-team leagues this season and introducing year-round interleague play, it has created the sentiment that a holy war is coming over interleague play and the adoption of the designated hitter. To some, the realignment is seen as the move that set in motion the inevitable adoption of the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
For some MLB teams, losing a closer to injury could be a significant development. The Milwaukee Brewers booted John Axford from that role quickly, before his struggles could seriously damage their chances to contend. The Detroit Tigers didn't name a closer out of spring training, and have spent the first two weeks of the season […]
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The Atlanta Braves are doing what they need to do to start the 2013 campaign: feast on the weak. The Braves improved to 8-1 on the season after pounding the Marlins 8-0, outscoring the Fish 13-2 in the three game sweep. Atlanta is coming off of a three game sweep of the Cubs last weekend, […]
