0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/8/2013
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 2013 title for all 30 teams. The Cincinnati Reds came up short in the 2012 playoffs despite having one of the best teams […]
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After a weekend of overnight games and only mild surprises and upsets (Netherlands over South Korea was pretty much the only upset of the first weekend, and it wasn't nearly as big of an upset as some people are pretending that it was), the WBC got into full swing yesterday/last night. The two North American […]
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The 2012 Reds rebounded back into a the second-best record in baseball and a post-season berth. Can they maintain that same level of success or are they poised for another big drop off? Reds on TOC End of Season Postmortem 2013 Season Preview You May Say I'm a Dreamer (12:00 PM) 2013 Burning Question (1:30 […]
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Y During last evening's Netherlands-Cuba World Baseball Classic game, the umpiring crew made an absolutely horrendous call in the eighth inning that would have pushed calls for expanded replay over the edge if it happened in the MLB playoffs. With two outs in the eighth, Team Cuba's best hitter Jose Abreu hit a pop-up down […]
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During last night's Venezuela-Dominican Republic game in the World Baseball Classic, team Dominican Republic turned an absolutely amazing double play in the eighth inning, continuing a trend of everything going against the Venezuelan team. With one out and Gerardo Parra on first, Marco Scutaro hit a grounder up the middle that second baseman Robinson Cano […]
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We've reached the end of our NL Central preview week, and today, we'll be looking at the defending division champions: the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds had an awesome season in 2012 behind a rock solid starting rotation, a dominant bullpen, and one of the best all-around players in baseball in Joey Votto. This offseason, the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/7/2013
This Cardinals team is strong. You'd expect that though, after the team went to the NLCS in 2012 despite losing Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa following their World Championship in 2011. They brought back a pretty similar team for 2013, really only losing Kyle Lohse and Lance Berkman from a year ago, along with […]
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New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will retire after the 2013 season, according to a report from
0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr
In the This Is My Nightmare series, we'll take a look at what the absolute worst case scenario for each team would be in 2013. Think of it as the negative complement to our You May Say I'm A Dreamer series that we'll be running during our preview series. The Cardinals have had the kind […]
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Heading into the 2013 season, there are a lot of players across the league that for whatever reason, have a lot to prove. They may have had a breakout 2012 that people are doubting is a barometer of their true talent level, they may have dealt with injuries in 2012 and people are wondering if […]
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Continuing from our season preview of the Cardinals earlier today… When will the Oscar Taveras era begin in St Louis? Tavares is one of the top three prospects in baseball, and potential makes scouts and and fans alike drool. Taveras won't be called up to the majors until he can get regular playing time, and […]
0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr
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 2013 title for all 30 teams. No National League team has won more World Series than St. Louis, and in 2013 the Cardinals […]
0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr
Not only were the St. Louis Cardinals one win away from a second straight World Series appearance, but they also boast one of — if not the — best farm systems in baseball. Simply put, it’s good to be the Cards right now, and 2013 figures to be another great year in the Gateway City. […]
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Rafael Furcal's season is over before it even began. The Cardinals shortstop will undergo Tommy John surgery, according to
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We're nearly finished with NL Central week, and today, we'll celebrate Cardinals day. St Louis showed no ill effects last season following the retirement of manager Tony La Russa and the free agent departure of Albert Pujols, winning the NL's second wild card berth and getting all the way to the NLCS, building up a […]
