The New York Yankees rough spring continues. First baseman Mark Teixieira will miss
Mark Teixeira out 8-10 weeks with strained wrist
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2013 X-Factor: Milwaukee Brewers
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The 2012 Brewers scored more runs than anyone in baseball other than the Rangers and Yankees. They also led the NL in home runs and slugging. Despite the surprisingly prolific post-Prince Fielder offense, the Brewers only managed 83 wins last season, and pitching was mostly to blame. While things stabilized by the end of the […]
This is my nightmare: Milwaukee Brewers
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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. It’s pretty easy to imagine what […]
2013 Burning Question: Milwaukee Brewers
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Continuing from the Brewers season preview earlier today… Can the Brewers compete with such inexperienced starting pitching? That's not to say the rotation isn't good — there's plenty of minor league success among this group. Mike Fiers had a minor league ERA of 2.80, including a 1.86 ERA in Double- and Triple-A in 2011 before […]
World Baseball Classic Recap: Cuba wins Group A
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After Tuesday morning's weird mess of tiebreaking rules to sort out who advanced and who didn't from Pool B, Wednesday morning's World Baseball Classic action was refreshingly straightforward: Cuba and Japan had already clinched berths into the second round with their 2-0 records, and all that was left to be decided was seeding. The winner […]
You may say I’m a dreamer: 2013 Milwaukee Brewers
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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. You know that old adage? Pitching and defense wins championships? Yeah, the 2013 Brewers didn’t think much […]
2013 Season Preview: Milwaukee Brewers
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The Brewers learned the hard way just how volatile bullpens can be in 2012 — after playing a large role in the Brew Crew’s division title run in 2011, the pen imploded in 2012. Milwaukee ended the year leading all of baseball with 29 blown saves, and spent much of the offseason rebuilding one of […]
The Detroit Tigers are desperate for a closer and have only themselves to blame
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If rumors are to be believed, and really why wouldn't we believe them, the Detroit Tigers are getting some seriously cold feet about rookie reliever Bruce Rondon serving as their closer in 2013. As a result, CBS Sports is reporting that the Tigers have begun scouring the market for a more proven option to assume […]
Dugout Digest – happy Brewers day!
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Rollling along with the NL Central, today is Brewers day on TOC. Despite losing Prince Fielder last year, and putting together a dreadful bullpen, Milwaukee still won 83 games, thanks in large part to fantastic offensive seasons from Ryan Braun, Carlos Gomez, and Aramis Ramirez. It may be more of the same for the Brewers […]
2013 X-Factor: Pittsburgh Pirates
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/5/2013
The 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates were better than we expected, finishing with 79 wins despite having just four players top the two win mark on the season. We can safely exclude any of those four players (Andrew McCutchen, AJ Burnett, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez) from being x-factors in 2013 for the Pirates, so where exactly does […]
This is my nightmare: Pittsburgh Pirates
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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. Nightmares can come in many different […]
Red Sox minor leaguer Drake Britton was arrested after an awful evening
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Boston Red Sox minor league pitcher Drake Britton, participating in his first major league camp this spring, was arrested on Saturday morning on charges of reckless driving, DUI, and property damage. The tale of Britton's arrest is a harrowing one that should result in serious charges, but will likely conclude with a slap on the […]
2013 burning question: Pittsburgh Pirates
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Continuing from our season preview of the Pirates earlier today… Can Andrew McCutchen carry the team on his back once again, or was 2012 an aberration? McCutchen had an MVP-caliber 2012 with the Pirates, homering 31 times, stealing 20 bases, winning a Gold Glove, and posting a .953 OPS. His fWAR has increased over every […]
You may say I’m a dreamer: 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates
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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 streak is over, and not only are the Pirates a winning team, they are the champions […]
World Baseball Classic Recap: Netherlands wins by winning, Chinese Taipei wins by losing
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As Australia and Netherlands started their 11:30 PM ET game last night, it seemed like this year's version of the World Baseball Classic was finally going to get some much-needed drama. All four Pool B teams were in action on Tuesday in Taiwan and three of them (Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, and South Korea) more or […]
