0 comments by Joe Lucia on 10/28/2014
Every time the MLB Postseason rolls along, people start talking about ways to improve it (as if it really needs to be tweaked anymore). But the amount of teams to make the Postseason has increased by 150% over the last 20 years, and if that pace holds (which I doubt it will), we’re looking at […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/27/2014
Friday’s bombshell announcement that Joe Maddon opted out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays sent tremors rippling throughout baseball. Widely considered the best manager in MLB, Maddon immediately became the top candidate available for any team looking to upgrade in the dugout. The problem is that the Minnesota Twins are currently the only team […]
0 comments by Tim Livingston
With tickets going for at least $400 apiece (complete with free nose bleeds!) for the World Series at AT&T Park, a chance to see the action live and in person is a heavy price to pay for many. Luckily, AT&T Park sits next to a body of water called China Basin, a slough that runs out […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Throughout the World Series, we’ll be keeping an eye on the race to win the World Series MVP. After each game we’ll rank the top candidates for the award based on their performance and intangible worthiness for the big honor. Game 5 went about as according to script as you would have guessed. Madison Bumgarner twirled a […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 10/26/2014
Well, this is absolutely not something we wanted to discuss tonight, or any night, but Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras has passed away after a car accident in the Dominican Republic. He was just 22. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Taveras and his girlfriend, who also passed away in the accident.
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Throughout the World Series, we’ll be keeping an eye on the race to win the World Series MVP. After each game we’ll rank the top candidates for the award based on their performance and intangible worthiness for the big honor. Four games down and we are no closer to knowing who is going to win this […]
0 comments by Randy Holt
Rarely does the sudden availability of a manager set off the type of frenzy than Joe Maddon opting out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays did on Friday. With the World Series scene shifting to San Francisco, seemingly all anyone could talk about was Maddon and his potential suitors, likely much to the chagrin of Bud Selig. Of […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 10/25/2014
Yeah, the Giants still tied the game on this lineout by Juan Perez – but Jarrod Dyson ensured that they wouldn’t get more than just the one run on the play. Talk about absurd. I wonder if Lorenzo Cain makes that catch if he’s starting in center and not right tonight.
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Throughout the World Series, we’ll be keeping an eye on the race to win the World Series MVP. After each game we’ll rank the top candidates for the award based on their performance and intangible worthiness for the big honor. Another game, another leader atop the World Series MVP Watch. We finally got ourselves a tightly […]
0 comments by Dave Tobener on 10/24/2014
The San Francisco Giants are in the World Series, which means companies are going out of their way to latch onto the bandwagon to get whatever kind of publicity they can with the team in the national spotlight. Today, one company took things way beyond “too far.” A company called Boatbound released a press release […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Here at The Outside Corner, we’ve generated quite a bit of content at Ruben Amaro, Jr.’s expense. It’s not malicious, but we’re wondering just what exactly his plan is for the Philadelphia Phillies, renovating the roster and restoring the team to a viable playoff contender. Typically, MLB clubs wait until the completion of the World […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
Let the Joe Maddon Derby begin – the Tampa Bay Rays manager has opted out of his contract with the club, rending him a managerial free agent. This wasn’t really unexpected, as rumors of Maddon’s resignation as Rays manager have been swirling since the departure of Andrew Friedman. Maddon skillfully waited until the Diamondbacks, Rangers, […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
Before Wednesday’s Game 2, MLB Network analyst Sean Casey decided to “go fishing” in the fountains at Kauffman Stadium. The resulting video will be branded into your memory for awhile. I did not need to see that, though the whole “catching Red Lobster dishes” bit was pretty good.
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 10/23/2014
The word dynasty is defined as “a family, team, etc., that is very powerful or successful for a long period of time”. With a third World Series championship in five seasons, the San Francisco Giants would arguably become baseball’s first dynasty since the Yankees won four title in five seasons in the late-90s. Since the Yankees […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Man, what is the deal with Hunter Strickland? Typically, the 26-year-old right-hander would be a nice story, the type we love to celebrate during the postseason. Prior to this year, Strickland was a career minor leaguer, drafted by the Red Sox in 2007 and playing in the Boston and Pittsburgh organizations before landing with the Giants last […]
