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For fans of teams such as the Minnesota Twins, now is the time to put your hands back on the panic button and actually be ready to push it. It’s beginning to get harder and harder for teams to say “it’s early, we’ll shake off the cobwebs soon enough”. By the time the next...
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Only a month into the season, some teams have their hand close to the panic button, while others are still trying to convince fans that their hold on first place isn’t just the result of a quick start that won’t last. Here is Around The Corn’s second ever MLB Power Rankings list. The number in parenthesis after the team name is where...
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We’re only a little over two weeks into the MLB season, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t rank the teams in order of their performance so far. As the saying goes, you can’t win the pennant in the first two weeks of the season, but you can certainly lay the groundwork to lose it in that...
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With many teams’ pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this week, there is a general mood of happiness and optimism in baseball. The slate from last year has been wiped clean, and all 30 teams have a shot at winning the pennant. However, it is no secret that some teams are better off...
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I think that it took most of the sports world by storm when Cliff Lee agreed to a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. New York and Texas were widely thought to be the only two major players in the battle for Lee before last night. As...
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Unfortunately, due to the copious amount of homework that I now have due to college, I don’t have the time to produce a long, in-depth post for these predictions. However, I’ll give a short explanation for my picks. American League Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers The Rays have home field advantage, as well...
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Time is ticking for the New York Yankees to make a move that will give them another solid arm in their pitching rotation. The trade deadline is just days away, and time isn’t the only thing that is working against them. With Cliff Lee gone, Roy Oswalt wanting to stay in the National League...
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Just when the Yankees thought they had gotten lucky, receiving news that A.J. Burnett’s injured hand would not keep him from missing a start, more bad news came their way; Andy Pettitte is now on the DL for at least a month with a groin injury. The Yankees look like the best team in...
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Today, the sporting world lost arguably the greatest owner in all of sports. George Steinbrenner was eighty years old, celebrating his birthday just over a week ago on the Fourth of July. Not everyone liked Steinbrenner; there is no denying that he was a loud, no-nonsense guy at times, who exhibited very little patience...
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