Comments on: Spring Training Meetup? http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-136163 LynchMob Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:05:48 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-136163 30 ... I could watch that video a hundred times and not get tired of it :-) THANKS for the link! I was there ... sitin' out in the OF bleachers ... the noise is still ringing in my ears! I also taped the game and so have re-watched this several times and love when the announcer's voice (is that Reggie?) cracks when he says "smash" ... and Alan Wiggins' slide and pop-up fist pump is an indelible image in my mind. 1984 was a very good year!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-136163">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 30 … I could watch that video a hundred times and not get tired of it :-) THANKS for the link! I was there … sitin’ out in the OF bleachers … the noise is still ringing in my ears! I also taped the game and so have re-watched this several times and love when the announcer’s voice (is that Reggie?) cracks when he says “smash” … and Alan Wiggins’ slide and pop-up fist pump is an indelible image in my mind. 1984 was a very good year!

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: Oside Jon http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135824 Oside Jon Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:10:44 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135824 I'm definitely gonna make it out there for 1-2 games. I've never been to spring training. Thanks for that schedule Lynch Mob. I'll see when the Ducksnorts guys are meeting up and see if I can make it.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135824">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I’m definitely gonna make it out there for 1-2 games. I’ve never been to spring training. Thanks for that schedule Lynch Mob. I’ll see when the Ducksnorts guys are meeting up and see if I can make it.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: JP http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135631 JP Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:50:49 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135631 Speaking of the Cubs watch Tony Gwynn hit a smash to beat the Cubs in Game 5 of the '84 playoffs at http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/video/gwynn/index.jsp I just watched it 10 consecutive times.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135631">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Speaking of the Cubs watch Tony Gwynn hit a smash to beat the
Cubs in Game 5 of the ‘84 playoffs at

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/video/gwynn/index.jsp

I just watched it 10 consecutive times.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: SDSUBaseball http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135578 SDSUBaseball Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:47:42 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135578 I already planned on going out there the 21-23 ( I am a Cubs fan as well)<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135578">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I already planned on going out there the 21-23 ( I am a Cubs fan as well)

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: LynchMob http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135557 LynchMob Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:22:57 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135557 Back to the topic of the day ... here's a "preliminary" spring training schedule ... http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/spring_training/tentative.jsp?c_id=sd re: Peoria vs Suprise ... the good news is that they are close ... only about 10 miles ... but the bad news is that there's only surface streets with lots o' lights between 'em ...<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135557">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Back to the topic of the day … here’s a “preliminary” spring training schedule …

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com.....sp?c_id=sd

re: Peoria vs Suprise … the good news is that they are close … only about 10 miles … but the bad news is that there’s only surface streets with lots o’ lights between ‘em …

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: Pat http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135541 Pat Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:11:09 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135541 20: I'd go for the 8th & 9th as it's a little further into ST and there are also games in Peoria scheduled for the 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th if people want to come earlier or stay later for a longer ST experience. 23: Didi, with Beane in charge no one is safe and no one is sacred, which is the way it should be. 25: Phantom, you can email FJM and they may very well go after him. I know they drilled him on his absolutely horrendous HOF ballot article not long ago so they are definitely aware of what a hack he is.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135541">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 20: I’d go for the 8th & 9th as it’s a little further into ST and there are also games in Peoria scheduled for the 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th if people want to come earlier or stay later for a longer ST experience.

23: Didi, with Beane in charge no one is safe and no one is sacred, which is the way it should be.

25: Phantom, you can email FJM and they may very well go after him. I know they drilled him on his absolutely horrendous HOF ballot article not long ago so they are definitely aware of what a hack he is.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: Ian C. http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135526 Ian C. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:47:34 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135526 re 24, yeah that is a horrible list<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135526">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> re 24, yeah that is a horrible list

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: Phantom http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135524 Phantom Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:39:53 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135524 24: Even better than no mention of Jake or Towers is that Hoffy, Cameron, and Prior are all losers. Ridiculous. We need someone to go all FJM on this piece.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135524">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 24: Even better than no mention of Jake or Towers is that Hoffy, Cameron, and Prior are all losers. Ridiculous. We need someone to go all FJM on this piece.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: Phantom http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135522 Phantom Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:37:24 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135522 Jon Heyman is an ass. His "50 winners/25 losers" from 2007 is a total crock. How awesome is it that Ryan Bruan, Troy Tulowitski, Dustin Pedroia, Tom Glavine, Dan O'Dowd, Pedro, Ankiel, Torre, Ichiro, Percival, Webb, Ed Wade, Thome, and Castillo all make the winers list and Jake "I UNANIMOUSLY WON THE NL CY YOUNG AND TRIPLE CROWN" Peavy goes unmentioned. Truly disgraceful. What a friggin hack. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_heyman/01/03/jonheyman.winnerslosers/index.html<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135522">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Jon Heyman is an ass. His “50 winners/25 losers” from 2007 is a total crock. How awesome is it that Ryan Bruan, Troy Tulowitski, Dustin Pedroia, Tom Glavine, Dan O’Dowd, Pedro, Ankiel, Torre, Ichiro, Percival, Webb, Ed Wade, Thome, and Castillo all make the winers list and Jake “I UNANIMOUSLY WON THE NL CY YOUNG AND TRIPLE CROWN” Peavy goes unmentioned. Truly disgraceful. What a friggin hack.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]> By: Didi http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135509 Didi Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:39:53 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/spring-training-meetup.html#comment-135509 If that trade goes through, the Pale Hose got robbed. Still, it's surpising that Nick Swisher got traded. I'd thought he was one of the last to go. ST sounds good, however, I'm not sure I'll make it yet, Geoff. Early ST is usually very light. More players and fewer regulars unlike towards the beginning of the season where more regulars play until the 6th inning. A great read and more reason to skip the 5th starter when there are days to skip them throughout the season. http://tinyurl.com/3cl5tn<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-135509">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> If that trade goes through, the Pale Hose got robbed. Still, it’s surpising that Nick Swisher got traded. I’d thought he was one of the last to go.

ST sounds good, however, I’m not sure I’ll make it yet, Geoff.
Early ST is usually very light. More players and fewer regulars unlike towards the beginning of the season where more regulars play until the 6th inning.

A great read and more reason to skip the 5th starter when there are days to skip them throughout the season.

http://tinyurl.com/3cl5tn

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

]]>