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	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Bugs &#38; Cranks &#187; Rounding The Bases: It&#8217;s Almost That Time</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-191260</link>
		<dc:creator>Bugs &#38; Cranks &#187; Rounding The Bases: It&#8217;s Almost That Time</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 04:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] An in-depth analysis of Kevin Towers&#8217; performance as Padres GM. [Ducksnorts] [...]&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-191260"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] An in-depth analysis of Kevin Towers&#8217; performance as Padres GM. [Ducksnorts] [...]
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		<title>By: Ian C.</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-142322</link>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hey geoff, i checked my schedule, and i'll be working the Feb 22nd at the ticket office and will be selling the tickets for the game. i can get some discounts going if you'd all like that. i work from 4pm thru  like the 7th inning.&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142322"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey geoff, i checked my schedule, and i&#8217;ll be working the Feb 22nd at the ticket office and will be selling the tickets for the game. i can get some discounts going if you&#8217;d all like that. i work from 4pm thru  like the 7th inning.
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		<title>By: LynchMob</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-142160</link>
		<dc:creator>LynchMob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>15 ... yesiree ... Gammons and Ringolsby were the staples for me in the pre-www-era ... and I still subscribe to the local newspaper ... box scores from a newspaper first thing in the morning is what wakes me up and starts my summer days ... ahhh ...

OT ... this column is a good read ... an analysis of what GM's are doing/thinking in general ... and Billy Beane in particular

http://tinyurl.com/3xglet

... for example, i don't think i knew about Japanese import Hiroki Kuroda signing with the Dogs for three years and $35.3 million.

I think it's always good to keep an eye on Billy Beane ... here's a comment I like: "We have to almost entirely home-grow our pitching. And we're going to deal in bulk.”  ... and this: “In this environment, there's no such thing as a bad one-year deal.” 

These thoughts apply to the Padres as much as the A's ... or at least that seems to be Moores' attitude ...&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142160"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>15 &#8230; yesiree &#8230; Gammons and Ringolsby were the staples for me in the pre-www-era &#8230; and I still subscribe to the local newspaper &#8230; box scores from a newspaper first thing in the morning is what wakes me up and starts my summer days &#8230; ahhh &#8230;</p>
<p>OT &#8230; this column is a good read &#8230; an analysis of what GM&#8217;s are doing/thinking in general &#8230; and Billy Beane in particular</p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3xglet" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/3xglet</a></p>
<p>&#8230; for example, i don&#8217;t think i knew about Japanese import Hiroki Kuroda signing with the Dogs for three years and $35.3 million.</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s always good to keep an eye on Billy Beane &#8230; here&#8217;s a comment I like: &#8220;We have to almost entirely home-grow our pitching. And we&#8217;re going to deal in bulk.”  &#8230; and this: “In this environment, there&#8217;s no such thing as a bad one-year deal.” </p>
<p>These thoughts apply to the Padres as much as the A&#8217;s &#8230; or at least that seems to be Moores&#8217; attitude &#8230;
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		<title>By: Nick G.</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-142127</link>
		<dc:creator>Nick G.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I sooo wish I was anywhere near SD next month, I'd love to do the meetup.

Great news about Gammons mentioning DS, that's really awesome. I don't know if any of you ever experienced his now-defunct Sunday column in the Boston Globe. It was pretty much the best thing ever for a baseball fan in the 1980s and 1990s.&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142127"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I sooo wish I was anywhere near SD next month, I&#8217;d love to do the meetup.</p>
<p>Great news about Gammons mentioning DS, that&#8217;s really awesome. I don&#8217;t know if any of you ever experienced his now-defunct Sunday column in the Boston Globe. It was pretty much the best thing ever for a baseball fan in the 1980s and 1990s.
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		<title>By: Coronado Mike</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-142089</link>
		<dc:creator>Coronado Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re: 12...I wonder if he ever tried Badger Milk.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&#38;VideoID=8185756&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142089"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re: 12&#8230;I wonder if he ever tried Badger Milk.</p>
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		<title>By: Steve C</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re: 12 ha good find Ben!&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142086"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re: 12 ha good find Ben!
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		<title>By: Ben B.</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-142085</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben B.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dirk Hayhurst, a relief pitcher non-prospect with the San Antonio Missions, has another hilarious diary up at Baseball America, this one tangentially relating to baseball.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-diary/2008/265480.html&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142085"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dirk Hayhurst, a relief pitcher non-prospect with the San Antonio Missions, has another hilarious diary up at Baseball America, this one tangentially relating to baseball.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-diary/2008/265480.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.baseballamerica.com.....65480.html</a>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-142065</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>10: Hah! 

9: Frappr's a good idea. I'll have to upload a pic once I get home.&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142065"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>10: Hah! </p>
<p>9: Frappr&#8217;s a good idea. I&#8217;ll have to upload a pic once I get home.
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		<title>By: Tom Waits</title>
		<link>http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/01/towers-signs-through-2010.html#comment-142062</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom Waits</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>7: Old man! As soon as I get done butchering this mastodon with my stone knife, I'll have more to say about that......&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142062"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>7: Old man! As soon as I get done butchering this mastodon with my stone knife, I&#8217;ll have more to say about that&#8230;&#8230;
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		<title>By: LynchMob</title>
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		<dc:creator>LynchMob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>7 ... for the "all across the country" part of what you want, may I remind you that GY has a frappr set up ...

http://www.frappr.com/ducksnorts

... if you haven't ready put a pin in the map, please do so!&lt;p class="top-comments"&gt;Current score: &lt;span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-142058"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>7 &#8230; for the &#8220;all across the country&#8221; part of what you want, may I remind you that GY has a frappr set up &#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.frappr.com/ducksnorts" rel="nofollow">http://www.frappr.com/ducksnorts</a></p>
<p>&#8230; if you haven&#8217;t ready put a pin in the map, please do so!
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