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Friday Links (29 Feb 08)

Friday, February 29, 2008
by Geoff Young

Happy Leap Day. If you haven't participated in the Opening Day Roster contest, what's up with that? The winner receives a copy of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual. Meanwhile, we've got links: SI.com reports that Brian Giles is feeling good. So is his surgically repaired right knee. [Kevin] John Walsh at Hardball Times is searching for baseball's best pitch. The fastballs of Heath Bell, Chris Young, and Jake Peavy get some love, as do the slider of Peavy and Young (!). [Masticore317] Rich, Sully, and friends are doing their annual Two on Two over at Baseball Analysts. As always, their commentary makes for an entertaining read, and this year's take ...

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Contest: Guess the Padres’ 2008 Opening Day Roster

Thursday, February 28, 2008
by Geoff Young

In honor of the Padres' first Cactus League game (a charity event against the Mariners @ 12:05 p.m. PT, XM 180), and to celebrate the release of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual, it's time for the second annual Ducksnorts "Guess the Padres' Opening Day Roster" contest. Here's how it works: Submit your guess via the handy contact form or leave it in the comments. Identify the 25 players you think will break camp with the big club. Include the name of the player you think will score the Padres' first run of the 2008 season; this will be used in the event of a ...

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Surrender

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
by Geoff Young

Our name was going to be "Drop" -- something to do with Madonna dropping a baby, I think; I never asked -- but this is when every band in San Diego had a one-word name, so we went with "Ten Ton Pug" instead. Then every band in San Diego had a three-word name, and we were hosed. Our singer had photocopied a movie poster for Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and superimposed a photo of a pug onto it. He was slick that way, and I used to run his artwork in the zine I published back then. So, the 50 Foot Woman's pug weighed, you guessed it, ten tons. I think technically he was her "Wonderpug Snookie," ...

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I’ve Got Nothing

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm fried. We still have a few openings in the second Ducksnorts fantasy league. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send an invite. [Update: All spots have been filled. Thanks to everyone who expressed an interest and sorry we couldn't squeeze more of you in here.] Otherwise, feel free to talk about whatever and be excellent to one another. Oh yeah, buy the book.

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The Book Has Landed

Monday, February 25, 2008
by Geoff Young

I am pleased to announce that the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual is now available as a hard copy or a PDF download. Not ready to commit? Try some linky goodness: View the table of contents Download a free PDF of excerpts Read reviews of the 2007 Annual Read an interview of me at Hardball Times Buy the book As a reminder, $1 from each book sold during calendar year 2008 will go to the San Diego Red Cross, so not only are you getting something to read, you're also doing something good for folks. Enjoy, and spread the word!

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Friday Links (22 Feb 08)

Friday, February 22, 2008
by Geoff Young

Weather permitting, we've got a meetup tonight at Tony Gwynn Stadium. As of this writing, the rain is coming down pretty good in my neck of the woods, so stay tuned. I'll keep everyone updated in the comments. Also, my proof copy of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Ducksnorts and I are going to read through it over the weekend, and assuming everything checks out, this thing should be ready for public consumption on Monday. Finally, if I sent you an invite to the Ducksnorts Fantasy Baseball League, please respond by 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday. If I haven't heard from you by then, I'll open up the remaining spots to others who have expressed an interest. Once the first ...

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Prospects, Meetups, and Fantasy League

Thursday, February 21, 2008
by Geoff Young

Uh-oh, another post full of bullet points. I am so jonesing for actual games... I'm seriously stuck in the past. The latest installment in my re-examination of the top prospects of '98 is up at Knuckle Curve. Padres relevance? Rafael Medina checks in at #72, Ramon Hernandez at #74. Turning the clock back another decade, I've written a brief retrospective of the 1988 Pacific Coast League over at Hardball Times. Padres everywhere in this one: Sandy Alomar Jr., Greg Harris, Jerald Clark, Ken Caminiti, Shane Mack, Gary Lucas, Bruce Bochy, Darrel Akerfelds, Kevin Towers. Fun stuff. Ben B. points us to a ...

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