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 tie. If the tie still cannot be broken, my wife will pick names from a hat. I know it’s not the most scientific method, but I want to keep this simple and get as many people involved as possible.
- Entries are due by Sunday, March 9, 2008, 11:59 p.m. PT. There is no fee; anyone is welcome to play. One submission per person, please.
- Results will be tabulated on opening day; whoever gets the highest percentage of correct names wins a copy of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual.
- I’ll be participating for fun. If I should win, the book goes to our first runner-up.
Any questions? If not, start sending your guesses and we’ll go from there. Have fun, and good luck!
35 … more good IGD-like blog entries from Krasovic at UT … see link in #35 …
Thatcher just served up a homer to Jeremy Reed. That’s not good.
Re: I think by scrubs he meant non-starters not bad players.
#49, 50: “Scrub” as in “starters have been pulled.”
Thatcher is getting torched.
54 … so … Chase Headley was a “scrub” yesterday? OK … still seems misleading
52 … Reed’s one of those “he coulda/shoulda been a real good player” guys … perhaps the M’s version of Scott Hairston?
56: No really, Thactcher is getting smoked. Badly.
Meh I would be a little worried if he was mowing people down (see Braselton, Dewon)
#56: None of the guys coming in right now will be starting for the Padres in 2008. That’s what I meant; nothing more, nothing less.
Thatcher’s day is done.
59 … I detect a “poll” or “over/under” question …
how many games started for the 2008 Padres, combined, for the following players: Venable, Myrow, Sinisi, McAnulty?
… or do you mean this …
how many of the following players will be on the Padres Opening Day 2008 roster: Venable, Myrow, Sinisi, McAnulty?
… ah, fun questions … especially early in the spring! They help define the term “long shot” …
Josh Bard
Adrian Gonzalez
Tadahito Iguchi
Khalil Greene
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Scott Hairston
Jim Edmonds
Brian Giles
Jake Peavy
Chris Young
Greg Maddux
Randy Wolf
Shawn Estes
Trevor Hoffman
Heath Bell
Cla Meredith
Joe Thatcher
Justin Hampson
Kevin Cameron
Justin Germano
Michael Barrett
Tony Clark
Chase Headley
Callix Crabbe
Jody Gerut
Also Adrian will score the first run.
#60: Poll created. Go nuts.
Pads lose…
63: Ugly game. Nobody but Gerut seemed to be able to swing the bat that well (Winterball gives you a head start, I guess).
Meredith and Thatcher both looked awful today. Any thoughts on this? Does AZ make it tough for side-armers?
Pitchers
Jake Peavy
Chris Young
Greg Maddux
Randy Wolf
Glendon Rusch
Heath Bell
Trevor Hoffman
Joe Thatcher
Cla Meredith
Kevin Cameron
Clay Hensley
Justin Hampson (LR)
Brian Giles
Tad Iguchi
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Adrian Gonzalez
Jim Edmonds
Khalil Greene
Josh Bard
Scott Hairston
Jeff Davanon
Callex Crabbe
Robert Fick
Michael Barrett
Tony Clark
BP’s STAT OF THE DAY
Top 5 2008 NL Shortstops, by PECOTA Projected VORP
Player, Team, EqA, VORP
Hanley Ramirez, FLO, .298, 59.7
Jose Reyes, NYN, .282, 44.5
Jimmy Rollins, PHI, .277, 42.8
Khalil Greene, SDN, .264, 28.5
Troy Tulowitzki, COL, .267, 28.3
… looks ’bout right to me …