February 22, 2009 – 10:25 pm
I’ve just uploaded the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual to the publisher. I should receive my proof copy by next weekend. Assuming all goes well, we’re looking at a Tuesday, March 3 release. Juicy details will be revealed at that time.
I was hoping to have a free download of excerpts ready for you today, but it [...]
February 18, 2009 – 5:54 am
Reader Lance informs us that SDSU is offering a “Strasburg Plan” as one of its 2009 season ticket packages. For $24, you get to see six games. Four of those are projected starts by Stephen Strasburg, the preseason favorite to be the #1 pick in the upcoming June draft.
I’ve spent the past few years watching [...]
February 13, 2009 – 6:52 am
It occurs to me that I haven’t provided a book update in a while. We’re getting real close. I’m doing some last-minute rewrites on one of the chapters, and this weekend Mrs. Ducksnorts and I will edit the whole beast. Then I just need to create the subject index and finalize the cover, so if [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Tagged barry bonds, baseball prospectus, bud selig, ducksnorts, hank aaron, hardball times, kool aid, mlb, paul depodesta, rewriting history, season preview, steroids, usa today
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February 9, 2009 – 5:51 am
What fascinates me is how quickly it all happened. The Padres lost their 99th game of the season on September 28, and a little more than four months later, everything had changed.
Sure, Petco Park is still here, as are Kevin Towers and Bud Black. Adrian Gonzalez hasn’t left, nor has Jake Peavy (though not for [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Baseball
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Tagged adrian gonzalez, clean house, cliff floyd, club history, jake peavy, jeff moorad, john moores, khalil greene, mark worrell, matt vasgersian, matt-bush, petco park, sandy alderson, tony gwynn, trevor hoffman
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February 6, 2009 – 7:02 am
The Padres have signed outfielder Cliff Floyd to a 1-year contract and designated Matt Bush for assignment to clear a roster spot. Floyd’s deal is for $750,000 — or $2.4 million less than what it originally took to sign Bush, who didn’t hit enough to remain at shortstop, converted to pitcher, and missed the entire [...]
February 4, 2009 – 5:58 am
It’s official: Jeff Moorad’s group is purchasing the Padres. Once the deal is finalized, Sandy Alderson will leave the organization.
Moorad will take over for John Moores, who bought the Padres in December 1994, rescuing the team from Tom Werner’s wave of destruction. Although taking shots at Moores is arguably more popular than baseball around these [...]
February 2, 2009 – 5:40 am
Chris Jaffe at Hardball Times recently identified 50 great potential closer songs. Thus inspired, I’ve compiled a list of 71 awful potential closer songs.
Why 71? Why not.
This is actually an updated version of our original list from ‘06 with reader suggestions incorporated. Maybe we can add even more now and go for 100 next year.
Anyway, [...]
