Free Download: Excerpts from Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual
Sun, Mar 1, 2009by Geoff Young
I am pleased (and relieved) to announce that excerpts from the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual are now available as a free download (PDF, 226k). The download is 24 pages long and includes the following:
- From “Player Dashboards” — An explanation of what these things are, some league context, and dashboards for Adrian Gonzalez and Jake Peavy
- From “Padres Farm Report” — An explanation of depth charts, player capsules, and commentary; also a spotlight on center field, with reports on Will Venable, Drew Macias, Cedric Hunter, Brad Chalk, Blake Tekotte, Jaff Decker, and Rymer Liriano
- From “Hatching a Franchise” — The introductory essay, plus a detailed review of June 1969 (including top performers of the month, a brief list of events from around the world, and the Padres ‘69 amateur draft)
That is all for now. I’ll have the entire 254-page book ready for you on Tuesday.
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The Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual provides the most comprehensive analysis of and commentary on the San Diego Padres available anywhere... featuring a foreword by Padres Executive Vice President Paul DePodesta.












March 1, 2009 at 5:45 pm
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March 1, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Awesome work again, Geoff. I like the cover art. I’ll be purchasing a copy soon.
March 1, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I bet it’s good.
March 2, 2009 at 7:55 am
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March 3, 2009 at 3:39 am
Wow, love the cover Geoff!
March 3, 2009 at 5:28 am
#5@Masticore317: Thanks, dude; can you tell I didn’t do it this year?
March 7, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Geoff, I just made my DS 2K9 purchase. I still go back through my 2K7 and 2K8 copies. I’m really looking forward to yet another outstanding Annual.