First, I have to thank you all for your continued support of Ducksnorts over the years and particularly in 2006. Some days I don’t have quite the energy to keep it going and then I remember that you guys are out there, always ready to talk about the Padres. How can I resist? 
Seriously, I couldn’t do this without each and every one of you. My wife, who reads Ducksnorts religiously, has mentioned on more than one occasion how good the comments are at the site. I take that as a tremendous compliment, and you should, too.
Thanks again for reading, discussing, and otherwise being a part of Ducksnorts — it was especially cool to meet so many of y’all in person this year. Thanks also for buying Ducksnorts gear (I’m pleasantly surprised at how popular the “479 Saves: Change Is Good” T-shirts have been) and donating to the dog food fund using that little PayPal button thingy over there on the right. Always much appreciated.
Okay, I’m getting all weepy eyed; back to business. So, what’s the plan for the off-season? Good question.
By popular demand, we’ll be running IGDs through the remainder of the playoffs and World Series. That gives us an excuse to hang out and chat a little longer, right?
Then once that’s over, I’ll be posting original material once or twice a week until spring training (mostly about how to improve the ballclub, I’d expect, but I’m open to suggestions). The rest of the time, it’ll be some combination of looking back through the archives, linking to other folks, or just opening up the conversation to anyone who wants to talk.
The other main things I’ll be doing at Ducksnorts are some routine maintenance and, as mentioned a while back, working on a Ducksnorts book. The plan is to run excerpts periodically throughout the winter; feedback will be encouraged.
Additionally, I will continue to write about general baseball topics daily at Knuckle Curve. You are, of course, more than welcome to join me over there as well.
There it is. We’ll have the ALCS IGD up and running about 4 p.m. PT. Go, um, whoever.
dont now if anyone ahs posted this or if its to early to start the rumor mill but… http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061010/news_1s10padres.html
A-Rod in blue and sand would be nice but can the club house handel that kind of ego?
easily… I’d give up Peavy, Linebrink (or Meredith), plus Carrillo for A-Rod… I don’t think the Yankees would really want to trade A-Rod in an AL team and face him in the postseason.
Congratulations to Trevor for being named the NL Fireman of the year, per Padres.com. Next, the CY?
I’d love to have Arod, at some point doesn’t KT have to say that chemistry is great, but talent has more to do with winning baseball games?
Dealing any of the pitchers outside of Peavy or Young would be a great deal-even bigger then the one that brought in Young in the first place.
I would think that the Yankees would be at least moderately interested in a deal starting with both Linebrink and Hensley. Those two combined with Rivera and Proctor makes their bullpen look awfully nice for the playoffs next season.
Mark
If the Yankees were winning would there be any talk of A-Rod not “fitting in” with the Yankees?
With the nature of the Yankees rotation, I doubt they would consider a trade offer from the Padres that didn’t include Peavy or Young…
#5
Peavy or Young…and a considerable amount of cash flowing the Padres way.
I think the Yanks would ask for Peavy and I think that straight could be fair enough to oust ARod, considering that ARod is not going to go at full value and the Yanks need pitching up the wazzoou, but I do think the Yanks could realistically trade him for a pitcher, though ARod will demand to play SS
Chemistry is an effect, not a cause.
7: Who cares if he demands to play shortstop? He was fantastic and is probably still at least average.
Re 5:
I thought the Yankees were winning when all the talk about ARod started. Sounds like he ARod told the NY reporters to go f”#$ themselves and now he is finding out what happens when you do that.
Anyway, as ARod sucked this year (according to NY media) — weren’t his numbers just atrocious? — so do we really want him, anyway?
BTW, ARod was the best hitter I’d ever seen until Albert came along.
re: 10
You ever seen Barry Bonds?