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Obligatory and Somewhat Awkward Year-End Summary

by Geoff Young on Jan 04, 2010 (10) Comments

I’m supposed to write something about baseball here. That’s my recollection, anyway. First, a quick programming note: The long, once-a-week pieces from last year are done. Turns out they required a lot of work, and I’m lazy, so no mas. I’ll be publishing more frequently this year and the articles will be shorter. If 2009 [...]

Olive Pudding

by Geoff Young on Aug 24, 2009 (15) Comments

It’s great to see the Padres sign all their top draft picks this year. First-round pick Donavan Tate (whom I was fortunate enough to meet last week, but we’ll get to that in a moment) took batting practice with the big club Tuesday night and impressed the veterans with his “respect and humility.” Tom Krasovic [...]

If Your Heart Never Breaks, You Aren’t Doing It Right

by Geoff Young on Aug 10, 2009 (13) Comments

It’s not the memory of her that lingers, it’s the memory of wanting and not having. The years have transformed her into a song character, a reminder of a former life. These are gifts beyond anything I could have imagined. I was less interested in baseball then. It always hovered at the edge of consciousness, [...]

I Am Sure I Am Not Sure (I Think)

by Geoff Young on Aug 03, 2009 (19) Comments

The world is in a constant state of flux. All that we know with any degree of certainty is that what holds true today may or may not hold true tomorrow... The Padres have been awful this year. I have witnessed it personally and had others confirm the fact for me as well... That's why I feel guilty enjoying this team. I want to hate, but I can't do it.

Smooth Jazz and Other Questionable Ideas

by Geoff Young on Jul 27, 2009 (7) Comments

According to Google Maps, my work commute takes 14 minutes. In reality, where the freeway is unusable when I need it, the trip takes more like 40 minutes. It’s a stimulating drive, though, as I pass a municipal airport and MCAS Miramar along the way. Sometimes I’ll see jets landing or giant helicopters hovering overhead, [...]

Winning Half Is Like Losing Half, and Vice Versa

by Geoff Young on Jun 01, 2009 (8) Comments

When last we spoke, the Padres had won 10 straight games. They finally lost on Tuesday, but not without a serious fight. Kevin Correia breezes through 4 2/3 innings, then runs into trouble. Ryan Roberts bloops a single in front of Chase Headley that a more accomplished left fielder might have caught. The inning continues, [...]

Vicodin Dreams

by Geoff Young on May 26, 2009 (18) Comments

I will do anything to avoid a game in Albuquerque — be it getting hopelessly lost in that fine city, having my car smashed by a big rig en route from Missouri, or as now, recovering from knee surgery. A sensible person would simply admit he didn’t want to watch the Isotopes play, but where [...]

To Sweep and To Be Swept

by Geoff Young on May 18, 2009 (25) Comments

Sunlight glimmers off the bay like sweat, like flashbulbs, a disco ball, coins from a slot machine, dice rolling, neon signs. Patterns of light moving impossibly fast, not moving at all. Stare long enough, it all becomes one. Time and meaning are lost, like the days themselves, swept out to sea. The Padres had Monday [...]

The Ride Is All We Have

by Geoff Young on Apr 13, 2009 (30) Comments

Opening Day. An affirmation of spring, life, and all that is good in the world. Moments of perfection will carry us through difficult times. There is no other way. Baseball is my pulse, my clock, my book of days. Seasons all run together. I was in high school discovering Roto, now I’m a month shy [...]

Free Download: Excerpts from Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual

by Geoff Young on Mar 01, 2009 (7) Comments

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 [...]