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Wolf, Peavy, and Winter Leagues

by Geoff Young on Dec 03, 2007 (49) Comments

I normally don’t like to report on stuff that hasn’t quite happened yet, but there isn’t much else going on right now, and these two items are potentially important pieces to the puzzle for 2008 and beyond. Randy Wolf Signing First up, the Padres are about to sign left-hander Randy Wolf, who pitched for the [...]

Friday Links (30 Nov 07)

by Geoff Young on Nov 30, 2007 (90) Comments

Boom goes the dynamite: Caution expected at Winter Meetings (Padres.com, via Ben B. in the comments). Quoth GM Kevin Towers: We’ve been more active in trade discussions. We have always had more success with trades than free agency. Free agency is such an unknown. There are no guarantees. That’s why I like to look at [...]

Interview: Steve Poltz, Part 3

by Geoff Young on Nov 29, 2007 (79) Comments

In the previous installment of our chat with singer/songwriter/Padre fan Steve Poltz (poltz.com), we talked about Celine Dion, great places to play music, and the effect James Taylor had on his love life in the ’70s. This time, Steve muses on the connections between music and baseball, his work with Jewel, and what it was [...]

Vacation Recovery Mode

by Geoff Young on Nov 28, 2007 (73) Comments

Hi there. Sorry for going incommunicado on you. We were off in Hawai’i doing the Thanksgiving/anniversary thing; I’d intended to post a few updates from yonder, but first I lost my motivation and then I lost my wi-fi (the in-laws are pretty far off the grid). Anyway, I hope everyone had a good holiday. One [...]

Tony Gwynn Statue

by Geoff Young on Nov 21, 2007 (43) Comments

Forgot to post this during the season. From September 17:

This Date in Ducksnorts (20 Nov)

by Geoff Young on Nov 20, 2007 (28) Comments

More stuff from the land of once-upon-a-time: Ichiro Wins MVP, Padres Recall Several Prospects, and Joyner Joins Front Office (2001). I was probably too harsh on Ichiro, but he shouldn’t have won the award. As for Wally Joyner’s hiring, here’s what I said back then: It’s good to see the organization hiring guys like Joyner [...]

This Date in Ducksnorts (19 Nov)

by Geoff Young on Nov 19, 2007 (42) Comments

Hi there, and welcome to open thread week. Yep, I’m taking a little time off to hang with family and what-not. Here are some blasts from the past to amuse you. Not that you need an invitation from me, but feel free to discuss whatever… Harry Potter, Leonid Meteor Shower, and Ryan Leaf (2001). I [...]

Friday Links (15 Nov 07)

by Geoff Young on Nov 16, 2007 (48) Comments

Wait, didn’t we already do a link post this week? Marketing spin: Two for the price of one. Yeah, that’s it… Padres build top bullpen through smart shopping (SI.com, via Brett in the comments). Tom Verducci has noticed what we’ve long known: that Kevin Towers has a gift for acquiring cheap arms. It’s weird that [...]

Peavy Wins Cy Young

by Geoff Young on Nov 15, 2007 (49) Comments

Congratulations to Jake Peavy on winning the 2007 National League Cy Young Award! Peavy joins Randy Jones, Gaylord Perry, and Mark Davis as the only Padres ever to do so.

Interview: Steve Poltz, Part 2

by Geoff Young on Nov 15, 2007 (45) Comments

In the first part of our chat with singer/songwriter/Padre fan Steve Poltz (poltz.com), we talked about his family’s trek from Nova Scotia to California, his job as nipple salesman, and some of his favorite songs to cover. In the latest installment, Steve defends Celine Dion, riffs on some his favorite places to play music, and [...]