I’m kind of in full promotional mode right now, so this will be brief. Just wanted to point out a couple of cool items out there: Prospect Interview with Brent Carter. J.C. Bradbury, esteemed author of The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed, did a little Q&A with Padres left-hander Brent Carter. Some choice snippets [...]
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The Book Has Arrived!
My grandmother died in January 2006 after living a long and rich life. Born in Albany, N.Y., not far from the Baseball Hall of Fame, she inadvertently fueled my passion for the game when I was a young boy. A friend of hers worked as the house doctor at Dodger Stadium in the mid-’70s and [...]
Greene Feels at Home Away from Home
The UT ran an article about Khalil Greene the other day. Tom Krasovic’s piece talked a little about Greene’s defense, his freak hand injuries, the strange fixation on his personality, and his severe home-road splits. Today I’m not interested in his glove, his broken bones, or his even demeanor. Today I’m looking at how he [...]
Final Book Update
Most of you already know this, but for anyone who has been living in a cave over the winter, I quit my job in November to work full time on the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual. I’m very pleased to announce that, thanks to the help of many kind folks, the project is nearly complete. Here’s [...]
Gwynn Honored at Petco Park
We made it down to the Tony Gwynn Classic held at Petco Park on Saturday. Among the many people in attendance to honor Gwynn were Padres owner John Moores, Padres CEO Sandy Alderson, former SDSU baseball coach Jim Dietz, former SDSU basketball coach Tim Vezie, Padres radio broadcaster Ted Leitner (serving as master of ceremonies), [...]
Spring Training IGD: Padres vs Rockies (10 Mar 07)
first pitch: 12:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young, Doug Brocail, Cla Meredith, Steve Watkins, Adrian Burnside vs Rodrigo Lopez, Oscar Rivera, Matt Herges, Eric DuBose, Darren Clarke Hello? Is this thing on? Welcome to our first IGD of the spring. Someone say something, please. Don’t make me sit here and talk to [...]
Friday Links (9 Mar 07)
Before we get to the links, I have a quick book update. Actually, it’s that the update will come on Monday. Yes, this is a tease, but I promise I’ll make it worth your wait. Onto the links: Finding 8th hitter a major priority (San Diego Union-Tribune). Who are the candidates? Good question: Whoever bats [...]
Hardball Times 2007 Season Preview
While I’m putting the finishing touches on my own book, I should mentioned that The Hardball Times has published its first ever season preview book. From the site: We think it’s somewhere in between a typical fantasy baseball magazine and an in-depth book like Baseball Forecaster or Baseball Prospectus. It contains three-year statistical projections for [...]
Young, Giles, McAnulty Strong in Padres ’07 TV Debut
Got to watch my first Padres game on TV last night. Thanks to the magic of TiVo, I got to watch it again this morning. Yes, I forgot to set up an IGD. We’ll get the first one of the year going this Saturday for the game against Colorado. While we’re waiting for that glorious [...]
Tuesday Links (6 Mar 07)
Quick reminder to the folks here in San Diego that tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks will be televised on Channel 4 at 6 p.m. PT. Until then, here’s what’s going on: Left Field Who’s in left? Good question. The assumption has been Terrmel Sledge, but he’s really just the leading candidate headed into spring training. [...]
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