The good folks at Hardball Times have been kind enough to invite me onboard, and my first article — Taking Advantage of Petco Park — has just been published. Have a look, then come back here and discuss. Or talk about other stuff — whatever works for you. Update @ 7:29 a.m. PT: Okay, I [...]
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Remembering Gwynn’s 3000th Hit
Before we get to the topic at hand, I’d just like to offer congratulations to the Chargers for winning the AFC West and to LaDainian Tomlinson for scoring three more touchdowns on Sunday to break the all-time single-season mark. Tomlinson is a pleasure to watch and represents the city of San Diego well. Speaking of [...]
Friday Links (8 Dec 06)
Happy Friday, folks! Have some links: I am honored to participate — along with Tom Goyne of Balls, Sticks, & Stuff and Joe Hamrahi of Baseball Digest Daily — in this week’s Friday Five over at D.A. Humber’s Baseball Central. Big thanks to D.A. for the invite and for asking such thought-provoking questions. Black likes [...]
Book Pre-Order
I’ve got to run some errands and take care of book stuff, so no baseball content today. I just wanted to give a quick thanks to everyone who has been donating, buying goodies at the Ducksnorts Online Store (I’m working on some new designs that, barring another computer crash, should be available early next week), [...]
Maddux Comes to San Diego
Okay, people know who Greg Maddux is, so I can’t just make stuff up on this one. As you probably are aware by now, the Padres have signed Maddux to a 1-year deal worth $10 million that includes a player option for 2008 which will be worth $6-10 million depending on 2007 performance. With the [...]
Cruz, Maddux, Book Status
Long post this morning, so grab yourself a cup of coffee and get comfy… Padres Sign Cruz As noted yesterday in the comments (you’re reading those, of course), the San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that the Padres have signed outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. to a 1-year, $650,000 deal. Is he the answer to anyone’s prayers? [...]
Free Agent Madness and Dictating Flow
My computer crashed hard this weekend, and I’m still recovering (took me most of Saturday to get it to boot one last time so I could retrieve all my files, then most of Sunday to build a new system). Today’s entry will be short and sweet as I try to restore some order to the [...]
Roberts Heads to San Francisco
First off, big thanks to Dave Roberts for providing a spark at the top of the Padres lineup the past two years. As everyone around here knows, I hated the trade that brought him here when it happened, but he turned out to be way better than I (or anyone) could’ve expected. I was very [...]
Friday Links (1 Dec 06)
While we’re all waiting for “something to happen” (no I’m not talking about those ridiculous Manny Ramirez rumors), here are a few links to keep you occupied, amused, and otherwise out of trouble: Padres, Graffanino talking (San Diego Union-Tribune). Tom Krasovic reports that the Pads are looking at Tony Graffanino as a possible successor to [...]
Leaps of Faith
When I was 17 years old, for reasons that eluded me even then, I decided to jump from the hood of a moving car that a friend of mine was driving. The car wasn’t going fast — maybe 20 mph — and we were on a street with very little traffic. Still, the results were [...]
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