Hi, folks! I’m back from vacation and still prepping the announcement I promised. Meantime, I’ve been going through all the comments and emails (thanks for keeping the party alive while I was gone — great discussion, as always!), and here are a few thoughts I have on some of the hotter items: Juan Pierre to [...]
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This Date in Ducksnorts (28 Nov)
I’m out this week, but here’s a little something you might enjoy. Treat this as an open thread — I’ve just provided a potential starting point; feel free to “hijack” as appropriate. Jason Kendall to Oakland (2004). And a city hundreds of miles to the south breathed a collective sigh of relief. Tunes: Radiohead, XTC, [...]
Kevin Towers: Deals of 1995-96, Part 2
One section of the upcoming Ducksnorts book will focus on trades made by Kevin Towers during his tenure as Padres general manager. I’m still in the process of taking inventory of every deal he’s made, and eventually I’ll include his five best and five worst trades in the book, along with analysis of each. For [...]
This Date in Ducksnorts (26 Nov)
I’m out this week, but here’s a little something you might enjoy. Treat this as an open thread — I’ve just provided a potential starting point; feel free to “hijack” as appropriate. Two Roads Diverged: Jay Canizaro and Mike Cameron (2002). This marked the beginning of my crazy study of prospects from John Sickels’ 1996 [...]
This Date in Ducksnorts (25 Nov)
I’m out this week, but here’s a little something you might enjoy. Treat this as an open thread — I’ve just provided a potential starting point; feel free to “hijack” as appropriate. Six-Year Minor-League Free Agents and Khalil Greene (2002). Jake Gautreau used to be a pretty good prospect. Why was I so excited about [...]
Friday Links (24 Nov 06)
I’m out this week, so instead of our usual Friday Links of timely news items, I thought I’d share some of my favorite non-baseball blogs. Feel free to do the same or talk about anything else that’s on your mind. Um, within reason… In no particular order, and without explanation or apology, here are nine [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m out this week, but here’s a little something you might enjoy. Treat this as an open thread — I’ve just provided a potential starting point; feel free to “hijack” as appropriate. Travelsnort: McDowell Road (2004). Here we are, getting lost on a very long stretch of road in Phoenix. Probably would have been fun [...]
This Date in Ducksnorts (22 Nov)
I’m out this week, but here’s a little something you might enjoy. Treat this as an open thread — I’ve just provided a potential starting point; feel free to “hijack” as appropriate. Back from Arizona (2004). Trip to Arizona Fall League. Impressed by the Marlins’ Jeremy Hermida and the Suns’ Amare Stoudamire. Bought some sweet [...]
This Date in Ducksnorts (21 Nov)
I’m out this week, but here’s a little something you might enjoy. Treat this as an open thread — I’ve just provided a potential starting point; feel free to “hijack” as appropriate. 2005 in Review – Shortstop (2005). The colors aren’t displaying in the tables — fixing that is on my to-do list — but [...]
Kevin Towers: Deals of 1995-96, Part 1
One section of the upcoming Ducksnorts book will focus on trades made by Kevin Towers during his tenure as Padres general manager. I’m still in the process of taking inventory of every deal he’s made, and eventually I’ll include his five best and five worst trades in the book, along with analysis of each. For [...]
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