John Sickels has posted his community projections for Khalil Greene. They peg him at .279/.352/.458. Sickels himself expects a slight decrease in power this year due to his home park and looks to 2006 for a breakout. My personal expectation is that Greene is going to shock some folks with numbers around .274/.345/.490. I’m perfectly [...]

[Ducksnorts has been around since before the Padres' last World Series appearance, and the blog was started while Rickey Henderson and Dave Magadan were still on the active roster. I don't like to get too hung up on the past but every now and then we'll be digging up material "from the vault" as a [...]

Hi. I can’t come to the blog right now, but if you’d like to talk about tonight’s game between the Padres and the Oakland Athletics (6 p.m. on Channel 4), or just make snide remarks about my wig, please feel free to leave a comment. Keep it real, my brothers and sisters. Keep it funky. [...]

Two articles on recently acquired Adam Hyzdu: Hyzdu seizes opportunity (Cincinnati Post). This one’s from 2002, while he was a member of the Pirates. [via Leeeny's Mien] Hyzdu wastes no time (Padres.com). He says center field is his favorite position. Also, I’ve added a few more links over there on the right. Thanks for the [...]

Chin Waggers are playing tomorrow and Saturday night at Janie’s in Chula Vista if anyone’s interested in seeing some old guys make a lot of noise and generally act like idiots. I’ll be busting out my new “I Have Gas” t-shirt. Hey, we’re all about class. Anyway, here are a few items of potential interest: [...]

John Sickels has posted some projections for Sean Burroughs. Here’s the piece that led to the community projections. So, anyone here want to give it a go? Assume 500 AB, give me BA/OBP/SLG. Here’s my guess: .304/.362/.432 I know it’s high, but I’m looking for a breakout year. How about you?

So are you itching for the regular season to begin, or is that just me? Quick reminder that my Padres Preview is up over at Baseball Think Factory. Check it out, leave some comments. A few items of note: San Diego Padres ace Peavy feels he’ll be ready for home opener (Canadian Press). From trainer [...]

When the light’s on, it’s less dangerous. I feel stupid and contagious. But enough about me. Welcome to Ducksnorts. To my current readers, this is the cool thing I’ve been talking about for a while. Was it good for you? (Hint: the answer is yes.) To those of you just stumbling onto us for the [...]

Thanks to a late night out with my singer on Saturday, I overslept on Sunday morning and didn’t make it to Yuma till the top of the second. On the bright side, we got to play a semi-acoustic version of “Stacy’s Mom” to a near-empty house in an obscure part of town. As for the [...]

It’s up: Looking Forward to 2005: San Diego Padres Preview. Have a read, let me know how you like it. Thanks again to everyone for the excellent suggestions. I tried to incorporate as many of them as possible. Sorry if I missed yours. Yuma, Anyone? I’m heading out there for this afternoon’s game against the [...]