While I’m gearing up the BTF Padres preview, it’s just links for a while. Read ‘em. Read the guys over on the right. Lotta good stuff out there. Klesko undergoes MRI on throwing shoulder (NC Times). This is not the shoulder he had surgery on at the end of 2003. Burroughs happy to give up [...]
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A few items of interest… For those of us who grew up reading Bill James, Rich Lederer has posted a terrific interview with the man who brought the Baseball Abstract into the world and got so many of us starting to think more deeply about this great game. There’s so much information here that I’m [...]
All Is Forgiven
My computer seems to have been hit by a virus. After a few hours of troubleshooting I was able to boot in safe mode and copy all my files (except e-mails, which appear to be lost forever) to CD and load them onto another machine. However, most of the programs that were installed are gone. [...]
Monday Mayhem
In the awkward announcement department, there is a Potentially Cool Thing (TM) that might be happening to Ducksnorts. I can’t really get into more detail right now, and it’s possible that nothing will come of it, but I’m cautiously optimistic. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that, um, something might happen. And I’m [...]
Fun with Numbers: Adam Eaton
First off, the Lahman Database abso-freakin-lutely rocks. Everybody knows this, but it still has to be said. An article in yesterday’s U-T talks about Adam Eaton taking the next big step and realizing his immense talent this season. It mentions that Eaton is fully recovered from August 2001 elbow surgery and looking for better results. [...]
Hang a Star, and Spring Training Notes
Congrats to Jerry Coleman for winning the Frick Award and securing for himself a place in the HOF. It’s only fitting that he would be the next Padre in the HOF after Dave Winfield, whose head Coleman once claimed was rolling around the playing field. Dex at PFS76 thinks this means the Pads will win [...]
Fun with Numbers: Jake Peavy
Since 1980, a pitcher under the age of 25 has recorded a sub-3.00 ERA over 162 or more innings 29 times. Of those 29 occurrences, 15 have been accompanied by strikeout rates of better than 7 per 9 innings. Here is a complete list of those, ranked in descending order by SO/9: Player Yr Age [...]
Padres Spring Training Notes
I’m thinking of changing our tagline to “Ducksnorts: The Baseball Blog for Folks Who Like Bullet Points.” Catchy, huh? Anyway, here’s today’s batch: Greene eager to get back in swing again (U-T). Worth it just for the photo of Khalil “Dude, Where’s My Snowboard” Greene. Everybody’s favorite shortstop expects even greater things from himself. Love [...]
Blogsnort: Links and Style
Just a couple changes to note: I’ve organized the links over on the right a little, separating the Padres links by type (damn, just noticed I deleted the “Padres” subheading; I’ll have to fix that in the next build). With the recent proliferation of Padres weblogs, I figured I’d give them their own subsection over [...]
Weekend Notes
Prospect Pulse – Having The No. 1 Pick Is A Mixed Bag (BA, via Hank at Fanstop). Some good insights from Padres scouting director Bill Gayton, who sees the top of the draft as “overvalued” and likes the greater flexibility afforded by picking later in the first round. What direction might the Pads be headed [...]
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