So I got Opening Day tix yesterday. We’re way down in the right field corner. The phone operator gave me a few choices, all of which were more or less in the same area. I told her I didn’t care, that if she could get me in the park, I’d be ecstatic. And I am. [...]
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Just the Facts
I was up late last night helping rid a buddy of 22 virii on his machine (yikes!), so this will be real short and sweet. San Diego Padres Preview (Batter’s Box). Jonny German likes the Pads’ chances in 2004. This is a well-formulated article and worth the read. New role takes top priority for Burroughs [...]
Spring Training Notes
Pitchers and catchers have reported. Position players arrive Wednesday. Let’s check out what’s going on so far: Padres pleased to see a healthy Hoffman (U-T). Trevor Hoffman, David Wells, and Tim Stauffer all looked good during their first workouts. Wells will start the Petco Park opener, with Brian Lawrence opening the season in Dodger Stadium [...]
Return of the Ash
Apologies to Tolkien for the headline, but the Pads are bringing back Andy Ashby in the hope that he can contribute in 2005. This is sort of like what the Yankees did with Jon Lieber last year. Ashby was always one of my favorites when he was here the first time, and while I’m not [...]
More A-Rod Thoughts
I still can’t decide which is more obnoxious: someone paying the wealthiest team in baseball to take the best player in the game off their hands, or moving a Gold Glove shortstop to third base to accommodate one of the worst defenders at his position. Much as it pains me to do this, I need [...]
Circus Maximus
So A-Rod and a boatload of cash go to the Yankees for Alfonso Soriano and a PTBNL. My thoughts on this deal are complex and not terribly well formed just yet, so we’ll go with fragments today. How does Tom Hicks own a MLB franchise? Giving the best player and a bunch of money to [...]
Other Places
Nothin’ much to talk about, so I’ll let others do the work for me today. Watched a little of Tuesday night’s rebroadcast. We beat the Diamondbacks in Phoenix, but the highlight for me was seeing Gary Bennett hack 3-0 against Curt Schilling. Man, am I going to miss that. Without further ado, here we go… [...]
Guitar Solos
Warning, low baseball content today. Skip to end of entry to read. A good guitar solo (or any instrumental solo) in popular music effectively serves three purposes: It gives the vocalist a break from singing, a chance to catch his or her breath before launching into the second half of the song. It gives the [...]
Junk Drawer
First off, I’m very flattered by the interest in the Best of 2003 compilation. It’s been up for about 48 hours now, and so far we’ve had 149 downloads. The few folks I’ve talked to who’ve actually had a chance to read through some of it have had good things to say. I look forward [...]
Ducksnorts: Best of 2003
I kept threatening it would happen, and now it has. I’m very pleased to announce the release of Ducksnorts: Best of 2003 (2003.pdf, 811k; opens in new browser window). Weighing in at 150 pages and a svelte 811k (it’s a quick download even for dialup users), Best of 2003 contains a look back at the [...]
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