First off, props to the folks over at Fanstop. Much of what I write in this space is inspired, directly or otherwise, by what goes on there. Free-Agent Signings Okay, as promised, I’ll share my thoughts on yesterday’s signings. Carlton Loewer, as you may know, came over from Philly in the Andy Ashby/Adam Eaton deal. [...]
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Brady Anderson, Middle Infield Help, and the Hall of Fame
Learning the Commodores’ "Brick House." Translating those horn parts to guitar is proving to be a bit of a challenge. Of course, my complete and utter lack of funkiness isn’t helping matters. But enough about me, let’s talk baseball. Stadium Webcam First off, my buddy Jeff found a sweet live webcam of the new downtown [...]
Why the Rumored Nevin for Griffey Deal Made No Sense
Okay, with luck this is the last I’ll say on the topic, but it occurs to me that although I’ve written a great deal about The Rumor™ in various other forums, I may not have made my point clearly enough here. So I’ll try to summarize what I’ve written elsewhere and that, as they say, [...]
Nevin, Griffey, and Sexton
How much sense did that crazy Phil Nevin for Ken Griffey Jr. rumor make? Why would the Padres trade for a guy who is older, more expensive, and more injury prone than Nevin? Never mind the fact that Nevin has a no-trade clause in his contract. Never mind the fact that the Reds already have [...]
Trevor Hoffman and Anagrams
To the person who stumbled onto Ducksnorts by searching for "geoff’s tattoos" I offer this sad revelation: I have none. To the rest of you, let’s talk baseball. There’s an interesting problem here in Padreland that folks have been reluctant to talk about because it involves one of the team’s most popular players. But it’s [...]
Thanksgiving, Chargers, Anthony Gwynn
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. I was a bit under the weather for most of the long weekend, but that gave me a good excuse to sit around the house with my wife and dogs, watch football games, and plug stats into a spreadsheet. I feel much better now. Think I’ll go for [...]
Toreros Beat Bruins at Pauley
No baseball today. Just had to gloat a little at the fact that my USD Toreros defeated the 14th-ranked UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion last night (sorry, Dan). This is the second time in school history the Toreros beat a Top 25 team (they beat #25 Gonzaga on February 4, 1999). Stunning. Back to baseball [...]
Two Roads Diverged: Jay Canizaro and Mike Cameron
I think if I were a Macintosh user, I’d be pretty offended by Apple’s current ad campaign that has people who can’t figure out how to use a computer giving testimony about why they switched to Macintosh. Maybe it’s me, but I have a hard time getting excited about a product that tries to appeal [...]
Six-Year Minor-League Free Agents and Khalil Greene
In his Friday Baseball America chat, Allan Simpson cited Jake Gautreau as the fifth best second base prospect in the game. I’m currently working on my Padres Top 30 for 2003, and right now Gautreau looks to be somewhere in the back half of the Top 10. Wouldn’t surprise me to see him duplicate last [...]
Middle Infield Options and Orosco
By special request from "fracas" over at Baseball Primer, Ducksnorts is back in effect. Postings may be a little sporadic from now till the end of the year but I intend on being more visible than I have for most of this past month. So, what’s going on? Well, first off, it seems that there’s [...]
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