So. Seems that all this talk about Eugene Kingsale being the answer in center field wasn’t meant for our ears but for those of Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski. And it seems that Dombrowski believed the message. For that, on behalf of Padre fans everywhere, I thank him. New Tiger manager Alan Trammell, who cited Kingsale’s [...]
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What Might the Padres’ 2003 Lineup Look Like?
Catching up on some stuff. As usual, Gary Huckabay over at Baseball Prospectus comes through with a fine column about the art and politics of evaluating talent. ESPN has compiled a list of the top 50 free agents this off-season. Astute Padre fans will note that their club isn’t expected to be a player for [...]
Comps for Jake Gautreau
Back from Vegas. Almost bailed out on my excursion to Big Bear due to rain, but figured since it was pouring all over SoCal it didn’t really matter which way I went. So I took a drive through the mountains, and I’m glad I did. Saw one of the more spectacular rainbows I’ve seen outside [...]
Songwriting, Founding Fathers, and Bucksnort
No baseball content today. Not That Anyone Asked One of the "real-world" projects I’ve been working on during this hiatus involves the writing of some original songs. I’ve been experimenting with weird chord voicings (things like playing the third or the fifth an octave higher than normal, or playing the same note simultaneously on two [...]
Padres in the Arizona Fall League
New favorite piece of spam: “I have visited your site and I think that design looks not good now.” Note to self: Sending unsolicited e-mail telling a potential customer what a lousy job they are doing is not conducive to doing business. It is, shall we say, “not good now.” Very briefly, here’s an update [...]
Error Pages, Footers, Mastheads, and Driving to Vegas
No baseball, just site maintenance/upgrades to report: Added custom error pages so that when you try to visit, e.g., http://www.ducksnorts.com/spawnofsatan.html you are redirected to a nice little page informing you that there is no such beast on this site, so to speak. Added a link to geoffreynyoung.com in the footer. No explanation other than it [...]
Looking for Alternate Routes from San Diego to Las Vegas
Well, I won’t be making it to the AFL this year, but I am planning to meet up with family in Vegas later this month. Inspired by Neil Peart’s Ghost Rider (an interesting read for Rush fans but probably not for others), I figured I might try an alternate route. In my quest to find [...]
Angels, Emmitt Smith, and Six-Year Minor-League Free Agents
Good gig Friday night. The guy who usually handles our sound was out of town this weekend, so it was a rough start, but once we got going, things came together for us. Thankfully we had a very enthusiastic crowd and they helped pick us up. I can’t begin to stress how much of a [...]
Radiohead and the 2002 World Series
Radiohead. Hadn’t listened to OK Computer in years. Engaging songs (well, except for “Electioneering” “Fitter Happier”; did we learn nothing from “Revolution #9“?), good production. I’d forgotten how adroit the guitar work was on this release. Yeah, a lot of it is due to really cool sound engineering — “Subterranean Homesick Alien” sounds like it [...]
Brock2 Projections for Eight Rising Stars
Once again, I’ve been playing with Bill James’ Brock2 player projection system. Thought I’d take a look at some young, up-and-coming hitters and see what the future might hold for them. As always, bear in mind that even James acknowledged that this system is more of a toy than a tool. But it’s a heckuva [...]
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