Okay, I’m off to Vegas. Just wanted to mention a few things before I leave. I respect the heck out of the work Baseball America does but they missed the boat on the Padres. They’ve picked San Diego to finish fifth in the NL West. How they expect the Rockies to stay out of the [...]
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Roto Rage: A Look Back at 1984
The year was 1984, and I was a freshman in high school. A guy in one of my classes had bought a book called Rotisserie Baseball and was trying to get some people together to play. So he recruited a bunch of avid baseball fans, and after buying and reading the book, we all got [...]
Ducksnorts Goes Dot-Com
Classes are done. Scoresheet drafts are winding down (well, except for the live draft I have in Vegas this weekend). My current band’s first gig went reasonably well (they invited us back). Life is good, but I’ve barely had time to think about the site the past couple weeks let alone make updates. Well, all [...]
Geoff’s Scoresheet Rosters: AIL
With news out of spring training being relatively slow, I thought I’d indulge myself a bit and present you with some of my Scoresheet teams this year. Two of my leagues have finished drafting. AL-AIL This is a 10-team AL-only perpetual league. I won it all back in 1998 and have been climbing my way [...]
Prospects, Ruben Rivera, and Toreros
Xavier Nady is headed back to Lake Elsinore to start the season. The California League employs a full-time DH, so Nady will be able to play every day while his elbow continues to heal. From a selfish standpoint, I’ll be glad to get a chance to see him again. He could put up some silly [...]
First Impressions of the 2002 Padres
Got my first look at the 2002 Padres yesterday. A few impressions: After five innings of broadcasting, newcomer Matt Vasgersian has injected more life into the game than Mel Proctor did in five years. Not everyone is going to like this guy; he’s definitely not old school. Talks a lot (but has interesting things to [...]
Elsinore Lefty-Righty Splits for 2001
Poor Expos (ESPN.com). I’m rooting hard for them and the Twins this year. My pipe dream is to have one of those teams win it all and make Bud Selig twitch and squirm as he hands them the trophy. Man, that would be great. What a slap in the face that would be. Switching gears, [...]
Minor Changes to Site
First off, if the site seems a little different today, that’s because it is. In preparation of bigger things to come, I’ve made some changes, most of them fairly minor. But, for those who like to know what’s going on, here is a brief summary: BaseballJunkie.net and Boyd’s World added to the Hot Links masthead [...]
Sean Burroughs, Bad Umpiring, and Kevin Towers’ Contract Extension
A few items of interest today. Rookie profile: Sean Burroughs — John Sickels weighs in on Burroughs over at ESPN.com Baseball rat Burroughs ready to shine for Padres — Peter Gammons gives his thoughts, too MLB’s secret probe in 1989 reveals involvement — Another ESPN article; who knows where the truth lies, but it’s difficult [...]
ProtospectWatch.com Ranks Padres Prospects
Almost won my first game of All-Star Baseball 2003 the other day. Played the Twins at the Q. Adam Eaton and Brad Radke locked up in a pitchers’ duel. Eaton tires after six scoreless, gives way to Tom Davey. One out in the top of the seventh, Davey gives up a mammoth homer to Corey [...]
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