The people who say Everth Cabrera has zero power are the same ones who haven’t seen him bat. He drove the ball hard twice in Tuesday night’s 6-3 victory over Arizona, knocking a two-run double off the left-center field fence in the second and a two-run triple to the gap in right-center in the sixth. [...]
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Ducksnorts Joins ESPN SweetSpot Network
I am thrilled to announce that Ducksnorts has joined the ESPN SweetSpot Network. Big thanks to Rob Neyer for inviting me, and to Jamie and the rest of the ESPN staff for working their behind-the-scenes magic. You’ll notice a snazzy new navigation bar at the top of the site. This provides links to other blogs [...]
Fifteen Minutes of Optimism
Well, wasn’t that fun? Two words: Face. Plant. I’m talking Julianne Moore in Evolution (yeah, I saw it… in the theater; I’m not proud). I DVR’d the game and didn’t get to watch till fairly late in the evening. My favorite part? Falling asleep after Stephen Drew’s inside-the-park home run in the fourth. I blame [...]
Best Case, Worst Case
Opening Day is upon us. We are all full of optimism… or some other, less flattering term. I’m on record as saying the Padres will lose 85-90 games in 2010, but I also recognize that young, inexperienced ballplayers tend to be a volatile bunch that have the capacity to surprise. With that in mind, let’s [...]
Me, Elsewhere: Ducksnorts on SportsWrap
Forgive the short notice, but I’ll be talking Padres baseball with friend of Ducksnorts Derek Togerson on NBC7/39′s “Sportswrap,” airing 11:30 p.m. tonight (that’s, like, an hour from when I’m posting this). We’ll be chatting about expectations for 2010, the influx of exciting young talent on the team, and more. Tune in or set your [...]
PadreBlogs.com Back Online
I’m feverishly checking off my list of things to do before Opening Day and happy to report that another task is more or less complete: One of the casualties of my old magically disappearing web host, PadreBlogs.com, is back up and running. Bad news: The old functionality, which identified and linked to the most recent [...]
Me, Elsewhere: Ducksnorts on Friarhood Radio
Steve Adler at Friarhood invited me to join him and a distinguished panel of guests in discussing the upcoming Padres season on his radio show. Steve, Mike from Avenging Jack Murphy, and Rick from RJ’s Fro talked all things Padres for an hour (it’s a scintillating hour; feels more like 60 minutes). Items covered include: [...]
Friday Links (2 Apr 10)
Now with a 110% snappier introduction, it’s links… Why The San Diego Padres Should Trade Heath Bell (Friar Forecast). Daniel advocates trading Bell for… well, I don’t know. It’s hard for me to make sense of this type of analysis in a vacuum. I need more context. Who are Bell’s potential suitors? What types of [...]
Latos Makes Rotation, Geoff Makes a List
Young right-hander Mat Latos has been named the Padres #5 starter to open the season. He staved off some tough competition from right-handers Sean Gallagher and Tim Stauffer, who will stick as long relievers, and southpaw Wade LeBlanc, who will start the year at Triple-A Portland. As for Latos, he looked terrific this spring. I [...]
Mini Book Review: Beyond Batting Average
Lee Panas, of Tiger Tales fame, has published a book for those interested in learning more about sabermetrics. It’s called Beyond Batting Average and… well, I’ll let the book speak for itself: This comprehensive sabermetrics primer will introduce fans to these new measures with easy to understand explanations and examples. It will also illustrate the [...]
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