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Takin’ a Break

Monday, June 29, 2009
by Geoff Young

Life is good, but there's a little too much of it right now so I'm taking some time off. Ducksnorts will resume publication after the All-Star break. In the meantime, I'll continue to publish at Hardball Times and Unfiltered. Also, if you do the Twittter thing, I sometimes offer witty/insightful/stupid comments during games. Feel free to follow along at twitter.com/ducksnorts if you're so inclined. See you at one of those places, or we'll meet back here toward the end of July. Thanks, and peace. Geoff

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Is Life Ever Good Enough?

Monday, June 22, 2009
by Geoff Young

I use baseball to mark the passage of time. The memory of specific events helps keep me grounded in a world that often makes less sense than I'd like it to make (forgive the fact that I grew up rooting for the Dodgers): 1981 -- Fernandomania; Rick Monday's homer off Steve Rogers in Montreal 1988 -- Kirk Gibson and Dennis Eckersley (actually, I remember taking a girl named Cindy to dinner in Old Town instead of watching the game) 1996 -- Steve Finley and Felix Rodriguez; Ken Caminiti's "Snickers game" in Monterrey; sweep of the Dodgers in LA to win the NL West 1998 -- Steve Finley and Felix Rodriguez [so much for memory; thanks to reader Jake for the catch]; Kevin Brown and Greg Vaughn in ...

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Brutal Is As Brutal Does

Monday, June 15, 2009
by Geoff Young

The Padres are boring. That's the word on the street... a street apparently filled with people who don't like baseball. Just give me a game to watch and the rest will take care of itself. There is no pressure with this team, no expectation of success. Every win is a surprise, a gift. Sometimes I believe this. Usually right before things get ugly. * * * Jake Peavy was effective but not dominant on Monday night. Gave up three runs, although all could have been avoided with better defense behind him. In the fourth, Chase Headley misplayed a drive off the bat of Chris Snyder into a single and an error. Headley couldn't decide whether to catch the ball or play it on a hop, so he did ...

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