The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. No, Yvonne Strahovski isn’t coming over for dinner; I’m talking about the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual.
I may be biased, but I think this is the best Annual yet. I’m pleased with both the content and the presentation (big tip o’ the cap to Chris Bauer for the [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also posted in 2007 Annual, 2009 Annual
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Tagged Baseball, chris bauer, dashboards, depth charts, expansion draft, graphical analysis, haiku, jake peavy, matt vasgersian, minnesota twins, minor league affiliate, paul depodesta, san diego padres, Spring Training, tim redding
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March 30, 2008 – 10:02 am
At the end of February we held a “Guess the Opening Day roster” contest. Many participated, and one emerged victorious: long-time reader Bruce K. nailed 22 of the 25 roster spots, missing only on Justin Huber (which all 20 of us missed for obvious reasons — the contest closed on March 9, and Huber didn’t [...]
I’m all over the place today:
How to Quit Your Job and Write a Book (Or Two) (BallHype). I posted this in the comments on Wednesday, but here’s a little “behind-the-scenes” look at the process of writing the Ducksnorts Baseball Annuals.
Arizona Dreaming (Baseball Digest Daily). In spring training, what happens before the game is at least [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also posted in Spring Training
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Tagged brian myrow, chase headley, chip ambres, craig stansberry, edgar gonzalez, fifth starter, glendon rusch, how to quit your job, jeff davanon, jody gerut, justin germano, knuckle curve, marshall mcdougall, michael gardner, oscar robles, shawn estes, top prospects
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February 25, 2008 – 7:36 am
I am pleased to announce that the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual is now available as a hard copy or a PDF download. Not ready to commit? Try some linky goodness:
View the table of contents
Download a free PDF of excerpts
Read reviews of the 2007 Annual
Read an interview of me at Hardball Times
Buy the book
As a reminder, [...]
February 22, 2008 – 7:59 am
Weather permitting, we’ve got a meetup tonight at Tony Gwynn Stadium. As of this writing, the rain is coming down pretty good in my neck of the woods, so stay tuned. I’ll keep everyone updated in the comments.
Also, my proof copy of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Ducksnorts [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also posted in Notes and Links
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Tagged chase headley, ducksnorts, espn, fantasy baseball league, glendon rusch, hardball times, heath bell, jake peavy, jon heyman, kevin cameron, nate ravitz, nippon ham fighters, rain delay, terrmel sledge, tony gwynn stadium
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February 18, 2008 – 7:13 am
Okay, I said there wouldn’t be any more updates about the book until it hit the virtual bookshelves, but today I’m making a brief exception. The 28-page free download Excerpts from Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual is now available:
Download Excerpts from Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual (PDF, 143k)
And for those who may have missed it the first [...]
February 13, 2008 – 7:38 am
Sit down and get comfy. Like, real comfy. Okay, not that comfy — put on a robe or something, will ya?
With luck, this is the last update I’ll provide on the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual that doesn’t end with the phrase, “go buy it.” I’m expecting to deliver the manuscript to the publisher on Thursday [...]
February 6, 2008 – 7:13 am
Last week I promised you a book update, so here it is: I’m making a few final tweaks to the back cover and glossary. The foreword is being written by a super secret guest (feel free to guess, although I’ll neither confirm nor deny) and I expect to have that in my hands early next [...]
January 22, 2008 – 8:08 am
Late last week talks broke down between the Padres and shortstop Khalil Greene. The Padres control Greene through 2009 but are interested in pursuing a long-term deal with him.
According to the U-T, the club offered a 3- or 4-year deal (no money disclosed) without success, and the two sides now have exchanged salary arbitration figures. [...]
January 17, 2008 – 6:05 am
Three things on the agenda today. Four if you count “an almost fanatical devotion to the pope,” but I digress…
Bad Pitching Performances
I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times: “Ten pitching seasons to forget.” Three of these guys once pitched for the Padres. One was Mark Davis, which gave me an excuse to revisit [...]
