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, 2008 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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I am pleased (and relieved) to announce that excerpts from the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual are now available as a free download (PDF, 226k). The download is 24 pages long and includes the following:
From “Player Dashboards” — An explanation of what these things are, some league context, and dashboards for Adrian Gonzalez and Jake Peavy
From [...]
By Geoff Young
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Tagged adrian gonzalez, amateur draft, Baseball, blake-tekotte, book excerpts, brad chalk, cedric hunter, depth charts, drew macias, jaff decker, jake peavy, rymer liriano, will venable
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February 22, 2009 – 10:25 pm
I’ve just uploaded the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual to the publisher. I should receive my proof copy by next weekend. Assuming all goes well, we’re looking at a Tuesday, March 3 release. Juicy details will be revealed at that time.
I was hoping to have a free download of excerpts ready for you today, but it [...]
January 16, 2009 – 5:47 am
So, I’ve been thinking about my problem with letting Jim Rice into the Hall of Fame. And I’ve been thinking about my book. The two have nothing to do with each other, which sounds like a good excuse for a contest.
Here’s the deal. Listed below are 21 outfielders who are or were at one point [...]
December 15, 2008 – 7:37 am
I’m pressed for time this morning, so we’ll be quick. Work and various other commitments kept me from writing at all during the week, so it was another 20-hour weekend. Really, with enough coffee, almost anything is possible.
Oh, and I’m sporting a sweet mullet these days. Think of a cross between Barry Gibb and Larry [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also posted in Minors
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Tagged barry gibb, cliff johnson, coffee, gene tenace, larry fine, mullet, padman, peter friberg, pitchers, prospect lists, prospects, russell branyan
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December 8, 2008 – 7:45 am
I hope everyone had an excellent Thanksgiving. I’m finally settling back into my routine and almost caught up on emails. If I still owe you a response, this is probably the week it happens.
I got a ton of work done in Hawai’i, which is good because I’ve been stressing about the whole book thing. Having [...]
November 17, 2008 – 7:21 am
Some friends of ours lent us their Wii, so we’ve been playing Guitar Hero in the evenings. I’d heard about it for years but never tried it, and I have to say, I’m impressed. Although it’s not the same as playing an actual guitar, many of the same skills — ability to keep rhythm, anticipate [...]
November 10, 2008 – 5:39 am
On Saturday I finished the first draft of the chapter on the 1969 Padres and sent it out for review. It’s 30 pages long (that’s 10,073 if you’re curious… or not). I’d planned to work on the Farm Report chapter on Sunday, but a few other projects needed my attention, so I bailed.
We’re also making [...]
November 3, 2008 – 5:58 am
Wanderlust strikes again. I’m plotting my 2009 baseball trip… something to do with Tucson, San Antonio, Austin, Albuquerque (I am determined to see a game there after missing twice on the way to Cooperstown and back in ‘07), and a return trip to the Grand Canyon. I’m thinking some time around Memorial Day, but we’ll [...]
October 27, 2008 – 7:13 am
I had two revelations this past week:
Working full time and doing physical therapy (I’m re-learning how to walk, which apparently is a skill one is supposed to have mastered by age 40) is exhausting. It’s not realistic to assume that I’ll be able to make significant progress on the book during the week.
That’s a lame [...]
By Geoff Young
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Tagged bad luck, chris young, cla meredith, first draft, greg maddux, mike-adams, padres, physical therapy, pitchers, position players, trevor hoffman
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