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Writing the Book (13 Oct 08)

Monday, October 13, 2008
by Geoff Young
I'm still making good progress on the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual. This week I worked on player profiles and dashboards. My goal was to complete eight of 'em, but I ended up doing 13. Next up: a few more full profiles to write, plus several shorter pieces on guys who didn't contribute as much; I should finish those later this week. I've also started piecing together a quasi-philosophical essay on the challenges that lay ahead for the Padres as they try to gain the trust of a fan base and media that show little interest in trusting them. I started thinking about this back when support was waning even as the team won 88 and 89 games in '06 and '07, but more recently I've been ...
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Writing the Book (6 Oct 08)

Monday, October 6, 2008
by Geoff Young
I'm happy to report that the first week of serious work on the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual went well. I made progress on several fronts: I had some good discussions with my editorial advisory board, which is just a fancy name for folks who are helping guide me as we move forward with the project. I have a fairly solid idea of the outline, although I'm keeping it a bit fluid at this stage -- just in case something unexpected comes my way. Like what? Well, if I knew that, it wouldn't be unexpected, would it? ;-) On Thursday, I sat down and talked with a graphic designer about ideas for a cover. We're in the pre-Cambrian stages of development, but I'm very glad to have this ...
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It Could Be Worse; Just Ask the Mariners

Thursday, September 25, 2008
by Geoff Young
Bullet points this morning: I've got a new piece up at Baseball Digest Daily that talks about the challenges facing the Seattle Mariners this off-season. Here in San Diego, the Padres have their work cut out for them as they attempt to rebuild, but there's something to be said for not owing Jarrod Washburn, Miguel Batista, and Carlos Silva a combined $30.35 million next year. One idea I have for the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual is a quick survey of the Padres' last 10 drafts. I'm thinking of something along the lines of what Scott Lucas has done at Ranger Rundown, with maybe a little more commentary. ...
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Light Posting This Week

Monday, August 18, 2008
by Geoff Young
Posting will be light this week. Nothing much is happening with the Padres right now (aside from the signings of Allan Dykstra and James Darnell, I suppose), and a few other projects are demanding my time: I'm working on a quick survey of compensatory draft picks through history -- We've already touched on Rafael Palmeiro being drafted by the Cubs as compensation for "losing" Tim Stoddard to the Padres, but how about the Blue Jays getting Shawn Green for losing Bud Black, or the Rockies getting Jody Gerut for losing Walt Weiss? I'm also working on the 1969 chapter of the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual -- ...
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