January 21, 2010 – 6:01 am
Over the past year or so, I’ve had the pleasure of reading through and offering comments on drafts of Chris Jaffe’s upcoming book, Evaluating Baseball’s Managers, 1876-2008. This work is both meticulously researched and vibrant, which means you’ll enjoy reading it now and referring back to it many times in the future as a definitive [...]
January 19, 2010 – 5:18 am
I’m happy to report that my “Players Worth Remembering” series at Hardball Times is finally complete. If you love the history of baseball (and why wouldn’t you?), head on over to learn more about some players from years gone by that might have slipped under your radar:
1969-1989
1947-1968
1925-1946
1901-1924
Others (catchers and infielders)
Others (outfielders and pitchers)
I hope you [...]
January 6, 2010 – 5:23 am
The penultimate installment in my “Players Worth Remembering” series is up at Hardball Times. San Diego (well, El Centro) native and former PCL Padre Bob Elliott tops the list of third basemen, while original NL Padre Nate Colbert merits an honorable mention at first base.
Also, this year I’m playing in BP Kings, a Scoresheet Baseball [...]
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 [...]
January 15, 2009 – 7:09 am
While the Padres prepare to celebrate their 40th anniversary in MLB, two members of that original team have died within the span of a week. First, left-hander Dave Roberts died of lung cancer [h/t Baseball Musings via Didi] at age 64 on January 8; then skipper Preston Gomez died at age 85 on January 13.
Roberts [...]
January 14, 2009 – 5:08 am
I watched a replay of the ‘98 NL West clincher Tuesday night on Channel 4. Mel Proctor and Rick Sutcliffe called the game (with Mark Grant handling the John Weisbarth “roving reporter” role), which made me realize how very dearly I will miss Matt Vasgersian this year.
The fun part of that game, of course, was [...]
By Geoff Young
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December 17, 2008 – 5:11 am
Do you remember where you were when the Ben Davis Era (TM) ended? Neither do I. Let’s face it, that’s not the sort of thing one remembers in a life full of Things That Matter (TM).
(What’s up with all the TM’s, anyway? Or as I like to say, WUWATTA? (TM))
Quick refresher: The Padres took Davis [...]
By Geoff Young
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Tagged Baseball, deivi cruz, geoff jenkins, john sickels, jose cruz jr, kerry wood, mariners, mike lieberthal, padres, rancho cucamonga, roy halladay, steve chilcott, todd helton
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December 3, 2008 – 5:05 am
On Monday, we ran through the list of players who pitched two games or fewer for the Padres from 1969 to 1999. Today we check out the rest of the lot. Interestingly, only seven guys met our criteria in the club’s first 31 years of existence, while nine have done so in the last nine. [...]
By Geoff Young
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Tagged alex fernandez, aubrey huff, ben grieve, bowie baysox, chicago white sox, david bell, deivi cruz, humberto quintero, illinois state university, j t snow, jason pearson, jay witasick, john flaherty, roger deago, shea stadium, steve cox
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December 1, 2008 – 5:14 am
In their relatively brief history, the San Diego Padres have had 16 players pitch in two games or fewer for them. It’s a fascinating list… if you find these sorts of lists fascinating:
Al McBean, 1969
Taken from the Pirates as the 50th player selected overall in the 1968 expansion draft, McBean started his only game in [...]
By Geoff Young
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Tagged brigham young university, dane iorg, dodger stadium, earl wilson, expansion draft, houston astros, kansas city royals, los angeles dodgers, san diego padres, san francisco giants, st louis cardinals, tommy dean, wes parker, world series winners
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October 2, 2007 – 12:39 am
October 2, 1969, San Francisco: Padres 3, Giants 2 (box score)
Prior to the Padres’ inaugural season, manager Preston Gomez and his coaching staff had hoped their club could win 60 games. Although they fell short of that mark, they fared much better than the last National League expansion team, the historically inept 1962 New York [...]
