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Chatting with Dirk Hayhurst, Redux

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
by Geoff Young

Just before the season ended, we had a chance to speak with former Padres right-hander/writer Dirk Hayhurst. In the two weeks since, he has gotten married and become a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. We recently caught up with Dirk to chat about these latest life changes and what the future may bring. Ducksnorts: First off, congratulations on getting married. I understand that you heard about your removal from the Padres 40-man roster during your honeymoon. How strange was that? Hayhurst: Well, as you can imagine, it wasn't something I was expecting to hear less then 12 hours into married life. I was barreling down the highway, "Just Married" inscriptions graffitied all over the windows of my car, when the phone rang. A Padres ...

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Chatting with Dirk Hayhurst

Friday, September 26, 2008
by Geoff Young

The Padres selected right-hander Dirk Hayhurst in the eighth round of the 2003 draft out of Kent State University. Before Hayhurst made his big-league debut earlier this September, he was known by many fans for his off-beat and sometimes poignant stories of life in the minors. I recently had the opportunity to "talk" with Dirk via email. He graciously responded to my questions mere hours after being treated rudely by the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. Big thanks to Dirk for taking time out of his busy schedule to chat with us and to represent with class even in defeat. Ducksnorts: You've worked as both a starter and reliever throughout your career. What are the differences in terms of preparation? Which do you prefer, and why? Hayhurst: Actually, I ...

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Series Preview: Tigers Roundtable Discussion

Friday, June 20, 2008
by Geoff Young

For whatever reason, I've come to know several Tigers bloggers over the years, so rather than do a Q&A with just one of them, I've decided to put together a little roundtable discussion. My guests today are Bill Ferris (Detroit Tigers Weblog, Baseblogging, Lee Panas (Tiger Tales), and Brian Borawski (TigerBlog). I've known all three gentlemen for a long time. Bill and I are among the very few who were blogging about baseball in 2001 that still are today, while Lee and I go back to the old AOL STATS message boards from the late-'90s, if anyone remembers those. Brian, of course, is a colleague of ...

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Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 3)

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

This is the third of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen. Ducksnorts: Something that's near and dear to my heart: Paul DePodesta has recently started a public-facing blog, which is really cool. When I was working in industry, that was one of the things I was trying to get my company to do externally... I've seen a lot of examples -- Wells Fargo, ...

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Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 2)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
by Geoff Young

This is the second of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen. Ducksnorts: What exactly are the daily responsibilities of your current position, and is there an off-season for you? Alderson: No, there's really not an off-season. During the season we have a game virtually every day... so there are always things going on. My job during the season is to oversee day-to-day activity and be responsive to people who need some direction, and provide a public face for the team and be able to deal with ...

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Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 1)

Monday, June 16, 2008
by Geoff Young

This is the first of a three-part interview with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen. Sandy Alderson has been CEO of the San Diego Padres since May 2005. Before then he served as general manager of the Oakland A's from 1983 to 1997, where he led that franchise to a World Series title in 1989 and mentored one of today's more noteworthy GMs, his successor, Billy Beane. After leaving Oakland, Alderson went to work at the MLB offices in New York, where his duties included, among many other things, finding ways to speed up ...

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Series Preview: Jon Weisman Talks Dodgers

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
by Geoff Young

Jon Weisman has been blogging about the Los Angeles Dodgers (team of my youth, but let's just sweep that under the rug) since July 2002 at Dodger Thoughts. He also writes about baseball in general at SI.com and the entertainment industry at Variety. Jon and I recently chatted via the mystical magic of email about his team, the NL West, and old-school catchers. * * * Ducksnorts: What happened to the NL West, and how do you like the Dodgers' chances now versus at the start of the season? Weisman: It seems more or less like everything that could go wrong, has -- except for in San Francisco, but expectations were notoriously low for them. Are ...

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