I’m reading a lot about Adrian Gonzalez these days. Why not? He’s a great player who deserves the coverage. The two basic “stories” right now are: Jake Peavy wants the White Sox to make a play for his former teammate. Gonzalez reportedly is seeking Mark Teixeira money, which the Padres can’t afford. To summarize, other [...]
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Me, Elsewhere: Life Is Just a Fantasy
Does anyone even remember Aldo Nova these days? Anyway, my latest look at the BP Kings draft is up at Baseball Prospectus. My first pick? Kyle Blanks, believe.
Friday Links (26 Feb 10)
Oy, what happened to the week? I want a do-over. Anyway, here are your links: Stairs happy to fill niche for Padres (U-T). From Bill Center’s article: “With his phone not ringing with offers, Stairs signed on with NutriSystem and started trimming 32 pounds. He began playing hockey, became an assistant hockey coach at John [...]
Friday Links (19 Feb 10)
Links? Sure, go nuts: Padres’ Blanks leaner, keener (U-T). Tim Sullivan talks about Kyle Blanks, who has dropped a lot of weight since the end of last season: “He remembers the early days of that diet as ‘miserable’, but the results were swift and gratifying.” As someone who has lost 20 pounds since October thanks [...]
Me Elsewhere: Petco Park Still Isn’t Kind to Hitters
File my latest at Hardball Times under “D” for “duh”: Three years ago I studied Petco Park’s effect on offense. The results — that it kills offense — matched what my eyes told me, which is always nice. Now, with three more years of data, I’ve revisited the earlier study and found that most of [...]
Gaslamp Ball Turns Five, Ducksnorts Feels Old
Congrats to Dex, jbox, and the gang as Gaslamp Ball celebrates five years of blogging the Padres. Way to go, guys. You know what was happening when Ducksnorts celebrated its fifth anniversary? Adam Eaton was getting beat like a drum at Coors Field; Phil Nevin started at third base and Bubba Trammell knocked a meaningless [...]
Me, Elsewhere: BP Kings Update
I meant to mention this earlier, but got sidetracked. My keeper list in BP Kings and the thought process behind it are up at Baseball Prospectus. No Padres, I’m afraid…
Friday Links (5 Feb 10)
You’ll have to supply your own snappy intro today… The Case for Mark Loretta’s Hall of Fame Enshrinement (Gaslamp Ball). This is hilarious, although I’m not sure that’s its intent. Willie Mays, at 78, Decides to Tell His Story (New York Times). One of the game’s legends has a biography coming out soon. [h/t Didi] [...]
Me, Elsewhere: Thanks for All the Runs
My latest at Hardball Times examines pitchers that succeeded despite not pitching very well. Our pal Ismael Valdez, who once inspired some wretched poetry, appears on this list. For grins, here are the five lowest ERA+ of Padres pitchers who qualified for the ERA title and finished with a winning record: Kevin Jarvis, 2001: 12-11, [...]
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