Clearing off the old desk. Before I forget, though, Baseball Prospectus’ Jonah Keri was good enough to stop by on Thursday and tip us off in the comments to a “Spring Training Feed and Padres/Mariners Game with Kevin Towers and Bill Bavasi” taking place Sunday, March 5, in Peoria. Due to a prior commitment, I [...]

Spent a good chunk of yesterday down at Hospitality Point. Didn’t do much, mainly just read some David Sedaris, listened to the iPod, and stared at sailboats on the water. I live about 15 minutes from the beach and can’t be bothered to get down there more than a handful of times a year. That [...]

Cautionary tale from La Casa de Joven… Wife: Get a haircut, you look like Leif Garrett. Me (busting out some crazy old school moves): Hey babe, I was made for dancing. Long, awkward silence. Really. Long. Really. Awkward. Silence. Wife: Get a haircut. Anyway, some of these links are kind of old, but not as [...]

So nobody wanted to talk about the mess that was third base last year, and who can blame ‘em? Let’s see if we can come up with some less embarrassing topics for discussion today. Steroid penalties much tougher with agreement. In case you missed it, under the new proposal (it still needs to be ratified [...]

Just a few items of (potential) interest for you this morning: Jonathan at PDX Beavers is posting updates from a couple of Padres playing in Winter Ball. Be sure to check out Jon Knott & Brian Sweeney’s Venezuela Journal. Quoth Sweeney: “They love to win here and enjoy every moment. I think every baseball fan [...]

Just a few links for you to chew on today. Padres Hot Stove: Changes (Scout.com). John Conniff gives his takes on the moves that should be made. This one showed up in the comments a few days ago but it’s still relevant and worthy of discussion. I’d really like to see Eric Young return, because [...]

Slow news day. Go nuts. Giles, Padres make progress on long-term deal (FOXSports). According to this report, “the difference between the sides is ‘significant’ but ‘not vast.’” Thanks. That tells us absolutely nothing. D-Backs begin GM search (MLB.com). Kevin Towers either has or has not been interviewed. I guess we’ll find out soon enough. Can’t [...]

I don’t like to pull this too often, but if you’re not into reading about the way things were when dinosaurs ruled the earth, here are some links to articles you may find interesting. Feel free to provide your own commentary on these or anything else. Padres’ Alderson comfortable in many caps (USA Today) Six [...]