Listening to Outkast’s "Hey Ya" a lot. Trying to deconstruct it. Much of what gets played on the radio is garbage, but this is some pretty serious stuff. The multiple syncopated vocal lines and killer synth bass are cool. But what really gets me is the acoustic guitar chord progression that repeats throughout the entire [...]

So I got Opening Day tix yesterday. We’re way down in the right field corner. The phone operator gave me a few choices, all of which were more or less in the same area. I told her I didn’t care, that if she could get me in the park, I’d be ecstatic. And I am. [...]

I was up late last night helping rid a buddy of 22 virii on his machine (yikes!), so this will be real short and sweet. San Diego Padres Preview (Batter’s Box). Jonny German likes the Pads’ chances in 2004. This is a well-formulated article and worth the read. New role takes top priority for Burroughs [...]

Pitchers and catchers have reported. Position players arrive Wednesday. Let’s check out what’s going on so far: Padres pleased to see a healthy Hoffman (U-T). Trevor Hoffman, David Wells, and Tim Stauffer all looked good during their first workouts. Wells will start the Petco Park opener, with Brian Lawrence opening the season in Dodger Stadium [...]

Nothin’ much to talk about, so I’ll let others do the work for me today. Watched a little of Tuesday night’s rebroadcast. We beat the Diamondbacks in Phoenix, but the highlight for me was seeing Gary Bennett hack 3-0 against Curt Schilling. Man, am I going to miss that. Without further ado, here we go… [...]

First off, I’m very flattered by the interest in the Best of 2003 compilation. It’s been up for about 48 hours now, and so far we’ve had 149 downloads. The few folks I’ve talked to who’ve actually had a chance to read through some of it have had good things to say. I look forward [...]

Very little time, so just links to stuff today. Enjoy! Baseball Jesse Orosco Retires — Gotta love the Score Bard. College Notebook: San Diego Opens Season With Optimism (BA) Townsend, Humber and Niemann Aim To Earn Label Of Best College Rotation Ever (BA). Niemann is the possible #1 pick in the draft. DIPS 2003 — [...]

Don’t get too excited, it’s just workouts. Closed to the public. Oh okay, go ahead and get excited. It’s still pretty cool. Baseball is just around the corner. Padres hold first workout in new park (U-T) Padres get first crack at Petco Park (AZ Central) Petco Park gets first use Wednesday (NC Times) Not much [...]

It’s the end of the week, I’m running on fumes. Bullet points to the rescue… ‘Svelte’ Wells shows up on Padres’ doorstep (NC Times). Wells looks good and is saying all the right things. Mention also is made of Adam Eaton, who reportedly has avoided arbitration by signing a 2-year deal worth $5.25M. In addition, [...]

Because killing it is just too cliche. So now we wait: for Kendall, for Payton, for Guffman. I’m having trouble thinking along with Kevin Towers at this point. If all of this maneuvering has been done with the goal of bringing Jason Kendall to San Diego without severly impacting the budget, kudos to Towers for [...]