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Contest Winners

Monday, April 28, 2008
by Geoff Young
When I reviewed MLB08: The Show in mid-April, I also held a contest to give away several copies of the game. I asked folks to "leave a suggestion in the comments on how to improve Ducksnorts" and said that I would pick four winners from those. First off, thanks to everyone who entered. Your efforts help shape the way Ducksnorts will continue to evolve, and I can't be grateful enough for that. To the winners: Let's Chat Brian would like to see greater interactivity: I'd like to see more opportunities for interactive chatting on the blog. The traditional blog format is great, but sometimes it's a little unwieldy to follow all the comments, especially if I come in late in the game. I live in Mexico and I ...
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2008 Roster Contest Winner

Sunday, March 30, 2008
by Geoff Young
At the end of February we held a "Guess the Opening Day roster" contest. Many participated, and one emerged victorious: long-time reader Bruce K. nailed 22 of the 25 roster spots, missing only on Justin Huber (which all 20 of us missed for obvious reasons -- the contest closed on March 9, and Huber didn't join the Padres until March 26), Wil Ledezma (only one person had him on their list), and Paul McAnulty (four people had him listed). Congratulations to Bruce! For his efforts, he will receive a copy of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual. Thanks to all who participated, and special thanks to reader Colin, who sponsored this contest. Go Padres!

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Contest: Guess the Padres’ 2008 Opening Day Roster

Thursday, February 28, 2008
by Geoff Young
In honor of the Padres' first Cactus League game (a charity event against the Mariners @ 12:05 p.m. PT, XM 180), and to celebrate the release of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual, it's time for the second annual Ducksnorts "Guess the Padres' Opening Day Roster" contest. Here's how it works: Submit your guess via the handy contact form or leave it in the comments. Identify the 25 players you think will break camp with the big club. Include the name of the player you think will score the Padres' first run of the 2008 season; this will be used in the event of a ...
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Friday Links (13 Apr 07)

Friday, April 13, 2007
by Geoff Young
Plenty to cover today. Let's get right to it: Too Much Information (Baseball Prospectus). Joe Sheehan likes the Chris Young signing and has kind words for the young right-hander: I compared Young to Mike Mussina on the air in Indianapolis the other day, and I still like that comp. Both are smart pitchers from top-tier academic schools who mostly work in the strike zone and can be prone to bad games if the fly balls are finding gaps. Black's outlook different (San Diego Union-Tribune). From Tom Krasovic's piece on Padres skipper Bud Black: Black, a former pitcher, said it was educational to get a ...
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Padres’ 2007 Opening Day Roster: Our Best Guesses

Saturday, February 17, 2007
by Geoff Young
We had 21 entrants in our little contest. Here is the consensus: SP: Clay Hensley (21), Greg Maddux (21), Jake Peavy (21), David Wells (21), Chris Young (21) RP: Heath Bell (11), Doug Brocail (13), Trevor Hoffman (21), Scott Linebrink (20), Cla Meredith (21), Royce Ring (19), Scott Strickland (13) C: Josh Bard (21), Rob Bowen (17) INF: Geoff Blum (21), Russell Branyan (21), Marcus Giles (21), Adrian Gonzalez (21), Khalil Greene (21), Kevin Kouzmanoff (21), Todd Walker (19) OF: Mike Cameron (21), Jose Cruz Jr. (19), Brian Giles (21), Terrmel Sledge (20) Numbers in parentheses represent how many entrants had player on their opening day roster. Most of the questions are in the bullpen, which should come as no surprise. We also expect Marcus Giles to score the ...
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Contest: Guess the Padres’ 2007 Opening Day Roster

Saturday, February 3, 2007
by Geoff Young
In Friday's comments, readers PF4L and Coronado Mike came up with a great idea: Guess the Padres' 2007 opening day roster. Here's how we're going to do this: Submit your guess to me via the handy contact form or leave it in the comments. Identify the 25 players you think will break camp with the big club. Include the name of the player you think will score the Padres' first run of the 2007 season; this will be used in the event of a tie. If the tie still cannot be broken, my wife will pick names from a hat. I know it's not the most scientific method, but I want to keep this simple and get as many people involved ...
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