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Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

Saturday, November 22, 2008
by Geoff Young

Forgive the lack of updates this past week. I rolled out of bed on Monday, blinked, and it was Saturday. Time is not your friend. We're off to Hawai'i for the annual Thanksgiving shindig at my wife's family's farm. I'm prepping some articles (mostly annotated reruns) to run in my absence; although discussion is always welcome, comments may be held up in the moderation queue a little longer than usual. I will get to stuff when I can, but my priorities over the next two weeks are: Hang out with family Eat good home cookin' Work on the book Do nothing Anything else is a luxury, and I make no guarantees. I also have a couple of articles scheduled to run elsewhere at some point. One is on Padres bench coach Ted ...

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We’ll See You When We See You

Monday, September 29, 2008
by Geoff Young

The season is over. Thank goodness for that. The Padres played brutal baseball for most of 2008, and fans were in a pretty sour mood all year. Unfortunately I let the negativity get to me more than I should have. I suppose it's safe to admit this now, because I no longer feel it's likely to happen, but on multiple occasions throughout the summer, I came within hours of pulling the plug on Ducksnorts for good. My wife talked me down each time, and for that I owe her many thanks. So do you if you enjoy this site at all. Going forward, I'm developing strategies to help me better survive next season and keep me from reaching the point where I dread visiting my own blog. One ...

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Comments Returning… Sort Of

Friday, August 29, 2008
by Geoff Young

Part of a host's responsibility is to lay out and enforce ground rules that enable all guests to enjoy themselves. I'm afraid that as Ducksnorts has grown, I've neglected this duty and allowed us to stray too far from our mission, which is to discuss baseball in an intelligent and thoughtful manner. For that, I am sorry. Over the past week I've had a chance to reflect, and I've come to realize that we really do need reader comments here. At their best, they significantly enhance the value of Ducksnorts for all of us. With that in mind, I'll be reinstating comment functionality on Monday, September 1... with a twist. Stay Focused To help ensure that everyone follows the Community Guidelines and Moderation Policy (read this, understand ...

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Comments Disabled

Saturday, August 23, 2008
by Geoff Young

Effective immediately, and for the foreseeable future, comments have been disabled. I've asked folks to follow the rules, but it's just not happening and I don't have the time or energy to continue policing the situation. Thanks for your support and understanding. Go Padres!

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Light Posting This Week

Monday, August 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

Posting will be light this week. Nothing much is happening with the Padres right now (aside from the signings of Allan Dykstra and James Darnell, I suppose), and a few other projects are demanding my time: I'm working on a quick survey of compensatory draft picks through history -- We've already touched on Rafael Palmeiro being drafted by the Cubs as compensation for "losing" Tim Stoddard to the Padres, but how about the Blue Jays getting Shawn Green for losing Bud Black, or the Rockies getting Jody Gerut for losing Walt Weiss? I'm also working on the 1969 chapter of the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual -- ...

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Cleaning Up the Comments

Monday, July 21, 2008
by Geoff Young

Ever since I added the commenting feature to Ducksnorts several years ago, I've enjoyed hearing what other folks have to say. I've learned a lot from debating topics of mutual interest in a constructive and respectful manner. Lately, though, we've lost our focus thanks in large part to my laxity in enforcing the Ducksnorts Comments Policy. It's in my nature to err on the side of permissiveness, which I'm sorry to say hasn't served the community well. That changes now. Henceforth I will be reviewing all comments to ensure that they adhere to the Ducksnorts Comments Policy. Anything that doesn't is subject to removal without prior notice. If I have time and I'm feeling magnanimous, I may email you with an explanation, but I'm a writer, ...

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Me, the Highway, and Life

Monday, June 30, 2008
by Geoff Young

Okay, here's the deal. I'm driving up to Oregon this week to visit family and catch a couple of minor-league games. I don't know what my availability will be like while I'm off yonder, so posting will be real light this week. I will try to pop in every now and then with reports, pix, and/or videos from the road, but I can't make any promises. At the very least, we'll have the IGDs up and running every day -- assuming anyone is still interested in talking about the games at this point. ;-) When I return to San Diego, it will be to a full-time office gig. Yeah, it's about the money. My family and I miss it. Also, if I've learned anything from writing ...

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