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Eats and Drinks Near Petco Park

Saturday, March 29, 2008
by Geoff Young

As regular readers know, because there are so many great food options within walking distance of Petco Park, I don't do ballpark concessions. With Opening Day just around the metaphorical corner, I figure now is as good a time as any to revisit the ol' Restaurant Guide. One place I recently was turned onto is The Fleetwood. It opened in September 2007 and is just a few stumbles away from the park. Aaron, Brendan, and the rest of the gang serve up excellent steaks, chops, and beers. They also take good care of Padres fans, so, yeah, I think we'll be paying them a visit at ...

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OT: Go Toreros!

Saturday, March 22, 2008
by Geoff Young

I generally don't follow college hoops. Then again, my alma mater generally doesn't upset UConn in the NCAA tourney. Congrats and good luck against Western Kentucky!

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OT: San Diego Blogger MeetUp

Saturday, March 1, 2008
by Geoff Young

One of my goals for Ducksnorts in 2008 is to become more involved in the community. Not just the baseball community, where we've been active over the past several years, but right here in San Diego as well. That's why I'm donating a portion of the proceeds from book sales this year to the San Diego Red Cross. It's also why I've taken to participating in the San Diego Special Edition blog carnival and attending the San Diego Blogger MeetUp. Sponsored by Matt Browne, and held at Cafe Bassam, the meetup provides a great opportunity for local bloggers ...

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Do Everything

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
by Geoff Young

The idea was that I'd take some time off between Christmas and New Year to relax before pushing hard to finish the book. The reality was that I found myself involved in three other projects: I'm honored to announce that I'll be writing at Baseball Digest Daily in 2008. Joe Hamrahi and company do awesome work over there, and I'm proud to call myself a member of their team. This doesn't take the place of any of my current projects, but rather augments them all. When in doubt, do both, or in this case, do everything. Houston Astros outfielder Hunter Pence is now blogging at Inside ...

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Hola, 2008

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
by Geoff Young

A decade ago, something pretty special happened in this town. I'd say we're about due again. Happy New Year!

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Vacation Recovery Mode

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
by Geoff Young

Hi there. Sorry for going incommunicado on you. We were off in Hawai'i doing the Thanksgiving/anniversary thing; I'd intended to post a few updates from yonder, but first I lost my motivation and then I lost my wi-fi (the in-laws are pretty far off the grid). Anyway, I hope everyone had a good holiday. One of the benefits of being off line for so long is that I got to catch up on my reading. I finished David Browne's Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley, and got well into The Book (finally!) and Neil Peart's Roadshow. Even managed to read the first few entries in The Best American Essays of the Century, edited by Joyce Carol Oates. Good ...

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San Diego Fires ‘07

Monday, October 22, 2007
by Geoff Young

This is way off topic, and I'm normally a "show must go on" kind of guy, but now that these fires are being called the worst in California history, I feel compelled to post links to the sources I'm following: Breaking news on wildfires (U-T) Cat Dirt Sez Firestorm 2007 Resource Guide (KNSD) San Diego Journal Witch Creek Fire (And Still I Persist) All is well at Chez Ducksnorts for now, but we're ready to move if needed. Stay safe, folks... [Tip o' the Ducksnorts cap to San Diego Blog.] More resources/how to help: kpbsnews @ Twitter nateritter @ Twitter...

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