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That Strange Feeling We Sometimes Get

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
by Geoff Young

Two quick observations about Jim Edmonds and Tadahito Iguchi: Mike Cameron looked lost in center field last April. Marcus Giles hit .327/.376/.459 that same month. What we're seeing from Edmonds and Iguchi right now may not mean much in August in September. In other words, we still don't know what we've got...

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One-Homer Wonders

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
by Geoff Young

Over the years, 48 players have hit exactly one home run as a member of the San Diego Padres. Here are the guys who've done it with most and fewest plate appearances: Most PA: Ozzie Smith, 2536 Ed Whitson, 481 Jeff Gardner, 472 Dave Cash, 437 Bob Davis, 391 Fewest PA: Tim Stoddard, 10 Jason Bay, 10 Eddie Miller, 14 Marty Barrett, 17 George Williams, 17 Talk about whatever. That's what I'm ...

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Peoria on My Mind

Thursday, March 6, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm scrambling to get ready for Peoria, so I need to direct you elsewhere today. I'm thinking about fun story lines for '08 at Hardball Times and the Top 100 prospects from '98 at Knuckle Curve. Also, reader LynchMob has taken some short videos from actual spring training games. Sweet! Lessee, what else have I got? Okay, here's a question for you: Who will be the biggest surprise among this year's Padres? Positive, negative, whatever. Give me a name and a reason. Or talk about whatever else is on your mind. Be excellent...

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Gary Gygax and Spring Training TV Schedule

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
by Geoff Young

Gary Gygax died on Tuesday. Along with Bill James and the folks who created Intellivision, Gygax was an unwitting participant in my misspent youth. He probably also helped me survive said youth, but that's another story. Seriously, we had plenty of ways to waste time before this here Internet thing. My humblest thanks to Mr. Gygax for helping me realize that. . . . So, baseball. They're playing games but I haven't watched any, so I don't have much to say. Thankfully that's about to change. Here's the Padres spring training TV schedule (times are PT, games on Channel 4SD): Sun, Mar 9 vs White Sox, 1:05 ...

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I’ve Got Nothing

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm fried. We still have a few openings in the second Ducksnorts fantasy league. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send an invite. [Update: All spots have been filled. Thanks to everyone who expressed an interest and sorry we couldn't squeeze more of you in here.] Otherwise, feel free to talk about whatever and be excellent to one another. Oh yeah, buy the book.

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Familiar Refrain

Thursday, February 14, 2008
by Geoff Young

On pages 141-143 of his 1985 Baseball Abstract, Bill James launches into a discussion of whether baseball dynasties are a thing of the past. This is technically his essay on the San Diego Padres, who were the defending National League champions, although only two paragraphs focus on the Padres: I do not see the Padres as a great team, and I do not see them as likely to repeat. They've got three infielders that I wouldn't put in the top fifteen men at the position. With Terry Kennedy's defense and baserunning, he's got to hit a whole bunch before he can help you, and he hit .240 last year. Their bench is thin. They've got a couple of great young outfielders and real good depth in ...

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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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