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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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Happy Holidays!

Monday, December 24, 2007
by Geoff Young

Happy holidays to you and yours. Whatever you observe, celebrate it well. Peace...

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Oooh, Shiny Book Cover

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
by Geoff Young

I swear I'm not turning Ducksnorts into a photo blog, but I'm pretty psyched about this because it means I can almost see light at the end of the tunnel. When will the book be done? Well, when it's done. I'm shooting for the first or second week of February. I think this is realistic and not just me being blindly optimistic the way I was that, say, Sean Burroughs could learn to hit a baseball with authority. On a related note, I'm planning to run an excerpt tomorrow and I'd love your input. Our choices are "2007 in Review" and "Driving to Cooperstown." Both are very much in progress, but some parts are fit for human consumption. Please ...

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Unfinished

Monday, December 17, 2007
by Geoff Young

Photo by Daniel Dainty, some rights reserved. You get the general idea of what this thing is going to look like when it's done, but you won't know for sure until all the pieces are in place and it's fully operational.

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Tony Gwynn Statue

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
by Geoff Young

Forgot to post this during the season. From September 17:

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Slow News Day

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
by Geoff Young

Between working on the book and transcribing an interview I did last week (which I think you'll enjoy), I'm a little short on time. That and there isn't much going on right now. I wish the list of six-year minor-league free agents would be released. I always like digging around for potential bargains. Probably says more about me than it does about anything else, but there it is. So, I dunno. What'd you have for dinner last night? I had spaghetti with meatballs. Mmmm... Winter Leagues Mesa 13, Saguaros 12 (box | recap). What a goofy finish. This was a 2-2 tie headed to the seventh. The Saguaros scored five in the top of the ninth to take a 12-6 lead, then coughed up seven ...

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