I had two revelations this past week: Working full time and doing physical therapy (I’m re-learning how to walk, which apparently is a skill one is supposed to have mastered by age 40) is exhausting. It’s not realistic to assume that I’ll be able to make significant progress on the book during the week. That’s [...]
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OBG08 Revisited: Pitchers
We’re looking back at our pre-season community projections. On Wednesday we covered the hitters; today we turn to the pitchers. Left-Handers Justin Hampson, 2008 IP ERA Projected 48 4.21 Actual 30.2 2.93 Our most optimistic projection had Hampson at a 3.50 ERA. Joe Thatcher, 2008 IP ERA Projected 58 2.86 Actual 25.2 8.42 [...]
Blog World and New Media Expo 2008 Recap
We drove to Vegas on Thursday afternoon. Neko Case, Silverchair, Interpol, and Thievery Corporation accompanied us on our journey. Not literally, of course; our car isn’t that big. On Friday we rode the monorail all over the Strip, gawking at the utter freakishness that is Sin City. This place always makes me feel lonely, although [...]
Here, There, and Everywhere
My latest article at Hardball Times looks back at a 1989 game in which the Cleveland Indians collected six hits, all home runs. Joe Carter knocked three of them. Carter, you may recall, came to San Diego the following year and gave a convincing demonstration of how utterly useless the RBI statistic is. Ten men [...]
One Actionable Item
It’s easy, in a season where almost everything imaginable has gone wrong, to forget that the Padres won 89 games a year ago with comparable talent. The lazy and somewhat impractical suggestion is to say we should blow everything up and start over from scratch. Nice Debut Speaking of the future, we’ve already seen four [...]
Observations from the Weekend
First off, if your #2 hitter lays down a sacrifice bunt in the first inning — as Luis Rodriguez did on Friday night — then you probably need to find another #2 hitter. Second, for as indifferent as I generally am to the stolen base, it disturbs me that Willy Taveras has more than twice [...]
Don’t Believe a Word I Say
Daniel at There Are Better Deals in August asks whether it’s okay for the front office to lie. It’s a provocative question, and one that deserves attention. He cites a recent article by Derek Carty, my colleague at Hardball Times, that mentions Paul DePodesta’s blog as a possible propaganda tool. From Derek’s article: By sending [...]
Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Lake Elsinore
The situation may be bleak in San Diego this year, but a mere 74 miles to the north, things are looking pretty good. Let’s take a quick drive up I-15 and see what’s happening with the Storm… Lake Elsinore Storm in a Box: Record: 53-61 Runs Scored: 648 Runs Allowed: 629 BA/OBP/SLG: .275/.357/.400 (California League: [...]
Series Preview: Tigers Roundtable Discussion
For whatever reason, I’ve come to know several Tigers bloggers over the years, so rather than do a Q&A with just one of them, I’ve decided to put together a little roundtable discussion. My guests today are Bill Ferris (Detroit Tigers Weblog, Baseblogging, Lee Panas (Tiger Tales), and Brian Borawski (TigerBlog). I’ve known all three [...]
Padres Farm Report (20 Jun 08)
Triple-A — Portland 3, Tucson 2 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, BB Peter Ciofrone (3B): 1-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-4, 2B Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 2B, BB Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4 Nick Hundley: 2-for-4 Vince Sinisi (LF): 1-for-3, BB Justin Germano: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO; 1-for-2, 2B Joe Thatcher: [...]
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