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Writing the Book (6 Oct 08)

by Geoff Young on Oct 06, 2008 (7) Comments

I’m happy to report that the first week of serious work on the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual went well. I made progress on several fronts: I had some good discussions with my editorial advisory board, which is just a fancy name for folks who are helping guide me as we move forward with the project. [...]

Faulty Radar, and Performance by Position

by Geoff Young on Sep 24, 2008 (4) Comments

I’ve got a few things on my mind this morning. First off, I’m reorganizing the categories of this here blog, trying to put some of those information architecture skills I learned at my last job to use. Among other things, I’m discovering that it’s a lot harder to organize your own stuff than someone else’s. [...]

Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 3)

by Geoff Young on Jun 18, 2008 (109) Comments

This is the third of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen. [...]

Padres 2008 Draft Recap

by Geoff Young on Jun 09, 2008 (32) Comments

A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in light of the information until that point. –Nassim Nicholas Taleb Here’s the irritating truth about evaluating a draft: We won’t know for years how the story ends, and even when that happens, judging the draft solely on actual outcome (to the exclusion [...]

Peace, Love, and Delusion

by Geoff Young on Jun 03, 2008 (74) Comments

Sometimes you can get away with making stupid mistakes against lousy teams. Unfortunately the Cubs aren’t a lousy team, and they saw to it that the Padres paid for their transgressions. Carlos Zambrano is a terrific pitcher when he’s on his game. He wasn’t at his best Monday night, but the Padres let him off [...]

When Projections Go Bad

by Geoff Young on May 30, 2008 (42) Comments

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections. I know, OPS and ERA aren’t the end-all and be-all, but they’re good enough for government work… Projections vs Reality: Hitters   OPS Player BJ CH MA MI ZI DS Act Statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and are through games [...]

Series Preview: Larry Borowsky Talks Cardinals

by Geoff Young on May 19, 2008 (67) Comments

After a long and miserable road trip, the Padres return home and try to remain relevant in 2008. Their first opponent is the St. Louis Cardinals, who visit Petco Park for three games starting Monday night. To learn a little more about the Cards, I chatted with Larry Borowsky of the excellent Viva El Birdos. [...]

IGD: Padres @ Cubs (15 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 15, 2008 (188) Comments

Padres (15-26) @ Cubs (24-16) Greg Maddux vs Ryan Dempster 11:20 a.m. PT no television AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R The Padres showed some good fight at the end of Wednesday evening’s game. Unfortunately they spent much of the early part digging themselves into a deep, dark hole. Still, I liked the [...]

Padres Release Edmonds, Shuffle Deck Chairs

by Geoff Young on May 10, 2008 (38) Comments

So much for Jim Edmonds. Ducksnorts readers projected him to hit .255/.338/.418, with the most pessimistic of us pegging his OPS at a limp 645. Sadly, the former All-Star didn’t even come close to those meager numbers, finishing his Padres career at .178/.265/.233 in 103 plate appearances and, more importantly, looking lost in center field. [...]

Friday Links (9 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 09, 2008 (78) Comments

Don’t know how we ended up with so many of these, but here they are: Padres can’t pin hitting woes on Petco (ESPN, h/t parlo). Quoth Khalil Greene: I’m not going to consistently say it, but the ballpark plays a major factor in it — more than anybody lets on at times. That’s the reality [...]