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Is Life Ever Good Enough?

by Geoff Young on Jun 22, 2009 (17) Comments

I use baseball to mark the passage of time. The memory of specific events helps keep me grounded in a world that often makes less sense than I’d like it to make (forgive the fact that I grew up rooting for the Dodgers): 1981 — Fernandomania; Rick Monday’s homer off Steve Rogers in Montreal 1988 [...]

Vicodin Dreams

by Geoff Young on May 26, 2009 (18) Comments

I will do anything to avoid a game in Albuquerque — be it getting hopelessly lost in that fine city, having my car smashed by a big rig en route from Missouri, or as now, recovering from knee surgery. A sensible person would simply admit he didn’t want to watch the Isotopes play, but where [...]

To Sweep and To Be Swept

by Geoff Young on May 18, 2009 (25) Comments

Sunlight glimmers off the bay like sweat, like flashbulbs, a disco ball, coins from a slot machine, dice rolling, neon signs. Patterns of light moving impossibly fast, not moving at all. Stare long enough, it all becomes one. Time and meaning are lost, like the days themselves, swept out to sea. The Padres had Monday [...]

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. [...]

Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 2)

by Geoff Young on Jun 17, 2008 (35) Comments

This is the second of a three-part interview (Part 1 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. Ducksnorts: What exactly are [...]

Padres Farm Report (8 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 08, 2008 (4) Comments

Triple-A — Omaha 7, Portland 1 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, 2B, BB Jody Gerut (CF): 0-for-4 Chase Headley: 2-for-3, 2B, BB Brian Myrow: 0-for-4 Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-3, BB Will Venable (DH): 0-for-4 Nick Hundley: 0-for-4 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3 Josh Geer: 6 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 1 HR, 4 BB, 3 SO Dirk Hayhurst: [...]

IGD: Padres @ Phillies (29 Apr 08)

by Geoff Young on Apr 29, 2008 (47) Comments

Padres (10-16) @ Phillies (14-12) Greg Maddux vs Cole Hamels 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185 MLB, B-R Last time Maddux faced the Phillies, he beat his old (and I do mean old) teammate, Jamie Moyer, 14-3 at Citizens Bank Park last August. Milton Bradley knocked two homers, drove in [...]

Series Preview: Rox Girl Talks Rockies

by Geoff Young on Apr 15, 2008 (54) Comments

The Padres and Rockies hook up for the first time since that fateful Game 163 in Denver last October. I recently had a chance to chat with Rox Girl of the excellent Rockies blog Purple Row about her expectations for the 2008 season, the challenges of marketing a team that plays half its games west [...]

Appearances and Such

by Geoff Young on Mar 03, 2008 (0) Comments

In addition to my work here at Ducksnorts, I am a regular contributor to Baseball Daily Digest, Baseball Prospectus Unfiltered, Hardball Times, and various other online publications (including a daily gig at Knuckle Curve from September 2006 to April 2008). I also have written three books, contributed to others, and appeared on numerous radio and [...]

Towers Signs through 2010

by Geoff Young on Jan 23, 2008 (18) Comments

General Manager Kevin Towers has signed a contract extension that will keep him in San Diego through 2010 (hat tip to several readers). To celebrate, here is a high-level look at Towers’ year-by-year trading record: Kevin Towers Trades by Year   Win Shares   Year No In Out Diff Best 1995 2 66 14 +52 [...]