I am pleased (and relieved) to announce that excerpts from the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual are now available as a free download (PDF, 226k). The download is 24 pages long and includes the following:
From “Player Dashboards” — An explanation of what these things are, some league context, and dashboards for Adrian Gonzalez and Jake Peavy
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By Geoff Young
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Posted in 2009 Annual
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Also tagged adrian gonzalez, Baseball, blake-tekotte, book excerpts, brad chalk, cedric hunter, depth charts, drew macias, jaff decker, jake peavy, rymer liriano, will venable
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I’m working on my Padres preview for Hardball Times, and one question that confounds me is this: Why won’t San Diego get behind the Padres? I don’t have an answer, but I’d love to hear some theories.
While you’re thinking about that, here’s a nice table for your viewing pleasure:
Padres Winning Percentage and Home Attendance, 2004 [...]
January 25, 2008 – 7:06 am
Before we hit the links, a quick reminder that FriarFest is this weekend. I went last year and it freakin’ rocked. Anywho…
Sdpads1 continues his reflection on the Petco Park era by examining the relationship between a team’s payroll and its on-field success. This line of inquiry fascinates me, and Sdpads1’s findings shouldn’t surprise anyone who [...]
January 11, 2008 – 7:25 am
Before we get started, thanks to everyone who volunteered to help out with the book. Once I’ve finished about a dozen more player writeups, the first draft will be complete. The plan is to get that done today or tomorrow, then read through everything on Sunday and Monday to make sure I haven’t overlooked anything [...]