September 8, 2008 – 5:29 am
Reader Malcolm forwards an inspired piece penned by Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers that sings the praises of Dodgers GM Ned Colletti. Ken Tremendous at Fire Joe Morgan picks the article apart nicely (F-bomb warning) and is left wondering whether it is parody or straight reporting.
This, of course, is the best kind of humor. [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Baseball
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Also tagged arizona diamondbacks, casbah, casey blake, dolts, jason schmidt, juan pierre, los angeles times, manny ramirez, ned colletti, professional baseball, sandy alderson, t j simers, world series appearances
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November 6, 2007 – 6:37 am
When last we examined the center field situation, we formulated a series of questions to consider before moving forward. Now we’ll look at the first of these: What do the Padres need in a center fielder? Today we’ll cover the defensive side of the equation; tomorrow we’ll hit the offense. I think you see my [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Baseball, Minors
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Also tagged aaron rowand, carlos beltran, center fielder, coco crisp, curtis granderson, david dejesus, hardball times, ichiro suzuki, melky cabrera, mike cameron, padres, petco park, torii hunter
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October 19, 2007 – 7:57 am
I’m making excellent progress on the book. Drafts of two chapters — Best by Position in Padres History, Kevin Towers Trade Register — are complete, and I’ve gotten started on two more — Player Dashboards and Commentary, Overlooked ex-Padres.
I love my job. (And I’m trying hard not to become one of those annoyingly happy people [...]
