IGD: Padres @ Yankees (17 Jun 08)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (31-40) @ Yankees (37-33) Randy Wolf vs Andy Pettitte 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R I wonder if Johnny Damon has figured out who plays for San Diego. He's had enough time... Meanwhile, this is ugly: Struggling Middle Infielders  PABAOBPSLGOPS+ Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of June 16, 2008. Robinson Cano275.225.269.32260 Khalil Greene287.226.272.33365

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Series Preview: Lisa Gray Talks Astros

Monday, March 31, 2008
by Geoff Young
I'm making a concerted effort to do more interviews this year and get more voices talking here at Ducksnorts. With that in mind, it's my great pleasure to bring you Lisa Gray, of the excellent Astros Dugout, who will tell us a little more about the Padres' first opponent of 2008. Ducksnorts: The Astros and Padres are similar in many respects. Both teams entered the league during the '60s and still are largely ignored by the national media. With the retirement of Jeff Bagwell and now Craig Biggio, how does the franchise go about re-establishing itself in an environment where so much emphasis is placed on individual players, particularly those in large media markets? Gray: That ...
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World Series IGD: Astros @ White Sox, Game 2

Sunday, October 23, 2005
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 4:30 p.m., PT television: Fox matchup: Andy Pettitte (17-9, 2.39 ERA) vs Mark Buehrle (16-8, 3.12 ERA) Unless you're an Astros fan, Game 1 certainly didn't disappoint in terms of being a fun one to watch. I wish Fox didn't feel the need to throw cheesy graphics and sounds all over everything, but I suppose that's their right. Maybe someone like Kurt Elling or Buddy Guy to sing the Star-Spangled Banner? From an outsider perspective, the things that caught my attention were ...
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