The world is in a constant state of flux. All that we know with any degree of certainty is that what holds true today may or may not hold true tomorrow… The Padres have been awful this year. I have witnessed it personally and had others confirm the fact for me as well… That’s why I feel guilty enjoying this team. I want to hate, but I can’t do it.
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Baseball
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Also tagged bandwagon, dodgers, long walks on the beach, padres, prospects, red sox, rush, sand in your shoes, self pity, state of flux, tom sawyer, utter despair
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The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. No, Yvonne Strahovski isn’t coming over for dinner; I’m talking about the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual.
I may be biased, but I think this is the best Annual yet. I’m pleased with both the content and the presentation (big tip o’ the cap to Chris Bauer for the [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in 2007 Annual, 2008 Annual, 2009 Annual
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Also tagged chris bauer, dashboards, depth charts, expansion draft, graphical analysis, haiku, jake peavy, matt vasgersian, minnesota twins, minor league affiliate, paul depodesta, san diego padres, Spring Training, tim redding
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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
From [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in 2009 Annual
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Also tagged adrian gonzalez, amateur draft, blake-tekotte, book excerpts, brad chalk, cedric hunter, depth charts, drew macias, jaff decker, jake peavy, rymer liriano, will venable
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February 4, 2009 – 5:58 am
It’s official: Jeff Moorad’s group is purchasing the Padres. Once the deal is finalized, Sandy Alderson will leave the organization.
Moorad will take over for John Moores, who bought the Padres in December 1994, rescuing the team from Tom Werner’s wave of destruction. Although taking shots at Moores is arguably more popular than baseball around these [...]
January 16, 2009 – 5:47 am
So, I’ve been thinking about my problem with letting Jim Rice into the Hall of Fame. And I’ve been thinking about my book. The two have nothing to do with each other, which sounds like a good excuse for a contest.
Here’s the deal. Listed below are 21 outfielders who are or were at one point [...]
December 18, 2008 – 6:16 am
Before we get to the rest of the links, I have to call my own number. I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times that looks back at some old projections I did here at Ducksnorts many moons ago. Good fun…
Lots to cover this morning:
Padres experienced relative success in Moores Era (San Diego Union-Tribune). [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged barry-bloom, espn, hardball times, jake peavy, john moores, mlb, padres, payroll, petco park, rob neyer, san diego union tribune, sandy alderson, tom krasovic, world series, world-baseball-classic
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December 17, 2008 – 5:11 am
Do you remember where you were when the Ben Davis Era (TM) ended? Neither do I. Let’s face it, that’s not the sort of thing one remembers in a life full of Things That Matter (TM).
(What’s up with all the TM’s, anyway? Or as I like to say, WUWATTA? (TM))
Quick refresher: The Padres took Davis [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in History
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Also tagged deivi cruz, geoff jenkins, john sickels, jose cruz jr, kerry wood, mariners, mike lieberthal, padres, rancho cucamonga, roy halladay, steve chilcott, todd helton
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December 16, 2008 – 5:16 am
Wait, do you smell something? No, not that; I think it’s links…
Club and closer still need each other, but can they mend the fences? (U-T). It seems that Trevor Hoffman and his agents may have overplayed their position. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see Hoffy back with the Padres in 2009. (Melvin Nieves [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged advertisers, baltimore-orioles, bill-werndl, mlb, new mexico, orioles, padres, peter angelos, prospects, radio hosts, ramon hernandez, reds, ryan-freel, sports, sports media, trevor hoffman
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December 13, 2008 – 5:53 am
The good folks at MadFriars.com have published my list of top 20 Padres prospects. As always, this list represents a snapshot in time. I’m expecting a few of these names to shift places by the time I send the book off to the printer in February.
That said, I feel pretty good about the list. The [...]
Cheeseburger in Purgatory
Jake Peavy isn’t going to the Cubs… for now. And just when I was starting to like the names being mentioned. Did you notice how the rumored packages went from being awful, to decent, to pretty good? At the very least, Kevin Towers deserves credit for not jumping on any old deal, like some folks [...]