Updates to Comments Policy

Sunday, May 25, 2008
by Geoff Young
Just a quick note to let y'all know I've made a few updates to the Comments Policy. Also, since we've been getting more new participants lately (thanks, and welcome to my home), this is a good time to remind folks to review and familiarize themselves with the policy. Here are the latest updates: I do read every comment posted at Ducksnorts. However, because the site has become so popular (thank you!), it is not always possible for me to respond in a timely manner or even at all. I do my best to be part of the conversation, but writing about baseball is my full-time job, which means that when I'm responding to comments, I'm not working, which is a problem when it comes time to ...
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Series Preview: Mac Thomason Talks Braves

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
by Geoff Young
The Padres continue their East Coast swing with three in Atlanta starting Tuesday evening. To learn more about the 2008 Braves, I checked in with Mac Thomason, of the venerable and most excellent blog Braves Journal. Ducksnorts: The NL East looks to be tight again this year. How do you like the Braves' chances? Thomason: I'd like it better if I was confident in John Smoltz's shoulder or Rafael Soriano's elbow. The Braves are going to score some runs; they're outscoring the Phillies this year even with the Phillies' park advantage. But right now the starting pitching is a huge mess (I realize that the Braves have been better at preventing runs than scoring them so far, but looking at ...
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Contest Winners

Monday, April 28, 2008
by Geoff Young
When I reviewed MLB08: The Show in mid-April, I also held a contest to give away several copies of the game. I asked folks to "leave a suggestion in the comments on how to improve Ducksnorts" and said that I would pick four winners from those. First off, thanks to everyone who entered. Your efforts help shape the way Ducksnorts will continue to evolve, and I can't be grateful enough for that. To the winners: Let's Chat Brian would like to see greater interactivity: I'd like to see more opportunities for interactive chatting on the blog. The traditional blog format is great, but sometimes it's a little unwieldy to follow all the comments, especially if I come in late in the game. I live in Mexico and I ...
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Oooh, Shiny Book Cover

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
by Geoff Young
I swear I'm not turning Ducksnorts into a photo blog, but I'm pretty psyched about this because it means I can almost see light at the end of the tunnel. When will the book be done? Well, when it's done. I'm shooting for the first or second week of February. I think this is realistic and not just me being blindly optimistic the way I was that, say, Sean Burroughs could learn to hit a baseball with authority. On a related note, I'm planning to run an excerpt tomorrow and I'd love your input. Our choices are "2007 in Review" and "Driving to Cooperstown." Both are very much in progress, but some parts are fit for human consumption. Please ...
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Ducksnorts: Best of 2003

Monday, February 2, 2004
by Geoff Young
I kept threatening it would happen, and now it has. I'm very pleased to announce the release of Ducksnorts: Best of 2003 (2003.pdf, 811k; opens in new browser window). Weighing in at 150 pages and a svelte 811k (it's a quick download even for dialup users), Best of 2003 contains a look back at the Padre season that was, along with a bunch of other stuff. Like the blog itself, it's about 80% baseball, 20% whatever else happens to be on my mind. Everything is pretty much lifted from the blog, and edited/annotated as appropriate. The book (if I may call it that) was fun, but time-consuming, to put together. I sincerely hope you enjoy reading through it. I haven't decided whether I'll do ...
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Server Move Has Begun

Thursday, October 17, 2002
by Geoff Young
Just a quick administrative update. The server move has begun. I hope to have everything completed by the end of the weekend. Once again, I don't expect the site to experience significant downtime. But if for whatever reason you can't find us, I've mirrored this blog at http://members.cts.com/king/g/gyoung/ducksnorts/weblog/; that URL will be good through the end of this month, by which time everything should be back to normal. As always, thanks for your support and patience. See ya on the flip side...

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