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Unraveling

by Geoff Young on Jun 02, 2008 (32) Comments

That sucked. In case you’d forgotten how 2007 ended, the Padres gave a nice little encore Sunday afternoon in San Francisco. They battled back from a deficit, took the lead in extra innings on a two-run homer, then watched Trevor Hoffman give it back, with the game ending on a bizarre defensive play. As was [...]

When Projections Go Bad

by Geoff Young on May 30, 2008 (42) Comments

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections. I know, OPS and ERA aren’t the end-all and be-all, but they’re good enough for government work… Projections vs Reality: Hitters   OPS Player BJ CH MA MI ZI DS Act Statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and are through games [...]

Padres Farm Report (4 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 04, 2008 (13) Comments

Brian Giles should have one more hit to his credit this season. Not that it affected the outcome, but Alfredo Amezaga absolutely didn’t catch Giles’ soft liner in the top of the eighth. Also, what a strange game for Paul McAnulty: hit by a pitch, thrown out trying to advance on a popup to third [...]

IGD: Padres @ Marlins (2 May 08)

by Geoff Young on May 02, 2008 (43) Comments

Padres (11-18) vs Marlins (15-13) Justin Germano vs Mark Hendrickson 4:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R The Padres continue to have a terrible approach when leading off an inning. Unfortunately, one of the worst offenders is leadoff hitter Brian Giles, who is hitting .108/.195/.135 in those situations. It’s [...]

Gee, I Still Don’t Understand Sample Size

by Geoff Young on Apr 30, 2008 (113) Comments

The Padres need to go out and get more hitters. I know this is true because I keep hearing it. I also know it’s a complete load of garbage. What they really need is for the hitters they already have to start performing up to their capabilities. Padres Hitters: 2008, 2007, Career     2008 [...]

Monkeys on Roller Skates

by Geoff Young on Apr 24, 2008 (73) Comments

Thanks to reader Lance for hooking us up with seats two rows behind the visitors dugout on Wednesday night. First time I’ve been anywhere near that close at Petco Park, and it’s a whole different experience. For a guy like me who lives in nosebleed, just, wow. Also, belated welcome to all the folks at [...]

Sportswrappin’

by Geoff Young on Mar 27, 2008 (87) Comments

As I’ve mentioned, Derek Togerson was kind enough to have me on as a guest of NBC 7/39′s “SportsWrap” this past Sunday evening. Our segment was the Padres preview, so there wasn’t really an opportunity to pimp the book. Still, we had a great time talking baseball. Some highlights: I cited the continued development of [...]

Random Roster Notes

by Geoff Young on Mar 18, 2008 (41) Comments

Brian Giles saw his first action this spring on Monday. He went 0-for-2 against the Diamondbacks in Tucscon, but who cares? The important thing is, he was in the lineup and able to play right field. Quoth Giles: This was a pretty good test. I know it was only three innings, but the conditions weren’t [...]

Friday Links (29 Feb 08)

by Geoff Young on Feb 29, 2008 (114) Comments

Happy Leap Day. If you haven’t participated in the Opening Day Roster contest, what’s up with that? The winner receives a copy of the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual. Meanwhile, we’ve got links: SI.com reports that Brian Giles is feeling good. So is his surgically repaired right knee. [Kevin] John Walsh at Hardball Times is searching [...]

OBG08 Projections for Padres Hitters

by Geoff Young on Feb 16, 2008 (11) Comments

Here are the results of our community projections for 2008 Padres hitters. To see voting and discussion for an individual player, click on his name. A spreadsheet containing all of our picks will be available shortly. Thanks to all for participating! OBG08 Projections for Select Padres Hitters Player No. PA BA OBP SLG OPS Range [...]