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Links for 18 Nov 08

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

Hooray, it's links: Giles and Hoffman (It Might Be Dangerous...). Paul DePodesta offers his thoughts on the re-signing of Brian Giles as well as the latest in the Trevor Hoffman negotiations (or lack thereof). [h/t LynchMob] John Moores to give $2.1 million to Scripps Research Institute (Gaslamp Ball) I especially like how some of the commenters begrudge Moores for, you know, doing some good in the world. That takes a special kind of bitter. ;-) Quite a Haul (Bad Altitude) Mark Donohue isn't impressed with what the Rockies got in return for Matt Holliday, and who can blame him? Here's hoping the Padres do better in any ...

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Partly Focused, with a Ten Percent Chance of Useful

Thursday, September 11, 2008
by Geoff Young

Like that new Metallica song, I'm scattered and unfocused today, with hopefully a touch of good stuff in there somewhere... Folks have been singing the praises of Cha Seung Baek because his fastball actually creeps into the mid-90s. I look at his track record and apparent disinterest in attacking hitters, and have concerns, but Monday night against the Dodgers he made Manny Ramirez look terrible twice. In the fourth inning, Baek kept pounding fastballs in on Ramirez, who eventually popped weakly to the right side of the infield. Then in the sixth, on a full count, Baek got Ramirez to chase a fastball out off the plate. ...

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IGD: Padres vs Mariners (28 Jun 08)

Saturday, June 28, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (32-49) vs M's (29-50) Cha Seung Baek vs Carlos Silva 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD DIRECTV: 741 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183 MLB, B-R The Padres have re-signed Brett Tomko, whose sizable contribution to 2007's collapse often gets overlooked by folks more interested in placing all the blame on Trevor Hoffman. Why was Tomko available, you ask? Because the Kansas City Royals had no use for him. If that isn't a ringing endorsement for any pitcher's services, then I ...

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