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Thursday Links (15 Sep 11)

by Geoff Young on Sep 15, 2011 (18) Comments

I’m up to my eyeballs researching players who walked a lot. Did you know that the longest streak of drawing one or more walks in consecutive games since at least 1919 is 22, by Roy Cullenbine, who did it in 1947? Did you also know that the longest such streak by a currently active player [...]

Mi Casa Es Su Casa, Although I Wouldn’t Mind Getting It Back at Some Point

by Geoff Young on Jul 18, 2011 (6) Comments

Saturday was strange. After scoring a total of five runs over the previous six games, the Padres erupted for 11 en route to a rare laugher over the visiting Giants. Jesus Guzman and Orlando Hudson homered, with Cory Luebke working seven strong innings.

We Were Young and Stupid

by Geoff Young on Jun 29, 2011 (28) Comments

When I was younger and measured days by the inning rather than by proximity to the next mortgage payment, I ridiculed people for arriving late to ball games. Such luxury… Nowadays, I am grateful to arrive at all.

Symbol of a Lost Season

by Geoff Young on Jun 21, 2011 (68) Comments

While the Padres were getting pasted by the Red Sox at Fenway on Monday evening in the first game of what I told a friend “has a chance to be the least competitive series between two baseball teams all season,” I was rewriting an article. Part of that article landed on the cutting room floor, [...]

Five Guys in the Minors

by Geoff Young on Jun 15, 2011 (22) Comments

There are several intriguing stories in the Padres minor-league system — the emergence of Beamer Weems (giving up switch-hitting was a good idea, huh?) and international signee Luis Domoromo, the sudden glut of third basemen, the signing of first-round pick Cory Spangenberg — but today we’ll focus on a few items I’ve been tracking…

Stauffer Was Just a Little Better

by Geoff Young on Jun 08, 2011 (14) Comments

What a fun win Tuesday night. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a gem for Colorado, but Tim Stauffer was just a little better, spinning eight shutout innings en route to his second win of the season. Stauffer also notched a career-high eight strikeouts and collected two hits, including an RBI single in the fifth. Efficient? Try 97 [...]

Draft Impressions, First Basemen, Curmudgeonliness

by Geoff Young on Jun 07, 2011 (16) Comments

Today’s not-so-fully formed thoughts are brought to you by Tempus Fugit, frustrating humans since forever…

Is There a Draft in Here or Is That Just Me?

by Geoff Young on Jun 06, 2011 (33) Comments

While Padres players were taking three out of four (at home!) against the Astros (the NL’s worst team, but we’ll take what we can get), folks in the front office prepared for the 2011 Amateur Draft. And yes, it’s now known as the First-Year Player Draft of Anaheim, but whatever. The draft starts Monday at [...]