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All-Time Padres Team

Friday, September 19, 2008
by Geoff Young

Last week I mentioned an all-time Padres team that I've been assembling. This wasn't just an intellectual exercise. Our friends at Seamheads are running a simulation league this off-season with the best players from each big-league franchise, and they invited me to submit a 40-man roster for the Padres. Most of the choices were fairly obvious (I'd already ranked the best players by position in the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual), but some presented a challenge. Usually it came down to questions of longevity versus effectiveness. For example, Luis Salazar spent a lot more time playing third base in San Diego than Gary Sheffield did, but only one of those guys will help you win baseball games. I tried to stick with players who ...

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Your First Padres Game

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
by Geoff Young

Inspired by former Indians shortstop Tom Veryzer (of all people!), we ended up talking in Monday's comments about some of our favorite Padres memories. I've been having a little fun with a similar thread over at Knuckle Curve, and I thought, hey, we should do a full-on thread here at Ducksnorts. Yeah, I know. That's crazy talk. Anyway, my questions to you are these: When was the first Padres game you attended in person? (Link to the box score at B-R if you can find it.) Are there any specific memories you have of that game? Could be action on the field, or whatever. For example, I'm pretty sure that ...

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