January 23, 2009 – 7:44 am
First off, thanks for the excellent discussion on fan disillusionment. You’ve helped me see the problem in new ways, and I’ve got additional thoughts that I’ll share as soon as they make sense. It’ll probably come in the form of a thought exercise — sort of along the lines of Kobayashi Maru.
Until then, we’ve got [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged baseball prospectus, bbtf, bruce hurst, chris cannizzaro, disillusionment, games community, impact players, khalil greene, kobayashi maru, lake elsinore storm, madfriars, ozzie smith, ryan klesko, sean burroughs, shane victorino, sterling hitchcock
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December 15, 2008 – 7:37 am
I’m pressed for time this morning, so we’ll be quick. Work and various other commitments kept me from writing at all during the week, so it was another 20-hour weekend. Really, with enough coffee, almost anything is possible.
Oh, and I’m sporting a sweet mullet these days. Think of a cross between Barry Gibb and Larry [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in 2009 Annual, Minors
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Also tagged barry gibb, cliff johnson, coffee, larry fine, mullet, padman, peter friberg, pitchers, prospect lists, prospects, russell branyan
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September 19, 2008 – 5:20 am
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 [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Baseball
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Also tagged benito santiago, bip roberts, eric show, fred mcgriff, gary sheffield, gaylord perry, ken caminiti, luis salazar, nate colbert, roberto alomar, ryan klesko, wally joyner
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January 15, 2008 – 7:07 am
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 [...]
