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Friday Links (9 Nov 07)

Friday, November 9, 2007
by Geoff Young

Greetings from Vegas... Doggie Bagged: Maddux Re-Ups for 2008 (322 Feet). One of the newer Padres blogs (welcome!) talks about the Greg Maddux deal. Maddux leads list for NL Gold Gloves (MLB.com, via Phantom in the comments). Speaking of Maddux, congrats to him on winning his 17th Gold Glove award. I've had no use for the Gold Glove since the Rafael Palmeiro Fiasco, but it's a nice honor. Padres can take heart in success of Rockies (North County Times). John Maffei chats with Baseball America's John Manuel, who likes the direction the ...

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RIP, Cammy

Wednesday, October 13, 2004
by Geoff Young

I wanted to mention this sooner, but I've been searching for the right words. I still haven't found them, and I may never find them, but I have to say something. As you probably know by now, former Padre third baseman Ken Caminiti died of an apparent heart attack Sunday, at age 41. The first thought that came into my head when I heard the news was: what a waste. It is sad beyond words that anyone should die so young. Yeah, I know it happens every day and why should we make a big fuss about Caminiti just because he was a baseball player? A few things come to mind. First is the impact Caminiti had on San Diego and the Padres. He played ...

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