February 1, 2010 – 6:18 am
We’ve noted that Bud Black has done a good job of protecting his pitchers in three years as manager of the Padres. At the end of that little ditty, I alluded to another aspect of Black’s managerial style that caught my eye. I speak of his affinity for the pitchout.
Black led National League managers with [...]
January 26, 2010 – 10:07 pm
The Padres have signed veteran right-hander Jon Garland to round out the 2010 rotation. The deal is $4.7 million this year, plus a mutual option for $6.75 million in 2011.
Excluding 2005, when he masqueraded as a front-line pitcher, Garland has been a league-average innings eater throughout his career. He’s filled that role for a long [...]
I will do anything to avoid a game in Albuquerque — be it getting hopelessly lost in that fine city, having my car smashed by a big rig en route from Missouri, or as now, recovering from knee surgery. A sensible person would simply admit he didn’t want to watch the Isotopes play, but where [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Baseball
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Also tagged adrian gonzalez, barry zito, bullpen, chris young, emmanuel burriss, greg burke, heath bell, mat latos, nick hundley, pablo sandoval, padres, scott hairston, smitty, vin scully
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October 27, 2008 – 7:13 am
I had two revelations this past week:
Working full time and doing physical therapy (I’m re-learning how to walk, which apparently is a skill one is supposed to have mastered by age 40) is exhausting. It’s not realistic to assume that I’ll be able to make significant progress on the book during the week.
That’s a lame [...]
October 10, 2008 – 5:16 am
We’re looking back at our pre-season community projections. On Wednesday we covered the hitters; today we turn to the pitchers.
Left-Handers
Justin Hampson, 2008
IP
ERA
Projected
48
4.21
Actual
30.2
2.93
Our most optimistic projection had Hampson at a 3.50 ERA.
Joe Thatcher, 2008
IP
ERA
Projected
58
2.86
Actual
25.2
8.42
We missed this about as badly as we could. So did other people: CHONE had Thatcher’s ERA at 3.67, Marcels had it at [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Projections
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Also tagged all-star, cla meredith, jake peavy, joe thatcher, justin germano, justin hampson, kevin cameron, padres, randy wolf, trevor hoffman, zips
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October 7, 2008 – 6:32 am
Right-hander Dirk Hayhurst has been claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. Dirk was gracious enough to chat with us not long ago. Although his Padre career lasted just 16 2/3 innings, it got his foot in the proverbial door. Here’s wishing Dirk all the best in Toronto (one of my favorite cities) as [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links, Roster Notes
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Also tagged baseball dreams, dirk hayhurst, eduardo perez, jake peavy, josh bard, kansas city royals, khalil greene, paul depodesta, sandy alderson, seattle mariners, shawn estes, toronto blue jays, waivers
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August 20, 2008 – 7:14 am
As you are no doubt aware by now, the Padres have traded Greg Maddux to the Dodgers for two minor-league players to be named later or cash. According to Tom Krasovic at the U-T, “By Oct. 15, the Padres will choose two Dodgers minor leaguers from a list of five already agreed upon by the [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Roster Notes, Trade Analysis
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Also tagged adrian gonzalez, brett tomko, chase headley, concession prices, dodgers, jake peavy, josh geer, minor league players, minor leaguers, padres, payroll, prospects
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Padres vs Braves
1:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 740
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188
MLB, B-R
Saturday night’s game can be broken into two distinct categories:
Good:
The ‘98 team was honored before the contest (Gaslamp Ball has sweet photos).
Chase Headley drew his first walk of the year.
Greg Maddux stole a base.
The post-game fireworks show rocked.
Not so much:
A Braves fan [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Game Recaps, In-Game Discussion
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Also tagged bob dylan, braves, chase headley, david bowie, ferengi, fireworks, joe thatcher, mlb, padres, tim hudson
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Padres vs Braves
7:15 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 737
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
We had a great time at the Baseball Prospectus event Friday night. Big thanks to Dave Pease and Joe Sheehan for organizing, the Padres for hosting, and of course Paul DePodesta for being incredibly generous with his time. I’m sworn under threat [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in In-Game Discussion
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Also tagged baseball prospectus, braves, burl stiff, dave pease, joe sheehan, malcolm gladwell, mlb, padres, paul depodesta, schopenhauer, thomas paine, world series
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Padres (32-46) vs Twins (41-36)
Greg Maddux vs Glen Perkins
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
Glen Perkins? I’m not sure we could score three runs off Marlin Perkins right now.
