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Takin’ a Break

Monday, June 29, 2009
by Geoff Young

Life is good, but there's a little too much of it right now so I'm taking some time off. Ducksnorts will resume publication after the All-Star break. In the meantime, I'll continue to publish at Hardball Times and Unfiltered. Also, if you do the Twittter thing, I sometimes offer witty/insightful/stupid comments during games. Feel free to follow along at twitter.com/ducksnorts if you're so inclined. See you at one of those places, or we'll meet back here toward the end of July. Thanks, and peace. Geoff

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Geoff’s Publishing Schedule for 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009
by Geoff Young

Thing is, writing the 2009 Annual took a lot out of me. So does writing software documentation 40 hours a week. Life is good; I've got no complaints or regrets. That said, you deserve to know why I'm scaling back production this year. Here's the plan for 2009: Monday: Ducksnorts Tuesday: Baseball Daily Digest Thursday Wednesday: Hardball Times Also, you may notice a shift here at Ducksnorts. Good research takes time and energy, both of which are in short supply, while bad research isn't worth the electrons via which it is transmitted. Expect less number crunching and more... weirdness. If you need your daily Padres fix -- and trust me, you do -- head over ...

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RIP, John Brattain

Thursday, March 26, 2009
by Geoff Young

I am saddened devastated to report that my colleague and friend, John Brattain, has died. John was a fine baseball writer and a fine human being. He will be missed more than I can articulate. I will offer additional thoughts at Hardball Times a bit later. Meanwhile, if you want to know about John, start here: Baseball Think Factory tribute thread John's work at THT John's work at BDD Also, for those interested in attending services, here is information from John's family: A memorial service as a celebration of John's life will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4183 Old Highway ...

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