You know how all those people in the Godzilla movies are running around like crazy all the time on account of the giant lizard thing that keeps chasing them? Twitter at baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline is like that, only without the lizard. Jed Hoyer isn’t doing anything. Why isn’t he doing anything? Oh crap, he [...]
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Thursday Links (7 Jul 11)
Today’s links are grouped according to categories that work best if you don’t think about them too much. Go read stuff. It’s good for you…
Forty-Two Bucks and Free Towing
Good to see the boys take the first two in San Francisco. The wins haven’t come easy (big thanks to Andres Torres for getting thrown out trying to score on a pitch in the dirt with Pablo Sandoval up representing the tying run to end the seventh in Tuesday’s 5-3 victory), but at least they’ve [...]
Me, Elsewhere: Alchemist at Work
My latest at Baseball Prospectus (free!) focuses on the efforts of former Padres GM Kevin Towers on behalf of his new team. The Arizona Diamondbacks, much as his old team did in 2010, are surprising everyone this season with their strong play. Although much of the groundwork was laid by his predecessors, Towers has added [...]
Vedder Cup Recap
The Padres dropped two out of three in Seattle over the weekend to lose this year’s Vedder Cup, 5-1. If you’re keeping score at home, here’s how the Padres have fared in Bud Selig’s idea of a “natural rivalry”…
We Were Young and Stupid
When I was younger and measured days by the inning rather than by proximity to the next mortgage payment, I ridiculed people for arriving late to ball games. Such luxury… Nowadays, I am grateful to arrive at all.
All Over Everything and Stuff
For a team headed nowhere, there sure is a lot going on, eh? Let’s get to it…
Me, Elsewhere: Looking Toward the Season’s Second Half
by Geoff Young on Jul 16, 2011 (16) Comments
Refreshed from the All-Star Break and ready for more (let the floggings continue!), I’ve got a few things going on here and there.