Writing the Book (10 Nov 08)

Monday, November 10, 2008
by Geoff Young
On Saturday I finished the first draft of the chapter on the 1969 Padres and sent it out for review. It's 30 pages long (that's 10,073 if you're curious... or not). I'd planned to work on the Farm Report chapter on Sunday, but a few other projects needed my attention, so I bailed. We're also making good progress on the cover. The basic concept is in place, so now it's a matter of nailing down the details. And finding a name to stick in the "Foreword by" space. ;-) My top priority over the next three weeks is the Farm Report chapter. We'll see how motivated I am once I get to Hawai'i. Then again, I usually just sit around and do crosswords when I'm over there, ...

In This Town, the Hitting Coach Wears a Red Shirt

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
by Geoff Young
According to Tom Krasovic at the U-T, Wally Joyner has resigned as hitting coach [h/t Sacrifice Bunt] of the San Diego Padres. In lieu of an explanation, Joyner offers this curious quote: I came to the job hoping to put my experience and ideas to good use in teaching and coaching the Padres' hitters, but it has become obvious to me in the past few months that the organization's approach is different from mine. First off, I suspect the approach is less of a problem right now than the results. Second, although the results haven't been great, they haven't ...
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Padres Farm Report (13 Apr 08)

Sunday, April 13, 2008
by Geoff Young
Triple-A -- Salt Lake 11, Portland 10 Oscar Robles (2B): 1-for-5 Jody Gerut (RF): 0-for-5 Chase Headley: 1-for-4, HR, BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, HR, 2 BB Edgar Gonzalez (DH): 0-for-3, 2 BB Will Venable: 4-for-5, 2 2B, 3B Craig Stansberry (3B): 1-for-4, BB Nick Hundley: 1-for-5 Luis Rodriguez: 3-for-4, E Wade LeBlanc: 5 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO Mauro Zarate: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO More coverage at OurSports Central. In other news, left-hander Will Startup has won MiLB.com's Minors Moniker Madness contest. Also, the Marin Independent Journal has a ...

Friday Links (11 Jan 2008)

Friday, January 11, 2008
by Geoff Young
Before we get started, thanks to everyone who volunteered to help out with the book. Once I've finished about a dozen more player writeups, the first draft will be complete. The plan is to get that done today or tomorrow, then read through everything on Sunday and Monday to make sure I haven't overlooked anything really stupid. Then I'll start sending stuff your way, probably Wednesday or so. Speaking of the book, I'm having a lot of fun with the player dashboards. I love the fact that Cla Meredith and Chris Young pitch on the same staff, and when you see how they recorded their outs in 2007, I think you can understand why. There aren't two more different types of pitchers in all ...