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 [...]
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In This Town, the Hitting Coach Wears a Red Shirt
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 [...]
Padres Farm Report (13 Apr 08)
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 [...]
Friday Links (11 Jan 2008)
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 [...]
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