Brutal Is As Brutal Does

Monday, June 15, 2009
by Geoff Young
The Padres are boring. That's the word on the street... a street apparently filled with people who don't like baseball. Just give me a game to watch and the rest will take care of itself. There is no pressure with this team, no expectation of success. Every win is a surprise, a gift. Sometimes I believe this. Usually right before things get ugly. * * * Jake Peavy was effective but not dominant on Monday night. Gave up three runs, although all could have been avoided with better defense behind him. In the fourth, Chase Headley misplayed a drive off the bat of Chris Snyder into a single and an error. Headley couldn't decide whether to catch the ball or play it on a hop, so he did ...

Eight Sliders Sliding

Monday, April 27, 2009
by Geoff Young
Got my coffee. Got my Neko Case. Like when I drove from Asheville to Durham en route to Cooperstown for Tony Gwynn's Hall of Fame induction. So many trees. I miss the road. * * * Jody Gerut rocks the '69 uni Stupid game Tuesday night at PhoneCo. Top of the fourth, Kevin Kouzmanoff bangs a double off the Levi's sign in right, misses a homer by maybe two feet. Adrian Gonzalez at second, Chase Headley at first. Kouzmanoff's drive caroms past right fielder Randy Winn, but center fielder Aaron Rowand pounces on it and fires a strike to first baseman Travis Ishikawa, who ...
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Do What You Cannot Do

Monday, April 20, 2009
by Geoff Young
The way it works with cover bands in this town is you play two nights -- Friday and Saturday -- from 9 p.m. to close. Three one-hour sets punctuated by 10-minute breaks, with a longer (80-minute) set to end the night. Wait, are we playing Jimmy Buffet and then Slayer, or is it the other way around? First set is oldies, mellow stuff, and anything we're trying to work into the repertoire -- Beatles, Eagles, Crowded House. Second set is classic rock. Third is upbeat music for dancing -- Kool and the Gang, Commodores, Romantics, a little AC/DC to give a hint of things to come. Fourth set is for the headbangers. People stop in for one ...