Yesterday I joked about traveling through time. Today I’m wishing it were no joke, as the Padres have acquired third baseman Miguel Tejada and cash from the Baltimore Orioles for right-hander Wynn Pelzer. What? No Adrian Gonzalez to Boston for some wicked good chowdah? Eh, maybe another year. I’ve pointed out that Tejada, once a [...]
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Three Random Comparisons
Just some stuff that’s been on my mind of late… stats are through July 22. Nick Hundley, Ron Karkovice, Jason LaRue, Mike Macfarlane In the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual, I compared Hundley to a couple of defense-first, swing-for-the-fences catchers. In the interest of accountability, I thought I’d see how these guys stack up at the [...]
Friday Links (16 Jul 10)
Before we get to the links, I have two questions for you: Do you find these link dumps useful and/or interesting? Are there any baseball blogs/web sites I should be reading that don’t show up here? While you’re thinking, let’s take a little trip… Second-half previews: National League (SweetSpot). Rob Neyer takes a quick look [...]
Friday Links (9 Jul 10)
I’m glad Jerry Hairston Jr. finally hit a home run away from San Diego Thursday night. That’s his first road homer of the year, to go with the five he’s hit at home. I was beginning to fear that maybe Hairston’s power was just a product of Petco Park… Tagg, You’re It: A Conversation with [...]
Me, Elsewhere: Cabrera and Seven Other Second-Year Players
My latest at Hardball Times revisits eight position players who garnered regular playing time as rookies in 2009. Some, such as the Cardinals’ Colby Rasmus and the Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen are enjoying terrific sophomore campaigns. Others, such as the White Sox’s Gordon Beckham and the Padres’ Everth Cabrera, are struggling. From the segment on Cabrera: [...]
Talking to Myself: Sometimes I Even Make Sense
The Padres lost on Monday, 6-3, to the Blue Jays. I offered some thoughts on Twitter (some didn’t make it thanks to a surprise visit by the Fail Whale) and figured I’d look back to see if any of it makes sense the next morning. To clarify, what follows is commentary on commentary of an [...]
Lines Form on My Face and Hands
I have a strong preference for well-pitched games, but sometimes it’s fun to see your team go off like the Padres did on Monday night against the Mets. I probably appreciate it more because it doesn’t happen often with this club, in this ballpark… although it’s worth noting that the Padres’ two biggest outbursts in [...]
I’d Like to Be You for a Day
What’s up with Jerry Hairston Jr.? The guy is hitting .225/.268/.271 with zero homers in 141 PA when the Cardinals come to town. Next thing you know, he’s got back-to-back game-winning jacks. I thought the other Hairston did that sort of thing. It’s like he borrowed Scott’s mojo: Jerry: Hey bro, I’m kind of sucking [...]
Padres Take Two in Houston, Give Third Away
One of the hazards of watching a lot of games at Petco Park is a skewed sense of how hard a ball needs to be struck to leave the yard. I caught a few innings of a Mets-Phillies game on TV the other night, and baseballs were flying out of Citizens Bank Park. I had [...]
Preconceive This
by Geoff Young on Jul 18, 2010 (2) Comments
I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the Padres are hitting better (and scoring more) at Petco Park this year than they are on the road: G PA BA OBP SLG BB% SO% R/G Home 48 1848 .257 .340 .378 10.5 18.8 4.65 Road 42 1619 .246 .302 .379 6.8 19.6 4.12 That could get [...]