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Writing the Book (20 Oct 08)

Life happened this week; the book, not so much. I did make up some ground over the weekend — put in about 10 hours on Saturday and another 4-5 on Sunday. It’s not as much as I’d have liked, but it’s better than nothing.
In addition to the actual writing, I’m playing a lot with design [...]

OBG08 Revisited: Pitchers

We’re looking back at our pre-season community projections. On Wednesday we covered the hitters; today we turn to the pitchers.
Left-Handers

Justin Hampson, 2008

 
IP
ERA

Projected
48
4.21

Actual
30.2
2.93

Our most optimistic projection had Hampson at a 3.50 ERA.

Joe Thatcher, 2008

 
IP
ERA

Projected
58
2.86

Actual
25.2
8.42

We missed this about as badly as we could. So did other people: CHONE had Thatcher’s ERA at 3.67, Marcels had it at [...]

Padres Farm Report (25 Jun 08)

If your avatar is missing from the comments, it’s because I’m testing a theory. Let me know if you notice a difference in the site’s performance.
Triple-A — Tacoma 4, Portland 2
Matt Antonelli: 0-for-5
Luis Rodriguez: 1-for-4
Chip Ambres: 0-for-4
Brian Myrow: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Will Venable: 1-for-4
Nick Hundley: 0-for-3, BB
Vince Sinisi (DH): 0-for-3
Justin Huber: 1-for-3, HBP
Justin Germano: 5.2 IP, [...]

Padres Farm Report (20 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Portland 3, Tucson 2
Matt Antonelli: 1-for-3, BB
Peter Ciofrone (3B): 1-for-3, BB
Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-4, 2B
Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Will Venable (CF): 1-for-4
Nick Hundley: 2-for-4
Vince Sinisi (LF): 1-for-3, BB
Justin Germano: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO; 1-for-2, 2B
Joe Thatcher: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 [...]

Padres Farm Report (15 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Portland 10, Fresno 4
Peter Ciofrone (3B): 2-for-4, BB
Chip Ambres (RF): 1-for-4, HR, BB
Brian Myrow: 0-for-4, BB
Will Venable (CF): 2-for-4, 2B, BB
Vince Sinisi (LF): 2-for-5, E
Matt Antonelli: 2-for-4
Luis Rodriguez (PH-SS): 0-for-2, BB
Justin Germano: 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 SO
Dirk-Hayhurst: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 [...]

Padres Farm Report (10 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Las Vegas 8, Portland 4
Peter Ciofrone (LF): 3-for-4, BB
Chase Headley (3B): 2-for-5, 2 2B
Brian Myrow: 2-for-3, 2 BB
Chip Ambres (RF): 2-for-5
Will Venable (CF): 2-for-4
Nick Hundley: 0-for-4
Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4
Justin Germano: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO (12 GO), E
Mauro Zarate: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 HR, [...]

Padres Farm Report (4 Jun 08)

Triple-A — Las Vegas 6, Portland 1
Peter Ciofrone (LF): 1-for-4
Vince Sinisi (1B): 0-for-4
Chip Ambres: 1-for-3, HR, BB
Will Venable (CF): 0-for-4
Craig Stansberry: 1-for-3, BB
Matt Antonelli (PH): 0-for-1
Chase Headley (PH): 0-for-1
Justin Germano: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 8 SO (7 GO)
Mauro Zarate: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, [...]

When Projections Go Bad

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections. I know, OPS and ERA aren’t the end-all and be-all, but they’re good enough for government work…

Projections vs Reality: Hitters

 
OPS

Player
BJ
CH
MA
MI
ZI
DS
Act

Statistics are courtesy of FanGraphs and are through games of May 29, 2008. Click on column head for more info about [...]

The Shape of Things to Come

Top of the ninth, two on, one out. Adrian Gonzalez steps to the plate. Braves manager Bobby Cox summons ex-Padre Royce Ring, who promptly hangs a breaking ball. Gonzalez swats it high and deep down the right-field line. He, catcher Brian McCann, and plate umpire Wally Bell all watch as it sails into the Atlanta [...]

IGD: Padres vs Diamondbacks (26 Apr 08)

Padres (9-15) vs D’backs (17-6)
Justin Germano vs Micah Owings
12:55 p.m. PT
FOX
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188
MLB, B-R
Nice weather we’re having, eh?