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Writing the Book (20 Oct 08)

by Geoff Young on Oct 20, 2008 (11) Comments

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 [...]

OBG08 Revisited: Pitchers

by Geoff Young on Oct 10, 2008 (12) Comments

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 [...]

Padres Farm Report (25 Jun 08)

by Geoff Young on Jun 25, 2008 (8) Comments

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 [...]

Padres Farm Report (20 Jun 08)

by Geoff Young on Jun 20, 2008 (18) Comments

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: [...]

Padres Farm Report (15 Jun 08)

by Geoff Young on Jun 15, 2008 (3) Comments

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: [...]

Padres Farm Report (10 Jun 08)

by Geoff Young on Jun 10, 2008 (21) Comments

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 [...]

Padres Farm Report (4 Jun 08)

by Geoff Young on Jun 04, 2008 (24) Comments

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 [...]

When Projections Go Bad

by Geoff Young on May 30, 2008 (42) Comments

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 [...]

The Shape of Things to Come

by Geoff Young on May 07, 2008 (161) Comments

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)

by Geoff Young on Apr 26, 2008 (146) Comments

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?