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Writing the Book (6 Oct 08)

Monday, October 6, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm happy to report that the first week of serious work on the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual went well. I made progress on several fronts: I had some good discussions with my editorial advisory board, which is just a fancy name for folks who are helping guide me as we move forward with the project. I have a fairly solid idea of the outline, although I'm keeping it a bit fluid at this stage -- just in case something unexpected comes my way. Like what? Well, if I knew that, it wouldn't be unexpected, would it? ;-) On Thursday, I sat down and talked with a graphic designer about ideas for a cover. We're in the pre-Cambrian stages of development, but I'm very glad to have this ...

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Padres Farm Report (8 Jul 08)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
by Geoff Young

FYI, I'm way behind on my email. I don't expect that to change anytime soon. If you're expecting a response from me, it may be a while... Triple-A -- Fresno 11, Portland 10 Craig Stansberry (SS): 3-for-5, 3B, BB Peter Ciofrone: 1-for-4, BB, HBP Will Venable: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 BB Justin Huber (1B): 0-for-5, SF Vince Sinisi: 2-for-5, BB Colt Morton: 3-for-6, HR Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4 Cesar Ramos: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, HBP...

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Padres Farm Report (7 Jul 08)

Monday, July 7, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Portland 4, Tacoma 3 Craig Stansberry (SS): 1-for-3, HR, 2 BB Chip Ambres (DH): 2-for-4, BB Brian Myrow: 0-for-5 Justin Huber (LF): 2-for-4, BB Will Venable: 1-for-4, BB Colt Morton: 0-for-3, BB Clay Hensley: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO (99 pitches, 60 strikes) With the Beavers down, 3-0, in the ninth, Stansberry launched a three-run bomb to left. Five batters later, Venable drove home Ambres with an infield single. Hensley, after making a brief cameo with the Pads in Denver, returned to the Portland, where he enjoyed his ...

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Padres Farm Report (25 Jun 08)

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
by Geoff Young

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, 6 H, 3 R, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 SO Enrique Gonzalez: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO Sean Henn and Wil Ledezma also worked in this ...

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Padres Farm Report (24 Jun 08)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Portland 8, Tacoma 5 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-3, BB, SF Chip Ambres: 1-for-5, HR Brian Myrow: 0-for-4, BB Will Venable: 1-for-3, BB, SB Nick Hundley: 1-for-3, 2B, BB Justin Huber (DH): 1-for-4, 2B Luis Rodriguez: 3-for-4, 2B Josh Geer: 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO, WP Dirk Hayhurst: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO Joe Thatcher: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ...

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Padres Farm Report (23 Jun 08)

Monday, June 23, 2008
by Geoff Young

Triple-A -- Tacoma 1, Portland 0 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4 Will Venable (CF): 0-for-2, 2 BB Justin Huber: 0-for-4 Brian Myrow: 0-for-3, BB Chip Ambres (RF): 0-for-3, BB Nick Hundley (DH): 0-for-4 Luis Rodriguez: 0-for-3 Wade LeBlanc: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 9 SO, HBP The Beavers and Rainiers combined for a total of five hits -- not your typical PCL game... Rodriguez is hitting .100/.217/.200 in eight games since returning from the disabled list. Part of that may be due to rust, part due to the fact that -- strong start notwithstanding -- he's ...

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