January 23, 2009 – 7:44 am
First off, thanks for the excellent discussion on fan disillusionment. You’ve helped me see the problem in new ways, and I’ve got additional thoughts that I’ll share as soon as they make sense. It’ll probably come in the form of a thought exercise — sort of along the lines of Kobayashi Maru.
Until then, we’ve got [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged baseball prospectus, bbtf, bruce hurst, chris cannizzaro, disillusionment, games community, gene tenace, impact players, khalil greene, kobayashi maru, madfriars, ozzie smith, ryan klesko, sean burroughs, shane victorino, sterling hitchcock
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October 31, 2008 – 5:41 am
Happy Halloween! To the links…
Sabathia’s free agency could set up a big payday for Padres ace (San Diego Union-Tribune). Reader Nick G. sends us an update on the Jake Peavy “story” from Tom Krasovic. Quoth Peavy’s agent, Barry Axelrod:
Making this about money is not my style, nor Jake’s style. I think we proved that. But [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged adys-portillo, attrition rate, barry-axelrod, Baseball, blake-tekotte, brian-joynt, carlos gomez, chris-jaffe, corey-brock, david freese, edinson-rincon, fort wayne wizards, grady fuson, hardball times, jake peavy, jeremy hefner, jim edmonds, kellen kulbacki, lisa-winston, matt-bush, nick-schmidt, padres, paul depodesta, san diego union tribune, st louis cardinals, tom krasovic
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The situation may be bleak in San Diego this year, but a mere 74 miles to the north, things are looking pretty good. Let’s take a quick drive up I-15 and see what’s happening with the Storm…
Lake Elsinore Storm in a Box:
Record: 53-61
Runs Scored: 648
Runs Allowed: 629
BA/OBP/SLG: .275/.357/.400 (California League: .274/.343/.413)
ERA: 4.89 (CAL: 4.57)
DER: .628 [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Minors
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Also tagged baseball reference, cal league, california league, corey kluber, cory luebke, eric sogard, ernesto frieri, high desert, kellen kulbacki, midwest league, mitch canham, strike zone
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January 4, 2008 – 7:42 am
Got the coffee flowing, music playing: Massive Attack, Groove Collective, and George Benson if anyone cares. The Benson is his The Other Side of Abbey Road, which is full of Beatles songs and which absolutely sizzles. His guitar lines are so fluid, it’s disgusting. I mean, he’s not Joe Pass or Grant Green, but still. [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged abbey road, Baseball, beatles, chase headley, chris carpenter, cy barger, david pinto, eugene emeralds, fort wayne wizards, george benson, goose gossage, grant green, groove collective, joe pass, massive attack, matt antonelli, mlb, portland beavers, san antonio missions
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December 31, 2007 – 7:23 am
It’s the end of the year as we know it, and I feel fine. Last year at this time, I ran a list of the most popular articles at Ducksnorts in 2006. This time around, I thought I’d try something a little different and give you a list of my favorite articles from 2007, i.e., [...]
Last month the all stars from two Class-A leagues clashed at the Lake Elsinore Diamond to display their talents and bring victory to their league. My wife and I left work early and drove the hour or so up I-15 to the check out the game.
We parked in a dirt lot (overflow parking for the [...]
