Links for 23 Jan 09

Friday, January 23, 2009
by Geoff Young
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 links: Websoulsurfer offers some suggestions on how to market the Padres. I like #7: "Have Padres players throw out the first pitch at local Little League games." Community involvement seems like a good idea. Sully Baseball gives us their Padres all-time home-grown team vs ...

Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

Saturday, November 22, 2008
by Geoff Young
Forgive the lack of updates this past week. I rolled out of bed on Monday, blinked, and it was Saturday. Time is not your friend. We're off to Hawai'i for the annual Thanksgiving shindig at my wife's family's farm. I'm prepping some articles (mostly annotated reruns) to run in my absence; although discussion is always welcome, comments may be held up in the moderation queue a little longer than usual. I will get to stuff when I can, but my priorities over the next two weeks are: Hang out with family Eat good home cookin' Work on the book Do nothing Anything else is a luxury, and I make no guarantees. I also have a couple of articles scheduled to run elsewhere at some point. One is on Padres bench coach Ted ...
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I, Me, Mine

Thursday, April 10, 2008
by Geoff Young
No game on Thursday. Hey, the Padres can't lose. ;-) Meanwhile, I've been working on a few other things: John at MadFriars asked me a few questions about the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual. I'll also be pimping the Annual on Bases Loaded with Elliott Price. Elliott is the former long-time play-by-play voice of the Montreal Expos. This is scheduled to air at 11 a.m. PT. My latest article at Hardball Times examines the belief that Trevor Hoffman struggles in non-save situations. I'm leaving Knuckle Curve to join the staff at Baseball Digest Daily. I've been ...