January 15, 2010 – 5:24 am
New year? What the heck, let’s bring back the Friday Links. Can’t say they’ll be here every week, but they’re here now:
Alomar, McGriff and a Blockbuster Trade (New York Times). Tyler Kepner remembers an old Padres/Blue Jays trade. And yeah, Roberto Alomar got jobbed by the Hall of Fame voters (don’t worry, he’ll get in); [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged alan tramell, alex rodriguez, barry larkin, bert blyleven, everth-cabrera, fred mcgriff, hall of fame, joe-posnanski, kyle blanks, mat latos, matt antonelli, mvn, roberto alomar, steroids, tim flannery, tim raines
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January 14, 2009 – 5:08 am
I watched a replay of the ‘98 NL West clincher Tuesday night on Channel 4. Mel Proctor and Rick Sutcliffe called the game (with Mark Grant handling the John Weisbarth “roving reporter” role), which made me realize how very dearly I will miss Matt Vasgersian this year.
The fun part of that game, of course, was [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in History, Roster Notes
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Also tagged first baseman, glenn hoffman, home plate umpire, jim leyritz, ken caminiti, mark grant, mark langston, matt luke, matt vasgersian, nl west, rick sutcliffe, sammy sosa, tino martinez, wally joyner, wrigley field
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November 16, 2007 – 7:43 am
Wait, didn’t we already do a link post this week? Marketing spin: Two for the price of one. Yeah, that’s it…
Padres build top bullpen through smart shopping (SI.com, via Brett in the comments). Tom Verducci has noticed what we’ve long known: that Kevin Towers has a gift for acquiring cheap arms. It’s weird that Verducci [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Minors, Notes and Links
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Also tagged barry bonds, espn, free agents, hardball times, jake peavy, mlb, padres, petco park, sammy sosa, san diego union tribune, tom verducci
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