Cold and Windy, with a 100% Chance of Victory

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
by Geoff Young
I've been advised that dwindling attendance at Petco Park shouldn't worry me. This, of course, only worries me more. It's early, and this may all be in my head, but I don't think so. The ballpark was dead (heck, the entire Gaslamp was dead) on Tuesday night. It's possible that 20,825 bought tickets, but there's no way that many attended the game -- not even close. Granted, conditions were miserable by San Diego standards, but it would have been nice to see a little support for the home club in the season's second game. This team won 89 games last year, and yet, everywhere I turn, people are telling me how crappy the Padres are. Sure, most of them are just regurgitating what someone else told them, ...

Series Preview: Lisa Gray Talks Astros

Monday, March 31, 2008
by Geoff Young
I'm making a concerted effort to do more interviews this year and get more voices talking here at Ducksnorts. With that in mind, it's my great pleasure to bring you Lisa Gray, of the excellent Astros Dugout, who will tell us a little more about the Padres' first opponent of 2008. Ducksnorts: The Astros and Padres are similar in many respects. Both teams entered the league during the '60s and still are largely ignored by the national media. With the retirement of Jeff Bagwell and now Craig Biggio, how does the franchise go about re-establishing itself in an environment where so much emphasis is placed on individual players, particularly those in large media markets? Gray: That ...
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