Moldy Shoes and Duct Tape

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
by Geoff Young
First off, I apologize for Xavier Nady's performance Tuesday night (recap | box score). My wife chastised me before the game for wearing my #20 Nady Storm jersey, and sure enough, Nady went nuts. My bad; it won't happen again. Also, I got carded at Yard House, which was freakin' sweet. Mmmm, chocolate porter. Moving on... Q: How hard is it to leave 14 runners on base over the course of eight innings? A: Not as hard as you might imagine. I hardly know where to begin with Michael Barrett, but I suspect it involves asking Billy Beane ...
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Friday Links (22 Jun 07)

Friday, June 22, 2007
by Geoff Young
I love that it always comes as a surprise when this team drops a series -- nice change from the old days, when you secretly expected the worst before anything even happened. Now the Red Sox are in town, which means that people in other parts of the country might be paying attention. This would be a good time for the Padres to "regress to the mean" and play better than they did against Baltimore. To the links... Offense missing: Deal with it (San Diego Union Tribune). Tom Krasovic takes a closer look at new Padres catcher Michael Barrett. Quoth Geoff Blum: "This environment will be good for Mike, because Lou ...
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Grin and Barrett

Thursday, June 21, 2007
by Geoff Young
Wednesday night's game (recap | boxscore) was a dog, and I don't have much to say about it. Instead, I've been thinking about Michael Barrett, and what his presence means to the Padres. First off, according to Padres.com, San Diego is on the hook for $1 million of his remaining salary. Even for a team that is reluctant to spend a lot of money, that's chump change for 3 1/2 - 4 months of one of the National League's better hitting catchers. Short term, Barrett provides an immediate upgrade over the Josh Bard/Rob Bowen tandem; ...
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Runs? Yeah, We Got Some — and a Catcher

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
by Geoff Young
Crazy offense on Tuesday night, eh (recap | boxscore)? Eighteen runs at Petco Park -- it's like I've been saying all along, they need to move the fences in to stimulate more scoring. Did I mention that the Padres own the National League's best record? First off, props to the Orioles for not quitting at the end of the game. For all they've been through, it would've been easy for them to mail in the last few innings, but they didn't. As a fan of baseball, I love to see two infield hits by a team that's down six runs in the ninth. Also, Nick Markakis is ...
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