Guys You Forgot Were Padres

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
by Geoff Young
Stupid fun for a Wednesday... PlayerYear(s) Mike Aldrete1991 Marty Barrett1991 Emil Brown2001 Al Bumbry1985 Storm Davis1987 Jim Deshaies1992 Miguel Dilone1985 Oscar Gamble1978 Atlee Hammaker1990-91 Mike Hargrove1979 Randy Hundley1975 Dane Iorg1986 Danny Jackson1997 Jay Johnstone1979 Dave Kingman1977 Mickey Lolich1978-79...
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Management by Baseball

Wednesday, May 3, 2006
by Geoff Young
Management by Baseball By Jeff Angus Collins: 272 pp., $22.95 hardcover Don't let the title fool you. Although this book is aimed at actual and would-be managers, the insights can be of use to anyone who has to deal with managers, which is just about everyone. Using lessons learned from field and general managers in the game of baseball, Angus walks us through the four components of effective management: the ability to manage mechanics, talent, oneself, and change. He cites numerous examples, including, among others, Pie Traynor's refusal to rest his regulars down the stretch in 1938 and costing his Pirates the pennant, Mike Scioscia's emphasis on aggressive ...
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Operating System Nightmares and the 2002 World Series

Tuesday, October 15, 2002
by Geoff Young
Apologies for the lack of updates of late. I spent most of the weekend working on my computers, not with them. Memory upgrades, hardware installs, OS installs. Big fun. The geek in me hates to admit this, but I've rejoined the evil empire. Yep, I went out and bought Windows XP. On sale, the upgrade (thank goodness for that old Windows 95 CD that's been collecting dust on my shelf all these years) wasn't much more than most Linux distros you see in stores nowadays. I like Linux and still intend to use it (assuming I can get that second hard drive up and running), but at this stage, the concept is more appealing than the reality. I don't like Microsoft's business practices and I don't like ...
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