We’ve noted that Bud Black has done a good job of protecting his pitchers in three years as manager of the Padres. At the end of that little ditty, I alluded to another aspect of Black’s managerial style that caught my eye. I speak of his affinity for the pitchout. Black led National League managers [...]
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Guys You Forgot Were Padres
by Geoff Young on Oct 17, 2007 (94) Comments
Stupid fun for a Wednesday… Player Year(s) Mike Aldrete 1991 Marty Barrett 1991 Emil Brown 2001 Al Bumbry 1985 Storm Davis 1987 Jim Deshaies 1992 Miguel Dilone 1985 Oscar Gamble 1978 Atlee Hammaker 1990-91 Mike Hargrove 1979 Randy Hundley 1975 Dane Iorg 1986 Danny Jackson 1997 Jay Johnstone 1979 Dave Kingman 1977 Mickey Lolich 1978-79 [...]
Management by Baseball
by Geoff Young on May 03, 2006 (8) Comments
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 [...]
Operating System Nightmares and the 2002 World Series
by Geoff Young on Oct 15, 2002 (0) Comments
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 [...]
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