IGD: Padres vs Orioles (20 Jun 07)

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #70 time:7:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Justin Germano (5-0, 2.36) vs Jeremy Guthrie (3-1, 2.57) pre:Padres.com, SI.com At some point, Justin Germano's complete inability to miss bats has to catch up to him, right? Here's hoping that it doesn't happen tonight. Go Padres!

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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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IGD: Padres vs Orioles (19 Jun 07)

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
by Geoff Young
Game #69 time:7:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Jake Peavy (8-1, 1.82) vs Steve Trachsel (5-4, 3.94) pre:Padres.com, SI.com You can find stats anywhere. Describing and analyzing those stats adds value. Presenting them in a graphical format that gives a quick overview of key indicators potentially provides further value. The concept of a "dashboard" is stolen from the world of web analytics. Jake Peavy Dashboard (click image for larger version) I'm developing this for possible use in next year's book. I don't know if it's worth pursuing, but it might be. What do you think? It's still in early ...
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Bring on the Birds

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
by Geoff Young
The Orioles are coming to town and they are in a state of considerable disarray, which frightens me. It's hard to say how a team will respond after its manager is fired, but with Sam Perlozzo no longer part of the picture ostensibly because his players failed to produce for him, these guys just might have a tiny chip on their collective shoulder. Part of the problem in Baltimore has been the bullpen. I talked about this a little at Knuckle Curve the other day. Going back further (and in the interest of making a shameless plug), I noted on page 187 of the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual that "in any given season, a team can find generic equivalents ...
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