This is a guest post by long-time Ducksnorts reader and contributor Tom Waits. Few teams have fallen so far, so fast, as the 2008 Padres. A team that was one out away from the playoffs in September 2007 is now 33 games under .500, with a very real chance of picking first in next year’s [...]
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Here, There, and Everywhere
My latest article at Hardball Times looks back at a 1989 game in which the Cleveland Indians collected six hits, all home runs. Joe Carter knocked three of them. Carter, you may recall, came to San Diego the following year and gave a convincing demonstration of how utterly useless the RBI statistic is. Ten men [...]
One Actionable Item
It’s easy, in a season where almost everything imaginable has gone wrong, to forget that the Padres won 89 games a year ago with comparable talent. The lazy and somewhat impractical suggestion is to say we should blow everything up and start over from scratch. Nice Debut Speaking of the future, we’ve already seen four [...]
Congratulations, It’s a Center Fielder
One of the few pleasant surprises in a miserable season has been the resurrection of Jody Gerut’s career. Gerut, who hadn’t played in the big leagues since 2005, signed a minor-league contract with the Padres back in January. Talk about under the radar. As Mick Jagger once sang, “I’ve got no expectations.” It’s not like [...]
Don’t Believe a Word I Say
Daniel at There Are Better Deals in August asks whether it’s okay for the front office to lie. It’s a provocative question, and one that deserves attention. He cites a recent article by Derek Carty, my colleague at Hardball Times, that mentions Paul DePodesta’s blog as a possible propaganda tool. From Derek’s article: By sending [...]
IGD: Padres @ Giants (22 Aug 08)
Padres @ Giants 7:15 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 745 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 186 MLB, B-R
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (21 Aug 08)
Padres @ Diamondbacks 6:40 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 735 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (20 Aug 08)
Padres @ Diamondbacks 6:40 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 740 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R
One Less Reason
As you are no doubt aware by now, the Padres have traded Greg Maddux to the Dodgers for two minor-league players to be named later or cash. According to Tom Krasovic at the U-T, “By Oct. 15, the Padres will choose two Dodgers minor leaguers from a list of five already agreed upon by the [...]
IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (19 Aug 08)
Padres @ Diamondbacks 6:40 p.m. PT Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 743 AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R
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