Before we get to the rest of the links, you have to see Chris Denorfia’s inside-the-park home run from Thursday night’s victory over the Dodgers. It’s ridiculous; he actually bounced the ball off the dirt in front of home plate. It went over the head of third baseman Casey Blake, who was playing in to [...]
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Reader Peter recently posed the following question: “What can you tell me about Padres left-hander Juan Pablo Oramas? He is having a great start at Fort Wayne; do you have any scouting reports?”
Well, Peter, I can tell you he’s intriguing. Here’s what I said about Oramas in the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual:
Oramas doesn’t have a [...]
I kind of went overboard today…
Gunter
Finally on board the sabermetrics revolution (ESPN). Bill Simmons? Oh, my. Good man, and glad to have you with us! [h/t Baseball-Reference]
Closer Bell opens door on many topics (Padres.com). Heath Bell has nice things to say about teammate Will Venable: “He’s showed a lot more power than I think anyone [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also tagged adrian gonzalez, allan dykstra, baseball analysts, bill simmons, bruce bochy, bud black, cesar-ramos, chris young, clayton richard, david eckstein, everth-cabrera, hardball times, heath bell, jaff decker, kevin mench, kyle blanks, lake elsinore storm, mark buehrle, petco park, sabermetrics, simon castro, will venable
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I’m thinking it’s about time to fire up our community projections for the 2009 season. Last year we did reasonably well — as Paul DePodesta points out in the foreword to this year’s Annual (which I’m sure you’ve ordered by now!) we nailed Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Hairston, and Chase Headley:
Gonzo, Hairston, and Headley: 2008 Projections [...]
The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. No, Yvonne Strahovski isn’t coming over for dinner; I’m talking about the Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual.
I may be biased, but I think this is the best Annual yet. I’m pleased with both the content and the presentation (big tip o’ the cap to Chris Bauer for the [...]
By Geoff Young
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Also tagged Baseball, chris bauer, dashboards, depth charts, expansion draft, graphical analysis, haiku, jake peavy, matt vasgersian, minnesota twins, minor league affiliate, san diego padres, Spring Training, tim redding
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February 13, 2009 – 6:52 am
It occurs to me that I haven’t provided a book update in a while. We’re getting real close. I’m doing some last-minute rewrites on one of the chapters, and this weekend Mrs. Ducksnorts and I will edit the whole beast. Then I just need to create the subject index and finalize the cover, so if [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Notes and Links
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Also tagged barry bonds, baseball prospectus, bud selig, ducksnorts, hank aaron, hardball times, kool aid, mlb, rewriting history, season preview, steroids, usa today
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December 5, 2008 – 8:01 am
The Padres have traded shortstop Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals for right-handed reliever Mark Worrell and a player to be named later. Worrell, no relation to ex-Padre Tim Worrell, has has put up some nice numbers in the minor leagues. Then again, so has Carlos Guevara, and nobody ever gave up the best [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Trade Analysis
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Also tagged car wax, cla meredith, faint praise, franchise history, jake peavy, john moores, khalil greene, mark worrell, minor leagues, ownership situation, shortstop, st louis cardinals, tim worrell, trade talks, winter meetings
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November 18, 2008 – 6:14 am
Hooray, it’s links:
Giles and Hoffman (It Might Be Dangerous…). Paul DePodesta offers his thoughts on the re-signing of Brian Giles as well as the latest in the Trevor Hoffman negotiations (or lack thereof). [h/t LynchMob]
John Moores to give $2.1 million to Scripps Research Institute (Gaslamp Ball) I especially like how some of the commenters begrudge [...]
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November 4, 2008 – 5:09 am
I have decided, for the first time in 20 years, to participate in a general election. Ordinarily in life I try to stay as far away from politics as possible, but one measure on the California ballot and two political parties have convinced that it’s time for me to get off my butt and vote.
My [...]
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Also tagged arizona fall league, barracuda, Baseball, bill james, california ballot, curt schilling, heart, History, jake peavy, jay-paris, jim-lefebvre, john-olerud, ladies-locker-room, matt vasgersian, mike-baxter, nick-canepa, north county times, padres, sacrifice bunt, seamheads, sean kazmar, simulation, ted-simmons
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He Could Have Been the Second Best Pitcher Named ‘Whitson’ in Padres History
Given further time to reflect on the Karsten Whitson situation, I’d like to expand on my initial thoughts. First off, it still stinks that Whitson isn’t a member of the Padres today. I’m sure all of us, with the possible exception of the player and his agent, would agree on that.
According to Corey Brock’s account [...]