Playoff IGD: Cardinals @ Mets (13 Oct 06)

Friday, October 13, 2006
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.09 ERA) vs John Maine (6-5, 3.60 ERA) buy tickets Who is John Maine, and how did he put up such good numbers this season? He coughed up a few too many homers, but opponents hit just .212/.287/.399 against him; not too shabby.

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Playoff IGD: A’s @ Tigers (13 Oct 06)

Friday, October 13, 2006
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 1:30 p.m., PT television: FOX matchup: Rich Harden (4-0, 4.24 ERA) vs Kenny Rogers (17-8, 3.84 ERA) buy tickets It snowed in Detroit on Thursday. Forecast for Friday afternoon calls for temperatures in the mid-40s and precipitation. Yuck.

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Impromptu Playoff Meetup

Friday, October 7, 2005
by Geoff Young
My wife and I are heading over to The Field before Saturday night's game at Petco. If anyone wants to join us, we'll be there about 5:30 p.m. and probably stick around till 6:30 or 7. I don't care what the odds are; I haven't been to a playoff game in 20 years and I am pumped. Nothing will be able to wipe the smile off my face.

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Notes and Links

Friday, October 7, 2005
by Geoff Young
Haven't done one of these in a while. They've been piling up over here, and now I give them to you: Laurence Simon at This Blog Is Full of Crap is keeping track of which bloggers are rooting for which team in the playoffs. He may also be sending folks over here to mock me in the comments. If you're one of those people, welcome to Ducksnorts. :-) Padres return home for Game 3 on brink of elimination (Yahoo!). Gotta love Dave Roberts' optimism: "We're relaxed. Coming into this series we were the underdogs. We've got nothing to lose, and I ...
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Movies, Playoffs, and Other Junk

Wednesday, October 22, 2003
by Geoff Young
Is thing still on? Oh, hey. Didn't see ya there. How's it going? Busy over here. Been working and re-working (and possibly killing) the melody to a song I'm writing. Ended up dropping the whole thing an octave so I don't sound like a really horrible version of Stephen Bishop. Been watching a bunch of movies, both in the theater and on DVD. Here's a quick rundown: Cradle 2 the Grave (aff link). The Jet Li fight sequences are brilliant (though I still much prefer his old Hong Kong stuff). Gabrielle Union is hot. Tom Arnold is, well, Tom Arnold. If you liked Romeo Must Die, you'll probably like this one. ...
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2002 Playoffs: Twins vs A’s

Monday, October 7, 2002
by Geoff Young
Wow. That Twins-A's game yesterday was about as good as it gets. I actually managed to watch the entire game virtually uninterrupted (except for a brief spot in the top of the fourth when Fox Family Channel disappeared for about two minutes). I'll make a few quick observations, as someone who doesn't follow either team (i.e., take them with the appropriate mountains of salt). Cristian Guzman, Torii Hunter, and Doug Mientkiewicz all have reputations as stellar defenders, and from what I can tell, they're all well deserved. That play Guzman made on the ball hit by Randy Velarde was spectacular. Hunter made a nice diving play earlier in the game. And I haven't seen a right-handed thrower look as good at first base as ...
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