January 14, 2009 – 5:08 am
I watched a replay of the ‘98 NL West clincher Tuesday night on Channel 4. Mel Proctor and Rick Sutcliffe called the game (with Mark Grant handling the John Weisbarth “roving reporter” role), which made me realize how very dearly I will miss Matt Vasgersian this year.
The fun part of that game, of course, was [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in History, Roster Notes
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Also tagged first baseman, glenn hoffman, home plate umpire, jim leyritz, ken caminiti, mark grant, mark langston, mark mcgwire, matt luke, matt vasgersian, nl west, rick sutcliffe, tino martinez, wally joyner, wrigley field
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November 16, 2007 – 7:43 am
Wait, didn’t we already do a link post this week? Marketing spin: Two for the price of one. Yeah, that’s it…
Padres build top bullpen through smart shopping (SI.com, via Brett in the comments). Tom Verducci has noticed what we’ve long known: that Kevin Towers has a gift for acquiring cheap arms. It’s weird that Verducci [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Minors, Notes and Links
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Also tagged barry bonds, espn, free agents, hardball times, jake peavy, mark mcgwire, mlb, padres, petco park, san diego union tribune, tom verducci
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