August 11, 2008 – 7:51 am
I haven’t commented on the Brian Giles waiver thing because, frankly, nothing happened. That said, because the Red Sox were involved, people are making a big stink, so here’s my two cents.
First off, pretty much everyone gets placed on waivers this time of year. That’s not a news item.
Second, I’m hearing a lot of nonsense [...]
Padres @ Mets
9:10 a.m. PT
DIRECTV 722 (Mets feed)
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 187
MLB, B-R
Morning baseball. Huzzah.
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Meanwhile, my latest article is up at Hardball Times: Remembering the 1983 Lynchburg Mets. Relevance? Well, the Padres are playing the Mets. Also, a few of the guys on that team have San Diego ties: right-hander Calvin Schiraldi [...]
Regular readers know that I don’t do the All-Star Game. Adrian Gonzalez pretty well sums up why:
All it is is a reminder of the market we’re in. When it comes to voting for the All-Star Game, it’s all about publicity, all about what market you play for. It’s how ESPN puts you out there. They’re [...]
Okay, here’s the deal. I’m driving up to Oregon this week to visit family and catch a couple of minor-league games. I don’t know what my availability will be like while I’m off yonder, so posting will be real light this week. I will try to pop in every now and then with reports, pix, [...]
Well, “summit” might be a slight exaggeration, although we were sitting pretty high up in the right-field bleachers. Regardless, on Thursday, a few of us got together for drinks and a ballgame.
Attendees included Jason from Padres Revolution (aka sdpadrefan.com), Rich from San Diego Spotlight, Melvin Nieves from Sacrifice Bunt, and yours truly.
We started off at [...]
Padres (5-5) @ Dodgers (4-5)
Jake Peavy vs Brad Penny
7:40 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
Jake dominated the Dodgers last weekend in San Diego. Perhaps more importantly, he seems to have gotten into their heads with Smudgegate. Here’s hoping he can work that to his advantage.
After watching the Padres defeat Houston at Petco on Thursday afternoon (thanks to reader Lance for hooking us up with tickets), Mrs. Ducksnorts and I drove to Lake Elsinore to see the Storm’s opener for 2008. Before the game, the Storm retired Jake Peavy’s number 22.
Peavy was presented with a key to the city; had [...]
I’m working on my Padres preview for Hardball Times, and one question that confounds me is this: Why won’t San Diego get behind the Padres? I don’t have an answer, but I’d love to hear some theories.
While you’re thinking about that, here’s a nice table for your viewing pleasure:
Padres Winning Percentage and Home Attendance, 2004 [...]
Gary Gygax died on Tuesday. Along with Bill James and the folks who created Intellivision, Gygax was an unwitting participant in my misspent youth. He probably also helped me survive said youth, but that’s another story.
Seriously, we had plenty of ways to waste time before this here Internet thing. My humblest thanks to Mr. Gygax [...]
By Geoff Young
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January 23, 2008 – 7:08 am
General Manager Kevin Towers has signed a contract extension that will keep him in San Diego through 2010 (hat tip to several readers). To celebrate, here is a high-level look at Towers’ year-by-year trading record:
Kevin Towers Trades by Year
Win Shares
Year
No
In
Out
Diff
Best
1995
2
66
14
+52
Roberts for Joyner, Dec 21
1996
8
+178
107
+71
Ausmus and Cedeno for Flaherty and Gomez, Jun 18
1997
17
144
169
-25
Lee for Brown, Dec [...]
