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Links for 22 Oct 08

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
by Geoff Young

Notes to self: Always add Sriracha to spaghetti sauce, stop leering at Yvonne Strahovski, listen to more Fishbone... Why not us? Comparing Royals' moves to Rays' decisions (Kansas City Star). Reader Didi sends this article by Joe Posnanski. There's plenty of good stuff in here, but looking beyond the article, what gets me is the fact that the Rays won 31 more games in 2008 than they did the previous season. In fact, they bested their previous franchise high in wins by 27. The Padres are coming off a season in which they fell by 26 games. I guess my point is that large yearly fluctuations can and do happen. In San ...

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Links for 17 Oct 08

Friday, October 17, 2008
by Geoff Young

The topic du jour seems to be Jake Peavy, so let's get busy... Paul DePodesta weighs in on the situation [h/t LynchMob]: "If you have something you value at one million dollars, it would be foolish to refuse to consider selling it for twenty million dollars. On the flip side, it would also be foolish to sell it for anything less than one million. The thing that makes the market work is that each player has a different value to virtually every Club." It's sorta sad that he has to explain this stuff, but there you go. Over at Gaslamp Ball, jbox talks about Peavy's apparent desire to leave San Diego: "He's in a ...

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Hayhurst Takes Off, Eh?

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
by Geoff Young

Right-hander Dirk Hayhurst has been claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. Dirk was gracious enough to chat with us not long ago. Although his Padre career lasted just 16 2/3 innings, it got his foot in the proverbial door. Here's wishing Dirk all the best in Toronto (one of my favorite cities) as he continues to pursue his baseball dreams. Also, Josh Bard and Shawn "What Am I Even Doing on This Team?" Estes have filed for free agency. Bard and Estes spent much of 2008 on the disabled list. Despite his struggles this year, Bard ends his Padre career with some solid numbers: .282/.358/.412 in 268 games. Bard turns ...

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It’s Funny Because It’s Truthy

Monday, September 8, 2008
by Geoff Young

Reader Malcolm forwards an inspired piece penned by Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers that sings the praises of Dodgers GM Ned Colletti. Ken Tremendous at Fire Joe Morgan picks the article apart nicely (F-bomb warning) and is left wondering whether it is parody or straight reporting. This, of course, is the best kind of humor. If it's easy to understand, the joke just isn't that funny. But when you're left kind of scratching your head and maybe a little unsettled, the person telling the tale has done a masterful job. I love this passage: ...Colletti looked like a goner before [Casey] Blake and [Manny] Ramirez ...

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Do Bloggers Belong in the Press Box?

Monday, August 4, 2008
by Geoff Young

I've hesitated to run this because I find the whole "bloggers talking about bloggers" thing a bit esoteric, but people keep asking me my opinion, so here goes nothing... A while back, when I had the opportunity to chat with Padres CEO Sandy Alderson, he mentioned that he wouldn't be against bringing bloggers into the press box. I learned via the Superfans message board that the Big Lead had some thoughts about this, so I gave my take. What follows is a cleaned-up version of those two posts. Do I want to see bloggers in the press box? Well, if a particular blogger has demonstrated a certain ...

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Padres Sign Five Top International Prospects

Thursday, July 3, 2008
by Geoff Young

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. --Albert Einstein I'm no Einstein, but I certainly think of the future. So, apparently, do the Padres. As threatened, they have proven to be major players in this year's international market. In our recent discussion with Sandy Alderson, he indicated that the Padres hoped to "sign some players that we think are a cut above what we've been able to sign in previous years," and that's precisely what they've done. On July 2, the Padres, who have been criticized in the past for not investing as heavily in amateur talent as they might, shelled out $5 million on five players: RHP Adis Portillo, SS Alvaro Aristy, OF Luis Domoromo, INF/OF Corey Adamson, and RHP Elvin Tavarez. ...

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Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 3)

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

This is the third of a three-part interview (Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Big thanks to Mr. Alderson for taking time out of his busy schedule to make himself available, and also to his assistant, Dayle Tedrow, for her indispensable assistance in making this happen. Ducksnorts: Something that's near and dear to my heart: Paul DePodesta has recently started a public-facing blog, which is really cool. When I was working in industry, that was one of the things I was trying to get my company to do externally... I've seen a lot of examples -- Wells Fargo, ...

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