November 24, 2008 – 5:08 am
I usually make one or two trips out to Phoenix each year. Spring training has become a must, and I always enjoy taking in some Arizona Fall League games. Today, we’re all about the AFL… and whatever else happened to come with it on a particular journey… and whatever else that triggers in my mind, [...]
By Geoff Young
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Posted in Travels
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Also tagged adam dunn, albert pujols, arizona fall league, baseball books, brian giles, ducksnorts, grady fuson, hank blalock, jeremy hermida, manny ramirez, mark grant, rancho bernardo, sean burroughs, third baseman
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September 18, 2008 – 5:20 am
My latest article at Hardball Times focuses on a technique Bill James employed in his 1988 Baseball Abstract to evaluate the degree to which a pitcher might be aided (or not) by his offense. James used it to compare Danny Jackson and Walt Terrell from 1985 to 1987; I use it to compare Jarrod Washburn [...]
October 26, 2007 – 8:21 am
I’m terrible at faking enthusiasm. This World Series means nothing to me. I’d just as soon not see Tom Werner win another championship, but I don’t even care much about that anymore. Does this make me a bad baseball fan?
I dunno. Maybe…
Nevin: Poway looks like ‘Mars’ (San Diego Union-Tribune). Several Padres (and Chargers) have been [...]
