In which the author recounts the events of Sunday afternoon’s baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the San Diego Padres using only his bare hands and a plethora of bullet points…
Chris Young looked like Chris Young. Fastball in the high-80s, everything up, lots of pitches. He needed 29 to make it through the first, [...]
Ryan from The Padres, Chargers, Illini Blog writes:
Geoff,
As it stands now, it seems like the roster is more or less set to start the season, or at least more set at this stage of the offseason than in years past. Given that (apparent) certainty, what are a few things you’ll be looking for in Spring [...]
I’m supposed to write something about baseball here. That’s my recollection, anyway.
First, a quick programming note: The long, once-a-week pieces from last year are done. Turns out they required a lot of work, and I’m lazy, so no mas. I’ll be publishing more frequently this year and the articles will be shorter.
If 2009 was Coltrane [...]
I’ve been busy. Part of the reason is that I’ll be contributing to two forthcoming books: The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 (due out in November) and John Burnson’s Graphical Player 2010 (due out in December). I can’t go into a lot of detail just yet because — well, I’m not done writing — but [...]
We’ve been tracking a few key young players since the All-Star break using Modified Box Scores (explanation). Let’s see how these kids are doing as measured by more conventional metrics. Bear in mind that we’re talking about 31 games, a tiny sample. First, the Padres as a team:
Padres Offense, First and Second Half
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
R/G
First half
3344
.233
.311
.370
3.80
Second half
1182
.268
.340
.427
4.10
And [...]
I use baseball to mark the passage of time. The memory of specific events helps keep me grounded in a world that often makes less sense than I’d like it to make (forgive the fact that I grew up rooting for the Dodgers):
1981 — Fernandomania; Rick Monday’s homer off Steve Rogers in Montreal
1988 — Kirk [...]
When last we spoke, the Padres had won 10 straight games. They finally lost on Tuesday, but not without a serious fight.
Kevin Correia breezes through 4 2/3 innings, then runs into trouble. Ryan Roberts bloops a single in front of Chase Headley that a more accomplished left fielder might have caught. The inning continues, and [...]
Food safety tip: “carpaccio” is Italian for “sashimi,” which is Japanese for “it ain’t cooked.” Just so you know.
Super quick links today. You provide the commentary…
It’s spring: Brew yourself a piping hot pot of optimism
Tom Krasovic identifies five story lines to watch in Peoria (h/t LynchMob)
MadFriars.com talks to Corey Brock (h/t LynchMob)
Corey reports that Josh [...]
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