Q&A with Tom Krasovic

Monday, March 24, 2008
by Geoff Young
Tom Krasovic has been covering the Padres for the San Diego Union-Tribune since 1994. Recently he took time out of his busy schedule to discuss baseball, the beat, and life. We exchanged emails over the course of several days, and although it's difficult to convey certain nuances over the 'net, Krasovic's passion for the game quickly became evident. Ducksnorts: Who were your favorite baseball players when you were growing up? Krasovic: Immortal Angels such as Tom Satriano, Roger Repoz and Alex Johnson, just because the California Angels were my team as a young boy. Then came the 1970s and a move to southern Ohio so I tracked [Joe] Morgan, [Johnny] Bench, [Pete] Rose, [Tony] Perez, [George] Foster, [Dave] Concepcion, [Cesar] Geronimo. Rooting for the Angels still came ...

OBG08: Jim Edmonds

Saturday, February 2, 2008
by Geoff Young
OBG08: Le Menu Josh Bard/Michael Barrett Adrian Gonzalez Tadahito Iguchi Kevin Kouzmanoff Khalil Greene Scott Hairston Chase Headley Before we get to Jim Edmonds, here's a quick recap of where things stand to date. Eventually I'll post a comprehensive list of our projections and upload a spreadsheet so everyone can ridicule us or whatever, but for now, if you haven't gotten your guesses in, please go to the appropriate entry and do so. Or not. Your call. Anywho, on to Edmonds. I really do not have a good feel for what he's capable of at this stage in his career. He's 38 years old and he barely cracked 400 plate appearances each of the past two seasons. His offensive skills appear to be in precipitous decline ...
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