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IGD: Padres @ Yankees (19 Jun 08)

Thursday, June 19, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (31-42) @ Yankees (39-33) Josh Banks vs Joba Chamberlain 10:05 a.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R The fact that I've reached an age where I feel compelled to eat oatmeal every day for breakfast doesn't bother me so much as the fact that I actually seem to enjoy it. Some guy named Chamberlain is pitching for New York. Never heard of him...

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IGD: Padres @ Yankees (18 Jun 08)

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (31-41) @ Yankees (38-33) Jake Peavy vs Darrell Rasner 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R New rule: Only the fifth inning counts... SD: .248/.320/.394, 34 runs Opp: .209/.280/.291, 22 runs With a little extrapolation, Pythagoras puts us at 50-22. What an easy way to pick up 19 games in the standings. Why didn't I think of this earlier?

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IGD: Padres @ Yankees (17 Jun 08)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
by Geoff Young

Padres (31-40) @ Yankees (37-33) Randy Wolf vs Andy Pettitte 4:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 176 MLB, B-R I wonder if Johnny Damon has figured out who plays for San Diego. He's had enough time... Meanwhile, this is ugly: Struggling Middle Infielders PABAOBPSLGOPS+ Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of June 16, 2008. Robinson Cano275.225.269.32260 Khalil Greene287.226.272.33365

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Friday Links (11 Apr 08)

Friday, April 11, 2008
by Geoff Young

Quick reminder: The Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual is on sale. People tell me it doesn't suck, so go buy a copy or three. To the links... Jake Peavy has a mysterious substance on his hand (Yahoo!, h/t Kevin) and suddenly the "national" media knows where San Diego is. Solid effort, guys. Love this quote from Peavy: There's nothing on my hands that's not supposed to be. I thought it was funny that it was such a big deal. I've got no problems with anytime anybody needs to check me. In other words, he says "bring it," which is exactly what ...

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Series Preview: Lisa Gray Talks Astros

Monday, March 31, 2008
by Geoff Young

I'm making a concerted effort to do more interviews this year and get more voices talking here at Ducksnorts. With that in mind, it's my great pleasure to bring you Lisa Gray, of the excellent Astros Dugout, who will tell us a little more about the Padres' first opponent of 2008. Ducksnorts: The Astros and Padres are similar in many respects. Both teams entered the league during the '60s and still are largely ignored by the national media. With the retirement of Jeff Bagwell and now Craig Biggio, how does the franchise go about re-establishing itself in an environment where so much emphasis is placed on individual players, particularly those in large media markets? Gray: That ...

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Spring Training Meetup?

Thursday, January 3, 2008
by Geoff Young

For those interested, my latest article at Hardball Times focuses on some strange games in recent history. The Padres aren't well represented, although Andy Hawkins' no-hit loss as a member of the Yankees shows up here (and I suppose if you really want to push it, Josh Barfield's dad played in that game). Jason Bay? Mewelde Moore? From 2003: Jason Bay turned out to be a little better than I thought, Pedro de los Santos is now Freddy Guzman, and Mewelde Moore plays in the NFL. Kevin Beavers? Omar Falcon? This place was a zoo. [Insert rim shot here.] Uh, You Mentioned Spring Training? Right. To the topic at hand: Last spring a bunch of us ...

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Interview: Steve Poltz, Part 5

Thursday, December 13, 2007
by Geoff Young

In Part 4 of our chat with singer/songwriter/Padre fan Steve Poltz poltz.com, Steve talked about Steve Garvey's homer in the NLCS in '84, shagging fly balls while Tony Gwynn took batting practice, and more. In our final segment, Steve discusses his meeting of Ken Caminiti, the heartbreak of watching USD alum Brady Clark struggle in Colorado, and his favorite baseball movies. *** Ducksnorts: How about the '98 team? Steve Poltz: Back in '98, Kevin Brown did it all. He was such a gamer; I f***in' loved that guy... [Ken] Caminiti, down in Mexico getting an IV... I have a memory of him driving on his motorcycle at Windansea -- that was the year I knew the whole ...

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