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San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson talks about
his daily responsibilities as CEO, whether it's possible for
him to relax and enjoy a game, bad free-agent signings, and the organization's commitment to making inroads in the international market.
San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson talks about
Paul DePodesta's blog, the Padres' draft strategy, reassessing the
current season against spring training expectations, and what baseball has meant to him over the years
San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson talks about
his time as GM in Oakland, the influence Bill
James and sabermetrics have had on his thought processes, his time working at the MLB offices in New York, and how being a Marine and an attorney helped prepare him for a career in baseball.
Rob Neyer talks about his latest book, baseball,
and life.
Includes a year-by-year record of Kevin Towers' trades
as viewed by Win Shares.
What should the Padres do with Khalil Greene
if they can't sign him to a long-term deal?
As a devout follower of baseball, I'm struck
by three elements of Neyer's work: how thorough his
research is, how tightly the book's layout integrates with its content, and how much he enjoys these stories even as he attempts to debunk them.
Despite the team's success in recent years, Padres
fans are jumping ship after a poor start to
2008.
Good news ... details about the Ducksnorts 2008
Baseball Annual have been released. Last year's inaugural edition
was great readin, and I expect Geoff Young to build on that this year. It's great to have something Padres-specific, with intelligent analysis and insights drawn from a fans perspective.
First in a two-part series on how to
rebuild the Padres. This installment focuses on the organization's
current strengths and weaknesses.
Here's the irritating truth about evaluating a draft:
We won't know for years how the story ends,
and even when that happens, judging the draft solely on actual outcome (to the exclusion of the process that led to it) gives an incomplete picture...
Tom Krasovic, who covers the Padres for the
San Diego Union-Tribune, talks about life in the newspaper
business, the evolution of blogging, this year's club, and more.
Recap of the Padres home opener against the
Houston Astros.
Dirk Hayhurst, Drew Macias, Kellen Kulbacki, and Felix
Carrasco all have big nights. We also take a
look at University of Miami second baseman Jemile Weeks, Rickie's younger brother.
Three veteran bloggers discuss the state of the
Detroit Tigers -- what's gone wrong, what's gone right,
and where the team goes from here.
The Padres beat Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks
at Petco Park on Tuesday night. Also, only one
team in the NL has a better home run differential than the Padres in '07.
Now would be a good time to find
solutions for the Padres' early season problems. Here are
a few suggestions that might help.
Projections from the Ducksnorts community for Padres pitchers.
Detailed discussion of the top Padres prospects for
2008.








Chatting with Sandy Alderson (Part 2)