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The Johnson arms race
Published 12/26/2006 by Jim McLennan at AZ Snakepit: Front Page Posts
... Gaslamp Ball seem to be suffering from an overdose of festive spirit, and haven't mentioned the reports yet. So we turn to Ducksnorts, who point out the Padres already traded an aging leftie (Wells) away: "If they insist on sticking an ancient left-hander at the back of the rotation, why not work something out with the guy they already gave up something to get?" That's a good point, and Geoff, like me, would be happy to see a rival get screwed in the trade. Similarly,

Linkage
Published 12/27/2006 by JP at Reds (and Blues)
... — authored by Geoff Young of Ducksnorts.

Chan Ho Park Scouting Report
Published 2/12/2007 at Mike's Mets
... I contacted Geoff Young, who authors the excellent Ducksnorts blog, and asked him if he would be kind enough to give Mets fans his impressions on Chan Ho Park from last year. Here is what he had to say:

Ducksnorts
Published 3/20/2007 by RotoAuthority at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... If you're a Padres fan or just enjoy good blogging, bookmark Geoff Young's Ducksnorts. Plus, Geoff just finished a book examining the Padres in detail in all sorts of ways. The book includes a foreword by Padres CEO Sandy Alderson. Check out the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual

Five Questions: San Diego Padres
Published 3/22/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... is anyone's guess, but presumably the hope is that the latter will learn a little something about working more efficiently and, by extension, deeper into games. Young has led the big leagues in pitches per plate appearance in each of his first two full seasons. If he and Peavy can resolve at-bats more quickly, then they will be able to work longer and help reduce the bullpen's load. The presence of Wells and Maddux may or may not help in that regard, but it certainly can't hurt. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at

A Little Love For the Spotlight…And For Kouz
Published 3/23/2007 by Rich Campbell at San Diego Spotlight
... and not only that San Diego Spotlight is one of four nominees for their Best Padres Blog poll, Along with Ducksnorts ,

MLB Fan Previews - San Diego Padres
Published 3/27/2007 by Blog@FanIQ.com (gearhead) at FanIQ Blog
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Stuff + More Stuff
Published 3/28/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
... you can sponsor players for a certain amount of money. I used to have Salty on The Baseball Cube, but my year lapsed and now he s up to $23. I m debating on renewing that one. But I do have two players already sponsored, Kevin Gunderson (hey he s with the Braves Org. and a former OSU Beaver) and prospect Will Startup. I ll add more players as I sponsor them. Also on the way, at the least 3 book reviews. I just finished Leo Mazzone s Tales from the Mound. I m in the middle of reading Geoff Young s Duck Snorts 2007 Annual time mind behind Duck Snorts, I could ve bought the paperback but I m impatient and bought the PDF version. And today I received Derek Zumsteg s (

Mets Preview
Published 4/1/2007 by Scott at CardNilly
... Credit where it’s due: I swiped this idea a couple years ago from Ducksnorts, the excellent Padre blog. It’s morphed a mite since then, but still…

Two on Two: NL West Preview
Published 4/6/2007 by Rich Lederer and Patrick Sullivan at Baseball Analysts
... over there. Geoff Young of the popular Padres blog, Ducksnorts, has also joined us to preview things out west. Geoff's book,

Build from Within, Trade for Quality
Published 4/10/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... . The fact that the Padres were willing to let Roberts go indicates to me that they've learned a valuable lesson, and I'm glad that they risked fan backlash in the name of making the right baseball move. We'll also all have fond memories of Roberts instead of resenting the guy for tying up resources at the end of his contract. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at

Mandatory reading
Published 4/18/2007 by Corey Brock at Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen: Life on the beat
... Geoff -- who has presided over the blog "Ducksnorts" since 1997 or before anyone really knew what a blog was -- has authored a great read that covers not only the 2006 season in-depth but a multitude of other topics, relying on statistical information, Geoff's exhaustive research and, well, his sense of humor.

Quote of the Day: He’s a lock…
Published 4/28/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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The Advance Scout: April 30 - May 2 @ San Diego
Published 5/1/2007 by Basil <info@federalbaseball.com> at Federal Baseball: Front Page Posts
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How Good Is Adrian Gonzalez?
Published 5/11/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... isn't susceptible to lefthanders (.293/.388/.683 so far in 2007), and he is the rare Padres batter that doesn't seem to mind Petco Park (.299/.354/.479 hitting there since joining the Padres vs .302/.366/.538 away). Sounds like a recipe for success to me. Gonzalez' career could move in many different directions, and I hesitate to guess which path he'll take. He's made the Mientkiewicz comparisons look silly, and perhaps Palmeiro isn't as much of a stretch as we might have thought. The question no longer is whether Gonzalez can hit 20+ homers a year at the big-league level; it's whether he can crank out 30-35 of them. We'll have to wait and see, of course, but if the past year of his life is any indication, the answer would appear to be yes. So, how good is Gonzalez? At the risk of getting overly technical, he's pretty darned good. References and Resources Data courtesy of Baseball-Reference and David Pinto's Day-by-Day Database. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at

I’m baacckk…
Published 5/11/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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The Hangover: Braves @ Pirates Gm1
Published 5/12/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
... Ahh, just trying to get back into the swing of things around here. First off, I d like to give a shout out to Geoff over at Ducksnorts , for answering inane blogging questions - like how to get the tecnorati tags you now see at the end of the posts. I didn t really take to many notes, as fatigue with me is still a factor and honestly I forgot. Though soon I ll start charting some of the Braves pitchers, most likely starting with Mr. Lerew s start on Sunday Afternoon. Final Score: Braves 4 Pirates 1 (

The King returned
Published 5/16/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
... ain trust is boarder line brain dead. Though I think most of us have known that for a while now. Why get the guy off the DL and then throw him directly into the fire. Now most organizations would ve sent Felix to the minors for at the least one rehab start. For most teams thats S.O.P., so why treat a game against the Division leader as a rehab start for Felix? I understand it was a boost to the club as a whole and they went on to win the game on a torrid offensive burst and 4+ wonderful innings from Sean White who notched his first victory of the season. Yes, The King was on a pitch count and only went 3.1 innings and you could tell he had a bit out mound rust. That s why I think it would ve been better to send him to Tacoma or even High Desert to get one start under his belt so he could shake off that rust. I just think it was poor planning among other things with the M s. Though it is good to see him back on the mound and can t wait until his next start against the Padres (

Just a bit outside…
Published 5/17/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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Quotes: Don’t think just throw..
Published 5/29/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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Friday Morning
Published 6/8/2007 by jbox <info@gaslampball.com> at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... If need some reading material check out the Friday Links over at Ducksnorts and the

Memo To Jim:
Published 6/24/2007 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
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And you thought the Gyro ball was nasty…
Published 6/27/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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Q&A at Rain Delay
Published 7/9/2007 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... I don’t talk about the Padres much here, because I obsess about them constantly over at Ducksnorts, but if you’d like a small dose, my good friends at Rain Delay have done a ...

Blogger Beat: Ducksnorts
Published 7/16/2007 by D.J. Short at MetsBlog.com
... As the Mets head westward, we catch up with Geoff Young, who blogs about the Padres at Ducksnorts. ...

Fact or fiction
Published 7/19/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... , 3B, 23, Diamondbacks Overshadowed by more high-profile prospects in the system, Reynolds got most of the playing time at third base for Arizona in the first half. He also was one of the few guys in the lineup hitting (.272/.337/.517) before the All-Star break. Reynolds put up some eye-popping numbers (.337/.422/.670) at Lancaster in the California League last year, but that is one of the most hitter-friendly environments in professional baseball, and it's hard to properly evaluate batters who play half their games there. The fact that he continued to produce on being promoted to Double-A was a definite point in his favor. Yes, he struggled in June (.162/.222/.297) after a ridiculous May (.426/.484/.815), but Reynolds has bounced back somewhat since then and looks ready to contribute now and into the future. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

We owe a debt of gratitude to Bobby Meacham
Published 7/23/2007 by jbox <info@gaslampball.com> at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... Via Lynch Mob's comment over at ...

Quotes: It’s not like he has another choice..
Published 7/28/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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Trade deadline fall out
Published 8/1/2007 by Sam Stevens at The Baseball Files
... The Padres picked up the recently DFA'd Morgan Ensberg, OF Rob Mackowiak from the White Sox, LHP Wilfredo Ledezma and LHP Will Startup from the Braves. (Side note: Jose Cruz Jr. was DFA'd to make room on the roster.) Where is all the Padres blog analysis of these moves? Not even Ducksnorts has anything posted yet (but ...

A long haul to the Hall is worth it
Published 8/10/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... of his day) was presented, and his accomplishments were recounted. I was a little disappointed that more folks didn't pay attention to Doerr's segment, and I hope Gwynn and Ripken are afforded greater courtesy when they are introduced to a new generation of fans some years from now. Finally, long-time Kansas City Royals announcer Denny Matthews was honored with the Ford C. Frick Award. Veteran writer Rick Hummel, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , received the J.G. Taylor Spink Award. By this time, the party was breaking up, and although it took nearly three hours to get back to Oneonta, the trip was well worth the wait. Besides, where else are you going to see a sign like this: Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Power Returning?
Published 8/12/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Geoff from Ducksnorts sent the following note: Brian Giles has hit two more homers today, giving him five in the last three games and seven on the season. Giles was one of the premier power hitters in the game ...

Blogger Beat: Ducksnorts
Published 8/21/2007 by D.J. Short at MetsBlog.com
... As the Mets welcome the Padres we revisit Geoff Young, who blogs at Ducksnorts. ...

Quotes: It’s a broken record…
Published 8/29/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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Putting it in perspective..
Published 9/5/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
This story has been making the rounds of the internets, first time I read it was over at Ducksnorts and honestly it choked me up a bit. Please go ...

San Diego Padres’ 1993 fire sale
Published 9/7/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... hit 50 homers for the Padres in 1998. He, Ashby, Caminiti, Finley and Hoffman were guys around whom the 1996 and 1998 playoff teams were built. Smith was directly responsible for acquiring those last four and he at least laid the groundwork for Vaughn's arrival. Smith departed as Padres GM in November 1995 and was replaced by Kevin Towers, who put the finishing touches on a contending club largely built by his predecessor. Towers has enjoyed considerable success in San Diego, while Smith became GM of the Detroit Tigers with disastrous results. There is no denying the damage Smith did to that franchise; at the same time, it's difficult to overstate his positive contributions to the Padres even as his bosses were busy stripping the organization of identifiable talent. For that, San Diego fans should be grateful. References and Resources As usual, Baseball-Reference.com and Bill James' Win Shares were invaluable in preparing data. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at ...

Short Hops
Published 9/14/2007 by TD at Rain Delay
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Revisiting the 1973 draft
Published 9/25/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... marathon to watch. References and Resources Lots of help on this one. In no particular order: Baseball-Reference.com, Win Shares and several Baseball Abstracts including the New Historical Abstract (Bill James), Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Johnson & Wolff), Scouting Reports (Stan Hart), Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (Joel Whitburn). Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Jamey!
Published 10/2/2007 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
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Why the Rockies will beat the Phillies
Published 10/3/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... kies to be here, and that makes them dangerous. They've demonstrated over the past few weeks that they can play with anyone. Unlike some other teams, who have had lofty expectations placed on them from the beginning, the Rockies have nothing to lose. I don't know that this in itself makes them a better ballclub, but it places added pressure on the Phillies, who, like the Mets, will have to answer uncomfortable questions if this as far as their 2007 season goes. In a nutshell, the Rockies will win this series because theirs is one of the few offenses in the NL that can keep up with Philadelphia's. For as good as Hamels is, I just don't see anyone else on the Phillies containing the Rockies bats with regularity. And although Colorado doesn't have a starter in Hamels' class, it's pitching staff is much deeper, which gives the Rockies the upper hand. Both teams play a similar brand of baseball, Colorado just does it a little better. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at ...

Why the Rockies beat the Phillies
Published 10/8/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... !) that Philadelphia had failed to collect at least four hits in a game. Hey, it happens. Despite the fact that the Rockies entered the series on a hot streak, I did not see a sweep coming. I thought they would split in Philadelphia (with Hamels winning the opener), and Colorado would then dominate at home. The fact that the Rockies were able to slice through a very good Phillies team with such ease should make Arizona uncomfortable heading into the NLCS. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Published 10/8/2007 by chris at A Large Regular
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Why the Rockies will beat the Diamondbacks
Published 10/11/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... : 144 Both teams feature great closers. Arizona has stronger support guys, while Colorado's 'pen is a little deeper. No appreciable advantage here. When the Rockies faced Philadelphia in the NLDS, it was like looking into a mirror. Both teams featured similar strengths, and Colorado advanced because of superior pitching. In this series, we've got two very different teams. For the Diamondbacks to win, they need a lot to go right -- they need guys like Drew and Ojeda to stay hot, and everyone not named Webb to work deep into games. For Colorado, the equation is much simpler. If they just keep doing what they've been doing all year, and in particular over the past month or so, they'll take the series. They may need six or even seven games to do it, but in the end, their offense will overcome Arizona's pitching, which won't be quite strong enough to compensate for its weak offense. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and abo ...

Why the Rockies will beat the Red Sox
Published 10/24/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... ing bullpen the Red Sox have. Colorado's is terrific, but there isn't much of a comparison here, unless you're looking at the back-end guys. None of the Boston relievers give up many homers. If the Rockies are going to do damage, it's not going to be against these guys. Conclusion For the Rockies to win this series, they need to split in Boston. They need Torrealba and Matsui to stay hotter than anyone has a right to expect. They need the young rotation to step up and stare down their more seasoned counterparts. The Rockies need a lot of things to go right to make this happen. What they've got going in their favor is the fact that over the past five or so weeks, virtually everything has gone right. Regardless of "true level of talent" or any other theoretical constructs we can devise, Colorado's belief in itself just might be enough to carry the Rockies past one final postseason opponent and bring a world championship to Denver. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at ...

Why the Rockies lost to the Red Sox
Published 10/30/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... . All the belief in the world isn't going to make that a fair fight. In the end, the series, like the ninth inning of game four, wasn't a fair fight. A team that had gotten hot at the right time and ridden momentum longer than anyone could have imagined ran into an absolute buzzsaw, with suitably messy results. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

What happened to Josh Barfield?
Published 11/1/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... utinely checked in around 2.5-to-1. The 6.5-to-1 ratio he exhibited in 2007 was unprecedented in his professional career. What went wrong? As I said at the top, I don't have a definitive answer, but here are a few possibilities: My best guess is that there are a combination of factors at work here some I have suggested, others I may not have considered (hidden injuries, off-field issues, Mercury retrograde, etc.). Any one of them probably wouldn't be enough to push Barfield in the wrong direction, but together, they just might. So, where does Barfield go from here? At his age, he would seem a good bet to bounce back and enjoy a solid big-league career. Febles, though, gives us at least one data point suggesting that less favorable outcomes are possible. The wholly unsatisfying answer is that we don't know and we won't until it happens. If we did, presumably we'd find better ways to spend our time than talking about such things. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at ...

Padres Re-Sign Mad Dog
Published 11/6/2007 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
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Who got what they wished for in 2007?
Published 11/14/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... 's contract is still ugly. Does that count? Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Here I Am, Rock You Like a Tropical Cyclone
Published 11/14/2007 by Geoff at Crooked Pitch
Hi there. My name is Geoff, and I blog about baseball in general at Knuckle Curve, and about the Padres in particular at Ducksnorts. My fantasy baseball experience is pretty varied, though it doesn’t occupy as much of my time these days as it once did. I first started with Rotisserie Baseball in 1984 (Lance Parrish, Damaso Garcia, Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson, and a craptastic pitching staff led by the forgettable Ken Schrom), which I played through the early-’90s. Then I turned my focus to Scoresheet Baseball, which combines the benefits of ...

Why do teams keep overpaying generic middle relievers?
Published 12/6/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... simple for us, as fans, to make judgments when we're not flipping the bill. In many cases our judgments may be correct, but that's a separate issue that doesn't help us discover teams' motivations for investing heavily in generic middle relievers: risk aversion, slowness to adapt, etc. Others can explain why doing what everyone else does isn't the optimal strategy; for now we'll just be content to note that this is what is happening. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Long game in Houston
Published 12/20/2007 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... . The game featured a total of 640 pitches. Five pitchers worked four innings or more. The longest stint came from Hershiser, who entered the game to start the 14th and left after the 20th. Shelby had the most miserable game imaginable, going 0-for-10 and seeing his batting average drop 10 points to .153. Just another day (or two) at the ballpark... Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Weird games
Published 1/3/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... took the loss in this one, although in his case, he was as much to blame as anyone, as he issued seven walks to Cleveland batters. Conclusion, or lack thereof What's the point of all this? Well, c'mon, it's fun. You know, like baseball... Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Ten pitching seasons to forget
Published 1/17/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... . After spending most of his career with the A's, Keough bounced around with the Yankees, Cardinals, Cubs and Astros before hanging up the proverbial spikes in 1986. During the nine years he pitched in the big leagues, Keough compiled a record of 58-84. There. Wasn't that fun? References and Resources As always, Baseball-Reference is indispensable in collecting this sort of information. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Gammons Likes Cookie-Cutter, Humorless Team Blogs
Published 1/22/2008 by Wrigleyville at wrigleyville23
... favorite blogs: Buster Olney's blog, Baseball Musings, Baseball Prospectus, MLB Trade Rumors, The Hardball Times, Baseball America, Boston Sports Media Watch, Baseball Think Factory, The Baseball Analysts, Squawking Baseball, Sabernomics, Beyond the Box Score, Dan Agonistes, Minor League Ball, Deadspin, U.S.S. Mariner, Fire Brand of the American League, Ducksnorts, Athletics Nation, Viva El Birdos, Lone Star Ball, River Ave. ...

Spanning the Globe, NL Style
Published 1/24/2008 by cardinal70 at C70 At The Bat
... Recent Issue: Looking at 2008 The Nationals have a new ballpark to look forward to in 2008, which is always nice. There is some talent on the field as well. The health of the players, especially Nick Johnson, could be the biggest key. There are a lot of SportsNation blogs on here. There are a few other team blogs not on their network that you might consider, such as Ducksnorts (Padres), ...

Your Projections: Pudge Rodriguez
Published 1/24/2008 by Lee Panas at Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog
Your Projections: Pudge Rodriguez Seeing that community projections seem to be the in thing on blogs these days, I'm going to do the same thing here. Let's see if you guys can do better than PECOTA, Bill James and ZIPS. I'll start with Pudge Rodriguez. Please put your projections for Pudge in the comments. These are the categories: AB BA OBP SLG HR RBI BB I'll tally up the results once I get enough responses. Posted by Lee Panas at 1/24/2008 Labels: Projections

Recommended Reading on the Bedard/O's Deal...
Published 1/29/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... The Road Less Traveled - BOS Mile High Yankees - NYY Only Baseball Matters - A Giants Blog. We Should Be GM's - PHI Mark Cuban's Blog SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated Church of Baseball - CIN Yankee Mania - NYY The Derek Bell Yacht Co. - PIT Thunder Matt's Saloon - CHC Complete Sports - MIN Where Have you Gone, Andy Van Slyke? - PIT Aaron Gleeman - MIN A Citizen's Blog - PHI Ducksnorts - SD BaseBlogging This Place is Dead Anyway The Hot Corner - ...

Barry Bonds, circa 1997
Published 1/31/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... the hits, RBI and walks, and it wasn't too far off on runs scored. It missed badly on homers, stolen bases and batting average. In hindsight, it probably was a bit much to expect Bonds to continue stealing 20+ bases a year into his late 30s. As for the jump in home runs... I have a theory, but it's not particularly original. In fact, you've probably heard it from every single person on the planet already, so we'll just leave it at that. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

8 Days and counting…
Published 2/6/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
... So this means I need to get off my lazy arse and start ramping up to what looks to be a promising 2008 baseball season. I’ve got a lot of plans for things this season, including looking back game by game of the World Championship season 1995. I will disclose this isn’t an original idea, far from it. I got the idea from Geoff Young over at Ducksnorts, who chronicled the Padres inaugural season in 1969 last season. The Pre-Game show, returns an hour or so before the start of that days game, I really enjoyed doing these last season. The Hangover game ...

The Hits Keep Coming Radio Show: Bedard; Steroids, Roger and Andy on Capitol Hill; Hot Stove
Published 2/8/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... The Road Less Traveled - BOS Mile High Yankees - NYY Only Baseball Matters - A Giants Blog. We Should Be GM's - PHI Mark Cuban's Blog SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated Church of Baseball - CIN Yankee Mania - NYY The Derek Bell Yacht Co. - PIT Thunder Matt's Saloon - CHC Complete Sports - MIN Where Have you Gone, Andy Van Slyke? - PIT Aaron Gleeman - MIN A Citizen's Blog - PHI Ducksnorts - SD BaseBlogging This Place is Dead Anyway The Hot Corner - ...

Trax (Steve Trachsel) is Back...
Published 2/12/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... The Road Less Traveled - BOS Mile High Yankees - NYY Only Baseball Matters - A Giants Blog. We Should Be GM's - PHI Mark Cuban's Blog SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated Church of Baseball - CIN Yankee Mania - NYY The Derek Bell Yacht Co. - PIT Thunder Matt's Saloon - CHC Complete Sports - MIN Where Have you Gone, Andy Van Slyke? - PIT Aaron Gleeman - MIN A Citizen's Blog - PHI Ducksnorts - SD BaseBlogging This Place is Dead Anyway The Hot Corner - ...

Gaslamp Ball Mail Bag
Published 2/12/2008 by Dex <info@gaslampball.com> at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... Ducksnorts is always a good time for general Padres coverage and Geoff's Minor League coverage is enhanced with regular updates by Peter Friberg. ...

Clemens' Wife Was An HGH User?
Published 2/14/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... The Road Less Traveled - BOS Mile High Yankees - NYY Only Baseball Matters - A Giants Blog. We Should Be GM's - PHI Mark Cuban's Blog SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated Church of Baseball - CIN Yankee Mania - NYY The Derek Bell Yacht Co. - PIT Thunder Matt's Saloon - CHC Complete Sports - MIN Where Have you Gone, Andy Van Slyke? - PIT Aaron Gleeman - MIN A Citizen's Blog - PHI Ducksnorts - SD BaseBlogging This Place is Dead Anyway The Hot Corner - ...

Five Things You Don’t Know About Me..
Published 2/16/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
... (and of Ducksnorts Fame) for reaching out and tagging me. I’m obsessed with the Food Network and have been for years. For one thing, being single it’s helped me expand my pallet and taught me how to cook - well I knew how to cook but it’s help me take it to a whole new level. Not to mention that ...

Prospecting through time: 1988
Published 2/21/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... Brantley has done a fair amount of television broadcasting, while Sambito became a player agent. . . . So anyway, I had this whole thing figured out except for the ending. I thought we'd just go along for a little ride and look at the sights along the way. And then I realized that most people like to reach an actual destination when they do this sort of thing. In that spirit, here are some take-home lessons: Go, already. We're done. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Dodger Thoughts: 'Town Criers
Published 2/21/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... offers a photo essay of individual memories of Dodgertown, with names from Manny Mota to Archie Manning (the Saints used to train down in Vero Beach, too). * * * Speaking of memory lane, Ducksnorts blogger Geoff Young (he covers the Padres, for those of you who aren't in the know) revisits the stars of the 1988 Pacific Coast League for ...

Steady Burn Vol. 1, Ed. 5
Published 2/22/2008 by Michael Hayes at Steady Burn
... Geoff Young, mastermind behind San Diego Padres blog Ducksnorts, sent me this pic yesterday. It's from when he brought his loyal brood of readers to a Padres game. Blogger Ballpark love. Love it. ...

Wizards Watch & Local Ties: 2/22/08
Published 2/23/2008 by Chad Gramling at Baseball in Fort Wayne
... of sources linking it, it is big news. Read more at: MLBTradeRumors, ESPN, SI, and any sports site really. Wedge sets pace for hopeful Tribe [MLB.com]: The Indian’s skipper looks to write a new chapter through hard work, avoiding complacency and living up to standards. Chase Headley: The former Wizard talks about his transition to outfield at MLB.com and SignOnSanDiego [hat tip to Ducksnorts]. Wade LeBlanc: The former Wizards pitcher is ...

More Baseball Blogs Than You Can Shake a Stick At
Published 2/26/2008 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
Not that you’d want to shake a stick at baseball blogs, but Brock for Broglio has posted a list of 101 Best Progressive Baseball Blogs and Resources. I’m honored that Knuckle Curve and Ducksnorts both made the cut. We are in excellent company, and there are many sites that I’ve never visited, so I’m looking forward to checking those out as well. Do the same when you get a chance… Tags: baseball, baseball blogs Share This ...

A Unique Jose Canseco Sighting, With Triple H, Beefed Up Guys & Scantily Clad Women
Published 2/28/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... The Road Less Traveled - BOS Mile High Yankees - NYY Only Baseball Matters - A Giants Blog. We Should Be GM's - PHI Mark Cuban's Blog SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated Church of Baseball - CIN Yankee Mania - NYY The Derek Bell Yacht Co. - PIT Thunder Matt's Saloon - CHC Complete Sports - MIN Where Have you Gone, Andy Van Slyke? - PIT Aaron Gleeman - MIN A Citizen's Blog - PHI Ducksnorts - SD BaseBlogging This Place is Dead Anyway The Hot Corner - ...

Spring Training Photo Gallery - Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers; March 4, 2008
Published 3/5/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... The Road Less Traveled - BOS Mile High Yankees - NYY Only Baseball Matters - A Giants Blog. We Should Be GM's - PHI Mark Cuban's Blog SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated Church of Baseball - CIN Yankee Mania - NYY The Derek Bell Yacht Co. - PIT Thunder Matt's Saloon - CHC Complete Sports - MIN Where Have you Gone, Andy Van Slyke? - PIT Aaron Gleeman - MIN A Citizen's Blog - PHI Ducksnorts - SD BaseBlogging This Place is Dead Anyway The Hot Corner - ...

Nine story lines for 2008
Published 3/6/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... lay on a kid who doesn't need any extra, but when Sheffield was traded in his early 20s from the team that drafted him, it did wonders for his career. Why couldn't something similar happen with Milledge? . . . As I said at the top, this is hardly an exhaustive list. Exhaust ing ? Well, maybe; that's your call. But these are a few of the many story lines I'll be following throughout the season. That reminds me; Is it the present yet? Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Goin’ Camping..
Published 3/13/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
Yes you read that correctly, I’m headed to the Oregon Coast for the weekend and won’t be back until Sunday evening. It’s raining as we speak, fitting don’t ya think? Anyways for the first time ever, someone other than me will be updating Rain Delay through the weekend. I’m proud to announce that Geoff Young of Ducksnorts , ...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Published 3/17/2008 by Mike Lynch at Seamheads.com
... in the NL in 2008 When Dusty Baker Starts Channeling Bill James Good vs. Bad Forty Years Ago, Baseball Was a Different Game Archives March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 Baseball Blogs Aaron Gleeman Ball Hype BallparkGuys.com Baseball Crank Baseball Digest Daily Baseball Musings Baseball Think Factory Ducksnorts Friar Forecast Gary Ashwill Knuckle Curve Steve Steinberg ...

National League Predictions, 2008
Published 3/17/2008 by Mike at A CITIZEN'S BLOG
... run the Giants will improve, but they’ve got a ways to go and need to hope that their pitchers can win lots of 2-1 games. I think the Giants could contend, but I am skeptical. The A.B. era was something that should have begun years ago but the Giants wanted him to break the record in their uniform. Now they are paying the price. Other views: Click here for Baseball Prospectus' 2008 N.L. West preview. One of the best blogs on the 'Net is Geoff Young's Ducksnorts. I also like AZ Snakepit, a Diamondbacks Blog. Playoff Race ...

2008 San Diego Padres Preview
Published 3/20/2008 by Grey at Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball
... of holding runners in 2007. Young and Maddux were the biggest culprits. Young has been working on this aspect of his game in spring training, but it’s hard to say how much that will pay off during the season. Base stealers who play in the NL West could have a slight advantage over their counterparts who don’t get to face the Padres as often. It might not be enough to make a difference, but you may want to keep this in the back of your mind. Happy hunting! Geoff Young runs Ducksnorts and Knuckle Curve. ...

MLB Previews '08
Published 3/26/2008 by Sports Diva at THE SPORTS DIVA MAGAZINE
... (Get Up, Baby) NL East Atlanta Braves (Braves Blast) Florida Marlins (Fish Stripes) New York Mets (Mets Grrl) Philadelphia Phillies (Crashburn Alley) Washington Nationals (Just A Nats Fan) NL West Arizona Diamondbacks (Down The Left Field Line) Colorado Rockies (Purple Row) Los Angeles Dodgers (Beantown West) San Diego Padres (Duck Snorts) San Francisco Giants (Only Baseball Matters) Babes ...

Previews Galore
Published 3/28/2008 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... Primer Baseball Crank Baseball Analysts Baseball Musings The Hardball Times Baseball Prospectus John Sickles The Sports Economist Beyond the Box Score NL EAST BLOGS MetsGeek Fish Stripes The Good Phight Balls, Sticks & Stuff (Phi) PhilliesFlow Phillies Nation Beer Leaguer [PHI] Braves Blast Braves Journal Talking Chop NL BLOGS Red Reporter Duck Snorts (SD) Viva El Birdos (STL) CardNilly Dodger Thoughts AL BLOGS ...

On Closer Inspection
Published 3/30/2008 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... Primer Baseball Crank Baseball Analysts Baseball Musings The Hardball Times Baseball Prospectus John Sickles The Sports Economist Beyond the Box Score NL EAST BLOGS MetsGeek Fish Stripes The Good Phight Balls, Sticks & Stuff (Phi) PhilliesFlow Phillies Nation Beer Leaguer [PHI] Braves Blast Braves Journal Talking Chop NL BLOGS Red Reporter Duck Snorts (SD) Viva El Birdos (STL) CardNilly Dodger Thoughts AL BLOGS ...

TMS MLB Preview '08 - NL West
Published 4/1/2008 by Chip Wesley at Thunder Matt's Saloon
... and feels indebted to the team for sticking with him. Prior on the other hand is a prima donna; a no personality whiner who always seemed to resent the fans, the city of Chicago and the Cubs organization. Well Mark, you'll be happy to know that the feeling is mutual. Cubs fans all resent you too, you son of a bitch. I'm glad you're gone so you can stop wrecking our lives and you can stow all of your baggage elsewhere. FOR MORE READING Gaslamp Ball Ducksnorts 4. COLORADO ROCKIES by an inebriated ...

Opening Day Duck Snorts
Published 4/2/2008 by The Essex Snead at Yard Work
... David Smithson Michaels wants to make sure that folks do not confuse his column with the San Diego Padres weblog that is also called DUCK SNORTS, and hope that people stop sending rude e-mails to that blogger on his behalf. ...

[Quote] They like me, the really really like me..
Published 4/2/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
... At Home Plate Awful Announcing Babes Love Baseball Ball Hype Baseball Blog News Baseball Central Baseball Happenings Baseball in Fort Wayne Baseball Mastermind Baseball Musings Baseball Prospectus Baseball Toaster Baseblogging Beyond The Box Score Brock For Broglio Bugs and Cranks Bus League Baseball By Ken Levine CGBB CodBall DOTD Duck Snorts Epic Carnival Fire Joe Morgan Friar Forcast Gaslamp Ball ...

My Name Is Geoff, and I am a Blogoholic
Published 4/4/2008 by Geoff Young at Baseball Digest Daily
My Name is Geoff, and I'm a Blogoholic Hi. So, here I am at the Baseball Digest Daily blog. Good to see so many familiar faces out there (metaphorically speaking, of course). If you don't know me, I ramble incessantly about the San Diego Padres over at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

My Name is Geoff, and I'm a Blogoholic
Published 4/4/2008 by Geoff Young at Baseball Digest Daily
... Geek ACTA Sports Publications Athletics Nation AZ Snakepit Ballhype Baseball Analysts Baseball HQ Baseball Info Solutions Baseball Injury Report Baseball Musings Baseball Prospectus Baseball Reference Baseball Think Factory BDD Facebook Group Billy-Ball Brooklyn Met Fan Cot's Contracts Dan Agonistes Dan Fox's Sabermetrics 101 Diary of a Diehard Ducksnorts FanGraphs Federal Baseball Fenway Nation Fighting Chance Fantasy ...

Headin’ to Baseball Digest Daily
Published 4/9/2008 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... fame) will assume control. I’m an “all-of-the-above” kind of guy, so my suggestion would be to keep coming here for Stephen’s stuff, visit me at Ducksnorts to get your Padres fix, and ...

The Hardball Times: Does Trevor Hoffman struggle in non-save situations?
Published 4/10/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... study, if anyone has the time and inclination, would be to compare large groups of closers and see how their performances vary depending on situation. My suspicion is that such inquiry might lead us down the "clutch hitter" path that only leaves everyone frustrated and confused. Hm. When I put it like that, it sounds kind of fun... References and Resources As always, Baseball-Reference proved invaluable and generally rocked my world. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Young on Hoffman
Published 4/11/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
... I like this article for the simple reason that Young -- who, as most of you know, writes the stellar Padres blog Ducksnorts -- has probably seen Hoffman pitch more than anyone this side of Jerry Coleman. He no doubt had an opinion about this before, yet rather than simply bang out a paragraph based on his personal views an experience, he actually investigates the issue to see if it's true, and is happy to end with a somewhat inconclusive note because, hey, that's where the data took him. ...

Stay The Course, Stan
Published 4/17/2008 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... Primer Baseball Crank Baseball Analysts Baseball Musings The Hardball Times Baseball Prospectus John Sickles The Sports Economist Beyond the Box Score NL EAST BLOGS MetsGeek Fish Stripes The Good Phight Balls, Sticks & Stuff (Phi) PhilliesFlow Phillies Nation Beer Leaguer [PHI] Braves Blast Braves Journal Talking Chop NL BLOGS Red Reporter Duck Snorts (SD) Viva El Birdos (STL) CardNilly Dodger Thoughts AL BLOGS ...

Oh, And Another Thing...
Published 4/18/2008 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... Primer Baseball Crank Baseball Analysts Baseball Musings The Hardball Times Baseball Prospectus John Sickles The Sports Economist Beyond the Box Score NL EAST BLOGS MetsGeek Fish Stripes The Good Phight Balls, Sticks & Stuff (Phi) PhilliesFlow Phillies Nation Beer Leaguer [PHI] Braves Blast Braves Journal Talking Chop NL BLOGS Red Reporter Duck Snorts (SD) Viva El Birdos (STL) CardNilly Dodger Thoughts AL BLOGS ...

Razzball Historical Spotlight: Jose Lima (2000, 2005)
Published 4/24/2008 by Rudy Gamble at Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball
... saw him ‘improve’ to a 7.11 ERA before an unexpected hot streak in July (3.79 ERA in 35 IP) endangered his second Razzball Spotlight-worthy season. Returning to form, a 6.52 August and 9.64 September boosted Lima’s final season numbers to: 5-16, 168 2/3 IP, 6.99 ERA. 1.660 WHIP, 80 Ks, 61 BBs, 31 HRs allowed This season earned Lima 6th place in worst pitching seasons ever by Geoff Young of Padres’ blog Ducksnorts and baseball blog Knuckle Curve. How bad was that ERA? ...

Cut Him! He's A Bum! He Never Smiles!
Published 4/25/2008 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... Primer Baseball Crank Baseball Analysts Baseball Musings The Hardball Times Baseball Prospectus John Sickles The Sports Economist Beyond the Box Score NL EAST BLOGS MetsGeek Fish Stripes The Good Phight Balls, Sticks & Stuff (Phi) PhilliesFlow Phillies Nation Beer Leaguer [PHI] Braves Blast Braves Journal Talking Chop NL BLOGS Red Reporter Duck Snorts (SD) Viva El Birdos (STL) CardNilly Dodger Thoughts AL BLOGS ...

Advancing the... San Diego Padres
Published 4/29/2008 by Doc at Balls, Sticks, & Stuff | Phillies, Eagles, golf and other matters of great importance...
Beginning tonight, the Phillies return to town after a 5-2 road trip and host the Padres for a three-game series. In the first game of the series, Greg Maddux is scheduled to face off against Cole Hamels and coincidentally, both of these pitchers came up in the Q/A's that Geoff Young and I did with each other in previewing the series for our readers. Young writes Image Hosted by ImageShack.us Ducksnorts , one of the original baseball blogs, as well as ...

Around The Blogs: San Diego Padres
Published 5/12/2008 by Wrigleyville (noreply@blogger.com) at wrigleyville23
... Meanwhile, Ducksnorts seems to be the place to be to keep track of comings and goings of Padres, as well as game blogs. And you can get a Ducksnorts T-shirt, if you're into that kind of thing. ...

The Hardball Times:Book Review: The 33-Year-Old Rookie
Published 5/15/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... about this guy that drove him to achieve his dream when others would have yielded to reason? I seriously doubt it was the six to ten holes of golf. There is a great story here; I've seen glimpses of it. The 33-Year-Old Rookie [image] is good doctor's-office material, but it has the potential to be so much more. Coste deserves better and so do we. References and Resources The 33-Year-Old Rookie [image] , by Chris Coste Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at Baseball Digest Daily . He also is author ...

Game 41: Pirates at Cardinals
Published 5/15/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

BDD: Fixing the Brett Myers Situation
Published 5/15/2008 by Bill Baer at crashburnalley.com
... to limit how much he hurts the team. Post a Comment Name (required) E-mail (will not be published) (required) Website Blogroll $8 Beers 215 Sports Attytood Babes Love Baseball BallHype Balls, Sticks, & Stuff Baseball Musings Baseball Prospectus Baseball Reference Baseball Think Factory Between the Lines Broad Street Bastards Bugs and Cranks Crooks and Liars Dadlak Daily Kos Ducksnorts Epic Carnival Everything Hockey Fan Graphs Fanhouse ...

Game 42: Pirates at Cubs
Published 5/16/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 43: Pirates at Cubs
Published 5/17/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 44: Pirates at Cubs
Published 5/18/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Off day
Published 5/19/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

300 blows
Published 5/20/2008 by lboros at Viva El Birdos: Front Page Posts
... i’m outta time, i gotta run. right before the series i exchanged e-mails with geoff young, one of the very best baseball bloggers in the country, who writes at Ducksnorts; i spaced out putting up a link yesterday, so here it is now, ...

Game 45: Brewers at Pirates
Published 5/20/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Daily Farm Report 5/20/08
Published 5/21/2008 by erik at Future Redbirds
... and his terrific United Card Blogger projects, I’ve started a United Baseball Blogger Mock Draft! It’s not a 100% sure thing yet as we don’t have all the participants down yet for each team, but the idea is to have team specific bloggers play their team’s scouting director/GM and we all come together and do a mock of the 1st round. So far I’m very pleased to say we have Geoff Young from Ducksnorts, Taj from ...

Game 46: Brewers at Pirates
Published 5/21/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 47: Brewers at Pirates
Published 5/22/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 48: Cubs at Pirates
Published 5/23/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 49: Cubs at Pirates
Published 5/24/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 50: Cubs at Pirates
Published 5/25/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Off day
Published 5/26/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 52: Pirates at Reds
Published 5/28/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

The Hardball Times:Early-season surprises
Published 5/29/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... * * * Well, I suppose I've rambled enough for now. These are just some of the things I've noticed so far in 2008. I'll keep watching with interest to see what additional surprises lie in store. Being that this is baseball, I have no doubt there will be plenty. References and Resources This article was brought to you courtesy of the twisted inner workings of my mind as well as copious amounts of caffeine, not necessarily in that order. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Game 53: Pirates at Reds
Published 5/29/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 54: Pirates at Cardinals
Published 5/30/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Blogger Mock Draft
Published 5/31/2008 by Pistol at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
... P, Tulane New York Mets - Jason Castro, CA, Stanford (Hot Foot) Chicago Cubs - Casey Kelly, SS, Sarsota Florida (HS) (View from the Bleachers) Seattle Mariners - Aaron Hicks, RHP/OF, Wilson HS, Long Beach, CA (USS Mariner) Detroit Tigers–Joshua Fields, RHP, Georgia (Future Redbirds) New York Mets- Ike Davis, 1B/OF, Arizona State (Hot Foot) San Diego Padres- Andrew Cashner, RHP, TCU (Ducksnorts) Philadelphia Phillies- Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Fresno St. (Phuture ...

2008 MLB Blogger Mock Draft Results
Published 5/31/2008 by Andrew Smith at Hot Foot
... of Hot Foot) Chicago Cubs - Casey Kelly, SS, Sarsota Florida (HS) (Joe from View from the Bleachers) Seattle Mariners - Aaron Hicks, RHP/OF, Wilson HS, Long Beach, CA (David Cameron from USS Mariner) Detroit Tigers–Joshua Fields, RHP, Georgia (Erik of Future Redbirds) New York Mets- Ike Davis, 1B/OF, Arizona State (Hot Foot) San Diego Padres- Andrew Cashner, RHP, TCU (Geoff Young of Ducksnorts) Philadelphia Phillies- Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Fresno St. ( ...

Game 55: Pirates at Cardinals
Published 5/31/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 56: Pirates at Cardinals
Published 6/1/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 57: Pirates at Cardinals
Published 6/2/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 59: Astros at Pirates
Published 6/4/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner

BLOGGER MOCK DRAFT
Published 6/5/2008 by The Zoner at Zoner Sports
... C, Stanford (Andrew of Hot Foot) Chicago Cubs - Casey Kelly, SS, Sarsota Florida (HS) (Joe from View from the Bleachers) Seattle Mariners - Aaron Hicks, RHP/OF, Wilson HS, Long Beach, CA (David Cameron from USS Mariner) Detroit Tigers–Joshua Fields, RHP, Georgia (Erik of Future Redbirds) New York Mets- Ike Davis, 1B/OF, Arizona State (Hot Foot) San Diego Padres- Andrew Cashner, RHP, TCU (Geoff Young of Ducksnorts) Philadelphia Phillies- Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Fresno St. ...

Draft thread
Published 6/5/2008 by Rowdy (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 60: Astros at Pirates
Published 6/5/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 61: D-Backs at Pirates
Published 6/6/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 62: D-Backs at Pirates
Published 6/7/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 63: D-Backs at Pirates
Published 6/8/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Wilbur on draft
Published 6/9/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 64: D-Backs at Pirates
Published 6/9/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Draft Review - About Process
Published 6/10/2008 by Paul DePodesta (noreply@blogger.com) at It Might Be Dangerous... You Go First
... Geoff Young from Ducksnorts wrote a comment after the draft saying that the tough part of the draft was that we won't know the outcome for five years or so. I couldn't agree more, so what I'm going to focus on is the process. ...

Game 66: Nationals at Pirates
Published 6/11/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

The Hardball Times:It tastes bad and I’m still hungry
Published 6/12/2008 by Geoff Young at The Hardball Times
... [image] ), as well as discussions with my esteemed colleague John Brattain. Please don't blame any of them for what I think or the way in which I choose to express those thoughts. Geoff Young blogs about the San Diego Padres at Ducksnorts and about baseball in general at ...

Game 67: Nationals at Pirates
Published 6/12/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
... Reporter View from the Bleachers [Cubs] The Red Reporter Shawn Weaver's Reds Blog Brew Crew Ball Brewerfan.net More MLB Blogs Baseball Blogs Home Athletics Nation Baseball Analysts Baseball Primer Blog Batter's Box Beyond the Boxscore Blue-Collar Baseball Boston Dirt Dogs Betty's Pancake House [Mets] Dave Pinto's Baseball Musings Dodger Thoughts Dominican Players Ducksnorts [Padres] Fire Brand of the AL Futility Infielder Home of the ...

Game 68: Pirates at Orioles
Published 6/13/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Game 69: Pirates at Orioles
Published 6/14/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Game 70: Pirates at Orioles
Published 6/15/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Off day
Published 6/16/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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A Sit-Down with Sandy
Published 6/17/2008 by Joe Hamrahi at Baseball Digest Daily
... This is what my teachers would call required reading! Our very own Geoff Young kicked off a 3-part interview today with the great Sandy Alderson over at his own site, Ducksnorts.com. ...

Game 71: Pirates at White Sox
Published 6/17/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Chatting with Sandy (Part 2)
Published 6/18/2008 by Joe Hamrahi at Baseball Digest Daily
... The second of Geoff Young's three-part interview (Part 1 is here) with San Diego Padres CEO Sandy Alderson is now live over at ...

Game 72: Pirates at White Sox
Published 6/18/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Sandy Alderson Interview, Part II and III
Published 6/18/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... Geoff Young has posted the middle and final acts of his sit-down with Sandy Alderson over at Ducksnorts. Part II is here and ...

Chatting with Sandy Alderson - Part 3
Published 6/19/2008 by Joe Hamrahi at Baseball Digest Daily
... Geoff Young's final installment of his three-part interview (Part 1 is here; Part 2 is ...

Game 73: Pirates at White Sox
Published 6/19/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Talking about the Padres
Published 6/20/2008 by Lee Panas (noreply@blogger.com) at Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog

Friday with the Friars
Published 6/20/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... With the Detroit Tigers set to begin a three-game series with the San Diego Padres tonight, I was going to link to Ducksnorts' fantastic three-part interview with Padres GM Sandy Alderson. (Check out ...

Game 74: Blue Jays at Pirates
Published 6/20/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Game 75: Blue Jays at Pirates
Published 6/21/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Bunt Singles: June 21
Published 6/22/2008 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... The good thing about playing the Padres is that it gives you an opportuniy to visit Geoff Young’s fantastic Padres blog, Ducksnorts. Some Tigers bloggers did ...

Game 76: Blue Jays at Pirates
Published 6/22/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com) at Honest Wagner
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Snell's elbow
Published 6/22/2008 by Bones (noreply@blogger.com)