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Paul DePodesta Has a Blog
Published 5/11/2008 by Pat Lackey at FanHouse
... Paul DePodesta is pretty well known for a guy that hasn't been a GM for almost three years now. He had a supporting role in Moneyball as Billy Beane's Ivy League stat-geek assistant GM and his two years as GM in LA was marked by his feuding with the McCourt's, manager Jim Tracy, and Bill Plaschke, only to be dismissed just a year after helping the Dodgers to the NL West title. Since then, he's worked as an assistant in San Diego's front office and he's just started his own blog: ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Surprise! Mayo Scandal
Published 5/12/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... . Sports Media: Paul DePodesta has a new blog , and if he is as clever as I think he is, the Padres' guru will turn it into the 38Pitches.com of front-office execs. (DePo is even on Blogspot, like so many of the rest of us slobs. Baseball populi!) The Last Word: Belated happy Mother's Day to my mom, who is more responsible for my writing career -- and consequently this column -- than anyone. (But don't blame her for my penchant for shallow instant history; that developed long after I left the house.) And belated happy Mother's Day to all moms out there, too! Dan Shanoff ...

Monday 05/12 A.M. Quickie:Mayo, Jazz, Spurs, MLB in Florida, More
Published 5/12/2008 by DanShanoff.com (noreply@blogger.com) at Dan Shanoff
... Oh, and please welcome Paul DePodesta to the sports-blog family. I think he will find a more professional reception than he got from, say, the "professional" and "mainstream" sports-media pundits in L.A. ...

Blog It: New DC Unis Snug as a VW Bug in a Rug
Published 5/12/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... ?!?! • Former Dodgers GM & current Padres office assistant Paul DePodesta is taking a trip into the blogosphere . • RANDBALL receives news that a former NFL Mr. Irrelevant will be ...

Paul DePodesta has a blog
Published 5/13/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... a raw deal as the general manager of the LA Dodgers, being fired after only two seasons. A lot of his major moves look good right now in hindsight, even though the local media (Bill Plaschke) absolutely hated him for it at the time. Well, as Larry Brown Sports found out, DePodesta (who is now working for the Padres’ front office) started a blog which has a lot of potential. He’s interacting with readers and so far he’s updating it. An excerpt from his first post on Friday: Nevertheless, hopefully you’ll ...