April 29th, 2008
First steroids scandal. Now sex scandal? Roger Clemens sure is covering all his bases, no pun intended.
According to a report in the New York Daily News, Roger Clemens and country music star Mindy McCready had an affair that lasted approximately ten years. Clemens, who is married, reportedly consummated an intimate relationship with McCready shortly […]
By Stephen Kersey -- 4 comments
April 27th, 2008
Early in April, every team in the major leagues is feeling good about their chances. Big market, small market – it doesn’t matter. Early April brings optimism from every corner of the baseball world.
However, it doesn’t take long to see which teams are in line for a long, long season. Which teams should start looking […]
By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment
April 23rd, 2008
Alex Rodriguez Sits
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a strained quadriceps and missed New York’s game on Tuesday. However, Rodriguez also would have likely missed the game even if he hadn’t suffered the injury. He was in Miami with his wife, who was giving birth.
Rodriguez plans to return to the Yankees […]
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April 18th, 2008
Zack Greinke and Brian Bannister, Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals in recent years have already been eliminated from the playoffs at this point in the season. However this year, the Royals actually find themselves over .500. Why? Look no further than the pitching of Zack Greinke and Brian Bannister. These […]
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April 16th, 2008
As I’ve watched the Arizona Diamondbacks play since the start of the season, I’ve been extremely impressed. They are definitely for real in the National League. While it may be early in the season, the team’s stats are superb. Entering the day, the Diamondbacks were baseball’s leader in both runs and least earned runs allowed. […]
By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment
April 14th, 2008
Hello, baseball world. I’m Stephen Kersey and I’ll be pinch-blogging for Geoff Young for the foreseeable future. I’ve enjoyed his blog since he first started it and I hope I can pick up where he’s left off. He has obviously laid a very nice foundation.
Some of you may know me from my fantasy basketball blog, […]
By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments
April 13th, 2008
Matt DiFilippo at Seamheads.com re-examines some statements (h/t Baseball Think Factory) made by the writers of Baseball Prospectus over the years that ended up a little wide of the mark. Here are a few of my favorites:
On Hanley Ramirez, before his monster rookie campaign (.292/.353/.480 at age 22) with the Florida Marlins:
There’s no indication that […]
By Geoff Young -- 1 comment
March 31st, 2008
We’ve got our staff predictions up at Hardball Times. I go into greater detail about Padres-specific items over at Ducksnorts.
At THT, I’ve gone with the popular pick except for AL West (I chose Mariners over Angels), AL Wild Card (Indians over Yankees), and NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy over Johan Santana — there’s my Padres […]
By Geoff Young -- 5 comments
March 24th, 2008
Over at Ducksnorts, I’ve interviewed Tom Krasovic, who covers the Padres for the San Diego Union-Tribune. Some of it is Padres specific, but we touch on other items as well, including blogging as a medium for reporting sports:
Some newspaper writers use a blog as a launching point for their opinions on a wide variety of […]
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March 24th, 2008
My preview of the Padres is up at Hardball Times. One issue I touch on is the uncertainty at the back end of San Diego’s rotation:
Last year the Padres brought in Greg Maddux and David Wells. One of those worked out real well, the other not so much. This year it’s Randy Wolf and Mark […]
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