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Archive for the ‘Odds and Ends’ Category

March 24th, 2008

Chatting with Krasovic

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

Padres Preview at Hardball Times

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 […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

March 22nd, 2008

All Leagues Are Not Created Equal

Saber-Scouting, a relatively new blog I discovered via Hardball Times, uses AB/BB to examine the level of play in various professional leagues. I find this line of inquiry fascinating (I’ve done something similar with defense in the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual), and I look forward to reading more from the folks at Saber-Scouting in the […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

March 19th, 2008

Vive Le Moneyball

Eric Seidman at Statistically Speaking is liveblogging his re-reading of Moneyball. Yeah, that’s pretty much what it sounds like:
I am going to spend today re-reading Moneyball and live-blogging what does and does not happen, chapter by chapter. I could wait until the end and just post a progressive review, but I feel it will […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

March 16th, 2008

Me and J.D. Drew

No, J.D. Drew and I have never met, but he crushed me one August evening at Petco Park back in 2004. I’ve got the excruciating details up at Rain Delay.
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March 14th, 2008

Pinch Hitting at Rain Delay

Just so you know, I’m not ignoring you. I’m actually guest blogging for TD over at Rain Delay while he’s out camping. Yeah, camping. That’s a likely story. ;-)
I’ll have something with more (or any) substance later in the day. Meanwhile, go visit Rain Delay.
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March 13th, 2008

Cranking Up the AL Central

The Baseball Crank begins his annual Established Win Shares Levels series with the American League Central. He’s not excited about the Chicago White Sox, and who can blame him?
Saying goodbye to a contending team is never an easy thing to do, and so I present to you the 2008 Chicago White Sox. True, they should […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

March 6th, 2008

Nine Things I’m Keeping an Eye on in ‘08

My latest article is up at Hardball Times. There are several story lines for the 2008 season that intrigue me, including that of Kosuke Fukudome:
I’m curious to see how well Fukudome’s game translates to the North American version. On the Matsui scale, will his transition land closer to the Hideki end or to the Kazuo […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

March 3rd, 2008

Baseball Roundtable Thing

The good folks at Two guys who, like, never agree recently invited me to participate in a roundtable discussion. Other panelists included John Brattain, Craig Calcaterra, Connor Doyle, Colin Laisure-Pool, Voros McCracken, Jason Rosenberg, Justin St. Germain, and Pete Toms.
There’s lots of good stuff in here, but one of my favorite bits is Brattain’s riff […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

February 29th, 2008

Prospecting the Names

What’s in a name? According to the Baseball Crank, a lot:
Having a great baseball name is important. For example, lots of people remember Drungo La Rue Hazewood (who was 0-for-5 in the major leagues) and Van Lingle Mungo, but almost nobody has heard of Bobby Wallace even though he played 25 seasons in the majors […]

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