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 22nd, 2008
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 […]
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March 12th, 2008
The good folks at BallHype invited me to write about the process involved in writing the Ducksnorts Baseball Annual, so that’s what I did. From the article:
The big lesson is to start sooner. You really can’t get started on a project like this soon enough. Have a plan. Be flexible within that plan, but have […]
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February 25th, 2008
Is it the height of conceit to display a photograph of oneself reading one’s own book in an attempt to lure people into buying said book? Quite possibly it is. Regardless, I’m pleased to announce that the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual is now available. You can buy it as a hard copy or a PDF […]
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February 5th, 2008
Brandon Rosage was good enough to have me on his radio show, The Pitch. We chatted about what to expect from the Padres and the National League this season, as well as my upcoming book, the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual, which is due out at the end of February.
Happy listening!
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January 11th, 2008
My debut article at Baseball Digest Daily has been published: “Home Runs and the Power of Perception.” It’s basically a synthesis and extension of some work I’ve been doing at Ducksnorts over the past season, but if you haven’t been following along, the findings may surprise you. Enjoy!
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January 17th, 2007
Because I’m lazy, I’ll just copy and paste the promo piece:
Listen to WMAR Marist Radio on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, from 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT to 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. We will be joined by Geoff Young and Jeff Sackmann to talk baseball. Both Young and Sackmann write at The Hardball Times. Jeff […]
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