Almost all umpiring decisions in a baseball game are objective, meaning they’re verifiable by instant replay and inarguable. This is because the rulebook is pretty clearly defined, but also because […]
“The San Diego Padres signed James Shields.” Up until last night, I thought that phrase was more likely to describe the Padres’ 2019 offseason than the present one. We had […]
One of the most antiquated and seemingly ignored aspects of modern managerial strategy is the strict implementation of a five man rotation. It doesn’t require much evidence to suggest that […]
The Union Tribune should fire Nick Canepa. This isn’t because of his consistent incoherent ramblings, like this one from Tuesday: It’s also not because he’s a washed-up writer, though he certainly is. […]
Let’s get straight to the point: while I think it’s important to analyze each and every deal with some level of statistical objectivity, I sit in firm opposition to most […]
The Padres made headlines – again, not in the best of ways – when the National University advertisement above the Picnic Terrace in left-center field made its debut in the […]
On Wednesday I was linked to perhaps my favorite story of the entire Padres offseason. The tweet, shown below, links to a speaker/lecture list at an upcoming conference: https://twitter.com/LarsFasel/status/540268818753662976 On […]
Today, we get to finish this series. In case you didn’t get to see them, here’s prospects 6-10 following where we had previously left off and its predecessor. For convenience, the […]
Man, that got out of hand quickly. With most offensive upgrades – Adam LaRoche, Yasmany Tomas, Hanley Ramirez, Russell Martin, Pablo Sandoval, Nelson Cruz, Billy Butler – already off the […]
In case you didn’t know, Ron Fowler made most of his money as a beer distributor. He is currently the CEO of Liquid Investments Incorporated, a beer distributor in California. It’s […]
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