Author: Geoff Young

The Lava Lamp 2018: Coaches

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Every team needs coaches, and the Padres are no exception. Let’s start with the man calling the shots and work our way down to folks whose jobs we don’t really understand. Manager Andy Green is entering his third year as Padres manager, and while it’s fun to note that former staffers Dave Roberts and A.J. […]

One Hundred Eleven

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I know without looking that Trevor Hoffman’s single-season career high in strikeouts is 111 and that he accomplished the feat twice. It’s a neat party trick: Folks either want to talk to you more or get the hell away from you. Stats are fun, occasionally meaningful. I’ve studied baseball numbers probably longer and more deeply […]