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World Series Game #2: Jimenez vs Schilling

Rox_girl_tiny by Rox Girl on in Rockpile

Go Rockies!

Okay, so tonight we've got the fireballer, the Sox have the finesse guy (so weird to consider Schilling a finesse pitcher) which means that we get the thirteen runs, they get the one. Everybody got the plan straight? Good.

One other note. To all Rockies fans, please watch the denigrating names, calling opposing pitchers d-----bags or similar things will get your comments deleted. Second, to all lurking Red Sox fans, be careful to respect this site as a Rockies fan gathering place, and leave your cheering for the Sox on other sites. My fuse is much shorter tonight.

Thank you. Go Rockies!

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The power...
of beautiful Colorado sunshine and flowers will trump Eastern rain and obstructed views!!!!!
www.myspace.com/notthisday.com

by Squeaky on Oct 25, 2007 4:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Go Rox!
Get those ** ** **** **ING *** *** ****ERS!!!

Just kidding.  I just want an exciting game really.  A win would be better.

And agreed, BoSox fans feel free to contribute, but some of those comments the other night were just annoying.  Prodding is not necessary. The ECM (east coast media) does it enough for us.

by roxintober on Oct 25, 2007 4:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Don't get your panties in a bunch Rox Girl
everything will be fine tonight. The Big Purple Machine will be rolling tonight against the Green Monster. Go Rockies!

by tailgateparty on Oct 25, 2007 4:58 PM MDT reply actions  

Simulator says Rockies win tonight
Xeifrank's Simulator: Rockies 51.85%
Vegas Odds: Red Sox 65.16%
Log5: Red Sox 64.67%

Well, after last nights schalacking(sp?) I am a little bit worried about the simulators output tonight.  Of course, the simulator does not get emotionally effected when determining it's odds, like Vegas does.  But with the Log5 method and Vegas stacking up against the Rockies, I am a bit nervous on it's Game #2 performance.  Good luck!

vr, Xeifrank

2007 NL West Predictions: 1. Padres, 2. Dodgers, 3. DBacks, 4. Giants, 5. Rockies

by Xeifrank on Oct 25, 2007 5:26 PM MDT reply actions  

Corporate Suits, sigh.
Okay, I just thought this was kind of funny, as I've been burning the candle at both ends here. This from my Yahoo! overlord:
My only direction going forward is that you all should feel encouraged to post in shorter bursts should the opportunity arise. Not every post has to be 200-plus words. And focus on the funny sometimes! I think a great example is the pic I just saw on Deadspin of "Manny Ramirez." We could/should have that on Yahoo!

and this came from my SBN overlord:
I think you gave the best content to Yahoo instead of PurpleRow.  This is why I was a little nervous about you doing the column.

Yep, looks like I totally screwed the coverage for up through Game one up on both sides. Pitching and hitting. I feel like the Rockies and myself have something in common this World Series.

But what the bigwigs don't know is that the Rox Girl is a free spirit, man. She does what she wants. She's like the Rickey of blogging. She can't be contained by definitions and posting limits. It's just not going to happen. End rant. Go Rockies!

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 5:45 PM MDT reply actions  

Starting Line-ups
 Colorado:
W. Taveras cf        
K. Matsui 2b    
M. Holliday lf        
T. Helton 1b         
G. Atkins 3b        
B. Hawpe rf        
T. Tulowitzki ss        
Y. Torrealba c        
R. Spilborghs dh    

 Boston:     
D. Pedroia 2b    
K. Youkilis 1b         
D. Ortiz dh         
M. Ramirez lf        
M. Lowell 3b         
J.D. Drew rf    
J. Varitek c    
J. Ellsbury cf         
J. Lugo ss    

I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 5:46 PM MDT reply actions  

So on the speculation
nope, Hurdle isn't changing the line-up.

This is the biggest David vs. Goliath since the Israelites meet the Philistines

I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 5:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

In 1200 BC, or 1948?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 5:51 PM MDT up reply actions  

1200 BC
good road victory for the Israelites as I recall
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

As I recall
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

With none of our suggestions
but nevertheless okay.

GO ROCKIES!!!

Bring it tonight, baby!!

Should I watch? I'm so nervous...

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by Squeaky on Oct 25, 2007 5:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

But...
On the Fox pregame Byrnes was just talking about Tulo at the 2. I assumed that meant it was changing.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 6:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

New shirt ready to go!
I decided to keep wearing my "lucky" shirt from the DS and CS last night, despite the fact that mom-in-law showed up yesterday with a new Holliday t-shirt for me. (She's a nice lady. Most of the time.) Anyways, I opted to stay with the previous one. Obviously, it's mojo went the way of the black jersey. This one I AM CERTAIN will bring us a victory in Game 2 tonight. (Plus I've got the Post's Red Sox Voodoo Doll ready for the knife!)

Rock the Sox!!

"Wishes come true, not free." - Stephen Sondheim

by rockhead on Oct 25, 2007 5:51 PM MDT reply actions  

My Rockies NLCS shirt
came in the mail today so it's out with the one I wore during the previous eight games. After last night's loss, it time for something new. Plus, the old one also needs a wash.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 5:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Allright...
Ladies and gentlemen,

No mistakes, no b/s tonight, let's play hard and win this damn thing tonight!!

Let's do this!!!!

LET'S GO ROCKIES!!!!!!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Fremont HS
I've shared this other places and no one seemed to care. Maybe it's just not nearly as interesting as I think it is, but if anyone will care, it's people here.

I live literally right across the street from Tulo's high school in Sunnyvale, CA. I was tickled pink when I found that out.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 6:14 PM MDT reply actions  

That's way cool
Have you tried to sneak in and look to see if he's featured prominently in their trophy case? I would so do that.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 6:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

2lo's Little Bro
Troy's little brother is attending Fremont HS this year.  The local news unexpectedly showed up last week to interview him.

by Two low rocks on Oct 25, 2007 6:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Then maybe forget my trophy case
stalking comment. Being a freshman in high school is embarrassing enough as is.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 6:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

although I see you don't say freshman
But it doesn't really matter. most of my high school career was embarrassing.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 6:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

Forget those fuhls!!
Brandie, you're the best sports blogger on the net. Don't let the man get you down!!

BTW, are we not allowed to call the Bo Sox, Diamondbags? Was that what you meant?

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

No, but I totally should
That hadn't ever occurred to me. I have been looking at their electronic sign as I drive past to see if they mention him, but I haven't seen that. They're the Fremont Firebirds, if anyone cares. I do know that he was also a basketball star for them, made some big free throws to win a divisional championship or something (CA HS sports baffles me).

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 6:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Willy T HBP
Time to run!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Take your base, Willy.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 6:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Would that
be 2nd?
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hopefully.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 6:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hello fellow Rocks fans!!!
As mentioned before I donated blood today to try and give Colorado some good Karma. The nurse gave me a purple arm wrap, so I'm thinking that's a good sign.

Go rocks!! and c'mon willy, steal us a taco!!

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:36 PM MDT reply actions  

OK Matt,...
are you still angry about yesterday?  

Poke, poke, poke.....are you mad yet?

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Nice rip by Kaz
that would have been the gap in Coors Field
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:38 PM MDT reply actions  

DAMN IT
that was our free Taco
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Yes__!!!!
Good job willy T!!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:39 PM MDT reply actions  

Willy makes it to third!
Come on early lead.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 6:39 PM MDT reply actions  

WOO!!!
2nd & 3rd with one out!!

Allright TODD!!!

Prove that our bearded one is better than theirs!!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:39 PM MDT reply actions  

WHOO HOOOO
way to RUN Willie T!

I love you baby!  (hope you learn how to steal 1st)

I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:39 PM MDT reply actions  

WOOO!
No taco, but EXCELLENT Baserunning!

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 6:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Woo RUNS!!
1-0!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:41 PM MDT reply actions  

It's a lead.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 6:41 PM MDT reply actions  

And...
We take the lead!!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:41 PM MDT reply actions  

umm
it's an RBI and the lead....but 2 outs
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:42 PM MDT reply actions  

Ok Garrett
show the world how you can hit
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Um Garrett...
we need none of that tonight...
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Well...
Hopefully that one run is good enough for Ubaldo tonight!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

2 and 3rd
with one out.....and we couldn't get the hit to make it a big inning...crap.

One's better then none

I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Break time discussion topic
We went to the road greys...classic move.  Thoughts?
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:45 PM MDT reply actions  

I like it..
They need to shake off last night, and we have to make a change without shaking up the lineup. The uni's are a good start.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

Rox Girl...
How would you describe Schillings effectiveness so far?
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:45 PM MDT reply actions  

Who?
Is it bad that I've never heard of Dwight Evans?

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 6:46 PM MDT reply actions  

you aren't old enough
big time RF in the late 70's early 80's.  Not quite Hall of Fame
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

Thanks
Well, yeah. I wouldn't have heard of him unless he was a bigger name, I think.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

Batting ninth, SS Julio Lugo
"That's the lineup. Smile and look into camera. Exit to left"

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 6:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Is it just me
or does Schilling just kinda looks like he rolled off the couch, didn't bother to shower or shave, and drove to the park and started pitching within the past half-hour?
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Way to swing for the fences...
Leadoff hitter, that wasn't smart.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:48 PM MDT reply actions  

1-2-3
A 1-2-3 inning! Woo!

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 6:49 PM MDT reply actions  

1-2-3
6 Pitches!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:49 PM MDT reply actions  

U-Ball's the 1-2-3 Kid right now.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 6:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Lock it up
A 1-2-3 inning?  Funny how we couldn't get that third out last night...
Up in the Rockies

by rockiesfan06 on Oct 25, 2007 6:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Yes..
Way to go Ubaldo..solid first inning.

Hopefully those specially made WS rings the Bosox had fitted after game 1 will slow down their bats.

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:50 PM MDT reply actions  

YES!
3 up 3 down! No 2 out rallies, no walked in runs...YES

(whew....I can breath)

I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Youkilis and Manny
are the ones that have been hot. So if he can get past the next inning I will feel more comfortable. But so far he has his, "I'm a stud face on."
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

Break time discussion topic
Which commercials do you miss most "frank TV" or Elite Auto Glass? Or is Fred Clause replacing them?
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:51 PM MDT reply actions  

Are they still running the boner pill commercials?
I'm gonna have to go with Frank TV if they are.
The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Oct 25, 2007 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

You know what sucks?
I'm not watching the game right now.  I'm working on finishing my moot court brief at the law library.  Why, oh why, couldn't I have done this LAST night?
The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Oct 25, 2007 6:53 PM MDT reply actions  

No way.
Otherwise I'll end up hanging myself from the Federal Reporter stacks.
The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Oct 25, 2007 6:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Okay this time - big inning!
Let's try anyway

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 6:53 PM MDT reply actions  

Hawpe!
Another baserunner....

Come on Tulo!!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:53 PM MDT reply actions  

Up the middle for Brad.
I smell another run.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 6:53 PM MDT reply actions  

I like your smelling
hope you're right

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

Brad's on!
Scruffy Schilling is struggling with the leadoff batter of each inning so far. Although it's probably a little early to start charting trends.

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 6:54 PM MDT reply actions  

He's got..
Some nice sink going on, but so far his pitches are up.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

Biggio
would have gotten hit on that one
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 6:56 PM MDT reply actions  

Do you guys think..
Iannetta will start for Cook? He's been Cooks personal catcher in the past.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 6:57 PM MDT reply actions  

More like that from Yorvit
and he definitely will.
The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Oct 25, 2007 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Torrealba caught Cook
in the intrasquad game, for what it's worth.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good point...
But I think Yorvit is cooling off, and Chris deserves a chance. He calls a good game.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ugh Yorvit
automatic out........
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 6:57 PM MDT reply actions  

so much for a high pitch count
for Schilling ... I was hoping for 40 after 2 innings (50 would have been nice).  at 31 now

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 6:59 PM MDT reply actions  

The way he's been hitting...
I would like to see Youkilis sit down. I wouldn't be suprised if Ortiz does though.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:01 PM MDT reply actions  

Wow...
Nice defense by Atkins. My jaw hit the floor when I saw his range on that one.

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 7:03 PM MDT reply actions  

When did...
Atkins learn to play gold glove defense? I like it, he should keep it.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Walk it off Drew..
Man up Nancy!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:04 PM MDT reply actions  

Ouch!
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:04 PM MDT reply actions  

I think we found..
JD's achilles heel. Sorry that's bad.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:04 PM MDT reply actions  

so far so good UJ
way to recover from the hbp!!!!!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Sthweet!!!!!
97 mph on the black, looks pretty. Can we have more of those for dessert?
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:07 PM MDT reply actions  

So..
Did anyone else hear the great Tim McCarver talk about how Jiminez' curveball will move better at sea level than it does "at Mile High stadium"?  I wasn't aware Ubaldo pitched for the 1994 Rockies...

by oo_nrb on Oct 25, 2007 7:09 PM MDT reply actions  

McCarver
Did everyone hear McCarver say the Rockies play at Mile High Stadium? You think he knows they haven't played there for more than ten years and that it's actually a parking lot now?

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 7:09 PM MDT reply actions  

Sadly
probably he doesn't know...or care
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 7:11 PM MDT up reply actions  

Varitek,
you just Colorad-owned!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:09 PM MDT reply actions  

That's almost as dumb..
As the comments last night about the Rocks beating the overhyped Cubs in the NLDS.

Way to pay attention airheads!!

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:13 PM MDT reply actions  

Wow,
that strike zone is getting wide. Hopefully it stays that way for Ubaldo.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:15 PM MDT reply actions  

As long at its called both ways.....
Ubaldo has teh Nastee tonight...
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:17 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hi guys sox fan back
I'm a baseball fan first, a Sox fan 2nd, don't worry, no gloating here. As a matter of fact I don't think there'll be a chance for either side to gloat too much, it's gonna be a close series.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:15 PM MDT reply actions  

another quick CR inning
Let's do your part Ubaldo and let the big boys tag a couple next inning

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Whoa there kemosabe...
I just felt like saying that...
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:18 PM MDT reply actions  

Nice commentary Mccarver..
That last pitch was a change over the corner.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:19 PM MDT reply actions  

ooooooo
From 98mph heat to the 86mph changeup....
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:19 PM MDT reply actions  

hehe
I like going on the opposing team's blog, seeing how you guys see things. Believe it or not there's
a lot I agree with you on, the umps strike calls, etc.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:20 PM MDT reply actions  

72MPH Curve.
OMG.......Filth....
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:20 PM MDT reply actions  

That curve was nasty
Or wicked, or filthy, or whatever you prefer.

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 7:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Regardless
It fooled Lugo like none other

by redsoxrocko on Oct 25, 2007 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

Game's in Boston
so I think it's "wicked hawd"
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Work
it Uballo!  A future ace vs the former aging ace.  I love it
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 7:21 PM MDT reply actions  

Lugo
Lugo is a one-man rally killer anyway. Do you see his eyes? He looks like Reche Caldwell the receiver for the Patriots who dropped a couple of easy catches in the AFC playoff game against the Colts earlier this year...his eyes just kept getting bigger and bigger.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:22 PM MDT reply actions  

Rosenthal got the Blakeman story correct.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:23 PM MDT reply actions  

64
OMG that story is so eery! Good for Clint..and that last high pitch was a ball! Again the umps with the floating strike zones.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Yorvit to Ubaldo...
This umpire just made his strikezone smaller. Maybe if I wink at him he'll give you a high strike? Whatcha think?
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah keep diggin in...
That was Don Drysdalesque.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Here's a test
Let's see if Ortiz has it tonight.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:26 PM MDT reply actions  

Especially now that
Ubaldo has shown a little less control.

by redsoxrocko on Oct 25, 2007 7:27 PM MDT up reply actions  

Come on Uball....
Settle down.......
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:28 PM MDT reply actions  

arguing the wide strike zone Ortiz?
ump hasn't got balls to throw you out of the game
I'm Manny Ramirez's Barber

by Redhawk on Oct 25, 2007 7:28 PM MDT reply actions  

The rule book says..
An umpire can throw out a player for arguing balls and strikes.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Strike 2
Nice try though!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:29 PM MDT reply actions  

OMG
foul by about three feet...

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:29 PM MDT reply actions  

That was way too close.
I don't want to see Ortiz do that again.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:29 PM MDT reply actions  

STRIKE 3
OWNED!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

I could do...
with less innings like that.

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Phew!
That was a huge K for U-Ball.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Nice pitch
Big out there.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Owned!!
Keep whiffin though@@
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:31 PM MDT reply actions  

AWESOME!
But we gotta stop letting runners on with two outs.  NO GOOD!  But, yay!!!!!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:31 PM MDT reply actions  

I like seeing Manny...
Leadoff with no runners on.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:33 PM MDT reply actions  

MVP, MVP, MVP
Cmon Matt!!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:34 PM MDT reply actions  

We've secretly cloned
the right arm of Ubaldo Jiminez and attached them to every Rockies pitcher......let's see if anyone notices........
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Holliday 2-2
Okay, lead off man on. Now PLEASE bring Holliday home!

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 7:35 PM MDT reply actions  

Again....
Scruffy Schilling having trouble with the leadoff batter.

Now the real question is, will this interview obscure another Helton Double?

Nope. Almost

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 7:35 PM MDT reply actions  

Dangit...
I've gotta find my Garrett Atkins pin that was lost. And he's gotta stop swinging for the wall.

c'mon BradHawpe!! darnit

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh hell guys...
Those AB's stank horribly.........
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:37 PM MDT reply actions  

C'mon Brad
What happened to Brad's patience?

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 7:37 PM MDT reply actions  

If Lugo had dropped that..
He came close to being the goat already, he'd be hanged in effigy and sentenced to live with Bill Buckner in Wyoming.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:38 PM MDT reply actions  

okay one more 1/2 inning
then I'm going to a bar.  Let's make it a good 'un, Jimenez!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:39 PM MDT reply actions  

good start with Manny
I like him 0-2

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

**sarcasm**
Glad to see we've moved to "try to hit one 800ft mode" again..
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:39 PM MDT reply actions  

Fred Clause looks...
Less funny after every commercial.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Popup to 3rd...
Manny being Manny........
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Do you think...
JD will be digging in for this AB?
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:44 PM MDT reply actions  

C'mon JD.
Make up for your miserable season.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Bad call
the throw beat him
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Nevermind..
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

crap!
stupid j.d. drew.  damn damn damn

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:45 PM MDT reply actions  

Game tied.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:45 PM MDT reply actions  

Crap...
Come on Uball...get this guy!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh my G.
I've seen enough of the bullpen and their pathetic take on music.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:48 PM MDT reply actions  

Here he comes Colorado fans
The Red Sox designated rally killer, Julio Lugo.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:48 PM MDT reply actions  

from your keyboard
to God's monitor

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

Strike 2
Nice try though!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Where's my damn taco?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:51 PM MDT reply actions  

FREE TACO!!!!
That was a strike also....
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:51 PM MDT reply actions  

tacos for all
and there was great rejoicing

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:51 PM MDT reply actions  

Didn't he swing?
That looked like strike three swinging to me!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:51 PM MDT reply actions  

*whew*
Allright offense....time TO WAKE THE HELL UP!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:53 PM MDT reply actions  

Big applause!!!
Good job, way to close out the inning!!

Now wake up bats!!

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:53 PM MDT reply actions  

I said...
"WAKE UP BATS!!!!!"
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Can't. Go. Through. Another.
Inning. Like. That.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

What'd I tell you?
For that he makes 9 million a year!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

you guys ahead of gameday
Thanks for that!  Okay off to the bar.  Have fun.  GO ROCKIES!!!!!!  please please please get some HITS HITS HITS

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Free Taco Bell taco for everybody!!
Plumbers across America rejoice!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:55 PM MDT reply actions  

Sending good vibes from da apple
There was this spontaneous "Let's go Rockies" rally in Times Square today.  Did you guyz hear it?  It was started by some Colorado tourists outside ESPN zone but the Noo Yawkers got into it (can't imagine why).

Win little dudes.

by EvilEmpireFanforRox on Oct 25, 2007 7:56 PM MDT reply actions  

They are doing a better job
at looking as if they belong in the big leagues.

For this I am very grateful.

RUNS, dammit!

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 7:57 PM MDT reply actions  

Tu-Lo, Tu-Lo
Come on big Troy!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 7:57 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Tulo!
Stop fanning 'em if they're out of the zone!
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 7:58 PM MDT reply actions  

I guess he heard you.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 7:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

Allright Tulo with a walk.
Come on Yorvit!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 7:59 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh dear
Yorvit up with a runner on first.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 7:59 PM MDT reply actions  

Not a bad use
of a Torrealba at bat.

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good play yorvit...
Way to avoid the twin killings.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:00 PM MDT reply actions  

What'd I miss, Rox fans?
Had my late class, Morgan and Miller on ESPN radio seemed to think it was another Sox-biased strike zone, though.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:00 PM MDT reply actions  

The strike zone has been fair.
It seems like he's calling it a little wide for both pitchers. The strike 2 to Ortiz was a little outside, and he's called it that way for Schilling as well.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

Come on Spilly...
Do it for my sister. (And me. And everyone else. But no pressure).
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:00 PM MDT reply actions  

C'mon spilly
pull your best helton/hawpe impression.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:01 PM MDT reply actions  

Really?
I just got back but I can tell this strike zone is, um, flexible. To say the least.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:02 PM MDT reply actions  

Good walk by Tulo.
And.... that's pretty much a bullshit strikeout given to Schilling.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:02 PM MDT reply actions  

Great inning there Clint
Wow; just, wow.

a bunt...

Did I wake up in the year 1912?

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Way to be patient, Willy
<sigh>

This is painful in a different way than last night. Which I suppose is an improvement?

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Some might say so...
But jeez... this is going to get uber frustrating if we keep getting the leadoff aboard and stranding him

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

I was in the process of making that very comment
when it was deleted.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

The Boston team failed ...
to score after the fifth inning last night. Let's see how long Ubaldo can keep up this type of pitching.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:06 PM MDT reply actions  

When did Atkins
become the better defensive 3B in the series?
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel

by Behrens on Oct 25, 2007 8:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Arrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh
1st pitch swinging, Willie????????????? Geez.
"Wishes come true, not free." - Stephen Sondheim

by rockhead on Oct 25, 2007 8:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Helton's..
Trying out for the Russian Ballet.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:07 PM MDT reply actions  

grr
If Fox shows the stupid Red Sox bullpen drum line one mroe time.....

AWESOME PLAY ATKINS!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Thats a sea level curve ball????
What does that comment have to do with anything?

by wolf213 on Oct 25, 2007 8:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Hey Tim, have you thought of this too?:
Just imagine what kind of devastating effects that curveball would have if it were thrown below sea level.
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

A Death Valley curveball....
I'll bet that's a helluva pitch.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

Maybe that it doesn't curve like that a mile up?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions  

You knew he was going to track that one down
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

It's in...
the WillyBasket!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:09 PM MDT reply actions  

Run 'em down Willy
Why does Joe Buck treat every red sox flyball like an opportunity for a spontaneous sploogefest?

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:09 PM MDT reply actions  

Did McCarver say..
Our defensive players get paid a lot of money?
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:10 PM MDT reply actions  

I hear you guys spent a fortune...
...on your defensive ends
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

ha
"The Boston team failed ...

to score after the fifth inning last night."

That's because they were exhausted from haymaker swings and non-stop base running.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:11 PM MDT reply actions  

That and..
because the Rocks have the best bullpen in baseball.

Well, Arizona's is pretty darn good too.

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the footnote.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions  

well
At least Boston College is losing!

Manny just swung through the meatball of the century.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:13 PM MDT reply actions  

"Cobra in a basket?"
What is he talking about?

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 8:14 PM MDT reply actions  

I don't know...
I think he blocked one too many Gibson fastballs in the dirt.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

Uh-oh
It's the fifth inning again... and U-ball's putting on two-out baserunners...

Oy vey.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:15 PM MDT reply actions  

uh, Atkins
That was some Jeter-esque range there. Cripes.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:15 PM MDT reply actions  

And....
Manny drives a groundball towards the only defensive weak link in the infield.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:16 PM MDT reply actions  

And even he
has been making some plays this series, so it's not like he's a total loss out there. But still, yes, the range is a problem.

What Lowell... ah, that was a problem.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

dammit...........
Come on Uball....settle down.......
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Pull him
It's time
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:18 PM MDT reply actions  

This, I cannot believe.
You cannot be serious.

by rcmanning on Oct 25, 2007 8:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh jeebus
Come on Affeldt...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Affeldt's turn.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 8:19 PM MDT reply actions  

I fail to like this
I wish we could eliminate fifth innings altogether.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Affeldt???!
You're killing me Rox.

This is sad to watch. Seeing Red Sox fan cheer makes me so so sad and makes Baby Jesus cry.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Dane Cook wants to talk about the Boston Red Sox.
I want to change the channel.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:20 PM MDT reply actions  

I want to punch Dane Cook in the head
after watching these actober crap...
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

Okay, Affeldt
We need one of his patented 1-pitch outs.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 8:21 PM MDT reply actions  

Nice catch in the crook of the elbow
by Torrealba.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:22 PM MDT reply actions  

Uh
That one didn't even show up on Gameday, it was in the dirt so much.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:22 PM MDT reply actions  

Does Herges come in
If he walks Drew?
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Don't worry
Lugo's coming up soon!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Not nearly soon enough
And facing him this inning would indicate a big problem.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh great
This... I really don't like. At all. Maybe I should go away again...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Get 'Tek out!!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:25 PM MDT reply actions  

BRING IN YOUR BEST RELIEVER
This is the game! Herges?!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Have you been watching much lately?
Who do you want, Ryan "walk in three runs" Speier?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yes, they are
Absolutely maddeningly so.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

And our guys
seriously need to take some lessons.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah,
here comes Herges.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 8:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Nice job Jeremy...
<not>

Dear lord how much do I hate the fifth inning.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:25 PM MDT reply actions  

That's what I thought...
This is where the Indians skipper screwed up in games 6 and 7. He didn't pull his second pitcher soon enough.

Herges looked good last night. Let's see if he continues hitting the corners tonight.

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:26 PM MDT reply actions  

Only pitcher last night....
....who was getting outs. C'mon Herges.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Dear lord
THANK YOU.

Compared to last fifth inning, that was painless.

Okay, guys, we dodged a MAJOR bullet... runs??!

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

CLUTCH!
Now score!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Matt Herges
Mid inning ace.
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel

by Behrens on Oct 25, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions  

*Whew*
Lazy fly ball..........

*CLEAR

**ZAP*

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Be good, be good...
Way to be good Matt Herges!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions  

At least one reliever knows what
to do while on the mound. Good job, Herges.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

Huge out
there....now it's still a game!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

THERE we go.
So much for another huge 5th.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

Allright guys who swing the bats.......
Please score some runs, K??

Please?

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:32 PM MDT reply actions  

That was awesome!!
Nice hail mary on the ebay commercial. I'll enjoy it now before i see it 57 more times tonight.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Patience
This is why Yankees/Red Sox games always last 4:30 and features 47 3-2 counts.  

Fun fact: The two longest nine inning games in baseball history were played between the Yankees and the Red Sox, one in 2006 (14-11 Yankees), one in 2007 (9-8 Yankees).

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Kaz!
Comport yourself better than that other Hideki.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Better than the other Matsui, you mean?
There are two Hidekis, though... Okajima and Matsui.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

Plus Hideki Tojo,
come to think of it.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Fact is, guys
you have now scored two runs in 14 innings. Not winning a whole lotta games that way.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:34 PM MDT reply actions  

You'd better get to Schilling this inning..
the Sox mid and closing relief is pretty good. Tie
it up and you put the pressure on us.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:35 PM MDT reply actions  

We wish
doing was easy as saying, we've been telling 'em to get Schilling all game...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

MVP!
Atta-boy! Let's get it going.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

MVP with another hit.
Please get some runs now!!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Hee
Okay, I like Royce Clayton. After last night's "I ain't got my taco" and then that, he's hilarious.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

MVP, MVP, MVP
C'mon Todd, pick him up!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Push Matt across the plate. Please!
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Hey, MY last name is Savage!
I wonder if I'm related to this guy....OMG free tacos for life!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Please score Holliday
Please. Just do something. Distract Manny with something shiny, tranquilize Drew from behind the Pesky Pole, just do whatever.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Todd watches a meatball on the first pitch
grrrr; schilling doesn't walk guys, but he doest give up the gopher ball. SWING DAMMIT

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Silver...
...are you watching TV?
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 25, 2007 8:39 PM MDT reply actions  

Okay....
are they paying those guys in the dugout to talk about the Taco Bell promotion?? That's really obnoxious...
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:39 PM MDT reply actions  

C'mon Todd...
Invoke the power of the Beard!!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Get Schilling now
Or they'll be facing Papelbon in the ninth, not a winning proposition most of the time.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:40 PM MDT reply actions  

great at bat
...so far, Todd. Now make something out of it.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Good job Todd!!
Come on Garrett!!!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

fricking awesome
Nice nice at bat there by Helton, making my above comment look stupid.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

Beard walk
Come on Garrett!
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

And.... Todd Helton rocks.
And walks.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

Is he pulling Schilling?
Please tell me so..
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

Okajima in
Come on Garrett baby, time to shine!
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Rockies are finally waking up...
...from their long winter's nap up in the mountains.

<insert Rip Van Winkle joke>

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

Curt's pissed...
He did a good job though, now it's up to the bullpen.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

The Schill's out.
Let's see a couple of runs cross home plate.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 8:43 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm thinking....
....I might try to get Helton's autograph during Spring Training this year. I wonder if he'd give me it while I'm wearing Sedona red.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Helton's far too classy to write
"D-backs suck! Todd Helton."

And if he did, I think you'd get a laugh out of it instead of posing for schmaltzy frowny-face photos.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Honestly, that would be HILARIOUS if he did.
I know he wouldn't though. I'd just say to him, "I'm a Dbacks fan, but I'd appreciate it if I could get your autograph. I've always been a fan."
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

Helton is a really nice guy
I'm sure he'd oblige.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

Time to attack the bullpen..
Now the Boston team has their rookie in the game. Take advantage of the deer-in-the-headlamp-look.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Shut the Buck up, Jack!
"Is this the last appearance for Schilling...?" Is he conceding the sweep? I hate these guys. Where's Frazier when we need him?
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 25, 2007 8:45 PM MDT reply actions  

that;s joe...
...buck.  his dad was jack, and he was great.

by dpmay on Oct 25, 2007 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

Schilling out is not a good thing
He's probably the third or fourth worst pitcher on the staff.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:45 PM MDT reply actions  

Doesn't matter
We need runs any way we can get them.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

3rd or 4th worst in a 5 man staff?
So... he's the 2nd or 3rd best?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

no, of all the pitchers on the roster
11 or 12, I believe.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

This is your chance
to break it open. Very good game so far.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Atkins, come through for me!
Okay, Garrett, please be my friend and get us some runs, here.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 8:46 PM MDT reply actions  

screw Oki
He's all hype!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Bradley!!
Great 2 outs w/ risp.........again!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 8:48 PM MDT reply actions  

Okay
Move the runners up for Mr. 2-out RBI Clutch Guy...

That's the plan now, right Brad?

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:48 PM MDT reply actions  

At least it wasn't a DP
Okay, Brad. Time to display some of the patience you showed against Arizona.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 8:48 PM MDT reply actions  

Bad example.
Hawpe is the Anti-Snake.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

Youkilis
Has only made one error in like a year and a half at first base. It was just recently too.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

Brad
fooled badly on that first pitch...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

All it takes is a single....
...or, shoot, even a wild pitch.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

Brad . . .
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 8:50 PM MDT reply actions  

What's the deal, Brad?
Seriously, where did his patience go?

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 8:50 PM MDT reply actions  

<grinding teeth>
I'm trying not to curse, but...

we really needed something there, and Hawpe is a K machine right now.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:50 PM MDT reply actions  

This is pathetic
Wow, this is just sad.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:51 PM MDT reply actions  

You guys have got to
keep the Sox scoreless now, it's still just a one
run game.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:51 PM MDT reply actions  

Crap.
So.... when do the Rockies start hitting?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:51 PM MDT reply actions  

At this rate?
Not until we get back to Coors, and even then, it's questionable.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

At least Tulo leads off next inning?
Home run ties it.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

ASS-u-ming...
Herges avoids giving up any more.... <cough, Matt>
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

True.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Que?
I've almost forgotten what a home run is, it's been so long since I've seen one.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Brad looks horrible lately...
I wonder if Spilly or Seth Smith should start for him in Denver.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Ellsbury
Is a superstar in the making, like a young Johnny
Damon.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 8:54 PM MDT reply actions  

hahahah
Johnny Damon slugged .535 with an over .400 obp at AA as a 21 year old.

Ellsbury put up a .380 slugging in AAA at Age 23.  

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

Herges just choked
Ellsbury was out by a country mile.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 8:55 PM MDT reply actions  

Hey look another sac bunt...
By the Boston team, and you didn't cry about that!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

I think it was dumb, but two things
1-The Red Sox are already winning
2-The rockies onyl have 9 outs left and the Red Sox have a shut down bullpen.
3-The Rockies haven't scored 40 bazillion runs in their past three games.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

It is a sad and tragic fact
that Holliday has 75% of our hits tonight.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 8:56 PM MDT reply actions  

Why can there NEVER be quick outs
against this lineup...?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:00 PM MDT reply actions  

My right hand is ice cold and my left
hand is hot. I guess that means the Rockies need to be evil in order to win right now. Or it means nothing at all.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 9:01 PM MDT reply actions  

Bad circulation?
I get that feeling too.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

Whaaaa?
::Suddenly very confused::
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

It means..
That we need a lefty reliever.

Let's go Fuentes!!

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

Perhaps you're just sinister?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

Do these guys...
...EVER chase? Their discipline is impressive.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 25, 2007 9:05 PM MDT reply actions  

CRAP! AND BC IS COMING BACK!!
It's a nightmare!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:06 PM MDT reply actions  

I can't wait
until Youkilis goes away. He annoys the friggin' hell out of me.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:06 PM MDT reply actions  

LOL yeah
I'm watching the BC game now!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:06 PM MDT reply actions  

You guys have class
I'll tell you that much.  I only read our blogs during the regular season and then I tried to root for the Tribe against the RS but they were so obnoxious I couldn't.  You guys are a class act.  

by EvilEmpireFanforRox on Oct 25, 2007 9:06 PM MDT reply actions  

There's a good reason
there's a lot of us non-Rox fans that come here to root for 'em.

By the way, the new Evil Empire is Boston, not New York. They've become what they claimed to hate.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions  

I tried to follow...
The Tribe blog as well, but they were so crass and vulgar it nearly blew up my computer.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

The 'Pit has its vulgarity from time to time...
...but we do draw lines.

I think the most vulgar SB blog I've seen yet is McCovey Chronicles. Some of the things they write over there, I couldn't believe. (The people there are rather friendly, though. Unlike those bitter 5th graders over at Gaslamp Ball.)

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:17 PM MDT up reply actions  

Dammit!!
Come on Rox!!!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 9:07 PM MDT reply actions  

OMG
Ryan threw a last second TD!!!!!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh great
.... Papi up with runners on...

I just love this.

Can Youkilis, just, I don't know, get irretrievably lost one day? Or is this what it's like to watch Helton bat?

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Current Win Probability
Bottom of 6th, 2-1 Red Sox, runners on first and third with Ortiz up, the Rockies current win probability via Fangraphs is now 26%
vr, Xei
2007 NL West Predictions: 1. Padres, 2. Dodgers, 3. DBacks, 4. Giants, 5. Rockies

by Xeifrank on Oct 25, 2007 9:08 PM MDT reply actions  

::Channeling Han Solo::
Never tell me the odds.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

I really don't get...
...these trash pitches on 3-2 counts.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 25, 2007 9:08 PM MDT reply actions  

And yeah.
I'm a Red Sox fan too, the Colorado fans are WAY
classier than the Cleveland fans were.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:08 PM MDT reply actions  

YIKES
I am sorry.

Fuentes vs. Papi. Before the game, I mentioned this would scare the living bejeezus out of me.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Was that a...
Two pitch out?
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah...
Still twice as many pitches as one of our typical AB's tonight.

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

BC Scores?!?!?!?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Dear God just kill me....no way I can face the world tomorrow.

eh, whatever...Rutgers will take them in the Orange Bowl and I still have th Giants.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Rox,
PLEASE QUIT SWINGING AT CRAP, OK???
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 9:15 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo...
This is getting ridiculous.

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 9:15 PM MDT reply actions  

Rox will have to beat Papelbon
I guarantee he's going two tonight.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:18 PM MDT reply actions  

The boston sports teams seem really tight...
I'm sure JR Smith texted Brandon Marshal and  encouraged him when he was locked up this week.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Spilly, come on
Take the bat off your shoulder, son.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 9:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh, so THAT'S what happened to Boyz2Men.
They do ballgames now, rather than albums.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:20 PM MDT reply actions  

I know this is waaaaaaaay
after the fact, but that rendition of "God Bless America" sucked. Hard.

by Quiz23 on Oct 25, 2007 11:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

I thought it was better than last night.
But I still say, just play it on the damned organ already. Let the crowd sing along.

(I can say damned, right??)

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 11:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Agree to Disagree on B2M
Not that Ashanti was all that great, but the song sounds better sung by a female. I remember Boyz II Men from the early-90s (or whenever) and I don't remember them being that awful ...

But yes. An organ would be better.

by Quiz23 on Oct 25, 2007 11:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Organ?
I nominate myself. I play the organ for church, I'm sure I could learn God Bless America.

by holly96 on Oct 26, 2007 12:19 AM MDT up reply actions  

Seconded.
I can play piano, but not organ. Don't know the pedals.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 12:53 AM MDT up reply actions  

Pedals
Yeah, the pedals take some practice. I actually took a semester beginning organ class in college (can't remember why--I think my mom urged me to), so I learned them. Now I play for church and can play most of our hymns, but there are still some places that trip me up and I have to drop out the pedal.

by holly96 on Oct 26, 2007 1:36 AM MDT up reply actions  

I'm in agreement about
singing "God Bless America," I love my country, but they've taken the 9/11 tribute and just don't know when to let it drop.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:21 PM MDT reply actions  

What the hell was that, Ryan?
Looking at three straight is always a great idea.

This offensive ineptitude is really starting to make me sick. Two. Damn. Runs. In 16 innings!

No matter how many we haven't given up, that isn't winning us jack.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:21 PM MDT reply actions  

ARGHHH!!
Glad to see were in perfect April form again..........
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 9:21 PM MDT reply actions  

At the worst imaginable time
for them to show up.

I am a sad panda.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Awwww :-(
"When one Rocky gets a hit and another Rocky leaves him on base, that makes me a saaaad panda."
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Boyz 2 Men?
Looks more like early-retirement to the senior center to me.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:21 PM MDT reply actions  

I could sure use
A few more shots of Francona spitting, couldn't you? Yech.
"Wishes come true, not free." - Stephen Sondheim

by rockhead on Oct 25, 2007 9:22 PM MDT reply actions  

You won't see Youkilis
When the series moves to Colorado, they're benching him and putting Big Papi at first base.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:25 PM MDT reply actions  

player swap
Can we please swap Seth for Ryan? Ryan's what 0-6 so far with 3+ strikeouts. What's the point of a DH who isn't hitting!!! Seth has been on fire - put him in!

by boulderinionian on Oct 25, 2007 9:26 PM MDT reply actions  

No kidding
You might as well have the pitcher hitting for all the good Spilly is doing us. Love the guy, but come on.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

PLEASE FOX
ENOUGH WITH THE RED SOX BULLPEN DRUMLINE

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:27 PM MDT reply actions  

Does Tulo have stone hands?
That's the second almost muffed grounder off the heel of his glove in two days.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:27 PM MDT reply actions  

You really
haven't watched much.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Alright...
Line right up here, how many Papelbon dancing videos can I expect to sell in Colorado?

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:28 PM MDT reply actions  

About
-10,000 or so.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Buellar?
Buellar?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Fox coverage
is an absolute travesty. Or are the juvenile histrionics of the Boston bullpen REALLY all that interesting?

by moose14 on Oct 25, 2007 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

They aren't.
I do, however, give props to Papelbon for plugging his ears during it. He gained a marginal point in my book for that one.

by Quiz23 on Oct 25, 2007 11:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

Why can't our left handed pitchers
get left handed hitters out? Or at least just JD Drew out?

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 9:30 PM MDT reply actions  

It is especially annoying
when they don't get J.D. Drew out.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Fun fact!
J.D. Drew made more money this year than anyone on the team except for Manny, and he justified his $14.4 million with..... a .796 OPS.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

OK OFFENSE??
Can you hear us yet?

TIME TO WAKE UP!!!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 9:33 PM MDT reply actions  

KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK........
Strikeout!!!

Bring on the bash-brothers, WillyT and Kazuo!!

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:33 PM MDT reply actions  

That definitely made me chuckle.
As I remember, the bash brothers didn't do so well, though. :-\
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

OK...
I have a good feeling about the 8th inning.  

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 9:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Is it
indigestion?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good news:
Holliday's coming up.

Bad news:
The likely percentage of him scoring can be tallied on your fingers.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:34 PM MDT reply actions  

hope
Just hope we can get someone on base for him to hit in... Willy and Kaz are sevely underperforming...

by boulderinionian on Oct 25, 2007 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

4-4?
Maybe he'll go 4-4 and instead of a single it will be a home run. I can dream, right?

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 9:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Is it my imagination
or does it seem like the score's more than just 2-1?

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:36 PM MDT reply actions  

weird
Odd isn't it? Only down by 1, only 1 less hit - yet it feels like we're barely holding on.

by boulderinionian on Oct 25, 2007 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good lord Willy
Somebody get him out of the leadoff spot. Now.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Taveras and Spilborghs both
have been overmatched in almost every at bat against Boston thus far. Two automatic outs in the lineup isn't helping us.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 9:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Yep
I really think Hurdle needs to tinker with at least the top and bottom of the lineup when we get to Colorado.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

yeah
Sure would be nice to have some guys on base for the guy whose 3/3 tonight...

by boulderinionian on Oct 25, 2007 9:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Classy Boston Fans chanting "OVERRATED"
What is this, college basketball?

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:39 PM MDT reply actions  

You sure it wasn't "Okajima"?
If it was "overrated", then that is TRULY classless.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Okajima
I thought it was Okajima.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

are the rockies overrated?
it makes no sense. the score is 2 to 1. why couldn't cleveland just have finished off these massholes?
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 25, 2007 9:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

god i hope someone can hit the ball
or just swing the damn bat.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 25, 2007 9:39 PM MDT reply actions  

Game Over
What a pathetic peformance.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Root against the Red Sox
but don't do so by trashing our team. Trust me, we know.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well Papelbon looked...
hittable in game 7 of the ALCS, so we'll see if there's any carryover. Hope so, or else we're toast.
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Well, at least this win will be dramatic
Scoring a couple off Jonathan Papelbon and getting our Manny to close it out will be very nice.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 9:42 PM MDT reply actions  

Agreed.
Matt Holliday hits the homer to tie it, Helton singles and Garrett finally comes alive...all off Papelbon.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 9:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Holliday's going to be thinking yard...
... and probably get himself out on one...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Has anyone else noticed...
...that Papelbon has a very tiny mouth? It's like he sucks on a lemon right before he goes out to the mound.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:44 PM MDT reply actions  

This is baseball
at it's best. A great hitter against a great pitcher.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:44 PM MDT reply actions  

C'mon, Matt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holliday for MVP and Tulowitzki for ROY.

by badnooz on Oct 25, 2007 9:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on HOLLIDAY!
Right center field over the short wall into the bullpen, COME ON!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:45 PM MDT reply actions  

YEAH!!!
TAKE THAT MR. PUPPYDOG STARE!

HOLLIDAY!

Awesome...knocked him on his keister!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Yes!!
Bring him home Helton!!!
There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Oct 25, 2007 9:46 PM MDT reply actions  

MVP....4 for 4
Something brewing.............please??
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 9:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Todd, this is your moment.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 9:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Now that's called
Knocking him off the mound!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Alright, Matt Holliday's convinced me, finally.
MVP.

Shut down that crowd, Todd!!

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Rox Girl, may I please swear right now?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

Seconded
If I'm already holding back tears, do I get to swear?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well...
Too bad he got fooled by that pickoff move.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

OMG
that was foolish guys!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:47 PM MDT reply actions  

DAMNIT!!
This bullshit............ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 9:47 PM MDT reply actions  

F'ing kidding me, Matt.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 9:47 PM MDT reply actions  

I hate life.
I am beyond all words now.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Heh
Not meant to be.

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 9:47 PM MDT reply actions  

oh.
my.

god.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Remember....
...when the Rockies used to score runs?

Good times.

Bill Buckner, Bucky Dent and Babe Ruth Agree: Boston Sucks!

by BroJB @ Purple Row on Oct 25, 2007 9:48 PM MDT reply actions  

I hate life.
So much. Still. Holding back tears right now.

I think our purple mojo has officially run out.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:48 PM MDT reply actions  

bleh
For those who don't know about fist pumping, you don't know jack. Guido fist pumping is the only form of dance accepted on the Jersey Shore. Pump your fist or go home lonely and cry your Guido eyes out. This site is a shrine to the glory of guido fist pumping. Guidettes the world over are already going nuts over the jersey shore dancing below. Thank you and keep pumping those fists.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:49 PM MDT reply actions  

God, now Sweet Caroline
My eyes are bleeding...

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:51 PM MDT reply actions  

All together now...
another chorus of "Sweet Caroline"

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:52 PM MDT reply actions  

We're down by 1...
With Helton, Atkins, Hawpe, Tulo coming up.

Let's not forget what happened after everyone started saying our season was over.

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 9:52 PM MDT reply actions  

I'd feel more confident
if we'd hit jack for the last 17 innings. Which, as it is, we haven't.

Why do I have to care so badly about this? It's just a game.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions  

Just remember that
when this is all over, no matter what happens, we still had an amazing season. One to remember for a long time. But hopefully not the last great season we'll have.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

No more defeatism.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions  

No defeatism here
Oh, not here. I still have hope. But I still can't forget how amazing the ride has been, no matter where we end up.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hmmm... you have a point.
Your season is over!! Over!!

(Anyone else?)

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

HAHA
Lugo gets called out of the box.

Rox do something stupid, now Sox get to do something stupid.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Francona must
want to just stretch his legs....arguing about Lugo making an out?

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:53 PM MDT reply actions  

Manny time, but
it's not the joy it usually is.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 9:53 PM MDT reply actions  

He's lucky that Lugo
didn't somehow hit into a double play with no one on, if anyone's capable of doing that, Lugo is!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:54 PM MDT reply actions  

I don't like Lugo...
...because he caught Alberto Callaspo with a hidden ball trick in Phoenix.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

The best Sweet Caroline ever...
I was at Fenway in September. Tie game, top of the 8th, two on, two out, 2-2 count, Schilling vs. Jeter, and Jeter absolutely obliterates a three run bomb into the last row of the monster seats.

inning ends with the next batter, followed by the quietest, meekest Sweet Caroline I've ever heard at Fenway.

good times.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 9:55 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah but
Jeter's at home watching this on his monster 60" plasma TV, Schilling's about to win another WS game.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 9:56 PM MDT reply actions  

...and Jeter has only himself to blame
After grounding into 17 double plays in the Division Series and hitting .115.

bleh

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 25, 2007 10:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

Pedroia is a gnat
Manny needs to find a flyswatter.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:56 PM MDT reply actions  

Youkilis at-bats
The only thing I like to watch more is somebody getting papercuts.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 9:57 PM MDT reply actions  

Fascinating factoid...
Hey, everyone, get this. Pedroia has a long swing.  

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 9:58 PM MDT reply actions  

He's also a midget Scum Devil.
Know who else was a Scum Devil?? BARRY BONDS. Ergo, Dustin Pedroia hates freedom.

Hmm... I don't think I should be allowed to call anyone midgets.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

Allright...
Rally caps people!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 10:00 PM MDT reply actions  

Believe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel

by Behrens on Oct 25, 2007 10:01 PM MDT reply actions  

Dare I say it yet again...
this is the season right here? We've all said it so many times...Coors is still Coors, but man do the Sox look good.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 10:01 PM MDT reply actions  

Hmmm.... see, I heard Coors is NOT Coors.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

Coors is not Coors?
Especially since this broadcasting team thinks the Rockies play in Mile High Stadium.
Friendly Diamondbacks Visitor

by 4CornersFan on Oct 25, 2007 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

They also made mention that...
'...the Diamondbacks almost stole this game tonight'

That truly WOULD have been a helluva game, if the Dbacks came outta nowhere.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Rats!
they didn't show the Taco guy's girlfriend with the dragon tattoo...she's hot!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 10:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh, Todd.
COME ON GARRETT!!

LETS GO ROCKIES!!!LETS GO ROCKIES!!!LETS GO ROCKIES!!!LETS GO ROCKIES!!!LETS GO ROCKIES!!!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 10:06 PM MDT reply actions  

I'll go silent now
no matter what happens, don't wanna seem like I'm
gloating, this is a GREAT game guys!

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 10:06 PM MDT reply actions  

For you guys, yeah
For us... we'll get back to you.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions  

Why, oh why
did the Indians have to turn into the Keystone Kops after four games of the ALCS?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:06 PM MDT reply actions  

COME ON BRADLEY!!!!
BRAD-LEY! BRAD-LEY! BRAD-LEY! BRAD-LEY! BRAD-LEY! BRAD-LEY!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 10:08 PM MDT reply actions  

I smell a Papelbon stupid dance
in the offing.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:08 PM MDT reply actions  

So.
Yeah.

Okay.

Great.

I'm going to go cry now.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:10 PM MDT reply actions  

What might have been
had Matt not been picked off . . .
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 10:11 PM MDT reply actions  

What might have been
if we could get a #@$!)!%$ run.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't blame Matt
More than half our batters are batting <.200. Need to shake the lineup up.

by boulderinionian on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well
You guys now have three games on your home turf,
you have nothing to be ashamed about. Cleveland won 2 out of 3 in their home field.

by kemosabe on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT reply actions  

good thing i didn't watch the whole
thing i could be mad right now.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Why couldn't we
have just finished 75-88 like every other year and save ourselves the embarrassment?
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Really?
You'd rather give up that amazing month we had?

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

Probably not
I'm just crushed right now, let me vent.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

It's cool
No problem, I understand venting.

I think Denver sports fans (I'm including myself, here) got a little spoiled in the last 10+ years when we were 4-4 in trips to championships (2 Super Bowls, 2 Stanley Cups). Obviously this series is far from over and I'm trying to hold out hope, but this is a feeling we haven't experienced.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 10:27 PM MDT up reply actions  

The only other pro team
I really root for is the Vikings, and you know how that fandom goes...
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ah, the Vikings
Broncos were in the same exact Super Bowl boat until 98. So yeah, I understand.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 10:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hehe.....
42-10.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions  

42-10 what?
All I remember about the Vikes playoffs is Morten Anderson and the 41-0 debacle in 2000.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

The response was to holly.
You don't exactly seem like you're in any mood to have losses thrown in your face, so I wouldn't have.

42-10: Super Bowl, 1988. Broncos jump out to a quick 10-0 lead in the first quarter, Redskins score a record 35 points in the second quarter and 7 in the fourth to beat Elway and the Broncs. Timmy Smith, in his first ever NFL start, rushes for a SB record 204 yards.

Sorry. HUGE Skins fan.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

Bygones
You know, those embarrassing Super Bowls don't hurt nearly as much to remember after winning two. It's amazing how one game can erase the past.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah, you sounded like you could take the ribbing.
Wouldn't wanna kick anyone while they're down, though.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

Thanks guys
That 41-0 blowout in 2000 against the Giants is flashng before my eyes right now.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

Broncos
That was a Broncos Super Bowl score. Luckily those multiple Super Bowl drubbings have been forgotten after the back to back wins in 98-99.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions  

I also somewhat cheer for the Nuggets
so that's 3, or is it 4 straight first round losses, two crushing losses in the NFC Championship game, and, well, this in my lifetime. Oh, and my college team, UNC, is 0-8 and hasn't played a close game yet. I kind of hate sports right now.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

Phew...
Now we get to go home, win three, build some confidence.

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT reply actions  

I could seriously..
break a bat into right now......
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT reply actions  

What a miserable ballgame.
Sox fans will chalk it up the way they want, but the Rockies sucked and being in Boston right now is like being in hell. Everyone thinks they're entitled to this shit because they're Baaaaaaaaahhhhhstan, not New York, but you know what? The Rox could do a lot with 100-whatever million too. I'm sick of this city, sick of seeing this team play this way. I want a blowout at Coors Saturday or I may not survive the weekend.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 10:12 PM MDT reply actions  

yes
Amen!

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 26, 2007 6:13 AM MDT up reply actions  

Exactly!
That entitlement sentiment is so obnoxious; Boston claims to hate New York vociferously, and yet they have become what they claim to hate.

It's no different from those Cubs fans who were talking about how any team younger than 30 years old shouldn't be allowed to play for a WS title.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 10:23 AM MDT up reply actions  

At least we didn't look rusty the last two games
Nothing like a few simulated fastballs to get you ready to hit the real thing! People, we need to make some noise Saturday!

by easccp on Oct 25, 2007 10:13 PM MDT reply actions  

don't worry
Tonight, we solved their batters. Saturday we solve their pitchers. Rest easy all.

by boulderinionian on Oct 25, 2007 10:13 PM MDT reply actions  

Thank you.
Let's stay positive.  See you all Saturday.

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

Wow.
I wanted a real game. I meant I wanted the Rockies to win in a good game.

What the hell. Where is the fire these guys had? Seriously?

They'd better sweep at Coors over the weekend, is all I can say.

www.myspace.com/notthisday.com

by Squeaky on Oct 25, 2007 10:14 PM MDT reply actions  

I feel like Crash Davis
"Well, f** this f**ing game!"
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:14 PM MDT reply actions  

Why does this have to coincide
with the rest of the bad stuff in my life?

I feel like absolute shit right now.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:14 PM MDT reply actions  

yes...
...baseball can hurt you bad.  hang in there...

by dpmay on Oct 25, 2007 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Don't worry...
Dreamy Eric Karros will probably come on TV in a minute, which will make everything seem OK.  

by dogs on Oct 25, 2007 10:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Man....
You guys better light up Dice-K in Denver. Drive that gyro outta Coors. He's the perfect symbol of the Red Sox' baseball decadence. $51 million just to TALK to a guy?? Please..
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Just a ballgame man...
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 25, 2007 10:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Say it next time you lose game 2 of the WS...
...to go down 2-0. I dare you. Hopefully it'll be in 160 years.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

And I'm sure...
that's exactly what they said after Aaron Boone's homer in '03, too.

by alexcolfax on Oct 25, 2007 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hurt that night...
...then went for a cool mountain bike ride the next day. Sorrow over.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 25, 2007 10:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Have a number of times...
...Sox have lost lots of close games...big games. It hurts, and then life goes on.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 25, 2007 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Easy
Easy for you to say tonight. But that's the last damned thing I want to hear right now. You really should know that.
mvn.com/mlb-rockies - Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.

by Franchise26 on Oct 25, 2007 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

Us Coloradoans have been waiting for this
our entire lives. Don't give me that 15 years bs either, before '93 we had absolutely no hope because we didn't even have a team.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
mvn.com/mlb-rockies - Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.

by Franchise26 on Oct 25, 2007 10:22 PM MDT reply actions  

Hell no!
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions  

I think we're finally in a comfortable spot
The offense seems to do so much better when it feels it has to win every game just to stay alive.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good way to cut into the gloom.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Sarcasm?
Or just a lack of historical fact... Either way, good game tonight guys, it was a close one. Now lets see what happens when we bring it to your house...

by redsoxrocko on Oct 25, 2007 10:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

Obviously, you're not a golfer,
Or a fan of screwball comedy, apparently

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

It was an Animal House reference.
Ya know? Animal House? John Belushi?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

I might be wrong
but I thought Japan was responsible for that.

by wolf213 on Oct 25, 2007 10:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

Apparently
a couple people have never seen Animal House.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

<see comment above>
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

The series doesn't really start
... until someone wins on the road.  The only thing Boston did was hold serve.  Now it's the Rockies turn to hold serve and send this back to Boston up 3-2.   vr, Xei
2007 NL West Predictions: 1. Padres, 2. Dodgers, 3. DBacks, 4. Giants, 5. Rockies

by Xeifrank on Oct 25, 2007 10:23 PM MDT reply actions  

It'll be Ok
Just a game, folks. This team probably played over its head to get here. Now just getting the revenue is nice.

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 10:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Go to hell...
I bet you just shrugged off Dent, Buckner and Boone, too. I'll say it again, I hate Boston.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'M NOT
A BOSTON FAN. What made you think I was?

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 10:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Obviously
you know Boston very well. I mean, my 10ish comments I've made this season certainly make me come off as a Boston fan. You can very clearly establish that kind of information.
You act like a fan of... well, I can't really say what I think you're a fan of on this board.

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Let's leave it at that.
End of discussion.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

pragmatic
perhaps sometimes pessimistic. arosenthal is a realist, but I don't doubt his loyalty to the Rockies, free7694.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

I hate pessimists.
Sorry, I just do.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

And I
hate overly optimistic people. Wanna move in and have a show called the odd couple?

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

No...
there would probably be a homicide.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Isn't that guy a Rox fan?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

COC rule #4
In that vein, posts of intolerance and personal attacks are unacceptable. Highlighting differences or using inflammatory rhetoric against somebody's nationality, race, gender, sexuality or religion could be cause for getting booted off the site. For a couple of examples: Aaron Miles is a bum because he can't take a walk, not because he's a short white guy. Byung Hyun Kim gets on our ire for his inconsistency in pitching, not his common English as a second language difficulty. For other users, be considerate even in total disagreement. There are various levels of baseball knowledge on the site, and if your level of understanding is greater than mine or another user's, it doesn't mean that we're idiots. Explain what you know and move on without name calling or denigration. On the other hand, be slow in taking offense when somebody disagrees with you. If you think another user (or even one of us) has gone too far, e-mail Russ or myself and let us know and we'll do our best to sort it out.

by tshea1 on Oct 29, 2007 5:49 AM MDT up reply actions  

Well then....
It would seem that the 'delete comment' option was used without mercy tonight, and rightfully so.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:24 PM MDT reply actions  

I call it my 'Big Stick' policy.
Wait, that was Teddy.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 10:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Speak softly
With about three of those comments, I was typing a warning while the comment was deleted. It was very confusing the first time it happened.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

I disagree
With some of the censorship on this board. We are way more family friendly than most places like this, but it's OK.
And I still maintain that some people are acting mildly selfish.

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

I feel sick.
What happened to this team?  The offense has been putrid.

by malakian on Oct 25, 2007 10:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Wow....
According to the radio postgame show, "this was a game the Diamondbacks could have stolen from the Red Sox with another hit or two."

HEY NATIONAL MEDIA!! LEARN THE #&%*ING NL WEST TEAMS!!

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:32 PM MDT reply actions  

This team
is lifeless.  Can we please trade them for a team that Gives a crap?   I would take that one in mid-september anyday.  

They are just playing like they don't care... they are happy to be in the world series, never mind the fact that they are embarrassing themselves and the state of Colorado.

Lets show some heart guys.

by wolf213 on Oct 25, 2007 10:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Losing (thus far) in this Series
is coming at a very bad time for me. A Perfect Storm of other things are hitting at the same time, and this makes it all much worse.

Winning is a panacea, now can we try it....?

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:33 PM MDT reply actions  

On anouther note
We need to get Taveres out of the leadoff spot.  When your number 3 guy goes 4-4 and you have nothing to show for it, that means the guys at top aren't doing their job.

Spilly hasn't done crap either.  When the series start at Coors, Hurdle should highly consider a lineup like this:

  1. Matsui 2b
  2. Tulo SS
  3. Holliday LF
  4. Helton 1b
  5. Atkins 3b
  6. Hawpe RF
  7. Yorvit C
  8. Smith CF
  9. Pitcher
If not smith in CF, put sully there or something.    Just shake things up a bit and give the impression that your trying.

by wolf213 on Oct 25, 2007 10:40 PM MDT reply actions  

I totally agree
Things will already be a little different without the DH, but we really need to change something, and I don't think we can just rely on the home field.

by holly96 on Oct 25, 2007 11:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

Silverblood
Hang in there, babydoll.  It will get better.  I remember reading once an interview with an elderly gentleman who had survived all sorts of troubles, and he said he always thought of the Bible where it says, "...and it came to pass." and he always thought it meant that everything will pass, no matter how awful it seems at the time.  

Give yourself a little break tomorrow from baseball and school and all.  We'll come back together on Saturday with a better attitude, hopefully a better game, and a better time all around.  

Friendly Diamondbacks Visitor

by 4CornersFan on Oct 25, 2007 10:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Thanks.
This is a pretty awful night for me for a lot of reasons... the loss is just making it all that much worse.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 25, 2007 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

Objectively
Rox are a work in progress whereas the Red Sox are a finished product (have to be because they are east coast and as we know only east coast matters in this country).

You realize the Red Sox have several players on their bench who would be the 3rd and 4th highest players on our team.  That said their experience at the plate and patience has far exceeded ours.

Hopefully we can win enough to take it to six (since I have game 5 tix) but I do not  see us winning.  Our pitching, payroll and offense is not good enough for this stage.  Yet

I think a year or two will bring out the prime of this team.  Right now we throw rookies and guys who spent considerable time in the minors in WS games.

Make sure to treat people from Boston like crap this weekend and hopefully their visit will be sad and expensive.  They'll incur nosebleeds, headaches, altitude sickness and maybe even some food poisoning.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 25, 2007 10:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Naw,
we have to show Bostonians what midwestern courtesy means. Maybe they'll learn something from our example.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

We can be nice
while we serve them Rocky Mountain Oysters without letting them know what they  are.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

Now that's a choice idea!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Amen
The Rockies aren't the better team. Quite frankly, it isn't all that close. Obviously the Rockies would have needed luck in order to win this series. They haven't had it.
That said, it's not over. It's a difficult situation for them, but if the Rockies can push it back to Boston, they have a chance.
Red Sox Nation got a good look at its next left fielder, though.

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 10:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

I will take the $54 Million payroll making it to
the WS as opposed to the $160M payroll. From a business perspective that is a far superior return on investment.  Baseball is a business after all.

PS.  I doubt Holliday will ever play in Boston.  Real americans like him loathe east coast scum.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 25, 2007 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Uh....
Really? Beckett and Schilling don't seem to mind it. Neither does Varitek.
$20 million will change his mind.

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

Money does not always buy everything...
both his uncle and brother are Rocks employees and he wants an extension here so I would guess he won't be leaving for the foreign country back east anytime soon.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 25, 2007 11:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

Who said Beckett and Schilling are real Americans?
Well... Schilling grew up in Phoenix, but he's betrayed his roots.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Commentary...
like that is why people think you're a Sox fan. Rockies fans don't want him to leave; fans of other teams don't care, only Sox fans would say that he's headed to Boston.
Friendly Diamondbacks Visitor

by 4CornersFan on Oct 25, 2007 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Uh...
Did I say I WANT him to go? No.
Do I want to pay him what he will most likely command? No. Todd Helton signed an extension and look what that caused us... way too much money for far too little productivity in his later years.
I don't want to say that you're not an intelligent person. But the conclusion you came to wasn't a very smart one.
"He says Holliday could wind up with the Red Sox and, despite his claims to be a Rockies fan -- something people lie about all the time -- he seems to act smug like a Red Sox fan. He must be a Red Sox fan."

by arosenthal on Oct 26, 2007 12:20 AM MDT up reply actions  

Um....
It's your cynicism that did it.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 12:56 AM MDT up reply actions  

Sox or Rox?
Hey, thanks for calling me out on that.  What I actually said was that your commentary is what causes people to consider you a Sox fan.  The previous discussions had been whether or not you were a Sox fan or a Rox fan; and I was saying that your commentary would cause people to think one way or another.  

Please don't put quotes in my posts that don't exist.  Nowhere in my posts have I suggested that you are either smug or a liar.  Nor have I said that Red Sox fans are smug.

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by 4CornersFan on Oct 26, 2007 2:43 AM MDT up reply actions  

wTF is this REAL AMERICANS crap?
We're not Real Americans on the East Coast? Wow, this blog is actually making a Yankee fan consider rooting for the Red Sox. I love the subtle racism at work here. Manny isn't a real American? he grew up in Washington Heights!

BTW, I thought Jesus was on the Rockies' side? Jesus must be a total wuss.

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 26, 2007 6:09 AM MDT up reply actions  

Racism?
Who said anything about Manny? Matt Holliday comes from Stillwater freaking Oklahoma, in the middle of the heartland, gets drafted, and then goes to play for the small market team that drafts him -- it doesn't get much more American than that.

And Jesus had to die before he could do anything, so I'm guessing the Rockies have to go 0-3 here before roaring back to take the series in 2004 ALCS fashion.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 10:21 AM MDT up reply actions  

Huh?
Why is Oklahoma more American than Washington Heights, NYC? Manny was born in the Dominican, came to the United States with his parents with nothing when he was 12, lived in poverty, went to public school, excelled at baseball, became a superstar for the team that drafted him, then became a zillionare when his free agent ship came into port.

An immigrant? A New Yorker? A self-made millionaire? The best of the best.

Sounds pretty damn American to me. But, sometimes I forget that you midwestern folks are used to everyone being White Christians. I wonder, would Kevin Youkilis be accepted in the Rockies clubhouse?

by Arma Virumque Cano on Oct 26, 2007 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions  

You're treading on dangerous ground here....
....and I suggest you turn back, before somebody else notices.

Firstly, that's the problem with you New Yorkers: you confuse "New York City" with "America". How very typical a comment to make than for a New Yorker to assume the rest of the country bows down to your city and considers it the center of the world, as you do. WAKE UP! Would it shock you to learn that there's an entire nation west of Orange County, NY?

Next, I NEVER SAID Manny was less American than anyone else. YOU read something in my words that was neither implied nor explicated. All I said was that Holliday is a real American, and you flew off the handle bringing Manny into it.

Your last paragraph certainly makes a lot of highly prejudicial statements. You implicitly accuse me of being racist, using absolutely nothing as evidence, and then you paint midwesterners with a very broad brush as being "used to everyone being White Christians." Somehow you don't see anything hypocritical with your statements? Firstly, I was born a Catholic in DC, and lived for five years dirt poor outside Boston before moving to Arizona. I've never been a midwesterner in my life. Don't make assumptions.

Finally, since Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh is himself Jewish, I suggest you ask him whether Youkilis would fit in. And ask Kaz Matsui, Ubaldo Jimenez, or LaTroy Hawkins whether non-whites fit in.

Next time, think a little before you type, please, and be sure you know what you're talking about.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

Everyone done here?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 26, 2007 12:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Sorry.
Should have bitten my tongue.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 12:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

BTW
Denver isn't really considered Midwestern.  That's more Indiana, Iowa, etc.  Colorado generally considers itself Western or Rocky Mountain West.  And "SouthByTheBorder" is an Arizona resident, and Arizona is definitely West. (Or Southwest, depending.  But not Midwest.)

Nitpicking, but we're proud of our home cities and states much as you're proud of your home city.  

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by 4CornersFan on Oct 26, 2007 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions  

I've disagreed with you in the past
But except for the Matt Holliday to the Red Sox thought (I'm guessing Angels or Rangers) you're right about the Rockies being the inferior team from an objective standpoint.

I think given that, we really need a sweep in Denver (luckily for an inferior team we match up well, particularly in Coors) for a decent shot at winning the World Series, otherwise we've got to hope for the kind of kismet that got us here.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Holliday
would fit in realllllllly well in Boston. Manny will be gone, they have capital to spend on him. Green Monster would lead to about 60 doubles a year while he is still athletic. Angels and Yankees are other options. Hadn't thought about Texas, but Hicks seems to be all over Boras' nuts, so it's a possibility.
We do match up better, but winning three straight against a better team is a difficult task.
We'll see.

by arosenthal on Oct 25, 2007 11:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

Good analysis.
Except that in a year or two, you have to go through US. Won't be so easy next time.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 11:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

Perspective on how bad this week has been.
I'm nostalgic about midterms. Last week, with 3 midterms and an essay, was much better than this week.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:48 PM MDT reply actions  

One more thing...
It's funny, but Josh Fogg is exactly the guy I want out there tomorrow. Don't really know why.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 10:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Tomorrow
to those of us in the Eastern time zone.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 25, 2007 10:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

Unfortunately, I qualify.
I HAD to pick Boston, of all the places, didn't I?
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

I am sorry you all live in a
foreign country.  Perhaps someday you will earn the right to live in God's Country.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 25, 2007 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

I think 5th-generation native Denverite
might qualify me. Unfortunately, college coincided with The Season.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

Careful
those east coast commies will have you wearing red and cheering for the Lenin.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 25, 2007 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Not a chance.
I wouldn't be caught dead in red. I wore my Rox hat and Taveras shirt on the T after the loss last night, and I wore the hat in Kenmore tonight. If the looks and the jeering that brough out can't get to me, nothing will.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 25, 2007 11:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

Keep it up
I spent three years in DC and I used to lure the east coast chicks with my southern Indiana charm.  Reel them in, do'em and dump'em.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 25, 2007 11:11 PM MDT up reply actions  

Still
it was probably lighter than if you were a Yankees fan. Wandering around Kenmore during Sox/Yankees could have made for a fun anthropology experiment had I actually studied that instead of journalism.

by Quiz23 on Oct 25, 2007 11:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

I get
Those same looks and jeers here in "friendly" Colorado when I've donned Red Sox apparel (I work on an alternating basis of Rocks and Red Sox apparel for this series. I was hoping the mojo would spread this series to 7... but the rockies gear has been ineffective so far).

Rough loss tonight. Rockies take it tomorrow though. Book it.

"Don't girl me with your girl stuff... guys don't have feelings." - Fry

by Rox n Sox on Oct 26, 2007 12:01 AM MDT up reply actions  

I wholeheartedly agree
Josh Fogg is the perfect man to have on the hill starting the home part of our series.  Stays calm, able to locate, will give up hits but also is the best guy in our rotation at forcing the pop-ups and ground-outs.  Our bats can take from his example, and if they become more patient, things can turn around.  I think it'll be a great game 3.

by oo_nrb on Oct 25, 2007 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

The question is
can our offense generate enough runs to win slugfests?

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 25, 2007 11:07 PM MDT up reply actions  

My current World Series playlist:
"In the End"-Linkin Park
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 25, 2007 10:55 PM MDT reply actions  

Game #3 Odds...
Odds to win Game #3...

Simulator: Rockies 51.85%
Vegas: Red Sox 55.56%
Log5: Rockies 56.82%

*********

Odds to win W.S. ...
Simulator: Red Sox 80.43%
Vegas: Red Sox 89.23%
Log5: Red Sox 84.11%

Good luck holding serve on Saturday.

vr, Xei

2007 NL West Predictions: 1. Padres, 2. Dodgers, 3. DBacks, 4. Giants, 5. Rockies

by Xeifrank on Oct 25, 2007 11:31 PM MDT reply actions  

Hmmm...
I feel like if I were a Rox fan, I wouldn't be too thrilled about that post right now.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 11:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Odds
remember when the odds of the Rockies making the playoffs was below 2%? I don't put any stock in it.
Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 26, 2007 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions  

I read a thesis once
that predicted the US would split into two countries in  the coming decades.  One east/one west.  After listening to the diatribe of the east coast spewers I hope that happens real soon.  I have a much greater kinship and love for DBack, Padres and dare I say Dodger and Giant fans after seeing these folks.

If we could only find a way to export the CA fires to the east!!!!

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 26, 2007 12:01 AM MDT reply actions  

Wow
That's some pretty hate filled rhetoric. Wishing a terrible disaster on folks is uncouth, regardless of how a baseball game went.

Sorry if this seems like trolling, but that kind of talk is... discomforting.

"Don't girl me with your girl stuff... guys don't have feelings." - Fry

by Rox n Sox on Oct 26, 2007 12:04 AM MDT up reply actions  

Naw
I do not wish bad things on anyone.  But we western folk do have a disdain for anything east of the Mississippi (aka the other country).

I spent the last two days in San Diego and it was pretty bad.  I have a cough and sinus infection as a parting gift.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 26, 2007 12:15 AM MDT up reply actions  

Maybe
It's just cuz I've split my time fairly equally between the East Coast and here out West (and love both areas of the country) that I notice these comments a bit more. In the interests of full disclosure, I also take anyone from the East Coast to task when they do that condescending eastern thing.

Moving around all the time has made me to mushy, perhaps. I was actually gonna write "can't we all just get along?"

Gag.

"Don't girl me with your girl stuff... guys don't have feelings." - Fry

by Rox n Sox on Oct 26, 2007 12:18 AM MDT up reply actions  

And
To get back to baseball: I reiterate that the Rockies are gonna take the game handily Saturday. Mark my words.
"Don't girl me with your girl stuff... guys don't have feelings." - Fry

by Rox n Sox on Oct 26, 2007 12:18 AM MDT up reply actions  

i hope so
as my game 5 tix are riding on it.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 26, 2007 12:23 AM MDT up reply actions  

Please see my post below
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 12:57 AM MDT up reply actions  

It's possible to reconcile both. Difficult though.
Washington's my hometown, but I'm an Arizonan.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 12:34 AM MDT up reply actions  

Ain't gonna happen
and you can thank the Washington politcians for that.  While we are being overrun with illegals they sit back and do nothing.  The immigration issue will hasten the split in this nation very quickly.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 26, 2007 12:22 AM MDT reply actions  

Must we get into politics?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 12:57 AM MDT up reply actions  

On a side note
I have a friend who is a GM of a National League team (not my Rocks, we played minor league ball together).  He is coming into town for the Series this weekend and we have dinner plans.

He told me the Mitchell Report may be the biggest time bomb in baseball history with over 350 names being dumped out there.  Many of them beloved stars.

This could do more PR damage than the 94 strike.  Baseball may have another huge black eye on its hands.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 26, 2007 12:30 AM MDT reply actions  

I have a REALLY bad feeling
about the Mitchell Report. I do not think no news is good news in this case. But, if it gets the cheaters out of the game, whoever they are, I'm all for it.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 26, 2007 12:40 AM MDT up reply actions  

Me too
I have a bad feeling too, but not necessarily because of the names (though of course that's part of it). I want to know what kind of proof it's going to contain. I'm all for getting cheaters out, but if a lot of those names are in there by second- or third-hand information, that could damage some reputations that don't necessarily deserve to be damaged. The whole thing makes me uneasy for a number of reasons.

by holly96 on Oct 26, 2007 12:45 AM MDT up reply actions  

One of the problems
is that there doesn't really seem to be any guarantee that it will actually do anything. Get the cheaters out, adjust stats and records, anything. It will just be a huge black eye for baseball. I guess it's good to release the report since it may help with the enforcement of the new drug policies - but I don't see anything good coming of this.

Also, I'm a little unclear on the report, is it only supposed to include names of users who took steroids after steroids were officially banned, or will it include users who took steroids before they were officially against the rules?

"Don't girl me with your girl stuff... guys don't have feelings." - Fry

by Rox n Sox on Oct 26, 2007 12:48 AM MDT up reply actions  

I believe...
...it's a report about all steroid users in baseball, but PinchHit probably could clarify.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 1:00 AM MDT up reply actions  

Both and more
My understanding is that it will be a complete report of his investigation, whatever that entails. That's why it makes me nervous. What if someone's name is in there only because it came up during the investigation but there's little to no evidence? Anybody whose name is even mentioned in passing will be tarnished, and that's what worries me. I don't know, maybe it will spell things out more clearly so  guys who are clean don't get tarnished for no reason, but I'm skeptical.

by holly96 on Oct 26, 2007 1:41 AM MDT up reply actions  

First time posting here (WARNING: Sox fan)
I read through most of the 600+ posts from each of the last two games and I admire everyone's enthusiasm.

What I take issue is with someone calling East Coast people un-American.  I think that's asinine and prejudiced and I don't see any basis for it whatsoever.  If anything, whoever said that is being the elitist pr*ck that they think all of the East Coasters are.

Back to baseball.  I don't think it was reasonable to expect to win Game 1, between the layoff, the home field advantage at Fenway, and, oh yeah, the best pitcher in recent postseason history.  Everyone can call Beckett smug and cocky and all that but the guy is getting results at a historic level.  35 K's to 2 walks!?

Also, for all the talk about the bloated payroll, I can't defend "my" team to a full extent, but consider this:  

Pedroia, Youkilis, Papelbon, Delcarmen, Lester and Ellsbury were drafted by the team.
Okajima (last night's hero) was a free agent that signed for $1.25M/year
Beckett, Lowell, Crisp and Schilling came to Boston via trades of top prospects
Varitek was picked up for Heathcliff Freaking Slocumb
Ortiz was a NON-TENDERED FREE AGENT

Yes, Schilling signed a lucrative extension, Ramirez broke the bank, Dice-K's entire ordeal was ludicrous and Drew/Lugo, I have no defense for.  But for everyone to just throw a blanket statement and say "The Red Sox win because of their payroll" is ridiculous.  It has SIGNIFICANT advantages, don't get me wrong (Clement and Renteria come to mind).  But from what I've seen on this board, you guys are hardcore Rox fans who have somewhat of a rational perspective, so I'd hope you see things my way.

I hope I didn't piss anyone off - I just want to engage in a reasonable discussion.

by Reasonable Sox Fan on Oct 26, 2007 7:49 AM MDT reply actions  

Points well taken
First of all, those that are painting with a very wide brush here don't represent the majority.  I'm not sure why anyone here is talking about politics in the first place.  To say that you hate people from the east coast is totally ignorant, and if you don't think that is obvious then I don't think any one here can help you.  

There is an general sense of annoyance in smaller western markets created by the east-coast media bias, which isn't new and hopefully isn't being disputed.  And the lack of familiarity overall with the Rockies by the mainstream media is understandable.

However, to have Ken Rosenthal announce in front of the entire nation that the Red Sox offense is much better than that of the Cubs and Diamondbacks, who the Rockies faced in the NL playoffs, is just disturbing.  (They faced the Phillies, not the Cubs, Mr. I write about and follow baseball for a living).  And then to have the ESPN radio crew announce that the Diamondbacks could have very easily stolen away game 2 with a few key hits is over the top.

So hopefully you can understand some of the angst here.

With respect to the Red Sox, this baseball and Rockies fan has been thoroughly impressed.  Beckett is a very good pitcher, but the way he steps up in the playoffs is unreal.  Schilling was just average, the Rockies should have taken advantage of his lack of command in certain spots, but give him credit for gritting through it.  The decision to yank Schilling in the 5th for Okajima was genius, even if it was the obvious move.  It would have been very easy for Francona to outsmart himself there.

No one can dispute the quality of your home grown talent, although I think pitchers are going to start finding holes in Pedroia's swing next year.  And I have no problem with Beckett being cocky (although I haven't really seen much of this from him), he has certainly backed it up with his performance.

However, the advantage of a massive payroll is that you can 1) pay tons of $$$ for mediocre talent and still survive (Lugo, Clement), and 2) afford to make dramatic mistakes (Daisuke, .  Small market teams don't have those luxuries, just look at exhibit A: the Rockies of the last 10 years.

by Roberbola on Oct 26, 2007 9:02 AM MDT up reply actions  

Certainly
this team is much more home-grown than the 2004 team, and Epstein and his scouts should be commended for that. Okajima is a feather in your cap as well.

However, another aspect that hasn't been addressed is that when teams like yours do grow their own talent, and said talent goes on to superstardom, your team can afford to KEEP those superstars. Teams like the Indians, Rockies, and Dbacks have to keep counting on the farm system to produce young, cheap players, after the previous crop gets bought up by the Yankees and Red Sox. When Pedroia's eligible for arbitration, you can afford to keep him.

By the way, on the Schilling trade? Thanks a lot for Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, Jorge de la Rosa and Michael Goss. Getting a setup man and 3 nobodies sure paid off well. (Well, actually, Lyon DID pan out better than expected this year)

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions  

Payrolls
Here is the salaries.  Intersting that a guy like Eric Hinske who never sees the field would be the 2nd highest payroll on the Rocks (Rocks cannot afford to waste money like that).  Interesting that our game one and two starters combined to make about $1M total wheras the Sox combined to make $20M.

Colorado

  1. Todd Helton 16,600,000
  2. Matt Holliday 4,400,000
  3. Rodrigo Lopez 4,325,000
  4. Josh Fogg 3,625,000
  5. Brian Fuentes 3,500,000
  6. LaTroy Hawkins 3,250,000
  7. Aaron Cook 3,100,000
  8. Jamey Carroll 1,700,000
  9. Kazuo Matsui 1,500,000
  10. Jeremy Affeldt 1,250,000
  11. Yorvit Torrealba 1,075,000
  12. Jeff Francis 750,000
  13. Brad Hawpe 403,000
  14. Willy Taveras 402,000
  15. Jeff Baker 400,000
  16. Garrett Atkins 400,000
  17. Ramon Ramirez 386,000
  18. Manny Corpas 382,000
  19. Jason Hirsh 381,000
  20. Chris Iannetta 381,000
  21. Troy Tulowitzki 381,000
Total Team Salary:  54,424,000

Boston  (Commie Town :)

  1. Manny Ramirez 17,016,381
  2. J.D. Drew 14,400,000
  3. David Ortiz 13,250,000
  4. Curt Schilling 13,000,000
  5. Jason Varitek 11,000,000
  6. Matt Clement 9,500,000
  7. Mike Lowell 9,000,000
  8. Julio Lugo 8,250,000
  9. Josh Beckett 6,666,667
  10. Daisuke Matsuzaka 6,333,333
  11. Eric Gagne 6,000,000
  12. Eric Hinske 5,725,000
  13. Coco Crisp 3,833,333
  14. Mike Timlin 2,800,000
  15. Bobby Kielty 2,100,000
  16. Alex Cora 2,000,000
  17. Brendan Donnelly 1,400,000
  18. Hideki Okajima 1,225,000
  19. Doug Mirabelli 750,000
  20. Kyle Snyder 535,000
  21. Jonathan Papelbon 425,500
  22. Kevin Youkilis 424,500
  23. Javier Lopez 402,500
  24. Jon Lester 384,000
  25. Dustin Pedroia 380,000
Total Team Salary:  143,123,714

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 26, 2007 9:01 AM MDT reply actions  

Roberbola, thank you
I appreciate the response.  If I were a Rockies fan and two national media members made stupid slips of the tongue like that, I'd be pissed off as well.  Every fan base has rabid fans, and I think many of them are here.  Unfortunately, though the Red Sox have rabid fans like myself, there are 500 others that wear their pink hats and go to the games because it's "cool", despite not having a clue who Mookie Wilson or Aaron Boone are.

One thing I'll say is that I am a HUGE Pedroia backer, to the point where I've gotten in screaming sessions with friends that were down on him after his horrid April.  I think he's here to stay, and could make a few All-Star games as a result of this postseason exposure and the fact that he plays for a big market team.

Also, please don't call Dice-K a mistake.  Josh Beckett had basically the same type of season last year and look what he's done.  The guy's 26 years old and won 15 games in his rookie season in the American League.  He will get better.  Yes, he's been medicore to bad this postseason, but I expect him to be a star after this.

But your overall point was echoed by my original post - "we" can afford to be wrong.  It's a luxury to have, though I think it's admirable that the current ownership regime is committed to putting the money back into the on-field product.  Say what you want, but any team in SPORTS wants that out of an owner (not saying the Rockies don't - I'd plead ignorance on anything about the owner besides his name).

And LancePainter, since when did 21 players make up an entire 25-man roster?  The guys with the 18th, 21st, 22nd and 25th highest salaries on the Red Sox have been the star performers of Games 1 and 2 so far, by the way.

Again, thank you for taking time for the post.  And for the love of God, please allow Playboys and Maxims in the Rockies' clubhouse.

by Reasonable Sox Fan on Oct 26, 2007 9:19 AM MDT reply actions  

Ugh...
"And for the love of God, please allow Playboys and Maxims in the Rockies' clubhouse."

I don't blame you for this, but honestly, don't bring up the religion story. That's a really long discussion, but basically, that article was almost completely wrong. Just ask Jason Hirsch, a jew.

Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Oct 26, 2007 9:21 AM MDT up reply actions  

The reason
is that those slots were not on the team until late year.  The minor callups of Morales, Jimenez, Smith, Speier all of whom have playewd key roles.

Rocks are a work in progress no doubt.  Their best years lie ahead, how they got here now is really bizarre and unreal.

The Mets were the NL team to beat but decided to collapse the last two weeks hence the country gets a low budget no name team in the WS who is out sepnt nearly 3-1.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Oct 26, 2007 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions  

Dice-K wasn't a mistake.
Just a $100 million overpayment, that's all.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 26, 2007 11:11 AM MDT up reply actions  

Clement and Daisuke should be
swapped in my statement.  I posted before finishing.

Anyway, just a few nits to pick.

Pedroia could make the all-star team next year and I still wouldn't change my prognosis.  Of course,  we've all learned by now that whether or not a player makes the all star team is highly correlated with many factors, and performance is not always given its due weighting.

Saying Daisuke won 15 games as valid indicator of his future performance is iffy.  Look at that lineup behind him, even I could probably win a game or two for the Sox.

I'd REALLY like to see the Rockies offense show up this weekend so we can see the best these teams have to offer battle it out.

by Roberbola on Oct 26, 2007 12:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

Dice-K/Pedroia
Pedroia has hit at every level of his high school, collegiate and professional career.  There is absolutely ZERO reason to expect otherwise.  Just because he doesn't look like anything resembling a baseball player doesn't mean he isn't one.  I'm defensive when it comes to him - I think he's gonna be a 10-12 year vet with 1500 hits in his career.

I watched every pitch of Dice-K's rookie year.  The guy has times where he's unhittable and times where he looks fragile.  If you watched Beckett last year, you'd see his struggles.  Dice-K will be a better pitcher next year - mark my words.

And I don't know what you're talking about in regards to the All-Star games - Scott Cooper made two of them!  :-)

Also, whoever mentioned that the Sox can sign their home grown talent after it's cultivated made an excellent point - I have nothing to add but I just wanted to point that out.

Best of luck for the weekend - hopefully we're in for some good baseball.  Raucous visiting crowds make me nervous as a fan, so I have a feeling I'll be on edge Saturday and Sunday.  Prepare for sloooooooow games - Lester and Dice-K are huge nitpickers who don't really ever challenge hitters and try to paint the corners (Dice-K) or are still learning how to pitch and have spurts of wildness and lack of control (Lester).

by Reasonable Sox Fan on Oct 26, 2007 12:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

We'll agree to disagree on Pedroia
One guy I was impressed with that I hadn't seen much of is Kevin Youkilis.  I know he's super-hot right now so the sample I'm seeing is biased, but what a patient hitter.  He scares me much more than Pedroia.

by Roberbola on Oct 26, 2007 3:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

Sorry bout that
All I keep on hearing is that the Rockies are God's team and that they don't allow that stuff, so I ran with it as a joke.  Sorry to be misinformed.

By the way, "your" future is pretty damn bright.  Jimenez made a few of the Sox hitters look like Little Leaguers yesterday.  Francis is already established and then the lineup is full of mashers.  Now if you guys could only get Rolando Arrojo back...

by Reasonable Sox Fan on Oct 26, 2007 9:33 AM MDT reply actions  

God's team ...
The Rockies are no more God's team than are the Red Sox or any team.  God has a love for all the players.  Curt Schilling is, perhaps, more "out there" as far as his Christianity than many of the Rockies' players.  I don't fault Schilling, I praise him for that.  But, Reasonable Sox Fan, don't make it pejorative to be a Christian.  That's intolerant.

by DakotaBoy on Oct 26, 2007 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions  

Not true
Inside sources tell me God doesn't like Milton Bradley.

by comedian on Oct 26, 2007 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions  

or
Juan Uribe.

The fact that he has a ring just kills me inside sometimes...

by comedian on Oct 26, 2007 11:30 AM MDT up reply actions  

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