You Guys and Gals Are Great!

by Russ Oates on Mar 31, 2007 6:25 PM MDT in Rockpile

Those of you around during the '05-'06 off season probably remember that the Row went dead during that period. It was a year ago today that the Row was revived, but take a look at this chart:

or this one for just visits.

The sense of community that developed here over the past year has been extraordinary. The community is what makes the Row so great for Rockies fans. You can express your opinion and not have it ridiculed or dismissed in an immature manner, in the paraphrased words of one Rockies writer who reads this site regularly.

And to pass the compliments around once more, we all owe a thanks to Rox Girl who made here return to the site a day or two into the 2006 season. Without her return I have no idea as to how I would have run the site for an entire season, let alone a full year.

And while we all want Purple Row to win SI's fan poll (voting is still ongoing) for the best Rockies blog/fan site, having a great community of knowledgeable fans is far better than some title. But hey, didn't I just implicitly write that you should vote?

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So ready for baseball season

This Final Four crapfest isn't helping things. Rox Girl, I now understand why you hate UCLA. They're completely unwatchable.

The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Mar 31, 2007 7:38 PM MDT reply actions

I think

Rox Girl hates UCLA because she went to SC. Has nothing to do with style of play. I went to UofA and so I hate ASU. Doesn't matter how exciting or not their teams are to watch.

However, I agree they are hard to watch, but I'm rooting for the Pac 10 here. A Florida-OSU final is worst case for me. I can't stand either team.

Back to topic though, it's great to see this site getting so much traffic. Big thanks to Rox Girl and Russ and all the others for making it what it is.

by Knepster on Mar 31, 2007 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions

I was being facetious

but yeah, they are painful to watch. Even though I go to an SEC school I'm not rooting for the SEC team here, mainly out of hatred for Joakim Noah and the desire not to see another freakin' championship game involving Florida and Ohio State. Not to mention those are the schools from the two states that are responsible for the United States not having a competent President for the last seven years.

The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Mar 31, 2007 8:26 PM MDT up reply actions

You may hate Joakim Noah

but how can you hate the Joakim Noah Dance!

by David OhNo on Mar 31, 2007 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions

But you can't hate UCLA too much!

They gave us Garrett Atkins! :)

Sparks of Dementia Rockies, A's, and Cards coverage by an amateur if very enthusiastic blogmistress, myself.

by Silverblood on Mar 31, 2007 9:12 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah, well

I still hate UT even though they gave us Helton. :) And Florida gave us Josh Fogg, that's all I'm gonna say.

The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Mar 31, 2007 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions

It's unfortunate that the school also gave me

my mom, besides Atkins, which makes it even harder to hate at times. Luckily it also gave me Bruins Nation which makes it easy to get my ire back.

by Rox Girl on Apr 1, 2007 12:58 AM MDT up reply actions

History??

For those of us who came to the pary late, would you please give us the history of the Row? Thanks

Jason L. Evansville, IN

by jlot10 on Apr 1, 2007 5:32 AM MDT reply actions

Alas, I have only made one trip to Coors. May 29, 2003. A three homer game from Helton. Seats were about the fifth row, right along the third base line. Great experience.

by kosmo99 on Apr 1, 2007 8:21 PM MDT reply actions