Spring Training Game #24:

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 1:18 PM MDT in Rockpile

It's another game against the Cubs today, this one at home and televised. FSN and ESPN2 will cover the game, Gameday if you can't watch on either station or MLB.TV. Sean Marshall opposes Mark Redman today. Josh Towers and Ramon Ramirez will make appearances today. Jose Capellan should make his Spring Training debut today.

Wasn't Francis scheduled to start this game? Update [2008-3-21 17:8:7 by Russ]: Just pitching in a minor league game today.

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Francis

He was scheduled to start - hopefully this doesn't mean he's injured. He's the anchor of our staff; we can't afford to lose him.

I'm sure FSN will give us the scoop in 20 minutes when the game starts anyways.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 1:41 PM MDT reply actions

Oh no

I'm really worried about Francis not making the start. No, no, no....

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 21, 2008 2:14 PM MDT reply actions

Scoreless first for Redman

Took a good amount of pitches to get DeRosa out but it included a pickoff of Cedeno. It's just nice to see him toss a scoreless frame - a few more of those would look good today.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 2:18 PM MDT reply actions

Nice double by Tulo.

Straightway center.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 2:23 PM MDT reply actions

Tulo with a deep double

Off the big wall in center field - he continues to hit for power this spring.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 2:23 PM MDT reply actions

RBI single for Todd!

And he advances to third as Daryle Ward lets the ball go right past him all the way to the wall.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 2:25 PM MDT reply actions

Come on, we know Matt touched home plate.

I don't need to see that video again.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 2:26 PM MDT reply actions

Double play!

That's a fast way to erase baserunners.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 2:34 PM MDT reply actions

Redman started to walk

off the mound when he thought he had strike three. He should know better than to do that.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 2:36 PM MDT reply actions

The pitcher knocks in a run

That's not a good thing.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 2:51 PM MDT reply actions

One good pickoff deserves another

apparently, as Tulo is picked off by Marshall.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 2:56 PM MDT reply actions

Tulo thrown out

attempting to steal second. Hopefully that works out better in the future.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 2:56 PM MDT reply actions

Hey

Squeaky's Baseball is Back sign from last season was just featured in a FSN commercial. Is that new?

by malakian on Mar 21, 2008 3:00 PM MDT reply actions

I didn't see it

I'm watching the ESPN broadcast just for a different perspective, but I know the Rockies filmed another pack of commercials for this season. Some of them played during Monday's commerical breaks but of course I missed those too.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Double play turned

But Ward runs into Redman who was covering first base and Redman went down.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:05 PM MDT reply actions

Redman

Two DP balls for him so far, and he threw a Rob Blake-esque hip check on Daryl Ward (albeit inadvertently).

So nice to be able to watch the Rox for the first time this year (back in CO for spring break). And when the season starts, I'll see them again - I've got tickets to the second regular season game in St. Louis.

mvn.com/mlb-rockies - Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.

by Franchise26 on Mar 21, 2008 3:05 PM MDT reply actions

Atkins legs out a triple.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 3:07 PM MDT reply actions

Atkins with a rare triple

to lead off the inning. Nice to see him show a little bit of power after a relatively quiet spring so far.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:08 PM MDT reply actions

Francis update

This might have been mentioned already on FSN; I'm watching the ESPN coverage as I mentioned earlier.

Francis is working in a minor league game today. I'm very happy to hear nothing is wrong with him, though I'm disapointed he isn't going against more major league type hitters.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:09 PM MDT reply actions

Barmes comes through

Scorched up the middle, but it hit the pitcher Marshall. Barmes was still able to leg it out after a richochet.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:12 PM MDT reply actions

If everything goes smoothly

Purple Row will finally transition over to the V. 2.0 platform on Monday. You'll be able to experience how much better a game thread will be that day. If you haven't already done so, you can check out Athletics Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Minor League Ball, Lone Star Ball, McCovey Chronicles, Viva El Birdos, or Halos Heaven to have some idea as to Purple Row's new look.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 3:20 PM MDT reply actions

Solid five frames for Redman

It certainly helps his cause for one of the final rotation spots.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:21 PM MDT reply actions

Ground outs / fly outs

10-1 for Redman today.
Helps his cause even further.

by malakian on Mar 21, 2008 3:30 PM MDT up reply actions

Tulo scores on a wild pitch

After walking, stealing second, and going to third on a previous wild pitch.

3-1 good guys.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:29 PM MDT reply actions

Q goes "Tulo-esque"

Very nice play there.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:39 PM MDT reply actions

Hurdle in game interview coming up on ESPN

Probably won't hear anything we don't already know, but maybe he'll offer some insight on the back of the rotation battles, second base, or the fifth outfield jobs.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:41 PM MDT reply actions

Corpas in

Gave up a couple of runs in his last outing; hoping for a scoreless frame here.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:52 PM MDT reply actions

And he does it

in 1-2-3 fashion.

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 21, 2008 3:55 PM MDT up reply actions

Q! in for the triple!

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 21, 2008 4:02 PM MDT reply actions

Those of you who watched ESPN

instead of FSN missed a remarkably amusing broadcast. "Angular velocity" had me giggling all afternoon.

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 21, 2008 4:46 PM MDT reply actions

Corpas

Nice to see his stuff is getting better as the spring winds down.

'cause my better's better then your better.-Matt Holliday

by blake20 on Mar 21, 2008 5:02 PM MDT reply actions

Good game

I caught the end of the game only.

Great defensive plays at shortstop by Q there. We all know that he can defend the position well but to actually see him get the reps and see with our own eyes how he makes the plays is a nice thing.

If Redman can pitch like that for any extended period of time it will go a long ways towards quieting our concerns about the bottom spots in the rotation.

Nice to see Ian Stewart hammer a ball back up the middle off of another lefty.

by MADness on Mar 21, 2008 5:05 PM MDT reply actions