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Monday Morning Rockpile:

Oh gee what a surprise, Jayson Nix is the starting second baseman, Kip Wells is headed to the bullpen and Marcus Giles made his goodbyes to teammates yesterday. I wish I had seen that coming. I wouldn't expect much in a trade with the Dodgers, but at least Marcus will be close to his brother again and at home in Southern Cal.

I'm on the road today, so I'm going to have to keep this post very brief and I'll have to wait until tomorrow to check out the new look to the site in more detail. At any rate, go ahead and play with some of the features.

Whoah, I'm over here now.

The Hardball Times is shifting to the NL West for their Five Questions series this week. My Rockies preview will be up tomorrow, but  Ducksnorts' Geoff Young and I came up  independently with one question in common regarding a certain play involving a bald guy -you'll have to wait for my answer- and Jon Weisman also previews the Dodgers today.

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New Purple Row: Good?
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  • Not sure yet

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I also

front-paged the poll so members can see where it will show up in the right-hand column.

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

by Russ on Mar 24, 2008 8:30 AM MDT   0 recs

2B

Got a question about 2B, with Nix in,& Giles out & Barmes the presumed utility player.

Is Omar Quintanilla doomed to permanent minor leage status? He's had a good Spring offensively, he's a great fielder, and he can play multiple positions. He's better than some starting MLB second basemen.

The Rox should do him a favor & try to trade him to a team needing infielders. He deserves a shot at playing in the Majors.

One more comment: all you need to know about Kip Wells is that the Cardinals are desperate for pitching & didn't want him back. If Dave Duncan can't fix him, no one can. How long before the Rox admit their $3.1 million mistake & trade or release him?

by maris61 on Mar 24, 2008 8:43 AM MDT   0 recs

May 17th.

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

by Russ on Mar 24, 2008 8:45 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't know...

this is the same team who last year kept John Mabry until May 17th and Steve Finley until June 5th. My guess on Wells is May 25th

Hurry up and be March 31st already.

by jcd823 on Mar 24, 2008 12:29 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Feedback

I have a roster widget in the left sidebar, but you can also get an expanded roster on the toolbar to the right of the site's logo. Do you like the roster widget in the sidebar?

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

by Russ on Mar 24, 2008 9:20 AM MDT   0 recs

New look

Maybe it's just because I had gotten so used to the old look, but to me the new look looks a little... weird.

by Tom (RFTN) on Mar 24, 2008 9:36 AM MDT   0 recs

You didn't want to claim

your old account?

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

by Russ on Mar 24, 2008 9:41 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

I had been thinking

of changing my account name for a while. This just gave me an excuse to do it.

by Tom (RFTN) on Mar 24, 2008 10:11 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

This works better anyway

if I do post on any other SBNation sites.

by Tom (RFTN) on Mar 24, 2008 10:17 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Not sure yet

It's kind of overwhelming at first look. A bit of info-overload, perhaps. And I'm not a fan of taking something nice and simple like a blog and requiring a learning curve to access and use it.

But, OTOH, I'm a cranky old guy who still prefers vinyl LPs, so what do I know?

I'm sure I'll end up liking it just fine in short order......

by BroJB on Mar 24, 2008 9:45 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

And yet....

Now that I've experienced the no-reload, instant new postings features, I gotta say that's pretty damn cool.

by BroJB on Mar 24, 2008 9:47 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Talk about overload

I'll have to figure out where everthing is later.

Looks like the roster is close to being set. I'd hope that some of these guys going back to the minors will be sent down soon so we can get on with defending our title.

TGFPR!!

by jlot10 on Mar 24, 2008 9:46 AM MDT   0 recs

It's different

I'll give you that. A little "jarring" but I'm guessing it' will be an upgrade, so I'll learn the features

I'm feeling like the old crank my self...you kids and your auto reloads....I remember when we had to hit "Refresh"

What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?

by Redhawk on Mar 24, 2008 10:07 AM MDT   0 recs

It's kind of cool

I have to admit it's a bit disorienting at first. But I'll get used to it. Just all the extra stuff is a little crazy.

As long as it's still purple and black, we're good. :)

by Squeaky on Mar 24, 2008 10:35 AM MDT   0 recs

Auto-refresh

I want to experience this auto-refresh business. Somebody post something, pretty please?

The look of things will take some getting used to, but I already like the ability to tab through new comments. That will be especially useful on long threads. Much easier than scrolling through looking for the new ones.

by holly96 on Mar 24, 2008 11:18 AM MDT   0 recs

Hopefully you

still have this page open and my comment will auto-refresh for you.

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

by Russ on Mar 24, 2008 11:22 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep

Okay, that was cool. I was actually looking down at something, but I saw the comment show up out of the corner of my eye. So what happens if someone replies to a comment up thread? Will the page automatically scroll up to a new new comment?

by holly96 on Mar 24, 2008 11:26 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Not sure.

My guess is that you'd need to press 'Z' or 'C' to go to it.

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

by Russ on Mar 24, 2008 11:28 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe

Okay, that time, I saw a little box pop up over on the right side notifying me of a new comment. So I guess when you see that, you know there's a new comment somewhere, and you could then use the keyboard shortcuts to find the new comment if it doesn't show up where you happen to be reading at the time. Cool.

by holly96 on Mar 24, 2008 11:31 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

woa

I having a feeling this will take some getting use to

Die-hard Rockies fan. On the bandwagon since 7/6/93. Not giving up my seat. EVER! rockiesfan4ever reffered you

by rockiesfan4ever on Mar 24, 2008 11:32 AM MDT to parent up   0 recs

It will take some getting used to

but I like it. The new site will be extra nice for those of us who are HTML illiterate. I can now do this or this or even this.

Hurry up and be March 31st already.

by jcd823 on Mar 24, 2008 12:23 PM MDT   0 recs

Minor league releases

Per BA:
The Rockies have released IF Gary Cates, RHP Matt Trent, RHP David Arnold, RHP Mike Vicaro and LHP Ricardo Morales.

by malakian on Mar 24, 2008 2:09 PM MDT   0 recs

Others?

Heard more might be coming today or tomorrow. There are still way too many pitchers and outfielders in Minor League Camp.

by ModNut on Mar 24, 2008 3:43 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

New look

It's going to take some getting used to, but I like what I see so far.

"Corpas ready, first pitch, checkswing roller...Tulowitzki has it, throws to first...BALLGAME! WORLD SERIES TIME IN COLORADO!"

by avsfan4ever33 on Mar 24, 2008 3:52 PM MDT   0 recs

Wells may bring more value in relief

I think the Rockies, more than any other contending team, need value in their long and middle inning relief arms, especially if they plan to use both Morales and Jimenez in the rotation early, not to mention the current inclusion of Redman as the number five. For both developmental and competitive reasons, it's likely that Hurdle will need the use of the quick hook often with both young hurlers, and having at least three multiple inning guys will be a big help. It's also why Ramon Ramirez might be worth forgoing the LOOGY for the time being, since he's capable of throwing two innings per outing as well.

Also, just the suggestion of extending the bullpen arms shows Hurdle's maturity as a manager. We still need to wait and see if he does put it in practice, but even him offering the notion of using high leverage relievers for several innings (Herges, Buchholz) may hint that he's finally willing to let go of his rigid use of traditional bullpen roles.

by David OhNo on Mar 24, 2008 6:22 PM MDT   0 recs

Buchholz

Funny you should mention him. While it is good that he's definitely showing a mean streak (for lack of a better term) here in the spring, having him in the middle innings to serve as that bridge to the late guys might be where he's the most valuable. I think that was a key to our late success, was that middle guy who could get through 2-3 innings at a time while limiting damage. Herges filled that role admirably with a late assist from Redman to help us get through those late games.

I've always kind of perscribed to the theory that the Rockies really need 6-7 starters persay. The two in the pen can be used for the occasional high leverage situation, but more often for keeping the team from getting blown out when the starter gets shelled. It seems like going forward we're planning on having Wells fill one of those roles, which seems like an absolute disaster waiting to happen, but who knows? Maybe relief work will suit him.

Just keep walking down the path boys...

by MattTheRock on Mar 24, 2008 7:03 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

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