Game #11: Haren vs Morales
by Rox Girl on Apr 12, 2008 12:45 PM MDT
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Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, Apr 12, 2008 1:55 PM MDT
Danny Haren's lost ten pounds this week with the flu, and much as I dislike taking advantage of other people's misery, and though I know I'll hate the way Diamondbacks fans will thereby blow off a loss as an aberration, I'll take the victory anyway I can get it right now. Now should we lose again today, that's where the real test of my patience with the team will come in. Nobody in the division has shown an ability or willingness to stand up to the Diamondbacks yet, and while the season's still very very young, it would be nice if the Rockies planted a friendly reminder in Arizona to not count their 2008 flag just yet.
We've got regional coverage on broadcast television today, maybe the Rockies need to feel the glare of the nation again to be comfortable. Let's hope...
Go Rockies!
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Ugh...
Like I want to see the Yankees and Red Sox.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 12, 2008 1:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
So for those of us in the other region...
Can we still catch this on MLB.TV?
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 1:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope
National blackout restrictions.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 12, 2008 1:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm watcnig it on MLB.TV right now.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I'm getting it on MLB.TV
The TV is tuned to the Sox-Yanks, and since I can hear Fenway from across the street, it gives me the ability to look up and see the exciting plays in that game as they happen.
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
Spilly AND Iannetta both starting. Stop the presses...
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 1:54 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Iannetta is no surprise
since Torrealba started the night game last night. Spilly... well, yeah, that's a bit of a surprise.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 12, 2008 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Grace on FOX. KOA time
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 1:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Spilly just managed to see more pitches in 1 AB
then everyone in the first inning last night.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 1:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
But the inning
ended much like all the others.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA HATES....
RED SOX/YANKS over ROX/DBACKS!!!
by 91 wins in 08 on Apr 12, 2008 2:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
That's
way too much info on Chris Snyder.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Byrnes still sucks.
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh
Wild Frankie. Like they need more baserunners.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice
to see a DP here.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on.
Byrnes was out.
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
And a double steal.
I don't know, Byrnes looked out.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Looked like it to me too.
He went for the back of the bag, Atkins applied the tag at the corner...close.
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 2:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Find the strike zone, Frankie.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Ho hum
1-0 deficit. Exactly the way it started last night.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:11 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Matty
7 game hitting steak
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
2 on, no out.
Garrett.. Come on!
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
RISP...
We are paralyzed.
At least it's not Yorvit coming up?
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Make the most of this AB, Chris.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Carpe diem, Christopher
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
can we beat the dbacks
sometime this yr....wuld benice thanks guys
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 12, 2008 2:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Doh Chris
Yorvit could have done that.
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Yorvit would have done it far worse.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yorvit would have swung at the pitch in the dirt.
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um
Two get on, then two straight strikeouts, and Nix is up.
For some reason I don't even have a clue why, I am not feeling good about this.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I am shocked
SHOCKED that that happened.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
cant watch this team right now....
terrible
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 12, 2008 2:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
To Snyder?
Every time I think they can't get any worse, they surprise me.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh Spilly
Gotta hit the cutoff man!
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Upton scores
all the way from first. Blech.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Um
Can you say "overmatched...." At least against the Dbacks we are. We look like our own farm club.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
This team is playing
nothing at all like last year's team. Just flat, uninspired baseball.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 2:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you sure we're playing?
Because I kind of think we're phoning it in again.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair question
They're in AZ, probably looking forward to the late tee time...probably can get in nine after the game.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need a live chicken.
Every day is a Holliday!
by free7694 on Apr 12, 2008 2:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
UGH!
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:32 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Based on early returns
I'd say you wouldn't miss much if you didn't.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris @*&@&!* Young
again.
This is severely testing even my leash. I'm honestly not sure how long I'll watch this one, and I've sat through some doozers.
"I still think that he shaves his teeth, hates children, and hates happy birthdays, so boo him. Booo. Booo." -- The comedic genius that is Ryan Adam Spilborghs on Teh Byrnezz
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:33 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
So, Morales-Spils-Tulo
My prediction:
Morales - K
Spilborghs - pops up to third
Tulo - grounds out to short
by TehChamp on Apr 12, 2008 2:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Morales will homer.
Calling it now.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, a single
also works.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG
Morales with a single
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 2:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Morales singles.
Maybe Hurdle should go LaRussa and hit the pitcher 8th with Morales and Nix in the lineup.
Every day is a Holliday!
by free7694 on Apr 12, 2008 2:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Or he could hit 7th
in front of Torrealba AND Nox
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nix*
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freudian slip
"Nox" being Latin for "night," which is about where all our hopes go when we see him up there.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tulo
is pretty indefensible right now.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding...
Same pitch as last time.
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
UGH! Tulo!
Clint Barmes, anyone?
Every day is a Holliday!
by free7694 on Apr 12, 2008 2:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
That is a bad
sign of the times.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Helton RBI.
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Morales scores.
Now, the job is to put Helton across home plate.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Tulo...
I'm going to call maybe Hurdle should let him sit a game out.
Nice work Helton though, we needed to get at least 1 run this inning.
by TehChamp on Apr 12, 2008 2:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Walk to Matty
Hawpe?
She said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down? Denver is your kind of town, there is the gold and there ain't nobody like WE, the number one fans of the man named Tulo-witzki!
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 12, 2008 2:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Good AB Here...
Let's get something out of it Matty...
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 2:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Haren
Let your gopherball tendencies out of the bag.
Please.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Haren go to the splitter at all that AB?
Seems odd given how it was working with Tulo...
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 2:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Then again
Tulo is just a little easier to get out right now than Matt... Which does make it odd.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hasn't gone to it with Hawpe yet either...
Granted, Hawpe's better with low pitches than Tulo, who doesn't seem to be able to recognize them at all right now.
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, there it is.
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, this game broadcast nationally on Fox?
Because if it is, they sure are pimpin the DBacks like crazy.
by TehChamp on Apr 12, 2008 2:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Just regionally.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
After watching this
Who would blame them?
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its
just broadcast to Denver and Phoenix. I'm in LA, watching the "regional" NY/Bos game on FOX. And I assure you, they are wasting no breath on Col/AZ.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haren
at 57 pitches after 3 Innings.
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 2:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
[Sigh]
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Hawpe
That was low, comeon dont swing at that
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 2:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
OMG
All 4 pitches had abou 50% of the ball in the zone. COMEON BLUE!
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 2:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Iannetta pulled a Torrealba
stop trying to glove everything.
We can't even do the little things right...
by David OhNo on Apr 12, 2008 2:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Passed ball?
not Ianetta's day. Not anybody's day.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 2:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Bases loaded, one out,
Drew's at the plate. We know how this ends.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 2:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Moral(es) is low
Just felt like making a bad pun.
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by SC Memphis Raines on Apr 12, 2008 3:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
So much for
Morales' control. Can't get ahead of anyone. Can't win pitching from behind. Losing badly, and it could be a whole lot worse.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 3:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully this inning...
we can get something started...and finish it! I would really like to see some of those unfamiliar things called "hits".
"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:02 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
What..
Is this thing you call a hit?
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A hit
but I can't remember the last time one went for extra bases.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Garrett!
With the first hit of the inning!
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~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
And Chris with another
But Nox is up. I think Nox is appropriate.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see only one logical conclusion:
Triple play.
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just shocked we got a hit
As for Iannetta, I have more confidence in him getting one than Yorvit...
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know you aren't alone
its one of the cute little eccentricities of this board. Everybody loves Iannetta.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 3:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surely it's not because he's talented
nor would it be that several of us have seen him standout along the way to the bigs in the minors. It can't be for those reasons...
by David OhNo on Apr 12, 2008 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not "love" him
But a number of us do think he's the better long-term option, yes.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I know many folks think he's got upside. That's fine and dandy. I've seen probably 30 AAA guys in Tucson and Durham, over the course of 5 years, that I thought would be stars for sure. Now, I can't remember their names (Ok, Carl Crawford). Pardon me for waiting until he actually shows something at this level before I jump on board.
That said, I'm rooting for him. I'm no Yorvit lover. I just sit out here in LA and watch Russell Martin, and it makes me sad.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 3:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two hits!
Maybe a 3rd? Nox please get a knock!
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~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:06 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Nix forceout
Morales first-pitch double play.
Please kill me...
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got the double play there.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 3:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Unbelievable futility on display today.
by potterhead4 on Apr 12, 2008 3:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
This is nauseating.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wish...
we could give Nox a breather. I am not saying he is terrible or wont be good, but right now we need to try something different.
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~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Let nobody say
that we're trying to stretch this game out. Doing everything we can to get the fine folks home early.
Expectations suck.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 3:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
This brings back memories of pre-2007
When the question wasn't if we would fail, it was only how.
This team is playing some uninspiring baseball right now. I've never felt less enthused to watch a game.
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by SC Memphis Raines on Apr 12, 2008 3:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
pre-2007
It's pre-2007 particilarly in the "I feel sorry for Todd Helton because he's the only one doing a damned thing" department. OK, him and Holliday.
Othwerise, I'm prety ticked off at Atkins, Hawpe and Tulo right now. If they don't get it going soon we're going to be deep in a hole in a couple weeks.
by BroJB on Apr 12, 2008 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I don't think
anyone wants to have to count on climbing out of an 18-27 hole again, not with the Dbacks looking like a juggernaut (or is it because they're playing us?)
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Atkins...
At least he is awake.
"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
1-2-3 inning.
Where'd that come from?
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 3:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
First inning
they didn't score... All right, I am off to dinner. I leave you all with this... game.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
First 1-2-3 for Arizona since wednesday?
Wow. hopefully they are getting this all out of their system in April and not September.
by moomacher on Apr 12, 2008 3:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Do you guys know who has the longest Division 1 Scoreless inngings streak for a Pitcher?
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 3:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Todd Helton?
Every day is a Holliday!
by free7694 on Apr 12, 2008 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeap
47.2 IP
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't surprise me.
He was a pretty good pitcher at UT, from what I have heard.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 12, 2008 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he should take Francis' next turn in the rotation
He couldn't do much worse.
Every day is a Holliday!
by free7694 on Apr 12, 2008 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
And
bat him 3rd. That'd show LaRussa
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Cain
has a no-hitter through five. And yes, I'm trying to jinx it.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 12, 2008 3:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Good
We need to root for the Cardinals like whoa at this point in our dismal fortunes.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Todd Wellemeyer
has only given up one hit in that game, too.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 12, 2008 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cmon Spilly!
We need to get out of this funk NOW, let's start it right!
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~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Um
That was the first time we made an out in the air all game?
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weeee!!!
Hat trick for Tulo! Let's see how Barmes does at short tomorrow!
Every day is a Holliday!
by free7694 on Apr 12, 2008 3:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Just as bad
with less arm, but Tulo might need a day to collect himself.
by David OhNo on Apr 12, 2008 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another K, Troy?
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 3:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh wow
Tulo, you look like Barmes. Except Barmes can usually ground it out weakly.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
He's going to be under .100 soon
if he keeps up like this.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's now at .163
Still a ways to go. But he's working on it.
by BroJB on Apr 12, 2008 3:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's no alternative
Tulo is bad, but you look at the numbers and there's a team-wide failure to produce at the plate, save for two players right now.
by David OhNo on Apr 12, 2008 3:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, he's the guy
No doubt. But he doesn't have to hitting in the 2 spot while he scuffles. Drop him down and let him pull himself together without the damage he's causing at the top of the order.
by BroJB on Apr 12, 2008 3:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's times like these...
when I wish Kaz was here and in good health.
"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
It's time tlikes this...
that I wish Hurdle would just do what he's got to do eventually and install Baker at 2B.
by BroJB on Apr 12, 2008 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gah
Starting to wish more and wore that we got Haren.
by moomacher on Apr 12, 2008 3:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
He and Webb are a brutal 1-2 because the both really know how to pitch. They aren't "stuff" dependent. Those dudes can roll out of bed anytime and beat you.
Scary.
by BroJB on Apr 12, 2008 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Its a good thing that the Sox series didn't show us that we could use some guys like Haren.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think I might have given up Reynolds or Morales
for Haren
by moomacher on Apr 12, 2008 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have
driven Reynolds to Oakland personally. Morales? A bit squeamish...
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 3:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
How did
Hawpe not catch that?
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 3:24 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Screw it.
I'm watching The Masters.
Every day is a Holliday!
by free7694 on Apr 12, 2008 3:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Matt Cain
Just homered in that interesting game he's pitching.
by dogs on Apr 12, 2008 3:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Screw this, I'm switching over to that game for now.
by dogs on Apr 12, 2008 3:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was quite a shot
by Upton.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 3:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
If their offense keeps this up
no one in the division has a chance
by moomacher on Apr 12, 2008 3:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't Hurdle see the pattern
He needs to stop trying to save the bullpen.
"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Boy, thank god....
Hurdle didn't pinch hit for Morales back in the 4th with 2 men on. We really needed to keep Frankie in the game so he could continue his fine effort.
by BroJB on Apr 12, 2008 3:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I give up
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 3:32 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Amazing
The D-Backs are going to have the best record in baseball, with over half of their wins coming from us.
by dogs on Apr 12, 2008 3:32 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
All this Rockies team is missing...
Is Freddie Benevides and Alex Cole. Otherwise, they're a dead ringer for the '93 edition.
Although, to be fair, the '93 Rockies could hit.
by BroJB on Apr 12, 2008 3:33 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you know who else can hit?
The Sky Sox, and this is just their first home game...
10 runs through six today. Just ignore Towers' line though...
by David OhNo on Apr 12, 2008 3:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice...
if they wouldn't just throw in the towel. That makes me madder than the losing.
"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
They can keep saying that,
but it's beginning to sound hollow.
And Pujols ends Cain's little thing.
by dogs on Apr 12, 2008 3:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not really bothered about the record
It's more the fact that we look so much worse than Arizona.
by moomacher on Apr 12, 2008 3:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least the homer didnt count
If only we weren't down by 6 already. I wish the rally Rockies could come back and score....what is it, I want, I can't remember what those numbered things are called?
"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
~Vince Lombardi
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 12, 2008 3:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Is AZ
really outscoring us 35-8 this season? That's sickening. Tomorrow is a real gut check.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 3:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Right through
Atkins' five hole.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 3:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
AGAIN?
I can see a bad series at home....then we go to Phoenix and get KILLED again.
Out pitched, out hit, and what really has me concerned...out defensed.
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
by Redhawk on Apr 12, 2008 3:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Just keep repeating...
Its early. Its early. Its early. Its early. We can recover. We can recover. We can recover. Tulo isn't terrible. Tulo isn't terrible. Tulo isn't........................
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 4:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
It's Early
BUT....we are falling several games behind the D-Backs, and have looked really crappy doing it. Pennants can't be won in April, but they can be lost. I'd rather not have to win 20 games in September to make the playoffs.
Is this a hang-over from last year? I mean the names on the back of the jersey's are the same.
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
by Redhawk on Apr 12, 2008 4:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly?
I really do think there's a hangover effect. For the first time in this franchise's recent history, these guys were gods for a whole offseason. Usually SI doesn't even know who our players are, and now we've got guys on the cover and writers picking us to go back to the WS. Its hard to blame them, but they may just have read a few too many of their own praises. Plus, their wallets aren't so light. As PHLP said (sort of) not too long ago, its a different world when you're chasing that check than when you have it.
That of course is all conjecture and nonsense. As you say, the names are the same, the skills are the same, and I fully expect a turnaround from the majority of these guys. But its hard to be optimistic right now...and as we well know, every game counts.
by Teekalong on Apr 12, 2008 4:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that does it
Coming back to a 10-1 deficit and more ghastly play, I just am going to turn this one off entirely. I cannot stomach the kind of "play" I've seen, and the lack of fight and how generally awful we look have seen that even this patient fan has had more than enough. Back later, maybe when we look like we belong in MLB.
Just make it stop.
by Silverblood on Apr 12, 2008 4:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Barmes with a hit.
Are we all thinking the same thing?
That is, if I'm not the only one still watching.
by dogs on Apr 12, 2008 4:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
1-2-3 Inning!!!!
WE GOT CHRIS YOUNG OUT!
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 12, 2008 4:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, an RBI.
Now it's 10-2. Huzzah!
No, wait, another one. 10-3.
Not going to cut it.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 4:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Add this one
to the "Excruciatingly painful loss to watch" column.
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by Russ Oates on Apr 12, 2008 4:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Well that was one I wasn't too terribly sorry to have missed. Turned it on in the 7th, and then had to mute it in the 8th... Brenneman is better than the oh-so-wonderful combo of Buck/McCarver, but it's times like today I realize how much I would miss Goodman and Frazier/Huson.
by oo_nrb on Apr 12, 2008 4:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I realize it's not even Tax Day
but if there is ever such a thing as a "must win game" in April, tomarrow is it. Against a hot divisional rival, to help stop our bad roll......
And we are looking up at the Giants....
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
by Redhawk on Apr 12, 2008 5:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe...
it's because a) I didn't watch the game, b) I was up at 5:45 this morning, and c) I'm still sick and therefore slightly out of it, but I am one Purple Rower who is not ready to press the "PANIC!!!" button yet.
It's early. Sure, you don't want to dig yourself into a hole too big, but it's not June yet. Or July. It's April. So early in the season games at Coors are still getting snowed out. Second, you've got to expect some growing pains from a young team like this. UBall and Morales performed way beyond anyone's expectations last year, and it's understandable that it would take a bit for them to get back to that. It's also hard when the last time they were playing, they were winning every game. There's some whiplash from a miracle, and that's to be expected. The guys who are struggling will come around, because everyone knows that there is just too much talent there for them to suddenly forget how to hit a baseball. That's just silly to think. They are not suddenly worthless. They're young, and young hitters are streaky. Better now than late in the season, anyway. Anyone remember how badly they played last April? Yeah, it wasn't pretty. Neither is this. But would rather there was NO baseball? I wouldn't, but that's just me. I would rather there's baseball on the TV when I get home from a long day, even if it does distract me. I don't think this will last for long. Just like I really don't think it'll be winter for the entire summer, and maybe eventually the snowbanks on the driveway will melt.
by Squeaky on Apr 12, 2008 6:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Freaking Rockies
Get it together, guys.
At the same time, anyone who's ready to "press the panic button," whatever it means in this context, you're... well, I'll stay within the rules of the Row and just say that I think you're out of your minds. Take a quick look at the calendar.
rockies in october.
by LarryB303 on Apr 12, 2008 6:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Bum luck
We've just happened to synchronize a very bad stretch of baseball with our division rival's very best stretch of baseball. It's a pain in the ass, and no fun to watch (for sure), but this will not be the story all season long. AZ's just hotter than shit right now, and we just happen to be beneath the proverbial buzzsaw.
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
by Franchise26 on Apr 12, 2008 6:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
And our early schedule happens to include like a hundred games against the Snakes. My I hate that.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
by rockhead on Apr 12, 2008 6:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you'll start to love it...
Just as soon as the Rockies turn it around and use the DBacks as a punching bag.
no, i did not mean that sarcastically or cynically. I really do think that.
by Squeaky on Apr 12, 2008 6:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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