Wednesday Morning Rockpile: The Return of Q
by Rox Girl on Apr 30, 2008 9:37 AM MDT
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PrintOmar Quintanilla may have to compete with Garrett Atkins for playing time at second after last night, but nonetheless Q gets one more shot at showing he's more than just a very good AAA player that can't make the jump to the MLB level. Fortunately for Q, perhaps, but a little more troubling for the rest of us is the fact that he actually figures to get a lot of PT with both Troy Tulowitzki and Jeff Baker going down with injuries last night.
Everything's pretty much blown up right now. Thoroughly demolished and the Rockies will certainly have to be creative to patch this stretch of games together. That's even before we get to the rotation issues for Saturday. As far as that goes, the options seem to be Josh Towers or Jorge de la Rosa . I would figure Jose Capellan is another option since he was used as a starter in Colorado Springs.
With Atkins and Iannetta's position switches, last night's game was truly a memorable one, and should go down in the Rockies all time weird games along with Brent Mayne's pitching performance and the Spring Training bee game among others. As is usually the case with those, it's made particularly special by the improbable win. One positive side effect from it, a silver lining to losing Tulo, might be that this loosens the team up a bit. Thank goodness we were playing the Giants and not a real MLB team.
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It looks like the Rockies called up Jon Herrera too. His name was removed from the Sky Sox roster this morning (and Radames Nazario was added from extended).
Does this mean Bake and Tulo are on the DL?
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by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 30, 2008 10:06 AM MDT up reply actions
No
Or at least I don’t think so.
Quintanilla took Morales’ spot, and Herrera likely took Kip Wells’ spot.
I didn't realize that we cut Wells, what's the story there?
This is what happens when I miss a game thread.
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by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 30, 2008 10:29 AM MDT up reply actions
He's hurt
Numbness in his pitching hand. Speculation is that he’s headed to the DL.
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
by Franchise26 on Apr 30, 2008 10:30 AM MDT up reply actions
EDIT* UNDO*
Forgot about the injury
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by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 30, 2008 10:30 AM MDT up reply actions
Well...
Since everything really IS completely in pieces right now, we have to start the turnaround soon, right?
Mrs. Silverblood Fankles
I'm worried that Q at second
along with Torreabla and reversion to the mean currently being experienced by one Mr. Barmes means that the bottom of our lineup is going to become even more of a black hole.
Four automatic outs in a row
+ current offensive woes + only one Superman in the lineup and only one Superman in the rotation = zeech.
Then again, maybe this is the shakeup that we need? Well, not Q and Barmes, but the general thing needed to get us loose and playing with enthusiasm again? Maybe it’ll carry over to today and U-ball will have a good start… maybe?
Mrs. Silverblood Fankles
by Silverblood on Apr 30, 2008 10:43 AM MDT up reply actions
Given that Towers is pitching for the Sky Sox this morning..
..and that Saturday is less than four days away, I guess that means de la Rosa (or Capellan) is Saturday’s mystery starter?
Fox Rocky Mountain
last night said, gave another candidate: Josh Fogg
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
Funny thing is
I bet Fogg would be welcomed back with open arms, by the fans as well as the players…
Mrs. Silverblood Fankles
by Silverblood on Apr 30, 2008 10:40 AM MDT up reply actions
And I think he would be a solid addtion
but I also remember several BAD Fogg outings, to go with those good Fogg outings.
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
So do I
I was pretty harsh on Fogg while he was here, usually with good reason. But at this point, we need SOMEBODY who can pitch at the major league level.
Mrs. Silverblood Fankles
by Silverblood on Apr 30, 2008 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
I was too
But now, I’d hug him, and say I was sorry, and that we missed him.
And all is forgiven….until he blows up, and or our minor leaguers are ready (Hirsch, Jimenez, Morales, Reynolds, Hynick), then it’s, “Don’t let the door hit ya” again.
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
Yes
Towers did pitch this morning, and actually pitched fairly well. The Sky Sox left him in an inning too long though… guess that must run in the system or something.
1-866-NEED-A-SP
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by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 30, 2008 10:31 AM MDT up reply actions
Dammit Jason Hirsh
We could really use you right about now.
Mrs. Silverblood Fankles
by Silverblood on Apr 30, 2008 10:35 AM MDT up reply actions
"When you need a Starter Really BADLY
we have a really bad starter!”
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
you should be in advertising
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by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 30, 2008 10:39 AM MDT up reply actions
Currently available from 1-866-NEED-A-SP
Kris Benson in the Phillies org
Jeff Weaver with Milwaukee’s org (no the crappy one…Jared is the good one)
Eric Milton currently an unsigned FA
Bartolo Colon, with Boston
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
um scratch a couple
Benson is on the DL and hasn’t pitched this year
and Weaver is appears to be in extend spring training, also hasn’t pitched this year either
But Benson does come with this:
Anna Benson his wife.
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
You mean the biggest
attention-seeking crazy you-know-what wife out there? Yikes.
Mrs. Silverblood Fankles
by Silverblood on Apr 30, 2008 10:59 AM MDT up reply actions
+1
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Apr 30, 2008 11:30 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm still waiting to hear
news on Tulo’s Quad injury. Bad enough to go on the DL?
And if so…..does that mean Stewart gets a call? I really like the idea of him in the batting line up. (not so crazy about moving either him or Atkins to 2nd….but it’s just wild enough it might be the shake up that works!)
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
This is totally out of left field
But with the Blue Jays sliding, you wonder if Halladay might become available. I’m sure their price tag would be astronomical, but he is a beast and would look good pitching for the hometown club. Also his contract is at least semi reasonable for an ace and he is signed through 2010.
Funny game
“I thought we’ve got no chance at that point,” said first baseman Todd Helton, who spent a lot of time looking at Atkins and laughing during the game.
Haha. He totally did, too. The whole thing was quite amusing.
Ah, the bee game. I thought the report on that was so funny, I actually printed it out to keep.
So, my observations from my two days at the ballpark:
-Morales’ problems are obvious (throwing way too many balls, among other things). And he’s really, super fidgety out there. I’ve never watched a game where he’s pitched well, so it’s probably just how he is to a degree, but it doesn’t feel comfortable. Especially when there are runners on base, he clearly gets overly distracted. Even when he’s focusing in on the batter, I feel like his mind is on the runners. Whereas with Matt Cain, who was also throwing a lot of pitches and had runners on base, I never felt that way.
-I was looking forward to seeing the much-hyped Lincecum, but he wasn’t quite as good as advertised last night. Still very good, but still hittable. In fact, the Rockies were (mostly) hitting the ball pretty well, even a lot of the outs. And I thought for sure Iannetta’s double was out.
-Cook was great, too. Compared to Morales, he’s cool as a cucumber out there. Even in the crazy 1st inning, he seemed calm and in control, and things settled down quite nicely after that.
-I had great fun watching the crazy infield defensive configuration. Atkins looked like an everyday 2nd baseman. Todd did mention things to him in between batters a couple times (positioning maybe? I don’t know), but he was solid. Iannetta looked a tad less comfortable at 3rd (probably because the difference between catcher and 3rd is more than between 3rd and 2nd), but did just fine, too.
-On Monday, the only two guys who really hit the ball well were Atkins and Torrealba. Much better all around on Tuesday (though Torrealba, not so much).
-What are the chances of two consecutive games with managers thrown arguing balks? Not high, I would guess.
Anyway, it felt good to be out at a game again. I should do it more often. Even if it is the Giants.
Roster move
Wells was placed on the 15-day DL; Herrera was recalled from Colorado Springs. Herrera is starting at 2B today.
Tulo will likely be placed on the DL by Friday to make room for de la Rosa on the roster.
Herrera
He looks like a Willy Taveras type of hitter. He even has the Ichiro “start running while you’re still in the batter’s box” batting style down (from the left side, anyway.)
Also
I’m surprised he’s in the lineup today, considering he played in Nashville last night (Q was already off the roster by that time.)
Off topic...
What happened to the sidebar box that listed the upcoming games? I used to check that constantly since I don’t have another schedule handy, and I’m here everyday, anyway. I swear I’m not imagining that it used to be there.
I think it
disappeared during the server problems. I’ll put it back.
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We had it disappear at the 'Pit too.
All the widgets returned to their defaults when they rebooted the servers.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
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