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).

Since everything really IS completely in pieces right now, we have to start the turnaround soon, right?

..and that Saturday is less than four days away, I guess that means de la Rosa (or Capellan) is Saturday’s mystery starter?

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!)

Jayson Nix cleared waivers and was outrighted to Colorado Springs.

In German, his last name means ‘joker’

“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.

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.

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.

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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.