Game #5: Francis vs Webb
by Rox Girl on Apr 5, 2008 1:00 PM MDT
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Nothing like getting a fluffball pitcher like Brandon Webb to break us out of our slump. Please, oh please, hit against him like you did most of last season, guys.
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Night game
It is.
Made me do a double take as well.
Peavy vs Penny on Fox right now though.
Lucky
I get Chicago (A) versus Detroit
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 5, 2008 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions
It was up early because I was having issues
trying to figure out how I messed up setting it for automatic posting, and I just wanted to make absolutely certain it would be up before game time. Luckily, it was, but as you point out, quite a bit earlier than normal.
It should be really nice...
It's been sunny up in the mountains, at least (Thank god).
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2 MORE HOURS!
and 12 minutes!
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Edit!
ONLY 1 MORE HOUR! and 12 Minutes!
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 5, 2008 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Really?
I thought it was still two hours...
I'm stoked because I just found out I get a free preview of MLB Extra Innings this week.
Peavy
with a CG two-hitter.
Meanwhile, it's horrible but watching the Detroit game is oddly comforting. Incredible line-up, but nothing but fail so far for the team as a whole.
Ugh
I'm always glad to see the Dodgers lose, but I think I'd rather see Peavy get knocked around.
"Look what it's done for us. People still don't recognize us but..." *snaps fingers*
"We're contenders now!"
I am fine
I have Peavy in a (different) fantasy League :D
1:14 left till game (I was right the first time, I just cant do math LOL)
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 5, 2008 4:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Atkins/Hawpe
Switcheroo in today's line-up.
Sounds good to me.
Holliday
Hit 6 balls into the upper deck in BP. He's a righty. Think about that.
If Webb's dumb enough to hit him with a pitch, he might hit a ball to Kansas.
Every day is a Holliday!
Oh Webb
The first time Holliday is up there, please bean him. Make it sting.
(I think this is the first time I have ever rooted for one of my guys to be hit before).
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Not even in Little League?
I was always rooting for the kids that couldn't hit to get beaned.
Every day is a Holliday!
I've never been involved with Little League
but yes. Actually... that's not quite true. If Holliday is less than his usual manbeastly self, I kind of root for some unsuspecting yahoo to bounce one off his treetrunk upper arm and see what happens next.
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Not to Kansas
How about he hits it to Missouri so I can get it :D
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by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 5, 2008 5:53 PM MDT up reply actions
And then hope
the guys play like they're actually the ones that won it, and not a bunch of purple-suited impostors.
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I don't want to be reminded
that the D'Backs had 13 hits yesterday.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Or that
we had 2.
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He'd better be
He could hardly throw less of them then he did last time.
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......
Dramatic irony is a bitch.
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Such a promising start, Francis,
and then you give up the long ball to Young.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Ugh
I have a bad feeling about this.
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How to win games
don't give up dingers to the lead off guy
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
Throwing Ks
that helps....
Such a bad start to the season, I'm just looking for any thing positive.
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Base hit
Grrr.
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Hmm
Francis not looking so deceptive against everyone not named byrnes
HOLY Crap
Jeff....almost lost that one!
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Francis
Quit throwing meatballs. 1-0 is already a significant challenge to this offense in the shape it is.
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Jeff
finding WAY too many barrels of the bats
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
Also, props to Riordan
who was nothing short of brilliant in his seven inning, three hit, shutout.
So while our big leaguers and high minor pitchers took their lumps in opening week, it's nice to see a young talent step up and impress in his debut.
Oh come on
Don't we get more than one straight year of being good???
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Ok Jeff
don't get THAT much of the plate....work the Black please
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On the plus side
Watching MLB extra innings for free on my big tv instead of on my laptop is awesome
Yeah I didn't realize it until just now
I'm clearly going to have to spring for both, I think.
Is this
a free preview?
(I didn't know it was there myself till just now)
What am going to do with all these "Jeff Baker for 2nd" bumper stickers?
Yeah, it's a free preview
for the first week of the season.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
High-definition incompetence?
I am jealous. Possibly.
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Okay
Time for the nightly pain known as watching this offense hit. If the CIA employed it on me, I'd tell them anything.
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What if they gave you the choice -- waterboarding, or watching the Rockies hit?
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That is
a hard question.
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3 OUTS
WHOOO HOOO..only on pace to give up 9 runs!
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"Fluffball"!!?!
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Hey there!
Haven't seen you around these parts for a while.
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Technically, you've NEVER seen me, except at the Pit. SBNation has unified all my accounts now.
So I'm officially the artist formerly known as SouthByTheBorder in these purple parts. Haven't talked to you in awhile, either.
I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
So glad they saved the pennant unveiling for all those empty seats.
Yeah, I'm still a little peeved.
2007 National League Champions, baby!
Strikeout
La-dee-friggety-dah.
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I'm gearing up to sell
pretty much anything by this point.
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Lately, that would have been
a point of concern. However, he's flat crushing the ball out of the gate, and hopefully this power is sustainable. A small bright spot to opening week has been Helton playing like Helton of four-five years ago.
WHOOO HOOO
tie game!
that was GONE
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HOLY CRAP
I can't believe that!!!
I love you, Beardo. I do, I do, I do.
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Argh.... Darron Sutton jinxed it.
On FoxSportsAZ, they showed the replay of yesterday's homer not 5 seconds before he hit it out again.
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Don't feel bad
That's likely the only one we get.
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You're very modest.
I'll hold you to that one.
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And see
There you go get another.
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Fair 'nuff.
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Bad luck
for Matt. If Webb's glove didn't get in the way of the ball that would have been a hit yup the middle.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Maybe that will work
like a HBP?
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At least
Matty didn't strike out...that's an improvement. and he squared up the ball up the middle...that's a really good sign
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Yay!! Way to go Todd
I'm still waiting for the local radio station to switch over to the Rockies game, hopefully it will soon now that the Memphis game is over. (crossing fingers, eyes, and toes)
There's only one Rocktober!!
Well, now I'm up a crekk..
Radio station just switched to the other NCAA game.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Don't worry
Getting one run is the easy part. Getting a lead, and getting another, is a miracle.
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Um...
don't other sports end when baseball starts?
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Seriously..
Who wants to watch UNC play Kansas? It's not like their rivals or anything. At least that's what Larry Brown says.
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Let's just hope
it's a better game than the first one. Not what I was expecting at all.
2007 National League Champions, baby!
So true.
Collison is a complete headcase, and UCLA ignored Love in the second half. PsychoT scares the bajeezus outta me. He was intense taking his warmups off.
He's a bit of a freak
But I love him anyway. Rush scares me to death. Not cause he's weird. He's just soooooo damn good!
2007 National League Champions, baby!
Rush is insanely overrated
imo. The glue to KU is Mario Chalmers. That guy is made of ice. Rush, when he isn't on, is very, very average. Chalmers is my guy, heh.
Yeah
Chalmers worries me. But with Rush, IF he's on, he presents a BIGGG problem for my guys.
2007 National League Champions, baby!
Plus
there's no way defend Ellington. His range is too deep. At least we can be cordial about our respective teams. And agree about Rush if he's on, it just seems to be so sporadic, that I never count on it anymore.
I'm in same boat
With Danny Green - if on, great. If not, I have to hide my eyes. Good luck! Hoping for a good one!
2007 National League Champions, baby!
Another HR
Is the humidor not working so far this yeaR?
The humidor might be working...
but apparently Cook and Francis have lost the ability to determine good pitches by their smell.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Um Francis??
What the frak is with these leadoff homers?
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Yet
we're now 9 for 9 on the season in solo homers.
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D'Back fans
is Upton in layers or has he really filled out since last season? He's becoming an animal a little too quick for my liking.
He's only 20
so at least it's sorta believable that he could "fill out" over an offseason. Not like a 35-year-old suddenly getting jacked.
I'm not questioning it
I think Justin's a freak, I'm just surprised it's taken so quickly.
Nah. It's the 'roids. :-P
I saw him in person a few times last year, and he doesn't really look any bigger to me, if at all. Couldn't tell you, though.
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Francis
Left that one in the middle of the plate. Unlike Young's homer that was a good pitch that he just hit out of the park, that was a mistake to Upton.
Every day is a Holliday!
Love the Taco Bell promo
If the Rockies score 7 runs....you get 4 tacos for $1 the following day between 4-7
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They mean
over a series or a week, right? Cuz there ain't no way they mean in a game.
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They keep saying...
That if the Rockies score more than 7 runs, you get 4 tacos for a buck.....like THAT"S going to happen.
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WALKING WEBB?
Francis, seriously.
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Does that make Brad Hawpe Agent 11?
/"Get Smart" joke
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:34 PM MDT up reply actions
That was a good attempt to turn
by Atkins. Quick release, ball up and in front allowing Nix to come over the bag. It's just a hard turn in general.
I hope
that we NEVER stop booing Eric Byrnes.
As Jim was pointing out,
it's always amusing to hear the Rox fans rooting for Stephen Drew everytime Byrnes comes to bat.
I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.
Not that I needed an excuse on Saturday night
but this is driving me to drink
That wasn't too bad
Just as long as Francis kicks this HR habit.
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What happened?
Sportsline says, Byrnes grounded out to catcher? Damn the internet, I miss Jeff and Jack
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XM Radio
The best investment an out-of-town fan (like me) could ever make. Don't listen to it when the Rockies are in St. Louis, though--I found out that Mike Shannon is a God-awful broadcaster the hard way.
P.S. Yes, Byrnes grounded out 2-3.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:37 PM MDT up reply actions
My God
you are right. I remember listening to him a couple of years ago come up with three different pronunciations for Spilborghs (none of which were correct) in the span of one at bat.
I have a friend who works a summer job as an attendant in the visiting press box at Miller Park, and he says that Shannon, to make up for being such a terrible broadcaster, is an all-around jackass.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Topper out front
Iannetta gather two feet in front and to first base side and made the throw to first. Fairly routine, and treated as such.
Now it's time
for us.... to not score again! FEEEEAARRR USSSS!
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Pennant location
Yah/nay?
It seems like there isn't going to be room for this years up there.
I like it.
But I do hope they move it to include this year's.
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Brandon
is apparently still terrified of our Brandon.
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Oh
One thing good about yesterday: Matt's new music is "No More Sorrow" by Linkin Park, which is an AWESOME song. He needs to be as awesome as his song.
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It is?
I approve of that.
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It's an awesome song
but o lawd does the Houston radio overplay it down here. Drives me insane, them ruining Linkin Park left and right.
Based on the replay
it looked like he really tried to throw it in the ground.
ummm
tecate in a glass from the freezer
and a throwing error......life is good.
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Well, that'll work.
Men on the corners after Reynolds commits an error.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Wait what
You mean we scored again? Gameday is behind, so I'll choose not to believe this fantasy until I see it.
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Oh the irony!?
My local radio station just announced it is the home team of the Rockies, and yet it still isn't broadcasting the game.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Are you not able to get KOA? My dad used to drive to Moab a lot and he said he could get KOA on his car radio all the way there.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Nah,
I can get it to Glenwood Springs and then it fizzles out. Unless I send the kindergartner up on the roof with an antenna, hmm.
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Where are your priorities, man?!
What is more important, Rockies baseball or the safety of your children? Sheeez, get Junior up there. Give him a blanket, he'll be fine.
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I love Mark Reynolds
That is AT LEAST the sixth throwing error he has made against the Rockies in his career.
...I think. I can count at least four off the top of my head.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:43 PM MDT up reply actions
True but Frazier
totally killed that little baseball joke.
"What, is that not good?"
Doing my best...
to refrain from a "Braun over brains" joke.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:44 PM MDT up reply actions
After seeing this
I think I'll keep Atkins at third, thanks.
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Reynolds
Wins the 2008 Stone Glove Award! The award went to Ryan Braun last year.
Every day is a Holliday!
Gameday frozen
What is going on? Score? Men on base? Outs?
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Francis
Thus far tonight, you are made of FAILLLLL.
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If Taveras had put one in the gap...
we'd have had three runs on one hit. I'd have preferred that.
We haz baserunners?
It's a miracle.
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Usually we have baserunners with Atkins up to bat..
Is that why Holliday isn't geting much to swing at so far this year? Hmmm
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Question.
Why would they pitch out with CoJack on 1st?? CoJack is slower than a snail on opiates.
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Just because
the D'Backs didn't score doesn't mean you guys shouldn't score.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Yeah
That's likely what will happen now.... we are only able to score when our opponents do. I detect a flaw in that plan.
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ZOMG
Francis put a zero up on the scoreboard! All is not lost!
Yay.
Hmm, I went to get something to eat that inning....and Francis does well. Maybe he doesn't like me?
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MLB Bizarro World '08
TB Rays outscored yankees 19-7 in the last two days with a record of 3-1.
Detroit Tigers are the only team without a win this year.
Rockies are 1-3
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Rays record also not too surprising
they have more raw talent than anyone
Depth
that's where they are still lacking. Do they have enough relief arms, spot starters, and bench players to sustain? That may be a year away still.
Not this year...
They just have too much talent to be without a win. Dontrelle had a no-no going into the 5th.
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Yeah, but 7 BB will put you in a heap of trouble once you eventually DO give up a hit.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions
You don't need to swing
at the first pitch every time, Tulo.
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Tulo
Please don't get out.
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Errrr Tulo
Come on now. This is not acceptable, buddy.
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DAMN!
They've been getting Tulo on that f---ing inside corner all year thus far.
Which means
He needs to learn how to hit it when they put it there.
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Okay, guys.
Just because the DBacks didn't score, doesn't mean you need to be chivalrous and not score yourselves.
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Your 2008 Rockies:
Too nice for their own damnt good.
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Oh good
Matt finally does something. Guess that extra BP paid off.
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Wow. Nice play
Not that I'm really happy about it, but it was a nice play.
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I do not believe in chivalry
when it comes to Hudson. Someone whack him.
At least we're hitting the ball better.
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Just looked at the rockies schedule
They don't even come close to the east coast until June...better not stumble too bad in the first couple of months against the division
Tulo wants to play
LF as well. Matt doesn't agree. Either way, it's an out.
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If I had a fast enough connection..
I would purchase the mlb.com hd package. But to get that kind of speed I need cable internet. To get cable internet, I could watch the game on my cable television.
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Francis?
One of these days can we please have an inning without a baserunner?
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Our pitcher isn't the only to fail
at bunts. That makes me happy.
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Nice to see
another pitcher failing to bunt.
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Turnabout is fair play
Webb + three bad bunts = FAIL (and a backwards K).
Strikeout on a bunt attempt?
You would think this close to Spring Training the pitchers would be better at bunting.
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[sound of one hand clapping]
Monty Python voice of great rejoicing: Woooo.
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I can haz
any damn hitz at all? Any runz?
U is makin me sad catz.
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Tee Ball update...
So today was the second practice for my two boys that play on the same t-ball team and my younger son Cade, turned a double play at shortstop! Not bad for a lefty.
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Yeah, he's got a sweet swing too... for a kindergardner
I'm a little dissapointed in the coach. He named the team the "Red Sox". I'm not happy about my boys wearing red sox paraphanelia.
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Can he hit?
The Diamondbacks might want to make him a contract offer.
"Look what it's done for us. People still don't recognize us but..." *snaps fingers*
"We're contenders now!"
They have a left-handed hitting shortstop already.
And he's 2-for-2 with a HR tonight. AARGH.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 7:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Nix, we don't need to
see back-to-back-to-back K's by Webb this inning.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
No K
but another 1-2-3.
I know this version of the Rockies. This is the depressing version. Make them go away.
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Think happy thoughts...
Like Eric Byrnes face down in the dirt with Helton's arms raised in glory!!
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I guess
They decided to fulfill their 2-hit allotment tonight just to get us all excited.
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Byrnes?
You had to let Byrnes have that?
Jeffrey William Francis, go to your room.
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Pulling out the middle name.
That's never a good thing.
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That young man
is in trouble. I'm grounding him from playing with his friends until he figures that out.
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That's what?
Seven hits already for the Snakes?
In play, run(s)
This either means we're screwed, or we score next inning...
ARGH
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Wow.
Jeff Kingery has just pointed out that we have had the lead for a total of two innings so far this season.
Though that's probably still more than we trailed between September 15 and the end of the NLCS.
Slow mph..
Is it just me or does his fastball seem a little slow tonight?
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Slower than normal for Francis, you mean?
He's not exactly Evel Knievel.
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It's showing about 86 on CBS Sportsline..
And he's throwing a lot of changeups. Usually he can hit 90-91.
There's only one Rocktober!!
I love it when..
The last pitch is a ball and the pitch location is inside the strikezone.
There's only one Rocktober!!
This is
da tr00f.
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1 run, 2 hits for us last night
2 runs, 2 hits for us tonight. And we were getting all excited...
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Yeah, but the D-Backs scored last inning.
I think that means we are required to turn one hit, one walk, and one Mark Reynolds throwing error into precisely one run this inning.
So what should I do about..
My kids tball team being called the Red Sox?
A. Boycott the game
B. Yell at the coach and get kicked out of the league
C. Dress the boys in Rockies gear anyway
D. Dress them in Red Sox, Show up but proudly wear my Rockies cap
There's only one Rocktober!!
If you do D...
Are you allowed to call the other parents in Red Sox hats bad names?
Contracting a BAD case of senioritis...
I pick option E.
Put them on a different team.
If that doesn't work, Option B. You can always come back next year, and your kids will respect you.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 7:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Francis leavens
the cloud of FAIL over his head. Somewhat.
And hey look, that exceeds our hit quorum from last night.
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That means we have no more for tonight
If we do, a lightning strike will destroy the stadium.
Contracting a BAD case of senioritis...
Willy
is such a flawed baseball player for coors. Dexter cannot get here soon enough
I'm not sure
EJ Jr is much better of a hitter
Really?
His outfield defense last year was one of the reasons we took a leap forward last year.
I'll agree he's flawed as a hitter, and miscast as a leadoff one, but that doesn't make him a poor fit for this ballpark.
Mmm...
I don't know if I'd rate Willy's defense that highly (other than The Catch in NLCS Game 2, of course).
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 7:30 PM MDT up reply actions
He's a statistically superior defender
than anyone we've had. The fact that he doesn't take as clean as routes or sometimes gets turned around doesn't take away from the fact he makes a ton of outs in center. Defense, especially outfield defense, isn't about beauty, it's about outs. The more you make on balls hit in your region, the better you are.
I know the fielding metrics love him
but I think Willy looks awkward out there
I think he's a solid fielder,
But he can't hit leadoff, not enough contact IMO.
There's only one Rocktober!!
It's the walk rate I worry about
but I think it also stems from the fact that teams need not fear pitching around him.
I love Dex as much as the next person, but he needs to add some pop to his game or he'll suffer the same fate.
Oy
Willy.
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Tulo
Do not swing at the first pitch.
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Dude. Sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
For those of us who believe in jinxing a team by talking about it, if Kansas loses, I'm going to have a public meltdown.
Yoy Tulo
This is reminiscent of last year. Get over the hump, come on.
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And now we're past
being able to score when they do.
I think I know how this one ends.
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A loss is a loss
Embarrassing or otherwise. And our offensive display continues to be... offensive.
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We fail to score.
And suddenly it's the sixth inning.
*Sigh*
Three hits
They must be overwhelmed.
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Sportsline is incredibly sketchy.
They may not have erased his stats from the rain-out on Monday.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 7:36 PM MDT up reply actions
It's currently
5.40.
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Hey, 6th inning means closer to PH...
the 2nd and 6th best batting avg sluggers on the team are sitting on the bench. Pods and Baker
There's only one Rocktober!!
I am already very tired of Upton
He can go away any time now.
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Francis may get out of here with only 3 runs in 6 innings
but too many hits...way too many
Wow a hit, really?
On a ball fielded than dropped. I can understand a dive and miss, but that wasn't on the high end of the difficulty scale.
No, Atkins dropped the ball
prior to that situation.
I got ya
if we just make that play, we have three outs before Young even steps up to the plate. Score it an error, and Francis isn't charged with earned runs (though he deserves them).
We aren't doing the little things or the big things thus far this year.
Yeah
So our terrible starting pitching continues
Ugh good lord
Again.
We're doomed, seeing as there's no way we're scoring five runs.
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Faith, people. FAITH!
All we need is a little LoDo magic! This can be done!
Okay, so I don't really believe that, but still...
You never know when the teams going to figure it out...
It could be in September, or the bottom of the 6th inning.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Precisely.
I mean, it's not like we're 18-27. Everybody KNOWS you're dead in the water when that happens.
;)
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 7:43 PM MDT up reply actions
This team has proven over the last two years...
That they are a much better team then what they're showing this week. Just remember, we'll be there when they figure it out.
There's only one Rocktober!!
And....
that's our FIRST homer of the year that wasn't a solo shot...
I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.
Hmm
that commercial suddenly looks so much worse
I thought so too, and I'm an unbiased source....
I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.
I would really like to win a game
for the first time since opening night. I don't think it'll happen, somehow. I just hope we don't get swept.
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No
Not unless we somehow make it close again. Then you can worry.
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The literal kind?
Or the provided-by-Garrett Atkins kind?
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions
another error
I stand by my drew hatred from yesterday
Drew can't come up with the ball. Two men on.
Gotta start putting them across home plate.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
NO NO
Do not have them think homer. That's what keeps getting them into trouble. Just think quality AB and get on.
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Oh great
Now what?
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Now we're left with Nix
..... Wonderful.
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Nope
Some bad base-running there.
"Look what it's done for us. People still don't recognize us but..." *snaps fingers*
"We're contenders now!"
I agree
Hawpe should have at least tagged. Atkins could have made it if he was tagging, but I understand running with him there because he scores and narrows the lead to one if that ball gets down.
Ianetta hit one dead cente
Young got it at the wall
Urgh
I..... am running out of things to say.
I hate Chris Young.
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Impressive
That ball went straight up and straight down. Almost no lateral movement at all.
Every day is a Holliday!
Why couldn't that have gone out?
What would be wrong with a really really big lightning strike that took out center field?
Contracting a BAD case of senioritis...
We're cursed
Somebody get some rooster blood.
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WHY IS FRANCIS STILL OUT THERE
Seriously?!
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The good news: Somebody is warming up.
The bad news: It's Luis Vizcaino.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Um...
Keep Francis in there. It's fine, it's fine.
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He'll lead off next inning
so it could save a reliever and a bench player. He hasn't reached 100 pitches. And somebody needs to throw some innings or our bullpen will be cooked by June.
Like I said
If the other option is the Viz, it's fine. It really is.
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Um...
Super. I couldn't care less about the Nuggets. Maybe I should start?
Contracting a BAD case of senioritis...
They'd just wind up
being bounced out of the playoffs in the first round again.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Screw the Nuggets
I'd love a Rockies win and I have this sinking feeling I'm not getting one tonight.
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Further evidence of Bizarro World MLB 2008...
Team Batting Avg Leaders
1. NY Mets .319
2. San Diego Padres .299
..
..
16. Colorado Rockies .192
There's only one Rocktober!!
Another hit
I'm thrilled. Can't you just tell how thrilled I am?
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Uggh
this is not a good advertisement to fill up coors for the rest of the season
Bowie coming on.
He needs to induce a ground ball to Tulo, or else we're REALLY screwed.
Here comes Bowie
Lordy, is this team almost unwatchable right now. Yet here we sit.
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Anyone planning on seeing a game in person?
I'm thinking about getting tickets for the Milwaukee series the first weekend in June.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Depending on when I get back home to Colorado
Mets July 10th, Maybe that Detroit series in the beginning of June
Southwest Airlines has a great deal to Pittsburgh...
I wouldn't mind flying out to the new stadium to catch a rockies game.
There's only one Rocktober!!
I'm in Chicago right now...
...so I've got tickets to see them at Wrigley on June 1. I'll also be seeing them at Coors against the Pirates on July 19 (my birthday!). Other than that, I'm saving my money for playoff tickets.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Last year
I saw Fuentes blow a save in Shea, Jimenez get rocked for like 10 runs at Coors from the Cubs, and then the ridiculous Game 2 in Philly and game three of the World Series.
I was at Game Three of the World Series as well.
Not much fun, I gotta say.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions
I was at that game Fuentes blew the save.
Nearly broke my hand on the guard rail when he served up that homer.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
In other words
Do not go to Rockies games.
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ARRGH!!
Carolina's getting killed and the Rox still haven't shown up. Thus far, a lousy weekend.
2007 National League Champions, baby!
WOOOOO
Snyder: K.
Come on, Bowie. Get out of this mess.
All right
Bets on when we get our next win?
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I like your optimism
I wish I had this strange feeling, optimism.
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Tomorrow.
It can't get much worse than it is now.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions
YEEEAHHH
I love Micah Bowie. Best NRI EVER.
Bowie is the man
Two K's to end the inning, including Upton, and we're back to being tortured by the offense.
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They just need to stretch.
That'll solve their problems.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
I'd come over and say my first "hi" of the season
But I dont think Im ready to be attacked so I'll just read the posts instead :)
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Hi there
We hate your team. Take them awayyyyyy.
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Well
We just need to send a few baseballs out first ;o) checking for landmines you know.
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Oy.
Kip Wells is warming up. I am not encouraged.
Scotty Pods will save us
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Orrrr not
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Well, L8 is better than 1-3.
That's what our current leadoff hitter just did.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow
Sometimes I hate this team as much as I love them.
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Bizarro week
Or reflection of an advanced state of incompetence?
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I know.
That depresses me more than just about anything else.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Just remember
We always have Lyon at the end to blow the lead......
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We will make Lyon look
like Cy Young. Don't worry.
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Tulo
Needs his new walk up song revoked. It's Superstar by Lupe Fiasco. He can have it back when he plays like a superstar.
Every day is a Holliday!
Tulo
No hits since Opening Day.
[deep sigh]
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I am in sitting in front of a computer screen in Evanston, IL, and I am wearing a rally cap.
It's been a tough week.
I am sitting in front of a computer screen
Yet again thinking that adding a bibliography to my midterm essays sounds like more fun.
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Indeed.
That's why Joe Girardi and Mark Loretta are among my all-time favorite players.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Applied there
didn't get in, went to CU instead. A good choice in the end
It was a tough decision for me. I think it worked out pretty well, even though we're just now seeing the sun for the first time in four months.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Applied to the law school there
and got wait-listed. Probably for the better, I'm not sure I could have put up with the weather in Chicago.
Did you guys and Jim
Have any bets set up for this year? Been a bit of a slow start for me so far so I'm out of the loop a bit.
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KIP WELLS
WE'RE SAVED!
[NOT]
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The pulled Webb!!
Now we get to face their bullpen. Oh yeah, nevermind.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Any more posts like that
and I'll be thinking I'm reading the Giants blog.....
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You underestimate
how badly we suck right now. We DO look like the Giants.
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Oh come on
The Giants are the only team who could throw a no hitter and still lose...
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Just think though
Soon when you are at Oxford, you will be staying up to the early hours to watch this....
All the best Brits support the Diamondbacks!
What a totally
thrilling thought.
Wait, how did you know I'm going to Oxford?
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shhhh
Had her worried for a minute ^.^ I might be back over there by then anyway.
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I know everything
I am a D'backs fan after all! haha
(saw either a post you made the other day or your blog... not sure which :P)
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Wait....
are you a Rhodes Scholar? I knew Rockies fans were smart, but DAYYUM...
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, technically, yes
as that's my last name. But otherwise, no. I'm taking my junior year at Oxford to study writing and neuroscience.
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Yeah...
Oxford piqued my interest, and then I saw the "rhodes" in your e-mail address on your SB Nation profile (I'm not stalker-like at all).
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions
I remember staying up until the early hours
Before I moved over here 9 yrs ago.. Think it was on ch5 then twice a week. Nearly always the damn yankees though...
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I went to London for one week last March (so during Spring Training, mind you) and almost went nuts because I couldn't get the boxscores (like an idiot, I left my laptop at home). I thus discovered that, for my own safety, I cannot travel overseas between March and October.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Not a chance
alhough you should have gone to an internet cafe :)
If it makes you happier though, when I visited Colorado, I had to rely on phone calls home to find out the results of my soccer team
ouch!
LOL
thought every sport would be on Sky sports 1,2,3,4 etc by now....
apart from International thumb wrestling that the BBC could still afford..
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It's on NASN
another channel you have to subscribe for.
By the way, did you know that BBC bought the rights for the Super Bowl?
Think it may have something to do
with losing the FA Cup final and some of the England matches though lol
It's worse following an NL West team that's for sure
Still baseball on twice a week on Ch5. Usually Yankees, Red Sox, Mets or Tigers, but it gets it's coverage from ESPN. Angels weren't covered that much last year but are this season if I remember correctly from the schedule. Still enjoy watching it, with the presenters.
Have to rely on mlb.tv for everything else though including the Rockies who I've only seen once on ch5 barring the WS, although they're due to be shown on ESPN in July @ Mets.
Oh yeah, it's Kip Wells
Single and a walk, no outs, to face Young.
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Way to pitch around Salazar...
Now you get the guy you really want...Chris YOung!!
There's only one Rocktober!!
I would give my right hand...
...if LaTroy Hawkins could come in right now.
Again--a tough week.
They have 13 hits again
We have... 5. SUCH IMPROVEMENTZ
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Name something
that hasn't sucked. Aside from Beardo.
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Um...
...Scotty Pods? Maybe?
Scotty Pods' WIFE. THERE we go.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Dear god
This IS bizarro week.
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Kip has good velocity...
On his fastball, 92-95. Just seems like his Curve can't get over, or changeup.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Not just solid heat
but good life as well. That was also a gutsy slider away to Young for the K.
Wells can be a very good reliever if he wants to be (I guess he could have been a good starter if he'd have thrown more strikes over his career), he just needs to allow himself to settle in and thrive in the role.
Phew.
Young went and chased one. We stole an out there.
Oh great
Wells now trying his damndest to walk Byrnes.
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And...
succeeds.
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...and he succeeded.
Bases chucked. One out. O-Dawg hitting.
Shoot me now.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Wells with an awful throw to
home plate. A run scores.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Like I said
We suck plain and simple right now.
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This should be interesting...
And now Sportsline is stuck..Pitching change?
There's only one Rocktober!!
No
probably trying to compute that error. It was a doozy
Wow.
We get a gift-wrapped inning-ender, and Wells even manages to screw THAT up.
Hey!
Baseball tonight's on!
Formerly rockiesfan06 - but the world's most generic username just wasn't cutting it.
by SC Memphis Raines on Apr 5, 2008 8:23 PM MDT reply actions
Um...
If we play like this, it's the Rockies I'll be booing tomorrow, not just Byrnes.
Every day is a Holliday!
Mayne you could trade for Byrnes?
No? just a thought.......
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UGH.
Maybe this means we've hit bottom? God, I hope so.
No
There's still a game tomorrow. And 157 after that. We can sink much, much lower.
Formerly rockiesfan06 - but the world's most generic username just wasn't cutting it.
by SC Memphis Raines on Apr 5, 2008 8:27 PM MDT up reply actions
156
My math is as bad as this offense.
Formerly rockiesfan06 - but the world's most generic username just wasn't cutting it.
by SC Memphis Raines on Apr 5, 2008 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions
A pennant can cure all a fan base's ills...
...except, apparently, persistent pessimism.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Strange thing is
With your lineup, a couple of hits for the right people and you all will be firing ahead again.
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Todd Helton
The only member of this team I do not hate right now.
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I'm still fine with
Franklin Morales as well. He hasn't seen the field yet.
Every day is a Holliday!
The Rockies I do not currently hate:
Helton
Pods
Tito
Manny
Morales
...I think that's it. Wells probably would have made this list (yikes) until that meltdown last inning.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, and Micah Bowie.
He's actually been awesome.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Beardo strikes again!
And Matt-V-P gets an infield hit. Hmmm...
I wouldn't expect too much
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Bases loaded
for Atkins. You don't have to crush it, Garrett.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Bases loaded, nobody out.
God, here we go AGAIN.
Oh, wait? That's US hitting? HOSANNA!
This is a dangerous thing to ask
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Do not think HR, Garrett
Think good AB and get on.
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Yeah, but...
...with the bases loaded, nobody out, and your team desperate for a big swing of the bat, what would YOU be thinking?
Of course, I guess that's why Atkins is a Major League hitter and we are not.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Strikeout
I figured we'd screw this up somehow.
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M_____F_____
My spleen can't take much more of this.
Neither can my desk--I've been pounding it more than Skip Bayless.
ummm
You've been pounding Skip Bayless??/ nvm, I dont want to know -.-
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Iannetta,
how about a bit of that power you showed during ST.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Kip Wells
won't let in two runs on a throwing error and a wild pitch, right?
This team is capable of n degrees of suckitude right now.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Better to get it out of the way early in the season though than do what we do and wait till the end....
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But...
I thought you guys didn't get outplayed?
;)
/I hate Eric Byrnes
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions
We didn't.....
It was an ummm strategic retreat.. yeah, thats right.. ;o)
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Iannetta
K's.
Dear god. I hate this team.
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Spilly needs a big hit.
Otherwise, my poor roommate will be the unfortunate recipient of some misplaced angst.
Frazier just suggested
pinch hitting Yorvit for Nix? I know Nix isn't going well, but we aren't trying to lose.
Oh wait, Barmes on deck, we are...
.....
Bases loaded nobody out.
And we come up with two strikeouts and a groundout.
I lack all words
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I want to stab myself in the face.
Repeatedly. Preferably with a long, serrated steak knife.
I think I will laugh
but then I will cry.
Ask your doctor if the Rockies are good for you. Are they generally? No. Do we stay? Of course. Why? Who built Stonehenge?
Ugh.
Last September was almost enough to make me forget how agonizing a sport baseball can be to watch when your team is struggling.
Ah, but it's all come back to me now.
Brutal. Simply brutal.
Jeff Kingery notes that all of the D-Backs' last six outs are Ks.
Thank you, Jeff. I feel much better now.
About as cherry...
...as anybody who's sat through every agonizing pitch of 15+ years of Rockies baseball can be, I imagine.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Hah.
"Cherry." The Rockies can't hit, and I can't spell.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
A world of fail, tonight.
A wise woman once told me, "this is beyond all words of fail."
Tough at argue, really.
The Rox...
look like an expansion team right now. And a bad one at that.
They're awful in every aspect of the game. For god sakes, they can't even get down a sac bunt at this point.
It's as if they just skipped spring training.
Seriously
How in hell can a team with this much talent look this awful right now?
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Ask the Colorado Rockies of April 3-May 21, 2007 that question. They'll have an answer.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions
It's like 1993 all over again.
Fans coming out the wazoo, possessed of an unjustified love affair with an unwatchable on-field product.
Oh great
Young again.
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Bases loaded
for everyone's favorite D-back.
Ask your doctor if the Rockies are good for you. Are they generally? No. Do we stay? Of course. Why? Who built Stonehenge?
I always said I'd never shut a baseball game off early.
Because anything can happen.
I did it Wednesday, and I'm about ready to do it again. This is nightmarish.
And just think--we've probably got it good compared to Tigers fans...
Yep.. all those "experts picking the Tigers"
Wonder how confident they are feeling atm....
All the best Brits support the Diamondbacks!
About as good as I feel, probably.
Actually, no. I am confident in saying that I feel much worse.
Is it just me, or did I feel WAY better the last time Byrnes grounded to Tulowitzki with two out (10-15-2007)?
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 5, 2008 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Probably thinking what I am.
This a really long season. We're still in spring, albeit late spring. Does this suck? Definitely. Could it be worse?
Uh, yeah. Let's all chill out.
If Byrnes had hit a grand slam
I honestly think I would have thrown my beloved laptop out the window.
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Theres always tomorrow...
I'd back up important files. just in case :)
All the best Brits support the Diamondbacks!
Byrnes?
Eric hit a grand slam? No total way. It's bases loaded, 2 out -- his only options are to strike out or get thrown out.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Apr 5, 2008 9:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Question:
How many games before we stop saying, "It's still early."
I say 9. If we don't pick it up by game 9, then we'll start talking about management issues and all that.
I say 30 games.
A seemingly arbitrary number, but it's nice and round, and by then we've been in the season for several weeks.
Just a reminder:
I just deleted a comment here. Do not personally attack anyone, that includes members of the media. And watch the language.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Oh great
Time for Lyon to dominate us as he hasn't everyone else and end this.
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Ahahahahah
Barmes.
Ask your doctor if the Rockies are good for you. Are they generally? No. Do we stay? Of course. Why? Who built Stonehenge?
BARMES: 3B
Well, that's a start.
How's that collarbone feel, Clint?
Wow
Wasn't that Barmes's first AB? Still untainted by the suckiness.
Triple with no outs
How do we fail to score at least one run?
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Willy T
Called out looking. Sky blue.
Ask your doctor if the Rockies are good for you. Are they generally? No. Do we stay? Of course. Why? Who built Stonehenge?
In Game 3 of the WS...
...Hawpe led off the Rockies' ninth with a 3B off Papelbon. Hopefully, this game goes better than that one did.
Taveras: K (backwards)
Like I said--we're the Rockies. We are MADE of pure, uncut, 100% Grade A FAIL.
Yep
Guy on third. Two quick outs.
I hate this team. Seriously. At least right now I do.
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Well, that does it.
Leadoff triple. No runs. Ballgame.
GOD, do I hate the Rockies...
Our #6 pitcher tomorrow I think
Gonzalez vs Morales, advantage Rockies I think
All the best Brits support the Diamondbacks!
I hate
life.
I just feel wretched right now.
Ask your doctor if the Rockies are good for you. Are they generally? No. Do we stay? Of course. Why? Who built Stonehenge?
Is there actually such a substance as vitriol?
Because I think I can taste it in my mouth right now.
Okay
Now I know that the baseball gods just want to see us suffer.
This team better come back and make me thankful that the season's so long. And a box of chocolates would be nice. I'm not really in a forgiving mood right now.
Does anyone know...
where/how I could obtain a recording of Jeff and Jack on the playoff game against the Pads? Listening to that might pick me up a tad...
I am seriously going to cry
I am already so sick of this.
Ask your doctor if the Rockies are good for you. Are they generally? No. Do we stay? Of course. Why? Who built Stonehenge?
Well, then
This is certainly shaping up to be the worst weekend in my adult life. Carolina gets smeared, Rockies look like a AA team playing the big boys. I wasted $150 on the lamest Opening Day ever, AND the thistle in my side yard is making a strong comeback, regardless of how much I'm pay TruGreen to kill it.
No happy camper here. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
For the moment, I'm left with no choice but to take the Scarlett O'Hara route: "Tomorrow is another day."
I hope.
2007 National League Champions, baby!
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