Game #7: Jurrjens vs. Jimenez
by Russ Oates on Apr 8, 2008 5:30 PM MDT
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The Braves acquired Jair Jurrjens in the offseason (with OF Gorkys Hernandez) from the Tigers for Edgar Renteria. After making seven starts for the Tigers in '07, Jurrjens made his first start for the Braves in '08 against the Pirates. They got to him in the sixth inning by scoring two runs, but he picked up the win. This will be his first start against the Rockies.
Ubaldo Jimenez, however, made one start against the Braves last season, but it was forgettable. He allowed six runs and walked five, but also struck out seven. This time he'll face the Braves. Let's get going here.
Go Rockies!
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I have had a very nice day
that has been relatively Rockies-free. Next step: Introduce the Rockies without complications. I'm looking at you, Uball (and the offense. Anyone want to make it off the Suck List tonight? Cook and Holliday escaped last night).
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
I was a little concerned about the defenestration thing. Cuz that's not good. You take care of yourself -- the Rockies will right themselves and get on track.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Apr 8, 2008 5:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh don't worry
I have never said anywhere other than my sig that I wanted to throw myself out a window, and the point of it being in my sig is that I wouldn't do it. I have a wacky and oftentimes dark sense of humor, but I do know what's important in life.... long evening walks and frozen yogurt. Yum.
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Shouldn't that be long evening walks in the rain on the beach??
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Apr 8, 2008 7:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe
But I actually did take a long walk this evening to get a frozen yogurt, and it was very nice. The beach is all well and good, but there isn't one in suburban NY...
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Nothing like a walk
on the Jones Beach boardwalk out on Long Island in the middle of December with the winds gusting. It's invigorating.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
5 innings through
and we have a pretty special young prospect doing a pretty special thing. This time without walks. I'm starting to wonder if this special prospect is going to be our big national breakout prospect.
what's going on?
The poster formerly known as Blake20th.
by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 8, 2008 6:17 PM MDT up reply actions
gotcha
The poster formerly known as Blake20th.
by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 8, 2008 6:26 PM MDT up reply actions
it's over
single and a hbp
The poster formerly known as Blake20th.
by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 8, 2008 6:33 PM MDT up reply actions
True
I hope this outing gains some attention in the prospect outlets so we can garner a bit more info from this outing. At the least, and this is no slight, we're lucky to have McGill's blog to fill us in on the word around the park.
Off the suck list
Tulo gets off the suck list with a couple of nice DPs and a couple of XBHs. Corpas nails down another save to get a positive streak going.
Let's go Uball!
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 8, 2008 6:35 PM MDT reply actions
Daily protest of MLB blackout rules.
Seriously, show the game on cable if you're going to black it out!
Blackout rules
Yeah, blackout rules suck. The concept is to get people to go to the game (pay $$$ for tix) instead of watching, but some of the blackout zones are huge.
Uball..sit him down please.
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 8, 2008 6:40 PM MDT reply actions
Argh.
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 8, 2008 6:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh boy
Not a good start.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Turning the game on
and watching U-Ball giving up a run . . . not what I wanted to see.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Nix!
Woot! Double Play! Thank you
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 8, 2008 6:44 PM MDT reply actions
Funny thing was
I just remarked aloud, in a tone suggesting rather deep aggravation, "A double play would be nice please..."
One more and let's see how noodly the bats are tonight... Which, depending on what the case is, we may get very tired of seeing.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Strikes Uball-san, Strikes.
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 8, 2008 6:45 PM MDT reply actions
You posted that
exactly as I was saying it.
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Doy
DP and a four-pitch walk? Strike zone, report to the pitcher's mound, strike zone, Ubaldo is looking for you.
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Clint to the mound
NOT a happy camper
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Yeah
he looked kinda pissed.
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 8, 2008 6:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Um Uball?
Channel Jhoulys Chacin here, not Rick Ankiel.
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Welp.
That was interesting.
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 8, 2008 6:48 PM MDT reply actions
Waaaaaaaayy to interesting for me
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
What happened?
Was U-ball lucky to stop it and prevent a base hit up the middle?
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It's OFFENSE TIME!
I bet we're thrilled.
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I think I'll listen to the FSN audio
Just to her Frazier try to pronounce Jair Jurrjens
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 8, 2008 6:51 PM MDT reply actions
Yep
All the way to .207.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
He's scored two runs in the last two days...
Had a SB on Sunday and a Double yesterday.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Hell
considering where he was, that IS an improvement. But he just grounded out, grrr.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Same with Matty..
He started slow, but has 2 HR's in the last two days.
There's only one Rocktober!!
They're surprised
Andruw Jones and Jair Jurrjens don't know each other?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Curacao is not that big or populated
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 8, 2008 6:53 PM MDT up reply actions
The Beard
has been the only one not on the SL.
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Toddfather!
Double!
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 8, 2008 6:55 PM MDT reply actions
All right! Toddfather!
Time to see if Holliday can put more space between himself and the Suck List.
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That
qualifies.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Matty with a hit
Todd safe at the plate!! YES!!!!
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 8, 2008 6:56 PM MDT reply actions
We have 2 hits already
We usually have to wait all the game for this. But then, does this just mean they're getting our hopes up early...?
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No,
it means their hit total will become exponential. That would be something to see.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Sharp cracks...
Sounds like the home team is getting some pretty good wood on the ball. This pitcher has given up a .300 batting average to opposing hitters this season, so hopefully today is our day.
There's only one Rocktober!!
88mph
nasty...
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 8, 2008 7:01 PM MDT reply actions
Four pitches, there was a ball in there
But the result is all that matters.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
As much as I hate the Red Sox
I'm still kind of glad the Tigers haven't won yet. Just saying.
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K!
Uball has the filth working.
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 8, 2008 7:02 PM MDT reply actions
.....and walks the opposing pitcher.
:frownyface:
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 8, 2008 7:03 PM MDT reply actions
Um....Uball?
You walk the pitcher on four straight?
Really?
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
I should really
be careful on what I click. I just deleted my own comment.
And then you walk the pitcher?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Can Uball just not settle in after 2 outs or what here?
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 8, 2008 7:05 PM MDT reply actions
I think it's called
Fuentes Syndrome.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
The funny thing with Jimenez
is he does the exacpt opposite of what you should do when you're struggling.
When his control gets off, Jimenez responds by just throwing harder. The difference between him and most pitchers, though, is that his movement stays or even increases when he does so.
It's craziness though
And sort of makes me cringe every time as you know it's going to be a roller coaster ride. He could shut down the best lineup in baseball or walk in six runs against the Giants. He definitely keeps it interesting though, and watching his pitches move is mesmerizing.
No harm done
Let's see if we did just get our two hits in the first. I dearly hope not...
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
While we have a break
I'd like to again point out that Jhoulys Chacin is a monster. 8 innings, three hits, no runs, one walk, nine K's, 20 years old.
It's just two outings, but they mesh perfectly with his Casper campaign.
Start getting excited, it looks like we found another gem.
sharp moving, sinking FB in the upper 80's/low 90's
A good slider, not much of a changeup yet, but it's promising to be another out pitch. Despite the walks in his first start, he's got decent command, better than Morales or U-ball had at this stage of their careers.
Nice..
So what kind of ceiling can we expect from him this year? Will he stay in Casper, or can he make it to Modesto?
There's only one Rocktober!!
I think a call-up to Modesto's not out of the question
But it would be really atypical of the Rockies over the last few years and unexpected were they to do that. They might push him a little harder if Reynolds and Hynick collapse in levels above.
[knock on wood]
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I would think Modesto is a possibility
if he can't gain anymore from pitching in low A, I can see them moving him. He's straight dominating right now, yet as I say this, we left Hynick at high A all year last year, so...
Absolutely,
And I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Riordan's legit too. The system -at least our arms- seems secure to me.
Pitching is well stocked
I'd really like a college slugger this year, like James Darnell, but I'll happily settle for Weeks.
Chacin
I figured that you guys were NOT talking about Chacin but I wasn't able to dig up the game info before he lost the no-no and you guys mentioned him by name.
His dominance and stuff last year made him one of the most exciting prospects coming into this year.
So, will the
"Rockies feed your fever" for Taco Bell tomorrow?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Rockies please score 7 runs
I want $1 tacos dammit.
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 8, 2008 7:09 PM MDT reply actions
Hell
The most we've scored in a game thus far is 3.... Wait a little longer, methinks.
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We have scored 10 in 6
GAMES!
Die-hard Rockies fan. On the bandwagon since 7/6/93. Not giving up my seat. EVER! rockiesfan4ever reffered you
Good ol' Yorvit
One pitch, one out. 3 pitches this inning for Jurrjens? Really?
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6 pitches altogether
That left...something to be desired. U-ball barely had time to sit down in the dugout.
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3 hard hit balls...
If they just keep hitting it, and eventually the ball will find a hole.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Is it just me
Or from what I've seen from Nix so far has made anyone else think he is much better fielder than expected?
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 8, 2008 7:15 PM MDT reply actions
I was accused of raising people's expectations way too high
as far as his defense is concerned, so I'll take a pass.
I don't think it's any better
if anything, I'd say it's as advertised.
He isn't turning the double play as sharp as you'd like. It's nice mechanically (better than Matsui), but his throws tend to tail a bit too much.
Sit down Tex!
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 8, 2008 7:16 PM MDT reply actions
Somehow
I think this is a familiar refrain from the past week. I wonder why.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Get a hit, guys
Or I will think you decided just to put them in the first inning to be mean.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
They don't mean anything
unless they fall in... but good to hear we seem to be at least making better contact.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
They're called baby steps Silver...
Pretty soon our little team will be toddling all over the basepaths.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Ahhh!
That brings back memories of Todd and the Toddlers.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
That makes me either want to hug our baby Rockies
or spank them and put them in timeout.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Tulo with a single.
Come on Todd!
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 8, 2008 7:22 PM MDT reply actions
Should've
just put Tulo in the box and said we concede the first two outs.
Tulo singles as I type that.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
C'mon Bearded Wonder
Do your thang, you furry beast you.
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Tulo :(
Why are you running there!!!!???!?!
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 8, 2008 7:24 PM MDT reply actions
Tulo
No cookies for you. To your room.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Troy Trevor Tulowitzki
You'll spoil your dinner, young man. And don't give me that look either. And pick up your toys, you leave them everywhere.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
But my toys are all bats and mitts.
I need to practice everywhere.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Now Tulo honey
Go play in the backyard with your friends, not bounce off the walls in the living room.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Aw, all right, mother.
[stamps feet as he goes outside].
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Sounds like it was a perfect throw that beat him.
Offsets his steal a couple nights ago, at least now Todd leads off the next inning in front of Matty.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Uball
Not this again..come on get him out please.
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 8, 2008 7:29 PM MDT reply actions
There ya go.
1-2-3
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 8, 2008 7:30 PM MDT up reply actions
I think U-ball's ability to throw strikes
just completely turns off randomly for different batters.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
He did pretty well...
The second time through the lineup. A lot more groundballs and weak flys that time.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Another clean inning.
But the bottom half of the inning doesn't need to be.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
All right class
What do we need to do to win ballgames?
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Toddfather.
Another hit..
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 8, 2008 7:33 PM MDT reply actions
Oh good
Huson is in the booth now.... :(
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 8, 2008 7:34 PM MDT reply actions
Helton
Safe AGAIN!!!
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 8, 2008 7:35 PM MDT reply actions
Atkins 1st RBI of the year...
Does it still count as a ribbie on an error?
There's only one Rocktober!!
Yup
Scored as a double.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
It shows in Gameday
as him having the RBI.
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Mrs. Atkins
I think you'd like to know that Garrett got a gold star on his assignment today!!
Mrs. Helton, please tell Todd that he is thirty-four and there is no good reason for him to be in kindergarten.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Another run!!!
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 8, 2008 7:36 PM MDT reply actions
The gold stars keep on coming
There's one for you, Bradley.
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See Silver!!!
Same hit as last time, but this one skips past the leftfielder Diaz scoring a run.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Oh, Yorvit
One pitch, one out. Brad on third, two outs, Jayson up... they'll walk him to get to U-ball.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Which is oddly respectful
Considering how Jayson's year has started at the plate. I hope it give him some confidence.
Smarter than a 5th grader...
That's the fun of blogging, similar to texting, it makes one look like a 5th grade english dropout student.
There's only one Rocktober!!
In my MLB 2k8 game today...
Franklin Morales hit a 2 run HR. But that was Frankie.
There's only one Rocktober!!
So close, U-Ball.
So close to helping your own cause.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
GOOD HEAVENS U-BALL
Throw strikes to the pitcher!
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Would it be too much to ask
that an IBB backfire on someone besides us? Even though U-ball is a terrible hitter?
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
If we get four (or more)
I'll definitely think that the bad mojo is lessening.
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I'm wanting to hug the baby Rockies
right now, more than I want to put them in timeout... maybe Rox Girl already saw to that? But that doesn't mean you can start getting lazy [cough].
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Kids can do that...
They'll make you love them so much, or wanna lock them in a box in your closet.
Uh, that was a quote from Alvin and the Chipmunks, not something I personally think about my own children.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Yeah, timeout for one stubborn brat who keeps walking
the opponents pitcher. And for Yorvit. And Willy T. Everybody else gets recess.
D'oh Uball
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 8, 2008 7:45 PM MDT reply actions
U-ball
That is just embarrassing.
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Great play there by Nix.
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 8, 2008 7:47 PM MDT reply actions
Wow,
that was a nice play by Nix to get the out at second.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Urrr
Uball, you can end the inning any time now.
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Siddown, Chipper!
And yes, I think WE deserve the luck side of the pendulum now.
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Just like what the Royals learned about the guillatine in the French Revolution
What goes up, must come down.
There's only one Rocktober!!
How's 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 8, 2008 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions
As always
your optimism is charming. Let's make it reality.
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And I see
many people getting sick after eating those tacos.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Willy!!
Double!
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 8, 2008 7:52 PM MDT reply actions
Double for T!
You know you want to drive him in, Tulo.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Willy T?!
I think he wants recess too.
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Recess is
about to end. He'll just need to finish his work before the recess period begins the next time
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Just got home...
Looks like we've had a veritable offensive explosion so far. I mean, 3 runs! That's a pretty number.
Tying our season high
for most in a game... Sadly.
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C'mon Toddfather
Just a flyball, Willy T has the speed. Just no K.
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IBB
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 8, 2008 7:57 PM MDT reply actions
Matty
Are you going to take this insult? Because that's what it is. You need to get mad.
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Matty!
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 8, 2008 8:00 PM MDT reply actions
Nice to see Holliday heating up.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Wow
I could get used to seeing "in play, run(s)" when we're up.
Niiiiice job Matty baby.
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Is Garret really hitting .300
for the season before this AB? It seems like he's been worse than that.
There's only one Rocktober!!
He had three hits on a day nobody else did anything
and has been murder with RISP, so that's probably clouding our collective memory that he's not been that bad this year compared to some.
I've counted 3 AB's with bases loaded that he has struck out on this year.
That's why it seems like he's been in a funk.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Mark Reynolds
Just hit #5, by the way.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
It's nice to see...
Arizona beating the Dodgers, I could get used to that.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Dunno yet.
Doug Davis has a perfect game through the first 4 outs.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Well, there's no shame in that.
You can't help it if you just can't resist the pitching phenomenon that is Doug Davis.
(Tongue, meet cheek)
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
I can try,
but I don't have the benefit of Doug Davis' 88 mph "fast"ball.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
He doesn't throw a fast ball...
He throws a whiffle ball. It just dances around. If it was any slower it could be called a knuckle ball.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Just to recap.....
I think we might have body-snatched the Rockies' offensive talent.
MLB HRs:
1. Reynolds 5
2. Chris Young 4
3. Justin Upton and several other players with 3
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
D'oh Garrett
A bat propped up on top of a sack of potatoes could have done better than 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 8, 2008 8:02 PM MDT reply actions
Zouch
Poor form, Garrett. Brad?
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Brad!!
Why the hell did you swing at a 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 8, 2008 8:05 PM MDT reply actions
Ouch, two K's
with runners on... at least we got another one. 4 runs wooo. And the sad thing is, it really IS exciting.
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Urgh... Secondary run producers
Not producing secondary runs after Matt and Todd. That's still hurting us a lot.
This is probably Uball's last inning...
He's at 80 pitches and bats third in the next inning.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Make it a good one, young man
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Also
if Yorvit and Jayson get themselves out with the speed to with which they are accustomed to doing so, we'll see, but no reason to over-extend U-ball. Bucky can use the work, I'm sure.
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Good evening, everyone. Sorry I'm late.
The ONE night I don't get to listen to the whole game, and I miss four runs and eight hits in the first five innings. Typical.
But FOUR RUNS?! WOOHOO!
Hey!
Go away! It's clearly not coincidence they scored 4 runs once you were gone....
;)
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Perhaps you're on to something there...
DAMN YOU, MARK KOTSAY!
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, this is depressing.
Sorry, everybody. If this keeps up, I WILL show myself out--not that I believe in jinxes, I just don't want a bunch of angry Rockies fans calling for my head.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions
It's not your fault that suddenly the Braves find their bats..
I think it was the dBacks fan that brought the bad juju.
"shakes fist in the direction of Phoenix"
There's only one Rocktober!!
My bad.
I'm actually in Tucson, though.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
No, i was totally kidding.
We won with you last night, right? The Rockies will just have to find a way to work around your jinxiness.
Speier & Bowie in the pen.
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 8, 2008 8:10 PM MDT reply actions
Oh hell.
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 8, 2008 8:10 PM MDT reply actions
Ugh
4-3.... Hell.
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U-ball is toast
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
He always goes straight to hell
around 90 pitches...
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Is it actually that he tires out,
or does he start to lose focus after a certain point? He's a 23-year-old fireballer--my money's on the latter.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Uh...
Suddenly it's a lot closer than I'd like.
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Yes
And he's back out there to face the bottom of the order -- Yorvit, Nix, and a PH.
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Well at least we have the tough half of the lineup..
due to bat this inning, and by tough I mean old beef jerky tough.
There's only one Rocktober!!
So guys
After they score, what do you do?
SCORE MORE. Try it.
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Dammit Yorvit
For half a second I thought you might not get out.
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Would somebody please tell Jack Corrigan
how to pronounce "Teixeira"? Normally I think he's a pretty good broadcaster, but good God, he ought to know by now.
At least he's not Mike Shannon--I swear to God, that guy COMPLETELY disregards the rules of phonics.
Why is it when the blue dot that says
In play out(s) with Yorvit, I always expect that parenthetical s to be true even if there's nobody on base?
Yorvit's aura of fail is great enough
that he creates small black holes of outs wherever he goes.
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Kotsay makes a nice play there.
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 8, 2008 8:19 PM MDT reply actions
Urgh
Go away, Kotsay.
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Somebody should start keeping a list
of certified Rocky-killers. I think Eric Karros gets a lifetime membership.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions
So does Pedro Feliz
which is sad, because he absolutely sucks the rest of the time and looks like his erstwhile teammate Bonds against us.
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27% of Reggie Sanders' career RBI
have come against the Rockies. I wish I were kidding.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Reggie Sanders, Mike Piazza, Deion Sanders
All get my votes, I'll add more as I stop cringing.
There's only one Rocktober!!
I'm certain
Hurdle didn't call Nix back to the dugout in order to tell him to do that.
Damn, that was a nice catch to rob Baker of an extra base hit.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Baker needs more AB's
They say you're supposed to feed the flu, he could feast on some major league pitching right now.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Well, we still have a lead
... with 3 innings of the pen-men to get through. Welp.
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Torrealba won't hit over .200
with that swing.
He's usually a front foot swinger, but this year it's downright terrible. It's long, he's rolling over everything, and there's no chance he can square one.
Time to hit the cages hard. I don't care how good he is with pitchers if he's just going to be an automatic out.
Yorvit
is the Rockies version of Doug Mirabelli.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Frazier and His Mayonnaise-y Hot Dogs
I'm just waiting for someone to email the booth and ask George how much mayonnaise he enjoys on his hot dogs when he's gobblin' them down. This recurring theme is an endless source of comedy this evening.
Ewwwww.
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 8, 2008 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions
If you mix mayonnaise with ketchup
to get "special sauce" it would be all right on a hot dog.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
I never understood..
The attraction of mixing ketchup and mayo..
Seems a little ewwwish to me.
There's only one Rocktober!!
YOU DON'T PUT KETCHUP ON HOT DOGS!
And mayonnaise? BLASPHEMY!
/spent too much time in Chicago.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:26 PM MDT up reply actions
I put relish on the bun...then the dog...
...then mustard...ketchup....and onions if I'm feeling manly.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Actually,
putting mayo on a hot dog would be considered sacrilege. Blasphemy is spoken.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
Jack just mentioned...
That Bucky is pitching so well he is considering using him later in games, and that he has a number of guys he feels comfortable with late now that Vizcaino is out.
There's only one Rocktober!!
They said Ramon Ramirez was the Rox' "forgotten man,"
but I think that honor goes to Bucky. His ERA was high last year, but that's because he was awful in those emergency starts he had to make. Out of the bullpen, he's been very solid. I'd rather he got the 7th inning job than Viz.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Damn
I love Bucky.
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Seriously...
He's easily the most improved on the team from last year so far. A real pleasure to watch this year.
I might find him attractive...
If he would shave his beard. It looks like peach fuzz on a chipmunk.
There's only one Rocktober!!
No
Squeaky and I have always thought Bucky looks like a wide-eyed lemur, not a chipmunk.
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Jamey Carroll is a lemur.
Bucky's more of a possum, if you ask me.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Jamey Carroll is more of a lizard, with eyes that are autonomous
I could see Bucky as a lemur. ZABOOMAFOO
I'd rather watch him
than Ben Stiller, Chris Rock or David Schwimmer. Schwimmer's okay because he went to Northwestern, but Stiller and Rock--yeesh.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, but Jada Pinkett-Smith was hott...
Although, I heard she had to gain some weight for that role.
There's only one Rocktober!!
I approve
of this Taylor Bucholz in his 7th inning role.
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 8, 2008 8:26 PM MDT reply actions
Willy T!
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 8, 2008 8:28 PM MDT reply actions
Holy CRAP
Willy T has twice done something related to not making outs.
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You mean the Suck List?
He's earning credit.
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Tulo's not doing much
to get off the Suck List, though.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:31 PM MDT up reply actions
He showed flashes of promise yesterday
but didn't help himself just there. I still say they were scoring before you showed up... ;)
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If we decide to trade Fuentes
Could bucholz pitch the 8th?
I fail to see why not,
but I really don't want Tito to get traded.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions
I have the autographs of two Rockies:
Ben Petrick and Choo Freeman. Whoop-dee-friggin-doo.
But I have Bob Feller's autograph. That about makes up for it.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I will do you one better:
Dustin Mohr.
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 8, 2008 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions
But thats not the only autograph I have
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 8, 2008 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions
I had the opportunity to get Dusty's,
but I figured my glove would be worth more without it than with it.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I still wish I had seen Mohr's
Injury on opening day that year as the portent of doom it really was. Instead I got caught up in Barmes' heroics and totally missed the grim reaper of death that was reaching its bony fingers to touch our season right there.
To be fair
I'm not sure a whole lot could have helped us in 2005.
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But we
got Greg Reynolds out of that craptacular season.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
My sister has:
Tulo, Stewart, Fuentes, Helton, Kaz, Baker, Spilly, Brad, Hirsh, and Carroll.
I have Fuentes, Stewart, Hirsh (including a Happy Birthday! on my ticket) Carroll, Kaz, Baker, Spilly, Garrett, and Cookie.
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Wow.
Impressive. I keep telling myself that I'll get first-row infield box seats for a Sunday afternoon game, so that I can go to the autograph session, but for some reason the allure of the Club Level always entices me.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah...
Well I'm not a cute blonde with a witty sign. So the only sig I can obtain is from a big mexican named Tito.
There's only one Rocktober!!
I have these: :-)
Previous Rockies: David Neid!, Larry, EY, Jennings, Jose Jimenez, Dustin Mohr, Jamey Carroll, Latroy Hawkins
Current: Helton, Cook, Fuentes, Hawpe
When they were in AAA & AA: Tulo, Matty, Cory Sullivan, Francis
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 8, 2008 8:39 PM MDT up reply actions
You know the sad thing?
Until Walk and The Beard make the HOF, the most valuable one of those is probably Nied, since he was "the first Rocky" (actually the second--we signed the Big Cat as a FA before the expansion draft).
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Eh
I go up and down. After the road trip that didn't happen and the World Series, I sometimes think I wouldn't miss him too much.
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No! Bad Tulo! GIDP!
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 8, 2008 8:31 PM MDT reply actions
Argh
Bad, bad Tulo. Seriously no cookies for you.
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That was not exactly
the inning I wanted to see right there.
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Welp
Fuentes time. Do good things, Tito.
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Fuentes!!
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 8, 2008 8:39 PM MDT reply actions
ARGH.
Remember what we said yesterday about Yorvy being lazy?
Yeah. Nice PB right there, Yorvy.
He is begging to be benched
but even with a good game from Iannetta tomorrow I just don't see it.
Oh great
Yorvit loses the ball and the DP setup.
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Oh boy
Tying run on third. Yeah, great, Yorvit.
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SIT DOWN KOTSAY!!!!!!
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 8, 2008 8:42 PM MDT reply actions
Wheesht
Nice K, Tito.
No thanks to Yorvit.
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"Wheesht" and "gzuh" within 24 hours.
I think you've been spending too much time with Lewis Carroll.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions
All right idiots
Ever heard of something called INSURANCE?
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Ok guys
This Braves pitcher has an ERA of 12.00. Please score runs, k thx?
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 8, 2008 8:45 PM MDT reply actions
Holliday another hit
Double!
Heating up.
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 8, 2008 8:46 PM MDT reply actions
I'll say it again.
Matt Holliday, Doubles Machine
MATTY
is still a god among men. C'mon Garrett honey. Plz?
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Careful now. The offense is JUST coming around.
Expecting two RBI in a game from any one guy might be too much to ask.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Matt has two
But then, he's Matt.
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Nice play there by Larry.
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 8, 2008 8:48 PM MDT reply actions
Urgh
Dammit Chipper.
Brad? You game?
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Best 3rd baseman of all time
I was at my Dad's house on sunday and asked him who was the best defensive third basemen he ever saw. He said Chipper Jones was the best he could remember.
Vinny was my pick.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Pshaw.
Brooks Robinson, without question.
I had the chance to get his autograph when he was teaching a fielding clinic (seriously) in the Springs a few years ago. I decided not to go because (get this) it was too cold. Idiotic, I know. Big shame, too--he was my dad's all-time favorite player.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions
That's who I thought he would say..or Craig Nettles
But he chose Chipper
There's only one Rocktober!!
My pop would have said Brooks Robinson.
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 8, 2008 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Walking Hawpe to get to Yorvit
If Hurdle is dumb enough to let Torrealba hit, he should be fined.
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All right Hurdle
Pay up.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
C'mon, Yorvy, prove us wrong.
Make 'em pay.
NO! Don't make US pay!
By THEM, I mean the Atlanta National League Baseball Franchise, not YOUR OWN TEAM!
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Yorvit K's again.
Hurdle you fool!
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 8, 2008 8:52 PM MDT reply actions
That was entirely predictable
And.... we're left with Nix to get us insurance...?
Come on Hurdle, be proactive.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
D'oh Jason
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 8, 2008 8:54 PM MDT reply actions
Yes but he has great defens...
Oh never mind, where is Redhawk and his bumper stickers?
There's only one Rocktober!!
THANK YOU.
Once Baker gets over the flu, Hurdle damn well better put him at second, or I will be writing some seriously nasty e-mails to some very important beisbol people.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Please don't.
Nix will come around, once he adjusts. Baker's defense will cost us more runs in games like tonight than his bat could make up.
Corpas 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 8, 2008 8:54 PM MDT reply actions
Letting Torrealba
AND Nix hit with two on, one out?
The end result is oh so predictable.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Nah.
I was expecting Yorvy to hit into a DP, thus depriving Nix of his opportunity to suck some more.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions
ARGH.
The offense is coming around. EXCEPT the seven and eight holes. Jeez, those guys have been made of Grade A FAIL so far.
All long voyage aboard the FAILBOAT.
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 8, 2008 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Most of the offense appears to be about to abandon ship,
but Yorvy and Nix will go down with the old girl, it appears.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions
It looks overloaded.
I told my mother-in-law not to book a berth on that side of the ship...
There's only one Rocktober!!
Fighting the urge
to make a "Your mom(-in-law) is fat" joke.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions
That made me laugh
Are we sure the Mets don't still want Yorvit? Please?
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Manny! Filthy!
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 8, 2008 8:58 PM MDT reply actions
OH YEAH.
Nice fastball on the outside from Manny there.
We need a new "free" campaign:
Free Chris Ianetta, he's better than Yorvit, and you know it!
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 8, 2008 9:00 PM MDT reply actions
Corpas!
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 8, 2008 9:00 PM MDT reply actions
WOOO.
Another backwards K for Manny. BOY, has he been sharp tonight.
Manny bringing the filth
One more baby... then we're all happy.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Nix has got it!
This one, is a Rockies winner!!
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 8, 2008 9:02 PM MDT reply actions
Hooray!!!!!!
We're on a winning streak!!!
Bring the brooms tomorrow!!!!
There's only one Rocktober!!
It's a four-game series
But NICEEEE.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
All right!
You know what? I don't even care if all our wins are one-run games--it's good for my heart.
If our run output grows exponentially, as it has the last two games...
we will score 6.6 x 10^46 runs this year.
That would be cool--but it would take a really long time.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes Yorvit,
please explain why you flail miserable at pitches 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 8, 2008 9:05 PM MDT reply actions
Er...
Why? Atkins had one RBI tonight and would have had another if it weren't for Jones.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
We've got some quick triggered reactionaries tonight
We haven't even played ten games yet, and already they're out for jobs.
i juss never liked nix
never was good in the minors n basically got handed the 2nd base job
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 8, 2008 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
The only job we're out for right now is just Yorvit.
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 8, 2008 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Nix is hitting .133 so far...
He needs to sit for a stretch, just like Yorvit should sit.
There's only one Rocktober!!
Mark Teixeira is hitting .156
Andruw Jones probably about as low as Jayson at this point, or worse. The bat will be better and we don't have a defender close to as good as he is.
i hope your right rox girl
i want to see him do good i really do....but hes yet to show anything good on offense other than take a walk here or there
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 8, 2008 9:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Teixeira has 2 hr's, 5 rbi's and a body of work...
I don't think we should give Baker the job, but Nix should sit for a couple of games.
There's only one Rocktober!!
I think this might be okay,
But ultimately, I think he needs AB's against MLB pitching to work out his issues. It's not like Yorvit where he's seen all the pitches already and can adjust in the cage. I think this is just the type of growing pain you've got to go through with rookies sometimes. I'm not saying he'll ever be a good hitter, but he'll be productive enough to add value if we let him.
Nix deserves April
and if he's still struggling, a job share in May. After that, you have to pull the plug. The track record isn't there and the one good year was just that, good.
I don't want Nix out either, but he's not Tulowitzki. He's not Chris Iannetta. He's 25-to-be-26-this-season Jayson Nix. The Rockies may not have a choice but to move on.
Free Chris Iannetta, He's better than Yorvit!
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 8, 2008 9:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Just saw that
Then I saw that Randy Wolf is pitching for SD, and Tim Lincecum for SF. That explains a lot.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Um.....
he's an animal?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
he is he is...
he's playin like holliday did lass sept homering everyday....u guys r hitting homers like crazyy.....just get them all out of the way now before friday :-D
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 8, 2008 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Jeff just said...
The Rockies are 3-0 on one run games this year and the Braves are 0-5
There's only one Rocktober!!
Hence,
Rockies bullpen >>> Braves bullpen.
Which is REALLY weird, if you ask me.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
The last two games combined
were exactly long (4:29) as Game 3 of the WS (4:29).
Do not bring that up
Bad.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
So,
howzit feel to officially have a streak of Ws?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Uh-oh
Weren't you the one bringing the bad juju earlier? ;)
And it feels nice, really nice. Can you tell Doug Davis to get about blowing the lead? Can't have you guys getting too far out the gate.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
Well
It's Double D's last start before he goes under the knife for cancer on thursday. I think he's allowed to pitch a gem.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Two isn't a streak.
It's more of a stripe. Now three games, THERE's a streak.
by Tyler Boschert on Apr 8, 2008 9:12 PM MDT up reply actions
feels good
i see u guys r still rolling along
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 8, 2008 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Yorvit & Nix
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 8, 2008 9:14 PM MDT reply actions
The 8 Starters I mean.
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 8, 2008 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Seriously
We've been beating this drum since last year, with reason. Let Iannetta play.
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Black Hole
at bottom of the order doesn't help things, does it? Nix is worth giving a good long look because of his defense and these are his first 10 days in the big leagues; and remember Pedroia got off to a terrible start in Boston last year and look what happened when Francona showed confidence in him.
But Torrealba has been around long enough to be a .250 hitter with occasional extra-base power. He's been an utter cypher so far...and what is the reason that Iannetta can't seem to get in more than once a week?
Yorvit's is not at utter cypher
The proper term is offensive sieve.
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 8, 2008 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
+1
See, DbacksSkins, I learned something new last night, and now I know how to use it!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
I'm honored.
;-)
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Actually,
I'm honored that folks here are so patient with an old fart. OK, so I'm not THAT old, but judging from the great folks I met on Opening Day, I'm a bit of a Senior Citizen around these parts.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Apparently the poll
didn't make the transition over to the new platform, but last year I had a question about the age range on the Row. I think the majority was in their early-to-mid 20s.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence
That sounds just about the same as our poll last year.
FWIW, I'm 23, rockhead.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Well then
While not to the Grandpa age yet, I guess that would leave me in the (hopefully) "Favorite Uncle" spot here on the Row. You younguns are welcome to seek sage advice at any time.
Everybody LOL.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Exactly...
The difference between the two situations is night and day and each calls for a different remedy. We've got a ready replacement for Yorvit, not so for Nix. Yorvit can fix his problems in a cage, Nix can't. I think we've just got to sit through Nix's pains -more or less, a day off might not hurt- but Yorvit needs pine time, post haste.
Exactly
Most of Nix's problems just come from inexperience. We just have to wait it out. Yorvit well, just kinda 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 8, 2008 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
The Rule is...
Apparently that the Rockies can only win by one run now.
Approval came from above that they could score as many as four runs.
Eschew Obfuscation!
Further proof
That your team and our team switched bodies sometime during the offseason.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
From the Rockies wrap:
... and back-to-back run-scoring doubles from Garrett Atkins and Braw Hawpe.
Clearly there's now a third Hawpe triplet to join Brad and Brandon.
Do not take anything whatsoever I say seriously before we win another game. Even if I tell you I am going to defenestrate myself (VOCABULARY WOOTAGE) just don't mind me, it's called black humor coping mechanisms.
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