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Monday Morning Rockpile:

Our rotation is now very young, but showing signs of promise, as suddenly I get the feeling that the Rockies are in a rebuilding mode. This was probably needed, the quality of our rotation last season wasn't great. The quality right now still isn't great outside of Cook, but it's a lot more promising. These guys are young, but they're not too young and while it's frustrating to watch the inconsistency, our depth has been building and it should be a solid bunch that allows us to win more often than not over the next few seasons.

As for our offense, we're still not doing well with situational hitting. Players come up, they have a chance to produce and then it seems we always wind up with the worst possible outcome. The only player who contributed more to a win than a loss yesterday according to WPA was Ryan Spilborghs, unless you count Alberto Arias' one out recorded. Of course, it's been the self defeating story of our season that the guys who contribute most toward a win are followed immediately in the batting order by the guys who contribute most to the loss. In this case, that was the normally solid Chris Iannetta who apparently caught the disease the rest of the team has with RISP.

Owings, Webb and Haren or Johnson, Owings and Webb? Randy's ailing back kept him from pitching in the rain yesterday, so we get the latter combo of Arizona pitchers in our series that starts tomorrow. It's probably preferable at this point to facing Dan Haren, and we suddenly have decent match-ups with all three with Francis, de la Rosa, and Cook. Thursday's Cook/Webb game looks to be one of the best in the MLB this week.

Mark Redman's contract included a waiver of his right to refuse a AAA assignment, and that's why he's got a bus ticket to join the Sky Sox in Colorado Springs. Well, he 's probably making enough to afford a plane ticket. At any rate, he and Morales can

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It makes me sick

to consider that we are rebuilding in May after a WS run. Sick.

by Teekalong on May 12, 2008 12:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Not so much rebuilding

As it is retooling. At least that’s the way I can get my brain around it. I appreciate Rox Girl’s comment about last year’s rotation. It truly wasn’t built for the long haul. I think U-ball and Morales were great during The Run, but benefited from the lack of a knowledge base about them. (At least partially.) I’m really starting to come to believe that we were all witness to something dang near miraculous last fall. But things like that happen so very rarely. We can’t honestly expect the Rox (or anybody else, for that matter) to play at that level over the long months of a baseball season. Let’s be thankful that we’ll always remember that time.

However, ineptitude is inexcusable. I can get past some of the rotation’s problems. What I’m really sick about right now is the godawful hitting with RISP, the defensive lapses, and most importantly to me, some sense of pride. When you’re the defending league champion, you oughta wear the colors with a lot more pride than I’m seeing out this club right now.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson

by rockhead on May 12, 2008 5:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah well the worst part

is that if the Rockies were even 500 or a bit above, they would pretty much be owning Denver right now. Missed opportunities…

by moomacher on May 12, 2008 6:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Are you kidding?

Denver has:
The Avs, er…the Nuggets, umm the Broncos, wait….the Crush…..

geeze the mountains are going to be great this summer!

This could have been a baseball town this summer that’s for sure.

Anyone seen Jeff Baker? Has he called in?

by Redhawk on May 12, 2008 6:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

??

That’s exactly what I was trying to say.

by moomacher on May 12, 2008 6:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

I was trying to

be funny..make a joke.

Anyone seen Jeff Baker? Has he called in?

by Redhawk on May 12, 2008 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'm still hoping...

It will turn around. After a start this bad, it’s silly to think, but I’m convinced they CAN get it together. The question is if they WILL.

www.notthisday.com ....coming September 26th and 27th at the Pinnacle Event Center, Denver.

by Squeaky on May 12, 2008 12:36 PM MDT reply actions  

off topic....

minorleagueball is running a mock draft and nobody has the Rockies yet. Somebody knowledgable about these things ought to grab the Rockies before they get taken by some bored Yankee fan.

by DenverBears on May 12, 2008 12:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Draft

Man, that would be cool. If it was done via email or posting, rather than live, I’d be interested in doing it (I’m really gearing up for this year’s draft, to a level I have never done in the past). Unfortunately, with a wife and 8 month old daughter, it’s impossible to actually schedule leisure activities :)

by kosmo99 on May 13, 2008 7:27 AM MDT up reply actions  

Tavarez DFA'd by Red Sox

ESPN report Julian Tavarez has been DFA’d Monday to make room for Sean Casey.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3392402

DOD gets his wish????

by Drewan on May 12, 2008 2:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Welcome back to the Rockies Mr. Tavarez

done deal….He’s a Veteran pitcher, that is WAY past his prime.

You know O’Dowd can’t lay off that any more than Rockie batters laying off a fastball at the shoulders!

Anyone seen Jeff Baker? Has he called in?

by Redhawk on May 12, 2008 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Stomp the snakes

OK, it’s the eternal optimist coming out. If we can somehow summon the spirit of September 2007 and steal a sweep from the D’Backs, we could get back to within 5 games. Obvious, much easier said than done.

by kosmo99 on May 13, 2008 7:34 AM MDT reply actions  

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