Tuesday Morning Rockpile:

by Russ Oates on Jun 10, 2008 8:22 AM MDT in Rockpile

What do Clint Hurdle and an elephant have in common? I'm not sure, but I do know that Hurdle might want a meal where elephant is being served:

"It's that old saying. 'How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.' . . . We've just got to focus on winning a series," [Hurdle said].

OK, so he referred to the season as an elephant, not about actually eating a real elephant. Anyone hoping PETA would get involved here is out of luck.

Anyway, winning series against the Giants this season has been a no-go so far, with a 2-4 record in six games. Aaron Cook started that crazy game on April 29 that the Rockies wound up winning. Pat Misch started for the Giants in the May 19 contest that the Rockies won (though Vinnie Chulk allowed the winning run). Making something out of nothing, that means the Rockies have a good chance at winning this one. Or if you want to look at the bad side of things, you'll say that the Rockies won the second game of the first series and the first game of the second series, meaning the Rockies will only win the final game of this series. I don't know, but I want that entire piece of elephant on the plate fully eaten and digested over the next three days.

Matt Holliday might want to slice off the biggest portion from that slab of elephant as he returns tonight from the DL.

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Holliday returns from the DL, who will be sent down, or?

by roxtalk on Jun 10, 2008 8:31 AM MDT reply actions

I think this is an interesting question

the possible candidates Listed in Order of who I think goes:
Seth Smith (Lefty off the bench, but is way down the current depth chart. and very redundant OF at the moment)
Ian Stewart (Also a lefty off the bench, but has no position unless you count 2nd. Could use regular AB’s in AAA)
Jeff Baker (Has no position, unless you count 2nd. If Stewart stays then Baker is extra)
Johnny Herrera (nice little fielder, but how many 2nd basement do you need?)
Scott Podsednick (Production has fallen off, and has complained about playing time. If Smith stays, Then Spilly could fill in at CF, making Pods expendable, and possibly of some value to teams needing a CF)

Colorado Rockies: Continuing a long tradition of playing meaningless games in June!

by Redhawk on Jun 10, 2008 8:45 AM MDT up reply actions

Is Podsednik

Really a realistic trade option? I’m not a hater of this guy and I think he’d be a nice piece to have if we were competitive, but under the current circumstances he seems superfluous to what we’re trying to achieve (or, should be trying to achieve). I don’t know if a demotion would be harmful to any trade value, but he seems like the guy to go.

by Teekalong on Jun 10, 2008 10:37 AM MDT up reply actions

Who knows, that Ken Rosenthal article I linked the other day said the Cubs might be interested

But you know you can only trust those whispers so far. If he is somebody who can be moved for an actual live body, then I think like you that it might the best option.

by Rox Girl on Jun 10, 2008 10:51 AM MDT up reply actions

Well when I said "some value"

i meant, “might bring back a warm body, or some cash”. Not much mind you, but enough value that I think a team would rather sow him up before he went trough waivers. I believe he has too much service time to be demoted to AAA with out his ok.

Colorado Rockies: Continuing a long tradition of playing meaningless games in June!

by Redhawk on Jun 10, 2008 11:06 AM MDT up reply actions

Without too much thought

I can see him playing for the Mariners, the Padres, the Cubs, and the Marlins, and being either a starter, or in heavy rotation for playing time.

Colorado Rockies: Continuing a long tradition of playing meaningless games in June!

by Redhawk on Jun 10, 2008 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions

Couple interesting links...

That I came across -

Taylor likes being invisible .

MLB players get to fly in style. A nice look at the travel habits and routines we don’t get to see.

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

by Squeaky on Jun 10, 2008 11:23 AM MDT reply actions

Jeez, Hurdle preaches patience and focus...

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I sure get tired of reading stories like this that actually say nothing. It’s simply more of the same crap; aren’t fans at some point entitled either to see results or someone held accountable for this mess of a season to date rather than being told, like children, for the millionth time we need to be patient?

by moose14 on Jun 10, 2008 11:28 AM MDT reply actions

For the optimists among us...

Rox were a max 12 games back of the D-Backs after the games of Jun. 2; now after a good week they’ve made up ground to 9.5 games back. While Colorado has a 3-game home series starting tonight against the Giants, Arizona has a tough 3-game road series at NY Mets. The road to recovery in the NL West isn’t so impossible as many (including me) once thought.

by DeepPurple on Jun 10, 2008 11:48 AM MDT reply actions

Which basically means

Our Rox need to start playing like a team that wants to get back into the hunt. And there are times when I wonder about their desire.

That said, I thank you for the post. The optimist in me needed a little nudge to rise from a slumber of despair.

Blame the Red Sox!

by rockhead on Jun 10, 2008 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions

I have never doubted...

That this team is entirely capable of getting back into it. What I do doubt is the ability of the manager to get the players to perform at that level for an extended period of time, and the ability of the players to rise to that level on their own.

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

by Squeaky on Jun 10, 2008 5:10 PM MDT up reply actions