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Colorado Rockies @ Kansas City Royals


The Rockies are going to put on their angry eyes for this game.

 

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Colorado Rockies
@ Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008, 6:10 PM MDT
Kauffman Stadium

Aaron Cook vs Luke Hochevar

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

 

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Colorado Rockies @ Kansas City Royals

06/25/08 6:10 PM MDT

Colorado Rockies Kansas City Royals
Willy Taveras - CF David DeJesus - RF
Ryan Spilborghs - DH Mike Aviles - SS
Matt Holliday - LF Alex Gordon - 3B
Todd Helton - 1B Jose Guillen - LF
Garrett Atkins - 3B Mark Teahen - DH
Brad Hawpe - RF John Buck - C
Clint Barmes - 2B Ross Gload - 1B
Chris Iannetta - C Alberto Callaspo - 2B
Omar Quintanilla - SS Joey Gathright - CF

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Troy sits tonight.

"Keep your head down, and inch toward daylight." - Blade of Tyshalle

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 5:50 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Angry Eyes"?

Now you have that old 80s torch song “Hungry Eyes” stuck in my melon. Lame.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 6:08 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Starting the

game with a warning already.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 6:10 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Helton

now with 0 hits in his last 11 ABs.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 6:18 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sad effort there, Todd

I’ll be a Helton defendar to the last, but sometimes my man makes it hard…

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 6:19 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

0-2 HBP

Not the way to start, AC.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 6:22 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice job, Cook...

Just make it look accidental.

(Just kidding—I know Cook’s above it all.)

And there’s the A.C. Special.

by dogs on Jun 25, 2008 6:22 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DP

Sometimes I feel like Cook puts a guy on first just so he can get the DP.

by holly96 on Jun 25, 2008 6:23 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You never know; he may just being doing.

However, eventually it’s going to turn into one of the sundry ways of losing.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 6:24 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sometimes

I feel like our offense puts guys on base…just to hit into a DP. Thanks, Barmes. A sac bunt would have been better.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 6:30 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CDI

with the RBI double!

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 6:30 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

back to reality though

Taveras with the no-clutch. 4 hits, one run = reason why we keep losing.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 6:33 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Double for Todd

He still needs to be hitting lower in the order, though

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 6:49 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ugh

could the d suck more in this series

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 6:59 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He was out! Come on!

this is rediculous.

Is it 2009 yet?

by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 6:59 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Need another pitcher?

The Astros announced during their game tonight that Shawn Chacon has been suspended indefinitely. No reason given, but after being demoted to the bullpen (he started off nicely this year, but was 0-3 with a 9.00+ ERA in his 3 most recent starts),
he left a meeting with the manager & GM & proclaimed the move “horseshit” in the press.

2 days later, he’s suspended. Shades of Sidney Ponson.

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on Jun 25, 2008 7:00 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sigh

Tie game.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 7:02 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cook

better shut this down.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:03 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Christ

this sucks hard

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:03 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Right call

Omar was off the bag. This team is resolved to lose. ANd I’m now furious at Hurdle, he needed to go nuts there and get thrown out.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:05 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can we charge

that run to Omar? Good to see our defensive backup infielder has already cost us one run here.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:07 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seriously?

How many more runs do the Royals score?

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 7:04 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fresno State

is up 6-0 in the seventh. Hope they can hold the lead for the championship.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 7:12 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rockies game sucks hardcore

I’m rooting hard for the FSU Bulldogs, they remind me of us.

We are all dead.

by Silverblood on Jun 25, 2008 7:20 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Late September

and pre-World Series Rockies, I presume.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 7:22 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How will

we allow these runs to score? Poor defense? Walks? Death by seeing-eye singles?

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:21 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OMG

a runner thrown out trying to steal!

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:23 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

holy crap

that looked like winning baseball there.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:23 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm shocked

that Taveras bunted into a 5-3. He’d be a heck of a player if he could hit.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:30 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This umpire is squeezing the strike zone..

He needs to be woke up with a maple bat.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 7:32 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heh

Cook has to fuming at the mediocre D behind him tonight. Or maybe more accurately, Cook is a mediocre pitcher unless the D behind him is top shelf.

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:33 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cook's been good this year..

3rd’s been mediocre, SS has been slightly above mediocre

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 7:36 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cook

is getting hit here. Seeing-eye singles will always be his demons, and a few are hurting him now. Though we’d be tied if Omar could see that big white square out there called “2nd base” and/or Atkins could throw the ball with any accuracy.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:39 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cook was mixing up his pitches better earlier in the season...

lately it’s been sinker in, sinker out, sinker up.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 7:46 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

From my untrained eye

he just doesn’t seem to have anything electric tonight. Not a lot of action on the sinker.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:48 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Its pretty incredible, really

Considering by generic stats, our hitting is actually better than our pitching, its a miracle we’ve won as many games as we have.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:45 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For us to be 6th in the league in batting average and sporting a

94 OPS+ as a team….is pretty pathetic given we play at Coors field.

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:48 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmmm.

{Homer Simpson}Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!{/ Homer Simpson}

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 7:48 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Red Sox

up 5-0 on the Snakes.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 7:50 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Q blows another out

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:52 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep.

Fantastic. This guy will score for sure now.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:53 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Welll

if this isn’t rock bottom I don’t know what is

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:55 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe it's

actually a bottomless pit?

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 7:56 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Swept by the Royals?

Thanks to an anemic offense, pathetic defense, and Cook’s 2nd straight effort to pitch his way off the all-star team, ugh. I’ve been trying not to get too negative, but this is about as bad as it gets.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:57 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He should be

he wasn’t good, and his defense didn’t help him. Everyone should be pissed, this team is embarassing itself right now.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:57 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lack of strikeout pitch

the reason Cook is no ace. How many 2 strike hits in this game? This is what scares me about Reynolds too.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 7:58 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And

I don’t want to be taken wrong…I like Cook a lot and he’s been one of the only lights in this otherwise black season. But the team needed him to be on tonight, and he wasn’t. Then again, even if he was, the nancy offense would cost us the win.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 8:04 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He was robbed on three seperate batters of a called 3rd strike...

One of those batters he had two pitches that were obviously in the zone called balls.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It ain't

like that never happens. Strikeouts are strikeouts, and he doesn’t get enough of them.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 8:06 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't think thats being heritical

no one here confuses Cook with a true #1. Its one of the many examples of how this club was poorly assembled and has performed poorly that he is being asked to be the Ace.

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Indeed.

He’s the ideal #3, a stretch but probably good enough to be your #2, but if he’s your #1 (and the rest of your staff is filled with #5s or guys performing at that level) how can you expect to be competitive?

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 8:08 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are you saying Brandon Webb is a #3?

Aaron Cook has the same stuff as Bandon Webb. You’re calling the two pitchers with the most wins in the National League #3’s. That’s rediculous.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:11 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A scene from the airport later tonight

Gate agent: “I’m sorry Mr. Hurdle, I can’t seem to find your reservation. It appears a Mr. O’Dowd called and cancelled your ticket. Mentioned something about letting you stay in KC since you like it so much.”

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:59 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hawpe

HR

The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season

by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

With no one on

Of course.

Blame the Red Sox!

by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yep. shocked.

enough negativity from me for a day. Leaving on the high note, if you can call it that. See y’all later.

by Teekalong on Jun 25, 2008 8:08 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brad hits a homer.

Hard to celebrate it.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Congratulations

to the Fresno State Bulldogs, your 2008 College World Series Champions!

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 8:07 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

THAT is awesome!

What a great run for those guys!

Blame the Red Sox!

by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:09 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cook's

ERA continues to climb as the Rockies continue to plummet. The Rockies always go into the Death Spiral losing streaks.

by DieHardRox on Jun 25, 2008 8:14 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Out at 2nd

First runner thrown out by Buck all year.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:22 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Helton FAIL.

One freaking pitch

Is it 2009 yet?

by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:23 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Any other team

Have a cleanup hitter batting .230 or so????? Kind of freakin’ doubt it. Christonacrutch what a joke.

Blame the Red Sox!

by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:26 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm officially ready to see what Koshansky can do at 1B..

I’m sure he can fail in more creative ways than Helton, at the very least.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:25 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In happier news..

I went fishing on Grand Mesa today. The temperature on the mountain was 64 degrees. In Grand Junction it is 97 degrees.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:27 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The fishing was good too..

My daughter caught a log, weeds, fish guts, and my fishing pole. My dad was out in his float tube and caught 3 rainbows.

It was way better than a day at work.

Welcome back Tulo!!

by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:34 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I also missed this game

as I was hiking in Rcky Mtn National Park today. Got above tree line…it showered, and it was cold. (those rain drops were…thick)

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

by Redhawk on Jun 26, 2008 12:48 AM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is

a manager that kept Chacon as a closer for 8 months of fail. Helton has at least another couple of months at clean up.

by DieHardRox on Jun 25, 2008 8:30 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I remember that one, too...

but I don’t recall if that was the end of the long “experiment” or just another failure and Hurdle kept him as the closer.

by moose14 on Jun 25, 2008 8:39 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe Chacon threatened to punch him

which is what he was rumored to have done to the Astros GM today, getting himself suspended.

There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.

by maris61 on Jun 25, 2008 9:03 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It was more than just a threat

according to Chacon himself:
“I grabbed him [Astros GM Ed Wade] by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him because at that point I wanted to beat his (butt).”

Aut Vincam Aut Periam

by PioneerSkies on Jun 26, 2008 8:14 AM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here comes the sweep.

1 more out.

At this level of badness, it almost becomes fun again. But not quite.

by dogs on Jun 25, 2008 8:38 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ugh

haven’t had time to come on lately. But it looks like the Rocks are once again playing down to their competition.

by PinchHitLancePainter on Jun 25, 2008 8:38 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ballgame.

I give up.

Is it 2009 yet?

by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:39 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heh

It was worth a loss in order to see that picture.

by BroJB on Jun 25, 2008 8:41 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!

Swept by the Royals. How . . . ignominious.

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by Russ on Jun 25, 2008 8:40 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

But I seriously doubt it’s gonna happen.

Blame the Red Sox!

by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:47 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah...

Keep in mind, you’re suggesting something other than the status quo. Having such thoughts is the formula for despair when it comes to following this team. All we can hope for is a magic pixie dust to make everyone just start doing better without changing anything.

by dogs on Jun 25, 2008 8:52 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A brief....

....visual history of the Colorado Rockies:

April 1993 – August 2007:

September 2007:

April, 2008 – :

by BroJB on Jun 25, 2008 8:50 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nailed it

I so might steal these and send them to some friends

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

by Redhawk on Jun 26, 2008 12:46 AM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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