Game #79: Cook vs Hochevar
by Rox Girl on Jun 25, 2008 5:00 PM MDT
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Colorado Rockies at Kansas City Royals, Jun 25, 2008 6:10 PM MDT
The Rockies are going to put on their angry eyes for this game.
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Troy sits tonight.
"Keep your head down, and inch toward daylight." - Blade of Tyshalle
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 5:50 PM MDT reply 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 actions 0 recs
Starting the
game with a warning already.
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 6:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Helton
now with 0 hits in his last 11 ABs.
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 6:18 PM MDT reply 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 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 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 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 Oates on Jun 25, 2008 6:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
CDI
with the RBI double!
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 6:30 PM MDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Jeez, I miss 2 innings and I come back and see this "run".
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 6:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice AB Helton.
Double.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 6:49 PM MDT reply 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 actions 0 recs
Only George Frazier could bring up sledding
when it’s 90 damn degrees.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 6:50 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Where was that pitch!!?!?
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 6:58 PM MDT reply 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 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 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 actions 0 recs
Sigh
Tie game.
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 7:02 PM MDT reply 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 actions 0 recs
This umpire crew is complete garbage.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't they give that call all day long?
The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season
by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 7:03 PM MDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Way to stand up for our guys, Clint.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:06 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
How many more runs do the Royals score?
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 7:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Guillen didn't think that was fair.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
b/s called third strike.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:12 PM MDT reply 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 Oates on Jun 25, 2008 7:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
My money is on the Bulldogs.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:14 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Late September
and pre-World Series Rockies, I presume.
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on Cookie!
Double play.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:20 PM MDT reply 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 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 actions 0 recs
That's what Iannetta can do.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Gordon.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:28 PM MDT reply 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 up reply 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 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 actions 0 recs
Cook's been good this year..
3rd’s been mediocre, SS has been slightly above mediocre
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by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 7:36 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Cook was mixing up his pitches better earlier in the season...
lately it’s been sinker in, sinker out, sinker up.
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by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 7:46 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
That's because the strike zone is the size of an apple tonight
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by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 7:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our offense sucks.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:43 PM MDT reply 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 up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
That is pathetic.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:50 PM MDT up reply 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 Oates on Jun 25, 2008 7:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I gotta go. My damn weiner kids are watching.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Sox
up 5-0 on the Snakes.
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 7:50 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
We've secretly the 2008 Rockies with the 1998 Devil Rays...
let’s see if anyone notices.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
secretly replaced*
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:52 PM MDT up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Cook's body language says he is going bust something in the clubhouse tonight.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:54 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
He's going to hit the umpire with the box of sunflower seeds..
Then he’s going to take out Q with the bat rack.
Welcome back Tulo!!
by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 7:55 PM MDT up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Maybe it's
actually a bottomless pit?
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 7:56 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Hurdling to Rock Bottom.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cook looks sooooooo pissed.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:56 PM MDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
I would be too.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 7:58 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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.
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by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
HOooooooooome Run!
Yay Brad!
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Hawpe
HR
The 2008 Rockies: All loses, all season
by moomacher on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
With no one on
Of course.
Blame the Red Sox!
by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Brad hits a homer.
Hard to celebrate it.
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 8:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations
to the Fresno State Bulldogs, your 2008 College World Series Champions!
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 8:07 PM MDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
I knew the Bulldogs would win.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A brave and daring prediction
;)
Blame the Red Sox!
by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:13 PM MDT up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Spilly safe at 1st.
Error.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:18 PM MDT reply 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Horrible hit and run call.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:22 PM MDT reply 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 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Great job by the cleanup hitter there
Welcome back Tulo!!
by Charlie77 on Jun 25, 2008 8:23 PM MDT reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
I'm jealous. you bum.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:30 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Don't even get me started about that game against Baltimore when he loaded the bases and gave up a grand slam.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:31 PM MDT up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 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 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 actions 0 recs
And so, on to Detroit, where once again we can
Blame the Red Sox!
by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
The suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!
Swept by the Royals. How . . . ignominious.
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by Russ Oates on Jun 25, 2008 8:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
OK, I really think Koshansky deserves a shot here.
Is it 2009 yet?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 25, 2008 8:45 PM MDT reply 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 up reply 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 up reply 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 actions 0 recs
Absolutely, without question, perfect!
Blame the Red Sox!
by rockhead on Jun 25, 2008 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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