this is the actual game #99. Yesterday’s game thread also was #99 until late in the evening when I realized the numbers were off. All is corrected, though if you go into yesterday’s game thread the address will still tell you that it’s game #99.

gets to third after Holliday couldn’t get a good grip on the ball. Just get the outs before he scores. Oh, the first run scored while I typed that.

but could be a long day

I am callling a homer for Venison, he is overdue

I see the Rox winning, 6-4

ground-rule double saves the Rockies a run, for now.

Calm down, JDLR.

Bases loaded for Bautista, come on JDLR!!

is Yorvit doing in the game tonight?

C’mon Atkins!

get even later on. Seize the opportunity, guys.

ties the game.

delivers to make it 3-1! Nice welcome back for Stewie.

Herrera’s gonna be on a short hook tonight, methinks.

can’t field the ball so another runs scores 6-1!

to the backstop moves Garrett to third. Wonderful game so far.

7-1 on the Hawpe double!

Why have Brian Griese in the booth?

So he could go to Beijing as a member of Team USA. Maybe winning a gold medal will make up for the fact he will be a AAAA lifer.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080719&content_id=3156954&vkey=news_col&fext=.jsp&c_id=col

JDLR strikes out LaRouche with 3 pitches for the backwards K! Someone is feeling confident!

be it for JDLR tonight, good line though. 6 iP, 7H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7K

pinch-hits for JDLR. He’s no Aaron Cook.

at its finest, nevermind subbing in the one pitcher who can hit decently…no, throw in yesterdays starting pitcher who sports a heathly .000 BA! What Venison unavailable? Iannetta? Brian Griese?

4-4, 3 doubles

I figured this was good a time as any to announce my retirement from PurpleRow. It’s been real.

having nearly as good a night as Podsednik.

In other news, I’m watching BBTN, and apparently one of the analysts predicted the Rockies would come back to win the West, and the other guys have been ribbing him for it all night.

The Viz is coming in, Hurdle probably figures that we need a closer game to keep the fans in their seats.

although, of course, not near the screaming mayhem of July 4th. Photo Day, of course, was also fun, and as we did last year, my sisters and I went to that. Lots more fans this year (damn bandwagoners) but we still managed to get pictures of one or more of us with: Barmes, Manny, Bucky, Matt, Brad, CDI, Stewie, Cookie, Todd, Garrett, Spilly, Seth, Bake, U-ball, and Q. We didn’t really have time for conversations (again, damn bandwagoners) but we did get to chit-chat. And of course then we won the game, which was also good.