Game #103: Kuroda vs. Rusch
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies, Jul 23, 2008 1:05 PM MDT
Rusch's career record against the Dodgers: 0-5, 14.21 ERA. Motivation to pitch well?
Go Rockies!
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Unless
Iannetta secretly wears blue and red under his uniform, then he can’t.
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And in that case
he needs days off to save the world anyway.
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Pods stretches that
hit into a double.
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First and third for Matty!
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Jeff Baker's better
is better than your better.
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Matty drives in a run!
Let there be runs today!
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Second runs scores.
Come on, Stewie.
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Stewart
Can the dude make an out right now?
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It doesn't look like it, does it?
Anybody know what it’s doing in Denver? Up in evergreen it’s really nasty…windy and rainy.
He's looking like the Helton of Old
as opposed to the old Helton
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
Good start...
may there be many more runs for our Rockies! They said it was really cloudy and dark in Denver, but no rain on the radar.
"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "
~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 1:24 PM MDT reply actions
Walking Andruw Jones . . .
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Which I think is less
than the Rox are going to end up pay Kip Wells per win.
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
Andruw Jones out at 3rd!
Run scores though.
"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "
~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 1:33 PM MDT reply actions
Hawpe
throws out Jones at third, but a run scores.
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Hawpe's arm
though to be fair, I probably could have thrown out Jones there. Why was he running?
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Tied...
Glendon…please no more runs.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 1:34 PM MDT reply actions
Ah...yes...
well I guess I can hope and dream. May the Rockies runs be even more plentiful!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 1:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Ardoin
drives in LaRoche. Oh, Danny boy.
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Yorvit is incentivized
To be out-RBI’s by Danny Ardoin would be a nightmare for any catcher.
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
3rd RBI for the season for Ardoin
not sure he managed that many in his entire Rockies career.
Yorvit has progressed.
Instead of the groundout Yorvit special, we now have the flyout Yorvit special.
Note to self
Do not drink FO Kool Aid during spring training next year unless (at least) one more non-stiff pitcher is located from outside the organization.
Second half run?
Thank the wind!
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Double Play!
Time to bring the big bats Rockies!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 1:51 PM MDT reply actions
Nice DP.
Nomar’s not getting any good presents for his birthday.
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How old is he?
45? He’s been around almost as long as Vin Scully.
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Baker's better
STILL better than your better.
Nice 3b hit to start the inning.
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Baker starts the inning with a triple!
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Jeff Baker...
is amazing!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 1:55 PM MDT reply actions
Hurray RBI Double...
by Matty the Great!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 1:57 PM MDT reply actions
That's an interesting RBI double
for Matt.
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Not many doubles
to the pitcher. Interesting outcome.
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For those of us on Gamecast
could someone give a brief description of how that happens?
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It went off Kuroda's glove,
between SS and 3B, into left field no man’s land.
And Nomar was going to cover.
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Hawpe smacked that one.
Holliday scores!
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Hawpe!!!
Hard hit RBI double with the wind factor!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 2:01 PM MDT reply actions
This series has been throw-back Coors Field baseball
But I think it’s more the hot hitters and weak pitchers than the humidor.
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
Stewart
still has no idea how to make an out. Nobody remind him. (That means Yorvit isn’t allowed near him)
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Ian 2 for 2!
5-2!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 2:05 PM MDT reply actions
5-2!
Stewie!
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Look at that ivy
move in the wind.
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Helton's replacement has been found
So what happens to the $16 mil for the next 2 years?
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
There's got to be
some sucker out there to take that on.
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Jones just
drove in a run? Really?
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Glendon Rusch
So bad he gives up RBIs to Jones.
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If he can get through 5 innings
without surrendering the lead, consider it a “good outing”, relatively speaking.
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
He's done it
actually not a horrible outing. 5th starter quality, give or take.
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The real Ardoin reappears
Thank you.
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
Atkins...
stole… a… base…
Reality is a cruel mistress.
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And at Ardoin's
How would you like having THAT on your head as a catcher?
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Well
We already knew Ardoin was a giant steaming pile of fail, so it’s not THAT unexpected. Garrett Atkins, Speed Demon™ however, is.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Atkins
I’m not sure what it says that nobody even covered the base…Ardoin had nobody to throw it to, because nobody apprarently even considers the possibility that GA might run.
No more runs..
but still amused by the Atkins delayed steal lol.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 2:48 PM MDT reply actions
Rusch
is in line for the win. Bullpen better not let him down.
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The Gas Can!
Another scoreless inning for Grilli.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 2:57 PM MDT reply actions
Grilli has been solid this year
nice trade by O Dowd so far
Second half run?
Definitely
I expected a new Jorge Julio but he has been very solid so far.
I like "Gas Grilli" better
It can have good or bad connotations, depending on how you choose to look at it.
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
Rusch has already been used
so Hurdle was out of illogical pinch hitters
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
If these 2 teams traded their catchers of the day
Would it make any difference?
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
Quick
Let’s put Martin in an Ardoin jersey and convince them to make that trade.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
I know
Yorvit bashing is fun, but come on. Comparing him to Ardoin is unfair, even for this site. Like comparing Hawpe to Mohr. Or something, I don’t know. Its bad.
Ardoin: Over the last month: 2 hits, 5 Abs .400 avg.
Torrealba over the last month: 8 hits in 34 abs for a .235 avg
so it’s a very small sample size, but Torrealba IS approaching Ardoin area…..but Ardoin had a better arm.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Maybe its just personal
But I think Ardoin is far and away the worst player to ever wear the Rockies uniform (for any meaningful amount of time) and I don’t think its close. He was “Exhibit A” for my longtime belief that the Rockies were not at all serious about winning. I’m still shocked that the Dodgers have him playing at all, and I make fun of Dodgerfan quite often about it. Most of them are blissfully unaware of who he is because Martin plays so much.
Grilli did bat...
ground ball. 2 outs.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:02 PM MDT reply actions
Before the Sunday game against the Mets,
I must have met the biggest Jason Grilli fan. The entire family wore Grilli jerseys (Rockies ones) and Grilli personally invited the family down to talk with him
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Bet at least one of them
was named Grilli
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
What did they do with their Tigers jerseys?
Second half run?
Are you sure
they weren’t Jason Grilli’s, you know, family? Since I can’t imagine that anyone else would be THAT interested.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Betsy and I speculated
that they might be. And by met, I mean that I saw them two boxes away from me while I tried to get Luis Vizcaino to throw a ball to me (he threw it to my brother).
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That was closer
than he’s been to the plate most of the year
There is a bright side to the '08 season.
Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens are out of baseball.
Here comes Manny....
Corpas to relieve Grilli.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:10 PM MDT reply actions
Manny!
Now time for some more Rockies runs!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:16 PM MDT reply actions
Ditto
He is working so much better with people on base (inherited runners or not) and that really makes me feel like he is back.
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:19 PM MDT reply actions
Will Chan Ho mystify us again...
Why isn’t he in the rotation with that sub 3 ERA?
Second half run?
Because he wouldn't
have a sub-3 ERA in the rotation.
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Actually he was decent starting this year
but I guess Torre wants to use him as the set up man with Saito out
Second half run?
Matt walks....
Brad up.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:23 PM MDT reply actions
Brad!
Matt advances to 3rd on the hit by Hawpe!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:28 PM MDT reply actions
Good things happening....
Manny back to being Manny…..Ian Stewart not just looking like a major league hitter, but a good major league hitter…Tulo back in the saddle…Jeff Baker blossoming into a legit every day player.
After all the crap, it sure is nice to see the young guys step up.
And special props to Corpas—he could have folded and ended up back in AAA struggling to throw strikes, but he’s stepped up, kept his confidence up and will be back to being a dominating closer before too long.
Stewie,,,,
gets plunked on the leg. Bases loaded for Troy!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:31 PM MDT reply actions
Stewie hit by the pitch.
Bases loaded for Troy.
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Fail.
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Bases left juiced...
but we still lead and now it’s Bucky time!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:33 PM MDT reply actions
Bucky...
K’s the B-day boy!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:37 PM MDT reply actions
Bad birthday for Nomar.
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Ack....
bad throwing decision by Pods.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:41 PM MDT reply actions
Pods . . .
tying run is on second now.
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Taylor
needs to get it together here. No way you let Jones beat you.
Bucky....
K’s Andruw Jones! 2 outs.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:44 PM MDT reply actions
Bucky
Most excellent.
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Down swinging!
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Woohoo!
Bucky K’s the side in between putting a few guys on!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:47 PM MDT reply actions
And Yorvit
just to prove he hates you, gets a hit.
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel
Well
It isn’t as if my feelings are warm for Yorvit either.
And howEVER did I guess that bunt was coming?
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Torrealba...
gets a hit!
"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "
~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:51 PM MDT reply actions
Getting a hit and then scoring
are two completely different things. Still need to see the latter happen.
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That's a lucky DP.
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double play....
well it’s now time for Tito to finish them off!
"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "
~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:53 PM MDT reply actions
The Fuentes cometh.
Please feel free to continue to impress any scouts around, Brian.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
1 out!
Martin grounds out.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 3:57 PM MDT reply actions
K!
One more to go.
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Fuentes K's Young....
Cheers at Coors are loud!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 4:00 PM MDT reply actions
Kemp...
you disgust me. Fuentes get Ethier out!
"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "
~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 4:01 PM MDT reply actions
Definitely
a 9th inning buzzkill.
I deliberately left Ethier in my fantasy starting lineup because I knew if I took him out, he’d end up double-punishing me by getting a hit in a spot like this. Reverse karma…
there is a good delay
for those on the net….radio is way ahead of you all
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Dang
Fuentes had retired 23 straight. Too bad he couldn’t make it more. Ah well, get a new streak going.
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Rockies Win!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 23, 2008 4:02 PM MDT reply actions
Rockies win!
Ethier K’s!
Now… can we win on the road? Another brutal three-city trip coming up…. including Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Florida in July/August. Safe bet: fail.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Yep
That’ll tell the tale.
One big thing the rox have going for them this road trip—a hot trio of Baker, Stewart and Tulo.
Yeah
Maybe the guys can finally remember to pack their hitting shoes this trip. If they can’t win on a hot streak coming out of the break, they really have solved nothing at all and are the same old fluky Rox.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Rockies win!
Glendon Rusch picked up his first win against the Dodgers
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Whoo HOOO
Rockies Win! Rockies Win!
Now…..go win some in Cincy….make Fogg look so bad, the Reds let him leave town with us
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
45-58 now
not great, but 6 1/2 out of first at the moment and 5 behind the Dodgers
6 and 1 this home stand…...
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Ok, we have some life in this team after a year of no life
but do we have the Starting Pitching we did this year as we had last year? The Tio of DLR, G. Rusch, and Kip Bottom-of-the-Wells doesn’t warm the cockles of my ole heart
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
By the way....
what do you guys think of Sam Adams’ suggested in the RMN this morning that the Rox give Chacon a shot? Me – I’m all for seeing anyone other than Kip Wells out there, so I’m good with a minimum contract for Chac.
If he fails (or chokes O’Dowd) cut him loose. But he’s still a fairly talented guy—at least talented enough to be a 5th starter on this team.
Yeah
I’ve always liked Chacon, I’m all for giving him a shot. If he struggles and strangles O’Dowd, well then we win either way. Sorry, couldn’t help it.
Lets not forget last year
that Cook and Hirsh and Lopez went down, and we had to scramble big time. Of course that would require Morales getting called up and…pulling a Morales.
Second half run?
Absolutely not
the upside of value Chacon brings is that of a decent fifth starter, not terrible, but will throw some clunkers in there and have us cursing him from time to time.
The downside is that he comes in, fails again, and acts like an a-hole both in public and behind the curtains in the clubhouse.
It’s funny how quick everyone forgets Chacon ripping the efforts of the organization, the coaches, etc. on his way out of town, and now after going Sprewell on Wade we think he’ll be welcome back with open arms…
It’s never been Chacon’s fault, so I don’t see hiw giving him a “second chance” shows anything. It would be easier to deal an unusable asset like a Register or Carte or a couple for a number five than throw money at this terrific character.
Barmes prepping for OF?
I was out today and away from the game and the Row, but later noticed this note in the ESPN game recap…
“Rockies manager Clint Hurdle has INF Clint Barmes taking fly balls in the outfield. “I think there’s going to be more opportunity out there for him than a lot of people think,” Hurdle said. Barmes has started at short, second and third this season.”
by DeepPurple on Jul 23, 2008 6:32 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
That seems to signal
A trade is in the offing. (Well, to me it does anyway.) Willy, Pods, Hawper, maybe even (gasp) Matty?????
Put me out of my misery. Please!
That...
is an odd comment from Hurdle. One thing I read into it is that Baker is the everyday 2B from here on out. That’s a good thing (offensively, at least).
But Barmes has earned the chance to play regularly. If the OF is his ticket to playing time, OK. I guess if any of the three starters are moved, Spilly steps into the starting lineup and Barmes becomes the extra guy?

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