Game #118: Rusch vs Peavy
by Rox Girl on Aug 8, 2008 6:00 PM MDT
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PrintSan Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies, Aug 8, 2008 7:05 PM MDT
For some reason, these preview boxes haven't had the starting pitcher's the last couple of days, but rest assured that the Rockies don't get to avoid a divisional arch-nemesis tonight. Of course, this particular arch-nemesis has give us less trouble than some, but Peavy's still a big time ace, and we have Glendon Rusch as our counter-play tonight.
The game plan seems to be hoping to win by outwitting the Padres with clever subterfuge rather than actual talent at least as far as the pitching match-up is concerned, so I suggest the Rockies show up to the game planning to have a mystery box party where they have clues that lead to certain Coors Field landmarks with little tchotchke's as prizes, like hiding a Tony Gwynn Jr. Bobblehead doll at the spot at t'he base of the right field wall where Matt Holliday's Game 163 triple landed and the clue that leads to it could be something like "Look to the spot where we crushed your pitiful hearts on our way to the World Series for a fondly remembered son". Or an AC/DC Hell's Bells single at the spot on (or close enough to) home plate where Holliday touched to score the winning run with a clue like "Win or go home". Those are just random thoughts off the top of my head, obviously, but there are probably more. Like maybe a Rockies 2008 NL Wild Card cap in the visitor's dugout with a clue like "Look where the losers sat for what they could have won". You know, fun stuff for all parties involved like that.
Go Rockies.
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Okay...
I’m just about wrung dry, but I think I can manage to sustain my 2008 hopes for a couple more days. Let’s see what happens in these two series…
This storm is amazing!
Haven’t seen one like it a few years. You can’t anything out my third storey window. I’d be surprised if the game restarts anytime soon.
Think the game is going to be
starting anytime soon? Being in Alaska, I would love to Gameday some baseball
Remembering Dustin Mohr's glory years!
I'm going to assume
That the thread is so quiet because of the Olympics. If you haven’t been watching… or they haven’t started yet in your time zone…the ceremonies are OFF THE HOOK incredible. WOW is the only word I have to describe them. Spectacular doesn’t even come close.
Put me out of my misery. Please!
I live with
a family here in Alaska that does not have a TV, blasted!
Remembering Dustin Mohr's glory years!
Another 1-2-3.
I love these Ace vs. Ace pitching duels.
Nice
shot of that bird flying by.
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Ooph. That's going to be costly, the triple.
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Tie game.
Rusch threw that one real high in the zone.
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Three more
needed for 20. He’ll get ‘em.
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Garrett drives in Matt!
3-2! Woo!
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Baker to third on the wild throw!
"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 Aug 8, 2008 9:53 PM MDT reply actions
Baker
advances to third on the errant throw!
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Willy's down on three . . .
to no surprise.
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Clint Barmes bloop single...
Baker scores 4-2!
"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 Aug 8, 2008 9:55 PM MDT reply actions
Barmes'
ball drops and a run scores. And, uh, yeah, that’s a weird sentence.
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Then Barmes
gets thrown out on the attempted steal of second. Bah.
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Matty walks...
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 8, 2008 9:59 PM MDT reply actions
ARI and LAD both losing,
so we could get back to, uh… 7 GB tonight. Yeah.
At least, that’s no worse than where we’ve been for a while now.
Dodgers are winning
At least according to the scoreboard on Gameday.
And oh, just remembered I can check the actual game, since they’re playing SF. And yep, Dodgers leading.
Brad walks..and a righty to come in to face Atkins on the pitching change...
Ah Bud Black you’re no fun.
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:03 PM MDT reply actions
Bud....
you should know better than to mess with Fankles Batkins! Another 3 RBI game for Garrett!
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Atty! Bloop double scores two!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 8, 2008 10:06 PM MDT reply actions
Haha!
Neither outfielder got it. A two-run double for Garrett!
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Not looking
good there, Stew.
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Um, no Taylor. Stop that.
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AACK TAYLOR STOP!
Brian may have to come in early.
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 8, 2008 10:14 PM MDT reply actions
Settle down, Taylor.
Fuentes is starting to throw.
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Whew...out of the inning.
That was starting to get a little dicey.
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:17 PM MDT reply actions
6-3
My fault. A small part of me was secretly hoping that SD would score one more, so we would be involved in three consecutive games with the same score.
Pshh
Well, at least we know who to blame. It was YOU that put the dent in the lemur’s pretty ERA. Which is still fairly pretty.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Jeez
The lemur was walking a highwire there. But he got out of it. Good lemur.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Mediocre Lemur
is still pretty good lemur, seeing as he still only threw 12 pitches. He wasn’t brilliant lemur like usual, that’s for sure.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
But
the wind-up handle on his back broke off. We can’t get him going.
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Science must have a use for Yorvit
Baseball: no
Research for Science: Maybe
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On to the 9th!
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~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 8, 2008 10:24 PM MDT reply actions
So
I am planning to go to tomorrow’s game with my sister, her last Rockies game before she leaves for her first year of college.
Assuming she ever gets home, that is.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Better tomorrow's game than yesterday's doubleheader debacle...
I was one of the weirdos that went and stuck around for all of it.
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:29 PM MDT reply actions
It was in the fact that I was so psyched for it...
but I was hoping the bad would later result in good, so so far it’s working with this 6-3 win!
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks...
there wasn’t much good that came out of it, but Atkins did get his bat going again at least.
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Fortunately
I was sleeping for almost all of the doubleheader and missed teh suck. Long story mainly to do with having to work ten hours on Wednesday.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
ROCKIES WIN!
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:29 PM MDT reply actions
Rockies win!
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Yay
Do that tomorrow plz. Cook vs. Padres should be good, but with these guys, you never know. [rolls eyes]
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
Rockies win
we managed to beat a team with a worse record than ours! We are making strides since the Nationals Disaster
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It's like
us losing 3 of 4 to the Pirates at home last year. And then we played the Nats. Coincidence?
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More good news....
Braves leading the Dbacks 11-5 in the 9th.
"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 Aug 8, 2008 10:36 PM MDT reply actions
Dbacks losing is mainly a pyrrhic victory
I’m pretty sure that coming home after a [gasp] successful roadtrip and immediately losing 3 of 4 to one of the worst teams in the NL proves that there is, at last, no real chance of this unit contending this year. We’re just too damn streaky and inconsistent.
Free Casey Weathers!!!!
I'm giving them through the D'Backs series
to magically become amazingly awesome for real, and not just streakily. And then… well, I’m going on vacation the day after the D’Backs series, so next Friday will be sweet in any case.
We are indeed very streaky...
I think I can survive whatever happens with the Rockies after making it through that doubleheader 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 Aug 8, 2008 10:43 PM MDT reply actions
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