Rockies 4, Phillies 5: Rocktober ends before it ever really began
by Russ Oates on Oct 12, 2009 8:18 PM MDT
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PrintI wish I had something profound to say about all of this--I don't. Until the eighth inning of the game, it was disappointing that the Rockies were about to be eliminated. But then Jason Giambi and Yorvit Torrealba gave the Rockies a breath of life, giving them a lead. Yet, it was all too fragile. Huston Street blew the save, breaking the hearts of Rockies fans everywhere. And now, it's all just numb. I don't feel anything. It just is.
Thanks to everyone for a great season in the game threads. We struggled with the Rockies for the first two months, cautiously waited to see what would happen with Jim Tracy, kept on chugging with the Rockies as they turned their season around, marched with them to the playoffs, and experienced the pain of watching Rocktober fizzle. In the end we did it as a community of Rockies fans. Purple Row is a product of what every member of the community brings to it. Thank you.
But this is not the end for the Rockies. This is not the end of the beginning. Two thousand and nine was the beginning of the beginning. Rocktober will return with a vengeance in 2010 as (and here's the first prediction for 2010) the Rockies storm their way to an NL West title.
GO ROCKIES!!!!
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To the Rockies.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
cheers
Rocktober > Christmas + Birthday
by fantasyfencing on Oct 12, 2009 9:08 PM MDT up reply actions
clink
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At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions
GO!
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
ROCKIES!
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
GO!
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
ROCKIES!
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Now that it's over
I can say I have learned two things about the Rockies.
1. The future is EXTREMELY bright.
2. The future is in the wrong hands.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
by Franchise26 on Oct 12, 2009 8:21 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Can't see how #2 could possibly be right
Excellent manager, excellent GM and an ownership finally showing some willingness to spend a few bucks.
Tough times for folks who want to grind their axes....
…Jim Tracy or Josh McDaniels. I mean, scoreboard, right?
Scoreboard on Tracy has him going home for the fall.
So, yeah, there’s that.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Also Franchise
29 of 30 managers use street in the ninth inning also.. its not as if he went to Josh Fogg in the ninth… It might not have been the right call, but I can’t fault him for one series after all he has done this season.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
Notice how Manuel didn't go to Lidge in the 9th.
He went to Eyre because it was a better matchup.
I guess that’s why Manuel has a ring.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
I'll reprise my question:
If going with Beimel was the obvious call, why didn’t you make it before it happened, not wait until afterward to second guess?
I wasn't in the game thread.
But if you’d like I’ll give you my dad’s phone number. I was on the line with him in the 9th and I was PLEADING for Beimel. Guess you’ll just have to take my word for it.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Fair enough, I do.
And time may prove you right about Tracy, I don’t know. But I’ve been watching baseball for a long, long time, and I’ve never seen a managing job like the one he gave us this season. He’s earned the benefit of the doubt from any fan, and he’s certainly got it from me.
If he’s really fool’s gold, we’ll find out soon enough next season and can address it then.
I think the regular season and the playoffs are a different animal.
And I think that any manager in the regular season can ride the hot hand, make lineup adjustments as trends play their way out, and be a steady presence for 162 games and, if the talent is there, get a team to the playoffs. Tracy deserves credit for this ability that he showed this year.
But in the playoffs, you have to be more decisive, and more importantly, when the decisions are as black and white as “Who are my best outfield defenders” and “Who should be facing a lefty hitter with the season on the line”, the right decisions have to be made, and Tracy failed time and again on those fronts.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
His managment had a negligible effect on this series
He had guys in the position to succeed and they didn’t (except for Giambi/Torrealba in the 8th). That’s on them, not him.
I can nit pick some stuff he did or didn’t do, but that goes for every manager who’s ever lived.
I guess I’m saying this: on the lsit of whatever problems the Rockes have, Jim Tracy is far, far, far down it, so I really can’t expend any pasion or energy about it.
I’m glad he’s the skipper.
"He had guys in the position to succeed and they didn’t "
I’m sorry, but this isn’t true, and it’s especially not true in the case of leaving Street in to face Howard against bringing in Beimel.
Look, I defended Clint Hurdle on this premise for a long time. I know where you’re coming from. But some decisions are black and white. Tracy made the wrong ones every single time, and that’s why we aren’t playing tomorrow or anymore in 2009.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Franchise26
I agree with you.
I don’t think Tracy did a bad job, if you compare him against other managers. Hurdle or Baylor would probably have done the same thing.
I just wish they would make the right decisions based on game theory.
OK, whatever....
Look, we’ll all deal with this disappointment in our own ways, and, if some of you guys want to pin it on Tracy and some decisions he made, I can’t really complain.
For some it will be the umps, for others, the pen, for others, our lack of production with RISP and for other, our manager.
Fair enough – there’s probably some truth to each of those, and there’s probably not nearly the amount of truth some of us think to each of those. Regardless, it’s over.
Looking forward, I’m very pleased with where we are — it’s a major step up from where our offseaons tyoically find us.
Time doesn't need to prove him right
… because it already has. Tracy’s moronic use of the bullpen goes back years. Ryan Howard is hitting .207/.298/.356 against left handed pitching. His closer got clocked the night before and was — once again! — having trouble locating. Your season is over if they score and you don’t in the bottom of the frame.
This call is apparently too tough for Tracy to make, apparently.
Witty .sig goes here.
Whoa.....
I think this might be a bad time…
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:35 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm with you here
I couldn’t believe that Street got to pitch to Howard after putting Utley on, and after his previous two outings, and with a rested Beimel. I’m not sure I have anything more than that to add now.
no you couldnt
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Lidge also doesn't have Street's track record
over the course of the season. If Manuel had Street, does he make the same call?
Lidge
has also been a TERRIBLE finisher this season. Street had not.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
No, it's okay.
I’m pretty much used to it.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I realized
it as soon as I hit enter. On an unrelated note. I am coming to AZ to cheer on my Devils against USC in a couple weeks. Go DEVILS!
Wow.
I liked you until you mentioned you’re a Scum Devils fan.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Shows that I'm a forgiving individual.
God granted me forgetfulness.
Also, I’m a Hoya first and foremost, so unless you’re a Syracuse fan….
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Hmmm
I like Melo, but that’s about it. Can’t see that I have anything against Georgetown except when they play Duke.
Wait --
you’re a Duke fan, too??
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Well,
I was going to let it slide anyway.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Fair 'nuff.
I actually met one of my ex-gfs at a UA/ASU game. (She goes to ASU)
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions
How do you think
Mark Reynolds feels?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Well
The restraining order he filed against ’Skins requires a 250 pixel buffer between them.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
It's looking like
October 31st, probably.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Why?
Is that when you’ll be at ASU?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I'll be there the week after.
Hoping to check out the AFL that Thursday/Friday 11/5 and 11/6.
I’ll come post on the AFL thread and see if anyone wants to join me.
Dooo iiit!
I would, (you know I never turn down a chance to meet up with other SBNers) but it’s sort of a long drive from Tucson.
Jim has free Scorpions tickets that the Dbacks’ FO are giving him though, but the closest available game to what you’re talking about is the Rising Stars game on 11/7.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Sign at SnakePitFest
made by the girl who is now my gf: http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/lancer211/ktphil.jpg?t=1255408670
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
He's so perfectly imperfect.
And, unlike last season, this year he didn’t give a shit. He learned a lot from being teammates, briefly, with Adam Dunn.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Plus
The dude plays his heart out. He’s a 16th (?) round pick who might well be making his rookie debut this season if it weren’t for some freak injuries a few years back, and instead he spent the year in the home run chase. How can you not love a player like that?
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Of course.
I despise Toolo, but I respect the Hell outta him.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Well
Until I get that mind control ray up and running, you’re free to do as you please.
But just know I’ll be over here, shaking my head in disapproval.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Can we
mount it on the zeppelin?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Dude.
Dude.
All my mad scientist inventions are designed to go on a zeppelin.
Dude.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Oooh, sorry.
Devin and I own a zeppelin.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Waaaaay ahead of ya, broski.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
cause lidge has 12 blown saves this year??
and street had 3 before tonight???
watch this space for a soon to be created clever remark....
Well, Lidge did end up with the save
So there is truth there, to a point.
That said, apologies for messing with the reverse jinx mojo in the game thread. As posters go, I had a very Street-like ninth inning overall.
And now that it’s over, I’ll say your point about leaving Street in to face Howard makes a lot of sense, and not just in hindsight. But OTOH, Beimel has had his moments of vulnerability himself, and if Street is pulled and that inning unfolds the same way I think we’re all asking “what if” right now… Personally, I’ve seen Street close out so many and fail so rarely that it really, honestly didn’t occur to me that this one really might be blown. Not tonight. Not like this. This is a game where you realize why closers really do have to be a different breed.
As for Tracy, I don’t know if he’s the right guy forever. But he was definitely the right guy for 2009. And he’ll always get some love from me for that. Just like Hurdle in 2007, sometimes just being the right man for the right time is enough.
by Junction Rox on Oct 12, 2009 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe
But he’s also got a 74-42 record. Hard to fire a guy like that.
"I can't accept and won't concede that this is who we are..."
That record
Means Tracy had a better winning percentage than any other team in the Majors this year- .638, just edging out the Yankees at .636.
"I can't accept and won't concede that this is who we are..."
I hate this reasoning more than anything in the world
had Tracy managed the Brewers to a playoff spot, I might be more impressed with him. But this team is more talented top-to-bottom with the exception of the 75 HR between LF and 1B. (I’m just using the brewers as an example, not literally connecting him to them) and they were just waiting for the weight of Clint Hurdle to be lifted from their shoulders.
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions
I wasn't saying it's a valid reason
Just that it’s a fact.
(See Melvin, Bob- 2008. Sadly.)
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Well, that's fine, but who are you upgrading to, as I've already asked twice...
Girardi and Torre aren’t leaving their teams and are more a creation of their talent than they are great managers anyway…
…and Charlie Manual would never have won Game 3 had it been played Saturday night, so if you’re saying he should be your model, you’re saying that you should always count on luck to call games…
Personally
I agreed with Franchise on the move in that game. I still want Tracy in the dugout in 2010 however.
Just think, though....
what happens if Beimel gives up that hit? Dear lord, it would an avalanche of second guessing.
Go with your best, win with your best, get beat with your best.
THIS
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Ryan Howard's splits:
vs RHP: .319/.395/.691
vs LHP: .208/.298/.356.
Our ‘best’ in that situation is a left-handed pitcher. Period.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
by Franchise26 on Oct 12, 2009 8:40 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Everyone here
clamoring for Yorvit to start because he has been “hot” should understand this. Up until giving up the hit to Howard Street had proved he was the opposite of hot. Also – RE:matchups see Franchise26’s post above me.
The thing
is Street was pitching scared and nibbling . Anyone could see that he was afraid to pitch to Utley. He was not as aggressive in the playoffs as he was in the regular season and it cost him.
by DieHardRox on Oct 12, 2009 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's fair, but...
..it happens. Good players fail in the playoffs. But you don’t yank the closer who made this run possible in biggest situation of the year because he’ not “hot”. That’s a panic move.
Look, Ryan Howard is Ryan Howard. He beat our best guy. He probably beats beimel there too, for all I know.
But I’d rather go into the offseason knowing that the Phils had to go through my stud closer to beat us.
OK, maybe
But look at the splits I’m posted above.
Against Street (and RHP) Howard is a legend. Against Beimel (and LHP) he’s Rene Reyes.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Fear is fear
Street couldn’t overcome it and it was obvious. Maybe next time Tracy would pull him for Bemiel but that’s another discussion. Beside Corpas could be closing next year.
*cough* Weathers *cough*
"Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when Ubaldo is throwing fastballs by you."
by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 12, 2009 8:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Street had better be closing next year
I got 20 bucks riding on it
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At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
There is a
difference between pitching scared/nibbling and pitching around. I’m not sure what was what from my vantage point – but regardless he was not the best pitcher at that moment in time.
But do you really kick him out the door after where we got in the season as a whole?
That would leave a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths. There’s something to be said for doing everything you can to put the best team on the field, but I wouldn’t really be all that proud if they did that to Tracy. If it doesn’t seem to be working out next year, fine. But not now.
That would be Marlins-esque, actually.
Gutting the team after an epic run.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Oh, there's no way in hell he's not around for 2010.
I am fully accepting of this, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s in the best interest of this team’s ability to win a championship.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Fine, accept that...
…but quit just telling us Tracy has to go despite the fact that he won’t…and tell us who you’d put in instead!
I really don't know who I'd realistically hire.
All I know is that we never once – not once – played our best lineup in this series, and the bullpen management in the last three games of the series was beyond inept. And that’s on Manager of the Year Jim Tracy.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
What would our best lineup be?
Aside from Atkins and Yorvit (who came up big tonight) I think tonight’s was pretty darn good.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
What's our best lineup...
bearing in mind that Stewart vs. lefties = Barmes on the road against anybody, and that you can’t claim Torrealba should have been out, since he singlehandedly kept us in this series…?
Let me guess, EY as 2B (nvm the balls he doesn’t get due to his lesser height, like the liner to end Game 2), Stewie anyway because his D is better than Atty, and Smith/Fowler/CarGo?
Based on this comment,
I can see getting into a lineup argument with you would be pretty pointless, so I’ll skip it.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
I'm sorry...I'll admit that the OF would probably indeed be a better move, but...
…Nobody’s going to convince me that an ice-cold Ianetta would have been a better start than a red-hot Torrealba, and Stewie would have had zero hope until the RHPs showed up…
Like I asked in the overflow thread...
…who, that is within the Rockies’ price range and is unemployed, would you rather see as manager? Baylor isn’t getting promoted…do you want Manny Acta? Cito Gaston might be available in a couple weeks…
Yep. And really, if any manager in baseball history has earned at least....
….one offseason of getting the benefit of the doubt, is Jim tracy not he?
Yeah.
Tracy may have his faults, but it would be pretty beyond the pale to not give him a shot next season.
I'll get on board this post, I like the way you phrased it
dude, bro
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd actually hire Acta
he got a bad rap in Washington because Bowden dicked that organization up so much that Casey Stengel or Connie Mack couldn’t make that into a .500 club.
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions
First, I apologize. Again.
Because you made a very good point, and I shouldn’t have told you to go away.
That said, I disagree with the second notion. Tracy’s been on the job for less than a full season, and look where he brought us. That alone is enough to earn the man another shot, this time with all of spring training and the early games to see how things go.
But on the first notion, I have no disagreements. :)
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Look at the bright side
the Future is not in Hurdles hands anymore (he who benches Tulo after swinging on the first pitch)
Tracy has his flaws, but the way he rallied this team from being the seconed worse team in baseball to going to the playoffs deserves at least another shot before we talk about the future being in the wrong hands.
Game decisions do effect the game and it is one way for a manager to cause an impact (either positive or negative) but more importantly the managers job is to get the most of his players and I think Tracy deserves an A+ for this.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
I just don't know
how responsible Tracy really is for Jorge and Tulo going legendary in the second half.
Certainly there are intangible factors that a manager brings and I don’t think you can underrate those over a 162 game season, but I believe that these Rockies are built to win championships, and we do not have a manager who can win us a championship. As far as I’m concerned, Jim Tracy is Grady Little and I’d boo him on Opening Day next year because he COST the Rockies a shot at a title, regular season be damned.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Fair enough
I just think given all the positive, I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
So you would rather have Hurdle play the "right lineup"
And go 75-87. You wondergeeks and you numbers. He sat Hawpe which is a good decision. batted Yorvit 5th last night bad decision. Without Tracy there is NO chance at a title. I understand all of the SABR/WAR deals but if Beimel give up the hit, or walks him, then who do you pitch. Tracy took a 18-28 team and got them to the playoffs. And you are calling him Grady Little you ungratious a@#$ole
by Roxfan24 on Oct 12, 2009 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who says that some of the Elitest number guys havn't played the game
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
I played in college, pal.
And if Beimel gives up the hit, well, I feel a lot better knowing that we forced Howard to try and hit a lefty, which is far and away the best possible matchup (according to such elitist numbers as OBP and batting average and slugging percentage).
Grady Little won in the regular season and showed himself incapable of making the right decisions in the postseason. That’s enough of a parallel for me.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
fair enough
I just hate seeing a very good season dumped on. That’s all. You get beat it happens. If Tracy can’t perform next year then fine, but the Dodgers haven’t been to the series since gassing Little either.
Um....
it’s been exactly one(1) complete season since the Dodgers fired Grady Little.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Two?
They hired Torre before 2008.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Exactly.
We don’t know yet if they make the World Series this year.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
this is a pretty dick comment
maybe some of you elitist former players need to learn how statistical metrics work and stop eschewing things you don’t understand.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
Also rec'd
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Dude
I’m cool with your position on this issue (though I think its generally silly because no manager would have done anything different) but to act like we were built to win championships while degrading Tracy’s role is wrong. Sure he made some errors in judgment…but he had this team playing well above the sum of its parts for almost his entire tenure. We are not as good as the Phillies or Dodgers, overall and head-to-head bears that out, plus just a casual look at the lineups. Maybe we can be better next year with some savvy moves and improvement from key players.
I’m quite disappointed right now too but to act like this team underachieved is foolish. We overachieved. Period. Tracy was a big part of that. And he’s going to get a 3 year deal, bank on that.
we rocked faces off
that’s a freaking fact
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
i like this comment
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I agree in part with 2
in whole with 1
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions
A good time to salute the Purple Row....
…and all its denizens. What a great, smart, funny and committed bunch of bloggers and posters. This place multiplies my enjoyment of baseball a hundred fold.
Cheers, everyone!
by BroJB on Oct 12, 2009 8:21 PM MDT reply actions 15 recs
To the Row!
May it live long, prosper, and remain witty to a fault.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Seconded
You guys are one of the only sites where I really feel comfortable as a visiting fan- it’s been really nice to see the site grow, and I’m looking forward to next season.
"I can't accept and won't concede that this is who we are..."
Agreed.
(But everyone knew that already)
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well
I’d rank it above GLB and Bleed Cubbie Blue. But that’s because at both of those sites, they kill and eat their own.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
I'm not sure how to respond
I enjoy reading over at the pit, although Jim’s writing makes me dizzy sometimes.
RMN calls it
a “wall of text”.
So I make fun of him for being illiterate.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
and I make fun of YOU for...
uh…
you’re dumb!
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Yup,
that’s pretty much how it goes.
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by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
murrrrfffffff
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:44 AM MDT up reply actions
Yeah....
our experiences with McCC haven’t been nearly as bad as yours. Then again, our experiences with GLB have been much worse, I think.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I find MCCers are at least sardonic and funny...
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I think
that guy comes around the ’Pit, too.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah that guy was cool
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Rec'd I love this place
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
Tink tink tink Cheers!
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I found this place in July...and feel like I've been here forever
And that’s because of what I believe are probably very fine people in real life and not just in the blogosphere. It made a tough summer, much more pleasant, especially since I’m not in Colorado.
I’m not done tonight but just wanted to say THANK YOU!! and THANK YOU to the Purple Row staff for your great job in keeping this place shipshape and fun!!
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Here since August.
And I can’t say enough about what a fantastic place this is. I read, I learn, and I enjoy baseball more fully thanks to the Row and the folks that inhabit it.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
You'll enjoy the offseason, I think.
Not as much activity, of course. But I never really paid close attention to baseball moves in between seasons, but I really got into it the last couple because of the Row.
been here since about July to
havent left since
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys.. To 2010.
I started lurking in spring training
It started becoming a very regular site for me to visit, and even though I usually don’t join/participate much in these sort of blog sites, I love coming here. It’s been a good place to follow the Rox. Now I’ll be relying on it to get me through the offseason.
I found Purple Row in July or August, and it's great to see a lot of people showing their interest online about the Colorado Rockies.
Thanks again to Russ and his staff for this Purple Row site, and trying your best to keep the site from the excessive foul language. I’ve seen sightseeing around some of the other SBNation sites and it gets out of hand with people typing away riddled with expletives. It’s good to see your crew trying your best to have an exciting conversation talking and discussing about the Colorado Rockies, without constantly throwing out f-bombs.
By the way, I’m going to root for the Phillies and the Angels in the LCS round.
GO ROCKIES and their minor league affiliates in 2010!
Go Sky Sox!
In 2010 and always!
Gotta root for the hometown boys, you know.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Drink!
"Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when Ubaldo is throwing fastballs by you."
by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 12, 2009 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Amen!
I only found this place recently, but it’s been a godsend. Not only entertaining, but I learn a lot, too. I intrinsically understand baseball, but I’ve never been good as a stathead. This place helps me with that. :) You guys are awesome…
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by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I feel like 10x the fan since I know about
and post on this site. I cannot wait for pitchers and catchers to report!
-Joe
I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.
twitter.com/joeneumann
thread title almost made me cry
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
What a year
What a heartbreaking fangraph though…. Man, that was a good series and I tip my hat to the Phillies. While I am proud of their season, this one’s gonna sting awhile. Plus, I’m very bummed to think that I might have not even gotten to see Hawpe play his last game as a Rockie… but I don’t want to think about that tonight. We were there, we let it go, but we will be back. Blah- I still love my Purple!
Is loosing Hawpe that big of a deal
I think not… I think loosing Hawpe becomes a 1 or 2 game improvement.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
We can loose him, too.
Either way works.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
wow, actually it does
I hate you for pointing that out
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Well maybe overall,
similar to the Holliday trade. It actually benefited us BUT Hawpe is my favorite player so I have huge homerism toward him and would hate to see him on another team.
I had the same problem with Holliday.
It got better.
And then they gave me Giambi, who I’ve been a fan of since his first go-round with the A’s. So it all works out in the end.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
I STILL get giddy when he comes up and the NWO wolfpack song starts playing
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions
I know what you mean MissR.
I’m thinking we may never see Atty, Hawpe, Marquis, or Fogger in a Rockies uniform again…
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I wouldn't be shocked
to see Fogg get an invite to ST…but agree on the others. It’s been a good run Brad and Garrett, you too Jason.
The one thing about Tracy, I don't like
is that he seems to have a doghouse, CDI and Hawpe seem to be living there…well for a little while
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
For Hawpe its deserved
he hasn’t hit crap since the ASB and this guy
has more range
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
by wolf213 on Oct 12, 2009 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions 4 recs
yeah, Tracy was about as patient as one could be with Hawpe
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
It breaks my heart as silly as that sounds
I really think that’s why I’m so bummed about this year being over. They accomplished more than I would’ve dreamed of in May, but still, I want more! And I HATE knowing that some of my favorites are most likely gone.
MissR, get out of my head!!!!
I feel exactly the same…
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I think we are alone in our Hawpe love....
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I don't think you're alone.
I think you just look at him from a bit more of an emotional standpoint than some others do. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
I mean, I love him too. But I also can’t overlook his struggles. So I might be sort of in between the two perspectives.
Oh, I see.
You mean you think she’s alone.
I truly don’t think she is. Unless I’m misreading, those who say they’ll miss Hawpe aren’t necessarily saying he’s the very best option going forward. Just that he’s a player the like. Plenty of people love players based on things other than results. Especially when they’ve been productive in the past and earned that love at one point. Some people don’t lose that.
Poor attempt
at being funny. I’ll miss him, but I won’t miss his salary or his defense, or his hitting vs. lefty’s.
You might
wanna keep Hawpe around. Brandon Webb will be back next season, and he’s literally got the best career OPS+ vs. Webby of any player.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Didn't
Webb’s arm fall off? Are you fellows going to pick up that option? I’ve heard conflicting rumors on that.
Whaaa?
Staple gun, man, you can reattach an arm, easy.
From what we’ve heard, his surgery apparently went well, and they’re likely to pick up the option. Which makes sense. Webb at 85% is probably better than most other pitchers we could get for $6.5 million.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
I thought
not picking up that option would be kind of silly. I know you guys are on a budget too, but that’s a worthwhile gamble in my opinion.
Yeah
That’s the way most of us have been feeling all along. Plus, almost sorta feel like we owe the guy.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
I'm sure Haren
will be happy to have him back. Sort of takes some of the pressure off of him. Probably still won’t help him pitch well in the second half though ;)
You never know
Haren’s second half this year wasn’t actually all that bad- 3.47 ERA, 1.053 WHIP, went 7-4, and he cut his walk rate by about a third from the first half of the season. If that’s a second half collapse, I’ll take it. =)
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Danny's "2nd half collapse"
was August.
Still the best season of his career.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
YAH BUT THE NL WAST
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:34 PM MDT up reply actions
TRUE NO OFENCE ANYWARE
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by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Yea
His September was pretty solid, thank god for my fantasy team, I was watching him pretty closely. I’ll come clean – I root for you guys unless you are playing us. Although this may not have been the case in September 2007 (although I was pretty intoxicated for alot of that month so I don’t remember alot).
Actually,
Danny was just quoted in the Republic saying that he really wants the team to exercise Webb’s option.
He wants to compete, rather than be a big fish in a small pond.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
What I mean by Hawpe love for me,
is that he was always the underdog. Worked his ass off to get where he Called a coach in college to convince him to give him a look. Is an 11th round draft pick and at last has a career year in the 1st half of this season…and becomes an All-Star. Just a great baseball story. And watching him throw a laser, is a thing of beauty.
I recognize his struggles, but just believe he’ll get better. Unfortunately, I think it will be elsewhere…
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Did you see
Carlos’ throw to get the out at thirdget hosed by the ump at third? I like his arm in RF going forward.
It was a good throw no doubt..
and we did get hosed..
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
My only basis
for claiming we got hosed was from the guy next me at the urinal in the 7th who had been listening to it on the radio, I guess i’ll take your word for it as well.
It was a very close play....
(Hawpe might have nailed him :P)
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I am on this boat too...
regardless of how they were this year…I can’t hide it, it’s even in my screenname.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh the sad irony...
my playoff tshirts (Wild Card and Rocktober) will be in the mail tomorrow. Ugh…
I got nothing.
A wild season that thankfully went longer than when everyone thought when we were 15 1/2 games back early in June.
Things look promising for 2010, with Francis and Buchholz coming back in 2010, and with some other promising faces just around the corner (Eric Young, Jr., Jhoulys Chacin, Samuel Deduno, Casey Weathers, and possibly even Christian Friedrich), here’s hoping for a successful 2010.
I feel like Billy Beane
One of the worst closers in the league comes through while one of the best totally implodes…Playoffs are such a crapshoot. Also CarGo is going to have a huge 2010.
+1000 for CarGo.
The man’s a force to be reckoned with.
LAZOR!
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
by Duncan1800 on Oct 12, 2009 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
LAZORRRRRR
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
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by Hollidayrain on Oct 12, 2009 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions
+100,000,000,000
For CarGo and his LAZORRR, as well as Hollidayrain’s involvement in it!!!♥
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:57 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not going to give one...
I’m just wondering if it’s ok to do so.
by MarshallMcCard on Oct 12, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Sure
1. CarGo RF
2. Fowler CF
3. Helton 1b
4. Tulo SS
5. Stewart 3b
6. Smith LF
7. Ianetta C
8. Someone besides Barmes 2b
9. Ubaldo.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
EY2
"Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when Ubaldo is throwing fastballs by you."
by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 12, 2009 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions
stick EY2 in and that lineup is unreal
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys.. To 2010.
Isn't that RMN's line?
Who do you trade for him?
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
Hawpe would make a nice DH option for the O's
We can throw in a slightly used Barmes as well.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
can we give them Atkins as well
mora ain’t getting any younger and I’m sure Atkins will respond well to facing Sabathia, Halladay, Shields, and Lester regularly.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:38 PM MDT up reply actions
seriously though
I have an unpopular suggestion that I’ll wait on until we’ve cooled down from the NLDS.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Who does it involve
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Oooh, wow.
I wanna be around for this.
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by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions
It if involves
Trading any of Stewart, Tulo, CarGo, or Ubaldo, it is a very dumb idea.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
Release Torrealba?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 12, 2009 11:51 PM MDT up reply actions
ding ding ding
not really
It’s not that epic, but I know it’ll spur discussion
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:44 AM MDT up reply actions
but the offense would be otherwordly
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys.. To 2010.
Ask the 2008 squad how that works when you have defensive holes...
…you can’t get into a shootout; you have to win with pitching if you want to really go deep…
why would you put your best all around hitter leadoff??
cargo is a 3 in the making – maybe you put him at 5 next year, but you’re wasting a TON of power if you hit him 1.
watch this space for a soon to be created clever remark....
Because he gets one base
and can get things started with a leadoff home run… and Ideally you would want your best hitter to get the majority of AB’s therefore putting him at one isn’t a bad thing.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
the SABR lineup has your best wOBA hitters in the 1,2,4
with the best in the 2 and 4, as to maximize plate appearances for a player who will use them the best. That said, based on 2009, we should have Helton, Gonzalez, Smith, and Tulo in the top 4, which probably ends up being:
1. Cargo
2. Smith
3. Helton
4. Tulo
so no big changes there. Depending on whose power swings end up improving or declining, we can juggle those a bit.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:44 PM MDT up reply actions
This would probably be the time
to mention that, when he was in the Arizona farm system, a lot of scouts actually liked Carlos Gonzalez as a prospect even better than Justin Upton.
Granted, this was a few years ago, but still.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Of course.
Happy FOR him, but frustrated that it’s not with us.
Stupid Billy Beane.
(Not to be a homer, but I still think Upton has been as advertised though, and will have a better career than CarGon)
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Upton's still relatively raw
but awesome and starting to get more cooked/polished. I always get nervous about super young raw guys in the majors, because I feel they’re so much more prone to falling into bad habits in terms of like a stance, swing, timing, whatever.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:45 PM MDT up reply actions
What about the 2010 pitching staff?
Ubaldo
De La Rosa
Cook
Francis/Chacin/Frederich/Matzek/Deduno/Rogers
Brothers/Weathers/Buchholz/Lindsay/Street
want.
"Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when Ubaldo is throwing fastballs by you."
by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 12, 2009 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Ummm I think 2010
might be a biiiiiit early for Matzek, who has yet to throw a professional pitch
Unless there's
a massive injury bug in the FA market and minors.
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by Russ Oates on Oct 12, 2009 8:50 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
why would anyone give up on him?
He had one bad playoff outing. Ubaldo had one, we’re not talking about giving up on him.
I was incredibly impressed with Hammel. He has some maturation to do, obv, but I feel as if getting a more mature head about him combined with having a stable role as a starter will help him learn to command his fastball better and learn how to better complement it with a change and that gorgeous curveball of his – I love his curveball, yes I do.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:47 PM MDT up reply actions
His curve is what Kile's should have been at Coors
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 12, 2009 11:48 PM MDT up reply actions
In all fairness
to Jason. He had one bad inning, against a very good lineup. In an environment that most Major League pitchers would probably have a tough time commanding their fastball.
Jus sayin…
this.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:59 PM MDT up reply actions
haha, I'm in
2009 was already the best Rockies pitching, period.
Show of hands: who wishes Astacio was suddenly 28 again?
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At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:48 PM MDT up reply actions
While we're saluting, a thought for some folks we most likely have seen the last of.....
Brad Hawpe
Garret Atkins
Jason Marquis
and also possibly, we’ll be saying farewell to:
Jason Giambi
Ryan Spillborghs
Manny Corpas
and, who know who else?
Thanks for your contributions, gentlemen!
Is Hawpe tradable
without taking a bad contract back or throwing in money?
I think we have him signed
we can’t non tender him without eating money
I think Atkins and Hawpe will be gone, but I'd be really suprised if Barmes is.
(Not necessarily commenting on what I think they should do, just on what I think they will do.)
Barmes needs to stay with this team
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Hawpe can be moved for a prospect or a contract....
…he’ll be attractive to an AL club who can use a DH/4th OF’er.
Wow, is it hot stove time already?
They’re just rolling the tarp onto the field, and we’re already talking trades.
I’m just gonna sit back and savor the accomplishments for a few weeks, then I’ll think about next year.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Hell of a season
This team is only going to improve from here.
In the meantime, go Broncos!
I think I'm gonna need the Row to get me through this
It’s kinda ridiculous how sad I am right now… I’m really proud of the boys, but it sucks that thats it. :(
Just got home from the game
I am totally exhausted, physically and mentally. Tough way to end the season, but am very optimistic about 2010
To Russ.
For putting me firmly in my place when I needed it. Enough said.
I don’t know how you do it and still watch the games, but you do it well and I salute you, sir.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
ok. That was depressing. I need booze.
things:
After the past 2 games I am absolutely exhausted.
Huston, seriously, WTF was wrong with you?
Re-sign O’dowd long term, right this instant!
Re-sign Tracy.
CarGo is going to absolutely mash in ’10.
"Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when Ubaldo is throwing fastballs by you."
by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 12, 2009 8:36 PM MDT reply actions
Now that I think about it...
…I haven’t eaten since 1:00.
Damn, I’m hungry – that can’t help the depression…
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
I ate mcdonalds
it was….ok
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:49 PM MDT up reply actions
just cracked a green and white bud light
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys.. To 2010.
Just think in the LDS round this year, three successful regular season closers struggled down the stretch (Huston Street, Joe Nathan, and Jonathan Papelbon).
Huston Street also had his postseason struggles with the Oakland A’s in the 2006 ALCS against Detroit, giving up the series-ending, walk-off homer against Magglio Ordonez.
Hopefully, Huston Street can regroup during the offseason and focus on the job at hand, and helping the Rockies to a World Series championship.
yea I was thinking....
Street wasn’t the only dominating starter to mess up in the Postseason. So that makes me feel better a little bit.
by Colsportsfan on Oct 12, 2009 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Makes you appreciate the godlike greatness that is Mariano Rivera...
…don’t it? Toughest job in baseball, especially in the postseason.
Heh.....
and how. :-D
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
You looked so much better in those colours...
…as a matter of fact, nobody looks good in those deep reds like Houston and Arizona have now…
Psssshhhht.
Purple and teal is so 1990s.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I suppose
it makes you folks happy to at least see a purple victory.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I agree
If it’s Yankees/Dodgers I will cry.
Again
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
I will care even less than I do now...
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Right now I just want to go into hibernation until next season
April 5th seems years away right now :(
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I know..
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Ugh
If it’s Dodgers and Yankees, I’m canceling everything and just replaying the season on my Playstation.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
If it's Yankees/Dodgers,
I’m rooting for a meteor to hit the stadium.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 9:34 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
If it hits while the series is in LA, and in the early innings
Then the non-player casualties would probably be low.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
by kishi on Oct 12, 2009 9:35 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ha...good one. How about LAA vs LAD
The stands will be empty, everyone stranded in traffic.
by GoodOleBoyCo on Oct 12, 2009 9:35 PM MDT up reply actions
HEYO!
GO ANGELS in that case.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
second
reccin dis
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:50 PM MDT up reply actions
My feelings on the four remaining teams
Angels: The team I’m rooting for. Would be a nice story with the death of a player and they have had to deal with some awful losses in the postseason the last few years.
Philies: I don’t hate the team, I just don’t like their fans. With the remaining options, not the worst thing that could happen.
Dodgers: Would hate every second of it. Seeing Manny win another World Series would make me vomit.
Yankees: Please Baseball Gods No. My reason to live would be gone.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions
That’s pretty much where I sit, too.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
+2
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
I admit. Phillies fans are…um… an acquired taste? Gruff but loveable? Well, okay, bipolar but loveable. Deep in our hearts we know that there is a 30-year winter coming at the end of this brief ascendency, like “Flowers for Algernon.”
by Wet Luzinski on Oct 12, 2009 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Poetic,
and a gracious way to parry the criticism.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:43 PM MDT up reply actions
My former team!
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Joe Nathan is otherworldly good as well
so Huston – don’t sweat it.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:49 PM MDT up reply actions
My long-delayed productivity...
T-Minus 10 seconds to liftoff. 10…9… 8…
Always worth repeating at the end of each season:
“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.” (A. Bartlett Giamati)
GO ROCKIES!!! Looking forward to 2010!
by aeolian on Oct 12, 2009 8:41 PM MDT reply actions 7 recs
THIS and rec'd infinitum..
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Oh, somewhere in this purple land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Denver — mighty Tulo has struck out.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
by Duncan1800 on Oct 12, 2009 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
AWWW...that's just.....
awwww…:(
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
[blush]
Love that poem, ever since I saw the Disney cartoon version as a wee babe.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Was that Disney?
Or Warner Brothers?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
p sure it was disney
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:57 PM MDT up reply actions
/blubbers and dorks out
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 13, 2009 12:01 AM MDT up reply actions
This was good to read
my heart is broken tonight. I know every season ends badly but one, but as the cold of the last 2 games and watching the Rockies lose games I thought they should have won…to lose the series….something wasn’t right…..this sums up exactly what’s in my heart tonight.
Great Season Rockies. Thanks for the Memories.
It's not too early
To get excited about next season! Yes, Jim Tracy has earned a multi-year deal. Period. Dan O’Dowd really gets a extension.
But folks, let’s be serious here. We have two pain points on this team. They are called second base and third base. We might be able to work a deal on Atkins that allows him to try and get better, and gives us the upside of his performance.
EY2 has proven that he has the raw talent to compete at second.
And Cargo, Fowler and Smith have proven that they are the outfield of the future. We have a decent amount of pitching stored up – and I would not be surprised to see Marquis hang around.
Corpas. Yeah, we want him. Will be tough negotiations, but we want him.
I am seriously scared after this year
I hope he is going to be fine… But he was a near automatic out at times.
and he was a Monster other times
He’s young, he will get consistent.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
I'm cautiously optimisitic on Stewie
He’s like watching pre all-star break CarGo – there’s so much talent there and you know that it will take just a little adjustment for it all to blossom.
Corpas is also signed long term
the only way we don’t keep him is if he is traded.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
i can now come clean about my sig.
i had 500 on the rockies to win the nl pennant at 150-1 odds. for someone who has been unemployed for 5 months now, it was a big dream, but one that wasn’t meant to be.
that said, i really enjoyed the ride. this is the best internet blog i’ve encountered – a great community with passionate fans and just plain good people.
best of luck to all of you and to your Rockies.
May the Rockies bring me to paydirt!
And best of luck to you in the job hunt.
I had wondered what your sig was about…mystery solved!
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
thanks. pr addiction may keep me lurking
we’ll see. if the addiction has legs, this offseason i will look forward to being educated by the SABR guys, and finding out what Russ’ latest read is.
May the Rockies bring me to paydirt!
That's a first.
Someone actually wanting to know what I am reading.
NEVER SURRENDER DREAMS
Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!
Russ I have zero interest in hearing about what jedi's psionic abilities match up against which robot's
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:58 PM MDT up reply actions
I feel you brother....
…that would have been one hell of a bet.
But it would have been tougher on you had they made it to the NLCS and lost there. So you got that going for you :)
Oh, wow
That would have been amazing, and as a guy who’s unemployed myself, I share your pain.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
wow, I'm unemployed as well. I thought about putting a bet on the Rox to win it all..
but I’m chicken to do that..
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Well then, something to look forward to in 2010....
….a much better economy and a Rockies team that’s one year old and better.
Hope all of you folks who are scuffling find better things in the year ahead.
yes, 2010 hopefully will be a better year for all of us who have been riding the pine
i guess that goes to cdi and stewie, as well
May the Rockies bring me to paydirt!
I had them to win the WS
at 35 to 1 odds, but I only put down $10. Still, it was fun while it lasted.
-Joe
I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.
twitter.com/joeneumann
Contracts
Is there a good resource for the Rockies 2010 contracts? I would be interested to know how painful the recession was for the team.
cots contracts
Cot’s contracts. Watch the site for the inevitable thousands of 2010 threads that pop up.
As for the effect of the recession, no one really knows, but there was a recent story in the Post about payroll not going up much, and that despite matching 2008’s attendance total, revenue was a bit down. No real surprise there.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
cot's contracts is such an awesome site
MLB4u used to be my go-to, but they stopped updating a year or so back, and then Cot’s swept in and took me on the rebound
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 12, 2009 11:59 PM MDT up reply actions
What a year!
First off, I love you, Rockies. You guys are my life during the summer, as pathetic as that sounds. If any players, staff, anyone who helped make the Rockies who they are is reading this, thank you so much for all the joy you provide me and thousands of other people.
Hurdle, you’re managing was terrible most of the time, but you are a really great guy, and I was sorry to see you leave the organization in May. I’m glad you’ve still found work, and I wish you all the best.
To the players that may leave us during the offseason: Thanks for making this year special, bringing Rocktober back and all. Garrett, I’m sorry I call you Outkins, you’re really not that bad. Brad, Spilly, please don’t leave, please.
To Carlos: I’ll admit I was angry with you at first for taking Spilly’s spot, but I haven’t regretted one moment you’ve spent with this team.
Tulo, wow.
To the Toddfather: What a comeback! 2000 hits. Future hall of famer, and you’ve still got some games left in you.
To the Rocky Mountain News: Sure, you’re a newspaper, not a player on a baseball team, but I still miss you. The DP just isn’t the same.
and, of course, to Purple Row: I can’t even describe how much I’ve learned about baseball since finding this site. Thank you so much to Russ, Rox Girl, RMN, PF, Silverblood, theoldgrizzlybear, Jabberwocky, and everyone who makes this site what it is. I can’t wait to spend the offseason talking about the Rockies with you all!
by Rockie4Ever on Oct 12, 2009 8:46 PM MDT reply actions 10 recs
Strongly rec'd.
Can’t disagree with any of that.
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Here here....and rec'd
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Did my part
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
(To rec the comment, I meant)
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Hugely Rec'd....
I agree with every single thing you have said…this fanbase/members of this site are definitely blessed.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Mea Maxima Culpa
To Cargo, to whom I said many bad things this season. Please forgive me!
I think we are all a little guilty of that...
but WOW did he come through and change all our minds once we got to know him! One of my favorite players EVER!Awesome player and person…great with the fans, spark plug to the team with his energy, never gives up etc. etc.!! Ifeel so blessed to have him on our team!!
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Live by the Street Die by The street
I over manage ALL the time as a fan. I pull pitchers, switch hitters, bunt ….yadda yadda way more then anyone else…
However all i can say is this. I 100% would’ve kept Street in for the whole 9th. I didn’t even think of taking him out. He has 47 saves. After he blew it I went to Beimel obviously but seriously no one makes that call.
Street blew the playoffs 100%. However! Shit happens…people are human. Torre, Cargo, Atkins decided to step up while the regulars did squat.
It sucks. I’m pissed. I’m numb. However, I can’t blame anyone but Street yet I don’t blame him at all.
The Yankees win and Die by Rivera. The Roxs can live and die by street. Bummer over all.
Amazing season with a disappointing ending.
On a negative note I think Hawpe/0-14 Barmes need to go
and remember, Street is just 25 years old.
He’ll get better. And this experience will make him better the next time the Rox get to the postseason (2010!).
Street is only 25?
Really? I didn’t know that….
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, I saw him pitch in the College World Series
and remember thinking it would be cool if he ended up the Rockies. Then looked at the program and realized he was a junior at the time and I was a sophomore in college.
-Joe
I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.
twitter.com/joeneumann
Hell, Ubaldo "High Heat" Jimenez even knocked in a single!
This team is nothing if not committed, and Street just as much as anyone else. It shows, and I’m proud of them.
To a blazing 2009, and to a scorching 2010!
At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
"If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan
Barmes never even reached base the whole series...
not even on a fielders choice!
I hope EY2 works on his fielding over the winter because we really need someone else.
by BittenAnkles on Oct 12, 2009 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
I'll keep Barmes v LHP and when he's hot
because much as I know 20HR doesn’t necessarily mean anything…it’s still kind of impressive
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:01 AM MDT up reply actions
I 100% would’ve kept Street in for the whole 9th.
yeah me to
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:00 AM MDT up reply actions
too....ARGH
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:00 AM MDT up reply actions
I always do it in sims
I have a long hook
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:45 AM MDT up reply actions
Myself as well
I would have considered Beimel for about half a second, but with how lights out Street has been, he deserved the chance to show he could keep Howard from getting an extra base hit
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 13, 2009 4:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm moving this comment down here
Anybody talking about Corpas as a part of the 2010 team – you guys are making me giggle.
I’m still a big Huston Street fan. But he got in a bad spot tonight and got beat by a great hitter. The fact that he was in to face Howard wasn’t his fault.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
You think Corpas gets traded?
I don’t think he’ll be the closer like someone said (barring injury, meltdowns, etc.), but I could still see him as a part of the bullpen.
Yeah, he most likely gets moved....
…as we should be picking up Betancort’s option, and we’ll have Bucholz coming back, there’s really isn’t a place for him. We’re pretty well set for late inning righties.
Corpas - From Cot's Baseball Contracts
2010 2.75$ Mil
08:$0.575M, 09:$0.75M, 10:$2.75M, 11:$3.5M, 12:$6M club option ($0.25M buyout), 13:$8M club option ($0.5M buyout)
escalators may increase:
2011 salary by $1M to $4.5M
options by $1M each to $7M in 2012 and $9M in 2013
Well, if they're making their decistions based on pocketbook,
that would tend to suggest that Betancourt goes and Corpas stays…
I mentioned this in an article
Corpas was like our only groundballing reliever.
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:02 AM MDT up reply actions
groundballs with our defense >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BB
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:46 AM MDT up reply actions
Thanks
So given the cost difference between the two, is picking up Betancourt’s option dependent on getting something for Corpas?
That’s assuming it’s an either/or proposition.
I would imagine so...
although the problem lies in that they won’t be able to move Corpas before they have to decide to pick up Betancourt’s option/offer him arb.
The idea of 'Corpas as a closer' gives me nightmares...
…but somehow, I don’t think that Betancourt is on the ’10 roster, and until Buchholz is available in June, I think Corpas would make a fine 7th- or 8th-inning man…
Great season Rox
Godspeed and here’s to Rocktober 2010!
"We're only gonna score 17 points? Hah hah" - some clown.
I need a break from the post mortems
You guys are seriously choking me up here.
It’s been a hell of a ride. I’ll be around in the days, weeks, and long months to come. Thanks for the great season, and helping us all Read and Learn together.
We need a real second base man. The Rockies need to decide if that is EY2. A “Kaz Matsui” would have made this postseason.
Really?
So Kaz Matsui was the only missing piece?
Really?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
You never know
Matsui’s numbers weren’t much better than Barmes in the regular season this year.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Yes
And I’m not a fan of Matsui either, but I don’t think he goes 0-14… hell Ubaldo Jimenez had more hits then Barmes…. Barmes just plain sucks..
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
Barmes
is better defensively, though.
I don’t know by how much offhand.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
For as good as Barmes is on defense
his bat just cost us to many games to justify playing him anymore.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
What I'm saying is
that as good as he is on defense in runs saved over KazMat, I don’t think the overall gap is as wide as you think.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
But how do you quantify games cost offensively?
I don’t think you can. Runs cost, sure.
But I can’t think of a game where his bat was the sole reason we lost.
how about tonight?
we had runners at 2nd and 3rd, and if he comes through we win… he didn’t…. 0-14 cost us this series.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
He's not the only one that didn't come through, though.
0-14 is terrible. But I just don’t see how we can definitively say that one batter cost us the series.
You can't blame just one player
Tulowitzki’s bad baserunning in that double play cost the game. Street’s inability to get a third out in the eighth cost the game. Atkins stranding two in scoring position in the first cost the game.
It’s a team sport.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
everybody not getting hits at the ideal time cost us the series
it’s a team sport for a reason
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:03 AM MDT up reply actions
To me Street's two 9th innings were the most costly though
Games 3 and 4 set up like so many the Rockies won this year until the top of the 9th.
I can’t blame Street too much though because I realize we never get to the postseason without him.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 13, 2009 12:07 AM MDT up reply actions
why weren't we up by 7
we could’ve tossed Rincon and won
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:46 AM MDT up reply actions
nothing to argue with there.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 13, 2009 12:07 AM MDT up reply actions
Barmes
Was better offensively this year, too. OPS+ of 86 versus Matsui’s 75. I don’t see how Kaz makes the difference.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Oh, yeah.
We can definitely agree.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I would know.
KazMat was my fantasy 2B.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
From the Notes of the AP Recap
“Torrealba has 15 career postseason hits, one more than Kaz Matsui for most in Rockies history.”
I got an Astro’s shirt when we let Kaz get away. Barmes really killed us this whole series. He is who I thought he was.
Yorvit….once again putting CDI in his place.
by RockyNuggets on Oct 12, 2009 11:54 PM MDT up reply actions
After Yorvit's double, I was wondering that exact thing.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 13, 2009 4:17 PM MDT up reply actions
That would be a good trivia question.
(Most hits in Rockies postseason history)
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 13, 2009 12:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Yorvit has been huge in the playoffs
but no one wants a guy like him to have a franchise lead in the playoffs. Here’s to CarGo passing him in Game 2 of the 2010 NLDS
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 13, 2009 4:18 PM MDT up reply actions
why not?
I don’t understand this comment
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
because you'd rather hear about your big dogs leading the charge
rather than gritty mchotstreak backup catcher
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 6:41 PM MDT up reply actions
meh..perhaps its fitting that gritty McRISPY starting catcher
is leading the charge :)
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Highlights of 09 on FSN
I can’t watch, but I can stil hear it… “GRAND SLAM RYAN SPILBORGHS!!!… HE’S SPRINTING AROUND THE BASES!!!”
I think this was the defining moment of this year.
2010: Rockies - Phillies III: This Time It's Biblical
"We're only gonna score 17 points? Hah hah" - some clown.
Late to the post-season party
I DVR’d the game because it came on during work in the Central Time Zone, so I just got through watching it. What a rollercoaster.
A few thoughts on the game/season/comments above:
1. The Phillies are just pro hitters, the best offensive lineup in the NL. That they won the NL East so easily with a bullpen blowing leads all year shows how good they are. Their not-so-secret? Mix of left/right/switch batters, with a couple of lefty hitters (Utley & Ibanez) who hit lefty pitchers as well as righties. Also, no automatic outs, 1 thru 8. Contrast that w/ the Rox, with several lefties not very strong against lefty pitchers, inconsistency from the two 3B’s, and an automatic out in the 8 hole.
2. Cargo & Dex have gone from “Will he ever live up to his talent?” and “Does he belong in the Majors yet?” to prime time starters over the course of the season, with Cargo having “superstar” written all over him. Can’t wait to see them playing fulltime in 2010.
3. Hawpe and Barmes need to go, especially the latter. The Rox can probably get back to the playoffs with a defense-only 2B, but they can’t match up with the Phils or Dodgers with one. “Make the playoffs” should no longer be this team’s goal. They have the talent to compete with the top teams.
4. I have an off-the-wall suggestion for a replacement 2B/utility player if EY2 doesn’t pan out (and I think he should be given a full chance to see what he can do with regular PT.) The Astros would like to dump Kaz Matsui’s $6 mil contract. He’s not popular in Houston & can’t be happy there. The Astros need a power-hitting 3B badly,
Geoff Blum being totally done & a young prospect not showing much this year. So, Barmes & Atkins (salary dump for both should almost pay Matsui’s salary) for Matsui, with maybe a minor league pitching prospect thrown in by the ’Stros. I repeat: Barmes has to go for this team to get to the top level of Phils/Dodgers/Yanks/Angels/Sox.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Does Barmes have to go or does he just have to not be the starter?
I think there’s a large difference.
At this point?
I think he has to go…somewhere along the line he turned into less of a hitter than Q…
He could fill Q's spot fine
But he’s arbitration-eligible & probably too costly for that role.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
That's a good point.
Based on what we’ve been hearing, though, I don’t see him going anywhere.
I think we just have to hope that EY2 seizes the job in ST.
Barmes is due for a big pay raise though
not worth keeping him as a backup.
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
I have a funny feeling, that a few teams
might want Barmes’ glove and power when he isn’t popping out…
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
I repeat: Barmes has to go for this team to get to the top level of Phils/Dodgers/Yanks/Angels/Sox.
Yeah, none of them
had to deal with
substandard offensive performance
from typically defensively critical positions
Barmes is clearly the only thing that made us lose.
(this is directed at a lot of the general barmey hate)
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:21 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
My last word for the night
And I’ll let Steven Goldman at Baseball Prospectus have it, talking about the Manager of the Year vote.
“…what they’re going to look at is that they played .640 ball for Tracy, which is up there in Bob Lemon’ 78 territory. The call to let Street pitch there is as bad as there is, but it doesn’t negate that turnaround… Though one suspects it was coincidental to Tracy. It seems as if the biggest “change” Tracy made was that Tulowitzki started hitting like crazy."
That’s about how I feel about Tracy tonight and how I will feel until the next time he has a chance to make a series or season-turning decision and a chance to change my mind. We’re not playing tomorrow for a lot of reasons, but he’s a pretty big one and that’s awfully frustrating.
That said… fun year, fun team, and I can’t wait until next year when Carlos Gonzalez wins the MVP and Troy Tulowitzki wins an award that they have to invent just for him because he’s so awesome.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
I salute you and Steven Goldman of Baseball Prospectus for your....
…contrarian and most likely, quixotic position. I sure as heck disagree with it but you make it with passion.
And, as I posted above, CarGo and Tulo have the potential to become mega-stars. That Holliday deal will ultimately be remembered for CarGo, not Holly.
I have a feeling
that the best asset Jim Tracy brought to the Rox’ managerial position was the talent of not being Clint Hurdle.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
That and not being on the hot seat.
I think the pressure of trying to keep a manager his job hurt almost as much as Hurdle himself.
True.
But mostly, Tracy was just really good at not being Clint Hurdle.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions
well this just sounds familiar
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:21 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
That's usually the comment I made whenever the Tracy love started
I didn’t see him do anything special, and the fact that he wasn’t Hurdle made this team turn around. You have to credit him somewhat for the level at which this team turned around, but I’m just not sold on TRACY MADE THE DIFFERENCE so much as NOT BEING CLINT HURDLE MADE THE DIFFERENCE
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 9:26 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh.
Yeah…. I sorta feel like if you guys had hired the bat boy to manage the team, you would have done almost as well, because the bat boy was equally talented at not being Clint Hurdle.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I could've gotten this team to 87 wins
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 9:42 AM MDT up reply actions
Exactly
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I love the idea of CarGo having a banner year...
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 9:59 PM MDT up reply actions
You do realize that.....
…in CarGo and Tulo, we have two guys who can very well blossom into true superstars? I’m talking Pujols/Howard territory. They’re what, 23 and 25?
Toss in Ubaldo, Dexter, Street and all those young arms and, man, we’ll be having a lot of fun around here for a long time to come.
Total Heartbreak
“Baseball breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come and you need it most, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.” Source: The Green Fields of the Mind (Yale Alumni Magazine, November 1977)
I can see others have already started to look toward 2010. I’m not ready yet. I need to be sad for a little while.
For me the key to the whole series was the closers. Coming into the series I thought we had a lockdown 9th and they were going to have issues. But in game 3, Street gives up a run in the 9th while Lidge shuts the door, tonight Street has a two run lead and can’t hold it. Games 3 and 4 are the games the Rockies won all year long and that is what makes it so painful. I want to bad mad at Street but I know there’s no way we are in the postseaon without him. So my emotion for now is just heartbreak.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:12 PM MDT reply actions
Closers are like field goal kickers
Their successes and failures are always magnified.
But I’ll tell you this, I’d rather have had Street out there tonight than Manny Corpas, Jose Jiminez, Dave Veres, Bruce Ruffin, Brian Fuentes, Darren Holmes or any of the other names who have come and gone.
Without Street, we’d have all been watching the Braves in the post season. I salute him for an amazing season.
by BroJB on Oct 12, 2009 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec'd
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I agree and this is why it hurts so much
Street had been so good all year and I expected us to win the game because of that. Tonight’s game reminded me of so many we had won this year until……….
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
we met our match?
Your perspective just made me feel much better about this game. We were beaten by the defending WS Champs….I guess that’s the place in my mind this goes….
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I'm glad I made somebody feel better because I feel like crap right now.
The 9th inning just keeps replaying in my head over and over again like a reoccuring nightmare.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
I know what you mean....
It’s gonna take me awhile to digest this.
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I might've been ok with Mike Myers
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:22 AM MDT up reply actions
Every team
starts the season at 0-0 in 2010.
2007 NLCS rematch next year, yeah?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Nah.
Rockies vs. Nats for NLCS.
NEVER SURRENDER DREAMS
Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!
Right
Like the Natinals are going to give up their streak of #1 draft picks.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
PredictionFAIL.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
That would be interesting, to say the least.
I feel bad for the D-Backs this year. When I think of teams that are much better than their records, and have caught some really bad breaks, this is the first one I think of.
I look forward to the games in 2010. Shame I can’t root for them, though, even though they play in one of my favorite cities on the planet.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
well said Russ
the future is bright, i’ll look forward to enjoying playoff runs and appearances for the next several years.
watch this space for a soon to be created clever remark....
Is there a good site
That says how the minor leauge contracts work? For example, What do the contracts for Seth Smith and Cargo Look like? How long before big payouts for them?
yes, PR
Look for Jabberwocky’s articles on transactions. Both have 2 more slave years left (where their contracts are renewed by the team). 3 arb eligible years after that.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
I was
going to make the same suggestion.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
yeah jabbs rocked faces off with those articles
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by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:23 AM MDT up reply actions
I think I am to blame
I shaved my head today because I thought it would change our Luck… sorry guys
The Future:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
CarGo RF
Of all people...
…you made yourself look like Clint Barmes??
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not sure I can bear to watch highlights of the bottom of the 8th.
Torrealba was SO PUMPED and it’s heartbreaking to think that amount of passion went for naught.
There was a shot of him alone in the dugout
he looked so sad and emotional…and it looked like he never wanted to leave. Broke my heart..:(
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
A couple of areas that the Rockies will need to work on for 2010:
1) In the 2000’s, each of the teams in the National League West won the division at least once, except the Rockies. To do that, the Rockies MUST play better in division games. Just think, the Rockies were two games away from winning the N.L. West with a below-.500 record in the division. For the team to realistically win the N.L. West, you have to win more games against the Dodgers, Padres, Diamondbacks, and Giants.
2) Hopefully, the Rockies can continue building that mix of power and speed. The speed factor with Carlos Gonzalez, Dexter Fowler, and Eric Young, Jr. makes the team promising, but if we need more home run power from others, aside from Troy Tulowitzki and Clint Barmes. (Watching the Triple-A team in Colorado Springs this year, it was great to see the speed that Eric Young, Jr. and Mike McCoy displayed on the basepaths. But there was no power on this year’s Sky Sox squad, hitting less than 90 homers this season, with a team at over 6,500 feet in elevation). Maybe the Rockies will have to spend wisely in free agency to get another big bat in the lineup.
3) Continue working with the home-grown talent. On that playoff clinching game on October 1st, the line up was built with strictly homegrown talent. The last few years have proven that the Rockies are moving in the right direction, with homegrown talent and an occasional free agent added into the mix.
Hopefully, Rockies fans will be able to get out to see their favorite players in 2010, whether with the Rockies at Coors Field, or future Rockies players in the minors, whether in Triple-A down in Colorado Springs, or in Double-A at the Tulsa Drillers new park, or their other affilates across the country.
Have a fun offseason.
Hard to believe it is over.....It seems baseball brings out the kid in many of us
and that is why, even though I am more recently a Rox fanatic (I admit, 2007 sucked me in from casual land) I like it so much. Tonight’s loss reminds me of when I was
about 10 or so, and my BFF and I spent all friday afternoon/eve building a giant snow fort after a big strom. The next day was Sat. and we had big plans for the fort. My big brother and his idiot friend wrecked it before we got to enjoy it. Stupid Philly fort wreckers! We will build a bigger stronger fort next time :)
Thanks for the fun PR. Learned alot from you guys! Go Broncs and Nuggies!
Can't Wait for 2010
It has been a great year and even with a rough ending this team is on the rise.
See you on Opening Day Rockies! Let’s make 2010 even better than this year!
Hey guys...
Big Texas Rangers fan here… but the Rockies are the team I like to root for the most other than the Rangers (easily my 2nd favorite team)…
Truly a heart breaker tonight. But there is a bright future for both of our teams, and I wouldn’t be too surprised if I was forced to root against the Rockies in a WS in the not too distant future (Rangers vs. Rockies 2010 or 2011?).
I hope to start following Colorado a little more next year, I’ll be looking forward to some fun baseball!
It's a great site,
and a likable team. (And I say this as a fan of a division rival)
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
I really sincerely wish that it was us facing you guys in the NLCS again...
two division rival small market teams….not having everything be about money and big names/biases, just baseball.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Same here
Plus, then Manny would be sitting at home.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Yeah... unfortunately
I may have to pull for the Dodgers at this point. Obviously can’t stand the Angels… and I don’t know if I can put “root” and “Yankees” in the same sentence. Dodgers = Lesser of the 4 remaining evils?
Oh, right, the AL West thing
Yeah, my sister’s a huge Mariners fan, so she’s been having some problems this off-season, too. The Dodgers are working to be the NL version of the Yankees anyway, so no way I can cheer for them.
Don’t think of it as cheering for the Angels, think of it as cheering against the Yankees?
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
The Mariners
are the most tolerable of all the other AL West teams. Their fans are really pretty knowledgeable, they have some great bloggers.
At this point, I’m not really pulling for anyone.
Unfortunately,
you’re probably a Cowboys fan, right?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Unfortunately for me... yes.
Get this…
Rangers, Cowboys, FSU Seminoles…
Doesn’t get much more sad than right now.
Oooh.
Makes you feel any better, I’m a Redskins fan.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Didn't they lose to one of those teams from Ohio?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 13, 2009 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Lions......
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Errr.... hopefully without
the dangerous littering this time.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
lol, yes without that...
just good ol’ division rivals squaring off, with normal craziness!
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:47 PM MDT up reply actions
It was good to see Texas have a good season, but the problems the Rangers have had was the team always seemed to wilt away in the August heat.
With Nolan Ryan’s involvement, hopefully they are heading in the right direction. Several good quality pieces there with Ian Kinsler, Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz, along with Scott Feldman’s solid season on the mound. If the Rangers can condition themselves down the stretch in September, there’s some hope for the Rangers in Arlington.
Yeah...
And they put a lot of emphasis on conditioning this year, but guys like Millwood still wore down. They leaned heavily on him in the earlier parts of the season though, so going deep into games earlier in the season might not have paid off down the stretch.
Surprisingly pitching was not the problem late in the season, the offense just completely lost its focus and was hacking. Injuries were a pretty big problem late in the season too.
But the youth movement in Texas is starting to take over, so they will be a fun team next year.
At any rate, I really want to learn more about the Rockies, so I may lurk around here some more and absorb what I can!
While saluting the team let's not forget
a fond farewell to Jeff Kingery. It’s been a good run.
Somehow that made tonight even sadder...
and hearing “that ball’s going and it ain’t comin’ back” one last time…well that sent me over the emotional edge and continued the waterworks. :(
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Jeff rules!
170+ games till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Oct 12, 2009 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey Folks...
Phils fan here….not rubbing salt in the wound.
That was some of the most exciting and nail biting experiences I’ve seen in baseball in a long time. Y’all have a great team, and I think it’s headed in the right direction. Tracy is a class act and a heckuva manager. I also question the idea of leaving Street in to face Howard, but at the start of that inning, I honestly thought the Phils had a decent chance of tying it up (didn’t expect to take the lead tho..)
CarGo looks like a beast, where did he come from?
Helton’s a HOFer in my opinion.
The rest of the team is a bunch of solid contributors.
I expect to see your team back in the playoffs again next year.
I’m sorry for the way a lot of you probably feel right now (and especially Huston Street), but baseball will be back next year, and you’ve got a lot to look forward to.
Thanks
This makes me feel a little better.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks for your kind words.
Good luck to you guys against the Dodgers. I’d rather see you in the WS than them. Oddly.
Not really THAT odd....
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 13, 2009 12:01 AM MDT up reply actions
thank you..those are kind words..
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
Classy.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
and another Phils fan here.
Lots to agree with fellow TGPer Bilzo here. The Rox are set up well for the coming years. What a great series…last two nights were draining for us too. And I must also add— Purple Row reads like a real good time…I enjoyed following the other side from here. Good posts, lots of regulars, lots of action, very iinformed. I too, admit to having read…and learned! And I think your park and where it’s sited are great, having visited a few years back and enjoyed a TornaDough.
I’d say take it easy on Tracy. When Manuel first came to the Phils he got a raft of stuff about being a lousy in game mgr, etc. etc. In time the Phils came to believe in him & vice versa.
There’s not a ton to fix in the off-season, imho. Plus the chemistry feels much better to me on this club than LAD, which if they lose again to us or even in the WS seems like it will tear itself apart. Padilla, Martin, Pierre, Ramirez — this is not a clubhouse that will withstand adversity. I think you will give them plenty of it next season.
by Wet Luzinski on Oct 12, 2009 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks
I admit I have some negative perceptions of Philly fans (and Philadelphia itself) for a variety of reasons. Thanks for reminding me that I’m wrong. I need that sometimes. :)
That’s a lineup of studs you all have there. I was scared of the possibilities going into this series…for good reason, obviously. It’s a shame the games were scheduled the way they were—this was by far the most exciting and well-matched of the Division Series. These two teams gave each other all they could handle. While I could certainly have asked for more, this is about as good it gets.
Good luck against the Dodgers—trust me when I say you’re going to need it.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Whenever I see a fangraph it just reminds me of how happy or sad I was throughot the game.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions
So give us your insights??
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I love Rocktober. it was great.
sigh
KILL THE PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!!
by prettyinpurple on Oct 12, 2009 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Fans were really into it...
so many people chanting and screaming, both nights, and to the end…I think our team and fanbase has a lot to be proud of.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions
What was the mood after the game?
It seemed like the crowd was slow to leave.
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I think we felt blessed to be in the playoffs. thankful.
170+ games till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Oct 12, 2009 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Well some of the philly fans stuck around...
and a lot of the rockies fans were there for awhile too…it took a lot personally to leave. Some fans were still chanting how much they still loved the rockies behind where the postgame guys were.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions
The fans were great.I got on the big screen!
170+ games till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Oct 12, 2009 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions
excellent
Dear Rockies - Win today for the ToddFather! (and because I'm not ready to quit you for the season.)
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, hope we get to see you today!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, stalking the NL Pennant
I just checked my phone
I have like 30 texts from friends, family members and co-workers. You would have thought a family member would have died. This really makes me realize how lucky I am to have the Rockies. They have have a way of giving you an identity. Thanks to Purple Row I can answer any text message question about our Rockies.
I am also so proud of out team. Things could have worked out so much worse than they did. It feels like just yesterday when I was wondering if all of the players I was so excited about were just average players. Then they proved us right by playing to their potential.
2010 is going to be a year that we make our mark. With a few offseason moves (2nd base) and a step forward from Ian Stewart we will be rediculous. I love the direction and future of this team.
Thank you Rockies! It has been an amazing year!
YES!
170+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Oct 12, 2009 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Is there any chance that Street never fully recovered from his injury?
I mean the Brewers game, the struggles in game 2, the run in game 3, and the disaster in game 4. He had so many 1-2-3 innings all year and he just did not seem like the same pitcher after he came back.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 9:55 PM MDT reply actions
In time,
The Rockies may crumble,
The Broncos will fumble,
Its only a game they play…
BUT…
170+ long days till we meet again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeDEWKLNppM
170+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Oct 12, 2009 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Still a great season
I would just like to thank eveyone for having fun in the game thread over the season. I have found that my love for the Rockies has grown leaps and bounds simply because of this site. This was a great season and it was just hard to see it end the way it did. I think I will be a taking a couple day break from here and from paying attention to baseball hopefully by the world series this won’t hurt as bad.
Dex Knows
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. -C.S. Lewis
Poor Huston...
quote from the Denver Post
“It’s numbing,” Street said. “I take full responsibility for this loss. I let my teammates down.”
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13544652
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Aw
That’s a lot of pressure for one guy.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Bill Buckner sympathizes.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Tomorrow morning
Street’s going to get a condolences note from Buckner and Steve Bartman.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
HAHA!
I love Steve Bartman….
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Buckner and Bartman?? Really?
that’s the comparison….?
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Both of them
cost their teams?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Huston wasn't the only reason we lost this game
It was tough, but I think that’s not really a fair comparison…
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
I think the point is that he's the most visible one who will get the most attention.
Buckner and Bartman weren’t the sole reason those teams lost, either.
Exactly
Buckner spent years being crucified, even though his botched play only led to a series tie. The Red Sox had another whole game they could have won after that.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
None of them are solely responsible.
They just stick out like a sore thumb when those games are remembered.
BK Kim was the same way for us in the ’01 WS.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
yeahhhh no
Holliday is the new Buckner comp.
lots of elite closers have lost their team playoff series.
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:30 AM MDT up reply actions
Except
that the Dodgers swept the Cards…
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Holliday is the goat of the CS's and you know it
even if it’s all on franklin.
the similarities in the play there, both routine plays blown, both involved bullpens simply unable to get the job done.
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 9:19 AM MDT up reply actions
True,
but see, I don’t really get the same singling out of him in a standout way. It’s not like it was a Game 5, the Cards were just being beaten by the Dodgers in nearly every phase of the game.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
yea it happens Huston
we still love you…2010 here we come!
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
ROCKTOBER HAS BEGUN!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Oct 12, 2009 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Re-sign this man TOMORROW please...
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
I guarantee....
…that every Rockies player and coach took the time to remind Street that they wouldn’t have been there without him. He saved this team’s butt again and again, and no one in the clubhouse feels anything but good about him.
Hell be fine, just fine.
I'm alittle late here
But I want to personally thank The Row tonite. I didnt post to often this season but I was on here everyday and every night. This is such a blessing, I live in Texas and theres not many Rox fans down here so its great to have a place to go and feel like I’m at COORS.
Its so sad tonight, I feel like just sitting in the dark and watching the Spilly homer over and over again. Haha, its gonna take awhile to get over this but I love this team and its fans and cant wait to start Spring Training.
Forever Shall it be Rocktober
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 10:07 PM MDT reply actions
Funny you should mention the SpillySlam
I NEVER deleted that from my DVR…and still haven’t.
I’ll be rewatching that a few times..
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
watching him run
makes me smile and sends chills up my spine. Gotta love it
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
That's funny I never deleated it either.
And I only have a 40 hour box so I have to get rid of some stuff.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I was trying to clear off space...
and polled the Row and was told emphatically to not delete it. I also still have the win against the Giants in SF….
Yes I’m pathetic…
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
oh man
i’ve got so many games on mine from this year and I dont plan on deleting them anytime soon
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Well at least we're pathetic together
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah
haha, i just cant bring myself to clicking delete, but atleast theres someone else out there like me
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions
I go on there needing to clear space and say...
Here’s a few hours I can get rid of……….Oh wait I may need to watch that again. Like everyday this offseason.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions
i hear you
i’ve come to terms with the fact that that stuff will never be deleted
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 10:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I hate you people
with your DVRs and your Tivos and such…
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
One thing I wanted to mention again, since we haven't really talked about it much
since the game ended is how great Ubaldo was.
I’m so glad he was able to bounce back after Game 1. I can’t wait to see what he can do next year.
by holly96 on Oct 12, 2009 10:08 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Good Call! THIS!!
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
I like watching him pitch,
except that 95% of the time, this means he’s pitching against the Dbacks.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Great point
When you lose a game you had a great chance to win you forget about the players who put you in that position
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions
wow well then what a crazy way to end the year
2 GREAT GREAT games in coors field the last 2 nights…unfortunately they both ended in losses but GREAT season Rockies!…Looking forward to 2010 big time…Congrats Phillies….GO HALOS!!!!!!!!
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
ROCKTOBER HAS BEGUN!
Also Dexter's jump, and Giambi hitting like a mad man, as usual,
and Yorvit. All that was beautiful.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
I'm thinking George Karl might be drooling over
Dex about now…he could replace AC :P
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Well, it has been good hanging around here for the season
Provides a distraction during tough times. It was a great season with a disappointing end. Hopefully, next season will turn out well for the Rockies. Until I come back, so long fellow Rockies fans. May the best team win the World Series.
jeff kingery
so long, voice of summer…
big fan of his for a long time…but I have to say, that was a horrible jinx he pulled in the ninth inning to send himself into retirement
spent a good part of the top of the ninth
talking about the rockies flight plans to philly, la, etc.
More on Huston...just because
and reaffirms we MUST sign him immediately…
http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_13547990
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
He really seems like a stand up young man....
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Yep he is a stand up guy.
Very sad article but it reflects my mood.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm sorry. I"m not trying to be Debbie Downer
I wanted to share some of what I was reading…
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
No not a problem.
I need time to be sad right now. Get the pain out
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Me too...I'm thinking that's why we are all still here posting...
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
yeah, sleep is not an option right now
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
It's why I'm here
It’s helping little by little.
Thanks for that by the way
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
this made me really feel horrible for him
“You don’t hurt for yourself. You hurt for your teammates. You hurt for the opportunity we lost,” Street said.
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 11:03 PM MDT up reply actions
He seems so Zen about everything.
I hope he writes something in his blog tonight or tomorrow.
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
the fact that he held it together is saying something. I know if i was in his position, it would be an entirely different story
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions
exactly..
Did you see the interview on ESPN…he just looked …devastated..?
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
oh yeah he looked almost catatonic , hes such a good guy, it sucks that this happened to him.
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 11:09 PM MDT up reply actions
I teared up really..
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
same here, the flood gates opened when I saw that, just his expression or lack there of got me. Such a sad night
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 11:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Yorvit looked a bit the same
ESPN interviewed Todd and his voice cracked.
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
its hard to see our guys like this. You could tell Todd,like everyone else, was trying to stay strong but i never thought i’d hear that
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 11:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Hope that it makes them stronger in 2010
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:25 PM MDT up reply actions
only good things can come from this, these guys are young, they’ll bounce back
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions
ok, guys i’ve gotta try to get some sleep tonite, it wont be easy. Thanks to those that are still here tonite, you made it alittle easier to digest and I look forward to talking rockie baseball in the up coming days,weeks,months until we do this all over again.
Goodnight my fellow rox brothers and sisters
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 11:39 PM MDT up reply actions
thats so freakin sad
Huston we love you man and we wouldnt have sniffed the playoffs without you
"We will either find a way, or make one."
by SouthernRockie on Oct 12, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
So did I.
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
me as well...
emotionally fitting article for an emotional couple days….but I wouldn’t have wanted to miss a thing.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 13, 2009 12:14 AM MDT up reply actions
this might be one of the best written pieces I've read in awhile
I teared up not gonna lie
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys.. To 2010.
by nodakroxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:08 PM MDT up reply actions
and it pisses me off that its Kizla....
who I regularly despise…
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
you're more generous than me...
I never thought he was good at either..lol
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
This article was so touching and real about Street...
and reminded me how fortunate we are to have him and also, Matt Daley on this team.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 13, 2009 12:11 AM MDT up reply actions
I hate mark kiszla so very much
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:33 AM MDT up reply actions
29 out 30 teams' seasons end in a crrappy way
For most, it’s playing out a meaningless string of September games. For a select few, it’s dealing with the bitter taste of a playoff defeat.
We’ve had enough of the former, so I can live with the latter when we’re lucky enough to experience it.
And, soon enough, we’ll be the one team whose season ends in exultation.
It’s coming, folks.
by BroJB on Oct 12, 2009 10:37 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Excellent post!! Great perspective!! and rec'd
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
I would rather be sitting out and watching
than having my heart ripped out as I cheered with everyone else at Coors thinking we had a 70% shot at winning game 5 with Cookie….
and then destruction…
As someone who was sitting out and watching?
I’d disagree. Any extra games are better.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
+1
No new banners at Chase next year. :-\
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions
You'll get over that
Next year, we’ll just remember that we were a playoff team for the 2nd time in 3 years. How cool is that for a franchise that’s been dissed, ignored and written off?
true
maybe ask me in a week….
well make that next september
There were a lot of good things that came out of this year but I am really scared about ever having to matchup with those phillies in any playoffs and thinking our lineup is going to do anything.
THIS
This team is starting to make people take notice. Slowly, but surely. The Phils were the ONLY team that couldn’t sweep into the LCS (and the 3-1 win total underplays the closeness of most of the series). The Rockies really did give them all they could handle. How will they fare against the Dodgers?
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions
I hope they crush them.
I hate the Dodgers. And I don’t want to give ESPN/Fox et. al the satisfaction of the Dodgers/Yankees series they’re all praying for.
A Phillies/Angels series would make me happy.
Because
Philadelphia/Los Angeles is sooooo much worse for ratings than New York/Los Angeles? :-P
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by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions
They know that the Yanks v. Torre thing will....
…draw in the casual fans that wouldn’t watch normally.
Granted,
but still. Philly ain’t exactly a small market.
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by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:24 PM MDT up reply actions
I also don't think it's nearly as much of a national brand like
the Dodgers and especially the Yankees.
The Rockies have had a lot of meaningless seasons
as much as my heart is broken tonight, I would not trade this season for all the 2004’s you want to give me.
I could not disagree more
Was tonight bad? Excrutiating
Would I trade our Wild Card for not being heartbroken tonight? Not for anything in the world. Well maybe a 2010 World Series trophy.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Ugh....
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by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
What a great season it has been!
As debilitating as the last two losses have been (not to mention, both of them ending on my 18th birthday……), this was probably the most fun season I’ve ever experienced as a Rockies fan, top to bottom. We’re here to stay!
CarGo, Tulo and Fowler will continue to improve, Stew and Netta will rebound, Ubaldo Jimenez is becoming a potential Cy Young candidate, the fans will continue to pour out, and we have a GREAT manager in the dugout. Things are lookin’ up in Denver!
Here’s to starting a great tradition here in Colorado for many years to come, and here’s to a great group of fans here on Purple Row!
And now….GO ANGELS! and GO BRONCOS!
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
Complaints about Tracy are shortsighted.....
Reading franchise26, among others, having a beef about Tracy’s decisions and lamenting his presence here next year…….is just remarkable in its shortsightedness.
Tracy just completed the best managerial job in Rockies history. He instilled a trust and confidence in his players that I’ve seen few managers do in my nearly 50 years of following baseball.
He is the reason Ubaldo took off and had a breakout season; it turned for him when Tracy visited the mound in the 9th inning of a game and left him in.
He is the reason Tulo broke out and returned to his 2007 form, actually surpassing his HR and AVG. from his rookie year. Under Hurdle, Tulo was a mental mess. Under Tracy, positive energy was created.
He is the reason CarGo emerged, simply because he stuck with him despite the early struggles, and showed him trust.
He is the reason our defense became rock-solid, by replacing Atkins with Ian everyday at 3rd base. And Stewart had a damn solid season he can build upon, despite the low AVG.
I could go on for another 50 paragraphs. I won’t. Suffice it to say that some fans only want to dock Tracy for some bench decisions that can be second-guessed. It’s a joke, though, to think Tracy or ANY manager would have taken Streeet out of the game with 2 outs in the 9th inning, Ryan Howard or no Ryan Howard.
Tracy will win MOTY, and deservedly so.
Of course.
Frankly, having to make argument points for Tracy’s job as manager is kind of like having to make an argument to prove that pizza is tasty.
but i want steak ;-)
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:35 AM MDT up reply actions
Let me tell you
That tonight went from being the best game I’ve ever been at, to the worst.
The ups and down from that game were insane.
I agree 100% on the bringing in Street, you ride the horses you have
But Barmes was so unclutch at the plate it was amazing. Could have had 2-3 spots where he could have helped but continued to be the Barmes.
I’m ready to let EY2 have a real shot at 2nd. The defense advantage isn’t worth the heartache that I get every time Clint steps up
All I have to say about Hawpe is WOW. Dude plays pretty much all year, even with him struggling all 2nd half then disappears in the postseason.
THE UMPS SUCK. Doesn’t matter what happened those calls could have easily lost the game and I think Ubaldo threw the game of his life considering he didn’t have the elite stuff but got us to the point that we could have had this thing.
If anyone wants to cry some more
You can check my twitter, i took a pic after we got the 2nd out and the place was going crazy……
maybe i cursed them…
What an amazing season.
Thank you, Rockies, for an incredible run. I wish my family and I could have seen a win in those seats tonight (especially with the obnoxious yet ignorant Philly fan behind us), but being able to get to these last two games (cold or not), along with the games we got to during the season, have definitely made for some memories for my whole family, especially my two little girls. This team has made an indelible impression on them. Seeing Tulo or Dexter or whoever come up to the plate makes them smile from ear to ear. This team has helped my wife and I impart to them why we love baseball. That’s special no matter the outcome.
The sheer joy on their faces, whether we go to the stadium or watch on FSN, makes it all worthwhile, win or lose (and it took some of the sting out of tonight)…and it’s the Rockies who bring that joy and excitement. Let’s hope there’s more of that excitement in the future. 2010 looks pretty bright.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 10:56 PM MDT reply actions
where were you
There were some Phils fans I ran into in the club level hall, man they were terrible, but that was after the game.
There was a rockies fan kid couldn’t be more than 9 or 10 that was screaming at the umps all night.
Was terrible, couldn’t imagine what kind of parent teaches their kid to do that.
We were in section 145.
There was an annoying kid (Rockies fan) shouting stupid crap behind us, too. It got old. I understand the enthusiasm, but Grasshopper needed to channel it better.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Sounds like Grasshopper needed some
parental what for…..
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
I almost gave it to him.
I admit I was yelling some smack, but “Jayson Werthless” is funny when you shout it once after a K. It’s not so funny over and over long after he’s hit a HR.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions
and
Umps your blind get some glasses after every single call
Cmon Rockies fan, lets teach the youngsters a little better…
Seriously.
This kid near me was booing a lot, too (mostly Phillies players). He may have just been trying to make the Phillies feel welcome (zing!), but really…I’m sorry, but I have a problem with random booing. It’s basicially the fandom equivalent of a nuke in my mind—use it only as a last resort (note that Tulo was not really booed on the last out). These guys, regardless of team, give their best to put on a show for us schlubs in the stands who paid money to get in. No need to denigrate them constantly.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Though I admit I yelled something a bit..."off color"...on what should have been Victorino's out at third.
Father of the Year, right here. Or not.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Awesome.
Great that your kids got to see some playoff baseball. They’ll remember that forever.
And spare a thought for the young ‘uns of Pittsburgh, who’ve gone an entire generation without having had that chance! :)
I'm sure they will, especially with the replay feature they have.
Good point about Pittsburgh…that has to hurt. What a proud franchise. It breaks my heart.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:04 PM MDT up reply actions
rec'd
in the end, that’s what it’s all about.
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"Jason Giambi: Clint Barmes' designated hitter." ~Paleface Destro
by Rox the Casbah on Oct 13, 2009 1:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Its really over
and everyone seems to still be here
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys.. To 2010.
Letting go is hard...
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
exactly....It's just been so much fun
I’m not ready for it be over…
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
because if i log off and go to bed
then the season is really over. No more Rockies baseball for the year. No more perfect summer nights at Coors Field. No more amazing come backs. No more 97 mph heaters making the opposing batters look silly. No more Tornadoughs or Monster Nachos.
It will all be over…….and it will just get cold soon, and snow…and it’s a long time till spring training.
Torn-a-doughs have severely diminished in size as the price increased……
They got tiny, they used to be something, but still delicious
What timing!
Games start tomorrow!
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Let's go Scottsdale Scorpions!
That’s where the Rockies guys are.
Think we can we manage an overtflow thread for a Scottsdale Scorpions game?
Sweet! I'm a Scorpio.!!
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Me too!
I knew there was a reason I liked your posts so much ;-) Happy Upcoming!
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"Jason Giambi: Clint Barmes' designated hitter." ~Paleface Destro
by Rox the Casbah on Oct 13, 2009 1:54 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm in
The Dbacks are on the Scorpions, too- I’m thinking about ditching school early on Wednesday to go see them play in Peoria.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Ladies and genltmen,
your 2009 Scottsdale Scorpions.
http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l119&t=t_ros&cid=544
So who starts at catcher? Sure, Buster Posey has all the tools, but Tuffy Gosewisch is clutch!
And he’s named Tuffy Gosewisch!
Scorp Fever. I’ve Caught It!
Holy crap
That team has a lot of shortstops. And, uh, no second basemen?
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Well
Every team is made up of players sent in by their parent team. So maybe nobody had a second base prospect they wanted to try out? Looks like Ciriaco and D’Arnaud played some second base in the minors, so they’ll probably play there, I’d guess.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
Yeah,
I was going to wager that Ciriaco plays some 2B, esp. since he’s….. errr, blocked.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions
True enough
And then we can stop the “Could Mark play second?” game.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
We now
have TOO MANY 2Bs.
Tony Abreu, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Roberts, Rusty Ryal, etc.
Augie Ojeda?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Like Ojeda counts
And do we really think Drew’s gonna stick around any longer than he has to?
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
What?
Like we have a webpage for that somewh-
Oh, right.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
What??
We were talking about the Scorps!
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:58 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm guessing
1. College
2. Injury(ies)
3. Mormon mission, or something like that
Or any combination of the above.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Looks like he was drafted at 22 out of college, so the mission is at.
Looking at the highlights for each year on his page, he was in A-ball until this year.
I thought you meant that...
his real full name was James Benjamin and he changed it to Tuffy Gosewisch, which would have been the coolest thing anyone had ever done. But alas, he was James Benjamin Gosewisch by birth.
And I’m guessing he got the nickname because someone, at sometime, thought he was tough. :)
You should enjoy
watching BA and Gillespie hit..
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Errr.....
BA = Brandon Allen, not Bryan Augenstein.
And, wow…. Allen is the beefiest non-pitcher on the Scorps’ roster.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:43 PM MDT up reply actions
:(
a very sad thought
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
by Hollidayrain on Oct 12, 2009 11:11 PM MDT up reply actions
notice I found my way back home
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys.. To 2010.
by nodakroxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions
I think
kishi and I are still living vicariously.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
We gotta do something in the off-season.
"Spam headline: 'YOU ARE CHOSEN!' Oh, Morpheus, you're getting pretty lazy."
"Or they are informing you you are Jewish in a very lame conversion campaign."
"In either case, sending me spam is not the way to invite me to Zion."
I think the hardest part is knowing that there's no game tomorrow.
In 2007 it was such a blur that I was just happy they made it to the World Series.
This time I grew attached to this team like it was a friend. It was there everyday for better or for worse. (Usually for better) Logging off tonight is like saying goobye for six months, and I’m not ready to do that. I want more Rockies Baseball!
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:07 PM MDT up reply actions
EXACTLY!
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Good news!
Only 127 days until pitchers and catchers report!
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
Only 127 days?
Only 127days!
What am I going to do for 127 days?
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:14 PM MDT up reply actions
The way I see it
Over the next 127 days it’s going to be too cold for baseball anyway, so I’m perfectly happy to turn my attention to a sport they play indoors, specifically basketball, my second favorite sport.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
Let's GO NUGGETS!!!
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Now I must turn more of my attention to the NFL.
I love football, to be sure, but still…I have my eye towards pitchers and catchers…
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:16 PM MDT up reply actions
you ain't kidding
That’s the way I always feel. I NEED ROCKIES BASEBALL TO FUNCTION
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
by Hollidayrain on Oct 12, 2009 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
More this season than ever.
I think The Row might have something to do with it. At least I’ll be able to check in throughout the offseason.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Hot Stove Season should be interesting, no doubt.
…and fortunately, I have the Row to help me make sense of it all.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:17 PM MDT up reply actions
same here...i always feel that way.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:33 PM MDT up reply actions
In other news
Don’t know what happened with teh tickets but Denver sucks
We had 2 club level seats bought them for 78 bucks and none of the scaplers would touch them , too many tix’s out there.
Ended up selling both for 60..
Some people in the row in front of us said they got their tix for $20 apiece.
moving the game from a Sunday to a Monday afternoon
left a LOT of people with extra tickets. If you looked around, especially at the upper deck, there were a ton of seat. I had RF Mezz seats I begged people to just USE.
ya
I’m glad SC thinks that football runs this country.
I would be even more depressed if they kept reshowing the highlights but they spend 45 min on the football game and since it was the rocks they get a 20 sec highlight.
and sadly the NFL does run the country
as more are interested in the NFL than anything else. I think it’s boring as hell. I mean, if I wanted to watch guys kick the ball for points like the Nat. Fieldgoal League, I’d watch soccer
I think people feel that way about baseball
I couldn’t watch baseball on TV as a kid, until I went and watched several games at Coors and now I could just sit there and watch hours of baseball….
I think baseball's a sport that grows on you.
The more you realize all the little things that are going the more you like it. That’s how it is for me anyway. And as far as the little things to learn, it’s like going into outer space. There’s really no end to all the little arts (and sciences) of this game. If you know what to watch, no sport has more going on.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:21 PM MDT up reply actions
this this this this this
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Baseball
has a slow pace and has subtleties, that are lost on most people now days.
Or so I thought. The more the world seems dumbed down, the more I’ve seen younger and younger faces drawn to baseball. Almost like a last refuge for subtlety and poetry.
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.”
by Redhawk on Oct 12, 2009 11:28 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
/bursts into tears
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
/dorks out and starts blubbering
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:48 PM MDT up reply actions
The more the world seems dumbed down, the more I’ve seen younger and younger faces drawn to baseball. Almost like a last refuge for subtlety and poetry.
Or it could also be the lure of sneaking in some jungle juice, getting pie-faced and being able to yell and scream for a few hours — like the four kids behind us at today’s game… *But they’ll get over getting quite so blotto at a game sometime in their 30s or 40s and by then they’ll have been taken in by the subtlety and poetry. :)
Or they’ll be Homer Simpson
I can't decide whether I'm hungry or just really tired.
by WalkInRight on Oct 13, 2009 12:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Agreed.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:29 PM MDT up reply actions
I. am. spent.
Way too much emotion in those two games, reaching an epic breakdown culmination point.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 12, 2009 11:05 PM MDT reply actions
Amen.
Spent emotionally and physically. Completely insane…
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 12, 2009 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Same here..
Emotionally/physically exhausted..haven’t been eating or sleeping right…not having great effects on my body either. A little rest is in order.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:35 PM MDT up reply actions
i am so tired
FREE CHRIS IANNETTA
At least against LHP, I mean COME ON
by Andrew Martin on Oct 13, 2009 12:39 AM MDT up reply actions
Question
Does any other team have a top shelf hitter from each side of the plate, ace and closer who are all 25 or younger?
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
Can't think of one.
This is damn good team that’s only going to get better.
Ubaldo has the potential to be a true Cy Young candidate. DLR is becoming devastatingly good. Fowler impesses with his speed, Cargo with his speed and pop, and if Smith is playing everyday, he’s going to be an all-star. Stewart and Iannetta will rebound. This team is going to be a scary force next year. And I plan on watching every minute of it.
Also, I give thanks to this website for making my call-center workday tolerable. I don’t post a lot, mostly because I read at work and there’s a block on posting there. But y’all know a ton about the game, and I’ve learned a lot.
I’ll keep checking in during the offseason, and hope to be around more in 2010. :)
Jayson Stark
Tweeted that tonight’s pitching matchup looked like Cy Young vs Cy Future
Tulo, CarGo, Ubaldo, Street: The cream of the crop in the best young core in baseball.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
There's a LOT
of young talent in the NL West….
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
Of all the years, I've watched baseball
this Rockies season was something special. To do what they did from, where they were…..
Thanks for the memories. I’ll be happy soon. Right now I’m trying to be half the man that Houston Street is and not cry. I miss summer. I miss baseball.
Good news on that last front.
We’ve just adopted the Scottsdale Scorpions as our official Arizona Winter League Team.
First game of the season tomorrow against those pesky Peonia Seguaros. :)
I know this because I just looked it up
Truly, I am not otherwise aware of Arizona Fall League rosters. I like baseball, but intimate knowledge of AFL rosters would be really, really sad.
That said — go Scorps!
Ahhh.
Another team for which we can root together.
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
by DbacksSkins on Oct 12, 2009 11:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Been a great yr
Can’t wait to see what this team does in the offseason.
We’ll see you guys around..
Any Buffs fans out there, check out The Ralphie Report on SB Nation
More comments from Rockies...get out the hankies...
http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091012&content_id=7441776&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=col
Dear Rockies - 2009 NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season. Can't wait to do it again next year!!
Troy Tulowitzki - THE best SS in the game..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - En Fuego!! (when hitting 6th or 7th)
Brad Hawpe- Big Bad Brad, I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utley's in a single bound!
Great season guys.
My first full year on PR, and I’ve had a lot of fun, learned a lot, and made far more friends than enemies. I look forward to many more.
Enemies?
I have a shrine dedicated to Mark Reynolds, wherein I keep his bobblehead, signed baseball, and jersey T-shirt.
This is fun.
I’ve not-killed more people than I’ve killed.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
Why do I keep checking PR tonight?
Every time I click on my little bookmark, that picture of Yorvit gets a little more heartbreaking.
No offense, but I think I need to take this site out of my bookmarks for a week or two. I’m not a big off-season fan anyway. If I can’t watch games, my fandom sort of goes into hibernation.
I’ve posted almost not at all this year, but thank you, PR bloggers, for being one of the first things I check in the morning and then about 30 times a day thereafter. All the bloggers are great, and I hope you’re all back next year.
We’re lucky to love a sport that has one of the shortest off-seasons. Just 4 months, really.
OK, best wishes for the winter to all.
I hope the next time we are in the postseason the Baseball Gods remember the major deposit we made at the luck bank in the 9th inning tonigt.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 12, 2009 11:34 PM MDT reply actions
Now I'm officially out of here, but before I go.....
…I’ll remind each and every one of you:
It’s just a game. Just a bunch of guys hitting a ball with a stick. It’s cosmic significance is zero. It’s an excuse to sit outside on a lovely spring day, drink a beer and shoot the breeze. It’s something to listen to with half an ear on the back porch on a warm summer day.
But it’s just a game.
I’ve been a baseball fan for a long time, and I’ve experienced some great highs and some crushing lows. And you know what? All these years later, I only remember the highs. The tough losses fade away, and the joy remains.
This was a great year — one of the best I’ve ever experienced in four decades of following baseball teams. And we’ve got a great team coming back.
No tragedies occurred today. Our guys who hit a ball with sticks didn’t hit as many as the guys in the gray uniforms who hit balls with sticks. And if that’s the worst thing that happened to any of us today, we’re really blessed.
And with that, BroJB out.
PS: Go Scottdale Scorpions!
by BroJB on Oct 12, 2009 11:44 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
My hat is off to the fellas
every single one of them that were part of this crazy season. One hell of a ride. Going from me contemplating cutting off my Extra Innings package because I was so angry to a crazy September ride, can’t really ask for much more as a fan.
It sucks to be done, I hate losing, I hate losing like this even more. But in a weird way its almost good that Street was the goat, because he was so nails for us all year I can’t even be mad at him.
Tons to look forward to. Despite my endless whining about him, DOD has this team set up to be a contender for years to come. Ain’t that long ’till pitchers and catchers report…
I have to work in four hours
Which means I have to turn on a microphone and read something to the effect of “Rocktober is Rockt-over” and try not to sound like a despondent trainwreck. This may not go well. I don’t want to write or read that story on air because then it will mean it actually happened.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Anyone notice that the four teams eliminated had brutal 9th inning loses.
Twins: Game 2
Cards: Game 2
Red Sox: Game 3
Rockies: Game 4
Man the inability to close is magnified in the postseason.
I hate to say this but that could mean bad news for the Angels and Phils
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 13, 2009 12:10 AM MDT reply actions
Just saw a story that Bay might end up on the Giants
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/122910-could-bay-bolt-sox-for-giants?eref=sihp
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 13, 2009 12:15 AM MDT reply actions
You heard it here first. (1st SFG News link). Not really first, but it was here a week ago :)
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Oct 13, 2009 4:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Well I guess I have to go to sleep now.
Not sure how I’m gonna do that after this game but I guess I have to try. Thanks to the Rockies and everyone here on Purple Row for making this a great season. Can’t believe there’s no more Rockies baseball until April. I’m gonna miss it.
Batters who walk to first usually come running home.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 13, 2009 12:23 AM MDT reply actions
After that game,
I had to change my sig. It will remain until 2010 because that’s how I feel.
-Joe
I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.
twitter.com/joeneumann
This thread is starting to sound like one of those extras on a DVD
that becomes a love fest for the director but I’ll join in. :) Thank you Rockies for keeping this mostly unemployed longtime baseball fan vastly entertained (and frustrated at times) throughout the spring and summer — daytime game rockpile and cheap King Soops tix were the ticket after I had to drop my mini-plan. I’ll be back in Tucson in April cheering the guys on (although it may take me a few years to go back after next year to Phoenix – I loathe that city)!
Was at the game and it was the best of times, it was the blurst of times. Being a Broncos & Vikings fan for so many years I now have a short hard sports loss grieving and recovery process and can honestly say I’m now ready for 2010…when the rox will win it all!
I won’t claim to be devastated that Atkins and Hawpe won’t be on the Rox next year but I wish them all the best (just not against the rockies of course). (As you might guess from my moniker, I have an absurdly high standard for right fielders.) Marquis will most likely be a Met so I really can’t wish him luck but i appreciate his signing with us thereby guaranteeing us a postseason spot this year. :)
I can't decide whether I'm hungry or just really tired.
oops
I mean March of course…
I can't decide whether I'm hungry or just really tired.
by WalkInRight on Oct 13, 2009 12:37 AM MDT up reply actions
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