Friday Rockpile: As the postseason turns. . . .

 I would get the chance to see Pedro Martinez throw a playoff game in person. The leftover remains of Pedro, but it still counts.

Make it happen, Charlie!

http://www.bnd.com/285/story/958676.html

From Howard Medgal at nybaseballdigest.com:

As for Pedro Martinez, the likely Game 3 starter for the Phillies, I’m betting fans in Philadelphia would trade that 130-pitch outing he had against the Mets in September for some performance since. Since that September 13 brilliance, Pedro has managed seven innings, total, with a 7.71 ERA. Prior to that performance, he’d thrown 29 innings at 3.64 ERA, including an absurd 27/4 K/BB ratio.

In other words, since those 130 pitches, he’s thrown a total of 150 pitches in about a month.

But with Joe Blanton used in relief, and J.A. Happ injured, Pedro is likely Philadelphia’s best bet for a Game 3 that looms awfully large now in a 1-1 series.

It’s just way too easy to claim that pitchers should be tougher. Usage matters. And when Pedro was asked to go far longer in a game than he had since 2001, it was awfully irresponsible. Looks like it may come back to harm the Phillies.

It is on right now, 11:00 AM MT

Sunday’s game starts at 10 PM Philly time.

I’m guessing that a few PHI fans might miss the end of the game …

of whoever has to wear the golden thong in the snow.

We had a bright orange baseball that we used in high school ball. Looked alot like the Fox NHL glow puck when you had a guy who could really bring it.

By the way, you have a homeless Tigers fan but have always been kind of a closet Rockies fan hopping on your band wagon.

Any room?

The temp in Denver for Game 3 of the WS in ’07 (which I had the pleasure of attending) was 53 for the high, 36 for the low. I’d thought I was sufficiently bundled, but I was uncomfortably cold much of the game. Some of it may have been nerves and disappointment with the course of that game, though, because as a CO sports fan, I’ve been to a lot colder without as much discomfort.

I have tix to tomorrow’s game, so I’m giving lots of thought to the bundlage factor.

One little tidbit, is that apparently Carlos Gonzalez is known as “Little Pony” and “1-0” in the clubhouse. Just thought I’d throw that out there to complicate the ever growing Gonzalez nickname conundrum…

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/sports/20091009/tbs09_st.art.htm

You’ll see him misplay an important one.

Also, don’t get me wrong, but I wish Holliday’s slide at home wouldn’t have been controversial. There’s just a teeency bit of a taint on that game in my mind that I can’t shake, even though the replays aren’t totally conclusive, and the Rox very well would have gone on and won in that very inning.

i just read kiz’ column – i used it just doesn’t matter before the game yesterday – seriously….

and there was the intercamp olympics, or whatever they called it, so that was sorta kinda sports…

wudy the wabbit…..

TIE-IN to my little horror episode last night. I got home from watching the end of the LA game at the bar and took my miniature pinscher out for his walk near Cheeseman park. All of the sudden he starts growling and the hair on his neck is standing up. I see this large fluffy gray tail sticking out from under a car and thought it was a huge cat….It turns out to be two wickedly huge raccoons..probably mates. So they are not afraid of me or my dog one bit and start coming toward me. I pick my dog up in my arms and start walking away but Bonnie and Clyde Raccoon are following slowly behind me. Freaked me out man, I thought I was in for a varmit battle. I turned west and ran and they decided to go on south, probably toward Cherry Creek where they live. I’ve seen foxes many times here in the city, but never “killer” raccoons!

Edwin Bellorin left the organization today, or so I have heard.