Rockaholics Anonymous: You might be a Rockaholic if you...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 5, 2009 5:14 PM MST
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Welcome to Rockaholics Anonymous! This month we are going to diagnose your addiction!
You might be a Rockaholic if ........
You dream in purple, black, and white.
You have a certain weakness for all things purple. "Oh, but it's purple. I have to buy it!"
When the words "cargo, cookie, Houston, too low, or Colorado Rockies", you think of the meaning relating to the team, not the literal meaning. "Rockies WHAT? Did someone just mention the Rockies?" "Oh, you meant the mountain range."
You find yourself unconsciously tapping Rockies cheers....."tap, tap, tap-tap-tap, taptaptaptap.....TU-LO!" (then the others around look at you strangely).
When a Rockie's (former or current) song plays on the radio or a movie, you get (a little) emotional.
The only magazine you read is Rockies Magazine.
And especially:
You can not properly function without your daily dose of Rockies baseball, and when the dreaded offseason arrives, you start going through withdraw. The All Star break is bad enough, but 150 (or more) WHOLE DAYS WITHOUT THE ROCKIES is a lot for one to take. But each year, by some miracle, you manage to make it to Spring Training.
If you have ever experienced any of these symptoms, you may indeed be a Rockaholic!
Now being a Rockaholic has no know cure, but I love being one! If I could somehow "cure" myself, I would never do it, because Rockahol is SO GOOD.
My name is prettyinpurple, and I am a Rockaholic.
Eat. Drink. Be Merry. But the above FanPost does not necessarily reflect the attitudes, opinions, or views of Purple Row's staff (unless, of course, it's written by the staff [and even then, it still might not]).
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We're doing what we can to feed it
(The AB music thing absolutely kills me)
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 5, 2009 6:28 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Every song represents a momemt to me. Whenever I hear Joe Beimel’s song, I’ll always think of game 4 and Huston’s blown save.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 5, 2009 9:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad,
“God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash is such an amazing song. But that feeling from that game is the worst I’ve ever felt as well.
-Joe
I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.
twitter.com/joeneumann
by jcn7vc on Nov 6, 2009 11:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It is.
I actually like the Elvis version a little better cause of the faster tempo.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
As a song, yes
As intimidating warmup music….man in black all the way, am i right?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 1:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
right.
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 5:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was watching football last weekend
and when the announcer, referring to an errant pass, said “that was too low” I did the clap clap clap-clap-clap clap-clap-clap-clap, TULO! chant… the other 5 people watching with me had no idea what or why I did this (being in NY no one knows about this cheer). I may have watched too many Rockies games the past two years (or just too many enough).
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Nov 5, 2009 7:25 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
heh...I cannot hear that chant now with out saying Tulo under my breath.
/seeks help now..
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 5, 2009 7:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
most of Colorado has that now ingrained into their heads
well the ones who aren’t just RAYDER HATRS LOL
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 8:33 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I know I've related this story at least once
but at the opening night of the Nuggets 2007 (2 days after the end of the WS), they played that sound clip and the whole place yelled “TU-LO!”
by Hizilla on Nov 6, 2009 2:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I yell TU-LO as loud as I can!
Always interesting to look around and see who gets it, who is confused, and who is glaring at me.
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Nov 9, 2009 12:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was at a broncos game in august, and yelled Tu-lo! after the claps.
I think a person was all, “What? Why did she do that?” and some other dude said “Oh, I think she’s a Rockies fan”.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 5, 2009 9:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
as if you're from another state or something
“OH, a Rockies fan! How cute! HEY REF! F*** YOU! F*** YOU AND YOUR MOTHER! HEY JAMARCUS RUSSELL YOU CAN GO F*** A GIANT PRISON C*** YOU M*****F***** S***HEAD SON OF A B****!!!”
“Uh, we’re playing the Steelers”
“HEY AND F*** YOU TOO ROCKIES FAN! WHY DON’T YOU GO BACK TO BLAKE STREET OR SOMETHING M*****F***** OR FIND A REAL TEAM TO ROOT FOR”
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 8:36 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I kinda dislike donkeys. And most fans thereof.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Nov 6, 2009 9:46 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
football fans are insane.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:47 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
by rockieprogress on Nov 7, 2009 9:49 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome post Pretty!
I’m sitting here at Borders and reworking resume and cover letters galore. And yet I popped into PR. I think that might be a sign of being a Rockaholic.
I laughed out loud at the words that make me think of Rockies. People here at Borders gave me the evil eye when I chuckled. Everytime I here Yorvit’s song(especially during the World Series), it breaks my heart a little bit more.
All in all this is a great post, and made me laugh and cry at the same time.
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 5, 2009 7:40 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
*hear Yorvit's song
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 5, 2009 7:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
ha, no that would be Yentl
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 1:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 5, 2009 7:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have his 2007 music on my iPhone, Salio el Sol by Don Omar
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 8:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think every day I have a different rockies song in my head.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:47 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
WOOOO HOOOO
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 12:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You might be a Rockaholic if...
Your home page is Purple Row.
You’re still wearing your Rockies gear to the grocery store.
You’re marking off the days till Spring Training on your calendar.
Great post, PIP! I heard “These Are My People” on the radio today, and teared up a little bit. But it’ll be spring before we know it. (At least I hope so.)
That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball. ~Bill Veeck
by rockhead on Nov 5, 2009 9:13 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I wear my 2007 playoff hoodie just about everywhere, does that count
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 8:38 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
These Are My People...
Is also played here in Arizona, as that was Chad Tracy’s at bat song too! Great taste in music there :)
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 24, 2009 12:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You might be a Rockaholic if..
You spend more time on Purple Row instead of fixing your fantasy football team’s lack of WR depth.
You refuse to let your wife erase Rockies All Access from the DVR playlist. ( I don’t care if there’s not enough room to record The Mentalist.)
Donate to charity by shopping for Purple Row Merchandise at:
Purple Row Cares
by Charlie77 on Nov 5, 2009 10:16 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah, I have a fantasy football team
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 8:38 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
wow, I didn't realize anyone else DVRd Rockies All Access
and then actually kept them all! My brother deleted some of them though. I only have 26 of them now (ok, so that’s a lot. but that’s not the point :)
by Rockie4Ever on Nov 6, 2009 1:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I watch online at FSN....
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 1:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't even realize that you could do that
that’s awesome
by Rockie4Ever on Nov 6, 2009 3:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
its only excerpts but its better than nothing :)
http://rockymountain.fsninsider.com/
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 5:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Huston has glasses!
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 8, 2009 3:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
which makes him even hotter....swoon...:)
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 8, 2009 5:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
haha, yes!
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 10, 2009 3:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I've got more
I give all credit to prettyinpurple. It was her idea.
You might be a Rockaholic if…..
You actually think Matt Holliday touched the plate
You have no problem pronouncing Ubaldo Jimenez’s name
The 9th inning of game four has replayed in your head at least 50 times. :(
You refer to the Rockies as "we"
You know what the humidor is
You can name at least 20 people Purple Row
Every time you see a shortstop for another team just miss a groundball you think "Tulo would’ve had that"…………….and smile
When you hear the words Grand Slam, you immediately think of Spilly’s 14th inning shot against the Giants
You dressed up as a Rockies player for Halloween…………………………………and nobody knew who you were
You think the Rockies home opener should be a National holiday
Just hearing the names Denny Neagle and Mike Hampton put you in a bad mood
You know who Mr. Late night is
You have a strong opinion about which Rockies catcher should start and think that if another Rockaholic points out flaws of said catcher they are personally attacking you
You check Purple Row multiple times a day hoping that there are at least 100 new comments for you to read
You get mad when there’s not
You think EY2 could outrun a cheetah
You still have not erased the August 24th game against the Giants from your DVR
You look forward to seeing the new Rockies commercials every year and get all of the jokes
You hate everything about the Dodgers and Giants but find yourself defending them if an east coast fan makes fun of the NL West
You think a game might just go 22 innings every time it’s tied after nine.
You get infuriated every time someone questions if Todd Helton is a Hall of Famer or if the national media makes fun of Coors Field for being a hitter’s park.
You defend Tulo in any argument. No matter what.
You remember exactly where you were when the Rockies won the play in game and you consider it one of the best moments of your life.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 5, 2009 10:18 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
OMG ! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!
I am definitely a Rockaholic.
I literally have not erased the SpillySlam game and I have no room for Nuggets games :(. I absolutely love the catcher argument point.
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 5, 2009 11:20 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It takes a Rockaholic to know a Rockaholic
BTW you are not alone in not having deleted the SpillySlam game.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 6, 2009 9:59 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have his interview on the radio recorded on my camera still.
good memories….
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:49 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You actually think Matt Holliday touched the plate
he DID touch home plate. Why should anyone think otherwise? It’s not like we’re wrong and just blindly believing it.
You can name at least 20 people Purple Row
You have more than 1 Purple Row person’s contact info in your phone (lemme think…Russ, PF, Hizilla, jrockies, ch3cooh1 (well I knew him before PR so he doesn’t count), frightenedinmate#2, TOGB, Redhawk, BlakeBomber, Mondo, and I’m probably missing a few)
You think the Rockies home opener should be a National holiday
You scoff at a coworker when you tell them you’re taking a half day FOR opening day and they say “man, I like the Rockies, but not enough to take time off for opening day”
You get mad when there’s not
oh my yes
You get infuriated every time someone questions if Todd Helton is a Hall of Famer or if the national media makes fun of Coors Field for being a hitter’s park.
Look, either Todd’s in the Hall, or Ubaldo Jimenez wins a Cy Young. It’s a double standard, BBWAA you bunch of [censored]
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 8:45 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
"more than one purple row person's contact info in your phone"
What if you have a snakepitter in your phone?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Nov 6, 2009 5:27 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
That's just keeping tabs on the opposition
smart move.
As long as they’re outnumbered at least 3:1 by Rowbots
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Nov 6, 2009 5:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Well i think a 9:1 ratio is safe
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Nov 7, 2009 12:18 AM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
why don't I have DBS in my phone
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 8:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
youre just not special enough
What, you never got invited out for night of st pattys, nicos and tep?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Nov 7, 2009 12:21 AM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
nope, apparently not
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 12:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Those fans that say they like a team but don't get that excited about opening day are to me what separates the casual fans from the real diehards
(Rockaholics in this case)
Yeah it’s just one out of 162, but it’s opening day. It’s as much a sign of renewal as the Spring Equinox
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 7, 2009 1:25 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
this
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 7, 2009 2:06 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I am in
For Halloween I dressed up as Todd Helton and my son Jonah was Chris Ianetta. We got lots of compliments from our neighbors.
Plus many other things on people’s lists.
Thanks for a great season of Baseball!
I'll be back next year for another ride.
by TripleT-Rox on Nov 6, 2009 9:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a 12 step process?
Thanks for a great season of Baseball!
I'll be back next year for another ride.
by TripleT-Rox on Nov 6, 2009 9:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That might be a question for prettyinpurple
Maybe she could identify which things on each list are more severe and serapate them into categories.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 7, 2009 1:29 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes I'll work on it. maybe
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 11:31 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Get to work :)
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 8, 2009 1:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
okay, I will!
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 8, 2009 4:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That's funny!
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:43 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Who would ever complain about someone dressing up as Todd Helton or CDI?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 7, 2009 1:27 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a lot off stuff, but ALL true!
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:48 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad I'm not the only one with these symptoms
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 7, 2009 1:32 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, I'll defend Tulo in everything except his choice of music.
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 8, 2009 4:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
His walkup song or his favorite artist?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 9, 2009 12:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't matter
they both change twice a year.
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 9, 2009 8:10 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
walkup
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 9, 2009 4:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You might be a Rockaholic
If you check the Rockies web site for next year’s schedule … repeatedly … until the sweet day when it it finally revealed.
And then you print it, shrink it down with the photocopier, laminate it, and stick it in your wallet.
All of this is hypothetical. I’m definitely not speaking from experience or anything.
Reviews of some great baseball sites and other cool stuff on my web magazine @ The Casual Observer
by kosmo on Nov 6, 2009 7:09 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Or if you wait for..
Rockhead to produce his monthly schedules.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 6, 2009 11:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
it’s actually oo_nrb that does the schedules
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 6, 2009 11:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for catching me on this..
Sorry oo_nrb !!
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by Charlie77 on Nov 7, 2009 9:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I had 2010's hung up, like, October 13th.
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 8, 2009 4:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You might be a Rockaholic if....
….you sit online the morning single-game tix go on sale as if it were the day WS tix went on sale in 2007.
….you look at Garrett Atkins’ declining years and the first thing you think of is “Charlie Hayes”.
…you develop an unhealthy obsession with bathrobes.
…you stop and stare out the window at Coors Field every time you pass the stadium-facing windows. Even in the dead of winter.
…you could care less about the surprisingly strong seasons of Denver’s other pro sports franchises, because they don’t play 9 inning games. Or 22 inning games.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Nov 6, 2009 9:54 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
you might be Mondogarage if
…you develop an unhealthy obsession with bathrobes.
…you stop and stare out the window at Coors Field every time you pass the stadium-facing windows. Even in the dead of winter.
Every day coming down on the ES or CS on 6th Ave. As you pass Wadsworth and come up on Sheridan, the trees and buildings break and if you look just over Invesco’s shoulder, you can see the light towers, and I smile kind of sadly 
…you could care less about the surprisingly strong seasons of Denver’s other pro sports franchises, because they don’t play 9 inning games. Or 22 inning games.
I’m surprisingly enjoying the Avs’ success. MHH is pretty cool.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 10:00 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, if you're ever in my building, I'll have to bring you up.
Around 30 feet or so down the hall from my office, the corridor turns left, and a conference room looks out directly over Coors, at a high enough angle to tell what’s going on the big videoboard (not close enough to actually read it, we are like 8-9 blocks away).
That view is a great source of hope and inspiration to me most time. But for now, it’s one of melancholia. Which while change to great hope in about a month.
BTW, that non-smiley face is pretty baller.
And to be fair, I’m actually finding myself listening to a bit of Avs on the radio if they’re playing while I’m driving home from the hospital. But I can’t seem to get too into them, mostly because I have no history of hockey fandom of any kind. Only ever been to one Avs game. I did used to go to a few Northern Michigan U hockey games in the mid 80s, but mostly because there was pretty much nothing else to do in Marquette, MI, anyway.
I can completely do without the Donkeys (been a hatah since 1983) and the Nuggets (or the NBA, generally).
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Nov 6, 2009 10:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I am so jealous of your office..
but not your view on the Broncos and Nuggs….I’m a big fan of the AFL and ABA…Bring Back the Colored Balls!!!
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by Charlie77 on Nov 6, 2009 11:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I like to watch the neon moving art thing outside and see if the runner is safe or not.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:51 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
hahahaha I do too
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 12:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in
…1/100 of your 50,000 baseball cards are Todd Helton
…You have a pennant from every year and 3 from each of the post seasons
…homework is sometimes frequently forgotten to watch/listen/go to the game
…you hear the word statistics and you think about ERA, BA, FIP, etc.
…you are happy the PR exists during the offseason because it would be boring without it
I have to go to class now so I will come back and fill some others in later…
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 6, 2009 11:57 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
This is my first offseason w/ PR, so my life is better this year!
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:52 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rockaholics Anonymous-San Diego Chapter
-Purple Row is the first site you visit in the morning, even before reading the news Once you actually read the DP online you check Rockies news first..
-
—You wear your 2007 NL Champs hoodie to work when its supposed to be Charger Friday(when I had a job)
—You remember being at Jackson’s before the Rockies/Padres game in May and you can’t wait to be there again.
—You order extra innings and wave at Coors Field every home game, and get homesick.
—You think that a 9 inning game is too short
—You eagerly tell Padres fans Matt Holliday did touch homeplate and to get over it.
—You sacrifice a day at the beach for a Sunday day game :)
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 1:25 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
whoa don't know what happened
Purple Row is the first site you visit in the morning, even before reading the news
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 1:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The Rockies are the news!
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 6, 2009 8:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
PR could beat the DP up!
really, really bad!
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:53 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I coulda..
sacrificed a whole day at the beach…maybe an afternoon?
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by Charlie77 on Nov 6, 2009 11:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
“You think a nine inning game is too short”
Especially when the Rockies are trailing after 8
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 7, 2009 1:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
How much is Extra Innings?
I’m considering it for next year.
by holly96 on Nov 9, 2009 12:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm considering it too...
I am not in love with MLB.tv
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by Charlie77 on Nov 18, 2009 5:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I've never done MLB.tv
But I figure, for games when I’m at home, I’d rather watch on my actual tv, so Extra Innings is more appealing to me. For games when I’m at work, I’ll still get Gameday Audio.
by holly96 on Nov 18, 2009 6:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Every NL West game..
I tried to watch on MLB.tv the last two weeks of the season was blacked out. Very frustrating.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 18, 2009 11:28 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
mlb.tv is wonderful for us forriners as no games are blacked out
But I don’t really understand how it’s worth it in the States, with all the blackouts. Could they not use the advertising feeds from the various broadcasters, figuring out what area you’re in based on your IP details? So effectively you’d be watching the TV channel, just via mlb.tv. I’m no big fan of ads, but at the moment I sit through 2 minutes of silence between innings which isn’t any more thrilling.
(unless US viewers DO get these ads, and I don’t because I’m overseas?)
by biondino on Nov 19, 2009 4:28 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We usually get reruns of the Geico caveman.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 12:04 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for this, Prettyinpurple!
Rec’d ( or is the +1 coming back in style?)
by Rockie4Ever on Nov 6, 2009 1:42 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
+1
;-)
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by Mondogarage on Nov 6, 2009 3:03 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 rec'd
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 3:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know what nurrr means
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 3:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
mmmm kaaaay?
/flies over head….
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 3:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
you're thinking way too hard about this
it’s just another way of saying “Wow, that was stupid” but in a “ok ok you got me!” kind of way
also acceptable are hurf durf and DURRRR but DURRRR is far more mocking.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 3:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If you're a poker player, DURRRR can only mean one thing
Possibly the most degen lagtard player ever.
Or rather, EVURRRRRRRRRRR
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by Mondogarage on Nov 6, 2009 3:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
TURRRRRRIBLE
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 6, 2009 3:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You think that's TURRRRIBLE
Have you ever seen him on High Stakes Poker?
It’s sick how much turnover in $$$ he’s had….
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by Mondogarage on Nov 6, 2009 3:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
you're right..
i’ve been taking practice cert tests online and resume tweaking…I guess I’m in serious mode…and sick to death of it!!
I do like the graph though…:)
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 6, 2009 3:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
hmm ok
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 6, 2009 8:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
This is pretty funny.
"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
by Bryce on Nov 7, 2009 12:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I snorted at work when I found it
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 1:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the recs
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 6, 2009 8:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You're a Rockaholic if
you were glad to have Freddie Benavides and Alex Cole on the roster.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
by pedalpusher on Nov 6, 2009 4:58 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Or if you ever pretended you were Alex Cole..
during a Rec Softball game.
/raises hand
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by Charlie77 on Nov 6, 2009 11:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You might be a Rockaholic if...
You know the Rockies’ first playoff appearance was 1978.
You have a David Nied rookie card.
Your first memory of a fist pump came after the first home run hit at Coors Field in the rain during the 14th inning.
You remember when the team used to scrimmage against the Silver Bullets.
You remember the mini football field in center field before the fountains.
You remember when Wayne Hagin was a friend of the Rockies.
You’ll forever hate Kerry Wood for stealing the ROY from Todd.
You’re always a little bitter when Juan Pierre steals a base or makes a diving catch against the Rockies.
-Joe
I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.
twitter.com/joeneumann
by jcn7vc on Nov 7, 2009 12:19 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
You'll forever hate Jimmy Rollins forstealing the MVP from Matt Holliday.
and Ryan Braun for stealing the ROY from Tulo.
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:57 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yup
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 7, 2009 2:09 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
but I don't
I hate the BBWAA
(Also I saw the Tulo-Braun thing as such a wash)
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 12:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the irony of the award is what tics me off..
Rollins > Holliday : because of defense
Braun > Tulo : defense not withstanding, or completely ignored
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by Charlie77 on Nov 7, 2009 9:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
exactly my reaction
“BUT HE DID ALL THAT AS A SS”
and then Tulo got no credit for his position
terrible double standard
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 11:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yes THIS!
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by Charlie77 on Nov 18, 2009 5:21 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
I hate Jimmy Rollins forever because of that. Uughguhgughguhgugh
I thought you knew that algebra was all razzamatazz. A Globetrotter always saves the good algebra for the final minutes.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 8, 2009 2:49 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Only
one David Nied rookie card? I would have to go down to CS to count all of my Nied RCs and then all of the other cards I have for him ~15 total I think.
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 7, 2009 6:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a Derrick Gibson rookie card..
before he was an Oakland Raider.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 7, 2009 9:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I've got
50,000+ baseball cards and I specifically collect Rockies. I have a lot of cards that I can’t name here because I don’t know them all off the top of my head but I do have a few Gibson RC.
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 8, 2009 10:17 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
wowza!!! are you a card dealer or just have a big storage unit for those?
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 8, 2009 6:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I just collect
I buy the cards and organize them myself. They are spread throughout my room and closet in Colorado Springs. I have most of them in binders by team and then alphabetically by the last name of the player on the card. Another two binders are full of HoF players and players that will be HoFs. I also have boxes of complete sets that I have bought/received for presents. I have 5 binders of Rockies cards which are separate from all of these. Anyone who has ever put on a Rockies uniform (according to the roster on the Rockies website) is in these binders regardless of the uniform they are wearing (Andres Galarraga in Expos, Cardinals, Braves, Rangers, Giants are all in one binder).
I don’t sell my cards, although I’m considering selling a lot of my triplicates.
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 8, 2009 11:49 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I sold my Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck rookie card..
to pay for my honeymoon 10 years ago. It was the toughest decision I ever made.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 18, 2009 5:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
that’s….wow
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 18, 2009 5:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, you might be a Rockaholic if...
you randomly quote Jeff and Jack at times.
“Spilly drives it! Deep right-centerfield”
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:45 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
GONE!!!!
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:46 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
ROCKIES WIN!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 7, 2009 1:19 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And..
you write in the Rockies font.
you over pronounce youR R’s- “Let’s get this paRty staRted!”
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 12:55 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
somebody email me the Rockies' font
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 12:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rockies font?!?!?!?!
Where can one get this?
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Nov 7, 2009 3:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I meant like actually write w/ pen.
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 8, 2009 4:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
My name is RhodeIslandRoxfan, I am a Rockaholic, and I am happy to see that I am not alone
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 7, 2009 1:37 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
You might be a Rockaholic if you hate the Red Sox primarily because
they backed out of the Kelley Shoppach deal after we had committed to Baltimore.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
by pedalpusher on Nov 7, 2009 8:31 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
and love larry walker
But want to slap him for blocking the ian kinsler trade
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Nov 7, 2009 8:45 AM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD
WHAT THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH LARRY BIGBIE NOW
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 7, 2009 12:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Down with Josh Byrnes!!
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by Charlie77 on Nov 7, 2009 9:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Josh Byrnes...
SUCKS!
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 21, 2009 3:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
In 1998, you went to buy a new truck, and given your choice of trucks… you chose purple.
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
by rockieprogress on Nov 7, 2009 9:56 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
hehe
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 11:32 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
but do you have a rox car magnet on it?
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I uh..
owned a purple mini-van. But my wife drove it more than me.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 7, 2009 9:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
My dad
is rebuilding a 1971 Opel GT with every intention of painting it purple when he finishes. He’s a Rockies Fan (although not as big or into it as me).
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 8, 2009 10:18 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Cool..
I would like to see pics of that!
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by Charlie77 on Nov 18, 2009 5:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I will post pics
when he finishes
JFK
by jrockies on Nov 18, 2009 7:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes I do.
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
by rockieprogress on Nov 8, 2009 10:58 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
prettyinpurple, this is such a fun fanpost
I laughed out loud alot……thanks
by butterfly on Nov 7, 2009 11:43 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
thanks! I hope to write a new one each month on Rockaholics.
We’ll see how it goes
150+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 7, 2009 11:58 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
s'more.....
You only eat Taco Bell in the summer.
In October, you date everything ROCKTOBER.
You named your pet after a Rockies player.
You named your KID after a Rockies player.
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 8, 2009 4:00 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I'm waiting to hear of the first kid
actually name Tulo…not Troy :) That will be crazy!
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 8, 2009 6:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Naming one "Spilly" would be just as bad.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
by pedalpusher on Nov 8, 2009 6:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
But then you can say I spilly Spilly with a straight face.
He’s be…well…YOUR Spilly after all. So youse better Spilly him like mad. Or something.
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by Mondogarage on Nov 9, 2009 11:12 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
both would be funny AND insane.
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 10, 2009 3:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Future pet of mine...
Will be a pug named Rockie :)
And yes, I practically live at/on Taco Bell during the season LOL
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 21, 2009 3:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You have Rockies-related dreams.
I’ve had many, including one where I was apparently dating a player (don’t know who it was).
Also, just to see how many people get it:
You get nostalgic for Rockies days past when you ride the train at DIA.
by holly96 on Nov 9, 2009 1:02 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I just dreamt last night that I met Tulo!
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 9, 2009 4:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I dreamt about Spilly before the playoffs and that
he was said they were losing…:(
Dear Rockies - Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster of a season! NL Wild Card Champs. Best turnaround in MLB history for a team to win the Wild Card. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Troy Tulowitzki - MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba - Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
by SDcat09 on Nov 9, 2009 6:39 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
sad and scary.
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 10, 2009 3:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
last week I dreamt that a man on the streets of denver wrote a song for Huston.
“why are you so sad, Huston Stree-eet?”
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 10, 2009 3:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You get nostalgic for Rockies days past when you ride the train at DIA.
Nice one!! No one will ever announce those games like he did.
by PurpleJersey on Nov 10, 2009 8:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That was a nice suprise..
when I rode the DIA train last year.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 18, 2009 5:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rockies dreams
I’ve had plenty of them :)
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 21, 2009 3:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
PR actually isn't the first site I go to these days
It comes third after Daily Norseman and Denver Stiffs.
I do still have Rockies wallpaper on my desktop.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
by free7694 on Nov 10, 2009 12:04 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
The number of comments you have made on each site would seem to suggest otherwise
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 10, 2009 12:17 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Usually I come here first
But as the Vikings and Nuggets are in season right now, I check their sites first. Also, I tend to do more lurking on those two sites than commenting.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
by free7694 on Nov 10, 2009 12:29 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
So are you more of a football and basketball fan or just whatever is in season?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 10, 2009 12:47 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
probably football (see avatar).
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 10, 2009 3:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
After over a decade of trying (I'm only 21)
I still can’t pick a favorite sport
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
by free7694 on Nov 10, 2009 10:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
Has it always been that way or has it changed from year to year for you? I’m only 22 but I found find that my love for baseball has increased a little each season because I appreciate the little things more and more. (Some of which take years to notice.) It wasn’t even my favorite sport until three or four years ago and now it’s not even close.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 11, 2009 12:07 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
For me, baseball is probably my favorite in terms of amount of time
spent reading about the team, off-season stuff, etc., but I would say my passion for my teams in all sports is probably equal, as is my enjoyment actually watching my teams’ games.
by holly96 on Nov 11, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I love baseball best, but am a recent convert
Cycling is also up there, Formula 1 comes next I expect, with soccer, cricket, tennis all there or thereabouts.
by biondino on Nov 11, 2009 11:38 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I divide my time...
Between here and the Snakepit…love both sites and the fans at both are great :)
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 24, 2009 1:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Let's see....
Coors Field is my wallpaper, one of my most popular tracks to date is called ‘20th and Blake’ and my fondest childhood memory was my first Rockies game. Anyone else have trouble sleeping at night after a Rockies loss?
I’ve been a diehard Nuggz fan and Broncos fan, but for me, nothing compares to going out to the ballpark on a warm summer’s night and taking in the ambiance and rooting the Rockies to victory.
This is one addiction I CAN live with! GO ROCKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"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 Nov 12, 2009 10:54 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
It's even worse trying to sleep when the game doesn't finish till 1.30am UK time
It’s hard enough calming down when we win, but when we lose, I might as well write off the next three hours :(
by biondino on Nov 12, 2009 11:05 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean start 1:30am UK time right?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 12, 2009 2:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!
140+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 13, 2009 12:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
20th and Blake?
Tracks…you’re talking about a song I presume?
BTW Rain, this is the former Rockkstarr from the MLB boards…once in a while I pop up on the Rox one there now as Southpaw11. Skysox04’s BUDDY No1baxfann (or as I call her Notabaxfann) had me BANNED from the AZ board…I did NOTHING wrong either. All I did was call her out for cyber bullying me and others on the Arizona board…hence my name change…
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 21, 2009 3:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Arizona fans are always getting banned over here.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 12:05 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
just the one
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Nov 22, 2009 6:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I am a Rockaholic living in Arizona...
And am proud to be one! Sure, I also have a heart for the Diamondbacks (hard not to being I’ve been living in AZ for the past almost-10 years)…but the Rox will always come first and foremost to me and yes, I can relate to EVERYTHING on that list! Everytime I hear “Sledgehammer” on the radio, not only does Steve Finley cross my mind (ex-Rockie/ex-Dback and his at bat song too) but Dante Bichette comes to mind…he was such a big favourite of mine…always will be, alongside Todd Helton, Ryan Spilborghs, Tulo, Brad Hawpe, and Barmey
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 21, 2009 3:04 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Awesome! Welcome!
130+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 23, 2009 2:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You might be a Rockoholic also...
If you relate ordinary everyday numbers to a Rockie players (past or present) jersey number!
"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"
by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 21, 2009 3:15 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
ha yes!
thats how remeber stuff.
130+ long days till we meet again...
by prettyinpurple on Nov 23, 2009 2:02 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
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