Monday Rockpile: Baseball America reviews the NL West's prospects in the 00's
by Russ Oates on Dec 14, 2009 7:32 AM MST
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Baseball America ranks the Rockies' top ten prospects from this decade. The top two should be no surprise, but do you agree with Brad Hawpe as the best draft pick the Rockies made in the 00's? [UPDATE: I'm going to have an article in a few days on who are the best Rockies draft picks.]
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I might agree based on current production
Except that there’s some kid playing shortstop that tops Hawpe. I believe his name’s Tulowitzki. Anyone heard of him?
"I intend to kick your ass today." - Denver Broncos legend Tom Jackson
I really don't understand the Hawpe pick
I wonder if they’re saying “WOW LOOK AT THIS LATE ROUND GEM!!!” and basing their evaluation on that?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:15 AM MST up reply actions
That's the most likely consideration.
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Seems to be a bit skewed by confirmation bias then
But most prospect evaluation seems to be as such. The later rounds seem to be such a crapshoot as it is. For example, if dex turns out to be the next [awesome player comp] then will he get the accolades for being a 14th round pick despite being a 1st round talent who nobody bit on because he was gonna go play hoops at Georgia?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:40 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Hoops at Harvard or baseball at Miami.
But I doubt Dex would be the selection since he was expensive.
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well, fair enough
but does that make Mike Piazza the best draft pick of all time?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:55 AM MST up reply actions
How many 62nd round picks
are that good?
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come on, by the 62nd round people are probably letting their kids pick
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 10:03 AM MST up reply actions
Wasn't he Lasorda's god-son?
by attackparrot on Dec 14, 2009 10:29 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
The team bus driver's kid.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Dec 14, 2009 10:41 AM MST up reply actions
both
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Dec 14, 2009 2:10 PM MST up reply actions
Or picking their kids....
See the Monfort selection in the late rounds this year!!
by attackparrot on Dec 14, 2009 10:31 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
AW THAT GUY. HE SUCKS!!!!!
I MEAN HE"S A .194 HITTER (AT LEAST IN APRIL), HE CAN"T FIELD VERY WELL OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE WON A GOLD GLOVE BY NOW, AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE SERIOUS ANGER MANAGMENT ISSUES. I CAN"T SEE WHY ANYONE WOULD EVER WANT HIM.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
Yankeefan'd
/ducks
Waiting out the Rockies' offseason by watching the Broncos succeeding at not failing to fail once the giddy rush of success has failed.
by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 11:44 AM MST up reply actions
How dare you!!!!
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 2:39 PM MST up reply actions
Did I miss something in that article..?
was there an explanation for the results…or analysis?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
My guess and Russ' response were pretty much right
Hawpe signed cheap in the 11th round
and has batted well in the majors.
Therefore, best prospect.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
sorry I should have been more clear on my question
I meant analyis from the author….
(not that your collective analyis is not correct) :)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Russ got it confirmed, so yes, we're right
we’re always right, cat
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
silly me what was I thinking....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Hawpe wasn't that much of a reach..
because he had been drafted the previous year by the Blue Jays. At the time he was considered a prospect as a pitcher and hitter. His first year at LSU he posted a 1.068 OPS and his second year he lead the nation in doubles with a 1.059 OPS. Brad is one of the few baseball players to win a state HS championship, national College championship and then play in a WS.
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Quick explanation on wRC+:
What OPS+ is to OPS, wRC+ is to wOBA. It’s wOBA, park and league adjusted. Due to this, I’ll probably cite wRC+ quite frequently and quit dancing between OPS+ and wOBA. Todd Helton is 71st all-time in career wRC+ I believe. Larry Walker is about 62nd on the list
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 14, 2009 8:52 AM MST reply actions
I still don't like it at all
It seems completely unnecessary to go from wOBA to wRC and THEN adjust for park and everything in interest of plusification.
It ends up being a measure of value, obviously, but I’m having trouble seeing a real application for it aside from “WELL THIS GUY HAD SUCH A GOOD SEPTEMBER, LOOK AT HIS WRC+ IT’S 45 AFTER ONLY ONE MONTH NOW HERE’S A LIST OF YUNIESKY BETANCOURT AND DISCIPLES THAT THIS SEPTEMBER CALLUP WAS MORE VALUABLE AT THE PLATE THAN LOL”
I’d muchmuchmuchmuchmuchmuch rather have a wOBA+, because we’re all able to look at the context of PA in a given season or time frame. That said, I feel like it’s more mental legwork to try and backwards-extrapolate to account for a shortened season due to injury or callup.
That isn’t to say that I don’t like what it is, but I don’t like it without a wOBA+. I reeealllly like the idea of a park-adjusted wOBA+. I know that wRC+ IS wOBA+ in essence, but I like as much data as possible.
After all that, I do find it very clever that they find the wRAA based on the league number of wRC per PA. Saying this almost nullifies my mental legwork comment, but at the same time, it seems like people can fall into a wRC+ trap of taking the number in a vacuum moreso than if you looked at an OPS+ or wOBA+, as you’re fully aware of the fact that it’s a rate stat. I mean, I know that a rate stat is going to be more of a vacuum as it is, but wRC+ seems to have taken me somewhere different and I don’t know how to feel about that.
I guess I don’t understand it entirely. The uses of it still seem limited to comparing 2 players with a very similar number of PA.
I mean, if I tell you that Mark Reynolds had a wRC+ of 132 and Ian Stewart had a wRC+ of 98 (which is actually better than I expected), what can you say to compare the two batters? “Mark Reynolds did more with his PA than Ian Stewart did with his” is about all I can really say I suppose.
I keep dancing back and forth between understanding and not.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:07 AM MST up reply actions
that 2nd paragraph is completely faulty. Please disregard it.
I seriously re-read the fangraphs commentary like 4 times, started writing, stopped, thought, went back and read it again, thought some more, sipped my coke, pretended to work for a few minutes, took another sip, kept writing, read the fangraphs again, looked up Carlos Gonzalez’ wRC+ from 2009…
I’m still lost as to how to read it. Their methodology is interesting at the least, but the applications seem very limited.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:11 AM MST up reply actions
How would you calculate a wOBA+?
I tried to figure it out, and it seems like the best way would be to go through PA and wRC. Since wRC+ is a rate stat, I think it’s essentially the same thing with a different name. And yes, it can be misused as a rate stat, but not more than any other rate stat like OPS+, batting average or wOBA itself. As far as the PA appearances bit, it seems like they multiply divide by PA to gain reference to league average, then multiply it off again, so a player with a .338 wOBA will have the same wRC+ in a given season regardless of PA
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 14, 2009 9:18 AM MST up reply actions
park adjust component stats
statcorner lists them for every park.
Also I read your comment on FG, I still don’t like the idea of treating it as a standard rate stat.
so a player with a .338 wOBA will have the same wRC+ in a given season regardless of PA
that’s gonna fall under the same problems that UZR/150 does then
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:22 AM MST up reply actions
Hm
You’re right on that last part. I got 4 hours of sleep last night, things are clicking far more slowly.
I still want woba+, but this wrc+ does indeed seem to be effectively the same thing. I’ll probably like it more tomorrow.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:32 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
wRC+ = Rate Stat
I’d like to try and clarify here.
To get to wRC+ you’re really looking at wRC/PA vs league average R/PA. It’s as simple as that.
So you’re comparing two rate stats. wOBA+ would be exactly the same thing, except that it’s on a different scale. wOBA+ would also disregard IBBs (I believe) where wRC+ does not.
Playing time would have no impact on either stat. You could hit 1 home run in 1 plate appearance, call it a career and have a monstrous wOBA, wOBA+, or wRC+. Your wRC though would be pretty tiny compared to someone who played a full career.
yeah, as the fog's been clearing over the past 2 hours, it's started to make sense again
I haven’t rechecked the FG comments, but do you see the application of wRC+ to be the same as OPS+?
Just for the record, as I’ve slowly woken up, it’s looked better and better. I don’t mean to seem like I am trashing it, although I’ll admit I may have been at the start. The only reason I don’t understand why wRC+ rather than simply wOBA+ is that wRC is just wOBA*PA, correct? So why take the extra step of converting to wRC from wOBA and not just adjust wOBA and lgwOBA and then multiply by PA? Same result, but it seems like it’s less work, or a more logical workflow.
Also, additional question, and I could probably just research this a bit more, but I’m already posting from work :V
By themselves, wRC and wRAA are NOT park adjusted or whatever, correct? That said, does the “w” prefix simply mean that they employ linear weighting in their formulation? Seeing how they’re formulated from wOBA, this would make sense.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
yep!
It’s the same application as OPS+. wRC is a little more than wOBA * PA. You need to add in the average R/PA and then multiply by PA and you need to do the whole bit with the wOBA scale to get things back to a regular run scale.
Read this post here by Tangotiger: http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/index.php/site/comments/woba_primer/#6
I had the exact same question you had and it has to do with getting the stat on the same scale as OPS+
and the "w"
Yeah, the “w” is just to denote that it’s “weighted” or based off linear weights. The actual stats are Runs Created (RC) or Runs Above Average (RAA), but adding the w just makes it clear that they’re wOBA (or linear weight) based.
I just noticed you have more posts at Purple Row than other SBNation sites
that means Purple Row wins the “Held-Right-At-This-Second Fangraphs Popularity Contest”
Seriously though, thanks for clicking and clarifying some of my rambling confusion.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:27 AM MST up reply actions
I think PF, Jabbs, and you have something to do with that
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 11:29 AM MST up reply actions
I think it's a good stat but it's not my favorite
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 10:59 AM MST up reply actions
I have a favorite stat
It’s OPS, and I have a really long and boring explanation as to why.
by controlled_slide on Dec 14, 2009 12:30 PM MST up reply actions
OPS
It combines two of the most important things when measuring a hitter’s value to the team (OBP and slugging). Even though woba is a little more accurate because it weighs OBP more and treats slugging percentage a little different, the list of players sorted by OPS will look almost exactly the same as the list of players sorted by woba. (So I feel I can use OPS and lose very little accuracy in value)
OPS however has a much wider range (1.101 to .559 from best to worst player) than woba (.449 to .259 from best to worst player). This stetches the differneces between the good and bad players and makes the data much easier to interpret. I also like how I can mentally sort players into groups based on .100 point steps. (Over 1.000 = best few players in the game, over .900 = All star. over .800 = better than average, over .700 = average to below average, and under .700 = suck)
I just like to use it more than woba and I don’t feel like I’m losing much.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 3:53 PM MST up reply actions
you're not losing much at all
the reason they made wOBA is to convert it into wRC. You can’t do anything further with OPS. But OPS is easy to eyeball and such.
As for accuracy, wOBA is better for really high end guys like Pujols, ARod, Bonds, etc.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:55 PM MST up reply actions
By throwing feces
at everyone and anyone? That can’t be good for anyone.
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by tearing faces off
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 9:56 AM MST up reply actions
Monkey see, Monkey do??
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I for one, Welcome our new overlords
by Redhawk on Dec 14, 2009 10:06 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Well folks, I think it's clear what we all just saw
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
This is a real picture.
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by Franchise26 on Dec 14, 2009 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
The best part
is the torn off rearview mirror. I would pay money to see the cacophony leading up to this picture.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
Actually the best part
is that someone sat, safely, laughing their ass off and taking pictures instead of helping the woman in the car.
picture is unrelated
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 10:22 AM MST up reply actions
It's related if the topic is "Things that are awesome"
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by Franchise26 on Dec 14, 2009 10:24 AM MST up reply actions
http://pictureisunrelated.com/
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 10:31 AM MST up reply actions
I don't know what he wants
but I think the Rockies would be smart to kick the tires on Wang. I think I mentioned this in a fanpost back in April. Big ground ball guy, might be worth it for a one year deal.
There has been a decent amount of talk about Mr. Wang
I would love to see what he can do, but I don’t think we are alone. There are probably at least a dozen other teams willing to pay more money to “kick the tires”.
Sadly I think Muzia's right
What are the odds the Rox will not only pay the biggest bucks (and we’d have to, to attract an AL pitcher with a lot of interest) but will do so knowing it’s a substantial risk?
The latest too
has him waiting until May – when he’s healthy and signing then. Seems like a smart play, he’d have more leverage that way – and could go to a contender.
I don't think there should be any wang kicking
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 10:23 AM MST up reply actions
I'd like the Rockies to do something here
but honestly, the Brewers should really be willing to get CMW
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--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
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And offering
Aroldis Chapman a contract.
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Lackey's lackey is Chapman? That chaps, man.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 10:45 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Don't you usually take the physical after you sort out the contract numbers
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 10:46 AM MST up reply actions
Makes you wonder if there's a piece to this story we don't know
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 10:47 AM MST up reply actions
that he probably already tentatively agreed to a contract
and Boston’s going all Yankees on us?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 10:50 AM MST up reply actions
Angels may start calling them the Evil Empire
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 10:54 AM MST up reply actions
I think I hear Russ laughing
/there is only one Evil Empire in baseball, you silly fools…
Boston can’t even dream of such evilness
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
There's only one Evil Empire,
and it’s not even in baseball. But all that “evil” stuff is just rebel propaganda.
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OFFTOPIC THREAD, RUSS
;-)
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:16 AM MST up reply actions
She started it.
Everyone here is an enabler!
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I kept it to baseball!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
You wrote "Evil Empire."
How am I not supposed to respond to that in a Star Wars way?
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There are a lot of baseball evil empires.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 14, 2009 11:26 AM MST up reply actions
But it didn't apply
to the Yankees until recently.
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Respond as a dirty Yankee rooter :)?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Banned.
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Ban-a-rama!!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
huh? why?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
because you posted in the ban thread
and your comment was funny
ergo, a warning
do please try to stay with the class, cat!
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:42 AM MST up reply actions
its the fever...:(
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
maybe sleep more?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
soon....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
sleep an extra few hours for me
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
I will do my best...:)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Hey this thing called 'self-editing'
give it a try
Waiting out the Rockies' offseason by watching the Broncos succeeding at not failing to fail once the giddy rush of success has failed.
by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
Here she comes to save the day!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
/spreads cloak over puddle
/gets on horse
/couches lance
ALLRIGHT CMERE YE OLDE VILLAINE
Waiting out the Rockies' offseason by watching the Broncos succeeding at not failing to fail once the giddy rush of success has failed.
by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:32 PM MST up reply actions
"attention guests and visitors"
“ye old renaissance festival will be closing in 20 minutes”
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:33 PM MST up reply actions
oh you can't stop me now
I’ve got a horse
AND a spear
Waiting out the Rockies' offseason by watching the Broncos succeeding at not failing to fail once the giddy rush of success has failed.
by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:33 PM MST up reply actions
and i have a turkey leg
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:34 PM MST up reply actions
eh, I deleted the DP
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:35 PM MST up reply actions
advantage: me
but no doubt it’s just a flesh wound
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:35 PM MST up reply actions
i'm really getting hungry now
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:35 PM MST up reply actions
what is villaine?
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
A pseudo-archaic way of spelling "villain"
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:37 PM MST up reply actions
By which I mean Russ, not you
you are ye olde faire maiden
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:38 PM MST up reply actions
and I am ye olde psychopathice knighte
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:40 PM MST up reply actions
no worries...I didn't think you were referring to me
but thanks for ye olde clarification:)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I'm sinister,
but not a villain.
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by Russ Oates on Dec 14, 2009 12:43 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Madam
is this the guy that’s bothering you?
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:44 PM MST up reply actions
um..err..umm.....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
/looks around for banhammer
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
No worries my lady
tell me who to smite, and I smite
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:53 PM MST up reply actions
I would smite your fever away
but sadly that is beyond my ability
I will go find some unicorn tears or something if you ask, though
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:54 PM MST up reply actions
you'd best watch out for the warnslapper
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 1:07 PM MST up reply actions
that sounds like a new species
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
OMG
you are my new best friend.
(and I actually am a lefty)
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
right handed people feel
sad now:(…
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
most right handed people feel sad now...:)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
hmm...good question
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I kind of thought that
but when I googled that for myself, I only found reference to wine..lol
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
and other French names..lol
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I hear "Hochevar" means Skywalker in Slovenian
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
OFFTO
oh never mind
RALLY ROUND THE FAMILY
WITH A POCKET FULL OF SHELLS
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:22 AM MST up reply actions
Tom Morello's pretty white too, man
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:33 AM MST up reply actions
(I can see why Russ likes posting that so much)
(makes you feel all important and dangerous)
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
You are fantastic
if I never told you that
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by Silverblood on Dec 14, 2009 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
You haven't
but it has since been added to my Positive-Adjective-Calendar, wherein I mark who said what awesome thing about me on which day.
you guys hear his new
street sweeper social club album? Pretty interesting. A little too hip hop for me overall but strong and as usual Tom brings the thunder.
well it was Iannetta's AB music
so uh yeah
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
has it been out that long?
I just got it recently. Getting some good play in my car though.
"Whatever it Takes" was released early IIRC
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
It's okay
for RATM side projects, I really prefer “One Day as a Lion”.
Zach de la Rocha and Jon Theodore (former drummer of Mars Volta, on their good early albums)
I thought One Day
was ok, that Wild International song is very strong but the rest didn’t really grab me, seemed like something just casually thrown together. Which isn’t always bad of course, but just didn’t love it.
I don't possess enough rage
I’m a happy person
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
it's become a leisure activity anymore
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:01 PM MST up reply actions
leisure rage ?
as opposed to purposeful rage?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
oh the rage is gone
I’m like sipping a smoothie
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:11 PM MST up reply actions
refusing to go with the easy joke
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I think they just played together
at a festival, not sure if that means anything.
If the Sox can get
Lackey for Burnett money (5 yrs/$80 million), I’m not sure why they wouldn’t. Maybe he doesn’t have true ace stuff but he has been consistently very good. A team like Boston can afford to pay that kind of money for a number 2 starter.
Lackey won't get Burnett money because it's not the Yankees signing him.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:09 PM MST up reply actions
http://i50.tinypic.com/jtl5e0.jpg
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:20 PM MST up reply actions
was that when he was pulled from the game this year?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I can't say I wouldn't have said the same thing....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Jamey Carroll deciding between multiple two-year offers. LAA, OAK, LAD all have shown interest.
Hope got in my eyes
ugh..please not teh Dodgers....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Atty/Matty comparison was interesting
How bizarre if he landed with the Cardinals and turned it around
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
How bizarre, how bizarre!
Na na na, na na na, na na na, na na na….. ooooooh baybay!
(Sorry.)
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 14, 2009 12:28 PM MST up reply actions
it's making me crazy
every time I look around (look around) it’s in my head
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:30 PM MST up reply actions
heh...I do the same
everytime I hear the word bizarre….
It passed through my mind, as soon as I typed it…lol
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
sounds like Doc is flying into Philly soon for talks or something
can you imagine that rotation?
Hope got in my eyes
seriously, it's unfair
but then again, they’re going to be completely destitute for several years
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 12:36 PM MST up reply actions
Are we sure about that?
I hear Utley has the baseball Midas touch and can turn marginal prospects into all-stars
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Since Lee won't give them a discout for an extension...
… there’s talk that Lee himself may be traded away. That would be interesting if Lee were part of a deal for Halladay.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 14, 2009 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
There was some talk of this a few days back
that it would be some sort of 3 way blockbuster.
Trade Lee for prospects. Flip some of those prospects to Toronto for Halladay. Sign Halladay to an extension. Not a bad idea.
if they're going to do it, I want them to go balls out
I want them to have a rotation of Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Happ, Blanton, and just straight up go for broke.
They have the firepower to keep the offense top-notch in the NL, and then that’d be the best pitching around.
That would be the best team in baseball.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 1:10 PM MST up reply actions
Question
Would we be willing to play 3rd team here? Exchange prospects for Lee if it allows the Phillies to get Halladay?
beaten by a minute
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 2:00 PM MST up reply actions
I really don't want
Halladay to be a stupid Phillie long-term
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Neither do I
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
When I made this comment I thought he would be in the same rotation as Lee
I’m not as scared about it as is
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:02 PM MST up reply actions
Better than a Yankee, Red Sox, or Dodger, in my mind.
I generally don’t have much animosity for the Phillies (2009 playoffs notwithstanding).
I'm just getting tired of them
and I bet they get just as much airtime now because of this as the BoSox and Yankees do in 2010.
Also, Halladay is gonna look lame in red.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
yes this please
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
I hope he goes
Lee and Halliday together would be rediculous
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 3:57 PM MST up reply actions
as ridiculous as it would be
and as much as I’d want to see it, Philly does have payroll limitations.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:58 PM MST up reply actions
They can just be the Yankees
Nothing stops the Yankees
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Except this
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:15 PM MST up reply actions
that looks like Andy pettitte
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 14, 2009 5:11 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Why on Earth would you want to see this?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:00 PM MST up reply actions
Just because it would be total supreme dominance, I guess
and that’s always cool….?
or something
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because it would be a team to rival the '27 and '98 Yankees.
esp in that division, the Phillies would win 100 easy.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:00 PM MST up reply actions
What's the Brad Lidge factor on that, Charlie?
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how are we so sure that Lidge's 2009 wasn't the aberration?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
was just kidding
I have no idea
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yeah me neither
all the numbers say he really was that bad, not just a luck thing or something
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
How are tht Rockies supposed to beat Lee and halladay in a playoff series?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:15 PM MST up reply actions
big picture here, man
getting another team up there that isn’t a yankees team
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
I still think
the best thing for instilling some financial parity in baseball would be for the Yankees to just run away with baseball for the next few seasons and force people to take notice that “hey, maybe this isn’t fair”
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
It already isn't fair
What I think they should do is put the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, and Phillies all in the AL East. Move the Rays O’s and maybe Jays to the NL. That way these big money teams will know what it’s like to have to beat teams who have no salary limitations.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:46 PM MST up reply actions
You're right, it isn't fair
But for basically all of this decade, the Yankees outspent everyone by 50 million, didn’t really win the world series (until this year), lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Angels a lot, got embarrassed by the Red Sox in 04, and even missed the playoffs altogether in 08. That’s just “evidence” that parity can exist on the field despite a complete financial disparity behind off the field – or at least that’s what people will say.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I disagree
The playoffs are such a small sample size that it becomes a crap shoot.
What spending all that money does is allow you to be in the playoffs every (unless you made screw ups of epic proportions)
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:24 PM MST up reply actions
every *year*
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:25 PM MST up reply actions
That's not the point I was making
I’m just saying that everything I said would be the type of thing someone like Bud Selig would say to argue against instituting something like a salary cap.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Oh I agree with that
I just want them in the AL. I don’t want them to take out the Rockies on their way to facing the Yankees in the World Series (again)
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:44 PM MST up reply actions
Moving stronger teams to the AL isn't going to do anything to equalise the differences between the two leagues
Maybe the WS should give home advantage as a matter of course to the NL.
they don't scurr me :)
good thing I’m not playing!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
NOOOOOOOOOOO
I don’t want to have to face that rotation in the postseason
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 3:57 PM MST up reply actions
I'm not nearly as worried now
I thought both Lee and Halladay would be in the Rotation when I made this comment.
I agree though. I mean as good as Halladay is he can’t be much better than Lee was in the playoffs. (That’s if he handles the pressure well which I think he will)
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:05 PM MST up reply actions
is that a fact or speculation..?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
where's TMZ
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That would be kind of a shocker....
which means what for Vlady?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
his old broken legs can go DH somewhere else
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 1:10 PM MST up reply actions
errr. my fantasy of hawpe for brandon wood is now officially down the tubes
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
Awhile ago we were supposed to be trading Atkins for Wood
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let's trade someone for Wood just so we'll all shut up about Wood
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:03 PM MST up reply actions
Trading wood for Wood
or Wood for wood?
Or who needs Wood?
Or Woods?
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the angels are sporting Wood
what
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:06 PM MST up reply actions
Try this
Esau Wood sawed wood. Esau Wood would saw wood. All the wood Esau Wood saw, Esau Wood would saw. In other words, all the wood Esau saw to saw, Esau sought to saw. Oh, the wood Wood would saw! And, oh the wood-saw with which Wood would saw wood! But one day, Wood’s wood-saw would saw no wood, and thus the wood Wood sawed was not the wood Wood would saw if Wood’s wood-saw would saw wood. Now, Wood would saw wood with a wood-saw that would saw wood, so Esau sought a saw that would saw wood. One day, Esau saw a saw saw wood as no other wood-saw Wood saw would saw wood. In fact, of all the wood-saws Wood ever saw saw wood, Wood never saw a wood-saw that would saw wood as the wood-saw Wood saw saw wood would saw wood, and I never saw a wood-saw that would saw as the wood-saw Wood saw would saw until I saw Esau Wood saw wood with the wood-saw Wood saw saw wood. Now Wood saws wood with the wood-saw Wood saw saw wood.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:17 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I think I regret going here
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That was for the Yankee comment :-)
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:48 PM MST up reply actions
I'm scared because I think I understand this....
/hello, hotline?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
It's a nice little story isn't it
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:06 PM MST up reply actions
Maybe it's because you are sick?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:07 PM MST up reply actions
I agree, but why wood we...:P
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
because Esaw Wood said we would
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:39 PM MST up reply actions
I'm seeing 1 year, $6.5M
and I heard a couple Yankees fans bitching about losing one of their favorite players to free agency.
the irony.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 1:10 PM MST up reply actions
if only the universe's laws of irony had cancelled Yankees fans out
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if only the universe’s laws of irony had cancelled Yankees fans out
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
annnnnnnnnnnnnd there it is
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/12/14/phillies.halladay.lee/index.html
Lee to Seattle, Halladay to Philly, ??? to Toronto.
Hope got in my eyes
Oh my God!
The Mariners are going to be sick this year!
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 14, 2009 2:05 PM MST up reply actions
I think the Navy would want a crack at him first
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Then they would be the Seattle Yankees
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:20 PM MST up reply actions
You're late to the party
I said war began when the Mariners nabbed Figgins :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:19 PM MST up reply actions
geez just saw this too
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 2:12 PM MST up reply actions
I have a lot of trouble saying no to that
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 2:14 PM MST up reply actions
You really want to don't you :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:21 PM MST up reply actions
I was just saying you wanted to have a good debate about the
best top of the rotations in baseball but there really is no debate to have because the M’s are a notch above the rest.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:50 PM MST up reply actions
couldn't argue with that
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 2:15 PM MST up reply actions
it looks that way
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
COOOOOOOOK AND JIMENEZZZZZZZZZZZ
But for realsies, maybe if Webb comes back and reminds everyone he’s Brandon [expletive] Webb, the Dbacks could compete with that
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Lincecum-Cain and Carpenter-Wainwright would give them a run for their money
But yeah, that’s a lot of pitching right there. I might have to go to more Mariners games next year.
by controlled_slide on Dec 14, 2009 2:30 PM MST up reply actions
I take both Lee and Felix over both the StL pitchers and Matt Cain
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:46 PM MST up reply actions
I agree about Felix
But I’m not as high on Lee.
by controlled_slide on Dec 14, 2009 3:51 PM MST up reply actions
If Carpenter can stay healthy
he’s gotta be right up there.
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exactly
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quick everybody tell Keith Law that he's terrible
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:57 PM MST up reply actions
I uh
I’ll just stand over here
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didn't get the joke
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Keith Law left Carp off of his ballot in favor of Javy Vazquez
people hated on him. massively.
someone dug up his home address.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:01 PM MST up reply actions
Some people reallllly need hobbies
I love baseball with everything I am, but not enough that I’d actually go harass some talking head at his home about it. Good lord.
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it's a very 4chan thing to do
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:03 PM MST up reply actions
Don't go there.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by A.J. Haefele on Dec 14, 2009 11:36 PM MST up reply actions
oooh struck a nerve
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 15, 2009 7:02 AM MST up reply actions
IAWTC
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:22 PM MST up reply actions
That is absolutely correct.
Felix and Roy. My God.
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
daaaaayuuuuummmmmmm
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
This
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:23 PM MST up reply actions
why not the Mariners.....
send their prospect straight up for Halladay. And Screw the Phills
by Colsportsfan on Dec 14, 2009 3:39 PM MST up reply actions
because the Phils are sending a prospect as well
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:46 PM MST up reply actions
Thank God
Lee and Halliday are not in the same rotaion.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:18 PM MST up reply actions
Impossible to predict.
What if Lee collapses in 2010? What if Halladay does?
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 14, 2009 2:21 PM MST up reply actions
yeah you never know
PLUS Halladay is a proven great pitcher in the AMERICAN LEAGUE year in and year out…Cliff Lee did not prove that…so the Phillies unfortunately might of got a more superior pitcher than we think it will be (the 2 or 3 win difference)
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 2:23 PM MST up reply actions
Bet you Cliff Lee has a really really good season
Courtesy of Safeco and more importantly, the Mariner’s crazy good D. Damn you fantasy baseball season, why areyou so far away?
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I think it's not at all unlikely that Lee's insane amount of use last year works against him in the future.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 14, 2009 2:29 PM MST up reply actions
I dunno
Lee threw about 140 more pitches than Halladay last season. I’m always skeptical about workload since it seems like a ton of things are going on behind that.
I hope the whole workload thing is wrong though – Ubaldo threw more pitches than Lee did last season…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Ah true that
def not.
I wonder how many pitches he threw in the playoffs, maybe 600 more?
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Cliff Lee is NOT Roy Halladay
Roy Halladay has been massively abused every season. And comes back for more.
Roy Halladay would pitch a CGS during a day game and then drive down to the Springs and throw 4 innings in relief – just because he could.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:48 PM MST up reply actions
Roy Halladay
also comes back two weeks after an appendectomy to pitch like 8 innings of 1 run ball.
Your point stands – Halladay is a robot, a robot that mysteriously had a [faulty] appendix.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
he was just storing another 40 innings in that appendix
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:02 PM MST up reply actions
Great story
I know someone who had two appendectomies.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
Yes it does
Very perceptive of you RoxGirl
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:10 PM MST up reply actions
I think I hear Tony Reagins and Mike Scoscia crying
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Yes
This might be the worst single day for an Angels fan since October 2, 1995. If not since the Dave Handerson HR
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:26 PM MST up reply actions
Henderson
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:27 PM MST up reply actions
I think this takes 1st place...I feel bad for the fans..
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
never said he wouldn't
just saying Halladay is a better pitcher than him by more than what people think…Halladay > Lee in the AL by a good amount…can u imagine Halladay in the NL parks and yea Cliff Lee in safeco will be good for him as well
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 2:39 PM MST up reply actions
Oh no doubt about it
Halladay would probably put up a solid stat line on the moon…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
pretty much
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 2:57 PM MST up reply actions
what would be the park effect adjustment factor
for the moon?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
lol...well done....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Honestly
I see it as a totally lateral move for this season but its the extension that changes things (profound, I know). The only way it really impacts stuff is if Lidge decides to totally suck again – then Halladay’s 9 complete games will come in handy bigtime…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Halladay>>>>Lee
He has consistently put up amazing numbers in the hardest division in the world. Lee was really good last year, but frankly a lot of guys did better.
On another note, where is Philly getting all this dough? They must be swimming in it.
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
Which also explains..
how the Rockies can afford to extend Clint Barmes.
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Halladay is better than Lee, for sure
but I’m not sure if that amounts to a whole lot across 35 starts. Last season, Halladay was 7 runs better which is significant, but I’m not sure if it really changes things for the Phillies – particularly if no one in their division steps it up next season…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
At least for us
I’m just happy he’s not a LHP.
you need a few more >>> there
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:48 PM MST up reply actions
The good news for the Rockies is the Halladay can't be much better than Lee was in the playoffs last year
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:28 PM MST up reply actions
they gotta be somewhat careful with Doc
they’re extending him, so they can’t go all Milwaukee on him
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:56 PM MST up reply actions
He's one of those guys
as a fan, that I wouldn’t be worried about high pitch counts, or high inning counts. He’s shown a pretty impressive ability to pitch a ton and bounce back. Although in Philly they have to worry about October alot more than Toronto did.
agreed on both counts
I’m just saying they should at least be SOMEWHAT cautious.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
that he's not a rental they can horrifyingly abuse
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:02 PM MST up reply actions
which blew my mind
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:07 PM MST up reply actions
don't underestimate
a man powered by Big Macs
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There's always 2010
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:28 PM MST up reply actions
I'll drink to this!
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Cheers
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:29 PM MST up reply actions
Not too much
I think the big thing is that they keep halladay away from the Mets
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:24 PM MST up reply actions
Looks like Lackey to the Sox is a done deal, too
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4741437
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
that's 2 straight seasons where Toronto gets dicked out of a 1st round comp pick
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:49 PM MST up reply actions
yea how funny is that
poor guys – you couldn’t feel bad for them when they still had Ricciardi calling the shots, but now it’s a damn shame… or not
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
That's what they get for not drafting Tulo
The baseball Gods are still not happy
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:30 PM MST up reply actions
So far confirmed
Aumont from the Mariners and Taylor from the Phillies going to Toronto, more to be announced.
Those two right there make up a very solid return.
It's funny how
it never seems like enough for Halladay – but Taylor looks like a beast and Aumont is a giant left handed reliever – really good for losing out on 1 year of Halladay…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Morrow wouldn't be a bad one to part with
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:49 PM MST up reply actions
Weren't we really into Aumont at one point?
I think that was the year we drafted Weathers. I seem to recall he could be kind of in the Wainwright model.
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Anybody see Neyer's list of top 100 players this decade?
Helton comes in at #8. Rockies fans will probably say he deserves higher, Coors Field detractors will probably say lower, in truth it doesn’t matter all that much. He’s definitely a top-10 player in my mind though.
by controlled_slide on Dec 14, 2009 3:22 PM MST reply actions
Woo
Larry Walker #66, Holliday #77
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Melvin Mora
is better than both of them?
Hmmmmokaaay
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Probably because he played all decade
And Walker and Holliday played only parts
by controlled_slide on Dec 14, 2009 3:35 PM MST up reply actions
Squeaky and I
got into the habit of calling Mora “Abeesmal” as his nickname (from Abysmal, since he’d always be striking out or making errors whenever we were paying attention). It stuck. Now I can’t think of him any other way.
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As much as I hate him Manny should be higher
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:32 PM MST up reply actions
I agree
I guess his “character issues” and crap defense put him down there. But he’s been nothing but a beast.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Then how did Bonds get #3?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:51 PM MST up reply actions
Most feared hitter of all time will get you that honor...
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I don't mean to rehash the conversation from the off topic thread
but uh
Babe Ruth?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:11 PM MST up reply actions
It's only natural
but I’m willing to say that any guy who was intentionally walked more times (120 ) than 99% of players will ever walk in a season can have that honor…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
That's a pretty amazing stat
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:28 PM MST up reply actions
I love how Neyer had to add the "accounting for his home ballpark" business
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I liked Neyer's comment about Pujols..
I added parentthesis to complete his thought:
It’s not easy to choose between the top two, but by all accounts Pujols is a model ballplayer and model teammate. Plus, his numbers are as good as A-Rod’s even though he’s played one fewer season (without steroids).
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Yo, I honestly feel like
Him being 8th on that list is a lot higher than most people would have placed him given that he’s a Rockie. It’s also about time someone acknowledged the defense
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I'm not complaining about the ranking
I like it. Just mentioning the ever-present LOL COORZ caveat.
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It's all Vinny Castilla's fault
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
ain't that the truth
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:02 PM MST up reply actions
and WORD on acknowledging Toddfather's D
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I'm surprised he was in the top 10, not because he doesn't deserve it...
but because others actually gave that much recognition
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
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I can't complain
about the ranking. Beltran raises my eyebrows a bit but that would be just a homer argument for me. Helton at #8 is just fine, and should quiet whatever lingering whining exists about his contract…
Beltran is a pretty awesome baseball player
and an elite defender in CF.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:57 PM MST up reply actions
A list like 100 players of the decade
is going to get everyone’s panties in a wad everywhere
pretty much
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I'm just glad they actually put Helton that high
Neyer tends to be pretty fair
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
No, I agree
I was just saying that initially I was surprised to see him there, because despite how awesome he is and his NYC-location, he’s relatively low profile for a superstar and doesn’t immediately jump to mind when discussing all-decade greats. But I can’t come up with a non-homer argument for Helton being above him.
Now with Lackey
Sox will try to dangle Buckholz and get Adrian Gonzalez
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10509588/Buzz:-Latest-Hot-Stove-news
Rosenthal speculates
I would be fine with getting AGone out of the West
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I'm sure AGone would be more than fine
with getting out of petco.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
Yeah imagine him in Fenway's cozy confines with the Sawx lineup
pig —> crap
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Even if it's to Boston?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:33 PM MST up reply actions
Clay Buchholz is kind of an enigma
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:50 PM MST up reply actions
wrapped in esoterism
cloaked in tergiversation
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wrapped the stench of boston
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 3:57 PM MST up reply actions
That's a great word to describe him.
I think he could be a good number 2 or three but I don’t think he will ever be a true Ace
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:37 PM MST up reply actions
I am so happy the Rockies are not in the AL East
Poor Rays, O’s, and Jays. If I were them I would try to move my team to Vegas or Portland so I could be in the west. (Although Seattle might not make that a picnic either)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:35 PM MST up reply actions
I totally read that as poor OJays...lol
like the old group….
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
alan johnson lives to pitch another day in AAA
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:02 PM MST up reply actions
Roy Halladay may be from Cherry Creek
but apparently Florida is in his bloodstream now
which just makes me feel dirty to think about
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:07 PM MST up reply actions
Arvada West!!
Fight you wildcats! etc….
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
I'll be the guy in a orange shirt EVERY Monday...Broncos are my team win or lose.
Lidge is from Creek :)
and Josh Bard..
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I just remember those
because my nephews are Creeksters :)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Thomas Harding
Just tweeted that Matt Capps and the Rockies have mutual interest.
I’m not sure how he fits into the bullpen/budget without a trade. I feel like Rox are pretty set on late inning guys.
that is not twitter
your usage of “tweeted” is incorrect.
that said, where do we put him? Who do we move?
and those questions are stupid because the only real question is “who wants Manny Corpas”
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:11 PM MST up reply actions
I linked the post with more information, I figured it would be more helpful.
I don’t know if anyone wants Manny Corpas’ contract.
Aw don't let grouchy ol RMN get at ya
Waiting out the Rockies' offseason by watching the Broncos succeeding at not failing to fail once the giddy rush of success has failed.
zilla knows better
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
but father knows best
Waiting out the Rockies' offseason by watching the Broncos succeeding at not failing to fail once the giddy rush of success has failed.
uh
my dad doesn’t understand twitter at all
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:24 PM MST up reply actions
my dad I don’t like understand twitter at all
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
ah that is good usage of tweet then
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
Wow
Is everybody sure today is not the begining of the Winter Meetings.The stove is hot!!!!!!
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:41 PM MST reply actions
It could also double as the Angels reign of the AL West over the past few years
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 4:56 PM MST up reply actions
That's just a straight up cool pic. Could be a good album cover or something...
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
It actually looks disturbingly similar to my stove (a bit messier though), and my wall behind it.
Although, I actually have a ceiling and roof right now. I hope this isn’t one of those Twilight Zone things where you’ve posted a picture of the future here, I think that would call for an automatic ban.
Uh Oh
Be careful making dinner this week RoxGirl.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:17 PM MST up reply actions
I just heard a SportingNews report that
it might not be Cliff Lee, but JA Happ going??
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I just heard a SportingNews report that
it might not be Cliff Lee, but JA Happ going??
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Is this a double post or do you really think it's Happ and not Lee going?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:18 PM MST up reply actions
sorry I don't see double post....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
correction...AP reporting JA Happ and Joe Blanton...hmmm
Its mentioned about 3/4 of the way down in the article
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2009-12-14/halladay-lee-reportedly-part-three-way-deal
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Well
Blanton and Happ both took physicals so I dunno. Supposedly Drabek is involved too. Interesting to see how it’s gonna shape up.
And Lee's agent seemed a little taken aback by the news...
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
If this does come to pass,
they aren’t loading for the NL, they are loading for the Yankees…:/
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
that would be a good an imortal baseball team
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:41 PM MST up reply actions
that would be a good an imortal baseball team>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yankees
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Almost to the point
where I wouldn’t mind if Charlie Manuel took his entire team as the NL representatives in next year’s All Star Game.
as long as they guarantee a win...
(but what if Tulo or Todd got the nod)?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
hey..!! if he could hit
and with that glove…his peers might vote him in :)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Boy that if is big
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:50 PM MST up reply actions
he'll be voted in by the fans...
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
In all honesty
Tulo should make a run at the All Star Game next year (and crossing my fingers for Ubaldo and Cargon) but other than that, the Phillies are STACKED.
The reason why Tulo never makes the All Star team is that he is such a slow starter
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 5:59 PM MST up reply actions
The reason why Tulo never makes the All Star team is that he is such a slow starteris not Jimmy Rollins…(arggggghhhhhh)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I thought that's why he never wins the Gold Glove
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 6:11 PM MST up reply actions
That too :(
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I was just lurking over at The Good Phight
and someone posted this:
i think this is just an extremely clever ploy by Ruben and Co. At 11PM tonight, Lee will realize that he doesn’t want to go somewhere else and calls to say he’ll sign a 4 year extension @ 14.5M per. We extend an ace at a good price and keep our farm system! I love this plan!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Thats almost as good as the rotation as i drafted in mlb 2k9
Lee, Verlander and Carp
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 14, 2009 6:30 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
oh so now everybody wants to see it
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 14, 2009 7:53 PM MST up reply actions
I don't
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 8:03 PM MST up reply actions
Meh
I want to stay here and converse with Purple Row, but am forced to do math homework. But do not worry! I will read everything you say later.
Foxes are naughties
Have PR do
your math homework!
NEVER SURRENDER DREAMS
Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!
Diplomatic and Military History Book Review - My other blog where I go all historical on you.
Yeah there's lots of good math people here
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 6:30 PM MST up reply actions
I have done physics hw with people in a game thread before...
but it is now 3 hours after you originally posted.
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Dec 14, 2009 9:41 PM MST up reply actions
Wish I saw that game thread
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:42 PM MST up reply actions
It was early season.
Rox were getting murdered. Needed something to do.
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Dec 14, 2009 9:45 PM MST up reply actions
Did you see the other comments about the MLB.COM package?
I’m sorry to report that the news regarding that may not be as positive as I first thought.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 6:32 PM MST up reply actions
i really miss math homework
Its partially why I write articles that involve so much number crunching methinks. I should just get back to cracking open my calculus book. Been meaning to do that
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 14, 2009 6:34 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
my numbers dyslexia did not serve my math :(
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I think stats and linear algebra is probably better than Calc for the baseballing.
But calculus is so much fun for real life situations. For example: How much frosting do we have in this mixing bowl? Well, approximating the bowl as a parabola…. area under curve… 1542 lbs of frosting!!! I may have screwed up somewhere in my analysis, or I am going to be diabetic very soon.
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Dec 14, 2009 9:52 PM MST up reply actions
This sounds more like a baking question :-)
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:59 PM MST up reply actions
Oh... baking is more differential equations than what you find in a text on calculus.
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Dec 14, 2009 10:10 PM MST up reply actions
Seriously one of the best days of my life
was when I realized that if I graphed the number of members in this space truss I designed against the length of the building, it would make a hyperbola.
Trump that, math nerds.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
one of my best days
was when I realized I could take my mandatory business calc class at a junior college and the credit would transfer to my school but not the grade. Life saver.
If anyone wants to read some Angels reactions to the days event
go here
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 6:33 PM MST reply actions
Here's the best comment so far (I cleaned it up a bit)
This is bulls**t… I have never used any f-bombs on this site, and now I realize it was all waiting for today.
This is f***ing bulls**t. Not only do we lose John Lackey to of all people the f***ing Red Sox, but we also are not f***ing getting Roy Halladay, and to top it off in part of that deal Cliff Lee goes to the f***ing Mariners. This day f***ing sucks. But don’t worry we are going to sign Hideki Matsui. News flash: Hideki Matsui f***ing sucks. On what f***ing planet, even in Vlad’s s**ttier years, is Hideki Matsui better than Vlad? So we are not signing Vlad because we are getting Matsui. F***ing great. We are going to lose the f***ing AL West to the f***ing Mariners, and even if by some miracle we don’t, we are going to get pounded in the a$$ in the first round of the playoffs. Don’t say good for John. F*** this, f***the Mariners, f*** the Red Sox. We are f***ed.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 6:46 PM MST up reply actions
That is EPIC
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
It's just a horrible day to be an Angels fan
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 7:06 PM MST up reply actions
There's so much green.
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I guess this proves that it's not easy being green
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 7:00 PM MST up reply actions
Good eye
I like the three rec rule as well
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 7:06 PM MST up reply actions
its like Christmas over there..
well, …you know what I mean..
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I'm trying to remember the last time the stove was as hot as it is today and I can't remember.
I thinks it’s been a few years
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 7:02 PM MST reply actions
Halo's Heaven Headline
John Lackey Officially Benedict Arnold
http://www.halosheaven.com/2009/12/14/1200518/john-lackey-officially-benedict
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
I especially like the poll...that made me laugh....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
big day
Cameron signs with red sox now
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
as in Mike Cameron?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
yes mam
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 7:09 PM MST up reply actions
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/mike-cameron-in-serious-talks-with-boston.html#comments
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 7:09 PM MST up reply actions
Damn the Red Sox are busy today
Red Sox sign John Lackey
Red Sox offer Aroldis Chapman $15 million
Red Sox sign Mike Cameron
Red Sox are interested in sending Clay Buchholtz and propects to SanDiego for prospects
Red Sox to open season at home against the Yankees on the Sunday April 4th game
I guess they are really pissed about the Yankees winning the World Series
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 7:14 PM MST up reply actions
ESPN cares.
This HUGE Halliday 3-way is going on abd ESPN’s lead is the Red Sox poised to sign Lackey. Yes, a big story too but…
Is Bay gone then?
I suppose he could still re-sign, but Cameron would be an expensive fourth outfielder.
by avsfan4ever33 on Dec 14, 2009 9:12 PM MST up reply actions
yea he is gone
Hermida the 4th OF’r at the moment
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:13 PM MST up reply actions
I think the Mets are the favorite for Bay now
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:16 PM MST up reply actions
ot.but sports related...Twolves beating the Jazz :)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
yeaaa t wolves!
going for win #4 haha…unfortunately my Thunder not doing well in Denver
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:10 PM MST up reply actions
Wow just checked your profile page
You’ve got teams all over the country
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:14 PM MST up reply actions
yep those are all the teams i choose
when i started watching all sports in 1993 i don’t know why but that’s the teams i will stick with forever no matter what haha
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:16 PM MST up reply actions
I can respect that....
mostly :)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
haha why mostly
and being in NJ i have to deal with all the jerk NY fans of every sport it is fun to go at it with people though :)
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:18 PM MST up reply actions
your RedWings love...is well...
difficult. I know what you mean about going at with other sports fans…I love duking it out with Charger and Padres fans..
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
rimshot
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:29 PM MST up reply actions
haha yeah
i can understand an Avs fan not liking the Red Wings obviously but yes duking it out is awesome ;-)
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:25 PM MST up reply actions
see, i can't anymore
it’s retarded. there isn’t a rivalry anymore. the wings are kind of a litmus test for us, but there’s not much left there. Stick to the division, and no, the red wings do not suck. they’re a pretty impressive franchise.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 15, 2009 7:05 AM MST up reply actions
When you hang out at MHH
Do NOT voice this particular opinion.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by A.J. Haefele on Dec 15, 2009 8:40 AM MST up reply actions
are people still this stupid about it
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 15, 2009 9:34 AM MST up reply actions
Why do you hate America?
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by A.J. Haefele on Dec 15, 2009 9:58 AM MST up reply actions
Think you're better than me?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Dec 15, 2009 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
The Wings don't suck at all.
Historic rivalries still fan the flames between fan bases. I worked with a couple of Wings fans and they still hate the Avs and remember the playoffs bouts. Retarded or not, Wings fans hate the Avs,, and Avs fans hate the Wings. Its just fun.
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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!
Given ny HS and college years there...
The Chargers an Padres are my second favorite NFL and MLB teams respectively.
So do you get both the Philly and NY perspective?
That must be magical.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:29 PM MST up reply actions
yes sir lol
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
So were you Seattle Sonics back in the day?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:27 PM MST up reply actions
yep
the days of Payton Kemp Schrempf mcmillan perkins
but now onto a new potentially great team with Durant Westbrook Green and Harden…going to be fun to watch
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:29 PM MST up reply actions
Interesting that you kept the team with the move
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:33 PM MST up reply actions
yep
if i was going to switch to another team it would of been the Cavs or Hornets because i like James and Paul a lot…but i stuck with the Thunder
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:34 PM MST up reply actions
Now for the $1,000,000 question
Why the Rockies?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:38 PM MST up reply actions
in 1993 i started watching sports
so they were a new team and i did not want to be a yankees fan…and i saw the Rockies played high scoring games and hit a lot of homeruns so i took them under my wing haha
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 14, 2009 9:40 PM MST up reply actions
Nice
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:42 PM MST up reply actions
This comment is just to spite RMN isn't it?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 14, 2009 9:11 PM MST up reply actions