Monday Rockpile: When does baseball season start?
by Russ Oates on Dec 21, 2009 7:11 AM MST
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PrintNothing out there on the Rockies right now, so how about suggestions on things you'd like to see in the coming year on Purple Row? Humorous or serious, let's share 'em.
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Did it ever really end?
Baseball season never truly ends. It simply shifts to different phases. Currently, we’re in the free agent signing phase :)
I actually care more about off-season baseball news than I do about the in-season news in the other sports. That’s not to say that I don’t follow the other sports … but baseball is life. The other sports are merely long foul balls down the line – nice to ooh and ah at for a short while, but considerably less substance :)
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by kosmo99 on Dec 21, 2009 7:21 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
YAY!!
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, that is just cruel and unusual punishment to show poor Huston
That brought back the pain all over again….:(
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 8th Amendment protection here.
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New York is in Britain?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 21, 2009 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
The blog
is hosted on servers in Nauru—maybe.
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Do you want to?
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
by rockieprogress on Dec 21, 2009 9:25 AM MST up reply actions
well, I mean I could
if a Rowbot came to town for a game, they could crash on my couch…
ROCKEFELLER!!!
Ah, Provide quarter
I thought you were refering to “drawn and quartered”
That only happens at MCC…
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by rockieprogress on Dec 21, 2009 9:54 AM MST up reply actions
And next I'll tax your tea.
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BLAH BLAH HISTORY
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:00 PM MST up reply actions
I'm taxing
your writings.
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by Russ Oates on Dec 21, 2009 5:03 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I get taxed from both of your writings
:):)
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 next steps
In the last 3 years the Rockies (according to the media anyway) have gone from an oddity where balls float like balloons in the wind, to a well rounded team tha can actually pitch. I am a long time fan and I understood that a rough time was in store when O’Dowd made the commitment to build the minor leagues into one of the best in baseball so that the team did not have to go out and compete financially with the large market teams. I am very glad to see all the hard work paying off and I am looking forward to the next steps. In no particular order.
1. Play better within the division. I don’t think I need to explain that one.
2. Cut out the long streaks of offensive dormancy. I know this team can hit with anyone in baseball, it just seems to be boom or bust.
3. Ian Stewart and Chris Ianetta need to get it going at the plate. (That will help #2)
4. Continue the growth of the pitching staff. I am really looking forward to a staff of Jimenez, De La Rosa, Cook, Francis and Hammel. Street leads a bullpen that should be able to lock down most late leads. What concerns me is will guys like Chacin and Deduno be able to fill a hole if someone gets hurt and will they be ready to be full-time starters in 2011 when/if the Rockies loose guys like De La Rosa.
5. Do a better job of controlling the running game of opposing teams. This is a task for pitchers as well as catchers.
I am sure there are other, but those are the 5 that float to the top of my mind 4 minutes before my next meeting. Gotta run, I look forward to seeing other’s opinions.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
Stewart and Iannetta
need to start hitting more line drives or start striking out a lot less… or both otherwise they’ll always be .240ish batting average guys and incredibly frustrating.
Also, for Iannetta (and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who thinks this), dude needs to get more aggressive at the dish or at least learn to protect the plate better.
Honestly, if Stewart, Iannetta, and Fowler make a few small improvements to their respective games, it should have a good impact collectively
Also, I might start Cargon in CF and Fowler in left…
"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
Small improvements
along the lines you mention from those key players could be the difference between a good season and a great one.
(However, I took the same approach with the Nuggets this year, hoping that JR and Nene would take the next step and…well, looks like another decent year at best.)
Cargo and Fowler
Cargo has the better arm so I would be OK with Fowler in Center, Cargo in right and Seth Smith in left. The cool thing is Carlos can play left right or center so if they hang on to Hawpe (7.5 million for a backup…eehhh) then you could still put Cargo in left and keep his bat and speed as well as Fowler’s speed in the game.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
Cargo and Fowler and Stewart
are all greener going into 2010 than Nene and Smith were going into this season so hopefully the hope can be justified…
"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
Ed Begley jr. would be happy to hear CarGo, Fowler and Stewart...
are going greener.
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I LOL’d.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
yaayyyy someone else agrees on Cargo in CF
he’s the best defensive OF we have
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:03 PM MST up reply actions
Welllll
I was looking at his minorleague defense stats and cargon’s been pretty up and down (so has Dex), but his body of work in the bigs is pretty impressive.
I think Dex can definitely be a plus center fielder – I just really don’t want us playing him in CF over Cargon (if Cargon is better) just because Dex “seems like the type of player who makes a good CF”
"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 the Rockies
should make the Purple Row their favorite wesite and in appreciation give us all free box seats to all the home games. :)
i fully endorse this
Particularly by March. Use John Bena at MHR to sell the possibilities
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 21, 2009 9:43 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
I want inside scoops
I also want free passes to games, and would actually write stuff up….I want the hard hitting stuff, like Helton has stinky farts, or Corpas really did put Vaseline on his pitches (I was going to write: “Corpas really did put Vaseline on his balls”, but thought better of it).
for me maybe
clearly not for you ;-)
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:04 PM MST up reply actions
Redhawk should NOT be in the locker room..
he would be thrown out for checking everyone for vaseline.
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Future of Purple Row..
I’ve really enjoyed the growth of PR over the past year. The articles by the new writers have added a lot of substance to the format. Jabbs writes some high quality FO pieces which honestly, probably go over the heads of many of us here and his pieces about MLB contracts should be used by a few of the front offices around the league. RMN and PF are solid writers, I’ve really enjoyed their work and professionalism over the past year (the Marc Gustafson series was unprecedented). I’ve also enjoyed the new format, live updates, and mobile options (if only I had a mobile phone to use this option). That being said, I believe the site has plenty of room for growth.
Suggestions for the Future
A) GT Gamecast – gamethreads should be built inside a gamecast options so we can follow pitches, up-to-date stats, bench players etc. Yahoo has gamecenters, why can’t SBN use it’s partner to embed one into the GT without drawing too much bandwith?
B) MOre collaboration between NL West SBN writers. PF reached out to other writers in KYF and that was awesome, but I would like to hear more from the heavyweights that I respect such as RG, Jim Mc, Eric of TBLA, etc.
C) MLB Player Diary – Is there a way to get a player to write a weekly/monthly diary on PR? Does anyone have contacts out there? Even if it’s a minor leaguer or a BP pitcher with time on his hands between innings.
D) More Rox Girl
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Hmmm.
Not quite sure we can get to A yet, B should happen, C could happen, and D is up to her.
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Vader did the Emperor's dirty work.
And his Hands, but that’s a whole different story.
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A lot of us started reading PR because of RG..
and it seems like she has sort of hit cruise control since the new writers came on board.
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As to A
I prefer to have the Purple Row game thread and the MLB Gameday in separate windows. I think that it would be difficult to scroll between game action and comments in the same window, especially at the rate folks here chatter during games. If you’ve got 2 screens, having Gameday up on one screen and the Purple Row thread up on the other is really convenient.
As to C: yes, please.
by controlled_slide on Dec 21, 2009 10:23 AM MST up reply actions
Less sci-fi, more Simpsons.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
Rex Banner's
going to catapult us if we don’t?
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Is it possible to have a clock counting down to Spring Training?
I feel like there is an incredible wealth of knowledge on this site. I certainly have learned a lot and enjoy being a Rockies fan more because of it. The only thing I have problems with is that running mlb tv and blogging on this site is a little difficult. I have a fast internet connection and yet still can’t seem to run both at the same time especially when the page gets full.. I love this site though. Thank you Dictators and underlings for all you do.
Depends on
if we want the site to take longer to load.
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oh man
The new titles have already caught on
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 21, 2009 10:14 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
so are you on the "omg my world is over if Hawpe is traded" train as well?
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 25, 2009 12:16 AM MST up reply actions
Hey you guys
I see Stan Kroenke is 0.1% away (in terms of number of shares owned) from having to make an obligatory bid for Arsenal FC (one of the Big Four in the EPL). I see he owns a couple of Colorado clubs – what do people think of him as a prson, a businessman, an investor etc?
He completely turned the Denver Nuggets around
from laughingstock of the league to contender. He created two local cable channels just for his sports teams. In the past, he likes to make a big splash with his investments, put extra money forward into offering a competitive product. I think he has been a fantastic owner here in Denver.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
for the most part he's been pretty hands off
as an owner. He’s given the teams good leadership, and enough money to make the right decisions.
He is a HUGE soccer fan, which is why he bought the share in the Arsenal.
As a business man his money comes from investments in retail shopping centers and malls, which has taken a hit the last few years. There was some pure speculation that might affect his sports holdings, and if you ask the Avalanche (Hockey team) fans they will say they got the short end of the financial pie…though I’m not sure if that is accurate to say/claim
That was more a product of the Avalanche FO not adapting quickly to a salary cap
Basically, Kroenke understands that spending extra money to give fans a good product is a profitable business.
Except for the St. Louis Rams. But they always suck and he has been trying to sell them for years.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
IMO
and this is a pretty uneduated opinion, but as long as Pierre Lacroix is involved with the Avalanche, they’re going to have trouble working under a cap. Before the Cap, the Avs were the Hockey Yankees, and the RedWngs were the Hockey Red Sox. Now that there’s a cap in place, the Avs have kind of become the Hockey Cubs or Mets, and the Wings remain the Hockey Red Sox.
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:10 PM MST up reply actions
Um, no
The Avs were never like the Yankees. Who was their biggest free agent signing, Smyth, who was signed when there was a cap. Without the cap, the biggest signing was Selanne and Kariya, which were not that big.
The won because they were so horrible in Quebec. They had a ton of good young players when they moved to Denver. They supplemented with a handful of good trades at great times. The downfall that we have seen of the team was when the great Quebec draft picks slowed down. Now we are seeing the next wave of young talent.
Kroenke's money comes from
marrying a Walton daughter….:)
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!
Sam Walton that is...
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 had no idea Wal-Mart was paying Peter Stastney
I was supporting the Avs in college apparently
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 21, 2009 4:43 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
exactly
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!
don't get me wrong...I'm not complaining ..I love the Avs and the Nuggets!!
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_41/b4103000478797.htm
I respect what he’s done with these teams absolutely….
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 didn't say it was...but it's always helpful to have a little seed money:P
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 didn't say it was...but it's always helpful to have a little seed money:P
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 internet is freaking out...this is why this is a double post..sorry everyone
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: he's married to Sam Walton's niece...my bad!
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
I know very little about soccer (except that you can’t touch the ball with your hands, unless the refs aren’t looking) … but I’m guessing that it’s not an accident that he’s 0.1% short of this threshhold – and that perhaps he prefers not to make the bid, but to simply sit on the sidelines?
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My uncle is pretty high up in KSE...
and he says that Kroenke is a strange dude—very quiet with some weird habits.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Dec 22, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
I just received a 2010 Ticket opportunity email from the Rockies
they are now doing a lotto for Opening Day tickets and the Red Sox series. Everyone check your email and register.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
got it as well.
All signed up! don’t know if I can wait until April. but this site helps my baseball appetite.
Thanks for a great season of Baseball!
I'll be back next year for another ride.
by TripleT-Rox on Dec 21, 2009 11:50 AM MST up reply actions
This is awesome, it suddenly makes Jan 15, 2010 so much more significant
Fingers crossed!
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by Mondogarage on Dec 21, 2009 12:07 PM MST up reply actions
Not sure
Enter your email when you sign up and check the box allowing them to send you promo emails.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
I did it as soon as you posted this
but I just wonder why I didn’t get the e-mail before as I’ve registered for quite a few things through their website.
JFK
hey guys, do me a favor
it’s a real easy one -when you paste a link in over text, check the “Open Link In New Window” box, so that whatever link it is doesn’t open up in the Purple Row window and then mark all of the unread comments as read, etc.
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:19 PM MST up reply actions
Right Click —> Open Link in New Window
OH WAIT YOU HAVE A MAC YOU CANT RIGHT CLICK BAHHAHAAHAHHAA
ROCKEFELLER!!!
by Muzia on Dec 21, 2009 10:40 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
ctrl+click = right click
issue is i don’t always remember to
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 22, 2009 11:59 AM MST up reply actions
Pet Peeve of mine too..
I hate it when PR goes away. I don’t even trust links anymore, I just right click. Thank goodness I don’t have a Mac anymore.
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Why isn't that set as a default?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 22, 2009 1:20 AM MST up reply actions
That would be a nice improvement for PR..
set the links as Open in New Window for the default. Why would you want the “Drive viewers away” as the default?
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I always just center click and open the links up in a new tab.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Dec 22, 2009 11:42 AM MST up reply actions
Registered as well.
Thanks for the heads up.
Now I’m primarily interested in Opening Day tix; does anyone know what they’ll be doing with the selection winners? Would they get a chance to buy tickets for multiple games, or a select game, or only the full set of games (Opening Day+RedSox series)???
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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.
Dr Kinsey says 15% of people are capable of multiples.
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ha
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 22, 2009 11:59 AM MST up reply actions
rats, I've gotten nothing.
This offseason is completely boring.
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:13 PM MST up reply actions
Purple Row
Great job Russ, Rox Girl, and other contributors to the site. I would like to see the following on PR:
1. Press passes and interviews with players and other members of the Rockies organization
2. Quick links to commonly used sabermetric statistical metrics/charts describing what is average, good, all-star, and superstar for us non sabermetric fans
3. More fans on The Row
Thanks for a great season of Baseball!
I'll be back next year for another ride.
- will take some time. #2 is for the other guys. #3 is for everyone to do. Wear your Purple Row Cares shirt around town.
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by Russ Oates on Dec 21, 2009 12:39 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
1. Too bad
2. Can this be a widget, or are we widgeted out?
3. I do, but if you wear a shirt and no one is there to see it, did I actually wear the shirt?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 21, 2009 12:50 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Could make a widget,
just need to figure out where to place it.
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by Russ Oates on Dec 21, 2009 12:52 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I'm wearing my Purple Row t-shirt in my passport photo...
SO we should see an increase in PR traffic from border patrol agents and if I’m ever involved in an international incident.
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On 2:
Looks like Big League Stew is doing a series on advanced metrics with good explanations. This one’s on wOBA, and there are others. It’s up to the mods to decide whether they want to permanently link or something.
by controlled_slide on Dec 21, 2009 12:52 PM MST up reply actions
May I ask
Respectfully, why do we want PR to get credentialed to be more mainstream? What unique good will it do? The reason I started (and one of many that I continue) to read this blog is because it is not poisoned by typical mainstream nonsense (i.e., deference to players/management due to need for access, etc). We don’t need more guys covering Tracy’s boring postgame conferences or getting “we take it one day at a time” lines from the players.
Now, if you can get a spy in the FO to start dishing inside info, that’s another matter…
word...I agree completely
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!
Third-ed
Access to the FO and/or players would be great but at a certain point would affect the articles that are being written (even inadvertently). The top-notch writing and analysis here is what makes the site unique and valuable. Real access can be a double edged sword, even if the writing is respectful of the organization (as Purple Row is).
More interviews like the excellent one with Marc Gustafson would be very welcome however.
For me
1) free seats, and in a cushy press box
2) inside scoop. I figure just hanging out and around, would learn more than the mainstream outlets report. (and really besides the DP and the Rockies own Harding, and the Inside the Rockies guys, is there really any outlets at all? and one of them is paid for by the Rockies!)
that's just it though
no doubt the mainstream outlets have tons more information than they report…and yet, we don’t hear it. Why? Because as soon as that stuff started coming out, access would be denied. Would be no different here.
I think the key
would be to write it more like a gossip page, and leave out key names. No self respecting journalist would do that. But…as I look around this blog….I’m sure there are a few that would trade in self respect for free passes to Rockies games.
I dunno, an anonymous gossip page
Doesn’t exactly scream classy or trustworthy!
I think we have to accept that by and large, PR will report what the Rox are happy to be public. Even if we had a mole on the inside, too much classified info and they’ll either clam up, fire the mole, or give PR trouble.
Which isn’t to say I wouldn’t love more exclusive info! I just suspect sourcing it will be difficult to impossible, and even as an unofficial website we need to be prudent about our relationship with the club.
And Rumormongering is just more fun
remember the “Chacin was pulled after 1 inning” night
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by frightened inmate #2 on Dec 21, 2009 5:36 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
That night was amazing.
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There will always be a difference between and blog on the internet and the so call mainstream media.
Purple Row has a unique niche in Rockies’ coverage, in that it represents the opinions of fans, not the organization itself or the media. The writers all have a unique point of view, as do the people who post here, on what is best for/what we should value in the Rockies as a team and as an organization.
In my opinion, access to the organization (see the Gustafson interview) makes this place better, because it allows fans a chance to ask the questions we really want to know the answers to. I don’t see how press access would change the nature of this site.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
To revise:
It should say so-called, not so call.
Also, it’s kind of a moot point, I don’t know that any blog will ever have full press access into an organization. There’s still kind of a Pandora’s Box stigma with blogs (as Russ has alluded to).
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
I'd like to see some full-length analytical pieces from you, coolopotamous
I like your approach and writing style a lot.
Heh. Thanks.
Typos are kind of an added bonus, I guess?
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
Only if it's by including extra letters
Otherwise, it’s just a swap…kinda like trading out a chip and dip for a .22 bolt action rifle.*
*Your TV mileage may vary.
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you are right
and I’m not worried about this place turning into an extension of rockies.com or anything, but to me I just find most of what folks with access dig up to be…well…boring. Getting someone who could ask legitimate, hard hitting questions, and get real answers, would certainly be worthwhile. I just don’t see this blog (or any source) getting that kind of deal, so to me I’d prefer that the site just stick to its current format and style.
Though I certainly don’t begrudge anyone who can turn some internet thoughts into free tix…
I wrote an article on 2
one for pitchers, one for batters.
This offseason is completely boring.
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:20 PM MST up reply actions
Jason Marquis is on verge of signing with...
Washington Natinals?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/nationals-to-sign-jason-marquis.html#comments
I know that something was brought up in the past week about this, but I didn’t actually foresee him going through with it.
I got nothing.
Now it will be REALLY interesting if Marquis' playoff streak continues.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 21, 2009 12:43 PM MST up reply actions
the cubs will win a world series before Washington makes the playoffs
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 21, 2009 12:48 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Marquis magic = unstoppable.
Sign off the East to the Natinals now.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 21, 2009 12:50 PM MST up reply actions
Bold prediction...Nats finish ahead of the Mets
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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!
The latter
can’t happen then, because the former results in the end of the world.
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by Russ Oates on Dec 21, 2009 12:50 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Speak for yourself.
I plan on collecting that from your descendents.
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by Russ Oates on Dec 21, 2009 9:53 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
You're going to walk out of the freezer..
holding hands with Ted Williams and demand $50 from Muzia’s great-great-grand niece?
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Washington--
First in war, first in peace, last in the [National] League.
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.
by RdRnnr on Dec 21, 2009 1:52 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
It's not mine.
In case there was any confusion.
It’s a classic quote originally about the Senators, but with the American League in the original. Quick googling doesn’t lead me to the originator, except for some claims about it being commonly shared by un-named vaudvillians.
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.
Yep,
glad you enjoyed it!
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.
First in war, first in peace, last in thesoon to be first in the [National] League East :)
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!
Wouldn't that be the Natinal League East?
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 21, 2009 10:09 PM MST up reply actions
Odd choice for him
But good luck to him. I was not thrilled when he was signed, but there is no doubt he was an integral part of what became a fantastic season, even if his time here will be sullied by the poor finish. He seemed like a class guy and was a fine player. A legitimate pitching all star is something we should not ignore or take for granted. Hope it works out for him in Washington, and I hope we don’t miss all those solid innings too much…
I'm kind of bummed that he's not a Rockie anymore..
I think it would be hilarious if they make the playoffs!
Thanks for all your efforts for us Jason…Best of Luck!!
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 a twisted way
I’m not rooting for the Nationals to make the playoffs..just for that crazy stat of his to continue..and then it really WILL be about Jason Marquis!
Not sure how you improve something that I think is already fantastic....The Row Rocks.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
And after looking at Huston's picture for a while, I've decided maybe it was the haircut.
You know, kind of like Sampson.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
sadly, he was wearing those locks before the playoffs :(
I wish it were that!! sigh…
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!
Didn't he have that hair cut when he got hurt? It's just so Old Testamentish. There's gotta be something to it.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
I think it was more "Old Injurious" :(
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!
Samson?
This offseason is completely boring.
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:23 PM MST up reply actions
Was he a Samsonite?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
Aspen..
sounds tropical.
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Justin Duchscherer is set to sign...
according to Jerry Crasnick in the ESPN MLB Rumors section. Of course, I don’t have Insider, so I don’t know where.
I got nothing.
the Milton Bradley-Pat Burrell one?
oh yeah, I would love to know who initiated those talks
ROCKEFELLER!!!
Gary Matthews Jr and Luis Castillo were also supposedly involved
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 21, 2009 3:54 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Splel Chkce built into the brwosres
This offseason is completely boring.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 21, 2009 5:24 PM MST up reply actions
For Purple Row to suck less
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by frightened inmate #2 on Dec 21, 2009 5:44 PM MST up reply actions
All of them are.
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I hear ice females are attracted by colorful plumage
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
lol....I was wondering what was an attractice female
I thought maybe they attracted ice….
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 guys
I made this: How many can you get?
To all of the doubters, to all of the haters, one simple message:
We will be back! Our purple knights will be victorious once again.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Dec 21, 2009 8:18 PM MST reply actions
i'm going to make more of these
To all of the doubters, to all of the haters, one simple message:
We will be back! Our purple knights will be victorious once again.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Dec 21, 2009 8:26 PM MST up reply actions
Got all but 3 in the first minute. Now I'm stuck.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 21, 2009 8:28 PM MST up reply actions
ok now I'm going to make a hard one.
To all of the doubters, to all of the haters, one simple message:
We will be back! Our purple knights will be victorious once again.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Dec 21, 2009 8:31 PM MST up reply actions
i suck...i couldn't figure 3 of them
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!
s***
just fixed it
To all of the doubters, to all of the haters, one simple message:
We will be back! Our purple knights will be victorious once again.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Dec 21, 2009 9:46 PM MST up reply actions
i got 13 in 2 minutes
spent the next 8 min not able to get the last two. i wont spoil it for others by saying who i missed
Got 14 of them
The .266 average has me stumped.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 21, 2009 10:27 PM MST up reply actions
For some stupid reason, I can't figure out the .308 hitter.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Dec 22, 2009 7:25 AM MST up reply actions
Just over a minute left...
I know that I’m going to hate myself for missing it…whoever it is.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Dec 22, 2009 7:28 AM MST up reply actions
Juan Pierre!
Son of a bitch. I didn’t think he had that many plate appearances.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Dec 22, 2009 7:29 AM MST up reply actions
He's the one I missed also
I got about 13 in 2 or 3 minutes, then was stumped by only Pierre.
by controlled_slide on Dec 22, 2009 9:57 AM MST up reply actions
Got all of them in two minutes...
but then again, I did write a pretty long series on Rockies Historical WAR
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Dec 22, 2009 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
Rockies/Nats NLCS.
To all of the doubters, to all of the haters, one simple message:
We will be back! Our purple knights will be victorious once again.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Dec 21, 2009 10:05 PM MST up reply actions
wouldn't that be a hoot..
Marquis-“You don’t wanna start me…yeah, we’ll see who has the last laugh”…
Marquis makes his first playoff start and promptly no hits us…:(
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!
He'll have 20 wins by the all-star break next season
as he leads the Nationals to an NL Wild Card berth. He will promptly lose his postseason rotation spot by going winless in the second half with a 900.45 ERA
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by Hollidayrain on Dec 22, 2009 1:19 AM MST up reply actions
Hard hitting journalism at the Denver Post
New article by Saunders about how the Rockies should lock Carlos Gonzalez to a long term deal. Nothing new here really, just some irrational musings by Saunders. Pretty irresponsible for him to write clamoring for them to lock him up, without any mention of the fact that Boras is his agent. Anyone know when the last time Boras locked up a pre-arb player was?
I think the last time was 1942
Back then, Boras was keen to have his war replacement pre-arb players locked up through their first three FA years, because he was smart like that. Keep the replacement players paid long after Ted Williams came back from the war, not the WAR.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Well that was before Boras
was killed and had his brain put in the body of an Ape, when he REALLY became evil. Brainiape!
Take that Star Wars Nerds! Comic Book Nerds just one upped you!
Nerd Wars!!!
I don’t know if its awesome or boring, or boringly awesome, or awesomely boring..
kind of like this post :P
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!
um, meaning my 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!
Oh, don't be modest
It was awesomely awesome. McAwesome, even. Um, not my post.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
so, what's the point of trading Hawpe when we won't likely sign
CarGo long term anyway?
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!
We have Cargo under control for four more years
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 22, 2009 9:00 PM MST up reply actions
ohhh !! thanks for clarifying....
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 about Daily Trivia contest
Sorry if it was mentioned above already.
Thanks for a great season of Baseball!
I'll be back next year for another ride.
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