Wednesday Rockpile: Replacing the lost starting pitchers in the NL West
by Rox Girl on Dec 30, 2009 9:55 AM MST
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PrintThere's an interesting story playing out this winter as the three teams that were competitive in the NL West last season have to replace the better than expected performances of starting pitchers they no longer have, but none of the three are currently looking to outside free agent solutions:
Los Angeles: Randy Wolf, 29.2 RAR, 11-7, 3.23 ERA.
Colorado: Jason Marquis, 36.0 RAR, 15-13, 4.04 ERA
San Francisco: Bryandy Johndowskenny, 10.8 RAR, 14-11, 4.23 ERA
So they are listed in the order that the teams finished in 2009, and probably in the order of the difficulty that it will be for the prospective replacements for these pitchers to match the prior season's production from that rotation slot. Let's go over each of these teams:
San Francisco
Out: Randy Johnson, Ryan Sadowski, Brad Penny
In: Madison Bumgarner
Projected net gain/loss: +2 to +6 RAR
It was probably my blinders as a Rockies fan that had me thinking for some reason that replacing the three-headed Hydra that the Giants had in their fifth slot last season would be more difficult for their top pitching prospect than the RAR apparently suggests. 10.8 runs of value shouldn't be all that difficult for Bumgarner, even if he doesn't live up to the lofty standards that Giants have for him.
I'm going to try a couple of saving throws here so I can keep my purple tinted glasses on: What if the production isn't going to be difficult to replace, but the luck is? The Giants went 16-13 in starts by this trio, which along with the relatively low ERA seems to me to be out of whack for what amounts to a plus one win pitcher by RAR standards
(maybe not though, according to RAR, the three combine to be about equal to Ross Ohlendorf, who went 11-10 with the Pirates) particularly given the offense behind them.
The second saving throw would be that Bumgarner didn't take a step forward in his development as a pitcher in 2009, and this could portend ill for his MLB future so there's probably more downside than I'm letting on in the above projection. As a fan of an opponent, I hope this to be the case, but more evidence is probably needed. 2009 should be a telling year for Bumgarner, either way.
At any rate, given his minor league track record Bumgarner projects to be worth a little more than the combined 2009 output of Johnson/Sadowski/Penny, so I'm reluctantly giving the advantage to the Giants in the quest for internal rotation replacements.
Colorado
Out: Jason Marquis
In: Jeff Francis, et al.
Projected net gain/loss: -8 to -18 RAR
The Rockies have the most RAR production to make up of the three teams, but they also have the most proven highest projected internal replacement in Jeff Francis. We'll probably get into what we can really expect from Francis next season in more detail later, but he projects to be about a 25 RAR pitcher next season if his shoulder is healthy. That's a big if, and the drop-off from Francis to Chacin/Smith/Deduno/Rogers/Friedrich isn't a small one.
None of the Rockies potential Francis replacements projects to be as good as Bumgarner, for instance, but because there are so many of them that are at least of midgrade quality, you're probably going to be looking at a survivor boost (meaning whoever does win the competition will be exceeding expectations). At any rate, the real upside for the Rockies would be a good Francis, and he was as just as effective as 2009 Marquis in 2006 and 2007.
The real downside is replacement level in a disappointing year from the AAA crowd, or 3.5 wins lost that would need to be made up elsewhere. To avoid that would be why there are some calls to sign Pedro Martinez and why the Rockies themselves were looking at Justin Duchscherer among other pitchers earlier this winter and currently rumored to be after Tim Redding. Rather than Martinez or Redding, I'd like the Rockies to make a stronger push to retain Jose Contreras, who has more value as a starter or reliever at this point than those other two options despite being older.
The bottom line is that at this point it does not seem reasonable to expect the Rockies to make up all of the Marquis production with his replacement. There is going to have to be some gain elsewhere on the team, probably at least around a win, to cover what's lost.
Los Angeles
Out: Randy Wolf, Vicente Padilla, Jon Garland, Eric Milton,
In: James McDonald/Scott Elbert/Josh Lindblom
Projected net gain/loss: -20 to -25 runs
The problem the Dodgers face is that they actually aren't trying to replace just Wolf's production, but also the production they got from their committee approach to the fifth starter slot in 2009. In all you're talking about 45 or so runs above replacement, and that's assuming Hiroki Kuroda could go a full 200 IP season in 2010 and they don't have to replace his backup as well. At a high end projection, Elbert and Lindblom combined would be able to cover the Wolf and the fifth starter holes, so optimistic Dodgers fans could be coming into 2010 with thoughts that everything's peachy keen on the replacing Wolf front and they could possibly be right. I mean after all, didn't they go into 2009 facing some of these same issues and didn't that turn out okay?
What LA does have going for them is that Elbert and Lindblom do project remarkably well (as well as Bumgarner, actually, but without the hype) and they both have at least some stuff to back the projections up. McDonald, not so much. There are a couple of substantial issues, however. Wolf was both lucky and good, the Dodgers went 22-12 in his starts. Realistic projections would suggest a slightly better than .500 record for either Elbert or Lindblom, and neither should be expected to go 34 starts, 214.3 innings. The gap gets covered by replacement level help like McDonald, which should lower the projections.
The second major issue is that when you're talking about filling one rotation slot with an unproven commodity, you're taking on some risk of a complete collapse by that pitcher, when you want to fill two slots, the chances of failure double. So 2010 at this point looks to be another roll of the dice for the Dodgers when it comes to the starting rotation. If you believe that their success in 2009 with Wolf and the half dozen or so fifth starters they had was the result of some Dodger aura or magic that doesn't ever go away, then there should be no worries, I'm not inclined to believe that though.
Verdict: I think the Dodgers are hoping that the two wins or more they lose in SP production comes from elsewhere on the team.
(maybe not though, according to RAR, the three combine to be about equal to Ross Ohlendorf, who went 11-10 with the Pirates) particularly given the offense behind them.
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The Dodgers do have a lot to replace
but with that bullpen, and the expected improvement of Kershaw and Billingsly, they should still be a formidable team.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
I don't know how much more they can really get out of Kershaw
He was pretty damn good last season. 2.79 ERA, 9.74 K/9, and a 3.08 FIP (Just behind Roy Halladay at 3.06 and just ahead of Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee at 3.09 and 3.11). That’s pretty good company right there.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 10:45 AM MST up reply actions
The thing about Kershaw
is that you didn’t beat him, you survived until he beat himself. He turns 22 before the season. 22! If he can get his BB/9 down, he will be very difficult to beat.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
I think there is a little
room for improvment but realistically I don’t think the Dodgers can look at Kershaw and say “oh there’s two or three more wins right there”. He might be able to improve his BB/9 but it’s gonna be tough to repeat everything else. There will probably be regression in some categories as well.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 10:59 AM MST up reply actions
I remember when Kershaw was rumored to be tradebait for Johan Santana
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 10:50 AM MST up reply actions
I agree...
“expected improvement” for young pitchers shouldn’t always translate to “expected better second season than the beyond expected first season”. Kershaw’s a lot more likely to take a step back in production in 2010 than he is to take a step forward even though he’s going to eventually be just as good or better.
Billingsley’s a good example. He had his step back last year, really there should be some expected improvement from him this year and he could wind up being a five win pitcher.
As for the Dodgers bullpen, though, I’d expect a lot of regression. I mean a ton, particularly from the Belisario/Troncoso parts but pretty much across the board. I think this is where Dodger fan blinders are bigger than they are with the rotation.
5 is a pretty tall goal for him
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 10:56 AM MST up reply actions
I probably should have made it more clear that "could be" implied an optimistic projection.
Realistically, 3.5 to 4.0
it's tough in the blogging/projecting world
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
Even more so when you're dealing with something like wins
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
What benefit do you see in Contreras over Pedro?
The one I see is longevity, I’d be more sure that if called upon, Contreras could handle a higher workload. CHONE is more favorable towards Contreras in terms of ERA and FIP, so that’s going for him.
What else are you seeing?
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Basically all of that...
and he’d be cheaper to boot. I think Martinez would be an okay option to go after, but the Phillies seem to have the inside track to him still, he hasn’t shown the same effectiveness or willingness to come out of the bullpen as Contreras (which he’d likely have to do at the start of the season if Francis is healthy) and he’s a bigger health risk. I think the only reason to go after him instead is the hardware he already has on the shelf, which just doesn’t quite cut it for me, especially since it’s at least a little doubtful he’d come to Colorado at all, even if we get Ubaldo to sell the idea to him.
It's funny you mentioned Ubaldo selling it to him because
I was wondering if that would be a selling point.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 10:52 AM MST up reply actions
I also think that Contreras can be a force in the pen
We saw that last year, when he was tossing a ton of heat. If he continues to pitch out of the pen with a 94-98mph fastball, watch out.
I'd like to see that force in the rotation as well
if Francis goes MIA
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:25 AM MST up reply actions
Problem is
That force is only for the pen. I don’t think we would see anything above 92 if he were starting.
you're forgetting the extra value provided by veteran craftiness
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:29 AM MST up reply actions
The AL/NL switch added value is probably a bigger one.
I know your tongue was firmly in cheek, but his value as a starter for us should be just fine.
I detest acknowledging the AL/NL switch
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:37 AM MST up reply actions
At the very least
NL pitchers get to face the pitcher 1-3 times a game.
by controlled_slide on Dec 30, 2009 11:38 AM MST up reply actions
it's more the LOL THE NL IS AAAA BALL AL 4ERVR
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:40 AM MST up reply actions
blargghhhhh....DON"T GET ME STARTED!
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 hate it most when it comes from fans of AL Central or West teams
Since the talent difference between the two leagues is almost entirely concentrated in the AL East.
Since thetalentfinancial difference between the two leagues is almost entirely concentrated in the AL East.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:47 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, I know
I’m just saying that there is a difference. And that, between an NL guy and an AL guy with equal stats, the AL guy is probably the more talented pitcher. I’m not on board with the AAAA stuff.
by controlled_slide on Dec 30, 2009 11:43 AM MST up reply actions
I'm gonna do a flawed study on this at some point
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
It's fun to ask arrogant AL fans to explain Barry Zito
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
the arrogant ones, sure
the educated ones say “he sucked in the first place”
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
But but but
Cy Young Award
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:03 PM MST up reply actions
The worst is when people call the NL West the NL Worst
Hello, 3 of the top pitching staffs in baseball come from the west, so do 2 of the top offenses. Also, the NL West ate the NL Central and the NL East alive this year, and the Rockies consistently beat the AL in interleague play. So yeah, go NL West.
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Dec 30, 2009 11:47 AM MST up reply actions
Just call the Al East the AL least
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
The AL Gentle?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:50 AM MST up reply actions
too innoccuous
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
Innoculate this
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:54 AM MST up reply actions
you're supposed to grab your crotch when you say that
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
Wouldn't that hurt?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:58 AM MST up reply actions
Now we're sailing into dangerous waters
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:04 PM MST up reply actions
at that point I'm pretty sure Carla just walks away shaking her head
so unless I’m wrong, hifive on scrubs
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:04 PM MST up reply actions
^5
I knew you would come through
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 12:13 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
CORZ FELD
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
As long as he's the 5th starter I'm fine
If others falter or get injured and he’s like our third best starter in terms of production we have a problem.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:38 AM MST up reply actions
well yeah
I’d hate to have all of our guys get hurt and/or suck also
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:40 AM MST up reply actions
I think there is much less of an affect
On relievers than starters. A reliever in the NL doesn’t face another pitcher that often.
oh btw sign Wang kthx
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Wang's not going to be ready until "May or June"
which in agent speak translates to the ASB. If the idea is to get a temporary fix until the kids are ready this summer, I don’t see how that really works. Plus, the Yankees have pretty much said they’d match any other team’s offer to him, which means he’d have to be convinced that there’s a better opportunity here. Given their starting rotation is already squeezing either Joba or Hughes out, that might not be that difficult, but still, I don’t know if there wouldn’t be an even better opportunity somewhere else.
the idea of him still intrigues me, if he's healthy
I agree, it doesn’t really make sense, but then again, do we think Jason Hammel is 2009 Jason Hammel or something else?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 10:51 AM MST up reply actions
Jason Hammel's another story which we'll have to get into...
as is JDLR, both were better in 2009 than we can reasonably expect in 2010, it’s just a matter of how much and how we make up the difference. If we’re already looking at a one win deficit from the Marquis/Francis slot, we probably can’t add a lot more in those two slots.
this is where I have trouble being a numbers guy
I refuse to admit that my pitchers having awesome seasons will end up with regression
REFUSE
For the record, Hammel could get better, low strand rate and high BABIP
and I love me some Jason Hammel
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:04 AM MST up reply actions
that BABIP/strand thing keeping him afloat is my hope as well
I think how those two pitchers maintain their 2009 success will be a big key for our 2010.
IIRC DLR isn't too far off of his career
and his strand rate isn’t either
so yeah, slightly worse DLR, but not like OMG worse IMO
but with guys who aren’t screwed on TOOOO tightly, we’ll have to see. I see Hammel as being “tighter”
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:12 AM MST up reply actions
Dodgers interested in Joel Pineiro
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=3096&sn=t
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IT'S MAKING ME PANIC
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
OH GOD WHERE ARE WE GOING TO FIND UTILITY GUYS NOW
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
quick! edit and hide!
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:01 AM MST up reply actions
nah, we'll just revisit the thing after all the off season dust settles
All three of these teams probably have some idea of how they want to address/insure that these holes get filled that haven’t been finalized yet.
Another regression candidate
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:04 AM MST up reply actions
quoting a dodgers fan
what are you talking about whats wrong with throwing a bunch of money and multiple years at a noteably erratic groundball pitcher after a career year?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:06 AM MST up reply actions
Is that from TBLA?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:11 AM MST up reply actions
nah, another forum altogether
sarcasm entirely
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:12 AM MST up reply actions
The WAR lost by losing Marquis
should be easily replaceable since we won’t have a WAR black hole in Atkins. More Stewart and a signing like Tatis should add at least another 2.0 WAR in third base production. Even if we pretty much replaced Atkins’ season with Tatis, since they had around the same amount of playing time, that’s about a 1.9 WAR addition to the team. With likely improvements from Stewart and Iannetta, and if CarGo’s 2009 season can be repeated over a full year, the hitting side can pick up some of the regression the rotation has from last year.
Quite honestly, the Rockies lineup have tons of upside, though some regression from Tulo and Barmes worry me a bit, which is why we need Hudson, damnit. :)
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
There's likely to be disappointments as well as regressions and improvements
The team that wins is fortunate to limit the negatives and get a lot of positives. Someone is bound to pull a Stewart/Iannetta.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:11 AM MST up reply actions
check your email if you haven't
foo
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:12 AM MST up reply actions
I have
Inspired me to have a deer steak tonight
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:14 AM MST up reply actions
man I can't wait for Hizilla to get home
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
nice when am i coming over for some VWL
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 1:29 PM MST up reply actions
So next decade
Way to be prompt :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:33 PM MST up reply actions
good time though?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 1:35 PM MST up reply actions
Yep
more snow would have been good in December, hunting trip in November was great.
On a side note I just ordered a portable sat radio player so I can listen to games up there next year while i’m in the middle of nowhere. Really hope it works out.
Do you go up there for your job?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:40 PM MST up reply actions
What do you do
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
ooooh, are you
one of those guys on Deadliest Catch?
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 the same thing :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:56 PM MST up reply actions
The boat i'm on
was on a Discovery program a few weeks ago called “Bristol Bay Brawl”, alas I wasn’t on it last year.
Couple pics from last summer (linked to Imageshack so as not to upset RMN)
There's September
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:09 PM MST up reply actions
it's not just me being finicky!
it’s taking bandwidth from other websites!
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:03 PM MST up reply actions
good
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:06 PM MST up reply actions
you should get me a job on that boat
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:08 PM MST up reply actions
if I haven't landed a better job with my MS
I might just do that
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and he's.............SAFE!
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
I was inspired
to trip over deer meat.
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There’s likely to be disappointments as well as regressions and improvements
This sounds like a Saber metrics fortune cookie
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:16 AM MST up reply actions
this...
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 with you until you get to CarGo repeating his 2009 over a full year.
That’s just really unlikely to happen. At any rate, the problem with expecting the expected improvement at third or addition via Atkins subtraction to solve all of our woes is that it doesn’t allow for another black hole to form somewhere else (let’s just say second base as a for instance) without costing the team.
Do you think it's fair to say
we should expect a little improvment from our offense as a whole and a little regression from our pitching as a whole?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:21 AM MST up reply actions
I think that's a fair assessment.
But I really hope we get some decent insurance parts in both places (Tatis, Contreras) to make that statement more likely.
Yes
But I worry that pitcher regression > batter improvement in likelihood and size
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:24 AM MST up reply actions
I think this is where the argument to keep Hawpe comes into play (I'm not in that camp, I'm just pointing out the positives of it)
With Hawpe, Cargo, Dex, and Smith all on the team you protect youself from a black hole forming in the outfield because only the three best of those four will play (at least that’s what better happen). So with four capable starters you almost guarantee yourself three pretty solid offensive spots. Then consider that two of your other five spots have to potential for big improvments and it looks really likly that the offense will get better next year.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:32 AM MST up reply actions
at least that’s what better happen
it won’t
If we’re gonna play this OMG SMITH ONNA BENCH card, then bat Hawpe until he hits the inevitable slump, then go Smith-Fowler-Cargo (and that’s assuming Cargo isn’t allowed in CF which I think he should be)
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
I guess by best three I meant hottest three
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:50 AM MST up reply actions
fair
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:54 AM MST up reply actions
I'm worried that Barmes pulls an Atkins next year
And obviously, CarGo and Dexter are candidates for regression. I don’t think other hitters will regress, but rather, since some of them fell down below their standard (Iannetta and Stewart) this year, I think they’re candidates to go back up. We noticed that Tulo and Iannetta’s problems at the plate last year were mechanical hitting issues that can be fixed, so I’m hoping the same occurs for Stewart, and if hitting issues with others happen, well, that’s what Don Baylor is for, right?
Moving Barmes to a part time job and signing someone who’s been a model of consistency for his career (Hudson) prevents that, and say Barmes does fall off, Hudson would be the safety net like Stewart was this year and if Tracy has the guts to demote him, well we can say hello to Chris Nelson then since the Rockies are being aggressive with him. We had someone to replace Atkins in a bench job (McCoy), but we were too busy in trying to build his value back up so we could trade him instead of non tendering him.
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Dec 30, 2009 11:21 AM MST up reply actions
I realize he's the fifth OF, so improvement doesn't net us a lot in limited ABs
But I really think Spilborghs will bounce back as well. As Renck noted yesterday, the club noticed Spilly was altering his swing to hit more home runs. If that concrete kink gets worked out (or even if it doesn’t) there’s a marginal improvement there
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:27 AM MST up reply actions
That's right, I forgot about Spilly
(thinks about how nice it would be to get a 4th outfielder righty bat in the .360-.380 wOBA range like in 2007-2008)
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Dec 30, 2009 11:37 AM MST up reply actions
that'd be absurd
that’s 5 outfielders made of stud
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
difference is
that Barmes didn’t have a couple of strong offensive seasons to rationalize his continued spot in the lineup, but he has a strong glove as a fallback.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:27 AM MST up reply actions
Well, it's been said here before that it has been his defense mostly that's been keeping him in the lineup
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Dec 30, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions
Well, it’s been said here before that it has been his defensemostlythat’s been keeping him in the lineup
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
Didn't Barmes already pull a halfkins, in his hitting?
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!
but still fielded like a beast
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:04 PM MST up reply actions
that's why I called it HalfKins :)
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!
look at you turning on your boy
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:10 PM MST up reply actions
I didn't turn on him.......just playing along with the rest of the class.
I still loves me some Atty :)
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 think that will happen with Mr. Hawpe though...
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!
as he trips running for a fly ball
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:14 PM MST up reply actions
and promptly fields the ball anyway, gunning down the runner
by 3 steps
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!
runners score from 2nd and 3rd
runner from first out at 3rd
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:16 PM MST up reply actions
you did not specify there were runners on base already
unfair
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!
But it's the third out so
the run from second doesn’t count because he didn’t score befoer the tag
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:19 PM MST up reply actions
Cubs are looking at Ollie Perez
It’s the ultimate Stupid-Off!
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Not until Dayton Moore gets involved
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:16 AM MST up reply actions
He is involved purely from existing as a GM
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
Well then
I guess the Stupid-Off is on
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:22 AM MST up reply actions
he's MCing the event
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:26 AM MST up reply actions
Now I feel bad for Spilly...
He was probably feeling all loved and wanted by a decent team a couple of days ago knowing that the Cubs were after him, but now that he knows they also want Perez, well that’s just a heaping spoonful of humility to swallow right there.
The Cubs looking at Oliver Perez and wanting him
would be like someone looking at their neighbor’s trash and think it looks prettier than theirs.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:25 AM MST up reply actions
Here's a nice little reporting fail
Ramon Castro, who apparently got signed by the Blue Jays for a million dollars, never actually signed. He’s a cheap, nice catcher bat who hits for power and can walk somewhat. I don’t know how his defense rates, though it certainly can’t be worse than Miguel Olivo. Cheap alternative to Torrealba?
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
I'd be okay with that...
Castro or Olivo
after that Barajas?
maybe Jose Molina or Michael Barrett, but at that point you’re getting into McKenry/Phillips territory
I don't know
All I want is or our backup catcher to be solid-excellent defensively and somewhat passable with the bat, which is why I’ve wanted Barajas for a while now……
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Dec 30, 2009 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
I just realized
I hit my 10000th comment yesterday. It was about as in depth and informative as Rox Girl’s landmark comment
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:38 AM MST reply actions
what was hers again?
some gibberish like “flurb” or something
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
How could that ever be relivant?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:43 AM MST up reply actions
*relevant*
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:43 AM MST up reply actions
irrelevance was its relevance.
I think I was hoping to say something about the silliness of trying to go the route of trying to make the 15000th comment on a Rockies baseball blog something special.
See, if you traffic in irrelevance, like me, there’s much less pressure to have milestone posts be meaningful.
"I clearly miscalculated how popular it would be to show Calvin urinating on a Ford logo"--Bill Watterson
by frightened inmate #2 on Dec 30, 2009 2:08 PM MST up reply actions
YES
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:54 AM MST up reply actions
I'm almost at 1000
I like to pick and choose my spots. When I do my 1000th you guys will be all like “whoa, that controlled_slide fellow is one sharp guy” and I’ll be like “yeah I am”. You just wait.
by controlled_slide on Dec 30, 2009 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
your relevance/comment ratio is much higher however
you have a lower Comment Average but you also rec a lot so your On-Site percentage is pretty high, and your commentary packs a wallop, so your relevant-weight-per-comment average is up there as well
long story short OPS
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
Are you suggesting I'm a Juan Pierre poster?
I’m at least worth Chone Figgins….actually, I did bat leadoff in HS despite being the largest person on the team
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
By relevance you mean baseball related and not
200 comments on those winter meeting threads right?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:00 PM MST up reply actions
Well,
I must be the worst of ’em all. None of my comments are ever relevant.
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I must be the worst of ’em all.
YOU ARE :-)
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:06 PM MST up reply actions
I'm better
at discussing anything other than the Rockies here.
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You need Charlie77 to give you that trophy now
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:44 AM MST up reply actions
Well, I still need 692 to reach 10k at PR
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
That trophy is only a Purple Row thing?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
Nem tudom
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
Why does it say your last login was December 26th?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:12 PM MST up reply actions
Interesting theory
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:21 PM MST up reply actions
Because I've been logged in since then.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 12:24 PM MST up reply actions
Hmm.
Tomorrow is my Purple Row Joining Anniversary.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
PARTEEEE!!!!
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!
Addicted huh
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:27 PM MST up reply actions
good lord I'm almost to 20,000
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:08 PM MST up reply actions
Get a job!
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hey now I resemble that remark
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 have one
I’m there right now
it’s just not very career-esque
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:15 PM MST up reply actions
Then stop posting at work.
I don’t.
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why
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:17 PM MST up reply actions
I'm
not in a position that allows me to be near a computer most of the time.
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i mean why stop
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:19 PM MST up reply actions
You post too much.
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I do?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:21 PM MST up reply actions
No
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
You have more post than I do.
And I’ve been here since Day 1.5.
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and that's too much?
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:23 PM MST up reply actions
You're
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
Not
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
Doing
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
It
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
Wrong
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:26 PM MST up reply actions
We need like a top 25 commenters status update on this
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:14 PM MST up reply actions
No tool currently
allows me to do that. I’d need to go through every member.
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That's 1540 members.
Could be a little while.
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Stats I can provide:
- Members 1,540
- FanPosts 1,057
- FanShots 72
- Comments 387,615
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That should
be 725 FanShots.
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I wonder which is the most commented site
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!
within SBNation
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!
Probably
our MMA sites, based on the amount of traffic they receive.
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Thats sad
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:23 PM MST up reply actions
Really?
How so?
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I never understood the MMA obsession
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:31 PM MST up reply actions
I'm going to revise this.
Probably one of the original six websites on the network. 162 games a season means a ton of comments.
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This is still good info though
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:24 PM MST up reply actions
Payroll
It’s amazing how the payroll landscape changed in the last decade. The Rockies’ $75.2mil payroll in 2009 would have ranked 3rd in MLB in 1999 behind the Yankees and Texas. The Yankees had just won the World Series with an $89mil payroll:
1999
1) Yankees – 89 million
2) Rangers – 82 million
3) Braves – 76 million
4) Indians – 74 million
5) Red Sox – 72 million
6) Mets – 72 million
7) Dodgers – 71 million
8) Orioles – 71 million
9) Diamondbacks – 71 million
10) Cubs – 56 million
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:43 AM MST reply actions
This is sad
The only recognizable thing is that the Yankees still spent the most money.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 11:45 AM MST up reply actions
Get in a time machine
Fast forward 800,000 years. Yankees still have #1 payroll.
Hot stove leads to panda porn
Pitching? What's that?
Is that the Olde American for Kugelwerfen?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
Sorry you must be thinking of Blurnsball
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
The Rockies’ $75.2mil payroll in 2009 would have ranked3rd4th in MLB in 1999 behind the Yankees and Texas and Braves
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
lol
awful
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Dec 30, 2009 11:47 AM MST up reply actions
Andy MacPhail just offered Holliday 8/130
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seriously?
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!
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Ringolsby-Holliday-contract-123009
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From one bird to another
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:16 PM MST up reply actions
and reunited with Atty
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 might just have to root for the O's
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:25 PM MST up reply actions
I might...I have no allegiance to any team in the AL Least
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 sure you have strong fellings towards a couple of those team though
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:28 PM MST up reply actions
I don't mind Rays or the Jays
I do despise the Yankees, and Red Sox of course
The O’s I’m indifferent
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!
IAWTC
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:40 PM MST up reply actions
I was an O's fan as a kid....
….will never be again until at least the day after Angelos’ funeral.
On a pyre of burning asbestos-laden tires, preferably.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:27 PM MST up reply actions
lets be clear....I'll root for the both of them to do well
If they end up on the same team, and Atty regains his form, then my theory is proved right
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!
What theory?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:29 PM MST up reply actions
That Atty's dropoff was because of Holliday leaving
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!
Then where did his vision go?
He must have had the foresight three years ago Holliday would be traded, a vision so clear and confident that anxiety began eating at him and hurting his stats in 2007
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 1:59 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
because he's waiting for the Yankees
to offer 8 years 160million
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 baltimore
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:54 PM MST up reply actions
but its Atty!!!: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!
ding ding ding
We have a winner
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:58 PM MST up reply actions
He didn't accept St. Louis' 8 year offer either.
Doesn’t surprise me.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 1:20 PM MST up reply actions
Boras is one greedy A hole
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:21 PM MST up reply actions
Re rotation regression
What if Ubaldo gets even better and throws down a CY worthy season? Does that overcome a drop off from spots elsewhere in the rotation, or is he already performing at such a higher level that the marginal improvement doesn’t matter. I seem to remember that the offense failed to show up in a lot of his games this year.
I actually think this is possible with Jimenez.
Probably not something to count on as likely next year, but there really isn’t any reason to think him incapable of a six or seven win season at some point in his career. The downside is that it’s also possible that 2009 is as good as it gets for him and was a career year. Right now I’m in the camp that he pretty much stays right around that level.
rox girl,
As a result of this articlel I suggest you change the spelling of your name to match that of Mr. (Mrs.?) Johndowskenny
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 12:11 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Mrs. Johndowskenny...
now that has to be a strong woman, because when you combine the looks of Johnson, Sadowski and Penny, you do not come up with a very attractive man.
this
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!
Did you check Mommy What Will I Look Like? to make sure?
by controlled_slide on Dec 30, 2009 12:41 PM MST up reply actions
I'm afraid looking at the result would turn me to stone,
or perhaps make my computer sentient in its desire not to download that image, and then once the computers become sentient, we’re all screwed.
Neo will save 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!
You gotta add Timmeh in there just to see what it would look like
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:47 PM MST up reply actions
Timmeh would be a huge improvement..
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!
Really?????
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:16 PM MST up reply actions
over Randy Johnson and Brad Penny..
hell ya
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!
rec
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:20 PM MST up reply actions
I'm unfamiliar with him
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!
meh...average..
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 ugly!
just average…:)
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!
But is he the sexiest Giant starter?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:27 PM MST up reply actions
Oh lord no...
I’d have to go with Zito in that case
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 forgot about him
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:34 PM MST up reply actions
I'll trust your judgement on this
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:19 PM MST up reply actions
John Kruk?
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!
Still didn't work
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player_gallery/player_gallery.html?455961
just go to the freaking link
google image search makes me hate you now
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:44 PM MST up reply actions
What?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:48 PM MST up reply actions
Stay away for 142
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:50 PM MST up reply actions
for from
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:50 PM MST up reply actions
Curiosity killed the cat
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:58 PM MST up reply actions
The goggles!!! They do nothing!!!!
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:58 PM MST up reply actions
...........................................................................................................
I—
………………………………………………………….
ROCKEFELLER!!!
use imageshack or tinypic to host these please
PLEASE
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 1:00 PM MST up reply actions
even if my theory is correct
and RG is actually a computer, I still think she can do better
ROCKEFELLER!!!
A computer raised by coyotes
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:17 PM MST up reply actions
is he dancer?
Or is he human?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 1:35 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
well, either way, his signs are vital.
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 1:37 PM MST up reply actions
thank you
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 1:03 PM MST up reply actions
RG, you had me hook line and sinker
with Bryandy Johndowskenny…I was like what the heck is that player
/embarrassed
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 did a search
for that name, and the only result that comes up is this entry. Yay?
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.
For my 4444th comment
…I present the same level of relevance and insight as most of my previous 4443 comments.
If you missed it, you probably blinked.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
You and I are close
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:30 PM MST up reply actions
you may pass me by opening day
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 12:40 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Nah
It’s harder to rack up comments with no games and the nex month and a half is the real black hole of the offseason. I’m guessing about 3,000 of my comments have come from the last week of the regular season, the playoffs, and those winter meetings threads.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:44 PM MST up reply actions
If you take out all of my "+1".....
….I probably have 37 comments total.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:47 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Um
+1?
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:50 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
shut up
/punch
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:54 PM MST up reply actions
Rec'd
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 30, 2009 12:58 PM MST up reply actions
or VW buses, and shag carpet
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,+1,and rec'd
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!
Not in this game, he's not
Bottom of the 9th in the SpillySlam game. I woke up very baseball-sad today.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
You're going to be really upset
By the top of the 14th
by controlled_slide on Dec 30, 2009 12:45 PM MST up reply actions
I bet Tulo makes a great defensive play next inning
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:45 PM MST up reply actions
Now I bet he makes a really dumb baserunning play in the bottom of the inning
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:53 PM MST up reply actions
NEVER!!!
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 pretty sure he did in that game
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
I choose not to remember that....
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 remember what in the top if the 11th
It must not have been important
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 12:59 PM MST up reply actions
See that's the thing
The Spilly Slam was the signiture moment but that entire game was nuts
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:11 PM MST up reply actions
I think everyone who wasn't injured was used right
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:15 PM MST up reply actions
Cargo "The Knife"
PR for Helton, played in LF, bunting with the punctured hand the next inning
ROCKEFELLER!!!
Oh yes
Him in the lineup and the pitcher coming up made that 14th even more incredable
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:19 PM MST up reply actions
man I loved that game
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 lost it when our Tivo broke :-(
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:20 PM MST up reply actions
OH MAN!!!! That's gotta hurt :(
My DVR freaked out and saved only after the 10th through the end. weird huh
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 must have been too long
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:26 PM MST up reply actions
but i'm happy it saved the best part:)
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!
Yep
I wish I could make the call of that part my ringtone
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:28 PM MST up reply actions
I bet you can.
But would you use Kingery or Drew’s call?
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!
Probably Drew's because that's the one I heard
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:35 PM MST up reply actions
and ours was like seven years old so it was bound to happen
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:26 PM MST up reply actions
wait I thought Timmeh pinch ran in the Giants game in SF?
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!
Too bad we didn't exercise his 9 million dollar option.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 1:29 PM MST up reply actions
start drinking about 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!
I would have if I didn't have to work the next day
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:32 PM MST up reply actions
I went to bed in the middle of the 14th
and had quite the surprise at work the next morning
ROCKEFELLER!!!
You must have not known
if you wanted to celebrate or kill yourself
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:36 PM MST up reply actions
When it happened i almost didn't believe it because it was too good to be true
That ball seemed to hang in the air for about an hour. It was such a majestic home run. I was like “That ball looks like it’s gonna go!!!! Am I seeing things??? This would be the most improbable win ever!!!!!!! Maybe I’m overestimating the carry. No I think it’s gonna go. Oh please be right. Oh my God!!! Oh my God!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please tell me this is not a dream!!”
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
you summed it exactly how I thought about it
I was literally holding my breath until that thing landed in the bullpen..
or rather landed in Herges(?) glove…
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 defense of your boy Hawpe
the Renteria triple would have absolutely been a double if Hawpe was patrolling RF
ROCKEFELLER!!!
awww...thanks :)
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!
unfortunately the punchline is
that Hawpe is too slow to overrun the ball like Spilborghs did…
ROCKEFELLER!!!
but his arm makes up for it...
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 have wondered if in Game 4
if Hawpe had been in RF, he might have played the ball that went over CarGo’s head..well better…
just sayin…
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!
Nobody was getting to that ball
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
maybe...
let me dream okay:(
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!
wait, you're asking if Brad Hawpe
the worst defensive RF in baseball, would play a tough ball better than Carlos Gonzalez, the best defensive OF we have.
seriously?
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:05 PM MST up reply actions
I ask this because
CarGo didn’t play RF really at all during the season, and perhaps Hawpe would have positioned himself differently to make a better play on it. Not that he would have run it down faster….
that’s all…settle down…
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!
actually
I’m not the only person I know who are not Hawpers who wondered that as well…
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!
are those other people aware
that Brad Hawpe is the worst defensive RF in baseball, and Gonzalez the best defensive OF on our team?
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:09 PM MST up reply actions
I have no idea
but they did posit the 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!
http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=rf&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=6&season=2009&month=0
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:12 PM MST up reply actions
so other utility/multiposition guys were worse at RF than Hawpe?
that still makes Hawpe the worse RF
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:33 PM MST up reply actions
and Hawpe had 6 or 7 times that many
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:36 PM MST up reply actions
wasn't it you posting that 3 year fangraphs UZR thing
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:38 PM MST up reply actions
Yea
Dunn doesn’t really have enough time in RF over his career to really make a judgement – but we all know he’s terrible. Brad was probably the worst Rightfielder, but not the worst to play Right Field – Agree?
he tried real hard
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:42 PM MST up reply actions
well sure
adam dunn was the worst fielder period, but he played several positions and sucked at them all
hawpe just sucked in RF
Purple Row: Take this personally
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:42 PM MST up reply actions
I really wasn't trying to stir up
this issue. I merely had the thought during THAT game if something would have be different. We will never know..
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's just being difficult
Purple Row: Take this personally
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:38 PM MST up reply actions
The answer to a Rockies Jeopardy question
“The winning pitcher in the SpillySlam game”
Adam Eaton
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:31 PM MST up reply actions
Or should I say
Who is Adam Eaton?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:31 PM MST up reply actions
NO
That could be the category
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:32 PM MST up reply actions
“This pitcher was traded to the Rockies a day after giving up a walkoff grand slam to the Nationals”
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:38 PM MST up reply actions
It like a backwards roller coaster
The biggest ruch is at the end instead of the begining
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:48 PM MST up reply actions
NO...I SPILLY SPILLY!!!
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!
which just added to that awesome drama
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 LOVE LOVE LOVE SPILLY LOVE
Tulo pointing at the dugout and that giant grin as he rounded 1st…
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 love that the ump debate...
motivated Tulo to herd the celebration the next night to the outfield.
Cracked me up!
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.
And boy did Drew get that wrong
in his speculation about what Tulo was being chastised for….
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 don't remember that...
I had heard that the umps were upset about being blocked from their exit to their locker room. Is there another story?
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.
Tulo was being chastised
for high fiving Spilly before he got to homeplate. And the ump told him he could have called Spilly out for that infraction. And they were upset because the ump said something inappropriate to Yorvit when he was on base.
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!
Now if he was out
would just Spilly have been out and the Rockies win 5-4 instead of 6-4 or is the whole HR negated?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:42 PM MST up reply actions
this is correct
Spills gets credited with an RBI triple, out at 3B
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:43 PM MST up reply actions
Ump should have called him out
Would have been even more epic
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:44 PM MST up reply actions
wouldn't it though
I think that may have resulted in fisticuffs of some sort
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 the Rockies still win so ya know
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:46 PM MST up reply actions
that is an excellent 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!
So what did Drew report wrong?
Sorry, this is all familiar, but I don’t remeber that part of the controversy…
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.
He was speculating that
the umps didn’t like Tulo jumping on top of the pile from the dugout.
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!
thank God we still have Alan Johnson then
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 12:43 PM MST up reply actions
ruhr?
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!
McPhail denying the Holliday reports
“There’s no validity to that report whatsoever,” MacPhail said
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck/2009/12/macphail_no_validity_to_hollid.html
ROCKEFELLER!!!
So Ringolsby is wrong??
That can’t be true…
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!
Ringolsby's source was wrong, therefore, Ringolsby was wrong.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 1:57 PM MST up reply actions
I honestly think it's pretty likely that this actually wasn't true.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:11 PM MST up reply actions
This
seems way too elaborate to be have no validity whatsoever:
did discuss the possibility of arranging a meeting between himself, Orioles owner Peter Angelos and Holliday in Austin, Texas, where Holliday is living in the offseason.
perhaps this is the key..
is Holliday really living in Austin?
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 talking about the 8 year contract offer, not that the Orioles were interested in meeting with him.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:29 PM MST up reply actions
My original point was that
Saying “There is no validity to that whatsoever” doesn’t actually mean “There is no validity to that whatsoever”.
THe statement said that there was no validity to the offer, though.
I didn’t read anything saying there was no validity that they were meeting with Holliday.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:47 PM MST up reply actions
By "no validity" I'm sure he means completely true
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
OT- swarms of earthquakes felt in San Diego County....
5.8 in Mexicali…about 100 miles from downtown SD.
20 aftershocks between in 4 hours…that’s friggin crazy
man I hope my apt is okay..My friend says she didn’t feel anything…
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!
Going to San Diego
for a week vacation with the family on the 1st. Hope it hasn’t fallen into the ocean by then.
Legoland and Seaworld here we come!
Thanks for a great season of Baseball!
I'll be back next year for another ride.
YAY!!! you'll have a great time!
You’ll be more likely to be rained upon, than slide into the ocean
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!
Not worried
Lived in San Fernando Valley from ’70 to ’84 in Northridge, thankfully missed the big one in ’94. Also lived in Northern, CA when the quake hit during the world series in ’89.
Thanks for a great season of Baseball!
I'll be back next year for another ride.
I can't even imagine how terrifying the 89 quake was..
my friend had just moved to the Bay Area that year…and she always took that expressway that collapsed. But for that day, she stayed in the city because of the ballgame to watch with some friends after her job. Otherwise…..
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!
So baseball saves
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:00 PM MST up reply actions
5.8 is not too bad right
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
I think anything over 5.5 is considered significant by geologists.
I just can’t believe there is no more news about it. Yes its Mexicali, but come on
Also, it was listed as a roller not a shaker which is better, but it was less than 5 miles deep. The more shallow the more damage…
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 news is good news
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:58 PM MST up reply actions
Not TOO bad, but it can cause pretty significant damage.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 1:57 PM MST up reply actions
Is it true that each number on the scale is ten times more powerful than the one below it?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:59 PM MST up reply actions
yes
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!
So there are earthquakes in RI but they are just like a 2
interesting
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:04 PM MST up reply actions
well California has earthquakes everyday
but you don’t feel them and they don’t report on them.
I always go to the this site…it’s quite interesting
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
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 site is awesome
lots of little ones near Memphis too
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:13 PM MST up reply actions
its a good thing Mike Leach wasnt Katie Hnida's coach
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 30, 2009 1:52 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Reccin' Dis!
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.
AY!
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:20 PM MST up reply actions
more cartman
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:23 PM MST up reply actions
Who do yo uthink you are, the Fonz?
"I clearly miscalculated how popular it would be to show Calvin urinating on a Ford logo"--Bill Watterson
by frightened inmate #2 on Dec 30, 2009 2:23 PM MST up reply actions
there isn't a better way to spell the "HEY" thing Cartman says
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:24 PM MST up reply actions
Who do you think you are, someone buying a vowell on Price is Right?
"I clearly miscalculated how popular it would be to show Calvin urinating on a Ford logo"--Bill Watterson
by frightened inmate #2 on Dec 30, 2009 2:26 PM MST up reply actions
shaddup
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
A little more than 32 hours
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
From Ringolsby
The Rockies are apparently close to a deal with Miguel Oliva
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Rockies-pursue-Miguel-Olivo-123009
by WanderingRoxFan on Dec 30, 2009 2:10 PM MST reply actions
Okay, CDI, you have the keys now
(and the thought of Olivo and Barmes back-to-back in a lineup makes me physically ill)
ROCKEFELLER!!!
wow yeah that's a lot of hacking
Purple Row: Take this personally
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:12 PM MST up reply actions
Olivo, Barmes, and the pitcher is code for 1-2-3 inning
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:14 PM MST up reply actions
unless they're on
because then everything freezes up for a reason and then the little marquee rolls across the top and says “Home Run”
Purple Row: Take this personally
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:15 PM MST up reply actions
Inexplicably
Someone will still try to throw an inside fastball to Barmes next year
by WanderingRoxFan on Dec 30, 2009 2:16 PM MST up reply actions
CDI better be damn careful
We can’t afford to lose him
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:36 PM MST up reply actions
this
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 am not amused by this news
CDI you better not wreck the car….
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 even though you post like a .800 OPS people still hate you for some reason
so you’d better be utterly perfect lest ye be hated by all
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:13 PM MST up reply actions
thats not it all,
come on now..I don’t hate CDI…
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!
again, this system isn't conducive for general posting on a topic
I’m not responding to SDcat09, I’m using what SDcat09 said to make a point for myself
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:16 PM MST up reply actions
that's when you should use...all y'all as the qualifier :)
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 should be able to make the comment a different color for that
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:17 PM MST up reply actions
i still don't think it'd translate
maybe internet people should not take things personally unless it’s blatantly obvious that the comment is directed at them
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:18 PM MST up reply actions
I didn't take what you said personally
I do think when others read it..
they may assume you are responding directly to me. And I don’t want people thinking I hate a player, when in fact I don’t.
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 a luva not a hata
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 wouldn't worry about that ...
Anyone familiar with your posts would not it is physically impossible for you to hate any Rockie: present, past, or future
by WanderingRoxFan on Dec 30, 2009 2:22 PM MST up reply actions
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!
Love him long time…
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.
ewww eww eww eww eww eww EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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 do not love Denny Neagle
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!
Do you love him in a box?
Do you love him on Colfax?
ROCKEFELLER!!!
by Muzia on Dec 30, 2009 2:25 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I do not love him in a car
I do not love him in a bar
I do not love him anywhere
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!
by SDcat09 on Dec 30, 2009 2:26 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
I got rec'd to the green!!!! WOOT!!!!!
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 Dr Suess may be rolling in his grave
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 wouldn't love him here or there!
I wouldn’t love him anywhere!
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
by Hollidayrain on Dec 30, 2009 2:33 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
YOU WIN!!!!
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 picture is way creepier than I thought it would be
Oh Denny, you rapscallion!
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
by Hollidayrain on Dec 30, 2009 2:39 PM MST up reply actions
LOL you asked for it
I love Microsoft Paint…..
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
by Hollidayrain on Dec 30, 2009 2:49 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
O M G!!! there are no words
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!
Baseball withdrawal
has a powerful effect on my state of mind, lol
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
by Hollidayrain on Dec 30, 2009 2:50 PM MST up reply actions
This is the best pic ever...
most frightening….but 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!
I do NOT want to see..
Neagle’s “Thing 1”
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.
HAHAHAHA
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
www.soundclick.com/hollidayrain
by Hollidayrain on Dec 30, 2009 2:51 PM MST up reply actions
you realize, henceforth, this is the only pic
that should ever be used when referring to Neagle in 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!
its that whole pesky reply 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!
So like "you" instead of "people"
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:37 PM MST up reply actions
huh
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:38 PM MST up reply actions
posts that use the word "you'
Take those personally. Assume :“people” means a general statement
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:39 PM MST up reply actions
I do wonder why
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 8:13 PM MST up reply actions
Judging by the way it's worder, I can't really tell if they're "close" or not.
It just specifies that they’re working on finalizing a contract offer for him.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:13 PM MST up reply actions
work out final details on a contract with catcher Miguel Olivo
Sounds like they are close to me
ROCKEFELLER!!!
isn't that what they said right before pulling the plug on talks with Yorvit
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!
Several sources reported that they were close.
Though, in a sense, they were close. $400,000 isn’t that big a gap, which makes the fact that the deal died even more hilarious.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:17 PM MST up reply actions
That's too vague for me to assume such a thing.
If I were reporting they were close, I’d say they’re close, not that they’re finalizing details for a contract offer.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:16 PM MST up reply actions
ah, but what does "close" mean
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:16 PM MST up reply actions
Olivo has received the offer, and only a few minute details need to be resolved.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:17 PM MST up reply actions
so what does finalizing details mean
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:19 PM MST up reply actions
It could mean exactly what I said.
The reason I think it’s vague is because it could also mean the Rockies are finalizing details on their end, and preparing to just offer the contract now.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:20 PM MST up reply actions
i bet olivo's being all coy, like "aw y'all want little ol me?"
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:20 PM MST up reply actions
If it had said "The Rockies are working on finalizing details WITH MIGEUL OLIVO"...
, it’d be different than “The Rockies are working on finalizing details ON A CONTRACT WITH MIGUEL OLIVO”.
It just implies to me that what’s being finalized is the contract, not an actual deal.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:21 PM MST up reply actions
I love this time of year
and that it can cause such careful parsing of a brief article about signing Miguel Olivo :)
It's not the time of year that causes it.
I always nitpick like this.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 2:26 PM MST up reply actions
Are you going to law school?
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!
not meant in a bad way
but you could definitely be good at contracts ….the whole word parsing 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!
He's in film school
so he picks apart details in film… :)
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 31, 2009 8:24 AM MST up reply actions
WanderingRoxFan is apparently close to accurately summarizing a speculative article in one sentence
by WanderingRoxFan on Dec 30, 2009 2:26 PM MST up reply actions
OT
look whAt I can do now
"I clearly miscalculated how popular it would be to show Calvin urinating on a Ford logo"--Bill Watterson
by frightened inmate #2 on Dec 30, 2009 2:50 PM MST via mobile reply actions
ooooh mobile
ooooooh
everybody with me
ooooooohhhhhhhhh
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 2:50 PM MST up reply actions
Very nice...
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.
Before the season starts
I’ll have to learn how to get to the end of the comments without having to scroll through them all. With how long those get, it could be really time consuming.
"I clearly miscalculated how popular it would be to show Calvin urinating on a Ford logo"--Bill Watterson
by frightened inmate #2 on Dec 30, 2009 2:53 PM MST up reply actions
That would be neat
you could ask about replays and stuff
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 2:55 PM MST up reply actions
Depending on the carrier
coverage can be pretty bad at Coors (AT&T is usually bad there during games)
Funny
I don’t know if it’s the carrier or the reigion or what but I have Verizen and I can get it anywhere. In heavy woods in think concrete buildings and even at sporting events.
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 3:14 PM MST up reply actions
AT&T's network is probably the worst
they basically didn’t have the capacity to handle a huge influx of iPhones and their heavy data usage. It’s even worse in major metro areas like New York & San Francisco though.
I'd say it's spotty
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.
I live across the street. It got better in November, but during game time here and in the stadium during September, if you had 3G on you were not getting or making calls or texts, let alone connecting to broadband – AWFUL
wait you live across the street from Coors Field?
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!
Dude, that's really baller
I’m officially jealous.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
That is...
….unless by “across the street”, you mean under the bridge at the viaduct, in a van down by the river. ;-)
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
I've been there. It's certainly not under a bridge
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 31, 2009 8:25 AM MST up reply actions
however it is in a van.
I’ve been there too.
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 31, 2009 8:34 AM MST up reply actions
Was it rockin'?
Didja bother knockin’?
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Dec 31, 2009 9:03 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
*snort*
Purple Row: Take this personally
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 31, 2009 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
hey good luck with that
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Purple Row: Take this personally
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 30, 2009 3:02 PM MST up reply actions
I put a new post with the Olivo report up top.
Seeing as we already have 500 plus comments, including some photos of an old guy in a tutu on a wheely-cart here, I thought it could be useful.
Yeah I see how that couls get lost in the shuffle
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 30, 2009 3:15 PM MST up reply actions
I'm only comfortable signing remaining free agent starters to minor league contracts...
…. which Garland would never do.
by Greg Stanwood on Dec 30, 2009 11:58 PM MST up reply actions
What about Josh Fogg?
Though I think Francis will be ready and will return to form, I wonder why the Rockies were so cut ties with Josh Fogg. With Fogg on the Rockies roster there was an incredible difference in their winning percentage between 2007-2009. Fogg wasn’t on their roster for 2008 and didn’t join the big league team until shortly before Tracy came on board. Also, Fogg wasn’t on this year’s playoff roster. I think he’s not as enticing as many hard throwers he has a knack for winning and may be a better option than some of the young pitchers who may need more seasoning. Also, he’s known as a great clubhouse guy.
Great clubhouse guy aside
Fogg wasn’t the cause of the Rockies winning/losing trends, even if they coincided.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 31, 2009 8:27 AM MST up reply actions
Because at this point he's nothing better than a long reliever
which we have several of
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 31, 2009 8:34 AM MST up reply actions
Correlation =/= Causality
That said, I love me some Josh Fogg, and wish we could carry him over some random Rincon.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Ice cream sales increase in the summer.
Swimming increases in the summer.
Drownings increase with increased swimming.
Thus,
Eating ice cream increases your chance of drowning
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 31, 2009 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
Ice cream is more dangerous than I thought :p
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 31, 2009 9:26 AM MST up reply actions
ah, my mantra
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 31, 2009 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
Fact about today (December 30th)_that I forgot to mention yesterday
Tiger Wodds, Lebron James, and Sandy Koufax were all born on this day. Isn’t that weird?
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 31, 2009 9:27 AM MST reply actions
that IS weird
Purple Row: Take this personally
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockiesmagicnumber
by Andrew Martin on Dec 31, 2009 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
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