Spring Training Game #33: Aaron Cook vs. Gil Meche
by Russ Oates on Apr 1, 2009 1:00 PM MDT
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PrintAaron Cook makes his last start in the Cactus League before the start of the regular season. Having surrendered three runs on 10 hits in his outing on Friday, Cook worked on his secondary pitches that day and probably will do more of the same today.
Gil Meche will oppose Cook today. He shutout the Dodgers for seven innings in his last time on the mound. Seems like it's time for Meche to be roughed up a bit.
Today's lineups:
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Hi my name is Chacinisthefuture and I'm addicted to Rockies baseball
I somehow survived a quiet offseason but now that regular season is fast approaching I’m hooked on them again and can’t get enough, evidenced by me once again being the first to post on a game thread, a full hour before the game starts.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 1:10 PM MDT reply actions
Hi Chacinisthefuture
And we’re here to help.
Actually, we’re really not. We tend to make people’s addictions worse.
I've noticed,
And yesterday’s game being on internet TV really didn’t help, I accomplished absolutely nothing yesterday afternoon.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 1:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Here here....
That is what they did to me, I didn’t think it was possible but people on this site are fanatics and their excitement about Rockies baseball is contagious. If you need to know who pinch hit in the 8th inning for the Rockies in the 4th road game of the 1997 season, this group could probably figure it out for you.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
Trick question.
The Rockies didn’t have a pinch hitter that inning.
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+1
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 1:33 PM MDT up reply actions
4 Minutes...
That is how long it tool Russ to respond. If you consider that fact that he many not have even seen my post for 2 or 3 minutes, it is very possible that he did not even have tim to look it up. That means he would have to just know it. I am a huge Rockies fan and my wife even works at Coors field, but I don’t have enough room in my brain to maintain that kind of detail.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
I'm writing
Part II of my Rockies Retro look at the team’s Opening Day starters. I happened to be on the 1997 schedule page at the time.
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Yea Russ
I am trying to talk you up and you are not letting me!!!!
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
I like to be honest.
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I guess
That’s always appreciated, though I’m sure any obscure Star Wars fact that I asked about would be in the forefront of your mind as well. And no I’m not asking and neither should anyone else
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 1:34 PM MDT up reply actions
My point is
There is more baseball knowledge (let alone Rockies knowledge) on this site than the three other sites I have blogged on combined.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
I was pretty much a fanatic before joining PR
I’ve just given it an outlet to come out and take over my life. I tried last year, I did a full position by position breakdown of the Rockies going into spring training on a blog over at another site, but pretty much no one read it so my addiction went dormant for a little while till I found this.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 1:24 PM MDT up reply actions
The line up we have up Right Now
couldn’t get a hit off of the Birmingham Biscuits
"Suck it monkeys, the Rockies will win this year", Rox Girl 1-11-2009
What?
That’s not a good way to speak of
Fowler
Tulo
Hawpe
Atkins
Stewart
Baker
CDI the Dream
Colonel
Ortmeier
I mean, I dunno if the last two can hit Meche, but everyone else should….
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Other then the last two
I actually like that lineup
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 1:33 PM MDT up reply actions
no
I was commenting on the big blank list above (at the time of my posting)
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Awwwww
that makes a little more sense
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 1:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I suspected as much
But really just wanted to get the lineup here in the thread…consider it the only useful thing I’ve ever posted here.
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WOW
the Big news…Stewart starting at 2nd. I still feel confident that Stewie will start a lot of games there, especially now that Fowler is in the OF taking PT away from S. Smith and other left fielders not named Spillborghs
"Suck it monkeys, the Rockies will win this year", Rox Girl 1-11-2009
I see Stewart getting playing time whenever any of the other infielders need a break
I’m not sure how baker being up affects that as well, though I envision him more as a pinch-hitter/trade-bait
If Helton sits Atkins moves to first Ian plays third
If Barmes sits, Ian fills in at 2nd
If Tulo sits, Barmes moves to SS and Stewart plays 2nd
and if Atkins sits Stewart plays 3rd
As stated above Baker getting playing time could affect this as well, also Q will get in there as well, though he could be more of a D replacement
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 1:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Should be some ABs out there
Because of the flexability of guys like Stewart, Barmes and even Atkins at first, there should be some at bats out there for Stewart. Koshansky kind of got caught in a bad place because he was only a first basemen. It the end that left him in Texas. Also, all of the outfielders except for Hawpe can play any outfield spot. That will supply a some at bats for Fowler to see exactly what the Rockies have with him.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
With out a doubt...
Redhawk has the best tag line on the board.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
Well, if not the best...
then the most accurate.
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I remember her saying that,
and it fit really well with her argument. Redhwk did the right thing by making it his quote and helping all of us remember that Rox Girl was optimistic back in January.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
As if she's not optimistic in January usually?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 2:02 PM MDT up reply actions
ACTUALLY
the comment is totally out of context….she actually wrote, “it’s not like I’m saying, Suck it Monkeys, the Rockies will win…..”
Creative editing for the win
"Suck it monkeys, the Rockies will win this year", Rox Girl 1-11-2009
Suck it Editors
the Rockies will win
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Although I am now..,
And I knew I would be by now then, too, so I might as well have been saying it.
Kind of like the announcer guy
He’s repeating everyone at every position twice, assuming you’re writing it all on your scorecard.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:03 PM MDT reply actions
Free Audio?
probably not but I thought I’d ask.
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JFK
dunno, I got the audio subscription
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Dex with a double.
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Fowler leads off with a 2B
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:06 PM MDT reply actions
Great, just steal 3rd and home...
….and announce your presence with authority.
He should hit more ground balls, that’s more democratic.
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Tulo drives in Fowler
on a double.
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Tulo 2b
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:08 PM MDT reply actions
That is the way to start this thing off
I really like the fact that Fowlers double was on an 0-2 count. Shows that he did not panic, he just stayed with it and drove one to the wall.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
Hawpe BB
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:10 PM MDT reply actions
For the Royals...
Is it too late to dump Gil the Thrill and resign Gobble the Wobbler?
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I know this is getting old but
I’m really looking forward to seeing this team play this year. The season just can’t get here fast enough.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Optimism is never old
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 2:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Atkins K's
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:12 PM MDT reply actions
Not a productive out.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:13 PM MDT up reply actions
they are if all of the strikes are past balls and you have a guy on 1st.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Except
that that doesn’t have anything to do with the batter whatsoever.
“Productive out” usually conveys a modicum of skill.
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What if your swing is so mezmerizing that the catcher forgets to catch the ball?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Stewart
pops out to DeJesus.
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Glad I didn't have to.
Didn’t feel like going to the effort.
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Baker hits a hopper for the final out.
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Stewart pops out, Baker Groudns out. Inning over
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:15 PM MDT reply actions
Anyone w/ a gameday link?
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It's in the lineup up top.
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Tulo
using Clint Hurdle’s glove right now.
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Did they say why?
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JFK
He had a
hole in his own glove.
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I hate it when that happens
It is worse when the hole is in the bat though, and so far he seems to have a hole there as well.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Thanks, appreciate it
Hopefully I can see the start of the game by the 4th inning.
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I'm surprised
Dex is on the team. I’ve never been impressed by him and don’t think he’ll do very well, but I hope he proves me wrong.
Let’s see how cook does today in his final tune-up…
I'm wondering what it take to impress you
I know his call-up last year was a struggle but that’s expected when you jump up that much, what’s been extremely impressive is his work to improve during ST. You take out his atrocious start with 10 k’s in 20abs and it’s pretty impressive for a young kids, plus his D is spectacular
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
let's see
he’s toothpick thin, at 6-4 175…maybe he should gain some muscle so he actually has some power. I’ve also seen quite a few of his hits and they have been pretty lucky, not hard hit, just in the right spot. BUT, once again, I HOPE he proves me wrong, but I just see him as another Renee Reyes or Choo Freeman type bust.
And here's the next place where people miss.
Juan Pierre had filled out completely at 6’0" 170 lbs. He simply wasn’t going to get any bigger without destroying his only baseball talent. Fowler can still add bulk and even as is he has considerably more power than Pierre ever did.
Oh, I wasn't making the comparison myself. Don't worry.
Was just throwing that out there from the sidelines.
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Whoah...
Rene Reyes or Choo Freeman? Reyes who was 5’11"/215 lbs and 25 years old when he debuted with the Rockies? That’s not exactly a prospect to begin with. And while Freeman once was early in his minor league career, by the time he hit Colorado, that ship had long since sailed by the time he left Asheville. I don’t think you have any idea of how to evaluate minor leaguers if you think Fowler is anywhere close to those two.
so
how far did you get in baseball? I guarantee I am a better evaluator of baseball talent than you are.
Playing baseball does not equate to evaluating talent
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Is this
the baseball equivalent of dropping names? I’m not sure…
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Than how come you're comparing Fowler to Reyes?
I mean, seriously, how are they at all similar? How is Fowler similar to Freeman for that matter? Because you have baseball experience doesn’t necessarily make you a decent talent evaluator, but I’d like to know where you’re coming from.
The swing
has eerily similar mechanics. The stances may be slightly different but they load much the same way and have a similar length of a swing. Reyes was not a successful MLB hitter.
When are you basing your swing evaluation off of?
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions
I analyzed
his swing pretty heavily during his september call-up and also from video a friend of mine took when they saw him in tulsa. If you want my honest opinion though, barmes has the worst approach of any of our players at the plate…he is a better batter than Q cuz he generates more bat speed though and can get lucky and pop one every once in a while.
Do you want to hear my analysis on Chacin? He needs to develope a consistently decent breaking pitch or he will never be a #1 or a #2 major league starter, more #4 type (he could be a good reliever though with his changeup and heater). Note his lack of strikeouts during the spring outings, and also note that the 2nd time through the lineup is when the teams seemed to score of him.
Now these 2 things I agree w/
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
I'd check some more recent results with both of them
The staff has been working pretty hard and it was evidenced by a huge shift in the quality of fowler’s work during ST. The one thing that no one can deny is his speed which is pretty amazing
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
right hand side or left hand side?
Fowler has two different swing mechanisms. His wrists are able to break a lot quicker and Reyes had almost zero recognition of breaking pitches, Fowler’s plate discipline is also much much better. Sorry, I’m just having a hard time buying that they’re going to have similar results at the MLB level. I trust you saw what you saw, but I’m curious when it was, and how much you’ve seen Dexter hit.
the video
that I have heavily analyzed is from the left side. I will see if my friend will send it to me and I’ll link to it sometime. I admit that analyzing that video and watching in september and a few of his spring games is a small sample size, but I have not been impressed at all thus far.
I’m not trying to be a dick or anything guys, I just have not been drinking the Rockies’ Kool-aid on fowler. I am disappointed Ort didn’t make the squad.
I like the opposing view, and the dose of skepticism is sometimes needed,
I guess what throws me back still are the comparisons to Reyes and Freeman. I just don’t see it. Not at all. I see Fowler at worse being like Mike Davis, the 80’s era outfielder/1B for the A’s and Dodgers that drew the walk before Kirk Gibson’s HR in 1988. He’s the best I can think of a tall lanky guy with speed that doesn’t have the best bat, but the speed and plate discipline and little pop he did have made up for it and he’s still a valuable player in his prime. Fowler’s already well past Freeman and Reyes ever got to in their development, and he still has several seasons to go before he reaches his peak potential.
Do you by chance work for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
Because you seem to be as horrible an evaluator of talent as people in that organization.
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lmao
I probably have played farther in baseball than most all posting on here, so kiss my butt. 92 mph fastball and nasty hook before I blew out my UCL and decided to become a chemical engineer…Fowler will stink this season, mark my words…if he does well, I will eat my words and call you daddy.
+1 For Chem-E
I didn’t have amazing stuff but I played for 15 years. I have been observing and learning from anyone willing to teach (as long as it made sense). Fowler will be the real deal, and especially since he will be around Baylor all season now he can’t help but improve hitting wise.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Fowler
has a shot, but his swing is too long for somebody with his lack of muscle mass to do very well. Has baylor been working on shortening his swing this spring?
Yes he has,
especially from the left side. He has only been switch hitting for three years now.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
If the fact that you could play a little means you're the best evaluator of talent
Shouldn’t Willie Mays be a MUCH better manager than Joe Torre or Terry Francona?
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
apples and oranges
somebody that is well-schooled in playing baseball will know things that the average fan, or even the fanatic fan, would not be able to pick up on. Just because the rockies think fowler is gonna be good doesn’t mean his going to be. I admit that hurdle and all those guys know much more about fowler than I do, but I also don’t trust their track record on talent evaluation. Note the Cory Sullivan and the Clint Barmes fetishes (I kow I know, not “top prospects”, but still shows priors for hurdle’s idiocy on talent evaluation), among others, that hurdle has had throughout the years. I guess I’m just being a bit skeptical on the fowler thing.
Sullivan was a starter during te rebuilding years when our MLB-caliber CF was barren
He was released once that era ended. I completely agree with Barmes’ poor approach at the plate, but a combination of his offensive results (as good if not better than Baker) and defensive superiority have earned him the playing time, as there’s no one else within the organization to supplant him yet. Stewart might this year. And if you advance that the FO should have replaced him outside of the organization, few here will argue
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Fowler is still thin
but he HAS put on more muscle than he’s listed at. He’s 22 and still very much filling out. He’ll won’t be pencil thin for long.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions
That
is very good news. I am saying he won’t be good right NOW, he might be good in a year or two when he fills out…I think its a poor choice for him to be in the MLB right now, it’s too early for him based on several factors and if he is not successful it may hurt his confidence a lot…and confidence is oh so important for a baseball player.
I actually agree with you
His hot streak in ST is a nice story, but I didn’t want to rush him, as he has appeared unpolished to me as well. Still, his youth, speed, decent plate discipline, superior defense tell me he’ll carve out a nice career…FAR more than Freeman or Reyes. He may or may not become a Carlos Beltran, but he’s young and improving rapidly. The Fowler you saw was by no means a finished product
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
nice way to ventilate the infield early on in the season
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Crisp with a slicing double
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:20 PM MDT reply actions
DeJesus strikes out.
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DeJesus K's
Not a productive out.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:22 PM MDT reply actions
Here we go...
with the obligatory you can’t pitch in Colorado conversation. Getting old if you ask me.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
That was old
15 years ago. The Rockies have never had good pitching before. They also had some monster bats back in the day, and it seems they have them again this year. Stupid “foreign” announcers.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Did you see the MLB 30 Clubs in 30 Days for the Rockies.
I can’t think of a single other point they tried to make. I have been pretty disappointed with the MLB channel so far. Seems to be just another outlet for the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets and Manny.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
I wish they'd catch up with the times
Its like saying the Yankees still win all the championships
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:27 PM MDT up reply actions
"Seems to be just another outlet for the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets and Manny."
It’s not that they want to be…in fact, they pretty much came out saying they’d be the opposite.
Unfortunately, they just don’t know how to do anything differently, thanks to the Eastern Sports Propaganda Network that spawned half their talent.
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Crisp reaches third on a Teahen single.
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Twin killing, inning over
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:24 PM MDT reply actions
Typical Aaron Cook ending to a rally
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:25 PM MDT up reply actions
That's what I was about to say
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
It's one place where a grounder is definitely better then a K
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Went 6-4-3, have to like Stewart turning it.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
nice way to ventilate the infield early on in the season
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:37 PM MDT up reply actions
End of inning.
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Iannetta chops out.
Popeye’s up.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:27 PM MDT reply actions
Isn't it Duct Tape?
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
no, POPEYE
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
I won't stand for it
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Where does Duct Tape come from anyhow?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions
He can play anywhere
Albeit not very good with the glove at those positions but if it is necessary he can hold a position down for a while.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Down of an elephant.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Colonel flies out.
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You mean Popeye?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
No.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Please?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Please no
it’s just way to confusing trying to figure out who someone is who won’t even make the team based on a nickname
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions
That nickname
is a real name, so it could confuse anyone.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Only got two more days of him.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Ortmeier is out.
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Rockies go quietly into the night.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:30 PM MDT reply actions
Those games don't start until Friday
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
And I cannot wait dangit
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
See, why couldn't Russ use Dylan Thomas for his favorite poem...
I like rage, rage, against the dying light much more than Prufrock.
I wrote a paper on that poem once.
It was my favorite paper I ever wrote. The professor of that class was a pretty tough grader, but allowed us to revise papers and resubmit (it was a writing class). But I got an A on that one the first time. It was awesome.
You mean
“Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night.” And now I want to see Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School again.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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No, I meant "Lay Back the Darkness" but that one you mention is a good one too.
I knew that technical purists would point out my title error, even though I was mostly reminiscing to the refrain anyway. I’m always fascinated by people who feel a deep need to make corrections like that, it’s a very interesting trait to me, and I wonder if it’s some deeply rooted sort of tribal instinct which helps keep the species in line.
Yes, well,
I correct people all the time. I’m not liked by many people.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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I Like you too Russ!
well…mostly I’m trying to lay up bonus points in case the topics ever turn to the sexual orientation/proclivities of Ryan Seacrest or Abraham Lincoln (not athletes..which get the auto-ban hammer)
"Suck it monkeys, the Rockies will win this year", Rox Girl 1-11-2009
I overheard
a conversation about the latter one in the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. And that’s all the talk about that.
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History channel
had a show on Sex and the Presidency (or something like that), and they had a long segment on Lincoln…….
"Suck it monkeys, the Rockies will win this year", Rox Girl 1-11-2009
Believe it or not, I like you too,
I don’t take the corrections personally, like I say, I just find your personality type fascinating.
Well if Cookie improves on his spring
as much as the last couple guys had, the Royals might not get another hit. Kind of nice to see the rotation taking form.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:32 PM MDT reply actions
Alex Gordon grounds out before they are back from commercial
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:32 PM MDT reply actions
I feel sorry for anything that lives in the ground on opening day
Webb v. Cook
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 2:34 PM MDT reply actions
If Dex hits them all into the ground...
…he’ll probably end up 2-4.
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HR Butler
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:35 PM MDT reply actions
Prediction
Billy Butler has a breakout year for KC. He has a fantastic swing and is as strong as an ox
Hey, speaking of big,strong, not too quick guys
whatever happened to Shealy? Is he still on KC? Will he make they’re team?
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 2:41 PM MDT up reply actions
He is
still on their 40 man roster. I don’t think he’s going to make their squad. He’s a AAAA slugger, much like Koshansky. Gotta be able to hit a breaking ball to be successful in the majors.
Affeldt and Bautista I think
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The trials and travails of Jeremy Affeldt.
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Anything actually happening in this game?
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After the HR
ground out
single
double (run scores)
pop out
2-1 KC
Royals
2, rockies 1, going into the top of the third. Cook is probably working on his “slider” today…I say slider with the quotations because it is a pitiful excuse of a breaking ball…Imagine if he could throw a really good breaker, he’d probably be in the running for a cy-young instead of being a fringe #1 starter. Spring training is the perfect time to work on it though.
Too bad
we couldn’t morph jason grilli and aaron cook into one pitcher. we could call him Grilli Cook…LMAO…he’d throw a nasty sinker and a nasty slider and would be 21-4 on the season with a 2.35 ERA.
nice
I like the name you made up a lot more,I was being far too lazy lmao.
Wow.....
you guys weren’t kidding. The Royals really DO bring out the worst in the Rockies.
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Fowler reached on an error, then CS
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 2:48 PM MDT reply actions
I didn't think that was possible
doesn’t his speed make him invisible to the naked eye!
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by smokinRox on Apr 1, 2009 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
just a 68% minor league career success rate
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Tulo walks.
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DP ends the inning.
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Teahen homers.
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wow, not so typical Aaron Cook after all
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please start working on getting outs instead
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I love my luck
The game is suppose to be on a local station but they won’t play it over the internet which means I actually have to find a radio
Some hope?
Found the game on a local station?
Where are you from again?
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KCMO
Does no one read my posts? LOL
Some hope?
by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 1, 2009 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions
They don't want to appear
as stalkers.
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LOL
That’s like the 3rd or 4th time the last 3 days I have had to specify that
Some hope?
by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 1, 2009 3:13 PM MDT up reply actions
So do you know who McCuckin Trucks is?
That was a great commercial.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions
So, the Rockies signed
2003 6th overall pick OF Ryan Harvey after the Cubs let him go a few days ago.
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I haven't followed
prospects much, is he any good still? Or was he ever good?
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Big-time power out of high school,
but never got it together.
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Almost all his outs have been of he GB type
must be leaving some of his off-speed or 4 seam fastball up for those HR’s. Besides with the reversal of everyone else’s pitching I guess his need turned upside down too. Unfortunately he’s been good till now so that’s bad not good
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 3:04 PM MDT reply actions
or missing with a sinker
is like a really slow fastball..in the zone
"Suck it monkeys, the Rockies will win this year", Rox Girl 1-11-2009
A sinker
IS a fastball, maybe 2 mph slower than 4 seamer. So calling a sinker a really slow fastball is quite the misnomer.
Baker doubles.
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2 out 2b for Baker
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:06 PM MDT reply actions
Wow....
Haren has 1-hit the Brewers through 3.
Sorry, carry on.
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If he's so good he should man up and face the Rox in ST
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Oh yes.
Letting a division opponent see your 2nd best starter for a game that doesn’t ultimately matter is a GREAT idea.
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Sounds like you should relax a little
and take what comes when you are on a Rockies blog. Many of us, like myself, can’t stand the D-Backs so you are lucky it isn’t worse.
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I know.
There’s hardly anything I say around here without a smile on my face.
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I agree
and I have to say you are better than most D-Backs fans I have discussed baseball with.
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He's turned a DP already
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Turned 1 double play, other than that nothing noteworthy.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Ball passes Olivo,
Baker on third.
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CDI BB
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:10 PM MDT reply actions
Mr. Christian Colonel, known as "Duct Tape" to some and "Popeye" to none is up.
I know when I’m licked.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:10 PM MDT reply actions
Don't. Just.....don't
*tear
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Diving catch, for those wondering.
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Olivo with a leadoff K
Not a productive out.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:19 PM MDT reply actions
Can you have
a productive first out?
Some hope?
by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 1, 2009 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Pitcher injures himself on the pitch?
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But again,
that’s completely independent of the batter.
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So?
Dan Haren got injured and is out for the season.
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Yipppeeeeee!!!!!!!
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Which would
certainly explain why I’ve been watching him pitch on Gameday….
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You only think he's pitching right now.
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Russ' Right
It is Spring Training
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Actually,
I think Dave Bush is pitching right now. It’s the top of the inning.
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You only imagined he pitched today.
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Now,
you’re just being silly. I actually did double check my open Gameday window when you said he got injured.
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It is APRIL FOOLS
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I KNOW
which is why I acknowledged that Russ semi-got me with that second sentence.
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Maybe I ate some bad food
and it’s caused me to hallucinate.
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That happened to me
last May, when I saw you guys in NYC. Moral of the story: Do NOT get noodles from a stand in Chinatown.
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Yes, but if you do get noodles,
make sure you don’t leave a nice girl waiting in Grand Central.
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Haha!
Different time…. that’s when I accidentally boarded a train for New Haven!
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Wait, I thought
the story went that you got sick on Thursday when you were supposed to meet in Grand Central, and then got on the wrong train the next night since the Friday game was canceled?
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No.
I got on the wrong train when I was supposed to go to Grand Central.
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Well, when I was told this story,
I was wondering whether I just wasted $37 on a ticket for someone who was running late.
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Which....
….is why I was boarding a train.
Either way, I felt really bad and it was remarkably douchey and incompetent of me. :-(
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You can make an outfielder run real far.
You know, so he’s tired the rest of the inning.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Yea
I realized that after I posted LOL
Some hope?
by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 1, 2009 3:22 PM MDT up reply actions
And try to take out the next day's starter
Seeing how all of the other players of worth will be in the field.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 1, 2009 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions
There was a poster
who used to come around the ‘Pit last year (he wasn’t banned, but he’s pretty much disappeared) who annoyed just about everyone and was a total idiot — and we seriously had a debate over whether it’s better to get a hit on the first pitch or to foul off 10 pitches and strike out.
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So, which is better?
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Exactly.
But the thought of the starting pitcher having a no-hitter and still having to leave by the 5th inning was arousing to him. Or something.
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This guy did that against the Angels for Texas. If you’ve seen it, you remember it. No video online sadly
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Belisle pitching
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:19 PM MDT reply actions
LOL
The Royal’s announcer goes “Groundball, this might be a double play. Wait! They don’t need a double play”
Some hope?
Remember, Troy Tulowitzki
tried to get four outs on his triple play.
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Yep, Stewart just went to first for the 3rd out
Good knowledge of the rules.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions
He did get four outs with that
They just didn’t count all of them.
Line Drive, Tag Second, Tag Runner, Throw to First
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To be fair...
That would be three outs and an assist.
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Rockies out like a lamb.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:31 PM MDT reply actions
Time for work.
Enjoy the game rowbots.
4 days
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4 minutes
30 seconds
by mkorpal on Apr 1, 2009 3:35 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
HR Guillen
4-1 Royals
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:35 PM MDT reply actions
Gordon homer.
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Belisle.
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Great googly moogly.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions
::convulses at the very mention of Chris Burke::
Gurgle…… gurgle gurgle
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Stewart pops out. 2 outs.
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Nice play by Aviles
to throw out Baker.
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Off topic
It just started snowing in Golden with winds up to 40MPH (my estimate)
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Off topic
it’s still 85 degrees here with clear blue skies.
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You know you're only going to be able to brag about better weather
For two more weeks.., I guess you have to get it in while you can.
But don't you have metallic turbid drinking water?
Or have they fixed that….weather doesn’t help that
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, my reference is ten years old
but good idea anyway
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, I believe it.
80 degrees is actually too warm for me. I prefer the 50s or 60s.
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With thunder
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I read Thundersnow on 9News
I had no idea that was a thing.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
That's what it is
And the sad thing is that E-Days starts tomorrow for us.
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Big bummer
Ours is April 17. A LOT of work left to do
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:52 PM MDT up reply actions
oh E-Days
That takes me back. Good times. Do they still use 1/2 sticks of dynamite for the fireworks?
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 3:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Yep,
They try and blow up the football field. Right now it looks like it might be cancelled tomorrow though.
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I remember in the first year I was there
that they broke windows in those (new) townhouses that back up to the football field.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:12 PM MDT up reply actions
That would be funny
A couple years ago a firework forgot to detonate and someone ran out to check it… bad things happened to him
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Well, I hope for your sake that they can pull off the fireworks
That was always a good time. If the storm isn’t too bad it might be better, since there won’t be any fire hazard. We had small flames in the bushes on the far side of the field a couple of times.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Well Snow
is already covering my entire front yard. I hope it melts by tomorrow. This is the last year the fireworks will be at Brooks Field, as they are demolishing it after the next football season to build a new/better stadium.
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Wow, they're making all kinds of upgrades
New soccer field, new football field, new student rec center. I just missed out on that. Looks like a sweet new work-out/gym/pool area.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions
It really is nice
I enjoy using it when I can. The new soccer field and track stadium/practice football field will be finished with construction by the end of May. The baseball field looked really good when I last saw it. The last home games are this weekend (hopefully).
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When I played at Mines,
the soccer team shared the baseball field with the baseball team. Sucked for both teams.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Which did you play?
Baseball or Soccer?
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Both, I was better at soccer, though.
Only played baseball for two years . . . tore my MCL in my elbow pitching. Never the same after that.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions
I wouldn't imagine so.
What degree did you get?
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BS in Env. Eng., MS in Env. Sci. and Eng.
I design/install industrial water treatment systems.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Going for BS in Chemical Engineering
with a minor in Materials Sciences (aka Metallurgy).
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I have one year left
and field session this summer.
Was your soccer coach Frank? He is an interesting character.
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My uncle is a chemical engineer
and got his masters in petroleum engineering at Mines. He works for Exxon now and makes big money. He’s basically one of a very small number of people who does his job.
CSM is about as good as it gets for petroleum eng.
I have several friend who went in that direction.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Engineering Days?
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I hope that's what it stands for
This is Colorado School of Mines
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Do they still have the Coors Lab tour?
Where you skip the brewery and just go to the bar for free beer?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions
New Belgium tour is better
;-)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 4:02 PM MDT up reply actions
I always liked O'dells
Just because Thursday afternoons during the summer always used to be O’dells for a few then 9 holes at Link n Greens.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't konw
We get kegs brought out to the IM fields and have a party out there though (FREE)
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ASCE bought everyone 3 pints
of whatever beer we wanted from our bar in the student center for taking the FE :-D
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions
FE was a nice 8 hour test
I’m getting ready to take the PE this Fall. Not looking forward to it.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Rainy and dreary.
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40 mph winds
Sounds like that’s what’s benefiting the Royals, too…
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Morillo in.
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He needs a clean inning here
to show why he should be on the roster.
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Wow....
somehow, Jon Rauch just managed to raise his ST ERA even further.
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Did he get raunchy on the mound?
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Can I ban you for raunchy comments demeaning another team?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Do you want me to go nuclear?
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Little boy or fat man?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 3:55 PM MDT up reply actions
W88
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That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 4:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Well,
he gave up a HR to the first batter he faced, raising his ST ERA from 15.95 to 16.34.
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Callaspo to 2nd on a wild pitch
Not a productive wild pitch.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:54 PM MDT reply actions
Not sure.
Phone call.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 3:58 PM MDT up reply actions
You can phone your way on base?
I thought that was just for the bullpen
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions
No, announcer had one. Stopped calling the game for a full 10 minutes.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 4:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Callaspo
takes third.
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Teahen pops out.
Well, I think Teahen was up.
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Inning over.
I didn’t even realize it started.
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Here's something you might find amusing, Russ:
A mammoth project is also under way to rewrite the whole of the newspaper’s archive, stretching back to 1821, in the form of tweets. Major stories already completed include "1832 Reform Act gives voting rights to one in five adult males yay!!!"; "OMG Hitler invades Poland, allies declare war see tinyurl.com/b5x6e for more"; and "JFK assassin8d @ Dallas, def. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTF?"
From here.
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allies start "phony" war.
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Brits retreat total failz
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Winner.
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LeNiN iz LeaDER!!!!
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The Rox must be hoping ST would end already, not a solid performance
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
If so then they're right up my alley.
Such a long spring training with the WBC and all.
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Stew drives in . . . someone.
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Tulo doubles, Stewart singles him home
Baseball still happening.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 4:24 PM MDT reply actions
Fundamentals
I hope they keep these going all year, even if they have to practice occasionally.
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Kurt Birkins pitching.
I really have no idea who that is. Cole Garner in the OF.
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Homer by Pena.
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Wait, who's pitching?
They announced Birkins but Cedrick Bowers is in.
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And why is
Tony Pena, Jr. being called Bryan?
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Tony Pena Jr. flied out to Dex
Brayan Pena hit the HR.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Ah.
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McKenry batting.
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6-4
on a Dex single.
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Dex is on fire today
Keep it up Rox
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JFK
6-5
Fowler on third.
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How exactly did this happen
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Tulo singles in Ort
Dex stops at third. WTF?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 4:41 PM MDT reply actions
1st to home on a single would be sweet to see.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:46 PM MDT up reply actions
He did it earlier this spring
I forget who was down there for it.
I want to see him go home to home on a single personally.
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JFK
I was
March 17 vs KC actually. I think it tied the game in the bottom of the ninth. He was running on the play (naturally) and the ball was hit just right. And I think they weren’t paying much attention. It was kindo fa confusing play
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 4:58 PM MDT up reply actions
specially since it was 2 outs in the 9th at the end of ST.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 1, 2009 4:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Q grounds out. Game over.
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Almost pulled it out with Dex and Tulo doing most of the damage, in on 4 of the five runs.
by blooming rock on Apr 1, 2009 4:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
Was good to see Tulo padding his stats up a bit and Fowler showing he is excited about making the team.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 1, 2009 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions
This is Good
THREE MORE GAMES UNITL OPENING DAY!!!!!!!!!
"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK
Belisle or Morillo?
Who SHOULD make the team? I’m conflicted. I like Morillo’s stuff and he’s limited his walks this spring, but you don’t know what you’re going to get with him. Much like Morales and Dex.
The big factor
is we will lose Morillo for good if he doesn’t make the team. He’s out of options and there’s a good chance one of the other 29 teams is willing to take a chance on a young live arm (San Diego?)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 5:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Interersting quote in that article
I believe they will get a deal done, either soon or next week when pitchers are designated for assignment.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 5:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I was really only looking at Tulo and Fowler in this one
Fowler to see how he responded to making the club and Tulo to see if he could get things going. And they did. The L is nothing and neither are Cook’s dingers…we know what we’ll get from him. (I suppose you could look at Morillo vs. Belisle too, but bringing in a pitcher would lower the reward for winning that battle)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 1, 2009 5:37 PM MDT reply actions
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