Sedona Dread: Rockies storm back on D-backs to even series
by Rox Girl on Apr 21, 2009 11:16 PM MDT
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PrintDown six to three in the fifth inning, with starting pitcher Franklin Morales shelved early due to a strained shoulder, the vastly under rated Rockies showed a kind of resolve that they have been lacking thus far in 2009, coming back and defeating the Diamondbacks nine to six.
A four run sixth inning, keyed by a run scoring two out single from Todd Helton followed by a two run double from Brad Hawpe gave the Rockies the lead. A two run homerun by Helton in the top of the eighth added some necessary insurance and the bullpen held the Diamondbacks scoreless over the final four plus two thirds frames.
With a victory in the rubber match on Wednesday, the Rockies could send the D-backs to their fifth straight series loss, fourth straight at home to start 2009.
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reports of our demise...
That is a nice W. Still a long way to go to get back where we need to be, but a legit rally and a long bullpen shutdown? Very good to see. Let’s start a little run.
We really needed this one with Haren on the bump tomorrow
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 21, 2009 11:20 PM MDT up reply actions
As the eternal pessimist,
I have to note that Haren’s due for a bad outing.
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I was so close
I had the Rockies with a 9-7 win in the prediction competition
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
Meh....
you weren’t that much closer than my cheery 4-0 prediction.
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Here's the thing that impressed me the most
Hurdle pulling Grilli after 2 walks. Didn’t screw around. Just gave him the yank.
Not a shot at Grilli. I’m sure Grilli’s enough of a professional to know that it wasn’t “gee grilli we hate you now” but rather “this game has been so back and forth, you’re clearly not on tonight, you’ll get ’em tomorrow.”
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It was especially impressive
with the bullpen options running thin
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
Aut Vincam Aut Periam
by PioneerSkies on Apr 21, 2009 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
well it needed to be done
He had 2 guys left who could get 5 outs. Embree scared the hell out of me, but then got it done.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 21, 2009 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
exactly.
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
Aut Vincam Aut Periam
by PioneerSkies on Apr 21, 2009 11:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Belisle pitched pretty well too..
This was one of those games where Hurdle made the call and the pitchers responded. But like you said, he made the calls at the right time.
Ef you baldo try Hair-Be Dere!!
Me too!
Sometimes I drove home from work to take a 10 minute lunch and get my name on the Row Call. I really thought I had 100 posts this time though, hmm.
Ef you baldo try Hair-Be Dere!!
you dork
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 21, 2009 11:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey, I don't get rewarded at work...
So I have to find life’s little pleasures somewhere.
Ef you baldo try Hair-Be Dere!!
haha ok
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 21, 2009 11:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey kids!
Wanna do a roll call like the pros? Just go here, and you’ll be doing your own game wraps in no time!
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!!!
The cat’s out of the bag!
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Apr 22, 2009 11:09 AM MDT up reply actions
wow.
props to nkrause for dropping 250+ comments.
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
Aut Vincam Aut Periam
by PioneerSkies on Apr 22, 2009 11:22 AM MDT up reply actions
What...
you didn’t REALLY think that RG went through and counted them all, did you?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 22, 2009 11:44 AM MDT up reply actions
And, as you can see, yes.
Like all other good things, (myself, most notably) the roll call script arrives to you via Snakepit. ;-)
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 22, 2009 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Why did you let them know?
It was nice letting everyone think we were superhumans or nerds or both
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 22, 2009 12:03 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm sure
you can find some other way of going about that?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 22, 2009 12:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Are you inciting
me to go off on a tangent that I shouldn’t and then ban you after I do it?
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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I like the little shot
at the Snakepit. Well done Rox Girl.
by Brendan Scolari on Apr 21, 2009 11:39 PM MDT reply actions
I missed this. What?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 22, 2009 12:36 AM MDT up reply actions
The line about the "vastly underrated Rockies".
They’ve been using that line at the Snakepit to mock the Rockies for the past week or so.
by Brendan Scolari on Apr 22, 2009 3:09 AM MDT up reply actions
The gall
to mock a team who has had a better record than themselves all but one day the last week
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 22, 2009 8:37 AM MDT up reply actions
Especially given the importance
of the first week of the season. UGH… how COULD they!!
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It's been like 3 weeks now
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 22, 2009 12:22 PM MDT up reply actions
A half game better than us...
…through 14 games….
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 22, 2009 12:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Where were you supposed to be after 14 games?
11 of which were at home, and eight of which were against the Rockies or Giants?
Point is
You can’t tell whether or not a team is “vastly underrated” after only a couple weeks so I’m not sure why the mocking occured in the first place.
by Brendan Scolari on Apr 22, 2009 1:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Whoo!
This feels nice. Helton’s coming around. Atkins is coming around. The bench guys (Q, Torre) got in on the action. Street looked TERRIFIC. Embree got two huge outs. Corpas got it done. I’m almost even willing to forgive Matt Belisle – not that he was awesome or anything, but he’s 1-1 now.
Belisle’s emblematic of the Rox tonight. Down, but rallying. Showing a little fire, a little fight, an ability to respond to adversity. When you meet adversity and kick it in the face you’re playing winning baseball.
Win the series tomorrow.
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The Shawn Chacon Experience - Life as a Rockies fan, one day at a time: Because we're all still recovering from those nine blown saves.
I thought this was funny on the postgame show
Alana Rizzo asking Quintanilla: “For those who haven’t been in a utility role, or know much about it…”
Not sure how many of us here at Purple Row have been utility players in the big leagues, but if you have, that question wasn’t for you.
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I LOL'd for sure. haha
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 22, 2009 12:11 AM MDT up reply actions
OK, new topic
Assuming Morales hits the DL (if he needs it, please God let them make the right decisions here), who is our 5th starter?
Glendon Rusch
Matt Belisle
Jason Hammel
Brandon Hynick
Someone I’m Forgetting
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by PioneerSkies on Apr 22, 2009 12:03 AM MDT up reply actions
I like giving Hammel the first shot
I like keeping Rusch in as a second lefty and proven long reliever. I still don’t trust Belisle, ans I’m not sure I want to start Hynick. Throw Hirsh in as a possible consideration as well.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 22, 2009 12:14 AM MDT up reply actions
that would've been more fun if...
A.) my comp went faster
B.) I was posting on firefox instead of IE
&
C.) the TV in the spare room could get FSN
but it’s awesome 2 see my name in roll call. = )
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by Rocktober 2007 on Apr 22, 2009 12:38 AM MDT reply actions
Gutted I missed the game
But it’s great to get into work on a Wednesday to find we won! Glad Belisle got a win . I vote Hammel for 5th starter as he has a cheeky grin in the HAMMEL TIME pic.
Not 100% sure the Rockies are “vastly underrated”, though. They kinda look like a 5-8 team, notwithstanding the victory…
Who was it that mentioned the game was turning into a circus?
Hurdle mentioned that in a post game interview… courtesy of Tracy Ringolsby!
http://www.insidetherockies.com/2009/04/22/1499/
That is too funny!
I got nothing.
::Yakety Sax::
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 22, 2009 10:06 AM MDT up reply actions
Also like this stat in Jack Etkin's Quick Hits...
0-6 record for Arizona when a left-handed pitcher starts and lefty Jorge De La Rosa starting the series finale for the Rockies. – Jack Etkin
Works for me. Go get em, Good Jorge!
I got nothing.
While true,
at this point, it’s a statistical anomaly. They were able to put up some major runz vs. both Morales and Rusch last night, but only lost due to some major incompetence by Bob Melvin.
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Let's hope the incompetence of Bob Melvin lets us score another 9 runs today then
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 22, 2009 12:04 PM MDT up reply actions
-1
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 22, 2009 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions
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