Friday Rockpile: The Rockies head to Sin City
by Russ Oates on Apr 3, 2009 7:53 AM MDT
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Today and tomorrow the Colorado Rockies will play a two-game series against the Seattle Mariners in Las Vegas. If what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, that's fine as long as it's the Rockies completely bombing. But good hitting and pitching shouldn't stay in Vegas if that's what the Rockies have in these next two games.
Let's just not hear that one of the guys misses a game because he got caught up in a game of craps or blackjack. Or bets on baseball. Uh, yeah, baseball players should have learned a lesson about betting on baseball years ago.
Cashman Field will host the two exhibition games. It's the home of the Las Vegas 51s, now the Toronto Blue Jays' Triple A affiliate. The Los Angeles Dodgers had the affiliation from 2001-2008, but now send their Triple A guys to the Albuquerque Isotopes. The stadium holds just under 10K fans, but has seen over 300K fans come each season since the stadium opened in 1983. Also, you can get to know the ground rules of Cashman Field here.
So, Huston Street is the closer, and Matt Belisle can still claim a spot on the roster if management decides to send Franklin Morales to the minors after his first start in order to pitch until his services are needed again in late April. That must mean we can look at another NL West preview.
The Baseball Analysts previewed the NL West on April 1. Here's how to bullet point what's written about the Rockies:
- Chris Iannetta's going to be better than almost every catcher by the end of 2009.
- Put Todd Helton in Petco and, well, you have a different Todd.
- Nothing about second base.
- Garrett Atkins is a good bet to bounce back.
- Troy Tulowitzki is the best player the Rockies have.
- Seriously, the Rockies are starting Seth Smith and they optioned Matt Murton!?
- Ryan Spilborghs has a nice bat, but he's not a good center fielder.
- Nothing about Brad Hawpe.
- U-Ball has great upside, but Coors Field isn't a good place for young pitchers.
- Who's going to be traded by the deadline: Street or Corpas?
- Colorado has the best bench in the West with Ian Stewart and Jeff Baker!
- Fowler's the only real Rookie of the Year candidate in the West.
- The Rockies will finish either fourth or last.
Ho-hum. And how many of those did you guess before reading them?
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typical
same things in every preview i see everywhere….whatever
Jiri Hudler...our underrated MVP
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 3, 2009 8:03 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Cashman field
Damn. The Yankees have a stadium named after their GM, and it’s the home of their division rival’s AAA team? Pretty cheeky.
by kosmo99 on Apr 3, 2009 8:21 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
That preview is WRONG!
it didn’t mention that Matt Holliday is no longer a Rockie, and we all know a team can’t trade a star like Holliday or Johann Santanna, and be better afterwards.
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 8:33 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Au Contraire
Look under Predictions?…
“Hey, I didn’t trade Matt Holliday”
by rockieprogress on Apr 3, 2009 10:40 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
51s? Isotopes?
What awful nicknames for baseball teams. I’m sorry, Las Vegas and Albuquerque.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 8:37 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Tourists? Nuts?
There’s a lot of strange minor league team names. I’ve been to many Single-A Angels games, and they are called the Kernels due to their location in the heart of corn country
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no you're missing the best one yet
BISCUITS BASEBALL, BABY
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 8:41 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always liked the Chattanooga Lookouts
Their logo is just a ‘C’ with eyes.
Were the Albuquerque Isotopes there before the Simpsons episode?
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Apr 3, 2009 8:45 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
Albuquerque took the name from that episode. They were the Albuquerque Dukes before that.
Chattanooga Lookouts makes sense — there’s a mountain near Chattanooga called Lookout Mountain (supposedly you can see seven states from the top of it.)
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 8:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dukes
Actually the Albuquerque Dukes moved to Portland in 2000 and became the Portland Beavers.
The Calgary Cannons moved to Albuquerque in 2003 and became the Isotopes, with the name being a play on the Simpsons episode. The Isotopes have even licensed Bart Simpson’s likeness as their mascot.
by S-Train on Apr 3, 2009 10:29 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Wikapedia
The Topes did take the name from the Simpsons episode however….
The “Isotopes” name is appropriate, since New Mexico has a number of well-known scientific/military facilities dealing with nuclear technology, such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP), as well as hosting the Trinity test.
I used to live in Albuquerque when I was a little kid. Going to Dukes games at 3 or 4 along with talking to my dad and my uncle about the games and watching them move to the big leagues is probably what made me fall in love with the game. Ironically though, I have never liked the Dodgers even before the Rockies came into existence. I was (and still am to a small extent) a Cardinals fan.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
by FlyAway on Apr 3, 2009 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember going to Dukes games
and watching Piazza and Karros hit. Unfortunately Karros wouldn’t sign the rookie card I had of him. That’s probably why I don’t like the Dodgers.
by dds_dave on Apr 3, 2009 11:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
After my time
I was in going to Dukes games way before that. Lord, I sound like the old guy and I am only 34. I was really young but I think I remember seeing Ron Cey with the Dukes. Does anyone know if he came up with the Dodgers before he went to the Cubs? Anyway it was a long time ago and I may not remember it correctly or maybe he was on the visiting team when I went to a game.
One name I do remember is a Marion White. The reason I remember him so well is because I got to talk to him after a game and he told me that if I came back to another game that I needed to jump up and down and scream as loud as I could when he came up to bad. If I did, he would try his best to hit me a ball even if he had to burn a strike by hitting a foul ball. OK, you and I both know that he was not serious, but the next game I screamed like an idiot and sure enough he hit a foul ball that landed about 10 feet from me. I did not get the ball, but I was convinced he tried his best to get it to me. I know that it was a coincidence but for a 4 year old, it was a huge thrill.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
by FlyAway on Apr 3, 2009 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got tommy lasorda's autograph
at a dukes game. i’m an albuquerque native. I’ve been to more isotopes games than I can count. A few years ago you could bring the labels from two 1 liter coke bottles and they’d give you a ticket, it was like 3 bucks for baseball and coke. I had a lot of left over coke that year.
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by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 3, 2009 11:25 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as we're sharing Dukes memories...
For Memorial Day weekend, 1991, some friends and I piled into a car and may the drive to Albequerque. Why? No real reason; we had no plans except to hang out in a different city for a few days and drink in different bars. Anyway, we end up a Dukes game after spending most of the afternoon drinking. They were playing the SkySox, so me and my fellow Coloradoans were cheering for the (almost) home town team. We continued drinking until about the 6th, when I received my first-ever ballpark death threat! I said to my friends, “Guys, let’s go get another beer!”, and we made a beeline for the exit.
Other highlight of that game: Gibson hit a ball for the Dukes about as far as I’ve seen one hit.
by RdRnnr on Apr 3, 2009 1:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
And is it me
Or is Vegas to Toronto a really long way between AAA and the bigs? It would take forever to get a player up if you needed him quickly. It’s like they expect the player to hurtle through the air in a metal tube or something.
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Apr 3, 2009 8:48 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it is
In the offseason shuffle, Toronto just got stuck with Las Vegas after the Mets snagged the AAA team in Buffalo and the Nationals got the team in Syracuse (which used to be Toronto’s AAA team, BTW.)
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 8:50 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Biscuits. I definitely don’t know a lot of minor league team names, but the ones I do know are quite odd. That probably takes the cake, though watching a corn cob run around is almost as awkward as a purple dinosaur. Still not as strange as that crab, howver
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 8:55 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A corn cob?
At least a corn cob makes sense for the Kernels. The Nashville Sounds’ mascot is… a cat.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 8:57 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meow
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 8:57 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, that is the sound a cat makes.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 8:58 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
mooo
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 9:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this Celebrity Jeopardy on SNL?
Trebek: “This is the sound a doggy makes.”
Sean Connery: “Moo.”
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 9:01 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is awesome
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
ruff or bow wow
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ruff?
Just the way your mother likes it.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
gj
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 9:04 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
What color is this?
That’s a triangle.
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Apr 3, 2009 9:05 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the only month that begins with "Feb"
Febtober.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 9:09 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of the members of Simon and Garfunkel, the one that isn't Garfunkel
I Garfunkeled your mother.
The 2009 Colorado Rockies: Expect the Unexpected
by free7694 on Apr 3, 2009 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
For Final Jeopardy...write a number. Any number, and you win.
Threeve.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Apr 3, 2009 10:56 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
My all-time favorite SNL skit
I laugh every time.
by RdRnnr on Apr 3, 2009 1:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best biscuit I ever had
was at the top of the mountain at Lake Louise in Canada. Biscuits and jam, mmmm.
by holly96 on Apr 3, 2009 12:36 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
I think it’s cheesy that Albuquerque stole their name from an episode of the Simpsons; and besides, the Dukes was a perfectly fine nickname. Our AAA team here in Nashville is the Sounds, which should require no explanation.
I still find it hilarious that the Rockies have farm teams named the Drillers and the Nuts.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 8:45 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's awesome
/crosses arms
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 8:56 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dukes
The isotopes tried to get the name dukes, but there was a legal battle if i remember correctly over the name. just about everyone wanted the name dukes again.
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by NewMexicanSteven on Apr 3, 2009 11:26 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially elijah
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that's part of the charm
for lower level minor league teams.
But AAA….I don’ think a name off of a Simpson’s episode is ….right. (as much as I love the Simpson’s) I just hope the mascot is This Guy:
OH YEAH!
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 8:50 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Redhawks...
The generic “We used to have a nickname that was offensive to Native Americans.” What did the team in OKC used to be called again?
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 8:53 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Oklahoma City 89'ers
They played in a dump at the OKC fairgrounds for years before getting a new AAA stadium built downtown, when they changed the name to the Redhawks. They changed their colors and uni’s to feature “brick red” as the new stadium was in “bricktown” an old warehouse district.
Also the Bricktown Ball park….has a VERY…familiar foot print to Rockies fans….as to me it looks like a scaled down Coors Field…(well they had to adjust left field because of the parking garage)
Att Bricktown Ball Park:
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
I doubt it has views of the Rocky Mountains, however. Although I was surprised to find out last summer that there are mountains in Oklahoma.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 9:04 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Using the term "mountains" loosely
they are really big hills..but the Arbuckle Mountains, is (are?) the oldest mountain range in North America they say, and only look like hills as they have worn down to that.
Nope the Ballpark does a lovely view of a large high rise parking garage.
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 9:07 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they were the Kiamichi Mountains
There’s more than one set of “mountains” in Oklahoma? That’s even more surprising.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 9:08 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol...YES
though none are mountains by Colorado standards.
Kiamichi in the Far SE part of Oklahoma (and home to the Oklahoma Sasquatch)
Arbuckle Mountains in S. Central
the Wichita Mountains in SW Oklahoma
and Ouachita Mountains in far east/NE Oklahoma on the Ark. border.
The weird part of Okla is it’s the meeting point where the SE forest, the Ozark Mountains, meets the plains, and then on to the high plains. It also boasts the most miles of shore line from lakes of any other state. Very diverse ecology…and hot as hell in the summer
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're not even mountains
by Tennessee standards.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 9:19 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bricktown in OKC
at the far end of this picture, is the 3rd base entrance to the ball park. There is a street between the canal area and the ball park
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 9:25 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That kinda looks like
The riverwalk in San Antonio. How far does the canal go?
by rockieprogress on Apr 3, 2009 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about Casper Ghosts
w/ a glow in the dark hat available, now that is awesome!
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by smokinRox on Apr 3, 2009 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Tourists name dates back a long time.
The orginization dates to 1915.
by pedalpusher on Apr 3, 2009 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's definitely old school and worth keeping at this point...
I always think Ted E. Tourist is a little creepy as a mascot, however.
by Rox Girl on Apr 3, 2009 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bullpen/pitching....HUH?
ok, Frankles will pitch the 3rd game, then get set down, and won’t be back for a few weeks….I get that….sorta….
1) If he was the 5th out of the 5 pitchers, would you want De La Rosa to start game 3 and have Morales just start in Col. Springs?
2) the Rosters have to be set Sunday night….Belisle could be assigned to the minors, not report as he knows he will be added by next Friday, but the Rockies STILL have to make a move on the 40 man to add him. (assuming they use their current open spot to add Rusch)
2) Belisle could be a nice long man while Morales is gone….but in a 3 weeks, won’t the Rockie have to cross the same bridge when Morales comes back? Are they assuming some one will have an “injury” by then?…’cuase Morillo is still out of options and still will be in a month, same with Speier.
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 8:41 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
2) I wonder who they'd remove from the 40-man to make it happen
2) I wouldn’t mind seeing Belisle in long relief/spot starter.
2) Who do you use as the emergency starter if both Rusch and Belisle are in fact on the team?
2) Our bullpen is pretty badass, I won’t lie.
3) I really am in favor of the young guys in AAA, suchas Dex, but Morales….it’s time for some trial by fire. But just for posterity, I’d trade the hell out of Morales for Roy Halladay.
2) Speier was one of our better relievers last season, and he really did the team a solid by not copping an attitude about being the “Hey you have an option left!” guy.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 8:44 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
HA
I was wondering why you did you ‘numbers’ that way…till I saw mine….HA…or DOH
The spot emergency starter I would assume to be Belisle. Rusch being the lefty, is always needed in the pen. But it’s Hurdle so it might mean Corpas
Moralse for Roy Halladay…is just mean…..I’m sensitive.
I threw out Speier cause he was the “Hey, he’s got an option send him down, call him back up, send him down” for forever.
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 8:56 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been a Speier fanboy since '05 when he first came up
And despite labrum surgery, he’s really refined his game every year.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 9:01 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rusch is the emergency starter
Embree is the lefty in the pen. For now, anyway.
by Tom (RFTN) on Apr 3, 2009 9:02 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can never have too many lefties in the pen
ok…you can…but
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by Redhawk on Apr 3, 2009 9:20 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
and they need to pitch L-R-L-R
We should get that HS kid who can throw from both sides.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 9:21 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was always my dream
Can’t beat a switch pitcher. You could have a glove with a web and thumb on both ends
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 12:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know this guy is real, right?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/21/sports/baseball/21switch.html
Well I guess the yankees already have him.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I did not
But I literally did dream of being in that position a few years ago. It doesn’t seem like he would gain much of a platoon advantage as a LHP if he’s soft-tossing it up there…
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 1:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
well you still can't really play matchups on him that well.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously though
This guy is unhittable
11.6 K9, 2.8 BB9, .6 HR9, and here’s the kicker, 3.6 H9
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
also 0.83 ERA
Granted it’s A- ball but it’s still awesome alright
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is intense
I found a good video of the classic confrontation if anyone is interested
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 1:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy HAS to make the majors
It’d be too hilarious not to
The Yankees ought to offer him a big contract to come be a gimmicky liability or something.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sort of crazy thing I would expect from the Pirates
….the Yankees last of all….yet they really pursued the guy
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 1:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha interesting new rule for ambidextrous pitchers
If an injury occurs the pitcher may change arms but not use that arm again during the remainder of the game
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 1:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want
NAY
I NEED this guy to come pitch for us
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a good skill to have in the bullpen
But if he fails to make it to the majors, he’ll be left to wonder if he should have scrapped all that time working on improving his LH arm strength and repertoire and instead applied it to just the right side
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 1:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
We need to promote him to the majors now and offer him like 2M and say “enjoy the bonus. You’re gonna get shelled.”
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my goodness, I totally remember this!
I love how the umpires didn’t know the rules though: The pitcher must declare which arm he’s throwing with before the batter steps into the box.
I agree, we have to get him. For entertainment value, if nothing else. But he has some wicked stats, so the odds are he really would be good.
by Rockie4Ever on Apr 3, 2009 5:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
2) Our bullpen is pretty badass, I won’t lie.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 8:57 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Street closing
For some reason.
I want Corpas to face more high-leverage situations, and I hope Hurdle doesn’t play K-Rod with Street.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 9:02 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have two 40 man roster slots open since we've lost Koshansky and will put Francis on the 60 day DL.
So no problem there.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Apr 3, 2009 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should add that I predict Matt Belisle will be on the roster for only about two weeks...
until Morales is needed to pitch again. Then Matt will hopefully return to CS, never to be seen again because we won’t have any pitching injuries.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Apr 3, 2009 10:58 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put Helton in Petco and his SLG would jump 40 pts?
That…..doesn’t…..seem….right.
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Apr 3, 2009 9:17 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the spacious outfield = doubles since he wasn't hitting dingers anyway?
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish someone would hit dinger, anyway
If you can catch a wrench…
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Apr 3, 2009 9:58 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The article just said that Helton would have entirely different projections...
not that he would have Adrian Gonzalez’s projected numbers in Petco.
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by Jeff Aberle on Apr 3, 2009 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's too bad that Helton somehow seems to get that rep that he'd be nothing if not for Coors
In a fairly healthy chunk of PA’s in PETCO (198) he’s got a .327/.434/.521 line.
by Rox Girl on Apr 3, 2009 11:16 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
For ESPN Insiders:
Their Rockies “30 in 30” Preview goes into great detail using actual advanced statistics about both Brad Hawpe (sit him against soft-tossing lefties) and the closer battle (they think the right guy won). They (Scouts Inc) predict:
Expect the Rockies to win a few more games this year with their new, healthier look.
It’s actually a very good preview.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Apr 3, 2009 10:49 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Preview...
I have to agree with one thing with that preview—I still don’t understand why Murton isn’t with the team. I thought the acquisition was brilliant given that platooning Smith and Murton would optimize their abilities.
by DenverBears on Apr 3, 2009 10:53 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I sort of agree,
But platooning Smith and Spilborghs in left with Fowler playing center against LHP’s could actually work out even better, Dexter was a .405/.479/.619 hitter against LHP’s last season and you get the added bonus of a much better defensive alignment. I’m a little disappointed we sent Murton down, but we did it for the right player in this case.
by Rox Girl on Apr 3, 2009 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess when you put it that way
it kind of makes more sense
“We sent down MURTON?”
For Fowler
“Ohhhhh ok”
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe....
except that it really limits Fowler’s playing time. I do hope the lack of ABs doesn’t slow his development.
by DenverBears on Apr 5, 2009 7:38 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Non-Rockies related
The Giants’ promotional campaign is cracking me up.
Last year all the posters (on lampposts, on buses, etc.) were all about being a “gamer.” They each featured a different player: “Tim’s a gamer,” “Matt’s a gamer,” etc.
This year, they all say “Let’s play until the 27th out.”
Isn’t that setting the bar kind of low? “Hey, let’s not walk off the field until the game is over.” Woo!
by holly96 on Apr 3, 2009 1:34 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
HA!
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Let’s play until the 27th out."
Yeah, because as everyone knows, that’s a team of quitters…
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by Mondogarage on Apr 3, 2009 1:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe it should be...
“Let’s play until the 27th out (unless we’re winning at home, in which case we will play until the other team has 27 outs).”
by holly96 on Apr 3, 2009 1:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new slogan when the Rox play the Pads
“Let’s play until the 63rd out.”
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by Mondogarage on Apr 3, 2009 1:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems it's definitely shooting low
to stop playing once the game enters the bottom of the fifth inning
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 1:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
baby steps
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I noticed after work today that there are actually more signs.
“Let’s Play like a Cy Young award winner” (featuring Lincecum)
“Let’s Play with balls of fire” (which seems somewhat inappropriate to me)
“Let’s Play like children at heart” (or something like that)
“Let’s Play like it’s game seven”
by holly96 on Apr 3, 2009 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
They may want to rethink that last one.
Giants fans probably don’t have the fondest memory of the way their team played in their last game seven.
by Rox Girl on Apr 4, 2009 7:31 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't create fan posts, but....hot off the presses
Brewers Claim Joe Koshansky
By Tim Dierkes [April 3 at 1:56pm CST]
Joe Koshansky’s time as a Ranger didn’t last long. According to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy, the Brewers claimed the first baseman today and optioned him to Triple A Nashville. Tony Gwynn Jr. will join him there, as he cleared waivers.
According to mlbtraderumors.com
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by Mondogarage on Apr 3, 2009 1:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I should add, that's all the Brewers need
Another retro Harvey’s Wallbanger who can’t play defense but can hit 30+ dingers given a full season.
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by Mondogarage on Apr 3, 2009 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
They had 40-man room?
or was he taking Gwynn’s spot?
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 3, 2009 1:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't say, but Gwynn had been waived, so I presume the latter
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by Mondogarage on Apr 3, 2009 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Life REALLY isn't fair, starring Joe Koshansky
He has less of a future in Milwaukee than he did in Colorado or Texas. Poor guy.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 3, 2009 2:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rox game tonight on FSNRM
For those who didn’t already know that. (Like me.) 8 pm start. Guess I’ll have to Tivo “Friday Night Lights” (again).
Also on FSNNW if anyone lives in that market area.
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by rockhead on Apr 3, 2009 2:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, this is me doing my happy dance
Delivery Chinese and the Rockies on a Friday night, woo!
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by Mondogarage on Apr 3, 2009 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baseball Analysts' Preview
Chris Iannetta’s going to be better than almost every catcher by the end of 2009.
Garrett Atkins is a good bet to bounce back.
Troy Tulowitzki is the best player the Rockies have.
U-Ball has great upside
Colorado has the best bench in the West with Ian Stewart and Jeff Baker!
Fowler’s the only real Rookie of the Year candidate in the West.
Looks good, sounds good, right on target…
The Rockies will finish either fourth or last.
MY BRAIN ASPLODE
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by oo_nrb on Apr 3, 2009 5:36 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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