Rockies lose 8-9 in slugfest with the Diamondbacks
by Russ Oates on Apr 6, 2009 5:10 PM MDT
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PrintAfter six months of waiting for Rockies baseball to make a return to our lives, we certainly experienced an exciting game. The only way it could have been more exciting was if the Rockies won the game. But they didn't.
Maybe we should have guessed that this game was going to be wacky once Felipe Lopez hit a homer off Aaron Cook to start the bottom of the first inning. And then when Clark hit one, Lopez another one, and Clark another one, this game really was weird. Oh, and Chad Tracy also hit a homer. Yep, the D'Backs hit five home runs in this game. The Rockies had only a measly three, solo shots from Troy Tulowitzki, Chris Iannetta, and Seth Smith. Tulowitzki and Iannetta hit them back-to-back to start the fourth inning. But it was Brad Hawpe (.255 WPA) who added the most to the possiblity of a Rockies win. He went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The double cleared the loaded bases in the third inning.
The starting pitching for both teams was lackluster. Aaron Cook (-.517 WPA) didn't make it out of the third inning, having surrendered six runs in 2 1/3 innings. Brandon Webb (-.435 WPA) made it through four innings, allowing six runs on seven hits. So it came down to which team's bullpen would allow fewer runs, and it was the Diamondbacks'. Jason Grilli surrendered the go-ahead homer by Chad Tracy (.340 WPA) in the seventh inning.
The BIG Question: Now that the Rockies won't be any good this season, what should we do? No, no, no. That's something you're likely to see in the comments of the Denver Post's website. It's a bit too early to start thinking big questions for this team. Still, how good can this offense be?
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Ahem. . . .
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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And Webb and Cook are going to sux this year
It's opening day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was Tulo and Iannetta who hit the back-to-back homers.
Not Stewart. Otherwise, great recap!
That’s a lot of individual members who posted in the thread today. It was exciting! I could barely keep up with the thread a few times.
I’m not at all worried about the pitching, at least not yet. It felt to me like one of those games that just happens every so often, regardless of how good your pitching actually is. It just so happened to be on Opening Day.
Fixed.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Same here
I found I would be posting and the screen would move b/c 5 or 6 people would post at the same time
Some hope?
by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 6, 2009 5:31 PM MDT up reply actions
this game was interesting and crazy
but the pitching needs to tighten it up
i dislike men, you don't know what the hell you want out of life.
Wow....
this place got real dead, real fast, after the game ended.
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Or reading every comment.
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Wild game
I’m hoping my Tar Heels will fare better in the nightcap.
Go Rox! We’ll get ’em tomorrow!
The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day. ~Gabe Paul
And so it is
UNC National Champions baby!
I know that no one here cares, just had to do a quick spout off. Thank you for your patience.
WOOT! Carolina rules!
The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day. ~Gabe Paul
Holliday
Am I the only one watching? I’m sure the novelty will wear off shortly, but I was interested in seeing what he’d look like. Single to lead off the 2nd—one of those bouncing rollers through the infield
I didn't like looking at him in that uniform.
It felt awkward and weird to watch him do for them what he always used to do for us.
Kinda like
seeing an ex with their new flame? Sorta awkward?
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 7, 2009 9:40 AM MDT up reply actions
Precisely.
Only, he walked out on us… but we didn’t really want him back, anyway.
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Matt basically walked out on the Rockies too, by hiring Boras
The Monfort’s and O’Dowd take the blame for it, which is part of their job/repsonsibility, but I’m willing to bet they were offering him a contract a lot closer in percentage terms to his fair market value than what the D-backs put out there for RJ.
As I said....
team didn’t really want him back. Was lousy in the locker room, and he really only wanted to come back to win 300 games. The Dbacks’ FO was hoping he’d just quietly retire….
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well they're such different situations, too
Johnson is earning respect/reputation money, and while he’s still an effective pitcher (which I’m not denying for a second), he’s basically getting 1 year, $Respect now. Holliday’s shooting for the 6-7 year deal, and we put out like…4? something like that. Not that I blame us, and it is a good offer in terms of per-year (from everything I read, 4/17per was something like what we offered him) but we just couldn’t shoulder 6-7 years. If we’re regretting Todd “.400+-OBP-in-his-twilight-years” Helton, we’d REAAALLLLY be regretting Holliday come 2014.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 7, 2009 10:29 AM MDT up reply actions
I like the box score
at the top of the main page. I wasn’t around much last year but it looks like a new feature.
The game was a lot of fun to watch, too bad the pitching battle we (or at least I) expected wasn’t there. It does show that our offense can score runs and hit the ball a long way. Now they need to work on getting on base with singles and doubles, and using the fundamentals to move those players up to score at a later time.
Tomorrow should be fun.
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
JFK
There were some issues with
it last year, but I’m pretty sure it was around for most of the season.
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My fantasy team hopes you're right
"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
-Glendon Rusch
For Me
It depends which fantasy team your talking about. I have each one on separate teams.
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
JFK
I'm in 2 H2H leagues.
What is strange is that you are cheering for and against some of the same people. Very strange.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
Author: Jim Bouton
You know,
I predicted Spilly would hit a homer on the third pitch of the game, but I should have predicted Felipe Lopez on Cook’s third pitch.
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so uhm... not to change the subject, but
about the requirement of putting the team’s record somewhere in the recaps, I take it that you didn’t feel it applied today because it’s so obvious?
I am God
and flout my own rules. But yes, it should be bleeping obvious what the team’s record is.
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How about Fuentes v Holliday in the 9th
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
Unless the Angels score in the 9th
Or both Cabrera and Giambi get on base right now, it’s going to happen
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 6, 2009 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
I know, I hope its still 3-0
I think Fuentes will win the battle w/ a groundout to short.
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
Hehe
I admit I will laugh if there is a HBP
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 6, 2009 9:26 PM MDT up reply actions
If its a battle at the pitching mound
I’ll take Holliday to give him a severe beating.
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
I'm a little excited about this
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
Good debut for Fuentes, so-so for Holliday
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
Agreed. He got one hit in an unproductive day for the A's offense
Decent, but doesn’t stand out.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 6, 2009 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
That was pretty juicy stuff.
Too bad MLB.tv was frozen.
MLB.tv was a complete fail for me..
It had a sttt…sttt…sttt…stutterring problem. I also had to upload something, downgrade the HD and the entire commentary was done by the dBacks announcers. Actually that was better than listening to George Frazier.
It's opening day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weird watching Holliday and Fuentes for sure...
I had the A’s/Angels game on when I was at the gym and then at home. I still have to watch my tape our opener(had to work, but was constantly getting game updates)…predicting a better outcome for our Rox tomorrow…
I live and die with the Colorado Rockies and the Avs/Nuggets aren't that far behind....
by AtkinsandTulofan on Apr 6, 2009 11:18 PM MDT reply actions
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