Sunday Rockpile:
by Rox Girl on May 17, 2009 8:47 AM MDT
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PrintWoody Paige makes a living bringing less insight and humor into a sports discussion than many if not most Purple Row users do for free. How does that make you feel? I I mean, sure he might be correct about a needed managerial change, but really, what differentiates this paid column from the comments below it?
In that vein:
DENVER POST, FIRE WOODY PAIGE! HE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE CITY AND YOUR RAG!
See Woodrow, that's how you do it. Use your freaking Internet tools to make your rants all huge and everything. Oh wait, you don't have the editorial control to do stuff like that. Tool.
Peter Gammons says the Rockies want pitching back for Spilly or Murton, something the Red Sox weren't willing to give.
Garrett Atkins will be spending more time on the bench.
I'm still working on a long rant of my own, for which today's quiz was a precursor, but thought I might put up a Rockpile in the meantime. Unfortunately, I just won't be able to make it to Pittsburgh today, but I will be in Detroit next weekend.
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And an embarassment
to his namesake (not that Wilson didn’t have his faults).
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Like establishing a Germany which cultivated tyrants like Hitler
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Um,
not really.
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He was part of the Treaty of Versailles..
Which stripped Germany of many of its resources and forced the country to pay reperations to the other countries in the war.
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But Wilson
didn’t seek the vindictive terms of that peace.
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At least Paige
knows there is a Rockies team in Denver and he’s seem to care over the years that they suck. Most of the media seem to put the Rockies some where below the Colorado Rapids and above the,Denver Outlaws about on par with the Colorado Mammoth. BUT…Paige’s article was very amateurish and I’m BEING NICE.
He GETS media credentials, and the bloggers here DON"T? Go FIGURE
Woody ALWAYS appears amateruish.
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
The site
might explode if the Rockies lose.
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We're not
talking sniper in a bell tower type explode are we? (disclaimer: In today’s too sensitive society, I have to explain this is s semi-obscure historical refernce to entertain Russ and the other historical nerds here, which we have more then our share, and not meant as any kinds of threat, real or imagined) I mean we are still in throw crap through the new flat screen tv set level of angry, right?
See…I’m so past this stage ….I’m all the way to Step 5 and Acceptance. I’ve been there since I blew up 3 weeks into the season. Anger is so Step 2…and lots of steps to go to get better.
I just meant
that Rox Girl would blow up the site because she’s seemingly angry.
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I'm in acceptance also, not really angry.
I don’t think I bring up German philosophers in angry.
I am going to try to be as clear as possible, though.
Yeah, but
the all caps and heading 4 on the thing about Paige. . . .
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That was more demonstrative of the proper way to do an Internet rant
Since that’s what Paige has become.
Realistically,
what young pitching could the Rockies get in return for Spilly or Murton? If pitchers such as Clay Buchholz or Michael Bowden are what the Rockies are asking for, I don’t see a deal to be made anywhere.
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I think Dan has jumped off the deap end
How can you expect to trade one of our many average 2B prospects for a 4th outfielder and then flip him for one of the best pitching prospects in the game, a guy who has already thrown a no hitter and has a 1.03 ERA in AAA this year.
Maybe they would do it for Seth, but not for Matt or Ryan.
Not Seth
26, apparently LF-only, good but not great hitter.
Gammons didn’t provide much info. I doubt the Rockies were asking for a one-for-one swap. Perhaps the Sox inquired about a few players, and the Rockies expressed interest in Buchholz or Bowden. This would require a package or a better player from the Rockies, and things didn’t go any further.
Spilly probably garners some interest, but he’s 29. I’d have to think that limits what the Rockies could receive in return.
I've been looking at the efficiency of the Rockies lineups...
The best hitters should be in the 1-3-4 spots in the lineup, with the best OBP in the top spots and the best SLG in the middle. The 3 spot should contain the best overall hitter and the 1 spot should be the best OBP batter.
This is the ideal lineup I would like to see with the players rankings in OBP/SLG/OPS on the team:
1. Smith 1 / 2 / 2
2. Tulo 5 / 6 / 5
3. Hawpe 2 / 1 / 1
4. Doom 4 / 3 / 4
5. Helton 3 / 4 / 3
6. Stewart 8 / 5 / 6
7. Spilly 6 / 7 / 7
8. Barmes 9 / 7 / 9
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This is the lineup that started a couple nights ago..
It shows the best hitters were on the bench or spread towards the bottom of the lineup:
1. Fowler 7 / 8 / 8
2. Tulo 5 / 6 / 5
3. Helton 3 / 4 / 3
4. Atkins 10 / 10 / 10
5. Hawpe 2 / 1 / 1
6. Spilly 6 / 7 / 7
7. Doom 4 / 3 / 4
8. Barmes 9 / 7 / 9
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Ok, but why is it relevant for a trade?
Why would a team want to spend a lot on a 26-yr old leftfielder who is a good but not great hitter? Or do you think he’s somehow become a career .995 OPS guy?
He's a platoon hitter, but he's the harder side of the platoon to fill
right handed batters like Murton and Spilly are easier to come by. I agree with you, though, that there’s little chance he gets those pitchers from the Sox, either, but he does have more value than the other two.
Hawpe used to be in the same boat...labeled a platoon hitter
Smith could shrug off that label if he were given the chance too – He has a HR and 4 BBs in 8 PAs vs LHP this year
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 4:45 PM MDT up reply actions
1.625 OPS vs Lefties this year...
Maybe he should platoon against that side!
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With Atkins
He can platoon with Atkins and Spills can learn a new position, Third. This will become permanent and Atkins will be DFAed.
This is hypothetical and completely unrealistic. Please ignore this.
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JFK
Not the most irrational suggestion I've heard today
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 5:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Reminder,
RMN will be on TWIRB soon.
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Listening now
and so far, it’s a Dan O’Dowd interview…and the more I hear him speak, the more I think HE is the problem. Quote: “After 40 games you get a good picture of what kind of team you have, but that doesn’t mean you make any changes”
If you
have an inconsistent team after 40 games, how do you go about making it a good team? Um, by that statement, I guess by doing nothing.
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O'Dud
goes on to say, that everyone needs to be accountable and to shift that accountability to some other places (I think he was infering firing Hurdle) then that takes away from each persons accountability.
But he want’s stability, and loyalty to his players which means no one is actually held accountable.
more of the same.
Man, just don’t say anything if you’ve got nothing interesting or constructive to say, DOD. No wonder nobody takes us seriously, with this kind of inspiring leadership.
Andrew coming up
in a few minutes.
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RMN on now.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on May 17, 2009 10:35 AM MDT up reply actions
We were just called dorks.
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and geeks
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on May 17, 2009 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
yes Andrew, tell us if Hurdle should stay or go.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on May 17, 2009 10:36 AM MDT reply actions
But Chris Iannetta is god.
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+100
and we can prove it
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 10:42 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm sure Andrew was excited about that
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
Chris=God?
A .233 average hardly makes him deity.
InToddwetrust
That was really just
in response to Chris Lewis saying that anyone can start a blog and say a player is god. We’ve already said it before. You know, like when Dreamy hits a grand slam.
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He is a god
if you look at more important metrics
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 10:46 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm sure baseballreference has that listed somewhere
He IS 5th in wOBA despite quite frankly a slow start, and 3rd in CS%. And no errors.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 10:48 AM MDT up reply actions
Now, now.
No need to be mean-spirited.
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ha
wasn’t being mean…just calling it like I see ‘em. But at OU we really had a good student sports radio/journalism. And Chris Lewis couldn’t get on the Radio at OU, and that’s a fact.
Well he probably had too many teeth to be accepted in Oklahoma..
That’s not being mean, that’s a fact.
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um yeah it is
teeth has nothing to do with radio…talking Houston Rockets basketball on This Week In Rockies is not good.
Knowledge of sports is important in sports radio. Also keeping a line of thought.
He was talking about stat efficiency..
and how Shane Battier is rated higher by NBA statheads then his counterparts. He was trying to compare that to MLB sabermetrics. Just like Doom has a low batting average, but his OBP and SLG is high enough to make him one of the best Rockies hitters.
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and one of the best hitting catchers in MLB
I can see the correlation he was making, especially since the Rockets are playing Game 7 today, and many area fans are paying attention to the NBA playoffs for obvious reasons…
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 11:03 AM MDT up reply actions
Especially against someone who is promoting PurpleRow..
I think he is just trying to state a balanced opinion.
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That's a bit rough
He had to juggle some topics mid-show and it threw off the line of conversation he had set to move on, so it was a scramble, and he handled it alright.
Matt Murton status: Freed
Garrett Atkins status: Not Traded
Clint Hurdle status: Still Employed by the Rockies
by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2009 12:31 AM MDT up reply actions
I actually
majored in Business Communications. Which had a lot of media and speaking..and I count “Um’s” Andew did good job, but needs to cut down on the “Um’s”
I'm bad at the "Um's"
and he basically had me rehash a lot of questions he asked Russ.
Matt Murton status: Freed
Garrett Atkins status: Not Traded
Clint Hurdle status: Still Employed by the Rockies
by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2009 12:30 AM MDT up reply actions
Couldn't sneak a "Dreamy" in there.
Disappointed.
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I too was hoping he'd get more time to go
Maybe there will be more time allotted in the future, if Rowbots come in high demand
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 17, 2009 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
He used very little of our hidden language!
How is the rest of Rockies nation to now we are a highly developed society of baseball thinkers!?
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Thanks for listening
It’s a bit intimidating, knowing you’re going on a broadcast. I don’t want to sound too rehearsed, that’s obviously bad radio. But me saying “um” is also bad radio. I was floundering during the second question, and had to just think of something to say.
Apparently Jack Corrigan could tell I knew what I was talking about, I was INCREDIBLY flattered to hear that (I didn’t speak with Jack, but Chris gave me the headsup later on).
If there is a next time, I hope we can have some more back-and-forth, because just getting a few sound bites didn’t give me much room to say important things, so I kind of had to go with my gut.
My gut apparently says “um”.
Matt Murton status: Freed
Garrett Atkins status: Not Traded
Clint Hurdle status: Still Employed by the Rockies
I was curious how you turn a radio spot into an mp3...
in case I ever get on TWIRB.
Eschew Obfuscation!
he is gonna post a podcast of it eventually
otherwise, you plug an AM radio into your computer via mic jack, and download Audacity
Matt Murton status: Freed
Garrett Atkins status: Not Traded
Clint Hurdle status: Still Employed by the Rockies
by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2009 8:28 AM MDT up reply actions
Audacity is golden
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2009 9:23 AM MDT up reply actions
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