Game #50: Aaron Cook vs. Roy Oswalt
by Russ Oates on Jun 1, 2009 5:00 PM MDT
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Give Roy Oswalt his second career loss to the Rockies before Jim Tracy loses his second game as Rockies manager.
GO ROCKIES!
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Gotta start beating the teams that you're supposed to beat.
I think this is one of them.
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you said it
I hang my hat on Cookie
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by fantasyfencing on Jun 1, 2009 5:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Florida St. vs. Ohio St.
until the game starts. Too much too see another 37-6 game?
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That was brutal.
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Buckeyes
are currently losing 0-8, and it’s only the top of the 2nd.
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10-0 in favor of the Seminoles.
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How the heck did a team losing THAT bad make it into the regionals?
Was OSU like one of those Lehigh basketball teams that goes 10-18 but wins three conference tourney games?
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No.
42-19, won the Big 10.
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Well, had best overall record
in the Big 10. Indiana beat Minnesota (eliminated Ohio State in the previous round) to win the conference tournament.
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on top os Saturday's game?
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Let's go Cookie.
Win.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 5:08 PM MDT reply actions
Tonight
I’m saying 2-1, Rockies.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
I just did a doubletake on the lineup
Tulo down to 7th surprised me. If we’re going to play the “lets bat everyone where they want to bat” game, which apparently we are since Outkins is cleaning-up again, this isn’t where troy should be. Just seems contradictory.
Everything else looks fine, especially Barmes the slugger in the 2 hole, and Hawpe-Smith actually doing the clean-up. I just hope Spilly and Smith both have better days than their last outings
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
Tulo was batting 7th in all three games against the Padres as well
Hasn’t really helped him much, but Barmes is swinging the bat better than him at the moment, as worrying as that is
Yeah, I don't get Atkins in the #4 spot.
Supposedly Tracy doesn’t want to mess with what has given the Rockies success in the past. I hope this doesn’t mean Corpas is the closer.
Seriously, this is ridiculous. I understand that Stewart is struggling too, so you want to start Atkins at third base. But does he have to bat fourth just because he used to? This is every bit as bad as the stuff people were complaining about from Hurdle.
playing devil's advocate here....
Obviously Atkins is in a prolonged prolooooonnnnged slump, but I can kind of see the rationale behind it, as he has had success there in the past. The problem is noone has stepped up to take the position off him, except for Hawpe (and batting him behind Helton makes it much easier for the opposing bullpen). I don’t see that there is a ready alternative to starting Atkins at #4
Oswalt
looks like something out of The Ring in that picture.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
Didn't Tracy Say
That he was looking to field a more consistent lineup? So what’s with Spilly starting/hitting lead-off?
Fowler can't play every game?
I don’t necessarily think finding playing time for a number of talented outfielders is too burdensome a problem to have (unlike some of our other ones).
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
I'd play Fowler every day
Adding his dimension of speed makes us a different team. Spilly’s outfield play has been a little spotty recently also. Though that also goes back to wiping the slate clean I guess
Yeah
The rest of the lineup looks fairly consistent to me (even Outkins in the 4-hole….) and I’m not yet ready to put bit-part switches under a microscope. (Give it a month or two…)
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
I don't have a problem with sitting Fowler once in a while
Especially against the toughest NL pitchers. I also have zero doubt he’ll see time in the field tonight.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Has anyone ever gotten injured
because of that hill?
Foot, or booze?
/rimshot
I keed, I keed
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Oswalt
has not been himself this year.
Too many HR’s allowed, can’t hold leads, very different from past years.
Maybe he’s slipping, maybe he’s lost his mental edge playing on a last-place team
where the key veterans don’t think much of the coach & Oswalt has no rapport
with the pitching coach. For whatever reason, he’s been nowhere near ace-like.
Of course, he started 2008 like that, too, then in the last 2/3 of the season got back into his normal, Top 5 pitchers in the league mode.
Perhaps the Rockies can catch him before he returns to historic form. We’ll be able to tell based on how many balls fly out of the yard. He’s been Mr. Gopher Ball so far this year.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
I don't think I'm going to last very long at all tonight
Maybe it’ll be a fast couple of innings.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
One thing Oswalt still does
Works very fast. His games go quickly.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
I'm outie to drive home...
Please let the team be close and KOA reception be good…
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
The Dave Matthews Band concert on Hulu
starts in about 55 minutes. That’s my obligatory plug .
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Or on Fuse
if you want to watch it on a TV.
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Would love to watch on TV....
what’s Fuse?
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Jackie Robinson
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It's a music channel
that has a novel idea: show actual music videos.
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Im gonna check to see if I have it.
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Sweet !!!!
I have it ! Thanks so much. Now I can watch the game too. Thanks again !!!!
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Spilly makes the first out.
Two pitches.
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Barmes doubles!
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good job by Barmes
he’s doing well from the two spot so far
Atkins down looking.
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sure why not
good work atty
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by fantasyfencing on Jun 1, 2009 6:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I like tonight's announcers.
They actually talk about the game and not about Mayo.
i'll take no personality and good analysis
over goodman’s inability to analyze a game and Frazier’s inane ramblings any day.
I have no problems with Goodman's analysis or Frazier's inanity.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 6:15 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't mind Goodman.
George Frazier annoys me. If KOA were in synch with the TV, I’d turn it on mute and listen to Jeff and Jack.
surprised by a fastball down the middle
/facepalm
Which was the same pitch he got on the 1st 2 strikes
What was he lookng for?
No records in the last 10 years should count.
check his OBP
it’s pretty good. Near .400 last time I checked
No records in the last 10 years should count.
ugh Bourn
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:13 PM MDT reply actions
Michael Bourn
I seem to recall he’s a pain in the you-know-where.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
hahaha
Bourn didnt take second
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:14 PM MDT reply actions
hahaha
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:17 PM MDT up reply actions
OK, that's my pessimism over for tonight now
only positive thoughts
quit trying to glove it Yorvit
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:14 PM MDT reply actions
Torrealba
misses the ball, but Bourn doesn’t take second.
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I'm in
I didn’t miss too much apparently. Two lookingks
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JFK
OUT at 2nd!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:17 PM MDT reply actions
Bourn thrown out!
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YORVIT threw him out?
Nice job COOK
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Florida State 15, Ohio State 0
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does the NCAA playoffs have a mercy rule?
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:18 PM MDT up reply actions
They don't during the regular season
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
That's a replay, isn't it?
It finishes 39-6, with FSU scoring more vs OSU than they’ve ever scored in football.
Hope I didn’t ruin it for you.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Shhh.
Of course it’s a replay. But I’m, reliving it live.
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Torrealba...
Throws out a baserunner? Am I dreaming? Good Play!
AH Cook
throw strikes, let the defense work
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Pence walks
strikes Cookie.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:20 PM MDT reply actions
cookie?
Don't say nothing about A.J. Pierzynski without good cause , even if you do have one i will still kick your butt. As the young woman who believes he's better than most idiots around here that don't understand him. i like my menace. GO SOX! Women rule the world Men just live in it to do as we say.
by pierzynskirules on Jun 1, 2009 6:20 PM MDT up reply actions
its because his last name is Cook
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:22 PM MDT up reply actions
i know that
Don't say nothing about A.J. Pierzynski without good cause , even if you do have one i will still kick your butt. As the young woman who believes he's better than most idiots around here that don't understand him. i like my menace. GO SOX! Women rule the world Men just live in it to do as we say.
by pierzynskirules on Jun 1, 2009 6:22 PM MDT up reply actions
His slider isn't
working as well tonight
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
tell Yorvit to stop calling for it
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:24 PM MDT up reply actions
he made it really clear throw low
which was dumb. i say that run is accredited to yorvit
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by fantasyfencing on Jun 1, 2009 6:30 PM MDT up reply actions
This is probably a really dumb question...
But does weather affect sliders?
The humidity helps it
break a little bit but he seems to be overthrowing it to begin with.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
...which seems to have been a problem for him this year.
It’s interesting that Webb and Cook are both sinkerballers and they’re in Arizona and Colorado.
yep
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:25 PM MDT up reply actions
single up the middle.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:23 PM MDT reply actions
Starts of 0-2
two bad sliders 2-2
fastball fouled
fastball =single up middle
This needs to be fixed
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Berkman
started out at the Atkins of the Astros
but he’s been breaking out of it
No records in the last 10 years should count.
pence scores
Lee out by several feet
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:25 PM MDT reply actions
Well since there is a break in the action
its time to post a trade that happened in my diamond mind sim league just now…. I normally wouldn’t care but the Rangers are in my division and this is a huge win for them in my opinion:
The O’s send Jhoulys Chacin, Jeremy Guthrie, & Jim Johnson to the Rangers,
The Rangers send Nelson Cruz, Robinson Tejeda, & 4.25 to the O’s.
Houston
is up 1-0, but third out at third.
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That wasn't even close
Lee needs to think a little bit more than that, not that I’m complaining, I just want to see better all around baseball from both teams I’m watching.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Rox in their black vests, grey pinstripe pants
Houston in their home whites with pinstripes…………for those who are not watchin’.
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and no purple dinosaur
but they do have a stupid looking rabbit
No records in the last 10 years should count.
hawpe swinging K.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:28 PM MDT reply actions
That curveball is nasty
and the fastball to go with it. This is what makes Oswalt good, and fun to watch.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Hawpe goes down swinging.
Yeah.
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Smith singles to RF
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:29 PM MDT reply actions
Single for Smith
can we keep him in the lineup?
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Credit Tracy for doing that
after Smith’s PH fail yesterday
Oswalt’s been vulnerable to the HR, and Smith’s got some power
No records in the last 10 years should count.
doh Troy
why are you swinging at that?
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:30 PM MDT reply actions
so many pop-ups from Tulo
he’s really struggling with getting under balls
And fly outs when he get it to the OF
Something’s wrong with his swing mechanics
Maybe Atkins can give him ground ball lessons
No records in the last 10 years should count.
He gets his fair
share of GIDPs as well, which makes his struggles that much more pronounced.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Bad Tulo
he must stop swining at pitches up in the zone if he wants to stop popping up.
2 outs
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
good AB Yorvit
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:33 PM MDT reply actions
He's taking
advantage of CDI being out. I hope he comes back strong though.
WALK
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
walk.
Nice
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:33 PM MDT reply actions
Way more curve balls from Oswalt
than normal. 2 of 3 to Cook
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Cook swinging K.
bah.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:36 PM MDT reply actions
Cook is O's third strikeout.
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Can he have a few more Ks himself
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Good by Cook
Swinging on a nice breaking ball.
Come out and get ground balls now.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
I want
a Roy Oswalt bulldozer bobblehead
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:38 PM MDT up reply actions
That's funny
and not all that surprising for some reason.
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Quick ground ball to Tulo
1 out
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
more of those
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Quick out.
Good to know we’re not the only ones to do that.
Run away Garrett
the bat was coming for you.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
It's weird to see the roof open there.
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I think I've been there once
when it was open, and I’ve been there at least 6 times.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
They keep it open most of the time early in the season
but it’s hot there today, & I’m surprised it’s open
Attendance is down. Maybe they’re trying to sell more beer.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
groundout Tulo to Helton
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:40 PM MDT reply actions
Tulo the new Barmes
Cook’s ground ball pick of the day?
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
This is the Cook I like to see.
And on a side note, why’s Kaz on the DL now?
hamstring
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:42 PM MDT up reply actions
TULO!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:42 PM MDT reply actions
Got him
NICE PLAY TULO. Who says he doesn’t have range?
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
To answer everyone's questions
yes, I WOULD keep tulo around even if he was batting .200
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
me too
Don't say nothing about A.J. Pierzynski without good cause , even if you do have one i will still kick your butt. As the young woman who believes he's better than most idiots around here that don't understand him. i like my menace. GO SOX! Women rule the world Men just live in it to do as we say.
by pierzynskirules on Jun 1, 2009 6:43 PM MDT up reply actions
running to the LF side of second
spins and throws out the runner
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Going to his left up the middle
reach, spin & good throw
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Up the middle
turns-jumps-throws to first-Helton pick
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Tulo may be defense only at the moment
but it’s great defense
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Base hit Spilly
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
We need you here
pop up down the line
Darn it 1 out
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Barmes infield hit.
2 for 2.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:46 PM MDT reply actions
Barmes with
the infield hit.
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Stay hot Barmes
infield hit on the dribbler
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
wow
noodle arm from Tejada, was a tough play anyway
noodle arm from Tejada
he missed his B12 injection
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:47 PM MDT up reply actions
There's a slight difference in range
between the shortstops
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Barmes is safe!
and he always seems to have dirt on his Jersey.
That's cause he's gritty.
And scrappy.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
the question is when
near of far
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
near future, not immediate
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:48 PM MDT up reply actions
bloop hit for Atkins
Barmes to 3rd
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:48 PM MDT reply actions
1st and 3rd
after Garrett singles.
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Atkins with the single
Barmes to third
First/Third two out
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
If at first you don't succeed
bloop one in to right
Hawpe ML leading hitting .487 w/ RISP
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:49 PM MDT reply actions
not now.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I think his grounder single the other night went farther
but with his average, he’ll take anything
No records in the last 10 years should count.
He tagged that one pretty well
just not to the right place
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Gah!
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Fly ball to center
inning over after two soft singles.
How do other teams get the soft singles in?
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JFK
Bad Rockies defense.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
Oh God
can’t go one freaking Rockies game with another broadcaster and not have the Altitude mentioned….. well let my tell you something. I have spent the last 19 days at sea level and it freaking sucks. You can take your low altitude and all of your oxygen and shove it where the sun don’t shine.
And it doesn't affect baseball that much
so I don’t know what they talk about.
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
I was hiking around the top of trail ridge road yesterday.
those low altitude ninnies
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Me too.
Then the clouds scared me away. And the hail. It was gorgeous though.
when where you up there?
the group I went with where there at about 9 AM
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Around noon.
I’m too lazy to get up early on a sunday.
Lived in Houston area for 20 years
Went to games at old Colt Stadium, pre-dome
Anyone who did that would never complain about the Colo. altitude
Which explains our retirement home purchase in Lyons
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What was that Stadium like?
I’ve only been in the Dome and Enron
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The stadium itself
was a temporary, wooden plank park that wouldn’t be considered acceptable in A ball these days
When the Dome was built, they broke it into pieces & shipped it to Mexico
where it still serves as a Mexican minor league park.
Wouldn’t surprise me if swine flu started there.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Nor the mosquitoes?
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
LOTS of mosquitos
And humidity and heat
Think of the park the Rangers melt in every summer
Colt Stadium was much worse. Heat + more humidity
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eww.
worse than the old ballpark in Arlington?
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Much
Turnpike Stadium had a solid concrete base & better lighting
No records in the last 10 years should count.
I was referring to Arlington stadium.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions
It was originally Turnpike Stadium
& was updated, rebuilt & renamed when the Rangers moved
and there was no Turnpike anymore either
No records in the last 10 years should count.
That was a bad throw
and O wasn’t even running.
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JFK
siddown Bourn!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:54 PM MDT reply actions
Cook with the K
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Ground ball to Cook
Inning over
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JFK
groundout
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:55 PM MDT reply actions
lets get some run support now
i don’t think i’m asking too much
The official lyrics of this Rockies season:
(from Soon We’ll be Found by Sia)
Let’s not fight I’m tired can’t we just sleep tonight
Don’t Turn away it’s just there’s nothing left here to say
Turn around I know we’re lost but soon we’ll be found
patience Smith
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:58 PM MDT reply actions
Single!
off tejada’s glove
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 6:59 PM MDT reply actions
Single
over a jumping Tejada
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JFK
Smith with
a single.
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Exec VP of what?
Can I get in?
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JFK
Nuclear power plant.
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I'm up for that
Chemical Engineers are useful in these plants.
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JFK
Smith!
He’s made so many cases on why he should play everyday. Why does no one listen?
ugh
thats some bull strike call right there
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:00 PM MDT reply actions
Tulo #4
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what the sam hell
is Tulo looking at? Maybe glasses are his problem.
He does squint at the plate at every AB
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions
somebody get him some contacts
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by pierzynskirules on Jun 1, 2009 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions
What was it this time?
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
The normal
Coors Field inflates Homeruns
Coors Field inflates Singles and Doubles
Coors Field is possessed by Satan himself
I told everyone
that the organization was really a bunch of Satanists.
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Are any of those things
the reason why the Rockies aren’t playing well at home this year?
No the reason why we aren't playing well at home this year
is because of the Curse of Denny Neagle’s hooker
Fly to right
wasn’t even a good swing. Come on Cook
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JFK
Cook needs to put one in the Crawford boxes
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:04 PM MDT reply actions
The boxes
at Bush’s ranch?
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those cheap ass homers you can get at this stadium
with the 315 down the lf line
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:07 PM MDT up reply actions
According to the Baseball Rule Book
THe distance from home base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on fiar territory shall be 250 feet or more. A distance of 320 feet or more along the foul lines, and 400 feet or more to center field is preferrable.
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JFK
can you take holliday back plz
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#5 - Cook down looking
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Keeping track are we?
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JFK
This looks like
one of those games where we just won’t score.
Another looking K
I agree with Jim, they need to swing the bat.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Oswalt will pound the strike zone
might as well swing it
But tonight he’s been mixing in more curves & sliders than usual, so
batters can’t sit on the fastball, which they’ve been doing for the 11 HR he’s given up in 11 starts
No records in the last 10 years should count.
why
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by pierzynskirules on Jun 1, 2009 7:07 PM MDT up reply actions
oh
Don't say nothing about A.J. Pierzynski without good cause , even if you do have one i will still kick your butt. As the young woman who believes he's better than most idiots around here that don't understand him. i like my menace. GO SOX! Women rule the world Men just live in it to do as we say.
by pierzynskirules on Jun 1, 2009 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions
so nothing
just pointing out there have been a lot of copycat musicians since he started. If you just started listening that may be why it sounds so unoriginal.
It just sounds to me like that every day song you hear when you turn on the radio.
Many musicians out there keep things fresh even with copycats around.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:13 PM MDT up reply actions
hearing the same thing over again does nothing for you
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by pierzynskirules on Jun 1, 2009 7:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Well they've been around
for like 2 decades. Their older stuff was a lot better, but it’s gotten kind of homogenized in their last couple albums, IMHO.
Like I said, I'm a newcomer
So I have no understanding of their older stuff
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I can never understand the guy.
He slurs everything.
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certainly no fan
but how are you a “newcomer?” Sheesh I don’t think a day went by in college where I didn’t hear some DMB. I always thought he had a very original sound, just not a good one.
i wish
i could have avoided it so effectively. actually, come to think of it, haven’t heard it at all in years.
Most of the music I listen to are the songs I write into my scripts, or use for inspiration.
But I do have the radio on when I drive; never really come across them before. Obviously heard the name though.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I think you must be a bit young to have heard them in their hayday.
You’d probably recognize some of the songs off their first album if you listened to it.
Not that it matters, I don't know any of the current musical artists people my age listen to.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:19 PM MDT up reply actions
I can't say I know either.
I’m pretty young, but I have the tendency to listen to older music. I’m like 10 years behind.
I just listen to the most cinematic of music.
Or, you know, whatever’s on. :p
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions
LOL at cinematic.
So do you listen to dramatic soundtrack music then?
Trust me it's not criticism.
I can just picture someone with headphones on rocking out to a John Williams opus. And it amuses me.
I'm a film student. In LA, no less
It’s not uncommon for like five of us to go driving down Sunset Blvd. blaring Jerry Goldsmith or Ennio Morricone.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, they first broke onto the scene in 94.
So right when I was in high school. It would depend on how on top of current music you were at that time. I know I wasn’t when I was junior high or younger.
Or at least a sound you didn't like.
I loved DMB back in the day. Under the Table and Dreaming is one of my all-time favorite albums. Haven’t been as big a fan since then, though I do have one other album, I think.
As for originality, eh. I don’t generally think about that kind of thing (or at least it’s not super important to me). I only know if I like it.
Being a student of criticism makes me overly critical about everything.
And therefore, extremely picky. If even one thing is bothering me about the way a song sounds, I can’t listen to it.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions
I can understand that.
I’ve had the same problem in finding myself proofreading things I’m reading for pleasure. I’ve had to turn that side of my brain off a bit in order to enjoy things at times.
Single for pence
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JFK
Pence & Tulo both had fantastic rookie years
both slumped in their 2nd years
One has made swing adjustments (Pence was being killed with outside sliders)
One still needs a lot more work.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
They always show
that group and talk to them when they go to Houston
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LOL
The radio guy just accidentally referred to the ump as Randy Moss instead of Randy Marsh. I now have quite an amusing image in my mind.
That is amusing
He would dwarf most of the players on the field height-wise
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JFK
stupid bloop hits
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:13 PM MDT reply actions
Bloop hits can hur
first-third for the astros
Let’s go get ground balls now
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And he deserves it
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JFK
sac fly
Pence scores
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:15 PM MDT reply actions
2-0
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Cooks been ok
If he gives us 2 more innings and only allows 2 runs, thats a good start. I’m more worried about our bats right now.
The Astros bullpen has been a train wreck
Valverde out. Geary a disaster. Brocail on the DL most of the year.
Latroy Hawkins has been their most reliable reliever.
So staying within 2 runs into the late innings still gives a decent shot
No records in the last 10 years should count.
unfortunately
our bullpen has been little better
Pudge Ks
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JFK
groundout
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:20 PM MDT reply actions
limited damage
time to get the bats moving now though
hello? hello?
offense? please arrive at the game.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:23 PM MDT reply actions
HOMERUN!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:24 PM MDT reply actions
There's the HR for HELTON
we were discussing earlier
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Helton homers!!!!
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That must have been barely over the wall. Ha.
I had to wait until the very, very end of Jeff’s call to tell.
pence slowed up right at the wall
i thought he was going to make the play
He miss played it a little
didn’t see where against the wall he had to be
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why cant we line up our hits
so maybe todd brings someone home, or we get a barmes double around….
still, ill take it
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
Nicely Nicely Done.
Now we just need a few more of those.
12 HR in 12 starts for Oswalt
Helton might as well get his
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Atkins walks..
Hawpe…
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:26 PM MDT reply actions
12 HR in 12 games?
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JFK
Hawpe fail.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:28 PM MDT reply actions
was a nice pitch from Oswalt
I can live with that K, I don’t like the Tulo/Atkins looking at a fastball K
Hawpe strikes out
2-1 Astros
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His slider has been better tonight
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Tulo!
nice play!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:31 PM MDT reply actions
Cedit to Helton
for the stretch there.
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JFK
Another nice play
up the middle for Tulo
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JFK
Another nice
play by Tulo.
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huh
Maysonet must be thinking not to hit it there
Really?
Our announcers haven’t been shutting up about it these days.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 7:35 PM MDT up reply actions
And the Rockies
have the second worst record in the League. Marquis has given us the chances
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d'oh Troy
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:34 PM MDT reply actions
Oswalt with the single?
Tulo couldn’t get that going in the whole
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Tulo couldn't
come up with it.
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I'm still at a loss
If he fields it and doesn’t throw then yes, it’s a hit, but since he didn’t even field it the error should have been given.
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the scorers are used to Tejada
it would have got past him, so you can’t give an error just because a guy got to the ball
GIDP!
woo!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:36 PM MDT reply actions
These Astro Announcers suck
Talking about Phillies now, saying if they were a pitcher they wouldn’t want to pitch in that Ballpark…
Umm ok. Heres a news flash idiots. YOUR PARK IS JUST AS BAD!!!
No kidding. Plus – at least the Phillies don’t make their team play on a freakin’ miniature golf course. that hill in CF has got to go.
How about the Boxes sticking out in left as a part of the golf course
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At least the train tracks aren't in the middle of the field.
They’d have to time their hitting so the ball doesn’t hit the train when it goes by.
nice turn
tulo makes up for (what should have been) his E with a nice DP
GIDP for Bourn
and it wasn’t even all that close
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DP
good job turning it by Barmes, he’s made himself into a very good second baseman
hunter pence
I would ask him a question about stairs if I ever met him
It was a glass door he went through
Venison Barmes did the stairs
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flyout to CF
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:40 PM MDT reply actions
Two outs
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JFK
Pop up #2
his mechanics are really bad at the moment
Yorvit hit it to the hill
and Bourn made the catch.
Inning over
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
tejada leadoff single.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:46 PM MDT reply actions
And a hug from Cruz
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JFK
Wind's blowing
are they going to shut the roof
Single for Miggy
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JFK
Wild pitch
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SHould have been blocked
yes but it was in the dirt
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WP is right.
the ball hit the plate and ricoched off his chest. nothing more he can do. terrible pitch. didn’t matter.
disagee
he rose up instead of staying down
Watch Y. Molina or Russell Martin on that play.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
what good would staying down do?
if he was “rising up” the ball still hit him chest high. whenever the ball hits the plate, its appropriately ruled a WP and really 90% luck if the catcher can keep it in front of him.
Tejada
advances to second.
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And that should have been a double play
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JFK
I HATE THAT STUPID GIMMICK BALLPARK
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 7:50 PM MDT reply actions
Homer.
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HR for Lee
short porch helped there
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JFK
Ground ball to Tulo
two down
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JFK
They showed a stat earlier...
that going in to today, he was actually only hitting 1-11 against Cook.
interesting
maybe he’s been doing his homework.
Cook looking hittable right now
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JFK
Peralta in the Pen
Another GB to Tulo-Barmes, inning over
4-1 Houston
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JFK
Murton PH
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JFK
Soft GB over Oswalt
close at first but 1 out
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JFK
K 7
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Cook pitched well
a bloop got him earlier & a not-DP hurt him there
No records in the last 10 years should count.
That hurt Pudge's hand
The next curveball completetly Kd up Spilly
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JFK
K8
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JFK
But that was heat
Oswalt seems to have done his annual turnaound
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Josh Fogg instead of Peralta
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JFK
Fly to Brad
here comes Erstad
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JFK
Astros announcers
said Oswalt is 91-34 in his career after June 1
Rockies arrived in Houston a day too late
No records in the last 10 years should count.
He has the most wins
in the NL in the last three seasons
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JFK
I forgot how slow Foggs pitches were
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JFK
Oswalt done for the night.
Maybe we can get to their bullpen.
I asked Bourn in Denver
if he would race Dexter Fowler and he said his racing days were over.
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Something just exploded outside.
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No idea.
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Pirates scored 5 on Mets in 8th & beat them
Maybe that was the Mets’ pen exploding
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It traveled all the way from Pittsburgh?
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Thunder around here
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JFK
swing and a miss!
Fogg 1-2-3 inning.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:07 PM MDT reply actions
Josh Fogg with the K
going to the 8th
4-1 Astros
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Bourn's a nice kid
He gave my daughter an autograph & talked to her awhile preseason
He’s worked really hard to hit more to the left side & use his speed.
Still can’t hit lefties much though.
Or Fogg’s changeup
No records in the last 10 years should count.
his OBP is above .350
if that’s a low in his career, he’ll take it
No records in the last 10 years should count.
especially for a speedy leadoff hitter
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JFK
Mostly, yes, but 2 differences
Bourn bats left & gets a 2 step advantage w/ the same speed
Bourn takes batting advice & tries to change his game
If he ever learns to bunt as well as Willy T, he’ll be a better offensive player.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Sure
but so far in his career his OBP is less then Willy’s and his Strikeout percentage is higher then Willy’s. He’s an inferior player to Willy T. and thats saying something because Willy himself is a bad player.
Yeah, the Row has been dissing Willy T for a long time
Want to compare his OBP to the Rox leadoff hitters this year?
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Actually
Willy T’s down from where he started the year & is presently at .325, compared to Dex’s .346 and Spilly’s .339. None of those is great for a leadoff, and I’m not saying Willy T’s a great hitter. He’s not & probably never will be.
But he is a great defensive player & has made himself into a very good base stealer, which he wasn’t to start with.
He’s not a “bad” player. He’s an excellent defensive player & a below-average offensive player.
Funny thing about him, though. He played for the Astros before he was really ready & ended up in the World Series. Did the same for the Rockies, and as I recall won a playoff game w/ his speed. Now he’s with the Reds & they’ve got a winning record for the first time in quite awhile (admittedly, with much improvement elsewhere in the roster.)
Willy T was a contributor to all of those teams. He’s not a bad player.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Craig Counsel has been on a lot of World Series Winning teams
using your Logic he’s a great player too.
Never said he was a great player (Willy)
I said he’s not a bad player.
Overall, he’s pretty average – plus on defense, minus on offense.
Like Counsel, he won’t carry a team, but he can contribute to team success, which is what ultimately counts.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Also Fowlers Defense is just as good if not better
and he has the Higher OBP. I will take Fowler or Spilly over him any day of the week.
Agreed (as to Fowler)
There was no reason for the Rox to keep Willy T with Fowler in the wings. Fowler will be a better player in the long run, if he isn’t already.
Spilly, I’m still in a “show me more” mood on. I’m just saying that if Willy T had gone 0 for 5 tonight, there’d have been all kinds of negative comments. When good ol’ Spilly does that, not much is said.
But fans can pick & choose players they like & don’t like, & it doesn’t always correlate to performance. I’m partial to speedy, hustling, defensive-specialist guys. Others don’t like them. To each his own.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
He is nice
He talked to everyone as he was signing autographs in Denver a couple weeks ago.
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JFK
Come on Todd
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JFK
Sampson & Hawkins
that’s about it for the Astros’ pen.
Unfortunately, the Rox will see both, it appears.
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Garrett popup
I haven’t said that enough this year
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JFK
Single for Hawpe
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JFK
Smith with a single
Hawpe to 2nd
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:14 PM MDT reply actions
Base hit for Smith
first and second two down
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patience Tulo
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:15 PM MDT reply actions
gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:17 PM MDT reply actions
Tulo
lines out to Tejada. 3 down
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JFK
Did anyone else see the snoozing guy right behind Tulo just now?
It was pretty awesome.
I wasn't paying attention
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JFK
it was like our rockies offense
in human form.
so you were snoozing too
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Smith needs to stay in the lineup
His swing is the most consistent on the team, next to Helton
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Simple and smooth
I agree
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JFK
Embree
He needs to throw strikes down in the zone just like everyone else has to.
Immediately gives up a single.
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JFK
That looked like a Balk
with as much as Embree was moving his glove there
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JFK
DP!
Strike out throw out!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:24 PM MDT reply actions
YORVIT
with another CS
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DP.
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Torrealba's been doing his job tonight
throwing runners out. He’s channeling some CDI.
Walk
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JFK
then Embree promptly walks a batter
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:27 PM MDT reply actions
Ground out to Tulo
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JFK
come on Yorvit
do something good
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:31 PM MDT reply actions
fail.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Yorvit Ks
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JFK
Stewart doesn't hit a HR
and grounds out
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JFK
FAIL.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 1, 2009 8:35 PM MDT reply actions
That games was sad.
But the gamethread was pretty fun tonight.
Over.
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Off the end of the bat
Game over
4-1 Astros
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JFK
Chew on this....
The Rockies are 26th in hitting in the MLB (based on BA).
26th.
And if it weren’t for Helton and Hawpe, they’d probably be dead last. I have never seen so many hitters go south together.
I just can’t get my head around what’s going on. We know Baylor is a fine hitting coach. We know Coors Field is still Coors Field. They haven’t faced Cy Young caliber pitching night in and night out. truly, it makes no sense. No sense at all.
Man this team ticks me off.
My favorite Rockie? Why, Ty Van Burkleo, of course!
Makes you wonder if Baylor's influence has been more negative than positive,
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 1, 2009 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions
sure doesn't seem like he's having a good effect.
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