Rockies Retro: Rox vs. (Devil) Rays - June 2007
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jun 16, 2009 10:43 AM MDT
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Game 1 - James Shields vs. Rodrigo Lopez
Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe hit back-to-back home runs off of the emerging James Shields during a four-run first inning and the Rox never looked back. Rodrigo Lopez pitched six strong innings, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out three, as the Rockies cruised to a 12-2 victory. Willy Taveras and Matt Holliday each pounded out three hits in the ball game, while Todd Helton and Jeff Baker picked up two hits apiece. Holliday (4) and Helton (3) combined for 7 RBIs.
Game 2 - Andy Sonnanstine vs. Jason Hirsh
Brad Hawpe hit a grand slam in the first inning on a fly ball that was judged as a shallow pop up by Tampa Bay right fielder Jonny Gomes to get the Rockies on the board. The Rockies also got deep flies from Garrett Atkins and Willy Taveras on their way to a 10-5 victory - their fourth straight win. Jason Hirsh didn't fare too well, as he allowed five runs on six hits (including two homers) in 4.1 innings, but the bullpen picked him up. Taylor Buchholz, LaTroy Hawkins, Jorge Julio, and Brian Fuentes combined for 4.2 innings of three-hit ball to seal the deal for the Rox.
Game 3 - Scott Kazmir vs. Aaron Cook
The Rays were finally able to break through against the Rockies, at the expense of Aaron Cook. Cook was roughed up for six runs on ten hits in six innings, and gave up three long balls (two of which were to Jonny Gomes). Though the Rockies (specifically Kazuo Matsui, Matt Holliday, and Brad Hawpe) countered with three homers of their own, it was not enough to catch up with the Rays, as they handled the Rox 7-4 in the series finale.
Let's hope this year's series turns out like the one that these two teams played exactly two years ago...GO ROCKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was at that Sunday game
A very unfortunate loss, especially considering I rarely sit behind home plate 
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 16, 2009 11:02 AM MDT reply actions
That picture
is a thing of beauty. Love those jerseys.
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Ahhh the graple jerseys......
Bring ’em back !
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
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Ok.
Who who should I root for?
You may be surprised at my decision.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
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Nah, I bet he's rooting for the Rockies.
"What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do." -Bob Dylan
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jun 16, 2009 11:49 AM MDT up reply actions
He's rooting for the Buccaneers
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 16, 2009 11:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Well, I'd be unsurprisd if cheered for the Rays.
But surprised if you cheer for the Rockies.
But you would know that I would be surprised by you cheering for the Rockies, so you think I would think that you would obviously cheer for the Rays.
You’d like to think that, wouldn’t you? You beat the Rockies once in ‘07, which means you’re exceptionally strong, so you could be cheering for the Rockies, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose you cheering for Colorado. But, you’ve also swept the Nationals, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal (especially the Nationals), so you would be cheering as strongly as you could for your team, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me, er, I mean choose you cheering for the Rays.
"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
by Bryce on Jun 16, 2009 11:43 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wesley:
Roberts had grown so rich, he wanted to retire. He took me to his cabin and he told me his secret. ‘I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts’ he said. ‘My name is Ryan; I inherited the ship from the previous Dread Pirate Roberts, just as you will inherit it from me. The man I inherited it from is not the real Dread Pirate Roberts either. His name was Cummerbund. The real Roberts has been retired 15 years and living like a king in Patagonia.’
"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
You keep using that word....
I do not think it means what you think it means…
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
Last night
I caught a possum in a cat trap in my backyard (don’t ask) and it looked exactly like a ROUS…except, you know, smaller.
Rodents Of Unusual Size?
I don’t think they exist.
"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
That is my wifes favorite movie
We watch it everytime I screw up…..I know if word for word.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
Wait, so you come home too late or something
and you guys are fighting, and you’re like “Honeeyy, guess what I haaavee?” And she’s all, “Not now FlyAway, you’re in deep doo doo!” Then you go “But honey, it’s The Princess Bride!” And then it’s all good?
"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
They're showing it at Red Rocks
on June 30th, and one of my favorite bands ever, Carbon Leaf, is playing before it. It’s going to be a good night :) .
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absolutely ?
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
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And to think, all that time it was your cup that was poisoned.
…They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up immunity to iocaine powder.
watch out for the potted plants...
Good ol' iocaine.
I love that it’s odorless, and yet he sniffs the vial and concludes: “Iocaine!”
"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
Rooting for a tie!
o wait this is not the all star game…
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jun 16, 2009 12:12 PM MDT up reply actions
I was at Sonnanstine vs. Hirsh
I too remember totally losing track of Hawpe’s grand slam and being like, what? huh? oh, cool!
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
Haha, I was there too...
And I just remember LOLing @ Gomes for darting in toward the infield and acting like he was going to catch it, only to see it sail about 150 feet behind him.
"What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do." -Bob Dylan
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jun 16, 2009 12:04 PM MDT up reply actions
that's par for his course.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
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PURPLE UNIS - YAY!
……and yes, while Kaz did hit only a very few HRs in 2007 – let us not forget his greatest that year: a grand salami in game 2 of the NLDS vs the Phillies.
Purple People Eater!
Mebbe the Rockies are afraid they will attract the attention of the one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater if they ever wear these unis again!!!
watch out for the potted plants...
Wasn't this a Disney movie or something?
I think I used to love that thing.
"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
Wow
I’d totally forgotten they made that movie….and with a young Doogie Howser MD!
Maybe the PPE could be our alternate mascot?
watch out for the potted plants...
Ya know....
I don’t remember a cotton pickin’ thing about that series in 2007……… thass sad.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
I do! I was there
That pic is of Kaz hitting a home run off KazMIR in the bottom of the first inning. It landed in the transportation tunnel right next to the left field foul pole. Probably the only HR ever in a Kaz/Kaz matchup. Then KazMIR shut us (Rockies) down. Father’s Day, I believe.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 16, 2009 3:36 PM MDT up reply actions
This brings up 2 points for me
1) I miss Kaz…really, really miss him. Huge man crush on Matsui
2) I miss the purple uniforms. They were so bad, they are great.
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