Matt Cain and the Giants slay the unable Rockies, 3-1
by Rox Girl on Jul 24, 2009 10:09 PM MDT
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PrintFred Lewis gets on my nerves. Three for three a walk, a double, a triple, two runs scored. He now is nine for eighteen against the Rockies this season, against everybody else he hits .232. It's like when Pedro Feliz left the Giants he bestowed his Rockie slaying powers on Lewis. It must be an amulet or something. Nate Schierholtz hit a home run off of Jason Hammel. Matt Cain pitched well and Pablo Sandoval made a couple of nice plays to save him.
Ian Stewart looked good at the plate. Todd Helton was mostly patient. Garrett Atkins did come up with one big double in the sixth, but there was no follow through as Brad Hawpe struck out after him, everybody else on offense provided fodder for the lowlight reel. Pitching by Hammel and company was decent, holding the opposition to three runs at Coors Field is usually a recipe for success, tonight we ran into a Matt Cain sized wall. Rafael Betancourt made his debut appearance with the Rockies and pitched a scoreless ninth inning. The Rockies now find themselves at 52-44 and tied with the Giants for the wild card lead.
We need to come back and win these next two, as this sort of struggle could lead to a full blown slump pretty quickly.
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fred lewis is like
stephen drew when they face us omg omg omg i can hit….unreal…win the next 2 guys….thank you
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
Just back from the game
Cain was very good tonight. The Rockies were asleep. They were lethargic from the get go. I don’t know what the holy hill they did with themselves for the past two evenings, but they should never do it again. They just looked flat footed the entire evening. The crowd, which finally deigned to arrive about the 5th inning, was no help at all. Not that they had any reason to cheer, mind you. Lousy way to start my weekend.
/retires grumpily to the couch with beer in hand.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
I wouldn't worry too much after one game
Cain makes a lot of teams look flat-footed. Commence your worrying if the Giants get a sweep this weekend.
by J. Henry Waugh on Jul 24, 2009 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not worried
I’m just pussed off. This wasn’t all about Cain. To show up for Game 1 of series like this with all the energy of a well fed sloth is Hurdle ball. I expect better these days. I can accept a loss when you’ve played well, just not as well as your opponent. That was not the case tonight. We played poorly, with no passion or drive. That’s not acceptable this time of year.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
I don’t know what the holy hill they did with themselves for the past two evenings, but they should never do it again
I keep telling Helton to just stop with the deer meat bbqs on their days off but he totally doesn’t listen!
Sounds just like my sun addled rant after the last wretched Jints game…at least I didn’t plunk down a hundred buckaroos like last time to treat my pops on his bday…
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by WalkInRight on Jul 24, 2009 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Ughhhhhhhhhh
Tonight’s game pissed me off!!! Offense was bad and Kung Fu Panda made every friggin play!! Damn..if he doesn’t make ONE of those plays the game is much closer. Tulo fails in clutch again. sigh Atkins looks good swinging the stick though. Really good.
by CentralCaliRox on Jul 24, 2009 10:47 PM MDT reply actions
I'm not too stressed abou the game.
Guys, you need to realize Matt Cain is the 3rd best pitcher in the NL right now. This is exactly what happens when he pitches, guys don’t hit it well. I actually thought we did very well against him though. If it weren’t for a few great plays by Kung Fu Panda and a Brad Hawpe strike out we probably would have won this game. We won’t face Lincecom this series so I think we can take these next 2 games. Heads up everyone!
oh yeah sure be rational :)
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by WalkInRight on Jul 24, 2009 11:07 PM MDT up reply actions
This game was one of the 60 the Rockies weren't going to win
but they do need to start winning more games vs teams in their division.
Also, I need to call out Fowler,Stewart, Iannetta and Tulowitzki. These guys are ok…but they just don’t make enough contact. Way to many O-fer’s. And not just tonight. Yeah, batting average isn’t everything…but there is a point where it’s just too low (um….Pun NOT intended, but I’m too tired to come up with other wording) and there isn’t enough contact or hits. One or Two need to step it up if this team hopes to stay in the wild card race. I thought Tulo was stepping up but he is only batting .190 over the last week and that was before tonight’s 0-4.
Very good pitching, like the Dodgers and Giants, really exposes this mediocre hitting team. At least the Rockies seem to kill mediocre pitching.
Oh, and the Braves won BIG tonight.
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
Iannetta
in particular is really bugging me. Maybe I don’t watch enough when he’s on, but it seems to me that the man is coming up wanting in the clutch far too often. I know he’s everyone around here’s hero, but the guy needs to get it in gear if we’re going to be legit threats.
this
stewart battles to get a walk and ianetta GIDP on the first pitch? El lame-o.
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by WalkInRight on Jul 24, 2009 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Of all the Rockies
it’s Iannetta that looks to me to be the most lackadaisical out there. He in fact looks bored to me at times. Yeah, he hits some homers that’s good..he gets a few walks….but damn it a few singles and doubles would be nice too.
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
No more excuses
On his batting average. It is garbage, and needs to improve. (and for the record, I’m generally in your corner on the batting average point) The guy simply hasn’t been getting enough hits to warrant all the love. I like him a lot and I’m not saying Yorvit should be getting more burn, but if Yorvit put up the month that Iannetta has in July (and the year overall, really), everyone around here would have the torches and pitchforks out. Iannetta is far, far better than he’s been playing. Repeating myself: he might be the key to the home stretch, and if he does not play significantly better frome here on out, we will not be a playoff team.
See...this is my fear
Iannetta is far, far better than he’s been playing.
I worry this isn’t true. I’ve seen Tulo and Stewart at times go wild to think they could be better then they are now. Fowler is a 23 year old skinny kid, that could improve. But Iannetta is now in his 3rd year, and is 26. Which while young-ish is starting to get to his peak years.
League average this year for Catchers BA is only .255. Iannetta is batting .230 for the year. If he could have a BA at just league average, with his power and walks, he would be big asset to this club.
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Right
well, I refuse to believe that he’s not better than this…because if he isn’t, that’s bad bad news for us. In general, I think you can almost always say that guys are playing below their ability, but of course the real trick is if they ever will in fact hit the ceiling. Right now, I think Iannetta very much needs to start approaching his. If this is his ceiling…ugh.
You were similarly worried about Tulo two months ago
wanting to trade him, in his third year.
Iannetta’s BABIP is nearly 60 points lower than last year. His ridiculously high flyball rate (~52%) is likely to blame – it’s completely inconsistent with his career. Ironically, his FB rate was consistent from 2007 (struggle) to 2008 (big year). To me, he’s having some unchecked mechanical flaw or ill-suited approach. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have talent. If he figures out his swing, he’ll be fine.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 24, 2009 11:46 PM MDT up reply actions
see below
I had a reply fail
and I’m not sure I’d call Iannetta’s 08 year “BIG”
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I would
He had the highest wOBA of any regular MLB catcher in 2008, and was .001 below McCann in OPS. I’m not sure what else would be required. Counting stats were deflated a bit due to Yorvit’s elongated starting spot at the beginning of the year, but when he played, he was one of the best in the majors
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 24, 2009 11:58 PM MDT up reply actions
2008 wOBA leaderboard and OPS leaderboard
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 25, 2009 12:05 AM MDT up reply actions
What he said...
…Ianetta didn’t play a single game in AAA. He got called up early like Tulo and now Chacin. He calls a very good game and handles our pitching staff well. He does a pretty darn good job at throwing out runners when our pitchers let him. He’s 26 years old- his best years are ahead of him. He was selected to Team USA during the WBC for a reason. Could he strike out less and be more clutch? Yes. But he’s our catcher, and he does a lot of the little things that don’t show up in the stats. The reference to McCann above is completely valid, and McCann is one of the best in the game…
All this is nice
but the bottom, and I agree. I’m not saying throw the bum out on his ear….I’m saying he’s not getting enough contact this year, and needs to step up to help this team.
. He calls a very good game and handles our pitching staff well.
Which is crap by the way….I’ve never in all my years of following baseball heard anyone say “He calls a terrible game”. And most pitches now days are called from the dugout, not the catcher. So YOU could call just as good as a game, as Iannetta.
As far as throwing he’s thrown out 12 out of 41 for only 23%. This isn’t very good, neither is the 41 attempts which tells me players will run on him. They are terrible numbers…but not good enough to say he’s good by any means.
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
I don't want to go down this fn road again
but just like BA isn’t the total answer neither is OBA or OPS. They are are very selective stats.
Iannetta was 17th in BA in 2008 for catchers. “What else is required?” GET MORE HITS. That’s my point. Walks are nice. Home runs are great….but so are hits (singles, doubles, triples, and HOME RUNS). 08 Innetta had enough hits to be ok. But this year he’s not even close.
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
You'll never see things the way I do
but I think we can agree he was somewhere from good to great last year and that this year, while his home runs are pretty, he’s been a disappointment and needs to improve.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 25, 2009 10:18 AM MDT up reply actions
OBP/SLG over BA as a symptom, anyway
To me the more alarming symptom is that his walks and power (a/k/a IsoD and IsoP) have dropped off for about the last month. His avg has held steady, but at least before the walks and power made him quite a productive hitter.
I’d have to dig further to see if there’s some reason to believe that he could remain productive with a low avg, but at first glance, it looks like an old fashioned slump.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
lackadaisical Iannetta
that’s just the thing – he’ll always look that way. He’s not an emotional player. In fact, he’s probably less so than Todd Helton. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that style. He just goes about his business. It just grinds on you more when he’s struggling, because it seems like he doesn’t care. He most certainly does, he’s just not lacerating his hand with a bat when he strikes out…
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 24, 2009 11:53 PM MDT up reply actions
then tell him
to start being a productive player with the bat.
but to me…he looks like he is one step away from checking his watch and yawning.
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
I'd tell him to start hitting line drives again
or fix whatever flaw is making him flyout so frequently. Don’t get me wrong – I love seeing Tulo’s passion. That’s a bonus, but if Iannetta were producing like 2008, I could care less if he slept in the dugout when we were batting
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 25, 2009 12:00 AM MDT up reply actions
could care less if he slept in the dugout when we were batting
Awww, maybe with one of those little dinger dolls…how precious!
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 25, 2009 12:05 AM MDT up reply actions
LOL
he’s just not lacerating his hand with a bat when he strikes out…
What a great line.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
cuz he uses suzies oven mitts?
sorry couldn’t resist.
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by WalkInRight on Jul 25, 2009 12:00 AM MDT up reply actions
hawpe can give off that vibe as well
which used to drive me crazy though he’s been showing more emotion now after he gets a crap third strike called on him…
Todd may not be overly emotional but I do notice he shouts out words of encouragement to other players often and also surreptitiously pumps his fist after good defensive plays…
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 24, 2009 11:59 PM MDT up reply actions
This is sort of funny...
You seem to expect a firestorm by bringing up that CDI’s been a hacking mass lately, but it seems everybody here, where we all supposedly think Iannetta is our hero, is in agreement with you. I think people need to stop reading too much into commentary one way or the other.
The good news about Iannetta is that it’s been a terrible year for NL catchers everywhere save Atlanta and I guess now Arizona when it comes to hitting, so in relative terms he still looks okay. I’d like to be able to take that “relative terms” caveat out, though.
And this may be a whole long article
but why do you think that is? Catchers productions was one that would go down the most by a position now that ‘roids aren’t keeping those legs fresh and strong through the season like they use to, but this drop off is further then I remember back before the ’roids era, where it seemed several catchers were among the teams better hitters (in terms of power, average)
My own theory is when I was younger the catcher was usually the 2nd best athlete on a team. Maybe the guy that was a little to heavy or big to play SS, he was the one that was the catcher. Now, I think catcher is looked at as one step above RF in hiding the below average H.S. or even college athlete. (I could be way off in this)
(and the last couple of times I’ve mentioned Iannetta, I created a several dozen long food fight thread about how he was the greatest in the league….see PF above)
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It's not a food fight
don’t make me out to be a 9-year-old. You said he didn’t have a great year, and I pointed out he did. End of story. Not that he’s OMG greatest catcher in MLB, just that he was one of the best that year. I even agreed with you that he needs to step up and change his approach, because there’s something obviously flawed with it.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 25, 2009 9:59 AM MDT up reply actions
Did you at least try to research this a bit?
Do you think these guys can just go to the Hits ATM and make a withdrawal on future hits to boost their average?
I’m not going to defend all players you target here, but what’s the point in going after Stewart and Fowler?
You want Stewart to improve his batting average? Fine, over July he’s hitting .283/.424/.604, only being topped by Todd Helton. In addition to that, he’s only struck out 10 times over 66 PA’s, good for a very acceptable 15% K rate. He’s making improvement and didn’t look too shabby yesterday. But let me guess, you just scanned over the box score in your morning paper and saw that .229 and felt you had to start huffing and puffing…
And Fowler over that same span is only at .259 average-wise, but has an OBP of .419, and is stealing right at a 75% clip for the month. 42% of the time Fowler has come to the plate this month, he’s finished his appearance standing on base, and almost 20% of all PA’s result in him standing on second when you factor in successful steals this month. Do you want to tell me right now you expect your leadoff guy to be on base more than 42% of the time? Bu-bu-bu-bu-but his batting average! Fine, replace him with Spilborghs, after all, he’s a veteran whos “been there.” Wait, what’s that? He’s only hitting .208 this month, and getting on 27% of the time? AND, by inclusive statistical measures like EQA, Fowler is having the better offensive season as a whole?
But I’m glad you had to “call them up,” because I really expect this to get them somewhere, as I’m sure these guys could wait to rush home from the game last night to see if they’ve won your approval yet.
Calling out…
I never said that any of these guys should be sat/benched/replaced/traded/cut etc
But they DO need to make more consistent contact if the Rockies are going to make a sustained push for the playoffs. Having 4 inconsistent (being nice with that word) bats in the line up isn’t a good formula. They do need to step up and then maintain. And yes, thank you I do know how they have been doing over the year, month, week, last night etc., I didn’t think I needed to go copy and paste the stats over here for you.
Also…at times here on the Row, some Rockies players seem to get favored son status, and can do NO wrong, while others can do no right. Some times it becomes a like a naked emperor, and I think the obvious needs to be pointed out.
I have no thought that any player reads the row or care for my opinion, or yours either. That’s not going to stop me from sharing my thoughts. Even if you don’t like me sharing.
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The crowd, which finally deigned to arrive about the 5th inning
hee, hee..the last game I went to some poor sap and his fam behind us were contemplating moving to another area and the guy said “well, we should wait until after the second inning when everyone has shown up…” my guy and I nearly spit out a dollar mouthful of beer laughing…
Friday and Saturday crowds are awful. Had the Highlands Ranch Housewives sitting next to us at one game recently and I had to tell three of them to at least wait to get by until the current pitch was over for the first batter in the top of the first! They got all huffy and started going the other way — don’t think anyone in that group watched a single at-bat. They did do the wave though! Very same game I went to stand behind home plate for a couple of innings and a huge group of drunk guys were jawing with the police and got thrown out right when the rox were staging a rally…
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by WalkInRight on Jul 24, 2009 11:16 PM MDT up reply actions
fred lewis the next two games
only gets the high cheese or the brushback at the knees…
that’s all I’m saying.
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
"Full blown slump, cmon you sound like "Moriarty."
Are you serious Rox Girl? 3 games don’t make a season, so as “Oddball” (Donald Sutherland) said to “Moriarty”, ie:Captain Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) in Kelly’s Heroes, “What’s with all the negative vibes man?”
And one more *@%$# thing
Just saw this opening line from Patrick Saunders at the Post online:
This late July wild-card showdown was controlled by the steady hand of Giants starter Matt Cain, who showed a raucous Coors Field crowd why he’s one of baseball’s elite pitchers.
A raucous Coors Field crowd? I’ll have what he’s having.
(Yeah, I’m a big ’ol grump tonight.)
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
It happens
I actually like yelling at kids to get off my lawn….which is weird…as I have a townhouse, and don’t have a yard.
Damn kids now days….with their vija games and their damn hippity hop
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And THEN
they let their their dogs poop in the bushes. kids these days. no respect I tell you.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
and if you don't like dog poop
you are some how the evil mean bastard.
HeY Guess what? I don’t like dog poop!
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Again
why are we billing this as a wildcard showdown? We need to win games, sure, but I’m quite certain nobody is going to be looking back in September and saying “man if we won that game v. Cain we’d be in the wildcard.” We are getting way, way ahead of ourselves here. Long way to go. Just win, and we need to stop scoreboard watching. At best. tthis is a 7 horse race.
your quote
“This late July wild-card showdown”
I didn't mean
that to be a shot at you, or anyone in particular. It just bugs me that everything is getting billed as a big deal for the wildcard right now. I dig that we need to keep on winning, but its like saying Week 9 of the NFL is a “must win” or something.
I'm going to read Chicken Little
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 24, 2009 11:39 PM MDT reply actions
I'm sad
I was there, and for a crowd of 40,000+, the silence was deafening. When Atkins hit the double to get a run in, the crowd showed some life, but we were a pathetic bunch tonight. Of course, I’m always in the “quiet” category compared to most.
About Cain – I couldn’t believe that Bochy sent him back out for the 7th, but he really brought out the change-up that inning. That’s a nasty pitch. He threw a lot of balls tonight, but he always seemed to have the out pitch in his back pocket.
Finally, this lady (she and her boyfriend/husband showed up in the bottom of the 2nd or top of the 3rd) sitting next to me was getting after me because I wouldn’t do the wave (for some damn reason, I always have the guy that wants to start the effing wave sitting in my section) and didn’t pull out a rally cap (it had been unsuccessful that last several times, so I didn’t use it tonight). With that, I quickly came up with my 5 rules for attending a baseball game.
1. Show up on time (she didn’t).
2. Don’t wear paraphernalia from a team that isn’t playing in the game (she wasn’t, but she wasn’t wearing any team colors, not even purple).
3. The wave does not belong anywhere near a baseball diamond (she failed here).
4. Don’t tell the guy sitting next to you that his method of supporting the team is unacceptable, unless he’s trying to start the wave (she bothered me for 3+ innings late in the game).
5. Unless your first-born is dying, do not leave the game early (she finally succeeded).
"Speak softly and carry a big (hockey) stick." - Theodore Roosevelt
Team Colors
Would a goodly amount of black be acceptable? Personally, I’d be willing to give menfolk a pass for not having much in the way of purple clothing. Just sayin’.
Understandable
By team colors, of course, I mean something supporting the team. Black is a prominent Rockies color, so I can live with that.
I don’t necessarily mind the “neutral” look with just a t-shirt (or tanktop in this lady’s case) that is non-committal, but I will never understand why you wouldn’t support at least one of the teams playing. I hate to see people in SF Giants clothing at Coors Field, but at least you can see that there is a reason why they’re there. When I went to Wrigley Field in April for a Cubs/Reds game, I wore a Cubs hat (see Rule #2). I didn’t feel like a sell-out, but if they were playing the Rockies, you can bet your rear that I’d be wearing Rockies gear.
If I seem like I’m ranting, I apologize. This lady just really set me off.
"Speak softly and carry a big (hockey) stick." - Theodore Roosevelt
No apology necessary
It’s a topic that could stand the occasional rant, and you make great points. I was mostly making a rather dry joke about men who have purple shirts in their closet. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I like your points
It is annoying when people walk into stadiums wearing gear for a team that is not playing. I have been to a few Astros games in my life and since I don’t have the gear I make sure I don’t wear my Rockies stuff (unless they play the Rox). But I do bring a glove to show that I’m there to watch baseball.
"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 have never been averse to sharing a game with fans wearing a different teams' colors
Sure, it’s a Rockies-Giants baseball game, so it caters to Rockies and Giants fans first, but that third word is “baseball,” so it should cater to baseball fans as well. Sure, I groan when I see a large throng of Yankees fans or our opponents’ fans at a game, but that’s more directed more at the fact that the Rockies don’t have a huge following, not at the people who have their team. I hope if I take a ballpark tour around the league, I won’t get mustard dumped on my head for wearing purple at a Giants-Dodgers game. We are all baseball fans
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 25, 2009 11:35 AM MDT up reply actions
All of these points are great
"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
Game a bummer, but guess who reads Purple Row?
I was there too…game mostly a bummer…little offense…fans sitting around me in my group, a lot of first-timers this year from what I could tell…weren’t that much into it. Pre-game U. of Utah alumni picnic under the Rockpile stands was a blast…owner Charley Monfort good with the fans. I introduced myself, talked about college days at the U., then I asked, "Do you ever read some of the Rockies blogs, you know, like Purple Row? At first he wasn’t sure what I was talking about, then he said “Oh yeah, Purple Row, that’s a good one. I read it several times a week on my Kindle.” Also talked a little baseball…Charley was real happy for Matt Holliday with news of him going to St. Louis today.
Owner Charley Monfort mixing with Utah alumni Rockie fans
Monfort says, “Let’s go on to the World Series!”
Nothing like a warm summer evening at Coors Field
>
Strolling the concourse late in game
man I'm jealous
loss or not, nothing beats a good night at the yard.
Well the IT
is COORS FIELD and I love the place
"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
Well I knew that
And I love Coors Field. But there was something really special about the picture that got to me, and I’m not sure what’s different than any other picture of the park. Though I think the point oo_nrb brings up below about the place being packed might have something to do with it.
It’s now my desktop background.
I need to get up to Denver more often.
That last picture,
combined with the fact that this was a July game that didn’t involve fireworks, is a stunningly beautiful sight.
"Admirably obsessive." - Uni Watch, March 24th, 2009
NA34 | HK | RMN
I've had my glass of scotch
and my anger has dissipated. At least, until tomorrow. Win, win, win.
What constitutes a" Baseball Snob"?
Alot of opinions were discussed about game apparel, arrival times, 5 rules etc. All well intentioned comments I’m sure, but just wondering why it is such a worry to some of you. Many people from all walks of life, baseball knowledge and enthusiasm can come to enjoy a game on a beautiful summer night. That is a blessing. I’ve learned so much on PR. and I certainly don’t want to offend any of you, but Good Grief , give us a break.
I'm really not a snob
I understand full well that many folks don’t have the level of interest that I do in the game. But I do have a couple of things that irritate the heck out of me, and not showing up until the 5th inning is one of them. When did they move Coors Field to Chavez Ravine for pete’s sake? The other is talking on the phone for most the game. (Which happens with alarming frequency these days.)
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
It takes all types...
I have friends who think I’m crazy for being so obsessed with baseball as I am, and yet they’ll willingly go to games with me themselves every now and then and usually break every one of those above rules. I have fun with them, we all enjoy ourselves, and they’ll still be my friends the next day, but when I get home, you can guarantee I’ll vent a little. With the Rockies successful again and getting the casual fans out more, there will be quite a bit of this sort of venting going on here. Just let us die-hards blow off our steam, I don’t think anybody’s really serious about enforcing these codes of conduct or throwing payroll supporting fans out, even if they get on our nerves sometimes.
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