Game #99 Overflow:
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 6:51 PM MDT
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2nd
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 6:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Overflowin
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 6:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I know, right?
It is Purple Row, after all.. :)
by theshiva on Jul 27, 2009 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
d=(-.^)z
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the most exciting days in my office in recent years was
when the new edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary arrived. A new edition of The Chicago Manual of Style arrived around the same time to similar celebration. How’s that for nerdy?
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of my favorite blogs just loves skewering the CMS
As you can tell by their whole section devoted to it. They have some pretty funny nerd snark in going about it.
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will have to check that out.
I bet my coworkers would get a kick out of it, too.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just flipped over there
and read the “Carat, karat, caret (carrot)” entry. Hi. Freakin’. Larious. Will definately go back and read more another time. Very witty and very stylish. Thanks for the tip!
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
by rockhead on Jul 27, 2009 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
I’m just not nerdy enough
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am installing a giant laser in my lab
does that count?
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get to buy textbooks this week.
Which would be awesome nerdy, if they weren’t so friggin’ expensive.
by theshiva on Jul 27, 2009 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, sorry about that.
If it makes you feel any better, publishing is a notoriously low-paying industry.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
grounder
runner out at third.
everyone else safe.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 6:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
damn it spilly
cmon stewie
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 6:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
time for some beef stew!
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 6:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
blast and damn!
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stewart needs to give it a ride here
a long ride.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 6:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you get any extra points
If you hit an airplane taking off?
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 6:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
groundout to 1B
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 6:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
needs more eyeblack
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 6:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh more runners left on
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 6:54 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
7 to be exact
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 6:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Means we've had a lot of baserunners...
This is a good thing ultimately.
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get into that bullpen
early and often this series.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 6:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea def
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 6:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omir Santos..
Never heard of that dude
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 6:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
solid back up catcher
very undisciplined though
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has been decent this year
Mets fan love his Grission. This term (from Amazin Ave) means grit and passion. That plus his short swing = GOD.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
groundout to Barmes.
nice pick.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 6:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
HR Derek Lee
1-1 in chicago
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 6:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
So who was worried about HR in Citi Field?
3 so far in half a game today.
2 in the whole series vs SF at Coors Canaveral.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 6:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
bah walk.
come on Ubaldo.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
be back later folks
go rockies
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 7:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
flyout to Dex.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Geeeeeeez
Yankees can hit the freaking ball.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:02 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Pepsi porch
is that where the PR people are?
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
They said section 511 I thought... upper deck
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
has anyone posted from the stadium?
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://mlb.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/fanmap_promenade.jsp
map of field
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
INSIDE.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Ummmm....
Did that look like… not a strike… to anyone else?
by theshiva on Jul 27, 2009 7:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Ball 4
this ump has been something special tonight with his HUGE inconsistent strike zone
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is he?
So that I can curse him for all eternity?
by theshiva on Jul 27, 2009 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Captain Picard
Does not approve of this asshattery.
by theshiva on Jul 27, 2009 7:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow just wow
this ump is absolutely horrible…
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Charlie Relaford
needs to retire.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, you guys weren't kidding
Didn’t think he could be that bad…until I got home, turned it on, and saw it myself
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 7:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
One sec
Gotta catch my flight from center field.
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 7:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
we need to get ubalfo back to 500
It seems wring that cook is 10-3 when ubalfo is 6-8
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:12 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Ubalfo.
heh.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes that
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:14 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
predictive text fail
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:13 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe it doesn't have "Ubaldo" in there
Is this a Rockies phone or what?
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
it sure seems "wring" doesnt it?
I actually had edited it from inalfo to ubalfo too
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:17 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
all you need is gidp
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:16 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
bah.
come on Ubaldo.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
BABIP king strikes again
found the hole
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
c'mon ubaldo..
keep your crap together!
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Carp. RBI
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Now have the bass.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
trout
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, come on Ubalfo, you can do better than that.
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 7:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
i sincerely hope that doesnt stick
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:19 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Ground ball yes
into the hole though
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
why uball why?
why do you always have the meltdown inning?
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
and look whos up to bat
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by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 7:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
so...
are we leaving him in to give up the lead?
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
yes!
lovely.
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there another D Murphy somewhere in the league?
Is that why Daniel Murphy is listed as Dn Murphy? Or are we including retired players?
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 7:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess we cleared up that one
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
David Murphy, OF on the Rangers
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
David Murphy plays for the rangers
Young outfielder
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:20 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
David Murphy, rangers
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 7:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Traded for the corpse of Eric Gagne
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
flyout to Hawpe.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Sully, come on, do us a favor here.
As much as we all like you, you need to get out here.
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 7:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
dammit.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
AHHHHHH.
Thanks, Cory. That’s why you’re not our favorite.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
TROUT!
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Jul 27, 2009 7:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
see, isnt that a good fish
much better than salmon
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by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't eat fish, so I couldn't tell you?
But it’s amusing, anyway!
by theshiva on Jul 27, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, beans.
I do not approve of this turn of events.
It could be worse, though?
by theshiva on Jul 27, 2009 7:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
i suppose it could
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:26 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
by foot
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by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still working
give me an update after the Tulo 2 run shot
"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
by jrockies on Jul 27, 2009 7:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
but How did this occur?
"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
by jrockies on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Francoeur hit a HR Barmes hit a BOMB and right now the Mets just rallied for two more runs.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I will be back later after I’m done with my lab stuff. Hopefully the game isn’t over by then.
"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
by jrockies on Jul 27, 2009 7:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
just scored 2 runs
Barmes hit a HR after Francouer hit one. 3-1 Rox. Castillo infield hit, Wright hit through the hole on left side, then Murphy hit in hole on right.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here goes
2-0 on Tulo shot. 3-0 on Barmes solo shot. 3-1 on Francoeur solo shot. 3-3 on various Met’s singles through the holes after a walk.
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
No other way. 2-1 on Francoeur shot THEN Barmes hit a homer
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
flyout to Hawpe.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Honestly
Ubaldo has given up an infield hit and a couple of groundballs through the holes that inning. Not all bad.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
phew
Runs now plzthnx
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Gaaah
Mets fans finally into it. Ubaldo doesn’t have the good command to tonight. And it’s humid as hell
by moomacher on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
fixed
Ubaldo doesn’t havethegood commandto tonight
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
he is not that bad
Needs to be better to be an ace, but he never has problem with pitch counts while being a strikeout pitcher, has a solid era, and throws upwards of 99. I can’t complain about his control. He could be Oliver Perez after all
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:35 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
We need to get to this bullpen though.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
we will
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taco inning is next
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
not a happy fangraph
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 7:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Ubaldo is frustrating as h#$L
but we should have a minimum of five runs…
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
that was...
ehhhhh
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:25 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
So like what the hell happened
Chris Iannetta status: DOOM
Seth Smith status: FREE SETH SMITH
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for CarGon
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jul 27, 2009 7:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
That's putting it nicely
Swing at breaking ball about 2 feet outside in the dirt
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 7:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
babip happened
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:29 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
ladies and gentleman
once again for your displeasure..Pop Outkins!
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:27 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
gentlemen
I’m sure there’ s more than one on this board…
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
nicely done brad
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:27 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
hawpe single
come on Troy
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:27 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Tulo single!
Hawpe to 3rd!
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Tulo's been playin good
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
by nodakroxfan on Jul 27, 2009 7:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
nice stat on tulo
11 straight pas without an out
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
that is an absolutely intense streak right there
I’m pretty sure I never did that even in little league. Unless you count when I was pitching
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:31 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
time to rip this game open
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
don't excite me like that
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
ARRRRRGGGHHHH
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure."
-Czech Proverb
by NewMexicanSteven on Jul 27, 2009 7:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
SPILLY MASH
plz
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by fantasyfencing on Jul 27, 2009 7:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
don't get me wrong, i love spilly
but he doesn’t deserve nearly the number of PAs he’s been getting lately.
by Narcoleptico on Jul 27, 2009 7:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
spilly not so spilly 2nite
5 LOB
Why not Smith?
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:32 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
16 LOB 2nite
there’s an epic fail.
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by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZOMEG LEFTIES
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
because tracy has been getting a little too cute
with the whole “pack the lineup with righties against a LHP” thing lately
by Narcoleptico on Jul 27, 2009 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
out out da#$ed Hurdle!
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:36 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
groundout to Atkins.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:33 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Good. No big inning this time. *knocks on wood*
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
touch wood
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like our chances
if we get out of this inning tied at 3.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:34 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Feliciano for lefties
after him… who knows
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:36 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably Green
if Feliciano doesn’t go all inning. Lefty, Righty, pinch hitter (lefty), switch hitter implies Feliciano stays in.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
good night Reed.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice shovel pass from Barmes.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:36 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
U-ball done now?
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
by nodakroxfan on Jul 27, 2009 7:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably
Should see a PH here, he’s due up 3rd
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 7:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the Giants got Garko?
I’m not sure if that bat’s quite the answer they were looking for.
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 7:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
oooo,...Ryan Garko...
I’m shaking…
/sarcasm
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
I was holding off on saying I’m not scared of the giants until they acquired that bat, but if that’s the big bat, I can say it. I’m not scared of the giants
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:45 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but AL to NL, this guy's gonna win the triple crown
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
time to see a beautiful Stewart bomb
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:39 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
*iannetta
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:41 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Cora just slid into the tarp.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
This strike zone is ridiculous
and pretty one sided.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
terrible
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
i havent seen all of the game
But the zone seems consistently low to me
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:43 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
and two feet outside
and two feet inside…and sometimes way up high just for kicks.
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on Chris.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
OMG that was an awful call again
this is bad
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
CDI single up the middle
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Smitty...
Mr. Money.
Mr. Charisma.
Mr. Late Night.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
4 lefties on the bench
That’s why Manuel used Feliciano
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
This decision confuses me
Chris Iannetta status: DOOM
Seth Smith status: FREE SETH SMITH
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for CarGon
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jul 27, 2009 7:44 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
?
We have no righties on the bench
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
point
Chris Iannetta status: DOOM
Seth Smith status: FREE SETH SMITH
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for CarGon
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jul 27, 2009 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats what you get for stacking the lineup with RH
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:47 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
dammit.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:44 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
well, not surprised he swung at that
sure it would have been a strike.
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:45 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
If Dex fails I swear I'm going to be peed
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:45 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
flyout to CF.
DAMMIT
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
It's 2.45am, I can't sleep but I've got a sinking feeling about this one
But I don’t want to turn off either.
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 7:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
At least I have confidence enough in our bullpen to say
that I’m almost sure they won’t blow it tonight. Where did the offense go?
by coolopotamus on Jul 27, 2009 7:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Historically the Rox offense is poor
on the first game of a road trip. Hopefully we keep getting better.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reason being
balls move more than in altitude
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it showed up for the first part of the game.
by coolopotamus on Jul 27, 2009 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not only that, but it was a long flight and they got in early this morning.
Not an excuse, certainly, but it has a real effect.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
im still uneasy with rincon
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:49 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Rincon in.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Who are we going to throw?
Rincon probably. That’s my guess.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I have a very bad feeling about Rincon tonight.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never a fan really
but to Castillo you have to throw strikes. He doesn’t swing almost EVER until there are 2 strikes.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Rincon walks Castillo
I smell doom
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
let's see if he has trouble with the lefties
Castillo (sw) and Murphy
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF was THAT?
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:50 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Juuust a bit outside.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:51 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a joke.
Well done, Jim Tracy. How about playing out best players when we’re tied?
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 7:51 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
Where did all this confidence in Rincon COME FROM?
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
by default
on the road, betancourt and street will be saved. and perhaps they prefer a rested Rincon to Morales back to back
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
gidp! plz
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:51 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
oh great,
Rincon can’t throw an f’n strike.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
What are they chanting?
Let’s go Mets?
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 7:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy cow, he thinks he's pitching to Tulo.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like everything is above Wright's head
on GameDay
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
dammit
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Stall!
Stall like your life depends on it and give someone else a chance to warmup!
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 7:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow Rincon
Freaking SUCKS. And we released Speier for him. My gosh
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
He walks guys, too
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Frankie does well starting off from the stretch
I honestly think he’s better off starting a fresh inning.
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
dear rockies
please do not pitch Rincon in the 8th inning EVER.
Thank you.
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:54 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
worst performance I've seen all year
from the bullpen. Right now.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:54 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
other than his last worst performance?
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've seen worse
I’ve been watching these guys all year.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
we do not speak of April and May...:)
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Season started in June
Yup, uh huh, of course
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 7:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
They've blown other games
The Rockies have lost games with leads in the 7th or later at least 4 times under Tracy.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
why not betancourt?
"Right now, I'm eating Scrambled Eggs, with a comb, from a shoe!"
by WalkInRight on Jul 27, 2009 7:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
sac bunt.
runners to 2nd & 3rd.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Stewart on a very good bunt down the line
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 7:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
come on rincon
Show us it wasn’t a mistake to dfa speier on his bday
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 7:56 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Oh God they're loading the bases?! For Sully?
IBBs to load the bases never, ever end good.
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 7:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I was about to type the same thing
6-3 by the end of the inning. I’d love to say they don’t deserve it but…
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 7:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
patently false
it’s often the right play, especially in late inning situations where a run is very likely to win the game.
by Narcoleptico on Jul 27, 2009 7:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, at this point the runner on 1st is way less important.
And with someone on 1st, a DP is a possibility.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 7:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the IBB
give yourselves a chance at the double play to end the inning.
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats absolutely the best baseball move
Increases the chance of gidp by a lot. Plus the runner at first isn’t critical. With k rod coming in, a three run deficit is similar to two
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Rincon you freaking suck dude
And I hope you read this
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 7:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Juan Rincon sucks.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 7:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Funny how everyone here
felt nervous when Rincon came in…
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 7:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Embree all over again.
before he was hurt, of course.
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tatis PH.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I've had a bad feeling ever since they tied it up...
you can do it though Frankie
(my other car is a cdr)
by ejskater on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Tatis
likes to hit into double plays…
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
13 GIDP's in 188 AB's for Tatis
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
If Morales pitches like he did last time
Unhittable
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
whas ironic is that morales DID pitch like last time
Tatis just brought his golf clubs
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I remember when Tatis hit 2 grand slams in one inning
by Digshot on Jul 27, 2009 8:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Digshot jinxed us
I say we burn him on a pyre made out of Rincon
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kid! I kid!
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
1st strike is good
Morales walks a lot of guys for someone who’s coming in with the bases loaded
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
oh goddammit
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
GS #@^%@$@
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
oof
Chris Iannetta status: DOOM
Seth Smith status: FREE SETH SMITH
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for CarGon
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jul 27, 2009 8:02 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Man.
Couldn’t we have started this inning with morales?
(my other car is a cdr)
by ejskater on Jul 27, 2009 8:02 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
that would've made just too much sense
Chris Iannetta status: DOOM
Seth Smith status: FREE SETH SMITH
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for CarGon
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jul 27, 2009 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
nooooooooooooo...
we have JUAN RINCON.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
because he acquitted himself so well?
I’m sure they’re still watching him with the back to back outings.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I take that back after looking at the replay
low changeup in the zone
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
please god let that be the last time i see rincon in a rockies' uniform.
dude is a disgrace.
by Narcoleptico on Jul 27, 2009 8:02 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
oh crap
Epic fail to end the bullpen streak. And that was NOT a bad pitch
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:02 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Haven't seen it yet, but it looks like a good pitch on Gameday, too.
Not Franklin’s fault at all.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
on replay--yeah, looks like you are right.
Changeup low in the zone. I need to go retract a complaint somewhere.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A rather spectacular end
to any streak, really…
by OrangeTorpedo on Jul 27, 2009 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was right where it needed to be,
Not much you can do about that. As everybody has pointed out, this was more Rincon and Tatis than Morales.
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was right where it needed to be for Tatis, I guess.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wasn't even a strike,
I’m not sure where the big complaint is with the pitch selection. I want to look at the replay, though, because I wonder if Morales telegraphed it.
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I watched the replay 5 times
it was about 1 inch below the knee and right over the middle of the plate. A terrible choice for 0-2, and Frankie missed his spot badly. I mean, it was a wheelhouse shot.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not a wheelhouse...
Never ever have I heard of an inch below the knee as being in a hitter’s wheelhouse.
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
he hit it on a full extension swing
in the sweet spot, and it was a no doubter. I mean, this was NOT some ball he chased. He took a massive uppercut and crushed it easily. how is that not wheelhouse? Morales shouldn’t be taking the fall for this game, but come on. Defending that pitch is ludicrous.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That doesn't make it the wheelhouse just because he was able to bend
himself into getting good extension and hammering the ball. Now, if Tatis’ wheelhouse really is below his knees, than it was a stupid pitch, but something tells me you’ll be hard pressed to find other homers he’s hit from that location this season.
Looking at the replay, it was too far inside and still in a hitting zone. Not usually a homering zone. And given that he had a similar speed pitch just prior, his timing was going to be set for that. This was a bad decision by Iannetta. It wasn’t nearly as terrible a missed pitch as you’re making it out to be, though.
by Rox Girl on Jul 27, 2009 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
my initial point
was that the changeup was a bad call. I agree wholeheartedly that it was the wrong pitch to throw there. That said, I don’t see the argument at all that it was somehow still a good pitch. At the end of the day, I think the dude from major league sums it up best: “Who gives a crap, its gone.”
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, Morales didn't have a lot of options
He could give him high cheese and hope the changeup threw him off enough to get a K, but the possbility of a sac fly, and even a HR, seem higher. He needed a DP ball, and a changeup low and out of the zone is a pretty good bet for that, especially for a guy leading the universe in GIDP%. I’m not so sure I want to second guess the pitch call even though it ended up being the wrong one.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think youre alone in that assessment
It was outside the zone. Tatis is a professional hitter, but most of the time, that pitch yields a k, a ball or a 643
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:14 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
i didnt see any telegraphing
Unless you count the fact tatis looked foolish on the exact ame pitch and location the offering prior
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:12 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
except the one before was off the plate
where Ianetta set up for this one.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
dam it
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
by nodakroxfan on Jul 27, 2009 8:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
*face mashes keyboard*
That mash Rincon and his mash and mash AAAARGH!
by OrangeTorpedo on Jul 27, 2009 8:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Blame Rincon
I said to DFA that midget. Good job
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
There ya go.
IBBs to load the bases never, ever end good.
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 8:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
It was the right move, the probability of an out vs. home run makes it a favorable move.
by EricMedic on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
bringing Rincon in was the mistake.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
who the sam hell
calls for a straight change on 0-2? My god, awful pitch selection. Awful.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
the ball
was about an inch below the knee, middle of the plate. Awful pitch selection, awful execution.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
inch below the knee?
Iannetta was transitioning to block a ball in the dirt? Yatia must have tiny shins
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:10 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care what Iannetta was doing.
it was a meatball that was barely out of the zone. Tatis swung normally and caught the ball on the sweet spot easily.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude, it was a perfect pitch out of the zone
Grind your axe on rincon or Tracy for bringing him in and letting him continue after trying to pitch to the announcer. But there was nothing wrong with that pitch
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:08 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
go watch the replay
Morales is 4th on my list of blame tonight, but the pitch was terrible. Watch the replay.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have multiple times
Looks like more than a couple inches below the knee
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:17 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
your tv is different than mine then
it was close. a ball, sure. but not that far down. Whatever, what’s done is done. Would have taken a miracle to win after Rincon’s meltdown. But it was still a bad pitch. Not a luck shot.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
it definitely wasnt a luck shot
Seems to me tatis figured a young pitcher would try the same pitch he just used to make him look foolish. Either Franklin telegraphed it or tatis used the previous pitch to guess right, because he was ready to mash a low changeup. He prepped for it. You don’t often see such solid contact that low in the zone
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:28 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Where is betancourt???!?!??!
Citi is rocking now
by moomacher on Jul 27, 2009 8:04 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Crap
Can they send Rincon to AAA tomorrow? Making him rent a car and drive to Colorado Springs from NY? I don’t ever want to see him pitch the 8th again. He’s channeling Jorge Julio at his worse.
by ddavis539 on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone remind me why
we didn’t have Betancourt in for the 8th? He didn’t pitch yesterday, he’s way better than Juan Freaking Rincon, and Franklin doesn’t work well out of the stretch. That was about as pleasant as having a pile of bricks drop on my head.
by coolopotamus on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that's fairly orthodox
to save the setup guy for a lead, or possibly the bottom of the 9th in a tie game.
Rincon in a tie game in the bottom of the 9th would be just too nerve wracking.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you'd bring in your closer in a tie game in the ninth.
Why not have your setup guy in the 8th?
by coolopotamus on Jul 27, 2009 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
In a home game
A lot of managers (not just Hurdle) wouldn’t bring in the closer in the bottom of the 9th in a tie.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hah--Houston has their closer in
a tie game against the Cubs, bottom of the 9th. So Cooper is willing to do it.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the worst part was that we had Daley warming in the pen during the 7th
There was no reason to put Rincon in this game at all, and Tracy effing knew it. This is why Speier should have stayed in over Rincon when Betancourt was added to the roster, because even though Rincon has better stuff, Speier can actually get groundballs with it and throw strikes, unlike the ***hole.
I think we’re saving Betancourt for leads in the 8th or tie games in the 9th by the way.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can blame
All the Runners freaking left on freaking base.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:06 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes. Wow that came back to bite us.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bingo!
Failure in the clutch is the real demon here. This game should have been over in the 6th, and thanks to practically no hits in big situations, we let them back into the game. That and the pitching tonight was, uhm, not very good.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
by rockhead on Jul 27, 2009 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tracy blew this game
Has nothing but lefties on his bench and put in our worst player at a critical point
by Digshot on Jul 27, 2009 8:06 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
flyout
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:06 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
18 Runners left of base
Gotta be f*************** kidding me
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Offense
is the true culprit here, but man leaving Rincon after he went Ricky Vaughn out there is just shocking to me.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you ever walk into a room..
and everyone is cussing out their dog? Should I leave and come back in a few minutes?
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by Charlie77 on Jul 27, 2009 8:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
As he should be
he was warming up for a while
by realmenwearpurple on Jul 27, 2009 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
63 more games... 63 more games...
breathe in…. out… in… out
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 8:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
It’s one game. I hate losing as much as anybody else around here, but it’s just one game. Everybody just breathe.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
by rockhead on Jul 27, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised some of the people in this thread
Haven’t been carted away to a hospital for a heart attack after some of our losses.
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I shouldn't do it
but seriously: ROFL.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
by rockhead on Jul 27, 2009 8:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible game all around
Except for two blasts. That’s it.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I would have to disagree
Not saying he was awful, but he was hardly as sharp tonight as we’ve seen him recently. And he was flirting with that 2 Out devil again tonight. Started to nibble a bit once he got 2 outs, which has been a problem for many on the pitching staff the last couple of seasons. Eventually, the Rox have to stamp out that mentality. How, I don’t know.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
by rockhead on Jul 27, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he didn't have his best stuff.
But we can’t really expect anyone to be lights out every start. He did his job, and the rest of the team (namely, offense and Rincon) couldn’t do theirs.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
If we’re going to be playing meaningful baseball in September (and beyond), complete team efforts are a must. Which leads me to predict that Matt Herges and Juan Rincon are on different airplanes going different directions tomorrow morning.
Free Seth Smith, damnit!
by rockhead on Jul 27, 2009 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I came in to make 1 comment, and 1 comment only
Pitcher’s park, horse’s a#$.
"Speak softly and carry a big (hockey) stick." - Theodore Roosevelt
by wtnelson on Jul 27, 2009 8:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate losing period.
Every loss stings. Especially to the freaking mets
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:11 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Tatis should be plunked..
every time he comes to bat with the bases loaded.
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by Charlie77 on Jul 27, 2009 8:11 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Terrible game from the two righties that replaced Helton/Smith.
Would’ve done better with them lefties in the damn lineup.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Weak.
"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 Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
GET OFF MY TEAM, RINCON
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I realize your all unhappy
but how did they score 4 more? (I hate lab and field session)
"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
by jrockies on Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
"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
by jrockies on Jul 27, 2009 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a good inning to miss.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rincon walked three.
Morales came in and screwed over a 0-2 pitch and Tatis hit it into the seats.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looked like a decent pitch to me..
CDI was going low to scoop the ball out of the dirt.
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by Charlie77 on Jul 27, 2009 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he was going for the DP ball
but Tatis got under it. That pitch would not have gone into the dirt.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the updates
today everyone.
"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
by jrockies on Jul 27, 2009 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grand Slam Tatis..
I think it was the 8th of his career. Not sure how everyone got on base though, I just got home from work.
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by Charlie77 on Jul 27, 2009 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure how everyone got on base though,
Juan Rincon sucks.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 27, 2009 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two wild walks and an IBB
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
game.
This and all that Brandon Marshall/Broncos news makes for a sad day all around.
by Rockie4Ever on Jul 27, 2009 8:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Hay-seuss Christos, what the hell is going on with Marsh? NM, I'll just look.
"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 Jul 27, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
The only news I saw was that he reported to camp.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, that's all I'm seeing.
"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 Jul 27, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can walk the bases loaded
and I’ll do it for half what you’re paying Rincon
by Digshot on Jul 27, 2009 8:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Well GREAT
Now I gotta go do the damn dishes. Thinking about this freaking game too. Wow terrible.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
At least you're not trying to go to sleep.
I’m so pissed off right now >:(
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I trying to work on a pre lab
for 7:45 tomorrow morning
"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
by jrockies on Jul 27, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
A lot of you people live and die by each game o_O
Chillax everyone!
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 8:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm a diehard Rox fan, but this is baseball
Where hitting 3 times out of every 10 is amazing, where winning 3 out of 5 will get you into the playoffs.
All this rage coming out can’t be good for your health ;-)
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet six British pounds on us winning this game!
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's like 200 US Dollars right?
by coolopotamus on Jul 27, 2009 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
As it happens
It turns out I bet on the Rockies to be leading after 5 innings as I had faith in Uball but not in the bullpen. So, uh, I won after all.
$200 woo!!!
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sucks when they give a game away
Putting in a proven scrub who confirms everyones’ worst opinions about him by walking the bases loaded in a tie game will do that
by Digshot on Jul 27, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who pitched a 1-2-3 inning in his previous outing
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares?
When you continue to lose games for your club, you don’t effing deserve to be on the team. This is the second game he’s cost us. We could be 4 games in front of the wildcard now if it weren’t for him.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
to be fair
it was a tie game on the road. I don’t know what fangraphs will say, but I suspect our odds were not good. He was brutal, but its not like we’re locked in to win if we went with Daley or whoever.
That said, Rincon should be moved out of the pressure spot for the time being. Betancourt should get that ball.
by Teekalong on Jul 27, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our chances of winning we're not great when we put him in.
It should’ve been Daley who had already been warmed up and Tracy knew the minute Rincon couldn’t locate the zone.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. Sure do.
"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 Jul 27, 2009 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well at least the Dodgers lost too..
and the Padres lost, but that’s not as exciting.
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by Charlie77 on Jul 27, 2009 8:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a problem if the Cards can win the division.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad the Cubs are leading the division.
by mkorpal on Jul 27, 2009 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are tied for the division
but the Cards are winning and the Cubs are tied
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to fall back on Rox Girl's analysis of the schedules
and say the Cubs are more likely to come back to earth with a tough schedule in August and into September.
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2009 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This was OUR game to DEFINITELY win too
And Rincon blows it.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Whatever I'm out
So pissed off. Pathetic Rincon. Get rid of that washed up garbage.
by GoRockies!! on Jul 27, 2009 8:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I think this is the first time I've said this
but I want Tracy’s head for his stupid ******* trust in Rincon.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Who thinks the newbie couldn't have done better than that?
It doesn’t make sense to get bullpen help and then keep using the guy that blows games for you
by Digshot on Jul 27, 2009 8:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
How sucky that this was a game Russ et al went to!
This is going to be an ugly postgame thread.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
by FooMan on Jul 27, 2009 8:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, Russ said the Rox were going to lose because he was going to the game
Obviously his fault! ;-)
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 27, 2009 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol he just has bad luck.
Which better effing turn around on Wednesday
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
and they always lose when i go too
and me and russ will b e there wednesday maybe we will cancel each other out
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 8:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be there too.
And I don’t believe in luck :P
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
ringolsby wasnt paying attention
“morales comes in and overpowers tatis to make it 0-2 and then threw a changeup. That’s when things come to haunt you – when you don’t think right.” did you not notice what that “overpowering” second pitch was? A changeup. Hmm
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 27, 2009 8:22 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and great news
The Giants got a bat. Ryan Garko.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
such a frustrating loss
i slammed my remote and shut the game off right after the homerun…my girl friend had to contain me lol
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 8:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Is that young person's speak for something to take your mind off the game?
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
heheh
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 8:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I punched the refrigerator after turning the TV off.
by bballrox4717 on Jul 27, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A win would have sorted out this insomnia
Instead, I shall cry bitter tears into my pillow as dawn breaks. Damn you, underperforming Rockies and their suddenly clueless manager.
Goodnight, most excellent people.
by biondino on Jul 27, 2009 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a positive note....
…it’s better to discover beyond a shadow of a doubt that you’re one late inning reliever short a couple days before the trading deadline than to do it a couple days after.
Go and do, Danny. go and do.
by BroJB on Jul 27, 2009 8:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I lack words.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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by Russ Oates on Jul 27, 2009 8:57 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
If it helps
I can all but guarantee a win tomorrow.
by coolopotamus on Jul 27, 2009 9:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
No you can't.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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by Russ Oates on Jul 27, 2009 9:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
unreal...
this better not happen wednesday although i would not be surprised
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jul 27, 2009 9:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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