Game #80: Yusmeiro Petit vs. Aaron Cook
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 5:00 PM MDT
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PrintArizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies, Jul 4, 2009 6:10 PM MDT
Happy Fourth of July ladies and gentleman, Rockies fans, Diamondbacks fans, non-baseball fans...and Happy 233rd birthday, USA. Let's celebrate with another walloping of the Diamondbacks at Coors Field.
If the Rockies want to win this series, it's a good idea to do it tonight. Sure, Ubaldo Jimenez is starting tomorrow, but so is Dan Haren. This pitching matchup favors the Rockies ridiculously, as Arizona's Petit is not only coming off the disabled list but has been very ineffective when healthy this season.
Aaron Cook pitched eight innings, allowing just one run in his last start. Somehow, that impressive outing was only the fourth best among Rockies starters through the last turn of the rotation. In their respective last starts, Rockies starters averaged 8 IP, with 2 CGs and and ERA of 0.90. Who needs a bullpen?
Also of note, Aaron Cook is 5-1 with a 2.36 ERA and 3.429 K/BB under Jim Tracy. He was only 3-2 with a 4.82 ERA abd 1.083 K/BB under Clint Hurdle. Then again, a lot of players have better stat lines under Tracy.
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Identical lineup for the Rockies tonight, while Hinch only keeps two spots constant.
Go Rockies!
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Don't know if it's legit or not...but
THIS has Brad Hawpe starting in right field for the All-Star Game….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
That's just the writer's picks
Nothing official until tomorrow.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 5:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Tarp will be pulled soon.
Usually between 35-45 minutes after that until game begins.
If we’re lucky, it will be similar to last night’s delay.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 5:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Go Go Gadget
Rockies win
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
I'm going to be very sad if we lose to Petit
I’d have to bust out fireworks or something to cheer myself up
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions
If the Rox lose
I might be tempted to blow stuff up.
Happy Independence Day.
by J. Henry Waugh on Jul 4, 2009 5:42 PM MDT up reply actions
This makes me very sad
I’m itching to see more fireworks. Go Stewart….
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 5:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Happy 4th, Rowbots!
Hope you’ve all had a good day and will have a better evening capped off by another Rockies win. May have a repeat of last night’s weather delay, however.
Also wanted to give Mondogarage a shout out, in hope of more baby steps for his wife.
Let’s go Rox!
And how far back are we now?
Thanks, rockhead
On my way back to the hospital for a bit…came home after about 27 hours there. Yes, more baby steps today, but it’s harder to watch, with her sedation somewhat lessened. I may not stay there much tonight, as I’m truly exhausted, but we’ll see.
Dunno if you’ll see me much/any in the thread tonight, but Go Rox. I did find that Chad Tracy absolutely kills Cookie…but if he can deal an 0-fer to everyone else, it won’t matter.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
I really like what Tracy's been doing with this club
but would someone please explain the continued use of Gonzalez in LF vs. RHP when Seth Smith is in the dugout. I know everyone’s ga ga over Seth’s pinch hit role but this is a much more potent offense with him getting 4 ABs vs. 1.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
You mean upgrade...
upside would imply it’s a potential return, when it’s very real right now. Smith wasn’t shabby himself, though, so the question of whether the defensive bonus is worth the pretty substantial offensive difference arises, and the answer’s most likely no.
eh... upside works too the more I think about it,
I just think it’s got more of a connotation of something in the future in baseball, but I shouldn’t have been so particular.
You just enjoy arguing with me. :p
I can’t say I know if Gonzalez’s defense makes up for the offensive struggles he’s had, but Gonzalez can reach areas Smith can’t quite easily, and it’s not very noticeable, because those plays CarGo makes easily, and Smith isn’t anywhere close, so it looks like a routine hit. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to loearn that having CarGo in LF helps is in some subtle ways because of range along.
Tracy may also be hoping that CarGo wakes up Oakland style and becomes a force to be reckoned with again.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 5:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't think the answer's "most likely" no.
Frankly, I think the answer is no. Period. Seth can rake. I’ve seen no indication of that from Gargo (whose nickname with me has become Outgo). And even if Seth throws up an 0fer for the night, at least the potential is there for some serious offensive fireworks.
And how far back are we now?
Ultimately, you may be correct.
But I maintain that, in admittedly subtle ways, CarGo in LF saves us hits, and perhaps runs. There were at least three lines last night that Fowler and Cargo were able to reach, and most other outfielders would not. Those drop as hits with others out there.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 6:04 PM MDT up reply actions
ME!
And AtkinsandTuloFan, mkorpal, PioneerSkies, TulsaDriller…much more
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 5:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Nice
I was there too, and I also ran into the "Rockies Biggest Fan" last night, dude has attended 200+ straight games at Coors. Has a bunch of signed bats and everything. I was surprised at something else, he was talking with a girl who had some GREAT questions for him…so much so that I’m wondering if she is a poster on here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
Well it wasn't me
Though if I had the money, I’d go to 200+ games in a row too. I’m jealous.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 6:11 PM MDT up reply actions
dude was definitely "super fan"
kinda ridiculous, he had a lot of nice things to say about Embree, Rincon, and Atkins. Make no mistake about it, DIDN’T like it when I mentioned “Outkins” to him. Girl seemed cool, like I said, had great questions…and was quite the looker too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
I've met him. He's pretty cool
but takes too much for granted on the players personality and not on ability.
"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 suppose it's easier to get emotionally attached
when you see them 81 times a year and talk to them. It’s even hard for me to hate on Q after seeing him in Tucson
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 6:29 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah I suppose
but nonetheless, it was an interesting interaction
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
I was in those once, way back in like 1997.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 6:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Never been much of a heckler - but you can't help it since you're so close to the RFer....
….we were giving Upton hell most of the night.
Happy Whacking Day!
Lets Whack some Snakes!
When did I move to Seattle?
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
6:35 announced new start time
on FSRM
Who is also going to broadcast the Fireworks
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
I'm in
but I will be only present after I finish organizing ALL of my baseball cards. I only have two teams left: ChiSox and Yanks. Will be done soon.
"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
Forgot to mention
Win another for Mondogarage’s wife!
"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
Gold Cup Soccer Tonight
Hopefully the US can put a whooping on Grenada reminiscent of the one the Rockies put on Arizona last night… and the one they’re going to tonight, if it ever starts.
How is everyone?
Is Clint Hurdle fired yet? YES
Is John Paxson fired yet?
Is Ralph Friedgen fired yet?
Is Vinny Del Negro fired yet?
Is Dan O' Dowd fired yet?
Is Jerry Angelo fired yet?
Doing alright, but kind of bummed
A drizzly/rainy evening’s forcing cancellations of all of Cincy’s fireworks shows it seems.
OK, Rockies, let's go.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Keep this inane streak going for the starters Cookie
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 6:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Question: When's the last time a Rockies manager has pulled the starter just to get the pen some work.
Answer: Never
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Jorge was OK with it
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
its a good decision to have to make
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
by fantasyfencing on Jul 4, 2009 6:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Ok...I'm officially tired of it raining everyday
I mean, it beats the drought from a few years ago….but this is a a bit much
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
I disagree..
wildfires = needed but nonetheless bothersome
drought = bad, and as the son of a potato farmer…really bad
water restrictions = bad
reservoirs below average fullness = bad…
lots of rain = overall, good
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
plus my tomatoes are looking fantastic :)
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Cook looks to be struggling finding his release point so far.
A lot of pitches are up for him.
So what's the chances of lighting this guy up?
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
barmes home run
beginning to look really good
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by fantasyfencing on Jul 4, 2009 6:48 PM MDT up reply actions
What do those blue patches say?
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
4 ALS....what's that mean?
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
I guess the "4" is in honor of Lou Gehrig since that was his number
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Today is the 70th anniversary of Lou's "luckiest man" speech.
All games honored Gehrig before the game, including a reading (which is why I asked above who did it for the Rockies today).
According to ESPN, the reading takes place in the 7th inning stretch
by OrangeTorpedo on Jul 4, 2009 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions
4ALS?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 6:47 PM MDT reply actions
Barmes!
Late but not too bad
"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
Todd with the hit
Getting better
"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
ive got a craving
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by fantasyfencing on Jul 4, 2009 6:51 PM MDT up reply actions
brad cant connect
hid the fastballs well
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He's always seemed to have an issue with junkballers like this...
Has a nice range of 88-93 mph that he just crushes, anything above or below throws him off.
I've often wondered about this....
….Hawpe has such a huge swing path/arc through the zone that he must depend very much on timing (as opposed to pitch identification).
we have a ridiculously good record when we score first
so this is very incouraging
30-6 is pretty impressive
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Nice play by Ian
but Troy couldn’t follow it up with that play
"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
Question
Is Dback Skins banned, or just too embarassed
by his time to come here anymore?
No records in the last 10 years should count.
He came around on draft day
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions
He pops in every once and a while
but he’s been hanging out at the Pit lately.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
They brought it upon themselves
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Kinda like here in April and May
I assume
D-backs should fire their manager
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
....again
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by fantasyfencing on Jul 4, 2009 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't think it'd help...
…D-Backs’ problem seems to be more a shortage of talent than anything that can be solved with a new manager…
Short on polish, not on talent.
A lot of those guys just got up to the bigs and stopped growing as players for whatever reason. Upton’s going to be a superstart, Reynolds is pretty valuable in his way, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot to back those two up right now.
Their ex-mgr Bob Melvin
is supposedly going to manage the Padres next year.
Talk about from frying pan into fire (no talent).
Except for Everth Cabrera, who’s looking pretty good.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
That can't be right.
The Padres just extended Bud Black.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 7:07 PM MDT up reply actions
During the Pads-Astros series I was watching
They said Black’s contract was up at the end of the year
And that Melvin had just been signed as a consultant for the Padres.
If they extended Black, it must’ve been in the last 2 days.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Checked the Pads' website
An item posted today quotes the owner as saying Black “is likely” to get an extension “at some point”, w/ the GM also offering praise.
So it looks like the rumors about Melvin were wrong. Guess he’s still available as mgr material.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
The terms of the extention haven't been announced, so I suppose it is possible they change their minds.
But most seem pretty confident it will happen.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 7:14 PM MDT up reply actions
What's sad is I think they had no intention of hiring Melvin as a plan B to Black
Unlike the Rockies who seemed to have that idea with Tracy all along, but they had to give Black an extension or else it looks that they are thinking to replace him. Really I think they just wanted Melvin for his expertise, they have a long history of nabbing onto people when other orgs let them go (see Paul DePodesta, for instance).
Everth is your favorite non-Rockies player?
That’s kinda cheating
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:10 PM MDT up reply actions
well so is Holliday...
I have players that I appreciate from a baseball aesthetic standpoint, such as Pujols, but they aren’t favorites if that makes any sense.
Cabrera pretty much won the game vs. LA today
I’d hate to look back & see who was protected on the 40-man roster when Cabrera went in the Rule 5 draft. Not the Rockies’ best day in roster management.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
He was awesome to watch in Asheville last year...
I didn’t understand at the time why places like BA and the Rockies weren’t that high on him.
Boy howdy those cavemen sure get insulted
Chris Iannetta status: DOOM
Seth Smith status: Badass
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for CarGon
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
Carlos slings bat into the crowd.
Good. maybe a different one will help.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
And then a Steal
that was quick. Come on Cookie
"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
and a stolen base.
Looking to help out the effort.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Radio announcers used "Gonzalez" & "walk" in the sentence
It sounded weird
No records in the last 10 years should count.
it looked weird.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
completed the trifecta with a steal...
Frazier will probably revert back to stories from when he played as his comfort zone was just destroyed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
speaking of the radio announcers,
who are they today? I miss Jeff and Jack, hopefully those two have the day off.
Jeff and ...well...Jeff
Husson is fillling in for Corrigan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
I think Jack has a family wedding today.
They mentioned yesterday (when he was also gone) that he had a lot of family in town.
Why were they playing so shallow on that?
Let him have a single, not a double/triple
"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
Solid baserunning - I guess he really is fired up.....
….he may have to single-handedly win this for the Dbacks
Good job by Cook backing up the throw
Chris Iannetta status: DOOM
Seth Smith status: Badass
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for CarGon
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
Alright 2 away!
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 7:13 PM MDT reply actions
Has anyone else seen that Steve Mcnair was shot to death?
That shocked me… even more so than MJ dying…
NFL quarterback…played in a SuperBowl, a few Pro Bowls, nearly drafted by Denver back in the day.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Quarterback
for Tennessee
"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
formerly Tennessee Titans Q B
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Former starting QB (in 90's-00's)
for TEN and BAL
by OrangeTorpedo on Jul 4, 2009 7:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Read it online earlier
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
With a woman as well
No word last I heard on suspected circumstances
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:17 PM MDT up reply actions
One out triple and Cookie wiggles out of it. Way to go.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Not Justin Upton's best series so far
No wonder his momma love B.J. more
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Fowler and Cargo walking
what is this world coming to?
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
it worked that time
"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
Scores from first
DEXTER IS AMAZING
"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
Check that
amazing BLAZING
"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
+1
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Holy Moly Fowler's fast
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Barmey again!<3
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 7:20 PM MDT reply actions
haha +1
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Also <3 for zoom!
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 7:20 PM MDT reply actions
That was an amazing swing by Barmey
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Bad Todd
"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
On nights we score 7 & Barmes is responsible for more than half
They really should offer venison tacos on the special.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Hit?
"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
yep. scored as a hit
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Wow a 90' single
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
how can a richocet off the base be bad defense?
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
if you should catch it before it gets to the bag?
Only have the game on radio, but the announcers made it sound like
Reynolds didn’t play it very well.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
It was Tracy
And he was playing deep with Hawpe batting, so he was running forward but couldn’t have gotten to it before it hit the base. Definitely a hit.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Just got home-
in time to see Dex’s “slap tag” (not to be mistaken for “Slap Chop”).
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
MLB could save money on those blooper clips they show between innings
By just taping the D-backs games.
They do 4 or 5 per night, it appears.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Hawpe is going to get teased for that one
it is probably the only stolen base he’ll have all year
Wild pitch
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:29 PM MDT up reply actions
This time I dunno about that...
…how’re you supposed to play a ball like that, when the only reason it doesn’t get to the wall is that it dies in the water?
Puddle = 1 run.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
On 2nd thought
the puddle did stop the ball. I thought Upton took a bad route
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
4-0!!!!
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 7:29 PM MDT reply actions
I smell gun powder.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
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For those unable to watch
Rox in their home, white vests, D-Backs in their road grays. Both teams wearing the festive red caps with the star spangled logos and both teams are wearing an “4ALS” patch on their upper left chest..
And Tulo has his pants hiked up to his moobs.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
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Gotta keep up with those Giants
Score after 2 games of the series: Giants 22, Astros 0.
R. Johnson pitching tomorrow.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Their pitching, starters & bullpen, has been pretty amazing
And that was before their AAA call-up (Sadowski) gives up 0 runs
in his first 2 starts.
Anyone know if he’s related to an ex-ML pitcher from long ago named Sadowski?
Ray Sadowski, I think it was.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
maybe we can borrow their pitching analysts
ffor minors
Sadowski's got a decent sinker, but he's not ROY material...
He’s sort of like the Padres’ Geer who shut down the Dodgers today but came in with a 5+ ERA. The Rockies will face a real talented kid in that next series against the Braves in Hanson. I don’t know if the Sadowski’s are related.
It was Bob Sadowski
who pitched 1963 – 66, so Ryan’s too young to be his son, I think.
Checked his bio — had a 4.11 ERA in AAA & wasn’t that highly-rated a prospect.
Let’s call it beginner’s luck & watch for him to fade.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
Not too scary, they are at home,
Where they’ve been terrific this season and Pablo Sandoval went out with a bruised knee today, I don’t know how long the rest of their offense can keep it up.
Which still gets an undeserved rep for a pitcher's park.
It’s not, really, they’ve just had a bad offense usually.
looking forward to it
hope their schedule is uphill from here
Not as much as I hoped, the key thing will be how the Rockies play against them at Coors
They’ve got two long road trips, one each in July and August, and both end in Denver. If we can make sure both end on a sour note and come off unsuccessful, we should be in pretty good shape.
I can't accept that offense will be in the playoffs
it just hurts my brain
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Right field at Coors is one of the more difficult ones
but he did not play that well never the less
are you day to day or going on the 15 day DL?
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Day to day.
I just came off the 15 day DL last week from social anxiety disorder.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 7:34 PM MDT up reply actions
well that's good to hear
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
I just got a call from my bank for identity theft
/123.,’ I am NOT in Mexico
I think an evil twin just stole Aaron Cook's identity...
…That is NOT the Cookie of the first three innings.
by OrangeTorpedo on Jul 4, 2009 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Gonzales looked like Hawpe on getting that ball
where’s the speed?
are you serious?
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Identity theft is our leading crime
here in St.Pete. I work for the P.D. and we handle about 5-10 per day.
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luckily bank was right on it
it was a dummy duplicate so this should be the end of it, now that it’s cancelled
yeah. I wish more banks were quicker.
Most just absorb the loss. Any idea how your info was compromised? I’m not asking …..I’m suggesting that you you think about it and maybe call your local PD. If you think that something “fishy” was going on at a certain ATM or place that you swipe your bank card, they may want to know. “Skimmers” are getting more popular here in the US.
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unfortunately no clue but
I haven’t used it online for awhile so maybe a skimmer, depends on how quickly they made the card. It was used in Mexico so either the number was given quickly over the phone or it was taken awhile ago
Glad to hear the bank took care of it.
It’s real scary that it’s happening so much these days.
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Cookie looks about a half a bubble off plumb
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
USA 2 to 0 Grenada
first goal for Holden. Beautiful cross and body block in. Real nice
Good thing things are working out in _that_ soccer game...
…Rapids, OTOH, are out there stinking it up…
Isn't 2-0 in soccer the equivalent of a blow out?
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+1
Unless it is USA/Brazil
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions
You'd think...
…but bear in mind, the last game the US played, they were up 2-nil on Brazil, and…ummmm…yeaaaah…
Got out of it. Could have been a lot worse.
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Hopefully between innings he can refocus
figure out what’s going on
Answer: When in the course of human events
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The first words of the declaration of independence.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Tonights AFLAC question
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
maybe we can dress up Smith or Spilly
in a Gonzalez uniform when its time to hit
he's clearly a bum and should be replaced by Adam Eaton
seriously though, I’m wondering if his back is acting up or something
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 7:54 PM MDT up reply actions
hope not. Hope it's just a bad night.
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what with the humidity and all, I'm just wondering
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions
man, when's the last time Fogg saw the mound?
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions
that's not disturbing at all
But hey, couldn’t hurt too badly right
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions
also sorry i was at the game
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 7:58 PM MDT up reply actions
seth smith needs to be staaaaaaarting
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions
yep he does
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Pitch F/X declares Strike 3
alas
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Not sure how Reynolds could take it with 2 strikes
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also its mother's basement
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 7:59 PM MDT up reply actions
true veteran
still worried it might be his back
rockies need to keep scoring at this rate
which doesn’t seem impossible
OK Cookie. Good job to get out of it.
Maybe time to bring in someone else?
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
77 pitches
somebody needs to be warming up. Doesn’t look like a long outing for Cookie
He's just not as sharp tonight for whatever reason.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Only up to 77 pitches, but hanging everything...
It’s a tough call. I think leave him in one more with the bottom of the order coming up.
That's kind of what I was thinking
but at the same time, we have a RESSSTED bullpen
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions
We have a RUSSSTY bullpen?
Perhaps
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions
well when do they get less rusty then?
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Now...I know this
but I’m just saying
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions
good point
that should be ok for him to handle
So
any one thing Calos Gonzales might be thrown into a trade If the Rockies go after anybody?
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
I was thinking this exact thing earlier today
and much as I love Seth Smith and start him etc etc etc, what if we got back Matt Holliday?
It’s a tricky thing to suggest, because I’m against the whole CONTRACT issue, but if it’s suddenly reasonable…
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Funny
I could see making a run at Holliday this off season as well.
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
I think you brought it up in the first place
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions
because?
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Because...
…the way Boras forces a team to bid against itself causes every single one of his clients to get paid 3-5 times what they’re worth. Scott Boras is the best argument in the world in favour of a salary cap in baseball…
It’s a tricky thing to suggest, because I’m against the whole CONTRACT issue, but if it’s suddenly reasonable…
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions
3-5 times is a bit "generous" for his skills
If teams are willing to pay it, then it’s just Boras doing his job well, even if he is a shark.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Boras has the better information that nay other agent on
how much these teams REALLY make, which makes the owners unhappy. He makes it available to his clients, the client decides what he wants and Boras is willing to take the heat. He does not need the money, but manages as much of the players affairs that they need, so they can just play ball.
If we sign him, you'd assume it was for a reasonable deal
and then the agent doesn’t much matter
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Come to think of it...
…I can come up with another reason why signing Holliday makes no sense…
…namely, under no circumstances do the Rockies want to surrender draft picks, and I don’t blame ’em…
I'd be ok with this. It's not like we're short on corner outfielders or anything
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
At this time I would prefer to see Spilly Smith and Murton on the corner
instead of Gonzalez
I just agree on the surplus of mlb quality outfielders we have
and Gonzalez in my mind is in the back of the line
that was a pretty cool play though
wish we’d scored
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions
his back must be ok
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
A case of wanting more than ability
A+ for effort but he needs to protect that back! The guys in the dugout will love it
couple extra hours in the hyberbaric chamber tonight
or whatever he’s doing to keep it healthy
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Helton bringing back his football acumen
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:09 PM MDT reply actions
Way to show Frazier
since he was just telling Drew that players don’t want to do that anymore because they don’t want to get injured…….
Rain should be banned on July 4
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:13 PM MDT reply actions
oh it was frightenedinmate#2 texting me last night
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Ah okay
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions
we were hating on the wave
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions
OH NO....Embree warming up. What's up with the Dragon Slayer?
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Oh, give me a _break_!
Tracy’s got Rincon and Embree up, not Fogg?!?
What’d Josh do, run over his dog?
I am similarly baffled.
It’s as if Tracy is reserving him solely for situations where the starter has to go out in the first few innings.
Dammit, Cook
what on earth was that
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It was a heck of an effort
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it was just unnecessary, though
I mean, yay competition, but man, let Barmes get it or something
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
Seemed like a split second decision to me.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Holy mother
that looked like it hurt Ouch.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:16 PM MDT reply actions
I'm picturing a giant yellow blob
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Pac Man?
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Hmm...big mouth...fits
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions
82 pitches Cook can still get the win
Tracy obviously agrees with us that something is going on. Cookie could easily go 100+ when things are right
THAT WAS GONZALEZ' BALL
PLAY TEAM BALL, TULO, YOU GIANT
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*giant expletive
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Geeze, Tulo is a ball hog. That was the LFers ball
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Correct me if I'm wrong...
…but doesn’t the infielder always have the right-of-way on those plays?
CarGo’s refusal to get called off is going to get somebody on the DL…
infielder goes for it until called off
Maybe Tulo couldn’t hear him or was never called off. In any case you are right. Gonzalez and Fowler sometimes have trouble with etiquette
If CarGo was calling him off...
… that wasn’t Tulo’s ball, and it was his fault.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 8:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Nope, the outfielder always has the right of way
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
SS and 2nd base
have right of way…unless the OF is coming in and they call them off.
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
GEORGE QUIT TALKING ABOUT HOT DOGS
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Think it was Drew who started this one
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But hot dogs are good.
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but i'm sick of frazier talking about them
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Damn straight!
And I want my Freedom fries!
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Frankfurters are German
But hot dogs?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions
The whole problem with that play is they were not playing
as a team. Teammates know tendencies strengths/weakneses and cover for each other
That did not happen here
Ah, he's no elephant.
Or elephants that ate 540 buns yesterday.
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George says Rox are 15-2 when Carlos starts. don't think he's the reason
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But he certainly isn't causing them to lose either,
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions
15-2's a pretty nice stat, you've got to admit...
Still think we might be better served with Smith/Spilly
Mark Reynolds has a higher K rate
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions
USA soccer now with 4 goals
gaining confidence
D-backs escalate like that...
Helton goes in hard on Montero, they go cleats up… It’s to be expected from them.
Justin Upton is a punk
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Always.
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Those damn Just for Men ads make my skin crawl
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Do you have a fear of going grey and having your 14 year old daughter point out you are insufficient?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes.
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Except I am going gray.
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I'm sorry to hear that
But contrary to the Just For Men ad, I’m pretty sure that doesn’t preclude you from being successful. Look at George Clooney…
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm distinguished.
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If Tulo comes up lame tomorrow I will be livid
Snakes just upped th ante on rivalry
I'll be upset if Cook goes on the DL too
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Naturally
i’d still be upset
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Other than maybe Albert Pujols
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Nice thing they're doing now.
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Jerry (?) Weese
was diagnosed with ALS and he’s reading the Lou Gehrig speech.
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What an experience for that gentleman
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Very moving...
moved me to tears.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 8:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I can't imagine reading Lou Gehrig's words if I had ALS
The man is likely a baseball fan, giving that he’s worked for the Rockies as long as Coors Field has stood, so I’m sure he knew Gehrig’s story before it became personal. Chilling
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes, I'm sure he knew all about it...
and no, I don’t know how he was able to do it. He obviously is a very courageous man and has a lot to be proud of.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 4, 2009 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Nice thing...
… but I don’t think the crowd understands what’s going on.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Why do you say that?
Looked like the crowd was paying attention just fine. I was especially moved the way Helton stopped and talked to him. I’m sure it meant alot to him!!
I didn't get the impression that they knew what it was.
They were cheering at odd places, and some of the shots had a bunch of people acting confused.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Another reason to love Helton
He is very classy
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Better than his first outing
Peralta did the same thing. I would still like to have more insurance for the bullpen though.
"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
Rincon's first two Rockies outings were great.
You’re thinking of his third.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Probably
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Not that Aaron Miles.
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haha my dad and i said the same thing
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Miles is an interesting vocal choice.
He has good vocal control, but he’s not the stereotypical stadium song power voice they use.
Fowler took in extra BP today to work on his bunts according to Krieger.
Haven’t seen it pay off yet.
Are they trying to make him
a Taveras clone, since he is struggling at the plate
Just giving him an added dimension to get on base...
He’s always going to have more power (and patience, clearly) than Taveras or Pierre, but if he could add their bunt ability too, it would be great.
If you think that wasn't an accident when they're trailing by one run...
… then that pitcher is an idiot.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Nothing
says Fourth of July quite like William Shatner finding a gremlin on the wing of his plane.
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not really purposeful though...
Gutierrez is just wild. He’d have done a fastball if it was intentional.
Stolen base!
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ZOOM on a horrible pitch
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JFK
suddenly this game is crawling along
come on Helton
Dodgers play Mets and Brewers before All Star break
Rockies have a good chance to pick up a game or 2. Keep it up Rockies!
Not really finding the Mets all that threatening right now.
But we can hope.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 4, 2009 9:06 PM MDT up reply actions
This is the worst time we could have the Dodgers visit them...
With Beltran, Reyes and Delgado all shelved.
well I was looking for a bright spot
because Giants have an easy July, so Rockies are going to need to play well all month
Giants don't have that easy a July.
Except for pre-All Star break. Long road trips right after the break mess teams up. Both the Mets and Giants get ten in a row on the road after the ASB, it’s a sure way to kill a hot streak.
35th round in 1991.
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Good pitch
Come on bullpen, hold ’em here
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JFK
damn you the wave
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Damn, tie game.
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Pitch FX says you're an idiot, blue
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Bases loaded.
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it's just been a couple of strike 3 calls that ended up being balls
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Blah!
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Ouch!
Why does Carlos play so shallow?
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JFK
He was playing too shallow when Drew hit the triple earlier too
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
over confident
believing his own press. This is the line on this guy, and why Oakland sent him down. Too many strikeouts, big ego, difficult to coach
dude
the coaches tell him where to play. he doesn’t get to decide that. there are legitimate criticisms of gonzalez, this is not one of them.
hrm
maybe we should’ve gone with our closer
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and apparently our other pitchers can't go less than one inning
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
ugh
this team needs bullpen help in the worst way.
Sucks.
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I just found
one of my own Bucky Dent cards 2008 Upper Deck
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JFK
yea, just one game
but it is indicative of a deep problem with this team, if the SP can’t go 7+ innings, the bullpen cannot be trusted with any kind of lead.
Oh, well...
…neither the missed tag nor the double-that-everyone-else-says should’ve been a single matters now…
Remember the Last....
4th of July
"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
Did Frazier really just say
“One of the few times the Rockies bullpen has faltered the way it has here”??
Methinks the hairdo is beginning to affect the brain.
Should be
Lately
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JFK
No it wasn't
we won 11-9 after being up 11-2
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
I retract my previous comment:
I was neglecting this detail.
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
This
is why Tracy lets the starters go so long. He knows the BP sucks.
by DieHardRox on Jul 4, 2009 9:30 PM MDT reply actions
anything different
Gonzalez has been criticized in the past for having mental lapses to his game both at the plate and in the field. He doesn’t effectively work counts, he is error prone, and streaky. According to Hot Prospects
Did Hot Prospects
say anything about him causing the opposition to hit line drives 3 feet from the top of the wall?
Probably not but it does suggest why this is his 3rd game in a row without a hit
July 3rd: 0-3
June 30th: 0-4
also June 29th: 0-1 (PH)
No argument there
but I’m not sure what that has to do with this discussion about CarGon’s supposed defensive issues. The advantages of a LF with exceptional range seem obvious, particularly at the moment
by Junction Rox on Jul 4, 2009 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions
No doubt...
….his ability, especially at Coors, is definitely a plus for the Rox. But right now, he’s looking like the opposite of Manny Ramierez (although that isn’t necessarily a bad thing) – all glove, no bat. I just think the Rockies scouting reports probably didn’t forsee these types of hitting woes.
by TulsaDriller on Jul 4, 2009 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
True
But he isn’t going to work out those hitting woes in AAA or on the bench, he is a plus defender, and he is a major part of the future plan for the franchise. And they have been winning while getting him playing time. But Spilly or Smitty would unquestionably improve the offense. So what do you do??
by Junction Rox on Jul 4, 2009 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, in AAA
he was a great field, great hit corner OF, which suggests the tools are there for him to be something more than a good-field, no-hit corner OF. I think pigeonholing him as such is as foolish as pigeonholing Smitty as just the best PH in the game or Spilly as just a #5 OF (although ultimately I think that is where both of them fit best…)
by Junction Rox on Jul 4, 2009 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
:C Doesn't win?
"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
Close, but just lacks the elan of a Rollie-Fingers-Special (althogh best emoticon ever)...
our favorite minor league catcher just looks too dirty to me.
skew the stats anyway you want
sometimes you just don’t have it, and sometimes it’s contagious. It appears tonight is the latter
Walk to Hawpe
here we go
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JFK
Fangraphs says you're full of it Blue
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He does seem to have a wide zone
"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
Base hit
Keep the lefties coming
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
They won't
for defensive liabilities in the 9th, but otherwise I agree with you
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JFK
smith is not a defensive liability
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:38 PM MDT up reply actions
He will be in the game
as he is on deck now. Or they will cause even more havoc by putting Stewart in left (please no).
"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
Not a liability
just not as good as Carlos and Tracy seems to take that into consideration a lot.
"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
too bad he used Spilly already
there’s no defensive letdown there
Come on Atkins
just a base hit, you cannot tie it no matter what you do. Just get a hit
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JFK
if Blue reviews this game
he will be embarassed
Not the fireworksNot the fireworks I was hoping for
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 4, 2009 9:39 PM MDT reply actions
Smitty!!!!!!!!!
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JFK
Comes through
9-6 now
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Bases loaded for Seth Smith.
!!!!!!! BASE HIT!!!!!!!!!!!
Score two!!!!
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I'd just like to take a minute and say that Seth Smith is awesome.
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And I will take less than three seconds
to AGREE with you
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JFK
And I am about to open myself up for the biggest attack to date...
….but there’s gotta be an AL team that would kill for this type of special ability. The guy seems tailor-suited to DH, wonder if we could get a top 8th inning guy. (OK, let the assault for this blasphemy begin)
But he can play defense perfectly fine.
I don’t see how he’d be any better as a DH than as a starter in the NL.
true that....
…I guess I’m just not attached to Smitty and wouldn’t have as hard a time seeing him go if we could beef up our obviously ailing pen. Just speculating; it is just killing me seeing the bullpen killing our starters hard work. If we could throw complete games form here on out then I’d be fine too.
well then why not move one of our other guys?
I see Smith as someone to move forward with.
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Now that's something I'd love...
…but Atkins has salary issues, Spilly’s stock might not be high enough, and everybody love CarGo (besides I’m not sure he’d be too valuable right now anyway), so who’s left. If we could keep SMitty, get rid of any/all of the above and get QUALITY bullpen help – well that would be too sweet!
it's not so much blasphemy or whatever
But if he can play positive defense and positive offense, why take the glove off of his hand?
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
why who is better
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:43 PM MDT up reply actions
I know
SETH SMITH
"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'd rather him be starting though
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Agree
but when the game is on the line and we can make sure he’s coming up… why not let him play
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
oh absolutely
but still FREE SETH SMITH
AND MIKE MCCOY
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions
I just think he should be starting.
I’m pretty sure we agree on that. And if he’s labelled “OMG PINCH HITTAR” he’ll never get to start again.
yeah that's my fear as well
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Now what
who do we have that can pinch for Fowler
yorv-
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions
no, don't finish it
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
sorry I didn't catch that what?
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
he just came through
9-7 D’backs
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JFK
9-7.
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HAWT
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
DEXTER comes through
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
WE ACCUMULATED GOALS
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
NO IT'S BASKETS
"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
highfive
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Time for Barmes
"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
No doubles defense
Fowler can score from first again
"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
why would you say that
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Darn
Come on hold ’m here
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JFK
I would be too
The team was counting on him, he was counting on himself, and the 50,000 people there to watch fireworks (who have gotten into the game) were counting on him
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JFK
Forgot to mention
all of us at home talking through computers
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JFK
Yes, I gree
It’s nice to see some passion, it means they’re not going to settle with being mediocre.
Not true, it's a proper noun...
….Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai (珠海格力电器股份有限公司) is the largest all-in-one air conditioner manufacturer and supplier.
That commercial where Atkins knocks the nail thru the wall and then touches the hole just lays me away every time
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me too
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions
They all do
except the Dinger off day commercial
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JFK
Reynolds popup
that’s 1
"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
fly to center actually
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
ok we have the right guys up in the ninth
just hang on Rockies
bad 8th inning
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Peralta was leaving everything up
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:58 PM MDT up reply actions
I see Josh Fogg
was not called on. Why isn’t he allowed to pitch one inning?
Start Seth Smith! Free Eric Young Jr.!
mystery of the evening
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:00 PM MDT up reply actions
apparently, Tracy has a rule that if a man's your long reliever...
…he doesn’t get used for anything else…
He should have been brought in when Cook left
First that was a silly play by Cook. But that is a perfect sspot for Fogg. He could pitch the 6th and 7th.
I agree.
Although Embree, who did come in, wasn’t the problem tonight. But there does seem to be a bit of an over reliance on a couple guys going on. At the very least using Fogg in appropriate situations would stave off overusing some of the other guys.
Or using several pitchers to get out of one inning.
I’m agreeing with you, by the way, just supplementing your point.
we have a bullpen problem
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions
They need to go to group therapy?
"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 came in to a 9-4 game.
So I I was pretty happy when they got 3 runs on my watch.
Another bad call
he needs to get his eyes checked
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JFK
Seth misjudged that one.
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Smith misses that
long run but close
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JFK
And it is an error
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JFK
Load the bases get a DP
Come on guys
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JFK
That was a GB
but through the infield
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JFK
Sounds like Swiss Miss.
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Quite possibly the most ridiculous comment ever.
…But hilarious nonetheless.
Actually snorted some cream soda on that one
by TulsaDriller on Jul 4, 2009 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions
You sure that
wasn’t your brains?
/wonders if anyone gets that reference
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The Sifl & Olly Show, anyone?
Anyone?
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While Gonzalez would've had that,
I don’t know any other guys who would’ve also.
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions
ehhh, I dunno
perhaps, given how he’s been pitching this season
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
errrrr fielding
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Spilly's made some strange plays of his own this season.
I don’t think the differences in fielding ability between Spilly and Smith are all that significant, at least in LF.
SInce it was ruled an error...
…technically ANY average OFer should have caught that.
Although I don’t really agree with this, and yeah, CarGo is likely the only one to snag that.
by TulsaDriller on Jul 4, 2009 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
read all about it after the game
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Geeeeeesh
maybe I’ll go listen to the game and watch my brother blow things up
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Great idea
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JFK
ok i am
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Why cheer
that was the opposing team’s closer in his 6th career at-bat. He’d better K
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JFK
Cycle quest fail
here come the bats
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JFK
Miracle, please.
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This is a demand, not a request
in case any Rox player reads this
"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
F9 one down
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"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Hawpe down
that’s 2
SURGE TIME
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JFK
Rockies lose.
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Tulo Ks
Game over
Bad bullpen is the cause of this
11-7
"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, that sucks.
Do we need to start a “Free Josh Fogg” campaign? Maybe he wouldn’t end up being any better, but at least then we wouldn’t have an unknown stashed on the bench for who knows why.
how about "Sign Matt Herges"?
See the freshly posted Counting Rocks while you’re waiting for the game wrap
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions
He was very good for us in 2007.
I haven’t paid much attention to him this year. But I think we’re in the kind of situation where you just throw guys at the wall and see who sticks. Can’t hurt to have more guys in the mix.
sounds better than our current crop
who get drilled every time they pitch and have a high ERA
by Narcoleptico on Jul 4, 2009 10:21 PM MDT up reply actions
check the article
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Dude I can't believe I missed
Helton pulling a football move and tackling the catcher. I’m glad they replayed that.
Glad you got to see the replay
but I’m really done with hearing the FSRM cheerleaders praising the play and the decision to send Todd. Frankly, I would have much rather had second and third with one out than a runner on second, two outs and some kind of mythical intangible for the boys in the dugout.
To me, Dauer made a very, very bad decision there and no amount of woohooing from the broadcast team can change that.
by Junction Rox on Jul 4, 2009 10:30 PM MDT up reply actions
They need to remember who is running.
And take into account that Helton’s no Dexter.
It was a pretty exciting play
but it was also a perfect 8-6-2 relay
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 11:11 PM MDT up reply actions
If you're into silver linings
This will take all the talk off the rotation and focus is back on the bullpen where it should be. Hopefully DOD is beating the bushes looking for relief help.
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
I'd like him to actually pick some fruit
rather than just looking for some scraps
George Sherrill, Matt Capps, maybe Juan Cruz or David Aardsma (if the Ms fall out)
I wouldn’t mind seeing Hawkins back.
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by Andrew Martin on Jul 4, 2009 10:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Totally agree. I just don't want everyone to get so excited about the rotation that they lose sight of the fact that we need some real help in the pen.
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