Rockies 5, Dodgers 4: More mile-high magic propels Rox to fourth straight win
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 25, 2009 10:42 PM MDT
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Just joking. But, in all seriousness, this month - as of late, especially - is playing out wonderfully so far. Troy Tulowitzki's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the tenth inning gave the Rockies their second straight walk-off victory - the first time the Rox have done that since May 32nd-33rd, 1946 (not really, but I'm sure we'll hear the real figure 134324323482 times over the next few hours). The cardiac kids in purple pinstripes fought hard throughout the game and despite blowing a two run lead in the top of the ninth, they held it together well and came out with a HUGE W.
The game looked bleak at the beginning, as Jason Hammel allowed a run scoring single off the bat of Andre Ethier in the first inning and a solo home run to Casey Blake in the fourth. However, the Rox, after going hitless the first time through the lineup, broke through in the bottom half of that inning as Todd Helton doubled and Brad Hawpe followed that up with his 17th home run of the season - left-on-left off of Clayton Kershaw - and tied the game in the process.
The two teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the seventh, when Clint Barmes deposited a Ronald Bellisario offering into the left field bleachers, his 21st of the year, putting the Rockies up 3-2. In the bottom half of the next inning, Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-out double that plated Ryan Spilborghs and although Helton was thrown out at the plate, the Rox picked up what proved to be a big time insurance run.
With Huston Street unavailable (he pitched in six of the last seven days), Jim Tracy called on Rafael Betancourt to get the final three outs. However, Juan Pierre hit a leadoff single, and Rafael Furcal followed with a double. After a Matt Kemp sacrifice fly, the lead was cut to one. Joe Beimel came on and struck out Andre Ethier, but was questionably pulled in favor of Matt Daley, who threw a whole bunch of pitches in last night's victory over the Giants. After getting ahead 0-2 on Manny Ramirez, Daley kept throwing fastballs and after Manny fouled one off, he laced a single to right field to tie up the game.
Matt Herges came in and pitched a wonderful tenth inning, and earned the victory after the Rox loaded the bases on an Ian Stewart walk, a Carlos Gonzalez bunt single, and an intentional walk to Todd Helton. Tulo's gapper ensured the celebration took place at second base, which didn't prevent the umpires from getting off the field this time - always a positive.
Huge props to Jason Hammel, who rebounded very well from a shaky start and finished with 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, and 4 K's. Also, credit Franklin Morales, who threw an impressive eighth inning. Offensively, the Rox were paced by Tulo's two hits and two runs batted in. Also of note, Eric Young Jr. collected his first major league hit in the fifth inning with a single off of Kershaw.
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+1 and recced
Since the mods rec that we rec the recs instead of flooding with +1s :-)
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Aug 25, 2009 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Yep, use rec's now
it’ll help avoid some clutter
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2009 11:04 PM MDT up reply actions
What does the Chicago QB have to do with this?
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See, had i misspelled, that joke would've worked
alas
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 26, 2009 6:48 AM MDT up reply actions
Funny
I was going to post those exact four words when I came on here.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 12:55 AM MDT up reply actions
i wonder
if tulo was thinking of the umpire fracas when he took the celebration into the outfield..
nahhhh…
Great celebration
Reminded me of kids in the Little League world series. That’s a joyful bunch right now.
Recently I have found myself
quite capable of sitting on my computer staring at purplerow waiting for other people to comment. ah obsessed, ya that would be the right word.
"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 Aug 25, 2009 10:54 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
In all honesty
Daley’s costly pitch to Manny wasn’t really that bad: it was right where Iannetta wanted: high, but this was a case of a good hitter winning because they are flat great. I wasn’t too happy that Betancourt couldn’t get the job done, but it really didn’t hurt us too much (besides making Daley unavailable tomorrow). Overall, there were a lot bright spots in this game, hitting a great pitcher who was on, getting a great start at home from a pitcher who can’t pitch at Coors, and getting another walk off hit that will propel us even more tomorrow.
God, I love the Rockies. NL West, and World Series champions 2009!
I had thought Daley would be held back after over 50 pitches the previous three days
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 12:56 AM MDT up reply actions
The questionable thing to me was that Manny is a great high ball hitter and Daley had an 0-2 count on him ...
I was hoping to see some sliders that Manny might chase out of the zone … oh well, HUGE WIN! AND IT MADE FOR MORE GREAT EXTRA INNING DRAMA!
Loved Tulo running up the first base line and then pointing to his teammates in the Dugout! Keep it going tonight!
Denver Stiffs … loving the Rox!
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by Nate Timmons on Aug 26, 2009 9:19 AM MDT up reply actions
Well, then, it's a shoddy call on Iannetta's part
but people make mistakes
by bballrox4717 on Aug 26, 2009 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
What do the bold names in the Rowcall mean?
I’m a marked man now!
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
100 posts in a gamethread
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2009 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Oooo, nifty
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Aug 25, 2009 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh man....
did Hammel come up big tonight. He matched one of the best young lefties in baseball inning for inning.
Another great Dan O’dowd pickup.
Yes, great effort.
Exactly what they need with Cook out and the bullpen depleted. Two very strong starts after he’d been getting knocked around a little. His 2nd half ERA now matches his first half ERA, and his actual runs/9 are much better because he’s allowed no unearned runs this half (remember how bad that was for him in the 1st half?).
One thing we’ve seen a lot lately is other teams shooting themselves in the foot in the field. The Rockies have mostly avoided this.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
He also improved on his Night ERA..
it was up at 4.99, but hasn’t been updated yet on MLB or Baseball Ref.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 25, 2009 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions
The strangest thing happened tonight....
Between innings, I flip to Direct TV’s sports mix channel, where you can see 8 sports channels at once. Both ESPN and MLB TV were having Rockies discussions * at the same time* . And they weren’t “is this a fluke?” sort of discussions.
On ESPN, you’ve got Gammons lauding the Rockies rotation as one of the best in baseball, and on MLB, they’re declaring flat out that the Rox will win the west.
Better late then never — welcome to the party, boys!
ha!
As soon as the Rockies lose a game, they will be all over the latest “hot” team. Everyone loves a winner ya know, messed up as it may be
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hmmmm....
I think there’s something more here. The national boys realize they better get on board or wind up with egg on their faces.
The Spilly walkoff GS was the perfect hook for the media to run with a “team of destiny” angle, and I don’t think they’ll hop off that easily.
If they lose a few games in a row
They’ll be off the bandwagon faster than snakes on a plane (K, that didn’t make sense but I wanted to make that reference)
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Woohoo!
My first time breaking the century mark!
I feel good about Wolf/Fogg tomorrow. I honestly do.
by Foxhole Atheist on Aug 25, 2009 11:12 PM MDT reply actions
+ a thousanddd
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 26, 2009 7:15 AM MDT up reply actions
What a beautiful night at the yard!
Absolutely freakin’ perfect night for baseball. Was disappointed with the size of the crowd given the series match up, but the economy, etc., etc..
Hammel was very good and I was happy to see him pitch so well at home. Giving up 2 runs to the Dodgers carries no shame as far as I’m concerned. Also have to note the crowd’s reaction to Spilly in the introductions (huge), and for EY jr with his first MLB hit (enormous). Had EY senior on the big screen during the ovation. Very, very sweet. And BTW, EY jr is very, very, very fast. That kid has some serious wheels. All the folks around me were buzzing about it. Tulo’s game winner was a no doubter from the crack of the bat. Amazing night. Go Rockies!!!!!
I'll have another beer, please.
Think about this
Over the last 18 or so months, the Rockies have traded Ramon Ramirez, Luis Vizcaino and Aneury Rodriguez for Jorge de la Rosa, Jason Marquis and Jason Hammel. I’d say O’Dowd is a pretty good GM.
"Good teams win games, horse**** teams have meetings." - Ozzie Guillen
by free7694 on Aug 25, 2009 11:40 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
Exactly
Get that man a contract. Getting Beimel for a damaged reliever and dead end prospect was good. The Betancourt deal looks fantastic, tonight notwithstanding.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 12:58 AM MDT up reply actions
I love this team stupid.
That’s about it. Watching the top of the ninth felt like a gut punch. The bottom of the tenth was utter delirium.
But I’ll be just fine if they just have a normal win in regulation tomorrow. The dramatics are amazing as long as we come out on top, but good lord, they’re going to stop my heart.
But for better or worse, there aren’t many things on this planet that I love more than the Colorado Rockies, and tonight, as last night, is one of those times that I remember that. :D :D
Oh, and the sh!t-eating grin on Tulo’s face was priceless. As was his steering the mosh pit to the outfield so the umps couldn’t possibly take offense.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
If Monday night's game wasn't as epic
We would be singing the praises of tonight’s game even more. This was a great win, with many interesting elements, but at the end I was just relieved to have won. Maybe we’re getting used to this winning thing :)
And oh by the way, franchise high water mark – 18 games over .500!
Peter Gammons
said Spilborghs’ home run was the most dramatic of the MLB season….more than an A-Rod 15th inning walk-off vs the Red Sox!
Gammons also successfully forgot what Rockies fans could not – Jhoulys Chacin’s debut vs. the Pirates. He stated both on BBTN and on ESPN.com that Wednesday will be the first time a Rockies starter has missed his scheduled start
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 1:27 AM MDT reply actions
Yes...thanks for the link...
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 8:33 AM MDT up reply actions
AMAZING!!!!!
I finally have internet back so I’ll be able to post most regularly again……but maybe I shouldn’t given what has happened in the few days I’ve been off!
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
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For those of you keeping score at home
Rockies are on another nice little 8-1 run.
Oh, and this is the picture the Dodgers say they don’t care about
"If you're going to be stupid, you'd better be tough."
by Rawktober on Aug 26, 2009 7:49 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
That's pretty beautiful
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 8:32 AM MDT up reply actions
I betcha they'll care when we overtake them!
Good win today. If we win one of the next two, every single Giants fan is gonna cry themselves to death.
"I shoot so many 3's because I can't shoot 4's" -Antoine Walker
Been lurking for a while
And just had to mention this.
Kruk, who has been anti-Rockies all season, a few minutes ago on Mike and Mike on the four letter network:
“I have liked this team all season. They play baseball the way it is supposed to be played.”
And there was this gem about why the coaching change has worked:
“With a team like the Rockies that has a lot of veterans, you don’t need to yell at them. You’ve got Todd Helton… uh… Clint Barmes has been in the league for a while… uh… Brad Hawpe has been there…”
Thank all that is holy for PurpleRow.com to save us from idiotic national analysis.
seriously, a lot of veterans?
Yes, we have a few, but the best non-helton guys on the team: Ubaldo, Street, Tulo – and that’s missing quite a lot of them.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 26, 2009 9:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Everything is backwards
We have a lot of veterans and Furcal is a “young” shortstop (Frazier). Young enough to be older than every Rockies position player except Helton
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 9:07 AM MDT up reply actions
it's like deja vu all over again
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 26, 2009 9:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Hey not everyone reads the GTs
and I’m bored
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 26, 2009 10:09 AM MDT up reply actions
I still personally like the AuRockgust that somebody posted in an earlier thread.
But I don’t mind Rockaugust as long as we keep winning
"I shoot so many 3's because I can't shoot 4's" -Antoine Walker
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