Something to liven your Saturday Afternoon - A Rundown on the Rockies for the Uneducated

by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 2:51 PM MDT in Miscellaneous

Earlier this week, Poseidon's Fist was approached by Joe of "The Sports Show Live" to give him and his listeners a rundown on the Rockies, our philosophies, and what the team is all about, along with some playoff forecasting.

Regrettably, PF was unavailable to participate in The Sports Show Live, so I was asked to fill in for him.

This audio clip is the 12-minute segment I recorded with Joe via telephone. Joe was pretty engaging and we chatted a bit about the Rockies moving forward after the recording was done. Being a sports show that covers sports as a whole, I was impressed with what Joe had to ask. He didn't have his finger on the pulse like we here do, but he did know what he was talking about, for the most part. I was more than happy to fill him in on the rest.

RockiesMagicNumber with Joe from The Sports Show Live

The Sports Show Live is Live every Monday and Thursday at 9pm Eastern Standard time.

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You overmatched him..

“Wha, wha, wait…the Rockies stack up to the Cardinals in hitting ability?”
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by Charlie77 on Sep 19, 2009 3:08 PM MDT reply actions

Who is this Joe guy?

Smoke and mirrors and shoddy division? Does he have any idea that 3 teams from our division are legitimate playoff contenders?

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by SDcat09 on Sep 19, 2009 3:53 PM MDT reply actions

sounds like a Eastern accent

Does he watch a lot of ESPN or something?

by ddavis539 on Sep 19, 2009 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions

RMN, I don't know how you kept from laughing

at a couple of his questions….or rather insinuations….
You did a good job!

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by SDcat09 on Sep 19, 2009 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions

he's a big Yankees fan

he called me Andy at the end because he’d been reading about Andy Pettitte missing his next start.

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 4:36 PM MDT up reply actions

Lordy...well, you pretty much ran circles around this guy...so good on you...

Also, are you Canadian? Your pronunciation of organization made me wonder….

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by SDcat09 on Sep 19, 2009 4:41 PM MDT up reply actions

My mother is Canadian

but I’ve been between Colorado and Utah my entire talking life.

Although my Spring Training trip to Toronto kind of messed me up a little bit…

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 4:43 PM MDT up reply actions

Sorry, It’s hard to keep interested in a team you couldn’t care less about.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 19, 2009 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions

oof

And here I was sticking up for you, as you yourself said that was why you called me “Andy”

There’s no need to come attack us.

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions

You know, its kind of funny

but I’ve never really hated the Yankees..and most of the Yankees fans I’ve met are okay, especially since they haven’t won a championship in a few years; But this guy, yeah, he reminds me of why I should resume my disdain for all things Yankee,except Jeter. Maybe he’s still pissed that he lost money when the Rox swept the Yanks during division play in 07.

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by SDcat09 on Sep 20, 2009 4:30 AM MDT up reply actions

*interleague not division...

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by SDcat09 on Sep 20, 2009 9:08 AM MDT up reply actions

Then why bother to do a segment about a team you don't care about?

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by SDcat09 on Sep 19, 2009 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah, it consists of incomplete teams.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 19, 2009 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions

I don't understand this notion

The Padres are rebuilding, and the Diamondbacks have had some key injuries to their #4 hitter and their former CY winning Ace, along with some unpleasant regression from some additional key players.

Meanwhile, the Giants, while obviously lacking an offense, have a lockdown pitching staff – and as we all know, offense may win you the season, but pitching wins you the championship. Which, of course, would help should they actually catch the Rockies.

I don’t know what I need to say about the Dodgers, as I’m sure it’s just beating a dead horse this late in the season, and we just had our conversation about the Rockies’ strengths.

Incomplete teams?

The Yankees boast the best bats that money can buy, and a middle-of-the-road pitching staff at best. Is that a complete team?

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions

This has nothing to do with the Yankees. And as far as doing the segment, it was appropriate at this time of the race.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 20, 2009 2:18 PM MDT up reply actions

You haven't addressed your claim

A division consisting of incomplete teams? Don’t dodge the question, you stepped out and made a bold statement, time to back it up.

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 20, 2009 5:43 PM MDT up reply actions

Nice job

You did well and that guy really doesn’t seem to know anything… preconceived notions of having a bad division that still hang around seem to cloud his judgment. Well done!

Warning: the above represents the thoughts and opinions of a 15-year-old.

by Wailord on Sep 19, 2009 4:32 PM MDT reply actions

Saying I don’t know “anything” isn’t particularly fair. I’m willing to bet most people either
1) Don’t know or 2) Don’t care about the Colorado Rockies, no offense of course.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 19, 2009 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions

Warning: the above represents the thoughts and opinions of a 15-year-old.

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions

There are such things?

"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln

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by Russ Oates on Sep 19, 2009 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions

15 year olds?

Yeah. At least I think so…

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by Justus on Sep 19, 2009 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Funny thing is

I think I know where you got that from.

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by jrockies on Sep 20, 2009 6:43 PM MDT up reply actions

from wailord's signature?

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 20, 2009 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions

I'm surprised nobody has tried to string me up for not calling us sweeping the World Series

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 4:44 PM MDT reply actions

why would we? It isn't likely but its not impossible. Gotta get to the playoffs first:)

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by SDcat09 on Sep 19, 2009 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions

Good job RMN

by brian8065 on Sep 19, 2009 4:52 PM MDT reply actions

im looking forward to hearing this when i get back to a computer

I’m pretty sure you rocked it. Thanks for the superior fill in as I’m sure it was

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 19, 2009 5:00 PM MDT via mobile reply actions

hey, you'd have done just great as well

I’m glad I got the opportunity all the same. I’m to be able to help the site out in non-article ways as I can’t seem to fit a larger writing involvement in with my school and church schedule.

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 5:09 PM MDT up reply actions

Smoke and mirrors?

Wow…..wow. I’m glad you had the chance to show him what’s up…..

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by Hollidayrain on Sep 19, 2009 8:14 PM MDT reply actions

Listening to this interview made...

It wasn’t the information that got my (though that was bad), it was the condescension. I sincerely hope that you see just how good the Rockies can be in the World Series, Joe.

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by Jeff Aberle on Sep 19, 2009 10:56 PM MDT reply actions

THIS!! a billion times THIS!

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by SDcat09 on Sep 20, 2009 4:11 AM MDT up reply actions

What an arrogant prick.

RMN great job keeping your cool talking to this jerk. So this guy is a Yankees fan and has the nerve to complain about our park (with pre-humidor rhetoric no less)? He should go back to his ‘house’, sit on the porch and think about what he just said. His short, short, right field porch.

by JaySantos on Sep 20, 2009 8:59 AM MDT reply actions

Please keep in mind

I hope you people understand that it’s part of my job as a host of a radio program to be rather suggestive. If I sat there and kissed the rear end of every guest I had on my show, what fun would the bit be for fans of other teams? Lets just say there are a lot of Boston fans, what do they really care about the Rockies? If they see there is suggestive content then it’ll be more interesting to listen to.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 20, 2009 2:24 PM MDT reply actions

Also, if any of you would love to argue your opinions, there is a call in feature on my show.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 20, 2009 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions

Will they be taken seriously?

Most east-coasters consider the Rockies as a joke still…“oh, hey, you kids are still here? Oh you have a nice little season all whipped up, very good! Good for you!”

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 20, 2009 5:45 PM MDT up reply actions

I don't mind you not buying the legitimacy of the Rockies

You’re entitled to your opinion. But I can’t help but wonder how much research you’ve done to formulate that opinion when you call the NL West a “shoddy division.” It is the only division with 3 80-game winners (of the 10 in MLB), houses the NL’s top team and 3 of the top 5 and has a composite WP% that’s 2nd among MLB divisions. You can’t even say it’s top heavy, that the top teams gain wins by bludgeoning the weak cellar teams, as Arizona has the 2nd best record of any last place team.

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 20, 2009 6:32 PM MDT up reply actions

There are six divisions in MLB, PF, not ten. :D

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by Jeff Aberle on Sep 20, 2009 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions

I know. I might have been unclear with my wording.

It is the only division with 3 80-game winners. There are 10 total in MLB, 7 outside of the NL West.

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 20, 2009 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions

Incomplete would have been a better word. At face value, the Rockies are just not a frightening team in my eyes. To reiterate, I’d rather have to play the Rockies than the Cardinals if I were a manager.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 22, 2009 5:18 PM MDT reply actions

You guys see them on an every day basis. That may help or hurt your opinion.

by SportsShowLive on Sep 22, 2009 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions

At face value

you clearly aren’t paying attention to them.

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 25, 2009 2:30 PM MDT up reply actions

and also, you used Incomplete, no need to use it rather than Incomplete.

We have an elite closer, a top-5 pitching staff, near-elite defense, and a good (albeit slumping) offense.

What are we missing? $50M of payroll? An absurdly overpriced stadium? A giant gimmicky wall or hill or something?

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 25, 2009 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions