Rockies Reassert their Wildcard Dominance, Beat Snakes 10-4

by Jeff Aberle on Sep 19, 2009 9:57 PM MDT in Game Wrap Comment 38 comments

The Rockies, behind seven strong innings from Jason Hammel (9-8), defeated the Diamondbacks 10-4. With the Giants losing 12-1 to the Dodgers, Colorado is once again up 3.5 games on San Francisco for the Wild Card lead with only 13 games left. By my calculations, if the Rockies even go 7-6 over a home-dominated slate to get to 91 wins, they'll be good to go as far as a playoff berth is concerned.

84 - 65

Games Back: 5

Streak: Won 1

Games Left: 13

This game, like last night's, started well for the Rockies, as Carlos Gonzalez led off the game with a home run (his 12th) and Troy Tulowitzki added his 29th to put Colorado up 2-0 out of the gates. Continuing the parallel with last night's game, an Arizona homerun (a 3-run shot by Justin Upton in the third) got them right back in the game. Thankfully, that's really where the similarities end.

The Rockies regained the lead in the fourth on an Ian Stewart sac fly combined with a horrible overthrow by Gerardo Parra, resulting in a 4-3 advantage. Colorado would nurse a small advantage throughout the game, until a late offensive barrage made this a laugher and gave Colorado residents the right to cheap tacos. The most awesome moment therein was definitely Jason Giambi's first home run as a Rockie--a laser beam three-run shot on the first pitch he saw from Scott Schoeneweis.

Box Score

Tomorrow afternoon, the Rockies will look to win their penultimate road series. It'll be a doozy, as Ubaldo Jimenez will face off against Dan Haren.

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Clinched a tie

for most road wins in team history(39)…let’s break that tomorrow

we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE

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by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 19, 2009 9:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Did Ubaldo attribute any of his last forgettable start to his leg injury?

Just wondering if that’s something we still need to worry about.

by JaySantos on Sep 19, 2009 10:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

No, it seemed like it was because he hadn't piched for a while, and was cold

Currently attempting to have positive thoughts.

by bballrox4717 on Sep 19, 2009 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thoughts on a very nice win

Crucial performance from Hammel, great job son. For a long time I’ve been looking at him as the obvious odd man out of next year’s rotation but I may have to reconsider. Not a stud, but he’s obviously a pretty nice player and I guy I think could be part of the future.

Yorvit “Gold” Torrealba…keep rockin’ amigo. Helping us win as usual.

I’m down with the rising vibe of bringing Giambi back next year. Not sure if being a PH with no DH possibilities is his goal (I’d assume he wants AL) but if he’d like to come back, we should make room.

Helton looks weird without the goat.

Ubaldo — tomorrow is your day, bro. Time to start shoveling the dirt on SF.

by Teekalong on Sep 19, 2009 10:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Hammel will never really rise about #4 status

but he’s gonna be good at it

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Honestly, unless he prices himself out,

there’s no reason to not bring Giambi back next year. A potent bench bat for late innings (something we’ve really needed), and a sub for Helton at 1B in a pinch (assuming Atkins will be gone next year). Obviously he’d make more money in the AL as a DH, but if he’s open to returning to Colorado and isn’t asking for too much, I say bring him back. The more options Tracy has, the better.

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by oo_nrb on Sep 19, 2009 10:15 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Giambi

Hard to justify a spot on roster (outside September) for a guy who can only PH and play 1st (and play it poorly at that). I’d prefer more versatility on the bench. He’s been a very pleasant surprise this fall, though.

by J. Henry Waugh on Sep 19, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

What has Q done for us on the bench?

I’d rather have Giambi as a bat so we can continue to start Smith.

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:30 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

This is why

haiving a guy like Barmes is nice — as a utility guy. He can cover the infield backup spots.

There are a lot of questions for next year’s team and many combinations that make sense. I think Giambi could be kept and would make sense. But we’ll see, lots of pieces will have to fall before we get to him.

That said, and despite some of the comments made in my post, I’ll really worry about next year when its time. Right now, I’m quite happy to have the guy in the dugout and I suspect that he’s not done contributing…

by Teekalong on Sep 19, 2009 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Let’s worry about next year, well, next year. We have plenty of business to finish in ’09.

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by rockhead on Sep 19, 2009 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was the Greg Reynolds shirt

I had it on yesterday, but took it off mid-game

I did not make that mistake today

CLEARLYYY

I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.

by Silverblood on Sep 19, 2009 10:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

meaning you didn't wear it at all

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by SDcat09 on Sep 19, 2009 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope meaning I had it on the whole time

so it lent its mojo

IT’S SO OBVIOUS

I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.

by Silverblood on Sep 19, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

BOLD

well played

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by Rock Oax on Sep 19, 2009 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

heh..sillly me..

I just never think of anything positive relating to Greg Reynolds, as being obvious…lol

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by SDcat09 on Sep 19, 2009 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nobody does

except moi

and I’m cool with that

you’ll see one day you will

/mumbles to self

I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.

by Silverblood on Sep 19, 2009 10:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bah!

Humbug.

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by DbacksSkins on Sep 19, 2009 10:34 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

tiny tim will have to go wanting

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes plz

I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.

by Silverblood on Sep 19, 2009 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

i went to the game tonight

Here are a few reactions
-their park is amazing
-there were a bunch of rockies fans
-arizona is really freaking hot

I can’t wait for tomorrow!

by TGumb on Sep 19, 2009 11:05 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Their park may be amazing

but whats up with their turf? It looks like crap on TV.

The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.

by rockieprogress on Sep 20, 2009 1:03 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it looked like they were playing in a warehouse

Not the nicest indoor park. Not the worst either.

by Roxfan24 on Sep 20, 2009 8:40 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow, rockies offense made it a stress free 9th inning

SF hit’s total in last 6 games – 15, 10, 10, 6, 15 and 10 hits.. and they go 4-2 in those 6 games..

to put a positive spin, They can’t maintain such hitting streak for too much longer

by Kumar_98 on Sep 19, 2009 11:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It's amazing to think

that if the Rockies win tomorrow, they will have a guaranteed .500+ road record….and will have a shot at 50 home wins too! What a season to remember…..step aside ’95!

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by Hollidayrain on Sep 20, 2009 1:20 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

2 more wins for .500 +

39-38 right now…need to get to 41

we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE

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by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 20, 2009 7:38 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, RMN

I have to say you were a champ, and a class interview. Joe…was a stupid jerk, who was so disinterested I have no idea why he even bothered to waste the 15 of his life on talking about the Rockies.

I wouldn’t have handled this JA near as well you did. Way to go! You should be proud of yourself, as I am very proud of how you represented.

Joe…if you want to cover all sports…you should at least TRY to pretend you give a rats ass, about something west of Philadelphia and what you are going to put on your “show”.

by Redhawk on Sep 20, 2009 1:26 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

This Joe jerk is a real tool

by Redhawk on Sep 20, 2009 1:31 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

How did I end up posting this in wrong thread?

um……posting failure.

Let this be a lesson kids….don’t drink and post.

by Redhawk on Sep 20, 2009 7:49 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah that's how I ended up ripping the oldenpolynice guy

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 20, 2009 8:42 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would just like to say

that right before Schoenweiss threw the first pitch to Giambi I said “He hasn’t hit a HR as a Rockie yet”.

Some hope?

by rockiesfan4ever on Sep 20, 2009 9:56 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm....

so did you negatively jinx Giambi? Or does Schoeneweis just suck?

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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2009 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Schoeneweis doesn't suck typically...

this guy went through one of the most horrible events a person could go through. Giambi was due. That’s all…

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by SDcat09 on Sep 20, 2009 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Schoeneweis does suck typically

tragedy or no

That post contradicted itself quite a bit

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by Andrew Martin on Sep 20, 2009 1:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Schoeneweis

has sucked the last few years, and this season, he’s been TERRIBLE, even against lefties, since his wife died. He was actually pretty good before that, though. (Partly because BoMel and AJ used him the way he SHOULD be used…. as a LOOGY, unlike the Mets)

There’s no way around that. Does he have an excuse? Well, absolutely.

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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2009 2:23 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs