Rockies 11, Padres 10: Well, that was interesting...
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 22, 2009 10:49 PM MDT
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PrintI must be bad luck. The moment I turned on the game, Juan Rincon began walking the entire San Diego roster and Franklin Morales couldn't get the third out to save his life. BUT, right when I turned off the game, Morales (apparently) induced a game-ending flyout and the Rockies held on to beat the scrappy Padres 11-10.
There was a lot of bad news in this game, especially for being one which the Rox came out on top. Jorge De La Rosa turned in a bit of a stinker, lasting just 2.1 innings and allowing six runs on six hits and three walks, while constantly searching for the strike zone. Carlos Gonzalez left in the second inning with hamstring tightness. Those, combined with the follies of two key relievers listed above, and there is some cause for concern.
However, the Rockies had their share of good fortune in this game as well. Brad Hawpe and Clint Barmes each showed signs of breaking out of their extended slumps. Hawpe hit a three run homer and walked a couple of times, and Barmes went 3-for-4, including an inside-the-park home run. In addition, Huston Street recorded two scoreless outs in the seventh, including a strike out. All in all, it seems to be a good night for the Rox, who have a good chance of taking a five game lead in the NL Wild Card standings, as San Francisco currently trails Arizona late in their game (although the D-Backs started the ninth inning roughly, a la Colorado...looks like I need to stop watching this game, too). lost to the D-Backs.
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Tomorrow: Tim Stauffer (4-7, 3.56) vs. Jason Marquis (15-11, 3.84)...same time, same place. GO ROCKIES!!!!
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Don't worry, you're not bad luck
Juan Rincon is bad luck.
Adrian Peterson is better than your running back.
Juan Rincon isn't causing the D-Backs to implode, though
;)
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 22, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
2 run game now
both teams had 5 run leads going into the 9th, both are trying to blow leads.
Magic Number = 8.
by realmenwearpurple on Sep 22, 2009 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions
unreal that it became that close
Keep winning though…Go Rox
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
"TuLoRocks2008 had the most comments I've seen in any game thread this year (322)...Can such a feat be eclipsed?" ..... Bring it on!!
2 outs now
10-8
Magic Number = 8.
by realmenwearpurple on Sep 22, 2009 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions
nice
significant delay on mlb.tv, apparently
I had it up on MLBTV...
maybe yours was just slower.
Magic Number = 7.
by realmenwearpurple on Sep 22, 2009 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions
How was softball TOGB
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Won one, lost one.
I can’t hit. I’m having a rough time adjusting from baseball to softball.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 22, 2009 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah it's a change
I noticed too.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
by Silverblood on Sep 22, 2009 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I've been a real Clint Barmes while playing softball...
pulling EVERYTHING.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 22, 2009 10:56 PM MDT up reply actions
What position do you play?
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
by Silverblood on Sep 22, 2009 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions
So far I've played SS and 1B in softball...
…I was a catcher in baseball.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 23, 2009 6:22 AM MDT up reply actions
I had this problem for a couple years
I was hitting everything off the very end of the bat and following the arch of the ball and hitting a lot of pop ups. I think what helped me is finally just trying to hit everything to right field or opposite field. It seems like it takes the ball an hour to get to home plate.
Rox, please start playing with heart! Let's finish this thing off!
I'm telling you guys....right when I changed the channel.
I better stay far, far away from both of these games tomorrow.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 22, 2009 10:56 PM MDT up reply actions
I had that same problem
the weekend before and the game of the 14 inning grand slam and 10 inning walk-off win. They were either losing or tied whenever I watched any of those 4 games.
Never give up, never surrender.
Good Jorge was so good last game
that bad Jorge had to restore the equilibrium a bit…but I’m fairly confident above average Jorge will at least show up for his next start.
I can't decide whether I'm hungry or just really tired.
Went to the game tonight. Man that was cold. Didn’t get too wet.
EY2 was signing down the 1st Base line before the game – got him to sign the bill of my hat – pretty excited about that. Esmil Rodgers came over to give his brother a sweatshirt – but seemed too embarrassed to sign anything – I called out to him and he just kind of nodded. Talked to his brother for a minute – said that Esmil was not satisfied with his first outing, and thought that he would be much better in his next, and that he was hoping to get another. I would guess with Cook coming back that it might take clinching early for him to get another shot.
A fun game – but not the night I was hoping for 21 runs.
Beimel or Flores
who makes the postseason roster? I’d say Beimel, obviously, since hes more experienced and frankly better, but Tracy has been giving Flores the ball in close games.
Beimel
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Troy Tulowitzki- THE best shortstop in the game..nuff said..
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, waiting to swoop into the playoffs!
Brad Hawpe- It's not funny anymore, GET SOME $%(*&*(^&* HITS AND RUNS!!!:/
MLB.com front page:
“Rockies inch closer to playoffs in thriller”
Uhh…. that’s one way to put it
another being “Rockies inch closer to playoffs in crap-your-pantser”
but hey, 5 game lead w00t w00t
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
Oh, Silverblood, you do make me laugh...crap your pantster!
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Troy Tulowitzki- THE best shortstop in the game..nuff said..
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, waiting to swoop into the playoffs!
Brad Hawpe- It's not funny anymore, GET SOME $%(*&*(^&* HITS AND RUNS!!!:/
I always try to be funny
even when I’m doing my curmudgeon routine, I at least try to employ black humor.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
by Silverblood on Sep 22, 2009 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions
plus
I’m an old and cranky Rowbot so whatever I do is just the cyber equivalent of YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN
kinda like Steve Finley
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
by Silverblood on Sep 22, 2009 11:09 PM MDT up reply actions
and yet you're so young to be all Mr. Wilson!
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Troy Tulowitzki- THE best shortstop in the game..nuff said..
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, waiting to swoop into the playoffs!
Brad Hawpe- It's not funny anymore, GET SOME $%(*&*(^&* HITS AND RUNS!!!:/
Nah I'm not like this in real life.
I’m totally nice and normal in real life. The Rockies bring out my psychosis, evidently.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
by Silverblood on Sep 22, 2009 11:11 PM MDT up reply actions
heh...I'm a little more curmudgeonly in real life..
and see the world through Rox colored glasses during baseball
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Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, waiting to swoop into the playoffs!
Brad Hawpe- It's not funny anymore, GET SOME $%(*&*(^&* HITS AND RUNS!!!:/
Embrace the inner curmudgeon
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
by Silverblood on Sep 22, 2009 11:21 PM MDT up reply actions
another being
Marcellus Wallace threw Juan Rincon off the balcony for giving his wife a toe massage.
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by Mondogarage on Sep 22, 2009 11:05 PM MDT up reply actions
I do not understand this reference at all...please splain
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Brad Hawpe- It's not funny anymore, GET SOME $%(*&*(^&* HITS AND RUNS!!!:/
From Pulp Fiction
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by Mondogarage on Sep 22, 2009 11:10 PM MDT up reply actions
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Why are you reflecting the Gints playoff chances?
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by Mondogarage on Sep 22, 2009 11:10 PM MDT up reply actions
whoosh
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
As in...
…less than alive…
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by Mondogarage on Sep 22, 2009 11:13 PM MDT up reply actions
"Rockies inch closer to playoffs in thriller"
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:14 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm feeling more morbid and took it as...
Giants, meet Michael Jackson
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by Mondogarage on Sep 22, 2009 11:15 PM MDT up reply actions
No mere mortal can resist
The evil of the Thriller
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:19 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm still in the process of unclenching.
It’s slow and painful.
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by Paleface Destro on Sep 22, 2009 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Good night all around...
I bought NLDS tickets (Section 158, Row 18) and the Rockies win!
Eschew Obfuscation!
I'm envious!! but its all good
Yorvit Torrealba - name means RISPY HAWT!
Troy Tulowitzki- THE best shortstop in the game..nuff said..
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, waiting to swoop into the playoffs!
Brad Hawpe- It's not funny anymore, GET SOME $%(*&*(^&* HITS AND RUNS!!!:/
Enjoy the game!
I’m quite jealous right now…
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by Paleface Destro on Sep 22, 2009 11:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Awesome!
I got my denial email on Monday :( – still holding out hope for CS and WS though!
Odd question: do they tell you which game you’re buying for? There’s not really a chance that we’d win the division and get some Game 1 and 2 home games, but we’re not eliminated yet either.
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yes, you do have to buy the whole series
all 3 games, in the likely event there aren’t three, you’ll get a refund, or a roll over to the NLCS
Yeah, I'm in the pavilion and it worked out to about $43 per ticket...
including $6 per ticket fees and an order fee. Over twelve tickets, that’s $519.50.
Yikes.
For a broke college student, that gave me a little pause before I ordered them anyway.
Eschew Obfuscation!
I would totally buy one or two off you
if you have extras, that is.
Never give up, never surrender.
They're spoken for, for now.
I’ll keep you in mind as a replacement should that fall through.
Eschew Obfuscation!
Check Stubhub
Saw some tix for all three games on there for around $30 (Rockpile and RF upper deck).
Bought NLDS pavillion seats on StubHub for about $55 each
happy happy joy joy
Patrick Saunders: I think Kruk is lazy.
Glad to see Dex have a big night....
I’ve been waiting for him to get back into the lineup. Sure hope he stays there.
Me too...very exciting..
I hope he’s not too injured from the double kick in the head
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Anyone else terrified...
…of the Braves?
They’ve got that insanely good rotation that has four more road games left (one against the Mets, three against the Nats) before heading home for seven games against the Marlins (3) and the Nats again (4). If they don’t trip up over these next couple road games, I could see them going at least 9-2, forcing us to finish up at least 5-6…not exactly a given considering we face Carpenter, Wainwright, and three games in Chavez Ravine…
/panic
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by SC Memphis Raines on Sep 22, 2009 11:08 PM MDT reply actions
They're done
5 games out. Seriously, if the Rox blow a 5 game lead at this point, they don’t deserve the playoffs.
That said — not gonna happen. We’re good.
Nothing's a given as Bravos or Giants
could run off a 10-1 run forcing us to go 6-5 to avoid a play-in.
probably
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
6-5
is doable. This is definitely a ballclub that can play at that level or better (especially with Street and Cook back and healthy and especially if the Dodgers have clinched the division and roll over in the last series).
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giants
no
braves – hey, they might go rocktember. (unlikely, i know, but damn, their schedule!!!)
still, we just need to go, errrrrr, 7-4 to shut them out.
better take care of business on this home stand.
No
It would take a Rockies implosion and no-one sees that happening
Wrong
it would not take a Rockies implosion, just Rockies playing .500 ball. The Braves and Giants (Braves especially) both have schedules that allow them to nearly run the table if they get hot. Meanwhile, Rockies have plenty of tough games left.
It would take the Rockies playing .500 ball....
and one of those teams winning 10 of 11. Could it happen? I guess? Is it likely? hardly. Should you be losing sleep over it? nah.
if they get hot
well you just said the magic woids
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey and the evening closes
with a Groucho reference like Rock Oax and I started in the early game thread…heee
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Playing 500 ball with 8 of 11 left at home
would be a mini implosion for this team
just try jinxing them a little more will ya
how about carpenter, wainwright and pineira, and a brewers team, though down this year, can still hit. i’m glad to see that they shut down gallardo for the year though
I don't really believe in the jinx thing
I’ve been saying the Rockies had it locked up for the past month
well I do
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Well if the Rockies bomb the next two weeks
You can come to my house with flaming torches. If you can find it….
Not scared
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
you guys haven't been around long enough
to know that these things happen now and then in baseball. in ‘78 i recall having the radio on in boston trying to pull in the yankees game on the last day of the season. with 3 to go, sox were 3 back of the yanks. yanks lost all 3 to indians? and sox swept their series forcing the infamous one game bucky effing dent playoff game. don’t count your chickens.
Wait hangon
We haven’t been around long enough to know that these things happen now and then in baseball?
Seriously, you’re telling THIS fanbase that it happens?
We know that it happens. I’m just not scared. The times when it works out as it should FAR outweigh the times it doesn’t.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:18 PM MDT up reply actions 10 recs
STANDING OVATION FOR THAT RESPONSE...AND REC'D
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not really FAR
rockies and mets twice in a two year period
i know, I'm just saying let's not go on a superstitious binge here or anything yet
I’m not guaranteeing our playoff spot, I’m threatening to ban people who do. I just am of the opinion that this is a solid team that is very capable of taking us where we need to go. We’ve won 3 of our past 4, and I think we’ve started to slowly find a bit of momentum.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 22, 2009 11:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I was a wee Yankee fan in NY in '78
and I remember that season vividly (and happily). And so, I can tell you that The Atlanta Braves are no 1978 Yankees. Not even close.
There is no Bucky Dent this year.
But...
I can understand how rooting for a team that blew such a gigantic lead and then lost on a HR to a punch and judy SS would be a little gunshy about things, even 30 years later.
And I can also understand how a Rockies fan, who has, by definition, never experienced the thrill of having a playoff spot lead and holding on to it would also feel that way.
But really, if you’re worried about the Rox blowing this lead, why would you even care if they make it to the playoffs. A team that shaky would just get blown out in teh first round.
That said – they ain’t shaky. It’s gonna be all right.
i never buy that if a team is shaky, they'll get blown out in the first round
tell that to the very average cincinatti reds team that got hot in the playoffs and swept the juggernaut A’s team. anything and i mean anything can happen in a short playoff series. rockies get in and i give them as good a shot as anyone to get to the world series even without home field.
But you don't think....
they’re good enough to take care of business against the Padres, The Brewers, The Cards (who haven’t played particularly well lately) and a Dodger team that will, in all likelihood, have clinched by the time we got there and will most likely be resting their regulars?
Hey, you may be right. But I’m not down with it. Me? I’m just gonna enjoy the ride into the postseason.
let's see where we are after the cards series
because quite frankly i don’t see the braves losing more than 2 games the rest of the way. the nationals are pathetic. that said, i’m tickled pink that we’re up 5 with 11 to go. i just wish it was up 5 vs one team and not three as that increases the probabilities of one of the 3 going on a big winning streak to close out the season.
The Nats may be bad
but I don’t see them going 0-7 or 1-6 against the braves the next two weeks. But I’m an optimist!
the good thing is i'm sure the rockies are aware of the braves schedule
and they’ll continue to play with a sense of urgency as they have the last 3 nights.
I don't know; I think
the Rockies’ opponents want it more than they do.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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by Russ Oates on Sep 22, 2009 11:42 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
hee
Yorvit Torrealba - name means RISPY HAWT!
Troy Tulowitzki- THE best shortstop in the game..nuff said..
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, waiting to swoop into the playoffs!
Brad Hawpe- It's not funny anymore, GET SOME $%(*&*(^&* HITS AND RUNS!!!:/
Did I miss something here?
I noticed you said this in the game thread as well…
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 8:36 AM MDT up reply actions
Remember last week
during those two losses to the Giants? Someone argued that the Rockies had given up and that the Giants wanted it more than the Rockies. The guy was using a circular argument.
I don’t let go of stupid arguments easily.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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ah right
I had a feeling it was something like that.
I guess you just wanted the joke more than I did
..
..
(did I do this right)
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 8:44 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Biggest
choke was 64 Phillies that blew a 6.5 game lead with 12 games to go.
by DieHardRox on Sep 22, 2009 11:36 PM MDT up reply actions
The Mets a few years ago
have to have been close to that.
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7 games with 17 to go
yea that is pretty rough as well
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 23, 2009 6:55 AM MDT up reply actions
I was a 9 year old die hard Yanks fan back then as well.
I remember Dent’s shot vividly as well. What i remember more is them being 14.5 games out in late July and watching them, game by game, crawl back into the division lead.
Everyone here was around
To witness the mets recent collapse
By the way....
this:
“with 3 to go, sox were 3 back of the yanks. yanks lost all 3 to indians? and sox swept their series forcing the infamous one game bucky effing dent playoff”
is incorrect. The Yankees won 2 out of 3 against Cleveland. With 15 games left, the Yankees had a 3.5 game lead. So the Yankees “collapse” is hardly as dramatic as you recall.
The Bucky Dent HR, however, was just as crushing as you remember it. :)
Source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1978-schedule-scores.shtml
thanks for correcting me
i was 13 years old. funny how the memory can embellish things as time goes on. in jr high. jr high was 3 miles from my home. as soon as the bell rang, i took off running for home. i determined i could get home a good 10 minutes faster than taking the bus. when i arrived home the sox had the lead on a yaz homer only to have my heart broken by dent.
Having such a vivid memory of that season....
I was kinda thrown by the “3 games out with 3 days to go” thing because I would have expected to remember it. When I went and checked the Yanks and Sox schedules I was struck by how hot both of those teams were down the stretch. Neither team would lose that last week.
My best memory of ‘78 (I was 15) was going to a crazy Yanks/Sox game in the Bronx in late June. Place was packed and filled with drunken NY/Bos fans brawling in the aisles. The game was tied going into the 14th when Bob Sheppard announced that, if the game didn’t end this inning, it would be suspended because of league curfew. In the bottom of the inning, Graig Nettles launched one into the bleachers.
In the traffic jam on the Major Deegan on the way home, fans honked their horns in rhythm as everyone rolled down their windows and chanted “BOSTON SUCKS!” in time with the car horns.
Freaking amazing.
I truly hope fans out here can someday feel that sort of intensity. (and I’m sure it’s just as great at Fenway) Nothing like it.
nice memories
the intensity of east coast baseball is a little greater than out west. it’s sad that i’m no longer a sox fan. my whole life i associated myself with the underdog and after the sox ended their streak of not winning since 1918 everything changed, then the same thing happened with the pats. i guess i’m someone who doesn’t handle success well;)
and believe me i was a die-hard fan, slept out on the sidewalk outside of fenway to get ws tickets in ’86. i was part of the rf bleachers crowd that started the daryl (strawberry) chant in game 3.
Sounds like me....
When I moved to Colorado (the same month the Rockies played their first game) I turned the page completely. I was a devout Yankees, Knicks and Jets fan. But somehow — I just stopped. I made CO my home and followed the hometown teams. I didn’t do it purposely — it just happened.
I guess it was necessary to really make the dramatic change in my life happen. Today, I feel not a single ounce of affection for any of my old teams. I still cherish the memories of “my” Yankees — Munson, Piniella, Guidry, et. al — but the current team? Nah. I even went to a game last season at Yankee Stadium to say farewell to the old place. I enjoyed it, but didn’t find myself rooting for the Yanks. Didn’t really care.
Guess I’m just a Rockies man, through and through. :)
It's good to hear that I'm not the only one
who lost allegiance. I’m still “in the closet” with my family who are all still back in Boston (except for my older brother who lives in Denver and is not a baseball fan – one of those outdoorsy guys). I pretend to still root for the Sox – too hard to disappoint them
In my experience
People who leave CO tend to stay fans of CO teams forever, while people who arrive in CO convert rather rapidly.
I certainly fall into the former category… Gosh I hope I can move back to CO someday…
¡Vamos Rocosos!
Tell that....
…to all those Cubs fans with Colorado plates who show up whenever that team is in town.
This pisses me off more than anything
I no longer allow myself to go to Cubs games in Denver, I can’t handle it.
I with you...
I went to a Rox/Cubs game this season and found myself constantly thinking “man, I’d love to punch that guy out”.
OTOH, I really like Cardinals fans. Always happy to welcome then to town. Just proves that you can come out in force in a visiting ballpark if you know how to do it the right way.
Cubs fans are different
I mean they are just different… Sort of like abused Children who staunchly defend their alcoholic parents.
¡Vamos Rocosos!
My Yankee fan relatives....
….made a tradition of sending me Yankee championship t-shirts whenever they won a playoff series. Maybe they thought they could rekindle the spark, :)
I can’t tell you how joyous it was for me to send them all a big package of “Rockies NL Championship” shirts in ’07
Of course, since the Rox were playing the BoSox, they gladly took them and wore them around. Unfortunately, they didn’t get to wear them for too long…..
I was Yankees/Giants...
and i still hang on to the Giants.
I gave up on the Yanks in the late eighties when Steinbrenner put Mattingly on the trading block. That was it for me.
I'm wearing the same shirt as Belisle right now.
I don’t know whether that’s cool, really depressing for me, or really sad to know that a major leaguer also shops at Target. I’m guessing a combination of the three.
Alanna Rizzo is my dream girl.
by Cargo's Ball Sack5 on Sep 22, 2009 11:10 PM MDT reply actions
OK, that's funny
because I made a comment about Belisle raiding Hawpe’s wardrobe in the game thread. Seriously, Hawpe tends to be pimpin’ it with shiny shirts… anybody see that rhinestone dragon one in LA?
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"Jason Giambi: Clint Barmes' designated hitter." ~Paleface Destro
by Rox the Casbah on Sep 22, 2009 11:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Weird
He strikes me more as the camouflage type of guy.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
by Silverblood on Sep 22, 2009 11:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Formula for success...
Here’s what the Rox need to do…keep chipping away every inning with good offense and scoring runs. And take pitchers out quickly that look lousy. I mean, seriously, Rincon and Morales have looked like absolute caca the last couple of times I’ve seen them pitch. Bad movement with the ball, balls not even close to the strike zone, balls left up in the strike zone without downward movement, etc. The Rox have also got to go into every game fresh without looking at what position they are in to clench a playoff spot. In other words, they have to be hungry enough to win EVERY game!
Go ROX! Don’t settle for the Wild Card. Go after the Dodgers, get within two games of the division, then sweep them to win the division on their own turf during the last 3 season games! That would be soooo sweet!!
by Wokfive on Sep 22, 2009 11:19 PM MDT reply actions
Just got back from the game and
don’t know if it’s been mentioned, but the most excitement came when Barmes walked in the 8th to give Giambi a shot with the bases loaded. The place was going nuts with anticipation; sadly the slow-footed Hawpe was out by a mile trying to score on yet another wild pitch and Giambi’s chance was lost.
And then came the endless 9th that scared me plenty with an ump who wouldn’t call anything and Rincon and Morales unable to get an out. Thank God that last ball was hit directly at Smith or we’d all be feeling a lot worse right now.
Maybe you couldn't tell in person, but
None of those called balls were strikes. Regardless, I was never too worried because we would have had the last at bat and we had scored in every inning but the 5th.
I was bummed that Hawpe took the bat out of Giambi’s hands… very anticlimatic
¡Vamos Rocosos!
I agree...bad way to end a game...
It wasn’t just anticlimactic but also a bad last memory for going into the game offensively tomorrow. It’s OK for the Rox to be aggressive, but it’s not OK for them to be reckless. Overall, they’re not the fastest not the best baserunners.
by Wokfive on Sep 22, 2009 11:34 PM MDT up reply actions
There is too much negativity around here
There were a LOT of good things about this game and like two bad things. Let’s focus on the good things. Our offense is popping, our bullpen looks solid (except Rincon), Barmes got 3 hits and only one pop out! Hawpe got his first three RBIs of the month! And most important WE WON!
¡Vamos Rocosos!
One key good thing tonight:
They got a poor outing from a starter and still managed to win. That hasn’t happened much at all of late. Plus, Dex came back strong and there was good bullpen work before the 9th.
As long as CarGo is OK, everything is lovely.
YES, Belisle slammed the door
And the offense never stopped… It wasn’t just that we scored a lot of runs, but we scored in practically every inning! Awesome consistent offense.
¡Vamos Rocosos!
Indeed...
As long as CarGo is fine, we are good to go.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:27 AM MDT up reply actions
They are saying that Cargo is fine
Pulled out of the game due to an abundance of caution
¡Vamos Rocosos!
Good...
When I was at the game I was getting a few different outcomes from friends’ texts (one that had said a hamstring pull)and I was starting to panic a little. I figured it was probably due to weather/time of the year etc., but you just never know.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:31 AM MDT up reply actions
From Renck:
“The injury news was comforting by night’s end. Carlos Gonzalez’s leg problem isn’t considered serious, and the Rockies welcomed the return of Huston Street.”
Best news of the night for sure :)
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:36 AM MDT up reply actions
looks like it will be 3 straight starts for dex
sounds like cargo will at least be out of the lineup tomorrow and then thursday they face the lefty richards.
At least dex threw a couple hits out there tonight...
and he needs to be back out there again I know. I do feel really comfortable now when Cargo is out there. /Bias
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:40 AM MDT up reply actions
I knew it was hamstring...
so I made a couple phone calls and narrowed it down that it seemed to be pretty minor (denver post etc). I am relieved to hear more conformation here that it does seem to be minor indeed. :)
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:36 AM MDT up reply actions
CARLOS GONZALEZ FOUND A 6-INCH STRIP OF HARD PLASTIC IN HIS HAMSTRING
NO FREAKING CLUE HOW IT GOT THERE HE WILL BE OUT 9-12 MONTHS
Mike McCoy Status: FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Seth Smith Status: How do you like me now?!
Chris Iannetta Status: Yeah...see you in the Spring, big guy...
by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 12:36 AM MDT up reply actions
guhhhhhh
we had a good one, but then I was beating my head on the desk by about 8:30
“I DON’T CARE ABOUT ENRON THERE ARE BASEBALLS GOING ON”
Mike McCoy Status: FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Seth Smith Status: How do you like me now?!
Chris Iannetta Status: Yeah...see you in the Spring, big guy...
by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 12:38 AM MDT up reply actions
+1000 for the last sentence
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:38 AM MDT up reply actions
Lol
I am laughing so hard right now! I’m sorry it’s bad when these things happen when you are at the game with a technology lacking cell phone.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:38 AM MDT up reply actions
Positive thinking is great, but you shouldn't sugarcoat sloppy pitching either...
Yeah, there were some great offensive and defensive plays in the game!
But pitching was sloppy at the start and it was sloppy at the end. I think what many of us “negative” folk are concerned with is that the Padres aren’t the Dodgers and they aren’t the Cardinals nor the Phillies. We need positive, smart-playing momentum going into the Playoffs or our Series hopes could be dashed.
I do think we will prevail, though. The Rockies are one of the few teams that still play with a lot of heart!!!
And a W is still a W…
by Wokfive on Sep 22, 2009 11:49 PM MDT up reply actions
The sloppy pitching....
at the beginning was from DLR who has been superhuman. I’m happy to give him a mulligan. The sloppy pitching at the end was from Rincon, who wouldn’t have been in there in a closer game. Morales was actually OK — they just hit some good pitches.
It’s a good win – particularly because of the sustained offense. Not just one big inning but constant offensive pressure. That was nice to see.
Yes the sustained offense was wonderful...
and a sign of relief. Their lack of hitting versus the Giants this season was getting me scared for a while. The Rox need to remember how great that constant offense feels going into this last stretch of games…and realize they can take it all the way!
by Wokfive on Sep 22, 2009 11:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Something I haven't been able to say until right now
We’ve got this. I fear neither the Cards or Brewers in the regular season, a playoff series against STL is a whole other story that can wait a while. Yes, the Cardinals can pitch and the Brewers can hit, but we’re 26-10 against the Central this year and a sample of that size isn’t a fluke. I expect us to sweep the Padres and go 4-2 the rest of the homestand, which would leave us needing a MAXIMUM of 1 win in LA to avoid a playoff.
Yeah, yeah, I know…knocks on wood
Adrian Peterson is better than your running back.
Anyone realize that the 5 NL West Teams
Scored 53 runs tonight…
That is inconceivable !
¡Vamos Rocosos!
Those of us at the game were not thinking good thoughts in the ninth...
After sitting in a cold rain for nearly four hours, that inning was tortuous. The Rox’ offense looked good, although two runs scored on wild pitches and a third was balked in.
Relief pitching was terrific until the ninth, and Daley is a strike-throwing machine. If his spot hadn’t come up in the eighth, I think he would have pitched the ninth.
Agreed
I was a big fan of Hawpe’s opposite field flyball, er homerun. Chilliest game i’ve been to since Rocktober.
I agree with this...
although I was pretty optimistic, toward the end when Franklin came in…I was like man, this cold rain feeling is getting me now finally. I was joking when I said I wanted extra innings to theshiva….never again lol. Daley and Belisle both did great.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 23, 2009 12:22 AM MDT up reply actions
May we never see Rincon in the 9th inning again
I guess one positive thing to come out of that horrific 9th is that during the post-game interview, Jim Tracy pretty much told everyone that starting as early as tomorrow, he would use Street as the closer, if a save opportunity presented itself.
let's get a W for Marquis tomorrow
we need to get his confidence back. i have a feeling he’s going to pitch well tomorrow.
by Rocks rock on Sep 23, 2009 12:13 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
i hope so
he needs the confidence back
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
MAGIC NUMBER: 7!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 23, 2009 6:57 AM MDT up reply actions
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