Wednesday Rockpile: Playoffs in Sight for Rockies
by Jeff Aberle on Sep 23, 2009 8:27 AM MDT
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PrintWith a tense Rockies win in a wet, cold, classic Coors Field game and a Giants loss, the Rockies' magic number for the Wild Card and their second playoff berth in three years is only seven. Colorado only likely needs to go 4-7 over their final 11 to clinch the berth. Heck, going 5-6 would give the Rockies their most regular season wins in franchise history and a 96.7% chance of being in the playoffs. Here are the scenarios in tabular form (hat tip to GOROCKIES85):
Colorado SF ATL Florida
3-8 89 wins 8-3 89 wins 8-3 89 wins 8-2 89 wins
4-7 90 wins 9-2 90 wins 9-2 90 wins 9-1 90 wins
5-6 91 wins 10-1 10-1 10-0
6-5 92 wins 11-0 11-0
7-4 93 wins
As you can see, there's not much chance of Colorado not making the playoffs at this point.
It was the tenth win in eleven games for Colorado in the friendly confines of home. The Rockies are now 39-14 (.736) at Coors since Jim Tracy took over as manager--and with eight more games at Coors simply equaling that pace will render the season-ending series vs. the Dodgers moot. That is, unless the Dodgers let the Rockies within two games of the division lead (not likely at this point).
Injury Updates
Good news and bad news from an injury standpoint.
Aaron Cook feels excited and ready to go (and indeed will start on Friday night vs. Chris Carpenter). Also of note is that Jose Contreras is similarly improving and could also be used Friday. In addition, the article mentions a couple of contract incentives that are coming up for Jorge De La Rosa.
Meanwhile, closer Huston Street returned to the mound for the first time in three weeks after suffering from bicep tendonitis. Also mentioned was that set-up man Rafael Betancourt was nursing a sore calf muscle last night.
On the bad side, Carlos Gonzalez pulled up a little lame after legging out a triple to lead off the first last night. The diagnosis is left hamstring tightness. The move to pull him was precautionary given the cold weather and he is listed as day-to-day. Money quote:
"I made contact and I was trying to go hard like I always do, and then my leg was feeling bad," Gonzalez said. "Right when I took off, I knew I was feeling pain, so I slowed down. I wasn't 100 percent. I was kind of jogging the bases. I expected to stop at second base, and then the ball just kept going off the wall. I was just jogging to third not to put any more pressure on my leg."
Here's Jim Tracy's perspective:
"From what I heard, he would be available tomorrow, but he's going to have to be beyond 100 percent for me to take that chance," Tracy said.
It sounds like Gonzalez will probably be held out of action until the weather improves, which makes sense to me, especially with the Rockies so close to clinching a playoff berth.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 9:14 AM MDT up reply actions
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 9:08 AM MDT up reply actions
"Jogging"
Jogging out a triple is pretty good. I was somewhere where I didn’t have sound, just watched the replay and I really didn’t see him limping or anything, I did see a grimace.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 23, 2009 9:15 AM MDT up reply actions
I too was on my way to a costume party
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions
we need to hang out more often
why are we walking like this
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 10:04 AM MDT up reply actions
I think Mission Hill was a better cancelled animated series
/puts banana in tailpipe with Judge Reinhold
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 10:06 AM MDT up reply actions
I have never heard of Mission Hill
but it has Newsradio AND Mr. Show alumni!
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 10:42 AM MDT up reply actions
it appears to be general christmas tree
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 10:07 AM MDT up reply actions
"Oop... I almost forgot.
I won’t be able to make it fellas. Veronica and I trying this new fad called uh, jogging. I believe it’s jogging or yogging. it might be a soft j. I’m not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It’s supposed to be wild. "
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
Ahhh
Nothing like an Anchorman quote to start off the day right :-D
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Sep 23, 2009 10:38 AM MDT up reply actions
I had tickets to the game last night
but also had a meeting to go to. The meeting wasn’t life or death, but didn’t want to sit in the cold and sprinkles to rain. In fact, I thought the game would be rained out, and I could have turned my tickets in for St. Louis tickets this weekend……but no such luck.
Off topic
I’m going for Korean food tonight, but don’t really know the cuisine. Any recommendations?
(I wonder if Cargo hadn’t done his hammy if he’d have been able to get an inside-the-park homer too? Can’t imagine you get 2 in a game very often)
Don't know Korean, sorry.
I only know Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, Thai and Filipino food
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 9:31 AM MDT up reply actions
Are you able to watch Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" over in France?
He went to an authentic Korean place in New York. They cooked the octopi in such a way that they are dead, but still writhing when you eat them. The food was just served in a big bowl, lots of seafood on top of noodles.
And oddly enough, it looked really good.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 23, 2009 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions
I haven't seen it
but no, it didn’t
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions
What can I say
I like my food in pile form. Like a cajun boil with the crab legs, shrimp, sausage, potatos and corn all just dumped out on the table? That’s good eating.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 23, 2009 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions
Pile form = great
writhing = terrible
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 9:43 AM MDT up reply actions
+1
Any reference to Louisiana cooking is amazing. You should add in crawfish to the boil though.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
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Try
Chapchae, clear noodles with veggies mixed in.
Most people would recommend BulGoGi or Kalbi, both meat dishes that a lot of restaurants have you grill at the table.
Mandu-guk, soup with dumplings in it.
None of those are hot.
If you want kimchi, try cucumber kimchi. Its the best one they have and I’ve had a lot of them.
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by rockieprogress on Sep 23, 2009 12:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Thank you all
I had an absolutely superb meal – everything was delicious. The Bulgogi was astonishing, but we also had amazing pancakes, soft-shell crab, raw beef and tempura along with 5 kinds of kimchi (yes, cucumber rocked). Most enjoyable meal in ages.
I saw
quartered dog in the open-air markets when I was there.
I’ll pass…
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by rockieprogress on Sep 23, 2009 1:01 PM MDT up reply actions
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by nodakroxfan on Sep 23, 2009 10:01 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Totally just reminded me of my dad.
He always jokes that he didn’t go for his PHD because he’d have to do research, and there are only so many ways to do accounting: debits on the left, credits on the right; credits on the left, debits on the right.
I think Fowler needs to ditch the switch hitting
just stick to the right side. He bat speed is much quicker, comfort level, etc. He is just overpowered from the left side.
by PinchHitLancePainter on Sep 23, 2009 9:34 AM MDT reply actions
I'm not ready to give up on him developing it.
Granted, he has more power and is hitting .325 RH, but he’s just 23 and has been switch-hitting for 3 years? 4 years? He made a big jump, and I’m sure it was difficult to adjust from his non-natural side. I can’t find his 1st half/2nd half splits just for LH, though he got better overall. He also hits .191/.321/.333/.400 with OPS’ of .606/.985/.847/1.155 the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th time he faces a pitcher in a game.
What does that have to do with him hitting left-handed? Well nothing, but it shows he is able to make adjustments and improve. I don’t want him to ditch it yet, as it could be an asset. I doubt he’ll ever be as good LH as RH, but I think he’ll get to the point where it makes sense
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 9:43 AM MDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing.....
and believe you are right. The only advantage to his switch-hitting is that he has a better chance of legging out infield hits batting from the left side against righthanded pitchers. However, if that is offset by his strength and natural ability being so much better batting righthanded, it’s not worth it.
Also, the disadvantage of righthanded hitters facing righty pitchers isn’t nearly as much as lefthanded hitters facing southpaws simply because there are so many more righthanded pitchers (over 70% of MLB ABs are against righties). So, righthanded hitters have the chance to get used to and more comfortable with facing righthanded pitchers. Lefthanded hitters facing tough lefties tend to get dominated much more often. I’m confident Fowler would feel comfortable facing righties from the right side fairly quickly.
I also like the idea of Fowler hitting from his strong side more than 30% of the time. If he does it 100% of the time by scrapping switch-hitting, he has All-Star upside.
I don't think he's really forcing the Player Development guys on it yet
If it starts to really look like a straight up detriment, I’m not going to argue it. Not everyone can switch.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 10:05 AM MDT up reply actions
There has to be a Princess Bride reference in here somewhere.
“I know something you don’t know. I am not left handed.”
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Can anyone tell me why we let Grilli go to pick up Rincon?
Anyone?
As much as i have an overall positive reaction to our personnel moves this year, that one really sticks out as a mistake.
I pray Rincon is not on the 25 man roster.
That remains the one FO move I have been frustrated with from the beginning
He has been a bit maligned with Texas the last two months, but he was clearly better than our other alternatives even while struggling. His FIP was almost 2 runs lower than his ERA with us this year
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 10:42 AM MDT up reply actions
his 5.04 tRA wasn't particularly special
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
Heck, his FIP wasn't special either
but he was not worth an outright release considering our in house options. If Weathers were healthy and beating down the door, fine. Pitchers can have rough patches without being terrible.
Wouldn’t it be sad if we gave up on Street after his 6.10 ERA/5.31 FIP April?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions
That has to be the only explanation
Though I don’t remember any reports of that. Here or in Detroit. I know he grated the Detroit fans, but they’re an irrational bunch
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions
I never heard of any clubhouse chemistry issues either...
but agree that could be the only logical explanation.
More than any other guy on our staff, even Belisle, i cringe when he takes the mound.
We traded him for cash, it wasn't an outright release.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 23, 2009 10:58 AM MDT up reply actions
That's right
For some reason I always remember the initial report. Maybe that cash helped bring in Betancourt, at which point I’d shut up, but it was still premature
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions
This is going to sound weird
But does this whole last couple of weeks thing feel kind of blah to anyone else? We can’t really win the division, and barring an epic collapse we are in the playoffs. And rooting for noncollapse is not particularly great. I just hope everyone is fired up come playoff time.
We've been spoiled by having two final day clinchers for the playoffs in our history
And actually, one of those was after the regular season. We’re used to drama
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 10:48 AM MDT up reply actions
Couldn't resist
It's Seth Smith's world. The rest of us just live in it.
by rockhead on Sep 23, 2009 12:17 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
this is genius!!!
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!!!:/
Another one I should print.
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by prettyinpurple on Sep 23, 2009 5:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm actually happy that it's blah
Last day drama, while amazingly exciting if you win, can be soul crushing if you lose.
I’ll take coasting into the playoffs over chewing my fingernails off any season.
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Sep 23, 2009 10:50 AM MDT up reply actions
I still feel a lot of pent up stress from games though
last night for example, and as Rox fans we should know that they always like to cut it close so I expect that many of the games will be like this.
by RockiesDave on Sep 23, 2009 10:58 AM MDT up reply actions
somehow, i find the come from behind stuff easier to take..
this nearly lose from ahead thing is a killer…..
From a Rob Neyer chat yesterday
Zac (Sacramento, CA): Who do you think is going to win the World Series?
Rob Neyer: I reserve the right to change my opinion, but at the moment I’ve got a really good feeling about your Colorado Rockies.
I saw that too
and almost laughed because I was so not expecting him to say that. Hard to tell if he was serious (and I doubt it) but still a nice shout.
Eh, it's pretty much drawing a name out of a hat anyway,
We definitely don’t have the best playoff team this year, but who knows what will happen.
Delayed a bit, I think my cheer needs a little work
“Definitely don’t have the best playoff team” doesn’t have the best rhythm to it.
We'll be fine
Once we get the playoff roster and Tracy doesn’t try to use every player in every game. That has caused more trouble than it’s worth imo.
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Sep 23, 2009 1:33 PM MDT up reply actions
No doubt
I’ve been going back and forth with my Dodgerfan friends, who see Colo as just a little gnat to be steamrolled in the first round, and its starting to fire me up. Surely nobody will pick us on paper, but I guess we’ll have to play some games to find out (with apologies to the Braves fans who are convinced they’ll catch us to send Bobby Cox out on a high note).
Dodger fans have a reason to expect they can steamroll the Rockies
Though Billingsley pitching like yesterday’s Matt Cain helps a pinch
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 23, 2009 1:22 PM MDT up reply actions
I think he was serious.
But it wasn’t really based on anything other than a feeling, it sounds like.
Scoreboard watch, early edition
first, props to roxgirl – she called it yesterday, said two of the bad guys would lose (giants and fish)
So today
rox 2:1 favs in vegas 64% per the accuscore simulation
Giants 6.5:5 favs – 59%
Braves 7.5:5, 61% (i’ll still feel better if they lose a couple more games…)
Philly 8:5, 65%
Dodgers 2:1, 66%
i’ll take a win and be happy with a loss by either the giants or the braves, the rest really don’t matter much…
I'll go out on a limb and say that I think the Dodgers lose tonight
Billingsley’s been pretty bad the second half and the Nationals have a good offensive team, plus Detwiler’s the type of pitcher that should be able to excel occasionally. It just seems like a trap game for them.
The game I’m least confident will fall the Rockies way is actually AZ/SF, Mulvey’s not very good and Sanchez can be at times. The others I see more or less in line with those odds.
It doesn't say anything about that
Your password is set up to purchase a maximum of 4 strips, three games per strip.
Actually, I don’t really understand what this means at all…
Apparently so
You have been selected to participate in the second round of the Colorado Rockies 2009 NLDS first-come, first-served, online only purchase opportunity
you can buy up to four tix per game
and you have to guy all three games.
even though we’ll highly likely only play two – you get a refund if there isn’t a third game.
So I would have to pay for 3 games, knowing we will only pay two?
And wait for them to refund me the price for the third game?
I could always post at McC
see if any of the McCovey’s would like to witness these mythical “playoffs” firsthand…
Don't forget how much money
the Rockies will make on using that money for interest even if it’s for 2 months.
I actually like this thought
More money to the team, help sign some more guys, at no cost to the fans (except those 2 months)!
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Sep 23, 2009 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I just got one of those too...though I already have tickets (gotten through another person's email link).
So…I have extras.
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I should add that...
the chance is from 9 MDT tomorrow morning to 9 pm tomorrow night and that the quantity available is likely quite low.
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That's cool though
After one drawing and second chance drawing, and I am sure there will still be screeching by people who say “They never told us!”
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by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 23, 2009 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Not everyone gets the 2nd chance e-mail
They’re apparently not sending out e-mails to the effect of “well, we’ve got a second chance drawing, but you weren’t chosen to participate.”
Which could continue…
“Which means you are a TWO time loser in the Rockies playoff tickets derby. Fat chance we’ll pick you for the NLCS or WS, either.”
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
What if it said...
“Which means you are a TWO time loser in the Rockies playoff tickets derby. Don’t worry, we’re saving you for the NLCS and WS tickets!”
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Sep 23, 2009 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Then I'd be a happy camper
And rainbows and awesomeness for all!
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Did we decide how those on the Row who wanted tickets
Could interface with those who were willing to sell them?
Send em an email
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by ShadowPenguin on Sep 23, 2009 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Genius, thanks.
I suppose I deserve that. I am referring to perhaps a fanpost where those with extras could let people know.
Heh, I think it was mentioned that a FanPost or FanShot would be setup for such a thing
But, not until the Rockies have actually clinched a playoff spot. No jinxing allowed!
Gladly sharing a name with Dexter Fowler!
by ShadowPenguin on Sep 23, 2009 4:28 PM MDT up reply actions
I think we might make a ticket hub FanPost where people can exchange basic
info about having extras/wanting tickets, just as long as there’s no negotiating prices taking place.
One of the lawyers I work for got the 2nd Chance offer
He’s offered me tix at price for one of the games, so I may get my NLDS fix. It’ll probably be something like Rockpile seats, I expect, since he and I are sure the best viewing seats are all gone, but it’s still playoff baseball.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
And yeah, Jenn said "if you DO get tickets, you HAVE to go"
So I’ll take one of her best friends, a huge Rox fan who probably won’t have a chance at a ticket herself. :-)
Now THAT is a win/win.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Can we have a
Rowbot party in her room to watch the game? That would liven the spirits in the hospital a little bit.
"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 don't want to threaten the aseptic nature of a hospital room by getting it all nerdy
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 8:59 AM MDT up reply actions
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