Thursday Rockpile: Rockies have nothing to fear but the lack of the brave(s)
by Rox Girl on Sep 24, 2009 8:59 AM MDT
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PrintSometimes I wonder if people have some sort of psychological need for an unseen enemy to keep them wary and alert and prepared for the random events in life. This theory has been playing out on Purple Row the last couple of days as Rockies fans' hand-wringing has shifted from the Giants to the Braves as most feared remote competitor. On a bigger scale, this kind of cautiousness has a clear use for the protection of our society as long as it doesn't disrupt other important parts of life (as the Rockies and their fans in this AP article about heightened security/alert levels attest) but on a scale with the triviality of a baseball playoff chase, to me it seems sort of silly.
If the Braves really are good enough to pull off the kind of rare, once in a lifetime type of run (which thanks to a team we're all familiar with, we've already seen once in our lifetime) needed to overtake the Rockies and get to the playoffs this year, more power to them. We've got to chalk that up to the random cruel twists of fate, and fretting over it is a bout equal to fretting over a giant doomsday meteor colliding with the earth. You can't really prepare for it, you can't really send Bruce Willis out with some nukes to stop it, you're better off worrying about a pack of organized bears jumping out and eating you while you go jogging.
Last night was one of five catch-up games that the Giants and Braves needed before they can once again start competing for the wild card. They still need four more, the Marlins still need five. Anytime they lose or the Rockies win, that moment of honest competition, where their performance once again is measured on an equal standard to the Rockies performance gets delayed. Right now, it's not their better vs. our better, it's their best vs our mediocrity, and until and unless the standard gets even, the fretting over their cupcake schedule or our more difficult one is moot.
The Rockies in a way are doing the seasonal equivalent of putting in Juan Rincon with a five run lead. They are being extra cautious with minor injuries, toying around with the rotation to see who would be best suited for starting in the playoffs (possibly not Jason Marquis). I would like it more, actually, if they were doing more of this. For instance, giving rest to Yorvit Torrealba, who's previously fresh but now tired legs had to have been some benefit to his hot streak.
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While the cheapest Rockies tickets are going up in price for the playoffs, it seems that the Rockies are one of several teams to be lowering the price of their most expensive seats relative to what they cost during the regular season. What this means for overall revenue for the club is unclear, but there clearly won't be the same playoff windfall that there was in 2007 without more home games.
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But...But.....Marquis is a WINNAR!
he’s got 15 wins and was an All-Star,…every team he plays for makes the playoffs!
Paging Tony LaRussa…please pick up the white courtesy phone.
I can't pitch him in the playoffs
Not if Cook pitches well Friday and his next start. Marquis could end up 15-14. His ERA in Sept is over 6.
Not to be a party pooper..
I’m wondering if there could be a different thread for TixTalk…
I don’t begrudge anybody their tickets(even if a bit envious:)…but it would be good if one didn’t have to wade through ticket discussions to get to discussions about the team etc.
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!!!:/
We now have a Postseason Ticket Thread:
Go here if you want to talk about tickets, etc.
Eschew Obfuscation!
damn you
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 9:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Whatever, I got you tickets...
you have a “no cursing Jabberwocky for at least two weeks” obligation now.
Eschew Obfuscation!
FINE
curse…somebody else….
curse Brian Giles! 
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 10:09 AM MDT up reply actions
Will Venable...
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!!!:/
Clint Barmes!
/ducks
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:39 AM MDT up reply actions
Thank you Jabberwocky...
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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!!!:/
OK EVERYBODY POST ABOUT TICKETS HERE
http://www.purplerow.com/2009/9/24/1053190/rockies-playoff-ticket-thread
AND EVERYBODY REC IT SO IT STAYS ON TOP
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 9:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Rox Girl, it's not a once in a lifetime experience
I don’t have the records to hand, but how many teams have won 10 straight this season? I don’t think you can selectively say “how many teams have won the last ten games of the season to get to the play-offs” because the additional variables are a red herring.
On the other side of the coin, the Mets have managed to suffer two x once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the last two seasons. It’s not that rare!
To give a poker anology, we have a set of cowboys on the turn and the villain is holding rockets. I’m happy to get all my money in, but I’ve been outdrawn in this situation too many times to consider it a lock.
lol, I understood(if not agreeing) everything you said...until
your last paragraph. That was like Greek to me..I don’t play poker..lol
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!!!:/
also, I suddenly had an image of Clint Eastwood and Wile E. Coyote...
and something about Caesar’s Palace…I was very confused..
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!!!:/
mmmm, George Clooney....
/daydreams…
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!!!:/
lol...good stuff...
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!!!:/
Not really
If you were going to say “What are the odds the Braves win ten straight,” you can expand the sample you’re looking at to the full season. But asking how often a team can win ten straight at the end of a long season with bumps and bruises is absolutely comparing apples to apples.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 9:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Except everyone else has endured the bumps and bruises too
Plus, lots of teams won’t really care about the result, so a hungry contender may pick up more wins than they would have earlier in the season.
10-game streaks don't happen that often
esp. to end a season. That the Rockies have had 2 10+ stretches in 3 yrs is unusual. earlier THT article on each team’s last 10-game win streak.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
What about the opponent?
The Braves play 7 of their final games against the Nationals. Does that make it easier for them to win 10 games? I think they would have to catch some kind of fire to win 7 out of 7 against the same team within a 10 day period.
The fact that it's the Nationals might outweigh the familiarity thing
It’s pretty strange that the Rockies managed to sweep both season series from the Reds and Nationals…
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:51 AM MDT up reply actions
RG, don't you remember...
“Just because we’re paranoid, doesn’t mean (the Bravos’, Gnats, Fish) aren’t out to get us” :)
But I actually do agree with you. Perhaps its a prepare for the worst…etc…kind of thinking?
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!!!:/
Just for the record
FANGRAPHS HAS AN iPHONE APP
squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And in the screenshots, they have the fangraph of SpillySlam.
squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 9:52 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
I have to rec this
that’s awesome. Too bad I don’t have an iPhone. I’ve tried to visit fangraphs on my blackberry, and it’s a bit of an overlaod
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 9:55 AM MDT up reply actions
It,s
simply a case of don’t count your chickens. I remember the 64 Phillies blowing a 6.5 game lead with 12 to play. Like Yogi said it’s never over till it’s over.
by DieHardRox on Sep 24, 2009 9:55 AM MDT reply actions
That's not a whole lot worse than a 4 game lead with 10 to play
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:05 AM MDT up reply actions
Compare Tulo now to what he looked like in the preseason commercials
Is it just me, or does he look pudgier now, specifically in the face? Obviously he’s not out of shape, but that combined with the huge tufts of hair exploding out the back of his helmet make him look significantly less California-golden-boy looking.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:07 AM MDT reply actions
I dunno...methinks he's just not really caring how he looks right now and
is just gearing up to play some ball in October…
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!!!:/
I think it's his pending nuptials...
Lot’s of guys put on a few pounds once they settle down with a good woman who takes care of him. I sure did!
We obviously need to ruin his diet, get him chasing loose women….wait…nevermind. He looks fine.
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
I'll be the guy in a orange shirt EVERY Monday...Broncos are my team win or lose.
The race is over, take off the uniform?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 24, 2009 1:36 PM MDT up reply actions
whaaaa? He's getting married....?
that just ruined my whole day…..:(
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!!!:/
I found out on the day of Helton's 2,000th hit.
Finally – everyone could stop teasing me and falsly accusing me when he’s married!
BEAT THE PADRES TILL THEY PRAY FOR MERCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by prettyinpurple on Sep 24, 2009 3:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Since when does that stop you all?
My girlfriend still refers to Tod Helton as her future husband. :) She said she’s going to make him do extra chores if he doesn’t run faster though
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions
hehe.
I think it’ll stop me. In 5 years, there will be someone younger, anyway ; )
BEAT THE PADRES TILL THEY PRAY FOR MERCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by prettyinpurple on Sep 24, 2009 4:30 PM MDT up reply actions
I like the way you think
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!!!:/
I have recently begun to think very seriously
that Tulo is going to end up at third in pretty short order. He seems like he has gotten a lot bigger recently.
I guess I don't see what you all are seeing..
as far as his weight goes…he looks a tad heavier…
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!!!:/
He looks like a linebacker now
But, as far as my eyes can tell, I don’t see his range slipping any.
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
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by Franchise26 on Sep 24, 2009 10:21 AM MDT up reply actions
Scouts have been saying to put him at third
His entire carreer… He has awesome range, and I agree with SDcat’s sig.
¡Vamos Rocosos!
This is possible, I suppose
If Stew doesn’t pan out. But he’s still a solid defender, and it’s easier to find a 25 HR guy to fill in at third than at short.
Tulo SS + MLB avg 3B >>>>> Tulo 3B + MLB avg SS
Plus it’s not as if his range is debilitating. Maybe later in his career, but not “short order”
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:32 AM MDT up reply actions
This is just me,
but Tulo wouldn’t be Tulo if he was a 3rd baseman!
BEAT THE PADRES TILL THEY PRAY FOR MERCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by prettyinpurple on Sep 24, 2009 3:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Rockies got a shout out on SportsCenter this morning
It was in regard to the fact that Brad Lidge could be the 2nd player in history to save 30+ games with a 7+ ERA.
He would join Shawn Chacon in 2004.
awesome.
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I am really beginning to despise ESPN...and I didn't think that was possible
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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!!!:/
well in fairness
Chacon was a complete trainwreck, and so is Brad Lidge
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 10:13 AM MDT up reply actions
No one hitter should have the power to break any one pitcher
Lidge broke himself
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:35 AM MDT up reply actions
there is zero humor in that
Albert Pujols broke Brad Lidge.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
Have some guts or get out of the closer role
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:51 AM MDT up reply actions
He's trying, he really is
but Charlie Manuel keeps tossing him back in there.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions
I really wonder why Manuel doesn't think he has a better option
while Lidge gets a breather. If Street was a stinker all year, I’d be fine putting him in the 7th while Morales/Daley or even Betancourt took care of things for a bit. Surely someone in that pen can do better than a 7.00 ERA. Apparently it’s not important to have a closer who is confident and right going into the playoffs
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 11:04 AM MDT up reply actions
because he's old school
and lidge was the closer and lidge is the closer and that’s final.
I’m really afraid that Marquis was an all star and is a star still and he was a solid pitcher and still is and
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 11:52 AM MDT up reply actions
Brad Hawpe
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 11:58 AM MDT up reply actions
agreed...but seriously...
kind of sad how Mr. Lidge is the scourge of Philly now…considering he was perfect in saves last year..
Yorvit Torrealba - name means RISPY HAWT!
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To be fair...
Becoming the “scourge of Philly” means you have finally arrived. Santa Claus was nothing before he was booed in Philly.
go post that on The Good Phight
you will get superbanned so fast
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 10:23 AM MDT up reply actions
That's funny, I feel the same way about San Fran
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Sep 24, 2009 12:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Is getting superbanned like becoming a SuperFan?
Yorvit Torrealba - name means RISPY HAWT!
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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!!!:/
do it...do it....
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!!!:/
I...can't.
I went to join and the first line of their agreement is “Be excellent to each other.” I cannot go against the words of the Mighty Wyld Stallyns.
fair enough...
lol…The only time I have disliked Bill and Ted is right now..
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!!!:/
It was just a passing dislike...
for that brief moment in time
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!!!:/
yea...you followed my lead!
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!!!:/
and while you are in the phonebooth
could you alter ToddFather dropping Tulo’s throw last night…
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!!!:/
1-800-555-CATCH THE FRIGGIN BALL
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!!!:/
Yes, I am worth 16 million bucks a year
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!!!:/
Sorry...that was Todd Helton answering the call
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!!!:/
I should have been more clear
that was the direct 1-800 for him…although each player does have theirown line
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!!!:/
he did starting hitting again after the
“accident”. I think that timeline should stand
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!!!:/
RG
the “organized bears” bit was pure gold. I don’t know why, but that made my morning.
As for the paranoia, though, I can’t deny it. I’m a “glass half empty” fan by nature and I won’t feel safe until the job is done. So stop losing to the stinking padres, fellas, ok?
I must be a glass half empty kind of fan too
because I am getting real worried about the Braves at this point. Its easy to say how difficult it is to win a lot of games in a row and lose a bunch, and how it doesn’t happen often, but it can happen. We are playing very difficult competition and we are not playing well right now, while the Braves are playing very good baseball and playing weak competition. Its called peaking at the right time, and I just hope the Braves are not doing just that. I guess what really worries me, is losing to inferior teams. I understand wins will be tough to come by against the Cards and Dodgers, but every win against the Pads at home is needed. We really can not afford to lose a series to them tonight. I know, I know, they are hot, etc, etc., but they still have a very weak lineup and we are at home.
It has not worried me enough to keep from buying playoff tickets this morning though, sorry to mention it here SDcat, but I had to.
Rox, please start playing with heart! Let's finish this thing off!
Its all good..
Your comment was an extraneous reference…not a complete who, what, when, where and how regarding tickets…:)
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!!!:/
So, what's been happening
I’ve been travelling, and just seeing the scores. Looks like some excitement (11-6 game becoming a 11-10 game, Marquis still stinking it up, that sort of thing). I take it it’s cold in CO?
Still have a 4 game lead, though. I’m good with that. Saw last night that the Phillies are a smidgen ahead of the Cards, so they would be the Rockies post-season opponent. I’d prefer them to the Cards, I think.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
I'm a little more confident about facing Carpenter/Wainright/Pineiro
than Lee/Hamels/Happ/Martinez. We have become pretty lefty-heavy…
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Exactly what Tracy said on KOA yesterday
He would much rather see the Cards than the Phillies because of the lefty pitching
But in the end
Don’t we hope that we face BOTH the Phils and the Cards?
Which do we want to face first? (5 game vs 7 game series)
I say Phils first then the Cards
¡Vamos Rocosos!
gotta beat one before getting to the other
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 24, 2009 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions
The Cardinals seem to play the Dodgers REALLY well
For a while now, in fact
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by Hollidayrain on Sep 24, 2009 11:01 AM MDT up reply actions
Exactly, so
I am hoping that the Phils finish with a better record. At this point anyone hoping that the Cards finish with a better record have some ’splainin to do, seeing as that suggests they should win teir next series…against US!
Phils v Rox >> Rox
Cards v LAD >> Cards
¡Vamos Rocosos!
All this posturing takes a big time backseat to execution
If the Rockies can play at an 8 or 9 in all areas, they’ll beat anyone in the National League
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 11:07 AM MDT up reply actions
Hence playoffs=crapshoot
sometimes. There’s always a chance, as long as you’re there
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions
Really!?
You think that the Tigers (or the Twins for that matter) have more than a snowball’s chance to reach the WS? If it is acrap shoot, those are some seriously loaded dice! which is why it is interesting to discuss this so-called Posturing
¡Vamos Rocosos!
/grrrrrrrr
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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!!!:/
At what odds would you put money on the
Tigers/twins reaching the WS
At what odds would you put money on the Yanks?
LOADED DICE
¡Vamos Rocosos!
Look at the pitching matchups
I have more faith in the Tigers playoff rotation than I do in the Yankees at the moment.
Matchups, fluky games, it is one big crapshoot, especially with a Best-of-5 divisional series.
I am not saying Tigers in the WS
I am saying that even though the Yanks are the best team in baseball, they have a potentially dangerous short-series matchup. So how can I predict any team to win the pennant when I have little confidence in them winning their LDS?
Every team this year is extremely flawed. It is a crapshoot.
A crapshoot implies even odds
and the odds are not even! I know the system is not perfect, but it is not totally random. It will be interesting to see how the flaws will express themselves.
¡Vamos Rocosos!
No it's not random
but with the frequency of wild cards playing for the title, we can almost view it as such
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 11:45 AM MDT up reply actions
a long lost cousin of mine
that was found through the interenet has a myspace page with a picture of him celebrating the Cards WS win with Eckstein on the field. He has a post that tells the story of how he finagled his way into the game and eventually onto the field.
Funny Dog to Make Life Worthwhile
by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 24, 2009 11:36 AM MDT up reply actions
I said there's a chance
not that I would bet on it. Just a chance
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 11:28 AM MDT up reply actions
Ahh Dumb and Dumber
OK, I agree there is that kind of Chance, but that is not exactly craps!
It still matters who we play and what pitchers we face.
¡Vamos Rocosos!
heh...I would pay to see that again
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!!!:/
So I read the Giambi article in the CS Gazette
and I think I respect him more now….he’s just a ballplayer
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!!!:/
I'm listening to an interview with George Karl
and he is giving the Rox some love. He says he’s confident the Rox will be in the playoffs…and possibly the WS….
I do like that guy….
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!!!:/
haha nice
thank God the coach of the Nuggets thinks we’re the real deal.
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 24, 2009 11:54 AM MDT up reply actions
He should work on drawing up an out of bounds play
Then he can start worrying about the Rockies playoff chances.
oh good lord..
I just thought it was cute. They asked him what he thought…he commented…
I doubt he gives it that much thought. He at least he is rooting for the Rox. During the playoffs, I saw Melo with a RedSox hate on….was not amused…
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!!!:/
err...Red Sox hat.....(freudian...hmmm)
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!!!:/
I was all set to
make a joke like, “I’ll bet if George Karl managed the Rockies he would have played Omar Quintanilla in every single game because really, Q is the Anthony Carter of baseball.”
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
The Shawn Chacon Experience - Life as a Rockies fan, one day at a time: Because we're all still recovering from those nine blown saves.
George Karl wouldn't have let Dexter Fowler ever see the field
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 1:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Does that mean Dexter Fowler is Von Wafer or Dermarr Johnson?
Probably Wafer… unlike Fowler, Dermarr couldn’t play defense worth a damn.
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
The Shawn Chacon Experience - Life as a Rockies fan, one day at a time: Because we're all still recovering from those nine blown saves.
Fowler is any rookie
Maybe he’s Ty Lawson
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 24, 2009 1:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Q is only shooting 24% from the field
not acceptable.
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 24, 2009 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions
What I don't understand about Yorvit versus Ian.....
is that when Iannetta was the regular starter, he still wouldn’t get three consecutive starts, or wouldn’t start day games after night games. They still only started him 70% of the time. Now that Torrealba is the starter, however, they give him EVERY start as if he never needs a rest or that he’s so much better than Iannetta.
Can somebody explain this to me? I mean, if Iannetta had been used as regularlty as Torrealba is now, maybe his timing at the plate would have improved and his hitting results would have been such that he wouldn’t have lost his starting job to Yorvit in the first place.
There’s just no way that Torrealba is an everyday catcher who never needs time off and Iannetta is someone who only should start, at most, three straight games.
Maybe the pitchers feel more confident with Torrealba
or Tracy is just riding the veteran’s hand…I dunno. I do think Yorvit needs a day or two of rest…and maybe today is a good time for that…
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!!!:/
As a Yorvit fan
I too am surprised by this. It was different in the 07 playoffs with all the days off, but during this grind it seems really odd that CDI can’t even get on the field. There must be something behind the scenes going on in that regard.
Baseball World Cup, USA vs. Cuba
just started on MLB network. Not sure, but did not spot any Rox prospects on USA roster.
Patrick Saunders: I think Kruk is lazy.
stupid being in class and not having mlbn anyhow
Cedrick Bowers is on the squad
This is a cool stage for Pedro Alvarez and Justin Smoak to be playing in. Those guys are going to terrorize their divisions for a long time.
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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 24, 2009 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions
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