Rockies 4, Reds 3: Seth Smith, Mr. Late Night, wins game in bottom of the ninth with walkoff two-run single
by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2009 10:12 PM MDT
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Print80-60. Let's just take that in for a moment.
80-60. The Rockies are 80-60. Twenty games above .500 for the first time ever.
How good does it feel to be a Rockies fan right now? How good does it feel to be Seth Smith now? If you don't have a positive answer to either of those questions you might just be one of our "friends" from MCC. No, no, no. You are one of our "friends" from MCC. Well, good luck with all of that.
Back to the game. It's the bottom of the ninth and the Rockies are down 2-3. Scott Rolen had just hit a homer in the top half of the inning to put the Reds ahead. Yorvit Torrealba, despite his hitting exploits of late, predictably recorded an out quickly. Then Clint Barmes knocked out a double. Tying run on second. The Giambino works a walk. Ryan Spilborghs walks (we spilly you, Ryan. Or is it we Smitty you, now?) KarGo and two outs now. Seth Smith steps to the plate with the leverage index being a hefty 10.87. The count is 3-2 after seven pitches. BAM!!! One run scores, the second baseman can't field the ball to make a throw, a second run scores! The Rockies win! The Rockies win!
That's how it feels to be a Rockie, to be a Rockies fan right now. Knowing that a comeback is possible, that Mr. Late Night continues to appear. These aren't your Rockies of old; these are your Rockies who have learned to eat soup with a knife.
A bit lost in yet another amazing comeback was Jason Hammel's super solid start: 7 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 K. Unfortunately, he didn't factor in the decision, but Matt Daley picked up his first career win.
Onward and upward!
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love the fangraph
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 MCCers will not be wearing thongs this Thongtober
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Two consecutive threads!
It’s a Thongtober miracle!
by Duncan1800 on Sep 9, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can we get through Thongtember first?
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.
by RdRnnr on Sep 9, 2009 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
If the Rockies lose the next 7 games or so i’d believe again, as long as the giants keep winning
Um, don’t the Giants have to start winning before they keep winning?
And this:
6 out of 9
I feel like, at the minimum, we have to win 6 out of the next 9 vs. LA and Colorado to give us a chance at the wild card. Anything less and it’s basically over. Agree/disagree?
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 9, 2009 9:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s over
With malice towards the Dodgers
by heimy25 on Sep 9, 2009 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I got to watch the game
at a restaurant in town and was with twenty of my friends celebrating my roommates 21st birthday…One of my buddies is a twins fan who is giving me crap about the tie game(I assure him a twins fan can not give me crap) and then Scott Rolen hits a bomb So at this point im pretty angry. Bases loaded and I’m telling all my buddies who care about how amazing Seth Smith is, bam what does he do walk off infield single. I cheer and lean over to my twins fan who can’t believe a two run walk off infield single just occured and I say one simple word…DESTINY
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by nodakroxfan on Sep 9, 2009 10:20 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Sounds like an amazing drunken moment.
Did you slur the word destiny? Because that would have been awesome!
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I was the DD
haha it was my turn
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MBM
strikes out. two down, top eight, still tied.
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
inning over!
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
Apparentely, ManRam eats him up
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80-60
Sink your teeth into that.
It’s nice to get a charmed win like tonight, but team is quite a bit better in almost all areas than Rocktober was. This is no fluke, this is a damn good ballclub.
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by Mondogarage on Sep 9, 2009 10:23 PM MDT reply actions 5 recs
this is how good the yanks are right now
we could win out and they’d still probably have more wins. Here’s to continued Rox success
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm really trying
hard to not start writing about why the Jedi aren’t all they are cracked up to be.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 9, 2009 11:51 PM MDT up reply actions
THIS is an excellent point..
SO SAY WE ALL
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
If that's what Yoda was really telling Luke.
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you're toeing that "disappointed" line
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 10, 2009 8:34 AM MDT up reply actions
Beautifully said
That’s how it feels to be a Rockie, to be a Rockies fan right now.
I really, really, really have difficulty getting my head around this win, but what a great one it is. Wow. Rocktober II, here we come!
It's Seth Smith's world. The rest of us just live in it.
This team continues to spread smiles and joy, WIN or lose!:)
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
nice win but...
Seth Smith has got to work on his walk off hit celebrations. Something left to be desired tonight, but he’ll have more chances to improve, I have faith
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I loved the part with Spilly.
He didn’t see anything, but he asked Alana, “was that Spilly?” He knew without even seeing that it must be him. They are having a blast. Me too.
My postgame EPIC FAIL
I missed the shaving cream pie…too busy posting.
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Instead of whipped cream maybe
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should everyone fall over and act like they haven't been there before?
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 9, 2009 11:53 PM MDT up reply actions
I really believe we are watching history.
All these years of suffering as a Rockies fan and now this. I love this team.
by EricMedic on Sep 9, 2009 10:26 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Year in year out, win or lose, some of us love this team
Suffering is relative. You could be a Pirates, Royals, or Orioles fan. ;-)
Even at our worst, Rox teams are never worse than mediocre…never worse than a 95 loss season, and that was the inaugural season.
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by Mondogarage on Sep 9, 2009 10:28 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Suffering is relative.
Yes, this. Remember, the Pirates just clinched their 17th (I think) straight losing season.
To put this in perspective
that’s how long we’ve been AROUND.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
And counting this season...
…this will be our sixth winning record, and third playoff appearance, in that span.
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Not bad.
But we need to add a championship to that.
Yes, we do, however....
…there’s a pretty lengthy list of clubs that can’t even boast that record of accomplishments in the last 17 years.
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Maybe
winning the DIVISION would count…
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
by rockieprogress on Sep 10, 2009 12:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Well, we do have a National League Championship
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by Mondogarage on Sep 10, 2009 7:54 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel kind of spoiled
I moved to CO in 2006 after spending years in the non-baseball state of Utah. So far, I’ve experienced 2006 down, 2007 (got to go to all playoff games and 1 WS games), 2008 (season tickets) and this year. It’s been really fun.
hey the Bees are awesome
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 9, 2009 11:53 PM MDT up reply actions
never worse than a 95 loss season, and that was the inaugural season.
Don’t forget ’05. Man, what a terrible year.
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Yeah, forgot the record was *that* bad then.
But it was also a year of transition…young Atty, young Matty, young Hawper…there was promise on the horizon.
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Another way to put it...
only three times have we gone worse than 72-90.
That’s certainly nothing to be proud of, but very rarely has this club been truly bad, as in national embarrassment bad.
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MarKKKKK Reynolds up.
Time for a lap around the bases.
smith is the mann
go rockies win 7 in a row tomorrow vs Kip bottom of the Wells
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!!
lets go dbacks get it done tonight
unlike yesterday’s fail
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!!
LA brings in the newly aquired southpaw
Reynolds on first, no out
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
2 on
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!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 9, 2009 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh god I hate doing this
LET’S GO CHRIS YOUNG CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP
/urk
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
ugh fail bunt Young
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!!
Wait
now I have to root for Byrnes?
Itsforagoodcauseitsforagoodcause
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
never
you may never root for eric byrnes. he is to be despised. two down
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Yup, I'll take this game going 12 innings before I root for Byrnes
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I don't mind Byrnes..
but will NOT root for Punk Upton.
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I'm having trouble rooting for several of them.
I’ve decided I just want the Dbacks to win, but I’d prefer it if somebody like Ryal did it. Aka one of the guys who hasn’t been around long enough to virulently hate.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
exactly
the best of both worlds
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Rusty Ryal
on the otherhand is ok
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:36 PM MDT up reply actions
I went to the game last Friday.
I was really disappointed that I missed my opportunity to boo Eric Byrnes.
I used to listen to his show on XM
just to boo him for an hour. Kept me in mid-season shape thoughout the off-season.
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.
Worse. Sith. Lord. Ever.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2009 10:36 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do you listen to Rockiescast?
They talked about Byrnes on last Thursday’s episode. I started gritting my teeth listening to it, I didn’t realize I was doing it.
Depends on which era and universe you're talking about.
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Byrnes is a Romulan...duh
hated by all
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
Byrnes fail
2 on 2 out
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!!
That's just...
….Byrnes Being Byrnes
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damn it
Belliard beat him by a step
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!!
dang
tough play. inning over
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
join the club
I have a 2 page sports business paper due tomorow and havent even searched for a topic
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Here's a topic...
…how does a miraculous win affect next day walkup sales?
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Anyone feel like reading this paper on biotechnology for me
Anyone… anyone… Bueller?
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
as a Business management major
I dont think I’d be much good at it
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What's the topic?
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I'll stick
with my history books and writings.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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All right.
Go and read Clausewitz’s classic On War by the end of October, write a 4-5 page report on Clausewitz’s theories of war. Then compare and contrast them to Jomini’s.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Both are discussed, but
those who bring either up haven’t probably read their works. Don’t feel bad.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Gotcha.
History is not really my forte. The book I’m reading right now on Rocky Flats is about the closest I’ll get to a history book. =P
Is it a how-to book on growing marijuana?
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or creating radioactive goo, which Seth Smith sleeps in so he can turn into a superhero?
There’s a book I would read.
Or wind up getting cancer or something.
Too much of a downer?
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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anything related to sports business
I think I might do a topic about how small market teams can still have success in a league without a salary cap and big spending isnt always the way to go
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If you can't pull 2 pages out of that I will slap you.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 9, 2009 11:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Actually its done and you helped
thanks, the interview you did gave me some ideas and I put them into my paper…hope you dont mind.
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Not at all
cite myself and Mr Gustafson properly
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 10, 2009 12:05 AM MDT up reply actions
haha
I cant wait til my teacher asks me who RockiesMagicNumber is
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by nodakroxfan on Sep 10, 2009 12:10 AM MDT up reply actions
I can give you my real name if you need it
just email me
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 10, 2009 12:11 AM MDT up reply actions
I should be fine without it
my teacher is pretty cool but if she asks me to redo my citation page i’ll let ya know, thanks again
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
by nodakroxfan on Sep 10, 2009 12:15 AM MDT up reply actions
mmhmm
I’ll have more of that interview….soon i hope
been a busy week
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 10, 2009 12:16 AM MDT up reply actions
loved the interview
especially since I hope to be in sports management it really interests me to see beyone the diamond.
ya school work is really starting to get busy…accounting is the worst
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by nodakroxfan on Sep 10, 2009 12:18 AM MDT up reply actions
For your references try:
Son of Citation Machine, it was a lifesaver for me in grad school.
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Oddly enough, yes.
I mean, I’m doing homework for a class I’m not even in.
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I'm supposed to be writing an article about the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.
I’m still transcribing the interview, unfortunately.
"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
I'm on call tomorrow at 0400
only 5.25 more hours. But i love my DirecTV Extra Innings and can’t walk away.
I didn't do
any HW tonight due to the massive amount of baseball I took in, but my stuff is due on Friday.
"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
Jose Contreras
tomorrow, can we expect more of his last outing?
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
even better
can we expect to see more of the same from Kip Wells
by ddavis539 on Sep 9, 2009 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
we can only hope
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
hopefully
more of the same
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 9, 2009 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Lets hope so
but this time by getting ahead of count
by Colsportsfan on Sep 9, 2009 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Off to bed now...nite all!
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hasta
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Well, its good to know
the ESPN announcers are voting Tony La Russ Mgr of the year…..what. EVER
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
Bastards.
By the way, I’m brewing a Blue Moon Clone tomorrow. You have inspired me.
Sounds interesting.
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just brewed (and finished)
a brown ale and a belgian triple. relax, have a home brew
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I had a hoppy brown ale for the first time the other day.
Wow. Can’t wait to make one.
I've got some Cascade in the fridge that I keep sneaking wiffs of.
Smells soooo good.
well
John Kruk is probably still saying the braves are the WC team to beat, so…
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions
You are surprise?
Tulo was robbed of Rookie of the Year and Holliday of MVP in 2007
by Colsportsfan on Sep 9, 2009 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions
And avenge we will.
I hope. Eventually, maybe. Um, right?
Todd not getting a Gold Glove that year was a travesty
and giving it to Derrek Lee was inexcusable.
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Derrek Lee is a very good defensive 1B
and Rollins is a stellar defensive SS.
The Gold Glove awards are a crock of [poop] anyhow. Don’t put any stock in to them, ever.
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 9, 2009 11:57 PM MDT up reply actions
thats alright
Tulo is the biggest gamer in the league. He has dirt on his uniform when he comes out of the laundromat
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
and they mentioned
Girardi too…tough to coach a team full of all stars lol
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 9, 2009 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Girardi...who....another league..
where they play Over the Line…
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
They play Canadian baseball there.
It is weird.
yea i meant overall
they were saying him lol
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!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 9, 2009 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
i think they are assuming
Tracy has another heart attack after more walk off wins. what a video clip after Spilly hit that slam
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:48 PM MDT up reply actions
What'd I tell ya
And Kruk probably still thinks the Braves can win the WC…
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Wide throw
parra to second no outs!
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
Failll
2 base error
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!!
I can't cheer for the Diamondbacks on general principle,
so I’m rooting for the Dodgers to lose instead.
"Admirably obsessive." - Uni Watch, March 24th, 2009
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by oo_nrb on Sep 9, 2009 10:52 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions
sac bunt
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!!
got him to third
one down
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions
For the record, our record last year on this date:
67-78, 3 game losing streak in progress. What a difference a…well, you know.
"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
IBB to Drew
Upton on deck
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
drew walked
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!!
cmon Upton hit it deep
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!!
Come... on... Stephen Dr...
can’t do it.
LOSE DODGERS
Come on Jus…
no no I DEFINITELY can’t do that.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
I understand and sympathize
It just makes you feel so…unclean
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another int walk
go Reynolds
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!!
IBB for upton to
bases juiced Reynolds up
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
I like that of all the contending teams, we’re the only ones that have are both leading and chasing. It seems like that should provide some sort of boost.
yea i like that
the next closest would be Texas but there chasing both
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!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 9, 2009 10:56 PM MDT up reply actions
God I would be so freaking happy
if we won the Division. After being as far back as 15 games. Would bea huge slap in the face to the Dodgers, nothing would give me more pleasure
by Colsportsfan on Sep 9, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
and we set an MLB record...HISTORY BABY>>>HIS TOR Y
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
I just would like to say that
at the start of the season I predicted the Dodgers would fall apart and the Rockies would win their first NL West Title.
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Reynolds is agressive
is that a good thing in this situation?
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
I don't think so.
But I’m not a stats guy.
not really
but who knows
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!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 9, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
thats the problem
he isn’t exactly clutch
by Colsportsfan on Sep 9, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
This.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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ala giambi recently
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
by HeltonsHeroes on Sep 9, 2009 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
I was literally typing those words..
so THIS
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
The Win Expectancy calculator
is hosted at a website named after the walk-off balk. I have yet to see this one, but I would love to.
"Admirably obsessive." - Uni Watch, March 24th, 2009
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duces
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
wow that was close to take with 2 strikes
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!!
We almost got a game-tying HBP on Gonzo.
That would have been sweet.
FULL COUNT
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
3-2.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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close pitch again
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!!
count runs full
pay off pitch
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
GAME SET MATCH
2.5 BACK!!!!
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
WALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
wow
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
Walked him.
Ball game!
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yesss
walk of walk!
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!!
off*
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!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 9, 2009 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions
two games back in the loss column to LA
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
price you pay for walking them loaded
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!!
night alll
work early
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!!
now homework after I catch sportscenter
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
You're never gonna get it done, huh?
I know how I used to do these things – right before class, usually.
procrastanation
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
HAHAHHAHA
After two IBBs, a walk-off walk was absolutely perfect. AND no Dbacks player had to get a hit for it to occur.
See? PERFECT.
I love Greg Reynolds. Deal with it, suckers.
A ball never was hit past
the mound as Troncoso implodes. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
wowowowo wait a second
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
we now officially control our own destiny against the dodgers
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
Night everyone! Great Night!
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
LOL, Dodgers
That’s the first time I’ve ever said “LOL,” but it definitely applies.
now that I think about it
it seems like pretty bad strategy to have the second IBB there. even though that second run doesn’t count I wouldn’t load the bases where a walk will make you lose
"They can outplay us all four games and if we end up winning the series, I'll be fine with that." ~Troy Tulowitzki
So this turned into a Dodgers-Dbacks game watch thread?
wow
you people need help…
looks around…..notices I’m here too…
MY PEOPLES! Go Rockies
I said it before, and everyone thought I was loony but: the LA DODGERS are the NL WILD CARD FAVORITE!
This thread at TBLA wins best use of photoshop...
http://www.truebluela.com/2009/9/9/1023219/closing-out-the-arizona-season#
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.
link fail
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.
I'll one up that..
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by Charlie77 on Sep 9, 2009 11:49 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you
like the improvements!
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.
Redhawk
I’m a little disappointed that you aren’t crowing a bit on what might have been the biggest exclamation point to your “hit v. walk” argument imagineable…
I'm sure it would change everyone's mind, too
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 10, 2009 6:45 AM MDT up reply actions
I've been right so often lately
I don’t want to brag too much on my super genius baseball brain. I mean being right as much as I have lately does make others feel inferior, and while hard, I should be humble to some extent, though when you are as great as I am, being humble is hard, but I’m great enough to do it
(note: this is of course humor, I’m not THIS much of a conceited jerk)
I saw this
and only thought this
heroes on a half shell…
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 10, 2009 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions
love the Ninja Turtles
hahah
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!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 10, 2009 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions
What an amazing night!
Streetlight people!
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Sep 9, 2009 11:08 PM MDT reply actions
Just got back from the game
Ok I’m getting a little obsessed. Fifth game in six days. All wins :) Tonight was pretty crazy, but Mr. Late Night came through big time.
LOL SportsCenter Fail..
21 minutes in No Rockies story…soccer went ahead…LOL
Yorvit! GOT STREAK?!
Hawpeye needs to get some hits and runs.
Okay, yeah.
I’m catching the replay now. But whatever. They’ve been pretty good lately about keeping the Rockies and Giants games pretty early (like first five minutes) lately. I suspect because we’ve created some distance, it’s not quite as big a story, which I get. And there is a lot of other stuff going on.
And on this version of SportsCenter, Reds/Rockies came up 19 minutes in
immediately after Dodgers/D-backs.
USA qualifying was pretty huge..
and I would rather watch soccer than Derek Jeter highlights.
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You wouldn’t let Jeter kiss your sister would you?
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This was a fun night
I wish I had actually been productive but it doesn’t matter too much right now.
"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
I'm beyond the point of being productive.
I’ve tried to start this homework about 4 times. It’s not happening tonight.
I didn't even try starting
although I thought about doing my Transport Phenomena stuff
"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
Alright--we're beating the teams we should beat and good things are happening all around us...
Feels nice.
Eschew Obfuscation!
I decided to head down to the game today on a whim.
What an amazing 9th inning! When Sef Smif came up, I finally convinced my friend to turn his expensive, fitted Rockies hat into a rally cap. Boy, did that ever work! That ball had 20/20 vision through that infield!
Let’s make it a 2.0 game deficit and 4.5 game lead tomorrow boyz! WOOOOOOO
"There are only two important things in life: baseball and breathing. But at least you can survive without breathing for 3 minutes."
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I would like to get something off my chest
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHALOKLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLO World series baybeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
Your best? Losers alway complain about their best. Winners go out and f*** the prom queen.
-John Mason (Sean Connery)
so what do we think
the giants have a 3 game set coming up at LA, do we cheer for the giants to hope we get closer in the division or do we cheer for the dodgers so we can lock down the WC? Oh the delicious problems that Thongtember presents!
how bout we cheer for the Rockies
hope both teams lose?
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 10, 2009 6:54 AM MDT up reply actions
How about we head over to MCC and cheer for the Giants..
to burn in a fiery balloon crash!!
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as long as we keep winning, it really doesn't matter
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
Personally
I’m hoping for the Giants to win 2 of the 3. No sweep either way, please. I want the division. I don’t care what anyone says. The Rockies have never won a division title….EVER. Coming from where they were at to winning the Division would be one of the greatest turn around/comebacks of all time.
While the playoffs, and the Wild Card are great….I want ALL the Cinderella Story
Think I'd rather see a Giants sweep. Of couse while we're sweeping the Friars after we've just swept the Red Legs
"I've had pretty good success with Stan Musial by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." - Carl Erskine
I kind of felt this way in 2007.
I was pumped about the playoffs, but “2007 Wilcard…winners” isn’t much of a banner. Then they beat the Phillies, there’s still not a lot you can put on a banner. So winning the NL was huge.
Funny Dog to Make Life Worthwhile
by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 10, 2009 10:45 AM MDT up reply actions
i am still iffy on who to root for
i want to win 2 of 3 in SD and have LA win 2 of 3 or SF wins 2 of 3….either way i can handle that i guess
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!!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Sep 10, 2009 11:25 AM MDT up reply actions
Root for the Giants to take two of three.
I say that this is the time to go for the Dodgers’ throat. We’re close enough to the Dodgers now, and opened enough separation against SF, that I think winning the division is a reasonable goal—still a bit of a long shot, but a good goal.
by Foxhole Atheist on Sep 10, 2009 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Plus,
no Bonds anymore + Manny Being Manny = Giants MUCH easier to root for than Dodgers.
by Foxhole Atheist on Sep 10, 2009 11:48 AM MDT up reply actions
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