Sunday Rockpile: On the sustaining of the Rockies success
by Rox Girl on Jan 10, 2010 11:15 AM MST
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PrintOver the past few weeks I've seen in discussions some worry about how the Rockies might be in for another 2008 type of letdown due to their relative inaction in the offseason. Fans see the pattern of the team having success one year and then not going out to the free agent or trade market to try and supplement or build on it. The two successful seasons sandwiching 2008 also happened to follow major trades by the organization (Jason Jennings before 2007, Matt Holliday before 2009) which probably adds to the feeling by fans that if the Rockies want to be competitive in 2010, they ought to do something.., anything.., to shake things up.
I wanted to actually take a closer look at this today, and in doing so, I noticed I had some misconceptions myself about what caused the team's collapse in 2008 (hint: Troy Tulowitzki, Jeff Francis, Todd Helton and Matt Holliday had much more to do with it than Willy Taveras, Jayson Nix, Kip Wells or Greg Reynolds). So to start, I'll put the teams actual wins from each of the last three seasons, along with the WAR provided by both the position players and pitchers, and then after the jump break down just what went wrong in 2008 and try to find out if we're in danger of it happening again.
2007: Actual wins: 90
Batters/Fielders: 23.5Pitchers: 18.6
2008: Actual wins: 74
Batters/Fielders: 13.0Pitchers: 19.4
2009: Actual wins: 92
Batters/Fielders 18.7Pitchers: 23.6
First of all, note how in 2007 the Rockies pitching complemented the superior hitting unit on the way to the playoffs and in 2009 it was almost the exact reverse of that. The Rockies have added five wins of value in their pitching over the last two seasons, which has taken them from a decent middle of the pack squad to one of the League's top pitching units.
The other thing I want to point out is the apparent disparity in replacement level in 2008 vs. that of 2007 and 2009. You take off the 42 added wins from the roughly 90 win talent team that the Rockies had each of those two playoff seasons and you get a replacement level of 48. You take the 32 wins above replacement off the Rockies 2008 and your replacement level seemingly dips to 42. What that's actually probably showing is that the 2008 Rockies talent that season was closer to that of an 80 win team. Still not good enough to beat the Dodgers that year, but we should have been close to the division lead than we were.
Alright, what I really want to look at, however, is that 10 win dip in production from 2007 to 2008 and the bounce back in 2009, because there seems to be a general fear among fans that the inaction of the Rockies front office in 2009-2010 winter thus far indicates we're watching a repeat of the 2007-2008 off season.
I'm going to list the 2007 production in wins from guys who wouldn't be providing close to the same level in 2008, then I'm going to list who the team expected to make up that
2007 Key Pitching WAR contributors lost:
- Jeff Francis 4.1 WAR
- Taylor Buchholz 1.7
- Josh Fogg 1.4
- Manny Corpas 1.4
- Rodrigo Lopez 1.1
2008 Expected Pitching replacements:
- Jeff Francis 1.6 WAR
- Taylor Buchholz 1.2
- Manny Corpas 0.9
- Luis Vizcaino -0.1
- Mark Redman 0.2
- Kip Wells 0.0
- Greg Reynolds -0.5
2008 Actual Pitching replacements:
- Aaron Cook 4.7
- Ubaldo Jimenez 4.2
- Jorge De La Rosa 2.4
- Brian Fuentes 2.4
- Jason Grilli 1.1
- Glendon Rusch 1.0
Early in 2008, the pitching seemed to be well on its way to a trainwreck with injuries and several expected go-to pitchers falling flat. Dan O'Dowd made two key moves with AL Central teams in picking JDLR and Grilli, who both wound up pitching better than most of us expected and along with better than usual season from Aaron Cook and nice development from Ubaldo Jimenez and rebound for Brian Fuentes, the gains we made in the 2007 season were saved on the pitching front. This was not to be the case with the position players:
2007 Key hitting/fielding WAR contributors lost:
- Troy Tulowitzki 5.4
- Todd Helton 5.0
- Brad Hawpe 1.3
- Matt Holliday 8.0
- Garrett Atkins 2.4
- Kaz Matsui 2.9
- Willy Taveras 1.0
2008 expected replacements:
- Troy Tulowitzki 0.9
- Todd Helton 1.6
- Brad Hawpe (0.6)
- Matt Holliday 6.3
- Garrett Atkins 0.7
- Clint Barmes/Ian Stewart/Jeff Baker 1.8
- Willy Taveras 0.0
2008 Actual replacements
- Chris Iannetta 3.8
Iannetta's big year couldn't come close to making up for losses of one WAR or more from every other starting position player. When I look at it this way, it makes it really difficult for me to figure out what O'Dowd could have done to save us in 2008. There's just too much bleeding at too many different positions. Replacing the entire team (keep in mind this is the team that just won a pennant) was not an option and would have likely gotten him in much more hot water with fans than he already was.
So what can we take from that catastrophe and apply to the Rockies situation right now? Okay, let's start by looking at the 2009 Value Chart for some players coming off spiky or unusually productive seasons such as Helton, Holliday, Tulo and Kaz Matsui in 2007.
Tulo is the only Rockies player to put up more than 5 WAR in 2009, the question would be is he in line for a total crash in value? Given that much of that crash was injury related, I'm not sure this is something we can actually predict, if it happens again, we're kind of screwed again. Helton's averaged about 3.5 wins of value over the last five seasons, and he'd have to drop to replacement level to match the loss in value we suffered by his drop in production in 2008.
Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith are both excellent candidates to fall back to earth in 2010, so our left field might actually see a more significant drop than some people seem to be expecting. That said, we should get more production from center field, third base and possibly catcher if Iannetta can regain some of his 2008 magic. There's even at least a decent possibility we get more, not less, production from Tulo despite him coming off his best season career to date at the plate, as he could regain some lost defensive value.
At any rate, the main point is that the loss of at least a win at every position scenario that played out in 2008 seems highly unlikely right now, and what losses in value are foreseeable are relatively small and made up by gains at other positions. Keep in mind throughout that we can't foresee injuries such as the broken leg that Tulowitzki suffered in 2008, and a repeat disaster like that for out shortstop will almost certainly cost the team any chance at making another playoff run. I have to think, however, that odds are in our favor that another injury like that doesn't occur.
Of course, unlike 2007, in 2009 the Rockies pitching gave the team the most value. Perhaps this would be a better place to look for a repeat catastrophe.
2009 Key WAR contributors lost:
- Jason Marquis 3.8
- ?
Alright, this is where it gets kind of tricky. We know for sure that the Rockies will lose Marquis, we can't tell for sure what other problems await. Until we know better what to expect from Jhoulys Chacin, Christian Friedrich and other mostly untested starters in 2010, there's a pretty big risk in the event of an injury to one of the projected five starters. This is why the team continues to look for pitchers like Tim Redding (yeah, not the ideal example, but he's the one we're most connected to) to raise the floor of that potential dropoff.
Ubaldo Jimenez, Jason Hammel and Jorge De La Rosa are all downward regression candidates to varying degrees, but all also have decent arguments why they'd be able to maintain their 2009 level of production. I can probably get into those in the comments as I'm very late with this post as is, but the upshoot should be to expect a fall back for them but don't be surprised if it doesn't happen. If you're looking for a Verducci type effect due to a spike in the amount of innings, JDLR probably should be given at least a yellow flag, if not a red after a bump to 185 after 130 in 2008.
Conversely, the other two parts of the 2010 Rockies rotation might make up the Marquis gap and then some. If you take an average level of production from the pair, 2.9 wins for Jeff Francis, 3.3 wins for Aaron Cook (their MLB averages over the last four seasons they pitched) you could make up the difference between Cook and Marquis 2009, with half a win left over to help cover the other anticipated regressions.
At any rate, to lose 10 wins like the Rockies did with their 2008 position players, we'd need to see a combination of:
- A major regression and/or injury to Ubaldo Jimenez.
and at least two more of the following:
- Aaron Cook with another poor season by his standards.
- Both JDLR and Jason Hammel regressing to levels of production prior to their acquisitions by the Rockies.
- A less than average return by Jeff Francis.
- Chaos in the bullpen
Jimenez probably has to join Tulowitzki in the category of players we simply can't afford to lose and maintain a truly competitive team. Any other part and I think the Rockies could still be competitive with the right breaks, but those two seem to have made themselves integral to the franchise's success.
Okay, I'm just going to post this and continue the discussion in the comments, but the short story is that a 10 win, 2008 type of collapse in the lineup seems very unlikely right now. A similar collapse with the rotation/pitching is at least a little bit of a better possibility, but also unlikely.
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"Right now"
If only we could have something out of the Foundation series.
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by Russ Oates on Jan 10, 2010 11:30 AM MST via mobile reply actions
So we should all hope that Hari Seldon is a Rockies fan?
or at least that psychohistory is kind to the Rox? Would an unexpected breakout season by a player on a division rival be like the rise of “The Mule”?
3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...
by realmenwearpurple on Jan 10, 2010 12:15 PM MST up reply actions
"if youre not getting better, youre getting worse"
Its a popular saying this time of year. However, the hidden message here is that you should expect regression due to age or regression to the mean from career years. With the age of the roster, progression might be more lkely than regression. The other two could be cited as legitimate concerns, but u absolutely agree not to the 2008 levels.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 10, 2010 11:44 AM MST via mobile reply actions
Dex, CarGo, Smith, Spilly..
are young enough that at least one of these four will show marked improvement in 2010.
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Dex will, hopefully, and Spilly should be a little better than last year
I have no idea why you expect imporvement from Smith or Cargo though.
I do expect improvement from CarGo
I don’t know why you WOULDN’T expect improvement from CarGo! He was GREAT down the stretch and in the playoffs, and it wasn’t a fluke. He changed his approach; spraying the ball all over the field and not flailing wildly at bouncers to the plate. These were the two major concerns that arose with him during the first couple months in his Rockies career.
I doubt his slugging % will be .525 for the season this year, but I definitely think he can hit 20+ homers and hit around .300. To me, that’s improvement.
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by Hollidayrain on Jan 10, 2010 4:20 PM MST up reply actions
I hope you're right!
I just think expecting high level consitency from a young player who has a mixed history is maybe unrealistic. Rox Girl basically puts it how I see it, and she’s much more knowledgeable than I am, so read her posts :)
I don't see him as good as he was down the stretch
but as a .850 OPS guy playing elite defense I call that a significant improvement.
Cargo for CF
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 5:36 PM MST up reply actions
Don't you think CarGo is more valuable in RF?
As vast as the outfield is in Coors, the Rockies need two CF’s to cover everything.
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It'll depend on how Dex performs in CF for reals
I see him making smarter reads on balls, making better plays, etc, than Dex does, but that could also be a seasoning thing.
I want my best OF in CF, and I feel that is Gonzalez.
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 10:57 PM MST up reply actions
"and I feel that is Gonzalez"
What?!? I look to you for deep sabermetrical analysis, and get “and I feel that is Gonzalez”!!! Unbelievable.
j/k
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RZR and UZR back me up
but it’s a small sample still
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 11, 2010 6:51 AM MST up reply actions
RZR shows CarGo was only slightly more valuable than Dex..
and UZR has him more valuable in LF.
I"m not sure why UZR has Dex rated so low in CF. His numbers are similar to CarGo’s across the board and Fowler even has a higher fielding percentage as well as some other peripherals RF/G (whatever that is).
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that's something I've been trying to puzzle out as well
I let 2010 be the decider, it’s not as if they both won’t be with the club in 2011
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 11, 2010 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
The good news is
de la Rosa threw 22 innings in KC’s minor league team in 2008 so he had 152 innings that season making a jump to 180 unlikely to cause problems.
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--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
In other news
Looks like Chapman has signed with the Reds. Congrats to the Reds on getting a player who will most likely bust.
maybe Boras was right? If Chapman can get $30M, why were we so shocked about Strasburg asking for $40M?
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Chapman's deal was for 5 years though.
I don’t think Strasburg’s was that long. But hm…this guy has a lively arm, he could work out.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
which would you rather have?
Strasburg for 4yr/$15M or Chapman for 5 yr/$30M
There’s no contest here
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Haha yeah good point
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 12:55 PM MST up reply actions
Absolutly
Also consider that Chapman is expected to need one or two years in the minors before he is ready. So, chances are you are going to pay him 6-12 years to pitch in the farm. Where’s Strasburg is only expected to spend a few months down there gearing up.
and he still has a likely chance of being a bust
terrible move by the Reds, Jocketty is working hard to join to supplant Omar, Jim, Ed, and Dayton
That entire division is a disaster
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Juan morillo and Craig house had lively arms too
He could work out, but I’m happy we weren’t the ones to take that risk
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 10, 2010 12:57 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I couldn't help but think this
the last few days, that someone was going to pay a lot of money for Juan Morillo 2.0
I think that Chapman is supposed to have a little livlier movement on his fastball, and better secondary stuff. But no command should worry people….
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
I realize you are joking
but it’s nearly impossible to ‘project’ someone into a first ballot hall of famer…the odds of him turning into Juan Morillo are much higher than him turning into RJ…Also…Johnson was helped significantly by the fact that his downward plane on the ball is much greater for him being taller, and thus unique in comparison to other hard throwers. Maybe Chapman is tall and I just don’t know.
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this is the comparison I've seen other people make
or at least to explain away his control problems
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 5:37 PM MST up reply actions
well now Matt Holliday's deal is really about 20 years right?
with some deferred payments?
I posted a link in a different thread earlier in the week
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
well, theoretically the Cards will still be
playing Holliday on a regular basis…:)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
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Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
That's like the baseball version of
the Rick DiPietro lifetime deal….lol
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by Hollidayrain on Jan 10, 2010 3:31 PM MST up reply actions
except DiPietro is pretty decent and had a couple years of being decent before the signing
Aroldis Chapman: Can he even pitch in MLB?
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 5:39 PM MST up reply actions
Giving out lifetime contracts
for being decent . . . isn’t decent.
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well he showed signs of being beyond decent when he started
his injury concerns have been somewhat detrimental however
I agree on principle
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 9:05 PM MST up reply actions
this
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
hahah loving every minute of it
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:03 PM MST up reply actions
it's beautiful
I don’t know who to root for in the late game, I like Warner and don’t want this to be his last game. OTOH, I always pull for Aaron Rodgers…
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i am going for the Packers and the Colts (2nd favorite team)
TULO = 2010 MVP!
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:11 PM MST up reply actions
I think I'm going for Colts or Baltimore since the Bengals are out
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
I can't root for the Ravens. I just can't
Saints all the way (or Packers)
Anyone but the Chargers or Viqueens
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yea only teams i can root for in the AFC are
the Colts and the Bengals but they are out so its all Colts
and in the NFC i wouldn’t mind seeing the Saints Cardinals or Packers…no vikings or cowgirls can’t stand them both
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:16 PM MST up reply actions
I definitely am rooting for the Saints
but I’m getting some family pressure as my sister lived in Minneapolis for about 10 years….
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
THIS
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 1:19 PM MST up reply actions
I like the Cowboys this year
I gotta say that I would want them to be in the Superbowl if the Packers and Saints fail. I’m also starting to really begrudgingly accepting what Brett Favre is doing this year. I don’t hate any of the NFC playoff teams this year besides the Eagles, and they got their butts beaten down.
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Jan 10, 2010 1:32 PM MST up reply actions
I have mixed feelings about Favre..
I kinda of like what is doing and its good to see an older player do well…but for the older player rep we could go with Warner, but Warner is so darn boring….lol
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
tough call..
would the Packers play the Vikings in the next round?
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
nope
Saints
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:10 PM MST up reply actions
I hate the Patriots and all Boston sports
Though I really don’t think the Colts could lose to them. I could definitely see Phillip Rivers getting flattened by David Harris, picked off by Revis, and going 1 and done.
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Jan 10, 2010 1:28 PM MST up reply actions
lose to the Ravens**
Impossible not to have positive thoughts.
I want Sam Deduno to pitch already.
by bballrox4717 on Jan 10, 2010 1:28 PM MST up reply actions
ownt
"CarGo had to make some repairs to it. They called it a kitchen accident, but he was performing surgery. On teh lazor."
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by Hollidayrain on Jan 10, 2010 3:32 PM MST up reply actions
lol Edelman
completely missed handing that ball off to the fans after the TD
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
and that is this game in a nutshell...lol
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
really off topic but I just saw this headline and talk about an AWWW factor...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34792524
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
I really want to see this new Denzel Washington movie...
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
yeah that Daybreakers and Legion
are the next 3 i want to see
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:41 PM MST up reply actions
yes on Daybreakers....
not sure about Legion yet..
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Um I really hope Simms is joking about a chip in the football
to determine whether it crossed the goalline..
might as just have the players play Madden 2025….shees
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
okay I swear I'm typing full words...
*might as well and *sheesh…
ugh
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
I think it's a pretty good idea
Well, not necessarily the chip, but the idea of using technology to determine whether the ball crosses the plane of the goal. They’ve done it in tennis for a while now (though it’s WAY easier to do it in tennis).
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by Hollidayrain on Jan 10, 2010 4:31 PM MST up reply actions
Oh ouch that looked really painful....
that has to be a dislocated shoulder…
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yes that was very nasty looking
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:46 PM MST up reply actions
yep
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good lord...
Brady had like 5 minutes there….how was there no holding on that much time?
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because there the patriots and get a ton of calls there way
trust me i know as a Raiders fan :cough: tuck rule :cough:
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:51 PM MST up reply actions
indeed...lol
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okay so you like Rockies
and the Red Wings and the Raiders….how is this possible?
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my teams are all over the place
that is just all the teams i choose to like when i started watching sports in 1993 and i will stick with till i die.
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:55 PM MST up reply actions
fair enough...:)
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its just funny because on this blog we are all buddies as rockies fans
when it comes to hockey and football and helk even basketball my teams rival all the denver/colorado teams lol
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 1:58 PM MST up reply actions
well its your discerning taste in choosing the Rockies
that we applaud :)
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haha
yay
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
I think you'Re on to something
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 10, 2010 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
I have a friend who is a HUGE Patriots fan...
I’m sure he is a very unhappy camper….I feel kind of bad for him, because he really is a nice guy
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sorry, I'm still a bitter Broncos/Longhorns fan here
and to feel any sympathy for the Patriots or their fans is like feeling bad the banks started collapsing
ROCKEFELLER!!!
awww...truly he wasn't an annoying fan....
just a goofy older nerdy guy that liked his Patriots…
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oh yes he was a fan when they were the Boston Patriots...
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
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so on the plus side, the Patriots lost
then again, we will have to hear ALL WEEK about how THE PATRIOTS LOST
ROCKEFELLER!!!
boy and then some..
Not how the Ravens kicked their rears all over New England
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Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
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He was a former coworker
and to make it worse…he sits across the cube from the NUMBER #1 Chargers fan in San Diego. Seriously, he had a license plate at his desk that said so…along with a gazillion other Charger things.
this is the only time I’m glad I don’t work there anymore lol
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yea i can understand feeling bad for some fans
but for the team itself i will never ever ever feel bad for the Pats
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
He's had plenty of games to be happy about over the last decade and they weren't going to win this year anyway.
Pretty glad the Patriots lost but there are still too many teams left that I hate. In response to some of the comments above; what is everyone’s nightmare Superbowl scenario? For me it would have to be San Diego vs. Dallas. If this is the case I might actually not watch it because I’m guaranteed to see someone I absolutely despise win. At least if only one of them make it I could root for their opponent.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 10, 2010 9:34 PM MST up reply actions
Leave Belichick Alone!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFfobQftP5k&NR=1&feature=fvwp
this made me laugh…found at MHR
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That was hilarioussssss
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 2:32 PM MST up reply actions
I somehow picture
doing this for the GCW….
that would have been funny?
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
*someone doing this
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Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
You've gotta stop with all these acronyms :P
What’s GCW?
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 2:56 PM MST up reply actions
great catcher war
Its been a more common acronym than OBP on purple row in 2010
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I never realized we shortened it to an acronym
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 5:40 PM MST up reply actions
Great Catcher War :)
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Say what you want about Ray Lewis..
His firedupness rivals our dearly departed Yorvit……
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
yeah right!!!
I didn’t know how else to say it….:(
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Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Yorvit will never be dead to me..
as is evidenced by my sig line :)
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Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
I disagree on a Hammel fallapart
High BABIP and low LOB suggest that he’s due for an improvement, at least as far as ERA would show.
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I'm tempted to agree here
JDLR is the one that worries me more than Hammel. He was a huge part of the 2009 success, he clearly has the “stuff” to get it done, but with him we know that is not a physical thing in terms of repeating…
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 5:40 PM MST up reply actions
Interesting to see that CDI has been working with Hammel this offseason.
I hope that helps both of them out…
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something tells me
He won’t match his 09 k/BB though
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 10, 2010 2:44 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
That's part of what I was hoping to get to in the comments,
but I think I kind of have decided explaining how both of these pitchers hold their value probably deserves its own full post, or two for that matter. I mean it’s not certain either way, but I think both are going to be at least right around that 3 win mark in value next season. It’s interesting to me that JDLR was essentially the same pitcher as a starter in 2008 and 2009, he had roughly the same value/inning, he just increased the amount of innings started, and like you say Hammel’s turnaround doesn’t exactly scream out “fluke” there’s a lot to like there.
What worries me a bit about Hammel is the one driving factor in the change in value was a very large reduction in his walk rate, and yet according to FanGraphs, he threw exactly the same percentage of strikes (50.5%) in both 2008 and 2009. Part of that is pitching a lot more against teams like AZ and SF and a lot less against Boston and New York, and that’s not going to change in 2010, but I don’t know if the low BB number is completely sustainable without a higher strike percentage.
well i HIGHLY doubt he would be increasing his k rate and keeping his BB rate steady
You would be asking him to increase his franchise record k/BB rate. Otherwise, you expanded on pretty much what I thought
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 10, 2010 3:04 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
my reading score was by far my lowest on my ACT
My bad.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 10, 2010 3:12 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I don't see that as a major problem, the 50.5% strikes
Aaron Cook was only at 50.7%
Ubaldo was at 48.8%
And while I know it’s different styles of pitching, I’d still say it’s not a problem.
Just looking at strikes for strikes, never mind whether they’re in the zone, or foul balls, or whatever, just any pitch that isn’t a ball, Hammel had 63.91%, which is higher than any other member of the rotation.
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 5:53 PM MST up reply actions
CHONE and James
basically see him remaining the same as last year, which to me would be pretty solid..
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You're missing the point entirely
First, by using the word “fallapart” in your first reply and “problem” in this second one, you’re implying that I expect Hammel to not be valuable next season, which I don’t know where you’re getting that from. I haven’t once said he’s a problem or going to fall apart, I’ve in fact been trying to say that I’m seeing it as less likely than I did at the end of the season/
Second, my main point up in my first response to you is that Hammel will be adding baserunners via walk if he doesn’t improve the number of strikes he throws, and the two guys you use for evidence agree with that:
Jimenez’s walk rate was 3.51/9IP
Cook’s at 2.68,
are you really trying to suggest that Hammel at 2.18 is not going to add more walks by staying as he is? Somehow I doubt that. The question we would then come to is how many more baserunners and if improvements in his BABIP would offset that. His career average BABIP is .331, btw, and I’d actually expect a higher one now that he’s pitching at Coors half the time. Given that we’re now several years into his career, he actually seems to be a high BABIP type of pitcher, so I don’t really know how much improvement we should expect there.
And that other number you throw out there isn’t as reassuring you’re making it out to be, it’s showing me that he fooled a lot more hitters in 2009 than he normally has career-to-date when he throws pitches out of the zone. Sure, if he continues that trend great, we’ve got ourselves a solid mid-rotation starter, but is that scenario any more likely than the scenario that he got a bit lucky in that regard for a season? Do you have anything to support this claim? Again, I think moving to the NL probably had something to do with it, so some of those gains should stick, but I have a hard time believing they all will without some other evidence that he’s doing something different.
I guess the bottom line is that I do see him taking at least a bit of a step back next season, but not enough to cost the team a run at the division, at least I hope not, or drop us from the discussion of having one of the best rotations in the NL.
I'm genuinely curious what makes you think that
throwing fewer strikes will ultimately lead to more walks? I understand that balls lead to walks, but I’m not sure this really takes the bigger picture into account.
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Wait... where do I say that throwing fewer strikes leads to more walks?
I thought I was saying just the opposite, or at least that he won’t continue to have his low walk total without throwing more strikes. Am I being that unclear tonight?
oh wait, now I see what you're getting at. Now it was my turn to misread.
What I’m basically saying is that his low walk number from 2009 just sort of popped out of nowhere for him as far as his career is concerned and there’s no discernible difference in what he’s doing with his pitches. I have no idea why it would be sustainable. I guess the throwing more strikes would be a difference that would make me believe it could continue more.
oops
that was supposed to be in RMN’s comment about Hammel improving. I’m still learning how to use the World Wide Web
He had a K/BB ratio higher by 1 at home (3.72 compared to 2.75, both very good)
and an absurdly high BABIP in Coors as well.
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 5:56 PM MST up reply actions
I don't know why
so many speculate that Cargo will regress this year. Everything about last year seemed to indicate that he was just climbing into his potential not maxing it out. I look for him to possibly be the Rockies MVP this year. He has too many weapons to not play well.
This is probably another full post later this off season too...
If you were to ask me which Rockies position player I thought had the best chance of being a 5+ win player in 2010 besides Tulo, I’d probably pick Gonzalez. Yet I also think the more likely scenario is that he takes a step back next year. What you have with him is very high upside, MVP level, as you suggest, and a downside just a bit over his 2008 production, which makes for a very very wide range of possibilities. The safe bet statistically (and why there is so much talk of regression to his career average) is a small step back in 2010, and then further steps forward in 2011 and beyond. That said, maybe he skips the step back this season. Talent-wise, I don’t think you’re guess is too outlandish, it’s just not the most likely scenario statistically.
by Rox Girl on Jan 10, 2010 3:52 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Let's hope for the latter
I wonder what the team leaning on him fully as the starting left fielder will do.
1. add more pressure and make him feel like he has to do too much
2. give him more confidence knowing he’s our guy
On a side note another player who it seems has no choice but to improve upon last year would be Spilly. I’m not savvy enough to check out the +/- ( I think Rox Girl needs to hold a training seminar) but there is no way he could do worse than last year. We’ll need sharp improvement from his right handed bat especially since it looks like we’ll not be adding any others.
Spilly's definitely a strong candidate to improve in 2010...
and one case where regression will almost certainly help the Rockies in 2010 because he figures to bounce back up toward his career average. Actually he’s not the only right handed bat that figures to improve as Iannetta and believe it or not, Clint Barmes, are both pretty good bets to see at least mild improvement on their 2009 production, and whoever we get to replace Atkins as a bench option will also likely be a pretty substantial upgrade on Garrett’s 2009.
The problem with a Spilly improvement
is that it will likely take a major regression from one of CarGo, Dex or Smith to give Spilly a ton of playing time to show improvement. I imagine he’ll play a little against LHP – but not a ton…
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I disagree
I think he can return to his career average without causing a regression anywhere else. The at bats should work out somewhere near the same as last year with just a few less going to Spilly.
he didn't say that
he said “it will likely take a major regression from one of CarGo, Dex or Smith to give Spilly a ton of playing time to show improvement”
That doesn’t mean that Spills won’t return to career average, it means that he’s the 5th outfielder.
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 7:02 PM MST up reply actions
right
and what I meant was that he can get the same number of at bats as last year and possibly still improve. His entire career has been nothing but limited at bats in a back up role. He’s used to it I’m sure. I don’t think we need a major surge from him just enough to be a legitimate threat against lefties.
well, he CAN
but that’s not really his call
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 9:06 PM MST up reply actions
My big concern...
is that so much of 2010 is predicated on “ifs”: We’ll be better…..
- If Iannetta and Stewart and Barmes (or his replacement) put the ball in play with more regularity,
- If DLR and Hammell are able to take it to the next level, or at least not regress below where they reached
- If Seth Smith, Dexter Fowler and CarGo can deliver over a full season
- If Jeff Francis is healthy
So, yeah, I’m prepared for this season to go wither way. They may be a thrilling young team that takes the division or it all may fall apart. But, when you’ve go a limited payroll, that’s just life.
Isn't that the case for EVERY team though?
That’s why they play the games…
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:07 PM MST up reply actions
the irony of this is just so delicious
so filling, that…I just don’t think I’ll have room for seconds
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 6:08 PM MST up reply actions
Okay, this in interesting.
First of all, this isn’t probably what any of us wants to hear because we all always want the team to get better, but unless the Dodgers make some real move to make up the ground that they’ve lost this off season, the Rockies won’t actually have to get better to be the best team on paper for the division in 2010 (and until the games are actually played, “best on paper” is the best we can do), status quo should do the trick.
Second, to maintain status quo, you seem to imply that all of those four bullets you mention must happen, when actually only a couple such turns in our favor would do the trick, and you neglect to mention a couple of the more likely events that would also work such as a Cook rebound or even just a full season of a productive Betancourt/Street duo in the pen. Yes, the season has a lot of ifs, as Hizilla mentions, every team does, but our ifs are the best in the division right now.
Major Question Marks
Arizona:
Does Webb come back at previous levels?
Does Connor Jackson come back at previous levels?
Does Chris Young not suck?
LA:
Does Billingsley rebound?
Do they get anything from their 4/5 SP?
What do they do at 2B?
Does Manny rebound to pre-suspension levels.
Do their young guys (Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Kershaw) remain status quo/improve/regress?
Does their bullpen have much left in the tank?
SF:
Who scores runs?
Do they get league average production from their starters not named Timmah or Cain?
Does Cain repeat (serious candidate for regression)?
I like our question marks more than those other teams. I’m sure I missed a few.
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I love how we always just simply leave out the Padres
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:56 PM MST up reply actions
poor Padres:(
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
I don't really
know enough about them to know what their question marks are. I could probably name the starting 8 and the rotation for every team in the division but the Pads. I might be able to name 3-4 starters on the Pads…
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
That's not to say
I think they should be counted out, because they were pretty good towards the end of the season – I just don’t know anything about them right now.
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
yea they will probably be pests again this year
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 5:58 PM MST up reply actions
The have AGone
and a Hairston, and Everth Cabrera. Blanks. And their LF was supposed to be good but isn’t. I forget his name. Oh and Tony Gwynn Jr.
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
don't forget Kouz
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Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
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i think you must be meaning headley
And which hairston? Scott was traded last year. venable could be good
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 11, 2010 7:36 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Who are they again? :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 10, 2010 9:51 PM MST up reply actions
What about San Diego
Major question mark: will Rox Girl remember that they’re in the same division as the Rockies?
by controlled_slide on Jan 10, 2010 5:56 PM MST up reply actions
hahahahaha
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:56 PM MST up reply actions
I think the Dodgers
stand to show the most regression. I think Eithier will regress quite a bit not to mention what they will lose at second. Wolf leaving creates quite a hole and from everything I’ve heard they aren’t looking to spend much money if any. Granted they will probably see some relief from Manny but not nearly enough to compensate.
I worry a lot about Arizona actually. They could come back pretty strong. We’ll see what kind of offense SF puts together but at this point I’m thinking Rockies and Diamond back will be the contenders.
I don't know I think the D'backs win 85 games max
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 10, 2010 9:53 PM MST up reply actions
OT...Packers have tied the Cardinals 38-38
10:00 min left in the 4th qtr
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
This has been one hell of a game so far.
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:22 PM MST up reply actions
well the last 10 minutes maybe lol...
the rest was pretty snoozy
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Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
So will the Packers answer back...
I say yes :)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
I like the fan wearing a cheese sombrero....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
rodgers for the 1st down...good work there
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
that was a great effort
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
what a game this has turned into
whoever gets the ball in OT wins it after the packers tie it at 45
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
although they might score to quick
and AZ might have a chance to win it in regulation
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 5:37 PM MST up reply actions
oh man if McFadden wasn't unconscious
he might have reached out and grabbed that ball as it dropped
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
And yes the Pack answered back!!! wowza
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
man...it looks like it.....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
shades of SuperBowl against the Broncos..
where GB claimed they let us score
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
lol true
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 5:46 PM MST up reply actions
i made that comment to my dad
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 6:10 PM MST up reply actions
I just woke up from a really strange nap
I dreamed that a whole bunch of Rowbots got together for a Rockies-Giants game, we watched Ubaldo pitch a complete game. After the game, we were going to someone’s house for a picnic, but we couldn’t eat because RMN decided to remove the back door from two of the cars in the parking lot, so PF and WolfMarauder and SDCat (at least my brain’s idea of what she looks like) and I all sat around and made him reinstall the doors before we could go eat.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
he had a whole set of tools
and PF started putting one back on, and then said “forget this, you do it RMN”
I think it was supposed to be a prank, just directed at random strangers
ROCKEFELLER!!!
wow
I don’t know how to do that
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 6:11 PM MST up reply actions
okay that really made me laugh!! awesome...
I had a dream about the Avalanche last night hurling pucks towards my mom’s house in Colorado….weird
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
hahaha crazy
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 5:50 PM MST up reply actions
Uhhhh yea...............
Don’t really know how to respond to that
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 10, 2010 9:56 PM MST up reply actions
dude...you should have tackled instead of
trying to strip the ball!!!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Eat up those words ;)
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:53 PM MST up reply actions
I am pretty shocked
he’s always my fantasy kicker and just doesnt miss these
Stunned.
God really wants the Packers-Vikings to play for the NFC championship
ROCKEFELLER!!!
No doubt, Rackers is great.
But he choked just about as much as Shawn Graham yesterday
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:54 PM MST up reply actions
yea stunning
he is always reliable
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 5:55 PM MST up reply actions
We need you on the voodoo committee
This year when Broxton comes in to save a game against us, we need you to be there saying “Broxton always converts his save opportinites against the Rockies”.
"The Dodgers are such a .500 team that if there was a way to split a three-game series, they'd find it." Vin Scully: On-Air Radio Broadcast (1990)
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 10, 2010 9:58 PM MST up reply actions
was a good move i think
they were already in field goal range so he had to try and strip it
TULO = 2010 MVP!
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 5:52 PM MST up reply actions
Rackers pulled that ball SO much
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:52 PM MST up reply actions
wow...he missed the chip shot....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
man
i wish this OT would turn into college rules because whoever gets the ball first is going to win ugh
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
I was just gonna say....
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Yesssssssssssss
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 5:55 PM MST up reply actions
jussssst missed him lol
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 5:59 PM MST up reply actions
haha! unbelievable.
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 6:01 PM MST up reply actions
And look who caused the fumble.
The guy that sucked the entire game: Adams haha wow
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 10, 2010 6:02 PM MST up reply actions
hahaha yea
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 6:02 PM MST up reply actions
OMG!!! you've got to be kidding me????????????
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
His WR making no effort to get open
and he holds on to the ball way too long – sometimes you just gotta throw it away…
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
yep....just kinda sad for Rodgers...
what a great comeback he engineered…
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
yea seriously
422 yards 4 touchdowns all basically in the 2nd half and he losses
TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 6:04 PM MST up reply actions
man that sucks bro
unreal i can’t imagine how you feel…crazy crazy game
TULO = 2010 MVP!
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by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 10, 2010 6:08 PM MST up reply actions
seriously this.....:(
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
you and all of PackerNation...I heard the wailing from here in San Diego
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
If your fanbase is called "nation" you don't deserve to win
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 6:11 PM MST up reply actions
so you don't want a RockiesNation?
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Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
nope
Colorado fans earn their teams
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 6:12 PM MST up reply actions
I thought the original - "Red Sox Nation"
Was stupid. I think that other, derivative, “nations” are more stupid. I want no part of Rockies Nation.
by controlled_slide on Jan 10, 2010 6:15 PM MST up reply actions
The Royal rooters though practically won a world series or two for them
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. ~Greg, age 8
"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I would toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation."
lol
true,but they do
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MLB Network viewer tip- Holy Land Hardball
Great little documentary on tonight about the formation of the Israeli Baseball League.
I’m watching right now and thought I would share…quite interesting and fun..:)
check your local listings…
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Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
sorry make that Israel Baseball League...
being an Israeli is not required….lol
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
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Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie!
Yorvit Torrealba-Thank you for your clutchiness, en fuegoness and 2 point take down of Matt Kemp!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
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The Palestinians will be glad to hear about that.
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Willy Taveras makes 4million this year and OPS’d .559 last year.
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well, he was
by the smart team anyhow
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 10, 2010 11:28 PM MST up reply actions
He was signed to a two year contract last year.
He couldn’t have been non-tendered.
by Greg Stanwood on Jan 10, 2010 11:52 PM MST up reply actions
Which means I guess the Panda stays at 3B, DeRosa plays the outfield, and Uribe is on the bench where he belongs.
by Greg Stanwood on Jan 10, 2010 11:57 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah... when we said the Giants needed to improve their offense this winter,
was anybody thinking the answer would be losing Garko and Molina and gaining DeRosa and Huff?
when we said the giants needed to improve their offense this past July
Was anybody thinking the answer would be losing two top ten prospects and gaining Sanchez and Garko?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
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