Monday Rockpile: (More) Motivational Spring Training stories, Injury updates, more
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Feb 22, 2010 8:24 AM MST
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Sticking to the theme of Rox Girl's Rockpile from yesterday, there are a couple more articles on the Rockies' website focusing on the gutwretchingly (I know that's not a word) positive aspects of Spring Training. Thomas Harding posted pieces on Eric Young Jr. and Justin Speier ten minutes apart. Both guys will be competing for roster spots. Both men also have quite a bit of competition (though Speier's competition is probably tougher). Let's hope each guy plays up to his potential (although we don't quite know what EYJ's MLB potential is) becomes a contributor to the big league club.
More links after the jump...
Rockies' Ian Stewart tweaks swing to be "The Guy" - The Denver Post
Ian Stewart worked with Don Baylor for three days during the off-season, and showed up to Tucson a week early, as part of his massive effort to fix the problems that caused him to strikeout 138 times last season. Stewie thinks he's been too pull-happy, a sentiment echoed by Don Baylor. That giant loop in his swing doesn't help, either. However, if he continues to improve on the elite power potential he showed glimpses of last season, those strikeouts will become less and less of a problem.
Inside the Colorado Rockies | Major League Baseball in Denver " Corpas’ hamstring injury minor; Baker misses bullpen
Jack Etkin has injury updates on Manuel Corpas and Craig Baker. Corpas will continue to throw, but not run, as he tries to heal a slight hamstring injury. Meanwhile, Baker didn't throw on Sunday, but could do so today, after injuring himself during a bunting drill.
Dodger Vicente Padilla laughs about offseason gun wound - MLB News - FOX Sports on MSN
Wow. In other news, Ronald Belisario, who owned the Rockies last season (he faced 49 hitters and held them to a .578 OPS), is officially late to Spring Training, as he's stuck in Venezuela dealing with issues regarding his work visa. This is the second straight season that Belisario has dealt with that problem, and LA GM Ned Colletti wasn't very amused, as you'll see in the article.
Sources: Anxiety issues sideline Rangers' Khalil Greene - MLB News - FOX Sports on MSN
Tough news for ex-Padre and ex-Cardinal Khalil Greene (who is now with the Rangers), as he once again will miss time due to social anxiety disorder.
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Anyone think the Rockeis should consider signing Stewart through his arb years soon?
"I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats." - Bill Veeck.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 8:36 AM MST reply actions
It's a fair argument at this point,
but they should probably see how things look after this season.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Feb 22, 2010 8:38 AM MST up reply actions
That's the thing though
If he has a huge season this year the Rockies are either going to have to pay him a lot of money in arb are sign him through his arb years at a much higher price. It might be cheaper to sign him now before he breaks out.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 8:41 AM MST up reply actions
are or
"I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats." - Bill Veeck.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 8:42 AM MST up reply actions
I find it pretty hard to believe one good year by Stewart is going to suddenly make signing him through arb unaffordable.
by WolfMarauder on Feb 22, 2010 8:43 AM MST up reply actions
Not unaffordable
Just more expensive than he will be now. I guess it comes down to how confident the team is that Stewart is going to break out soon.
"I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats." - Bill Veeck.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 8:55 AM MST up reply actions
I say make it happen.
His defense at third is good enough to make up for some offensive struggles and I completely believe he’s on the verge of ironing those out.
Did you say somewhere that one will be twice as long?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 8:42 AM MST up reply actions
Has to be a frustrating offseason for Ned Colletti
Being completely hamstrung financially, getting your backup plan for a free agent starter shot. But he must be altogether frustrated to suggest Jon Link and Eric Gagne supplant him on the roster
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 9:00 AM MST reply actions
I have to believe that Padilla's injury
will come back to haunt them. He might say that he’s fine now, but reading the tea leaves the way Rox Girl does, getting shot in the thigh could/should have a negative impact as the season grinds on. Remember that pitching is as much about lower body strength as it is about upper body/arm strength.
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He being Belisario
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 9:24 AM MST up reply actions
I wonder what Dodger fans
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 9:22 AM MST reply actions
I like that Torre is using the Helton copout on Manny's September
I guess that 50 game suspension really sucked down his season endurance.
As for 2011, I’m not at all shocked that LA wants to go in a different direction, though I’m a bit surprised at the timing and bluntness of both sides
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 9:27 AM MST up reply actions
They're just building excuses now for his .248, 15 HR season
And he won’t have to worry about this being his last year in LA…his numbers will make it most assuredly true.
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by Mondogarage on Feb 22, 2010 10:45 AM MST up reply actions
Manny will be fine
Manny will be fine
Manny will be fine
Manny will be fine
Manny will be fine
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
yep
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Feb 22, 2010 11:03 AM MST up reply actions
of course he will
rapidly declining , oft-injured 38 year old power hitters with histories of steroid abuse always bounce back.
why?
he’s 38 and doesn’t want to play the OF anymore. His contract was for two years. If LA wanted him longer they would have signed him longer, no?
the 50 game suspension, and the injured hand, and the old legs….
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Feb 22, 2010 11:09 AM MST up reply actions
maybe you missed that he felt his legs were fifteen years old
Its what is above that he said felt old
Additionally, sure he had other excuses for losing his edge last year. That’s why it is ironic that Torre is sandbagging with the least applicable excuse
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 11:13 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
He didn't say just his legs.
He said from the waist down. Lmao.. Funniest quote I’ve ever seen, period.
by GoRockies!! on Feb 22, 2010 11:14 AM MST up reply actions
Hahaha
I have a feeling a lot of jokes will be made from that quote.
by GoRockies!! on Feb 22, 2010 11:17 AM MST up reply actions
ewww
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 11:24 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
ewww
(these are intentional)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 11:31 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
ewww
(these are intentional)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 11:32 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
From the waist down...
…Manny feels like he’s ready to have three more children.
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by Mondogarage on Feb 22, 2010 11:36 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
I'll make it green
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:30 PM MST up reply actions
Dude
That game reminded me of everything I like about hockey.
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
by coolopotamus on Feb 22, 2010 9:44 AM MST up reply actions
It was an incredible game
the last 5 minutes took a couple years off my life. And it wasn’t even the medal round…
Attention Whore.
A wonderful and thrilling game
to be sure…and now US road to the gold-medal game will likely be games against Switzerland (or Belarus) and Finland (or Slovakia). That means no games against any of the powers— Canada, Russia, Sweden, Czechs— until the championship game. Still two more games to play, but it looks great for Uncle Sam’s team.
Don't screw it up Germany
I plan on watching Canada vs. Russia on Wednesday.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 2:44 PM MST up reply actions
Okay, this really irks me.
Manny Ramirez says he won’t be back in LA next season
Let’s look at some of the quotes shall we?
He spent a large chunk of last season serving a 50-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy and most of the rest of the season struggling at the plate.
Okay, that’s something everybody knew. Now let’s go a little bit further down the text..
“I’m just speculating but I’m not 23 anymore,’’ Ramirez said.
HM, why do you feel that way Manny? Are you hinting to everybody that this year will be a down year this year??
Ramirez also had little to say when asked about manager Joe Torre’s plan to rest him more often to keep his legs fresher over the course of the season, an obvious reaction to the fact Ramirez hit just .218 after Sept. 1 last year.
Okay, seriously? Manny got suspended for 50 GAMES last season, and the excuse they’re using is because he wore down at the end of the season?? No, that’s just stupid. Manny didn’t take PEDs after he got caught, that’s why he sucked.
OK I'm here now-LOL
Go Rockies….it is well know fact that Manny’s poor performance at the plate occured after he was hit by a pitch in the hand. Could that have been PART of the reason? Maybe PEDs were PART of the reason….we will see this season.
Also, MAnny almost accepted the escape clause in his contract this offseason to try to get a job as a DH because his legs were bothering him at the end of last season. So, THIS isn’t really news to me.
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Feb 22, 2010 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
My point was they're saying that Manny Ramirez broke down last season.
After a 50 game suspension. Does that make sense to you??
by GoRockies!! on Feb 22, 2010 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
well
yes. If you are a sub-4 minute miler, and you lay off running for two months, will you be able to run a sub-4 minute mile? I don’t think so. Plus, you can get hurt trying.
Not that Manny is a miler or anything, but you get the point. He wasn;t allowed to be with the team for 50 games. I am not surprised he got hurt.
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Feb 22, 2010 2:54 PM MST up reply actions
The baseball gods were against him
for not springing for dinner
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Feb 22, 2010 3:05 PM MST up reply actions
Not being around the team doesn't mean you can't work out and keep yourself in shape
Obviously, swing timing could be off.
But to say his body broke down at the end of last season, and to blame that on a 50 game suspension is utterly ludicrous.
Of course, steroids do damage connective tissue….
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Me either
Cause I seriously doubt he did enough to stay in laying shape. I still think it was a crock that he was able to come back before the suspension in the minors
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 22, 2010 3:06 PM MST up reply actions
youre still missing that Torre's issue is manny being tired
Ill buy that he could be rusty, but taking a break never leads to being exhausted.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 3:09 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Manny was tired because he had to play an outfield
bigger then my backyard.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 22, 2010 3:12 PM MST up reply actions
Manny was tired because he had menstrual cramping and was retaining water
See what stopping those pills did to him? See? See? McCourt shoulda just let him have his test-tube triplets and be done with it.
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There are times I wonder if
Manny could run a sub 4 minute to 1B
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 22, 2010 3:22 PM MST up reply actions
Are you serious?
Manny Ramirez says THIS:
“From the waist down, I feel 15,” he said. “From the neck up, I feel 43. I feel good.”
And we all miss it!!! Wow, that has got to be the quote of the year Mr. Ramirez, thanks a ton.
by GoRockies!! on Feb 22, 2010 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
Also just read this
Renck has some interesting info
Some quotes:
Barmes has taken strides to minimize the prolonged batting slumps that tainted last season. He has returned to an open stance with his left foot pointing slightly toward third base, reminiscent of Garrett Atkins’ approach.
Hope it works out o_O lol
Top pitching prospect Christian Friedrich, 22, is enjoying his first big-league camp. “Everything is better here. The food, the shampoo in the showers, you name it,” he said.
For some reason, this made me smile.
Young infielder Hector Gomez impressed veterans with his swings Sunday. He has whippy hands and wears no batting gloves, leaving one player to say he reminded him a little of Vladimir Guerrero
We should all probably watch out for this guy, he could work his way into the team during the season. And finally..
Todd Helton’s back is not an issue. He was peppering home runs over the right-field wall and swinging full throttle throughout a lively BP session Sunday.
This article makes me very happy.
Don't shake Hector Gomez's hand.
Ever.
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Because we don't want to break his hand and set him back a year
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 10:02 AM MST up reply actions
That may be your reason,
but it’s not mine.
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I wouldn't worry about it
I mean, even the showers and shampoo are better in the big league camp, right?
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by Mondogarage on Feb 22, 2010 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
Sure, that's what they say.
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Moises Alou hand care
I assume?
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
is the alou treatment just speculation?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 11:22 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1793091
At the bottom, unless Gary Miller’s lying.
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i dont doubt alou did
But Gomez?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 11:42 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Oh, right.
Just making a joke. Who knows what Gomez puts on his hands.
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So on Saturday I was having lunch with my brother in a cafe
and behind the counter, two of the waitresses starting talking with the busboy about the upcoming Rockies season.
I have never seen that in Colorado before, it was straight out of Major League.
Attention Whore.
This is good
let’s get this party Rockin’
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JFK
Yay
Did they sound like thay knew what they were talking about or where they just casual fans getting interested?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 2:47 PM MST up reply actions
they were discussing Francis' shoulder
and all came to the conclusion that the team should win the west this year. It was so strange hearing this in Colorado. In February.
Attention Whore.
That is crazy o_O
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a random Rockies discussion in a non-Coors Field setting
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 3:24 PM MST up reply actions
I'm trying to use the Rockies to help my mom
in her memories therapies
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
You still in Denver?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:32 PM MST up reply actions
I am...
its been a long 3 weeks…but she is making some good progress.
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Here's sending continued good vibes on that front
Thumbs to the up.
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Good to hear
Just take it one day at a time.
"I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats." - Bill Veeck.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:40 PM MST up reply actions
I'd love to take her to Opening Day...but
she wouldn’t care about going to a game…she’d rather watch on TV :)
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Maybe you could watch opening day on TV with her.
"I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats." - Bill Veeck.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:46 PM MST up reply actions
That would be good :)
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Thank you one and all, much appreciated
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Didn't Khalil Greene's SAD start ...
just after he was nicknamed “Sailor Moon” on this site?
He never recovered.
I suggest nickname contests for Matt Kemp & Buster Posey,.
New decade, new result: time for a Rockies' division championship.
Buster Posey
is a Busty Poser?
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With his Busty gut...
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
Wouldn’t it be more productive to come up with nicknames for players who will actually be playing this year?
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Feb 22, 2010 11:57 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
HA
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 2:31 PM MST up reply actions
Poor Kahlil...that kid had a rough time
Hopefully he’s gotten most of his issues straightened out and will be successful again.
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
err...Kahlil
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
sigh...I cannot type today....
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I don't mind...it's nice to have
a few minutes of sarcastiabitchness
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
or would that be
sarcastabitchy?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Oi, I actually feel really bad for him.
I’ve followed his short career fairly closely and it’s just so sad. I really really hope he can figure it out. Maybe greinke ought to give him a call or something.
The problem with Barmes
working with a more open stance is that he now has to close up as he swings. I like the idea of him opening up because it will give him a better ability to see the ball and closing up as he swings will also help him hit the ball to other parts of the field with some more authority. While he may be able to see the ball better it will be slightly more difficult to hit the pitches on the outside corner, which he is prone to chase as it is. We will have to see where this takes him.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
Hopefully, having both eyes squared a bit more will help with the pitch recognition so he can lay off the sliders in the dirt.
I also hope that the extra time it will take him to close up will allow him to keep his hands back on those pitches.
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Feb 22, 2010 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
It means he will not be able to pull the out side pitch...
Barmes didn’t track the ball well the last half and tried to pull some pitches he should not have even swung at.. He’ll have enough power to hit the oppogapper and get doubles. Inside pitches is what he’ll have to adapt to. Closeing on the swing makes you vulnerable to the pitch on the hands. Hopefully by seeing the ball better; he’ll have better pitch recognition and just be a tougher all around out. He’ll still have home run power; just not as many rows deep. A shorter stride will give him better balance to adjust with and help keep him back on the ball.
Someone from
the observation of mechanics camp, I like it. I enjoy watching the mechanics of batters/pitchers/fielders and making comments on them. I agree with what you said, but I want to see how the adjustment looks with him.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
Tulo, Hawpe and Spilly are in camp
Don't hate the player, hate the game, except all Yankees players.
Hawpe isn't in camp yet he says.
Harding also says this:
But like the others, there is no concern about his being on time or in shape.
Really? No concern about being in shape?
That's what I get for skimming at work
Don't hate the player, hate the game, except all Yankees players.
To be fair, you were rather misled by the title that stated Hawpe was in camp
Bad Thomas Harding
I can haz NL West title?
by Silverblood on Feb 22, 2010 12:57 PM MST up reply actions
I don't think Hawpe's fitness has ever been in question
Whether he’s fit to play RF is of debate :)
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
The excitment is building
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 2:50 PM MST up reply actions
Random off-topicness
If anyone is into jazz music (specifically saxophone-based), I just found out that my cousin is releasing a CD. He’s basically a jazz prodigy (he’s 22 now, and apparently some famous jazz musician that I’ve never heard of requested to meet him when he was 14 after hearing a recording of his). He’s also recorded music for an independent film and various commercial television projects. Anyway, thought it was cool. Here’s his website (it has samples of his music that start playing automatically, with controls at the bottom).
Yeah, like I said, he's basically a prodigy.
Saxophone is his main instrument, but he plays most other woodwind instruments as well. I don’t know if you read his bio on the website, but he’s performed around the world and played at the Lincoln Center, at the Monterey Jazz Festival, etc.
And he doesn’t actually turn 22 for another month.
That is really really cool.
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Very impressive considering his age,
He has a bright future.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 22, 2010 3:07 PM MST up reply actions
That's excellent
I don’t know much about jazz but it’s something I would like to get into more
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 2:52 PM MST up reply actions
Inside the Rockies: Iannetta ready to enjoy this year
http://www.insidetherockies.com/2010/02/22/iannetta-ready-to-enjoy-this-year/
Ianetta talks about the “toe tap”
I believe in a risen Francis
Much as I'm glad he's feeling more comfortable or however we want to phrase it
I sincerely hope this doesn’t wreck his superhuman plate discipline
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 2:43 PM MST up reply actions
I don't think that will happen
I think that’s more seeing the pitch than the player’s stance
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 2:56 PM MST up reply actions
His quote about the first time using the magik toetap in a game:
"It was a pitch that I’d normally take or I’d wait until it was later in the count to hit," Iannetta said. "I just reacted and hit a double in the gap and it was like, ‘Wow. This is cool.’ "
Toe-taps are the new black.
I don't see him hitting that pitch as a bad thing
He took too many pitches that he should have been hitting, I like the fact that he walked a lot but I’m willing to trade some OBP for Slugging Percentage at the bottom of the order. Drawing a walk with a man on second with the pitcher due and 2 outs didn’t do us much, hitting a double in that same situation is much better.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 22, 2010 3:11 PM MST up reply actions
That's what Larry Craig said
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He always had a wide stance in the batter's box, so to speak....
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hahaha
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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For a second I thought this was about Iannetta
and I was like, uh, where is this conversation going exactly
I can haz NL West title?
Fair enough
I could see it hurting his OBP a little but the gain made in SLG should far outweigh this if he swings more. I guess I just don’t see a hitter as patient as Iannetta ever completely wrecking his plate disipline.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:38 PM MST up reply actions
I agree with you, his quote about it was kind of funny I thought.
I’m sure if his avg improves a bit many will back off a bit. That’s the most glaring issue with his offensive to most.
I will disagree a little with this though:
Drawing a walk with a man on second with the pitcher due and 2 outs didn’t do us much
Rolling the lineup over is pretty valuable in my mind, so it doesn’t bother me much. I’d rather he draw a walk than strike out swinging or something.
If Redhawk were here
things would start to get heated. :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 3:49 PM MST up reply actions
I must have missed something...where'd Redhawk go?
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ban-a-rama
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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Wow, I get tied up for weeks at work, and I always miss the fireworks
But then, I tend to miss all the fireworks games at Coors Field, too.
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How's your wife doing btw?
I seem to recall you saying she was at home now?
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She's continuing to improve :-)
She’s still on a trans-trach, which means oxygen 100% of the time, but continuing to make progress. Heck, she can drive a car now, she just can’t go out by herself (someone’s gotta carry the tanks). A couple of other ancillary issues having more to do with her lengthy hospital stay, coma, and all that.
Believe it or not, we’re targeting Opening Day for her return to Coors Field. Fingers crossed!
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That's awesome
Will keep you in my thoughts/prayers. This (obviously) must have been the hell of a thing to go through, and hopefully you get out there for Opening Day. (I myself have no idea when I will get back to Coors, it may not be for quite a while).
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OUTSTANDING!!!
Good to hear that wonderful news!
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
One day at a time
her hip is healing nicely from the break. But the stroke is the overarching issue. Considering how bad it could have been, she’s doing remarkably well. No paralysis to speak of…and she can read most anything, but has dysphasia, which makes it hard for her to choose the right words. Its like the old “its on the tip of my tongue” thing, but about twice as often. And of course, she doesn’t want to do her exercises especially the speech therapy. She just gets really mad, which I can understand.
But I’m trying to remain optimistic.
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
The idea of having to watch people I love suffering
is really tough for me… so hang in there, everyone who’s having to deal with it.
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Yeah..its pretty strange
considering the last I saw her at Christmas she was doing really well. Thank you for the kind words :)
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
late 70's
I forget these days..!
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Ah
Yeah, I’m definitely a whippersnapper, so it’s not something I’m looking forward to (not something I think anyone looks forward to).
I can haz NL West title?
Scary thing
about strokes is they can hit at any time in your life. Keep that blood pressure in check especially.
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I hope this isn't out of place
Some days, the pace of recovery is going to be maddeningly slow, both to yourself and your mother. Just stay focused, eyes on the prize, and take every single day and moment of improvement for the positive that it is. Recovery is very rarely linear, and a great breakthrough may be followed by a dozen tiny imperceptible steps.
Eventually, the day may come where you’re on a plateau for a long time…and when that day comes, keep reminding yourself how damn far away that plateau is from where the bottom was, and take comfort from knowing that the bottom is in the past.
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Not out of place at all.
I’ve already seen signs of exactly this. She had a really good day Saturday. And today, the speech therapist was here and she cried and was frustrated. She told me the reading is for a 1st grader and it was stupid for her to have to do.
I appreciate your sage advice.
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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Therapy...
This is not totally the same situation, but made me think of it. When I was 19, I had back surgery that involved deflating one of my lungs. Afterward, I had these breathing exercises I had to do (there was an apparatus that I had to breathe into that would measure my lung capacity) and I HATED them. I had also had a partial rib removed, so that was painful, not to mention I could never get the thing in the breathing tube as high as it was supposed to, and it seemed so stupid. I would cry and complain, and my dad really laid down the law. He knew that I needed to do them for my own good, so was pretty adamant about it. But he was compassionate at the same time since it did really hurt. So I did them, but hated every moment of it.
Obviously this is not quite the same as your mom’s speech therapy, but since it will help her in the long run, I would say be as supportive as possible, but still be firm about doing them. It’s a tough balance for family members for sure, especially since it’s no fun to see someone you love upset.
Thank you holly96
good insights…and its definitely tricky. But I’m sure she’ll get through it with flying colors. My mom can be one stubborn, independent lady and that will serve her well in this except, well, when it doesnt’ :)
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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that had to kill your french horn ability
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 5:53 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Flute for me, luckily.
My sister is the french horn player in the family.
But yeah, I wasn’t doing much of anything else the rest of that summer. I had to use a walker for a short time.
I could have sworn you were a french horn player
Still, flute takes a lot of air due to the embouchure inefficiency. That all sounds terrible
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 7:36 PM MST up reply actions
I played the French Horn
for a couple years. My band director drove me away sadly. I still sing in choirs though.
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JFK
OT but I referenced Pedro Cerrano over at Denver Stiffs,
when someone mentioned sacrificing a live chicken :) to help the Nugs beat .500 teams….
Do I pass my "Major League" test now?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Speaking of Denver Stiffs....
Did you see that someone actually got banned and it wasn’t samdman? I had just assumed that they had no rules/disciplines whatsoever.
YES!! I did see that...
I couldn’t imagine what he had done that was worse than anything samdman has said….
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
samdman is a piece of work.
Ever since I basically told him off and explicitly stated that I was not going to engage him anymore, I’ve been biting my tongue so much.
Yeah I dunno
he called me a dumba** when I made a joke about TACOS Allen…
and has "poofed’ me a few times…yet when I asked him to explain what it means he can’t…..
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I think he thinks it's clever.
Like he’s saying, “I win this argument! Poof!!! You’re gone!” Except it only makes him look like a fool, because he didn’t win anything.
And that’s not to mention all the times he’s told other posters to die in a fire or take a hike off a cliff, or that he wouldn’t care if they broke their legs, or whatever.
yup...
it’s almost as though he’s a refugee from MCC
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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Q. How does one become a refugee from MCC?
A. Fly out on the next hot air balloon.
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now I'm trying to think of a good "how many MCCers does it take to change a lightbulb"
I can haz NL West title?
The answer requires some form of ANSI character
I’m thinking of the infinite loop….
Though I do hold some small measure of pity for their fanbase, given Posey’s Parking in AAA.
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All they need to do is miscommunicate with him about surgery
and have a few clubhouse fights
and they’ll be the Mets!
I can haz NL West title?
Does this mean
That we should start calling him Parker Posey?
by controlled_slide on Feb 22, 2010 7:00 PM MST up reply actions
A. It's hard to change a lightbulb, whilst in a fire?
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 10:43 PM MST up reply actions
Nobody wins at the internet.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Feb 22, 2010 6:06 PM MST up reply actions
You will really appreciate our ruling with an iron fist over here
if you spend too much time on teeeh inteerrnetzz.
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Very much so
After enduring WoW trade chat for years, this is a nice sanctuary of sanity ;-)
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 4:05 PM MST up reply actions
I firmly hold that reading the comments on any given internet forum
will actually, measurably, and immediately make you stupider.
I can haz NL West title?
No kidding
I just read some of the comments on a CNN.com article about fusion. Smart article, but any IQ gain was immediately smashed by the moronic comments.
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 4:14 PM MST up reply actions
Either a live chicken or Allen Iverson. Could go either way.
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boo...I like A.I.
besides he plays for the 76ers so I’m not sure how much that will help. Someone at DS suggested Manu Ginobili…can’t argue with that call :)
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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Well, it appears A.I. doesn't actually "play" for the 76ers these days
Sad story, his daughter’s really sick, and he’s taking like 4-5 leaves of absence from the team, who may negotiate a buyout of the rest of this year.
I’ve never been an A.I. fan, but then, I was living in D.C. around the time of his Virginia run-ins with the law, and I’m so over the thug life behavior. Maybe that’s why I can’t stand J.R. Smith, either.
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Oh wow...I hadn't heard that about his daughter...
that is sad :(. I think JR is changing is tune ALOT. At least I hope so….growing up you know?
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
He's kind of a mixed bag in that department
Seems like for every few times he says something really mature, he ends up doing something very malcontent-ish, which has a lot to do with why he’s not in Detroit or Memphis, at this point. But yeah, he’s definitely grown some. But some narcissism goes right to the bone.
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Wait, you mean A.I. or JR?
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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Talkin' about A.I.
I really don’t know of anything JR’s done to reflect maturity at all…
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So I've got about 100 pages of ancient Roman philosophy to read
and I really don’t want to do it.
Any suggestions/assistance in amusing me while I attempt this audacious feat of scholarship?
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Watch ROME instead?
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
If I had a TV
I’m pretty sure nothing would ever get done due to me watching sports all the time. So no chance of procrastinating that way. Sadly.
I can haz NL West title?
Random internet flash game?
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 4:07 PM MST up reply actions
YetiSports.org
Oh god the homework that could not get done before 8:30am tomorrow if I gave in.
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Holy crap, one word....
Bloons.
Bloons is horrible for this economy, because I could see myself losing a job over it.
See, you’re a monkey, and you throw darts at balloons. It’s awesome.
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by frightenedinmate#2 on Feb 22, 2010 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
Gah!
That was a bad idea looking that up, still have an hour to kill at work!
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 4:20 PM MST up reply actions
I've lost tons of time
on the helicopter game in the past. It’s pretty old school graphics-wise, but darn addictive and frustrating.
I can't even look at it from work
But purely based off the name, I bet I’m going to waste too much time on this tonight o_O
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by ShadowPenguin on Feb 22, 2010 4:45 PM MST up reply actions
Et tu ShadowPenguin Baseball?
Gawsh I spent a lot of time on that….but now I’ve downloaded a golf game for my iPod, and my life of leisure is over. As are my batteries.
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Yeah that was the original Yetisport
there’s a whole site of them now. Timewaster EXTRAORDINAIRE.
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Is it Cicero?
I just had to read a bunch of his work last week.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 5:33 PM MST up reply actions
Don't they have a "Classic Comics" for that?
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
Ancient Roman philosophy sounds riveting.
Seriously.
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I remember when Bierbrodt was an up and comer in the Diamondbacks organization
I recall him wearing purple and teal late early last decade. Looking it up, he won his second career game against us.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 7:40 PM MST up reply actions
Pomeranz
Not sure if he can pitch, but I always thought highly of his hair jelly.
I just made my computer cry
Ever tried to download 11 years of hourly weather data into Excel?
Foxes are naughties
OK I'm curious
Why did you need to do this?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 9:01 PM MST up reply actions
math assignment
I had to back off and use just three years though, cause I fried Excel
Foxes are naughties
So let's see
24 hours a day times 365 days a year times 3 years equals 26,280 excel spaces. This still does not sound like fun.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 9:43 PM MST up reply actions
You're assuming only one measured data point as "weather data"
I’m sure there is 10+ columns :)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 22, 2010 9:59 PM MST up reply actions
OK
so this plus the columns brings the total close to a million.
What are you trying to do? Find the average temperature of the Earth?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 10:42 PM MST up reply actions
No I want to have a sine function that makes a wave within a wave
y=Asin(B(x-C))+D+Esin(F(x-G))
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Linky
Read the entire entry, but hone in on the last paragraph.
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I like what I see
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 9:03 PM MST up reply actions
Way to go Andrew
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 22, 2010 10:48 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 22, 2010 11:04 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I just heard on SportsCenter
They’re doing a piece on Tulo. Hmm… I wonder what it’s about..something “unbelievable” according to them.
Oh, nothing much, just about how he met Wooden.
Already an article about it on the homepage though.
by GoRockies!! on Feb 22, 2010 10:23 PM MST up reply actions
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