Friday Rockpile: Todd Helton is Mr. Rockie; Would you want an owner's money or the #1 draft pick?
by Russ Oates on Mar 12, 2010 7:51 AM MST
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A recap of yesterday's top news.
Helton contract a done deal - The Denver Post
"The biggest thing is finishing my career here, not having to go out and play two years somewhere else," Helton said. "I know what we have here, and it's a good thing. There was no reason to mess with that." We salute and thank you, Mr. Rockie.
Hawpe hitting his stride in spring debut - The Denver Post
If there's one nugget of information to take out of this article, it's that Aaron Cook needed sunscreen during yesterday's ordeal. Also, injury updates on Betancourt and Street.
The Top 50 National League Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball
Christian Friedrich ranks #7 in the top 10; Tyler Matzek comes in at 14 in the "Just Missed the Top 10"; and Jhoulys Chacin is in the "Middle of the Pack."
GM Hoyer: "There's no question it's not a power laden line up but I think we can get on base and run well and score enough runs." - Gaslamp Ball
Find out about the Padres straight from the GM's mouth.
Brian Giles, Hall of Fame Class of 2016? - The Hardball Times
"A closer look at an overlooked great player."
How Unfair Is The Unbalanced Schedule? - Beyond the Box Score
It probably isn't. Teams would suck just as bad as they do now if there was a balanced schedule.
The Personal Side of Baseball - McCovey Chronicles
"A look at the human side of baseball." Grant offers some thoughts on following baseball players throughout their careers after Garrett Broshius decided to hang things up.
What's More Valuable: Owner's Money, Or A Money Player? - SB Nation
If you aren't a regular visitor to SBNation.com, you're missing out on quality content like article in the above link. It's a simple question: a great owner who's willing to spend money or the #1 overall draft pick? Andrew Sharp, the author, says that in baseball you take the owner:
It's self-evident: in baseball, having a billionaire owner is worth more than a hundred top draft picks, because at the end of the day, that owner can simply buy those draft picks, or let them mature in someone else's farm system, and then buy them. In baseball, life is unfair.
Do you agree? Even if the owner and the talent evaluators find more misses than hits with their money, eventually they'll hit on the winning combination--even if it takes nine years to win a championship (i.e., the Yankees in 2009).
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Do you agree? Even if the owner and the talent evaluators find more misses than hits with their money, eventually they’ll hit on the winning combination—even if it takes nine years to win a championship (i.e., the Yankees in 2009).
:( too true
Counting Colorado Tacos since 2006!
I agree too
But that’s not the point! Which is more satisfying, our way or the Yanks’ way? I’m not sure a single PR regular would argue for the latter.
Our way (would) be more satisfying.
But could I deal with it, if we had been able to work the Yankees way, and had a handfull of championships to console me.
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
IOW. would you rather...
occasionally compete, but do it the “right” way; or consistantly dominate, but be hated (not loved, Russ) for doing it the Yankees way?
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
To be honest, I'd rather consistently dominate.
If I had my way, the Rockies would win the next 28 world series in a row, and who cares what the other teams think of us?
I love our team and the way we do business, but what sports fan wouldn’t want us to be as dominant as the Yankees if we could?
Well it's one thing to consistently dominate
it’s another to dominate when you have an enormous advantage over your competitors. Having an advantage that big would take away any sense of accomplishment for me.
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - George F. Will
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 13, 2010 12:45 AM MST up reply actions
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we went through plenty of bad teams
we watched Todd carry the franchise for years on his back and we consistently filled Coors even though our team was awful.
We’ve paid our penance, done things the “right way”
Now? I want us coming into every season to do two things: Kick ass and chew bubblegum.
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
"...and I'm all out of bubblegum!"
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
ha ha ha ha ha
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
I think that's what I hate about the Yankees, above all else.
The fact that organizations like the Rockies have to spend years scouting, drafting, and developing quality homegrown talent in order to field a world class team, while the Yankees can wait and let the other teams do all of the developing, then grab the player when they hit free agency.
I know they’ve developed their own prospects like Rivera and Jeter, but the fact that you can take an A-Rod, a Teixeira, or a Sabathia during the prime of their careers just makes me feel like the Yankees don’t “earn” it like we do.
But they've held on to the prospects they've developed.
Jeter came up with the Yankees, and he is still a Yankee. Admirable? Sure. But say he came up with the Brewers in the 90’s. Right now, he would most likely be…a Yankee.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Mar 12, 2010 9:26 AM MST up reply actions
Yankees and FA
This is a favorite of mine. Here’s how the Yankees eras work:
1996-2000: Homegrown talent and complementary pieces.
2001-2009: Free agency bonanza.
When you write:
I know they’ve developed their own prospects like Rivera and Jeter
you are grossly understating the work that the Yankees put into their farm system in the early 90s. You left out: Posada, Pettitte, Bernie Williams, Gerald Williams, Jim Leyritz, Ramiro Mendoza, and others.
Maybe the only big FREE AGENT of the period was Wade Boggs or David Wells, but Wells essentially switched places with Jimmy Key. Paul O’Neil, Tino Martinez, and David Cone were trades, and not in the salary dump variety.
They clearly had more success bringing up their own players than they did during the Free Agency era. Sure, they make the playoffs all the time, but it’s easy to forget how bad the bottom three in that division were from the demise of the Orioles in 1998 until the Rays broke out in ’07/08. There were a lot of easy wins.
Also, the Braves spent a ton and won their division for 14 straight years. Where’s the outrage?
You’d take the player over the owner’s money—every time. The Braves had Chipper and Andruw, the Yankees had Jeter, the Indians had Belle and then Manny, and so on. In baseball, if you have Pujols through his arbitration years a league average payroll, and a decent GM you’ve got a chance to contend for all of those years and more (if you lock him up into free agency).
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 13, 2010 12:53 AM MST up reply actions
I don't know why these things have to be mutually exclusive.
I’m no numbers person, but it seems to me that if you can get a payroll to about $95-100 million, you would still be able to have an “our” way, which I think means bringing up guys through the system and not a ton of free agents. You would have enough to pay big bucks to the future Heltons, Hawpes, Tulos (the core players to secure them for 10 years at least, while still having young bench players and the occasional awesome free agent.
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 problem that teams like ours face
Is that we can’t make mistakes. Couple of bad drafts, a bad trade, a bad free agent, and we’re put back from competing for 5 years. The Yankees and Red Sox can just throw money at the problem. The Rockies can’t draft a Helton, a Hawpe and a Tulowitzki every year.
Thanks Todd
by controlled_slide on Mar 12, 2010 9:08 AM MST up reply actions
You know I wouldn't
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - George F. Will
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 13, 2010 12:42 AM MST up reply actions
One last thing I want Helton to do
I mean besides provide us with at least 4 more years of quality at bats and sterling fielding: retire well. I don’t care when you do it, Todd, just let us know when you’re gonna do it. Tell us before the season, during the season, heck even in September if you want. If you let us know when your last game will be, we’ll serenade you with the loudest cheers you’ll hear in your last game, applaud you during the Rockies’ victory lap until you take one of your own and chant “hall of fame” until we’re hoarse. I promise. Just retire well.
Thanks Todd
by controlled_slide on Mar 12, 2010 8:27 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
So say we all!
I hope he announces early enough that other teams fans get a chance to show their respect as well. I remember the ovation Gwynn got a Coors; some players belong to the game, as well as their team.
But Todd belongs to us in a special way!
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
Or maybe
one last all-star game too.
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
not happenin with Howard, Fielder, and Pujols in this league
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 2:02 PM MST up reply actions
First half strikeout funk, red meat binge induced slump, and real life back problems.
Boom. Helton starts at first.
A manager pick
for Helton wouldn’t be out of the question if he announces early enough.
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
true enough, but do you really think Cholly will pick someone other than a Phillie?
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 3:47 PM MST up reply actions
I expect Jim Tracy
to pick him to the 2011, 2012 and 2013 ASGs
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
+17
That ’07 pennant is looking lonely…
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
maybe if we get another one...they'll actually put up REAL pennants
instead of that gawdawful thing up there 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
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
+1
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Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. -C.S. Lewis
+17!
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
Numbers
I’d love to see him get to 600 or 650 doubles (likely) and 400 homeruns (less likely) in the next four years. There would be no turning him away from the Hall then.
His defensive rep is set (not that they mean anything to people besides the voters) with the three Gold Gloves. It would just be great to see him have one 25 HR/40 2B year to put the power numbers over the top.
Even if he retired now, I’d go to the end of the earth to defend his Hall destiny (as I’d also do for Larry Walker), but I’d like those raw numbers to make it a little easier of a job.
Did any one read the comments on the Tracy Ringolsby peace
Tracy is also a class act, He communicates with the people posting. Some of them were going down to Tucson and he told them to stop by and say hello. Man another guy involved in this organization that is a real class act.
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peace=piece
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Other thoughts from the Ringolsby piece
Helton gives O’Dowd payroll room to exercise options on the likes of Hawpe, whose salary would be $10 million in 2011, and Francis, who would make $7 million, and also puts the Rockies in a position to retain potential free-agent left-hander Jorge De La Rosa.
In my mind, throwing $10 million at Hawpe and $7 million at Francis is not the best use of resources. I think trying to resign JDLR or looking at outside options for 2B, or trying to do a deal with Stewart or Cargo is a better idea.
Can we just excise Hawpe's option?
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It may turn out not to be the best option, but isn't it better that it is a viable option at all?
Just sayin’, the flexibility is always better than having doors closed before you can make a definitive decision.
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 11:28 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah
But I just think that paying Hawpe $10 million when we have Smith there for much less doesn’t make a lot of sense. If anything the chance of picking Hawpe for 2011 went down when we resigned Helton because Hawpe might have been a viable option at 1B.
I don't disagree, and maybe I'm thinking more of Francis
If Francis can actually give us 180 innings at something like a 4 ERA (or rather, equivalent better sabremetric numbers, but for purposes of this discussion….), then $7m is actually probably a bit of a bargain for that level of performance next season.
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 12:08 PM MST up reply actions
Yep
And I’m not sure its smart for a team that is trying to contend to be relying on potentially two rookies to fill the 4/5 spots in the rotation (assuming JDLR gets some ridiculous offer from the mets).
Absolutely...really, I just like the fact he has the flexibility
For instance what if (oh forbid) Seth Smith develops Jose Reyes-ish problems this year (please lightning don’t strike me), and Hawpe hits all year like his pre-ASB run last year. And would an extension for 3 years, $25m after his extension. Or something.
It’s just nice to not have any of that absolutely ruled out by Helton’s contract.
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 12:13 PM MST up reply actions
just seeing how he's never done that before, don't get your hopes TOO up.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 1:38 PM MST up reply actions
if O'Dowd used the Helton savings to re-sign Hawpe and Francis
I’d probably poop a brick. I’m pretty sure I’ll give O’Dowd the benefit of the doubt on this one though.
by Jim Jiminez on Mar 12, 2010 11:28 AM MST up reply actions
O'Dowd has been the stone cold nuts the past couple of years
He gests a LOT of benefit of the doubt from me. If he decides to re-sign Hawpe and/or Francis, I’m going to trust that his reasons are actually sound, unless and until future events prove him wrong.
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 11:32 AM MST up reply actions
that is a good bet
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
so
are there some sort of stilts in the costume??
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
Yes.
Here is a picture of me last Halloween:
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
by Muzia on Mar 12, 2010 9:27 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
this should
be your avatar picture.
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
That is a fantastic picture.
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
+4.3
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 11:29 AM MST up reply actions
lol
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
I've met this guy
Weren’t you wearing platform shoes when the photo was taken? ;-)
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 11:43 AM MST up reply actions
That actually explains alot...
good theory!
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
I actually used to know the guy
I had some classes with him at CSU and he was Cam the Ram before hand. Don’t know if it is the same guy now though.
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by RockiesDave on Mar 12, 2010 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
I think the guy who does it
Is a grad student at Colorado School of Mines (or he was at one point) getting his PhD. This information is 1-2 years old but it might still be relevant.
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A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
he's one of the backups, friend of mine
PhD in the GP department.
But he’s not the primary dinger.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 2:10 PM MST up reply actions
he did Marvin for a while too didn't he?
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A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
yessir
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 3:47 PM MST up reply actions
Renck has today's lineup
The lineup:
CF Carlos Gonzalez
2B Clint Barmes
RF Seth Smith
SS Troy Tulowitzki
1B Jason Giambi
C Miguel Olivo
LF Melvin Mora
3B Ian Stewart
LHP Jorge De La Rosa
dunno if this is where it belongs but i saw it at DP and didn’t see it here yet…
This is a GREAT "rest the regulars" lineup
I look forward to seeing this at Sunday day home games following Saturday night games
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 11:30 AM MST up reply actions
Mora again in left field
and Seth in right. Interesting.
by BringItHome on Mar 12, 2010 12:10 PM MST up reply actions
I didn't realize that Giles' early career was that solid.
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think so huh
gonna need a base for that claim, people were good in the 90s without steroids too
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 11:38 AM MST up reply actions
Simple
Averaged over 37 HR from 99-02, then never hit more than 23 after that. And 02 was the last year without testing.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
August 26, 2003: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later, Jason Bay and Oliver Perez. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 11:59 AM MST up reply actions
I still think he was juicing
IIRC his brother was in the Mitchell Report or otherwise busted for PEDs. That and the huge drop off in numbers has my Roidar up.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
SD absolutely swallows left handed power hitters
He was on his way to maybe not 37, but probably 30 before the trade.
That, and he was 32, about a good point in one’s career for a downslope in power numbers.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 12:03 PM MST up reply actions
I'm surpised you didn't add
correlation does not imply causation :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 13, 2010 1:06 AM MST up reply actions
Sounds like his ceiling is 3/4 starter unless the velo picks up
Unfortunately, he spent a great deal of time trying to get out of trouble on Thursday. His fastball was up in the zone and sitting at 86-88 mph, reaching 89 a handful of times. Yes, pitchers can absolutely survive at this velocity, especially from the left side, but the fact that he once lived around 92-94 mph means those lower numbers are very much a concern.
Why are you all so boring this morning?
I drank coffee ( I hate coffee) and now I am wired and wanna talk and I am sick of work and wanna go to Austin right NOW but I can’t because I am stuck at my desk doing mindless tasks and really was hoping you guys could entertain me like normal but I think I just saw a sagebrush blow by (a digital one, for what it’s worth)
so what’s up everyone? Someone post something humourous.
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
something humourous
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by RockiesDave on Mar 12, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
I think it's funny
That Reyes is going to have to bat the three hole from the dl on opening day.
by ckloewer on Mar 12, 2010 10:46 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
I love laughing at the LOLMets
but the Reyes thing just makes me sad. At least their team doctors did something right.
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
ordinarily I can rejoice at the mets bad fortune
but This one is a bad, bad deal…I think Jose may be done for good…and that’s too bad because I think guys like him are good for the game…Exciting young player.
And he’s my buddy’s favorite player and he’s on suicide watch now, had bought a 200 dollar Reyes jersey a week before he went on the DL, and now he wont wear it…It’s just sad.
Anyways, I guess put it in the: better them than us file
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by El Paso Jeff on Mar 12, 2010 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
I walked into a bar.
Ouch.
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by Russ Oates on Mar 12, 2010 10:56 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
time for tacos!
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You
want Todd’s cause of death to be excessive and dangerous taco consumption?
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by Russ Oates on Mar 12, 2010 11:21 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
is there such a thing
as excessive taco consumption?
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. ~Red Smith
Not if you eat them all at Tacos y Salsas
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 11:31 AM MST up reply actions
hey Maria
google “Roflbot”, when it makes it’s lolpics, you still have a roflbot logo somewhere, but the resolution ends up better, less jpeg artifacting, etc.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 12:06 PM MST up reply actions
thanks
I usually do my own in photoshop – was just too lazy this morning to do it. I will hav eto remember that link for the future.
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I'm in Austin
The weather is absolutely gorgeous … low 70s, clear blue sky, low humidity.
Kind of like Colorado in early summer.
I took some comp. time from my regular office job yesterday & spent the day
umpiring a high school fastpitch softball tournament, in similar weather conditions.
That may be a poor substitute for Spring Training, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
New decade, new result: time for a Rockies' division championship.
shut up
I’m working
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 11:38 AM MST up reply actions
That was a reply to Muzia's comment above that he wants to go to Austin
right now. I have to get the “I’m in Austin” digs in now, because I spend July – September
thinking, “I want to go to Colorado right now”, as we die in the heat & humidity here.
I am planning to spend much of July in Colo., where I hope to build on my undefeated
record (1-0, Father’s Day, got a free Rockies gimme cap which I wear often) at Coors Field.
New decade, new result: time for a Rockies' division championship.
How's the build up for SXSW?
hippy’s pouring in by the VW vanfull?
We are experiencing the bands traveling to SXSW playing in El Paso here, so its like mini-SXSW here. kinda cool, cuz the EP music scene is brutal…
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by El Paso Jeff on Mar 12, 2010 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
We're getting that in Denver, too....John Doe playing two nights in dive bar Lion's Lair
And the usual run of “help us pay our way down to SXSW” bands.
But then, the regular Denver scene is actually quite good.
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
I've been skipping on quite a few shows lately solely because I know these bands will be in Austin.
and there are at least 2 Denver showcases that I know of that I will probably hit up
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
Of the Denver bands that I know are playing, I can highly recommend...
Houses, Churchill, and the Wheel, though all are a bit Americana-ish for you in some ways, I think. But all are outstanding. You might dig Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, too, but they don’t affect me the way they should.
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 12:03 PM MST up reply actions
I definitely know SRRS and enjoy them
I think I’ve seen the Wheel as well. What was the other band you recommended? Broken Bird? I need to look them up, we are planning a sorta-schedule this weekend
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Broken Bells
It’s a new band comprised of James Mercer (the Shins) and Bryan Burton (aka Dangermouse, of a million projects).
Their record came out this week, and it’s exactly what you’d expect…somewhere between the Shins and quieter Gorillaz, so to speak. Their live debut will be at SXSW.
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 12:10 PM MST up reply actions
NPR's website was streaming the entire album the week before release
I’m pretty sure by the end of this year, it will probably end up in my 2010 top five. Top 10, at worst….
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by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 12:18 PM MST up reply actions
It's also likely to be one of the most difficult to get into
So, as Jabberwocky would say, we just wanted to tell you both good luck, we’re all counting on you.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
I consider that the best or 2nd best tune on the record
Definitely the most Shins-like.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
The thing about SRRS is....
….I really like some of the other bands those folks have been in. In fact, Hawks of Paradise has been one of my all time favorite Denver bands. I dunno if they’re even together anymore, but I digress….
Thing about Haley’s bands, though, is I tend to really like some, and am kinda meh about others. I wasn’t really a Monofog fan, but I’m a huge Moonspeed fan.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Mar 12, 2010 12:11 PM MST up reply actions
SXSW is going to be jam-packed this year
I may make a couple of the free events at Auditorium Shores, but
the time & money required to chase the hot bands at the official events
is beyond my ability.
I can look out my office window now, though & see a lot of mid-day
traffic in the Capitol-University area an a good lunch crowd at the Dog & Duck
Pub. Where I wish I was.
New decade, new result: time for a Rockies' division championship.
Yep, a block away.
I usually head over there on St. Patrick’s Day, where they have a great tent
party with lots of local and Irish music.
New decade, new result: time for a Rockies' division championship.
I haven't been here to annoy and amuse you at the same time :)
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?
OT sports question
Has anybody been to a Mammoth game? I won tickets for Saturday’s game. I’m just curious what to expect. I don’t know anything about lacrosse, except that they have funny sticks with nets.
I went to one last year
it’s quite an experience. Though their fans are bloodthirsty, cheering for heads to roll.
You’ll have a great time
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
"bloodthirsty, cheering for heads to roll"
Sounds like McCovey Chronicles.
New decade, new result: time for a Rockies' division championship.
they are ruthless
but it’s a fun experience. Outside of the Rockpile, it’s pretty much the best deal in denver sports
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
Yeah, you can't beat free.
Though sometimes one of the staff is late in posting it, and then we really get bloodthirsty.
they're fun
but incredibly boorish
think an Avalanche game full of young lacrosse teams and then all the people who can’t afford Avs games, and you have a Mammoth game.
I’ve never seen such a lack of sportsmanship at a sporting event from the fans.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 12, 2010 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
BTW
Ozzie Guillen is ripping Sean Penn a new one on his Twitter feed. It’s pretty funny.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
link?
The Big Purple Machine will make a believer outta you!
by El Paso Jeff on Mar 12, 2010 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
this is too funny
not a twitter fan but ozzie is reason enough to become one…
The Big Purple Machine will make a believer outta you!
by El Paso Jeff on Mar 12, 2010 12:00 PM MST up reply actions
"I wish I have my bike in this moment."
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by Greg Stanwood on Mar 12, 2010 12:08 PM MST up reply actions
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