Friday Rockpile: Rockies take show on the road to NL East territory
by Russ Oates on Apr 16, 2010 7:20 AM MDT
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PrintRockies miss out on series sweep, falling to Mets - The Denver Post
Home sweet home? Coors Field has been like a candy store for the Rockies in the Jim Tracy era. As shaky as they played at times during this past homestand, they won their series against the Padres and Mets. Their series record in LoDo since Tracy assumed command last May? 17-3 with one split.
Beimel bumps Rogers off Rockies' roster - The Denver Post
Plenty of rosters moves being made today, as we already know. Joe Beimel is up, Esmil Rogers is down. Eric Young Jr. was prepared to make the trip to Atlanta, but both CarGo and Brad Hawpe look like they're a go for the upcoming series.
Dexter Fowler's grandparents will watch their grandson play in the majors for the first time this weekend.
Paige: Helton is Rockies' knight, but only at night - The Denver Post
I think Woody Paige is wondering why Todd Helton hasn't been playing in day games, but it's more than likely that he's also asking if Helton is a vampire or Batman or something.
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Has the Rox brass even hinted at giving the Row access?
Awesome if it did. Hopefully this is a trend.
something tells me the Rockies FO dont much care about Federal Baseball
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 16, 2010 10:29 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Didn't the local paper axe the Nationals beat reporter last year too?
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Yes, but...
….it was actually the Moonies-owned Washington Times, which eliminated its entire sports section. It wasn’t like they just cut a baseball writer.
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by Mondogarage on Apr 16, 2010 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
Right (forgot it was the Moonie Times) but wasn't he the only experience beat reporter?
Just wondering if that helped with the reach out to the blog, plus it probably doesn’t hurt to reach out to fans more directly with that team.
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That's clear enough from the quality of PR!
But be honest, all of you writers would love to be able to take advantage of the access and facilities as well as the ego boost :)
not really
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 16, 2010 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Russ
how can you say that?
Wasn’t it a big deal when RMN got a couple of interviews? It seems to me like it was played up, as well it should’ve been.
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by rockieprogress on Apr 16, 2010 11:11 AM MDT up reply actions
what exactly would we gain from press access that we can't just get from Renck?
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 16, 2010 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Standing on the field. Free passes to the games.
I can dig it.
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The ability to ask questions we want answers to
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 17, 2010 8:20 AM MDT up reply actions
Club access vs. press access.
Purple Row is not a press outlet. And it wouldn’t be any good for me here in NY.
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Helt Day Games
I assume the reason Helton is not playing in day games (without looking at Woody’s blah blah blah) is because Tracy wants to give his back a rest after late night games? And because most day games happen on Sundays, when Helton rests.
Helton was supposed to be in the lineup yesterday, but was scratched with "flu-like symptoms"
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Also, Jim Tracy has said that Helton played in 151 games last year and that's too many
I take that to mean he’ll play about 130-140 games this year, which means missing about a game a week. Picking day games after night games makes the lineup more predictable so Helton and Giambi can prepare. I’d expect the trend to continue, flu or not, unless Giambi goes through a truly prolonged slump.
by RoarFrom112 on Apr 16, 2010 12:49 PM MDT up reply actions
which means missing about a game a week.
Except it has been once a series thus far
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 16, 2010 12:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Todd Helton has appeared in 7 games, the Rockies have played 9. Assuming he plays tonight and tomorrow (and also assuming he’s over his flu), that would be missing one game a week.
An interesting question is how many of those 130-140 games does Tracy expect Helton to not start but pinch hit in, verses not play in at all. It’d be nice if someone in the press asked him that question. Is his back enough of a concern that he shouldn’t even be swinging the bat for a day a week?
At what point do we consider Giambi to be in a prolonged slump?
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
I admit I'm already concerned but he's only had 14 PAs so far.
Then again, I also wasn’t on board with bringing him back either.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
0-for-8 with 6 walks does not a prolonged slump make. When he’s 0-for-20 or 1-for-20 you have a slump. No need to panic — yet.
BTW, I’m still not sure Giambi has a place on a 25-man NL roster and I questioned re-signing him last offseason, but even so I’m not willing to call the experiment a failure after just 9 games out of 162.
so he's got a BA of zero and an OBP of .428? Interesting.
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
So about that blogger's catch...
He made a nice catch, but his team lost. The obvious conclusion: bloggers getting foul balls are a jinx.
Kill the staff!!!!
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Oh and speaking of Philly fans.
Man and 11-year-old daughter were intentionally thrown up on by fan, police say
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to be fair, they did pay to watch their team lose to the Natinals...
that has made me gag on occasion before…
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there is nothing "fair" about that situation
there isn’t anything human about that
animals don’t even puke on each other
something about that story just irks me farrrr beyond just “gross”
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 16, 2010 2:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, animals do on occasion puke on each other.
Just not on purpose. So yeah, your point still stands.
And I can’t even imagine why anyone, drunk or not, would do that. Clearly this guy has issues beyond being a terrible drunk.
it's inhuman
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 16, 2010 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Someone should also give the writer an award for this
“He leaned forward, he projectile vomited all over me and my daughter,” Vangelo said with a look of hurt splashed across his face.
I’ve never heard it called “hurt” before.
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How respectable. . . .
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that was an amazing catch!
one handed…with Ice Cream! Amazing!
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
Well, Helton does have those 'hyperbaric chambers' at home
I’m not saying, I’m just saying…:)
/plus, vampires hanging out on game threads a dead giveaway
//no jokes will be made about the rocks walking dead performance yesterday
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Okay, what the hell is wrong with Woody Paige?
Can someone at the Post tell him to stop writing about baseball?
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wow...
this made me want to vomit all over a little girl and her dad…
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
No Maria!
Think of the children hot dogs!
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that would
be a waste of a perfectly good hot dog…
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Woody writes about baseball?
Could’ve fooled me
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Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
PLAY BALL!!!
Woody writes?
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
It is beyond me how Woody Paige stays employed as a journalist. He adds absolutely nothing of value to the Denver Post.
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
I still can't find the corresponding move that allowed Beimel to added to the 40 man roster.
I still assume Buchholz was transferred to the 60-day DL.
According to Jim Armstrong last night, Rogers is going down but they haven't announced it yet.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
It's official now.
But I’m talking about the 40 man roster, not the 25 man roster.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 16, 2010 9:15 AM MDT up reply actions
Is it possible
he was put on the 40 man when he signed?
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He was signed to an ML contract
Definitely wasn’t on the 40-man on opening day.
Oddly enough, right now there are 41 players listed on the 40-man roster at http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=col
I can only assume Buchholz will be put on the 60-day DL prior to tonight’s game or already has been and it’s not been announced. Tracy Ringolsby mentioned this awhile ago: http://www.insidetherockies.com/2010/03/31/colorado-rockies-have-roster-room/
by RoarFrom112 on Apr 16, 2010 12:56 PM MDT up reply actions
ML being "minor league"
Just realized it could just as easily mean Major League. oops.
by RoarFrom112 on Apr 16, 2010 12:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Does that mean
everyone on the 40 man roster has a big league contract, by definition?
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Yes.
Though those under full team control have separate salaries if they’re on optional assignment.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 16, 2010 1:09 PM MDT up reply actions
By the way, this means the earliest he'll be eligible to return is May 25th.
He’s still on track for later than that, so it doesn’t make much of a difference.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 16, 2010 2:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I wish I had multiple angles of this.
One of Qualls’ face…one of LaRoche’s…one of DBS’…
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wow...
just wow…
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Bravo.
Play of the year.
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In context it's especially bad,
it was two outs in the ninth and allowed the tying run to score.
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Oh that's gotta hurt
Probably more than getting hit with the ball he threw
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by bleedspurple on Apr 16, 2010 10:27 AM MDT up reply actions
He was just throw the ball to a fan
as a souvenir.
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ha ha ha ha ha
Hate to see what his bathroom looks like…
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
similar to that cop and his daughter
/full circle
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ewwww
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You know what's funny?
I might get to see Dice K pitch this weekend. I’m going up to upstate NY with the wife and I’m hoping to take in a Rochester Red Wings game. They’re playing Pawtucket, and Dice K is supposed to have a rehab start. Not sure which day though.
Well beat the drum and hold the phone, the sun came out today.
by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 16, 2010 9:46 AM MDT reply actions
eh, ne'er mind.
Looks like it will probably be Tuesday, which is out.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 16, 2010 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions
Something is really wrong with Madison Bumgarner
His line last night: SP Madison Bumgarner – 4.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 2 HR, 14.14 L (0-1)
I am starting to feel bad for the kid.
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HAW HAW HAW FFFFFF HAW HAW
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 16, 2010 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
He's giving another data point to the TINSTAAPP crowd.
The Giants had five of the first 51 picks in the draft in 2007, and all five (well, maybe except for the one they used to get Freddy Sanchez) have seen their progress hit a wall these past couple of seasons.
there is no such thing as a pitching prospect
one of the BP writers, I think Clay Davenport, coined it about ten years ago now.
I believe it was last year you said the Giants farm system was very top heavy
with the loss of Alderson, the troubles of Bumgarner, and the likely callup of Posey in the next 2 months, where do you see their system in the next couple of years? Are there some potential breakthrough candidates you have your eye on?
Do you think these setbacks will force the Giants to draft more college level players with potentially lower upside in the 2010 draft?
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I failed to include the legal troubles of Angel Villalona as well
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I really think that system's taken significant hits in the last year or so
and while might have been underrated heading into last season, the opposite’s true right now. After Posey moves up, I would think the Rockies, Padres and likely the Dodgers have better systems, right now, I think CO and SD have solid cases.
As to how it will effect the Giants draft strategy, I really wouldn’t think it would have much impact. They like taking high risk, high reward players almost exclusively, and I think it’s given them some solid pitchers (Cain, Lincecum, Wilson, Sanchez, Runzler), but it’s been murder on their depth and position player quality.
And out of the NL altogether...
though he can still kill us when the Blue Jays come to town in June.
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by Jeff Aberle on Apr 16, 2010 12:08 PM MDT up reply actions
and by then, he will have taught Mike McCoy his "rockie-killing" ways
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Elias moment
I’m betting yesterday was the first time in MLB history that a guy named “Huff” pitched a complete game one day after a guy named “Huff” had an inside the park home run.
Actually, it might have been the first time for those events separately too
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 16, 2010 12:59 PM MDT reply actions
For those of you interested in having a laugh
Here is the new Marlins anthem, sung by Scott Stapp of “Creed”
It’s called “Marlins Will Soar”
Let the jokes commence.
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Ewwwww
Scott Stapp sucks soooooooooooo much.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Apr 16, 2010 1:19 PM MDT up reply actions
it's only 90 seconds of your life you'll regret
(and yes, it’s even worse than you can possibly imagine)
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Astute listeners will recognize the original tune as “You Will Soar”, which accompanied the at-bats of one Matt Holliday during his Rockies career.
I can’t decide if this is just awful or so-bad-it’s good.
DUHBULLLLL PLAYS
YASSEAH
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 16, 2010 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Why Marlins Won't Soar
1) Fish don’t have wings
2) Steep jumps out of the water =/= soaring
3) Fish don’t have wings
4) Marlins have a really big fin on the back, This is not a wing
5) Scott Stapp is boring
6)Fish don’t have wings
I really like the Marlins but this is ill conceived.
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Renck has tonight's lineup
CF Fowler
LF Spilborghs
1B Helton
SS Tulowitzki
RF Hawpe
3B Stewart
C Iannetta
2B Barmes
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Fowler in leadoff?
that must be an error…double check your source
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LRLRLRLRLRLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL
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should be RRLRLRLRLRLR
They need to end the Fowler “switch hitter” experiment
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