This Doc ain't got no cure, Rockies shutout by Halladay and Phillies as road woes continue
by Rox Girl on Jul 23, 2010 8:32 PM MDT
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PrintThe Rockies six to nothing loss to Roy Halladay and the Phillies on Friday night falls into two categories in my book, unfortunately, the categories are sort of contradictory:
- The less dwelt on it the better, the Rockies were up against an ace at the top of his game and didn't have the pitching to match him.
- Winning teams do find ways to beat top pitchers on occasion, the Rockies haven't since the All Star break.
I guess in short, the Rockies mettle has been tested the last two days and came up lacking, but I don't know if we can read much into that yet just because Halladay and Johnson are at such a high skill level, any team could be lacking facing them in back to back starts. The Rockies did continue a sky high strikeout rate they've had since the break, adding nine more to Halladay's season totals tonight while collecting just five hits. Players that looked particularly lost at the plate tonight were Dexter Fowler and Miguel Olivo.
Aaron Cook didn't have command, and he skirted around trouble frequently in the first four innings before finally getting whalloped for five runs in the fifth, with a two run Ross Gload home run putting an exclamation point on the disastrous inning. Jhoulys Chacin relieved him and pitched fairly well, but the Phillies tacked on one more run in the eighth inning to get the final result.
The nightmare road trip, on which the Rockies are now 2-6, is approaching the end, and we've finally gotten past the most difficult aspects of it as the Phillies pitchers for the next three nights aren't quite the same caliber of the pitchers we've been getting for most of the other eight games. The Rockies really need to take two of the three to save some face heading into what will hopefully be an easier stretch of the schedule.
If the Rockies want to return to the playoffs, that second point above needs to change from the current trend. Eventually the Rockies will have to beat a few top of the league pitchers to get back to October, it's too bad that it didn't happen tonight.
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one big giant
suck
5280 or fight!!!!!
by stardate armageddon on Jul 23, 2010 8:34 PM MDT reply actions
From Renck:
Buchholz up chacin optioned. Bucky won’t be long man
Again, Buchholz up. He will be massaged into duty. No high-leverage at first. Likely casts Corpas as long man
Rockies very encouraged by Chacin. Needs to go down and start, and build up arm strength. Can’t have him only able to throw 60 pitches
Chacin said, "I understand the move. I just want to pitch and get outs. I don’t know when my chance will come again, but I will be ready.’’
Chacin <3
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Bucky <3
I can hardly wait to see the Lemur again! He’s been gone faaarrr too long. Alert Silver!
Get your purple on.
He's gonna be mighty rusty.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 9:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh yeah.
I’m not expecting miracles from the guy. My hope is that he gets some mop-up time every now and then, and gets back to form by September. (Also, I’ve always had a serious man crush on Bucky. One of those guys I wish I could have been.)
Get your purple on.
I'm REALLY apprehensive
but we talked about this
by Andrew Martin on Jul 23, 2010 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
too bad
probably lots of us could’ve expected the road trip to go this way.
tomorrow is a game we better win though.
and who knows, it’s still possible to go home 5-6 =]
Glad to see Bonafacio tormenting the Braves!
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And Donnie Murphy too
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
ninja'd!
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The time stamps tell a different story
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:07 PM MDT up reply actions
no, when I say ninja'd, it means I'm acknowledging the person who ninja'd me.
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Ah
I got ya. I thought it was the other way around for some reason.
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Ha Donnie Murphy hit a walkoff to beat the Braves!
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Ahahahahahaa
So nice to see he doesn’t just do it to us. xD
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Thats too bad.
I’m soooo tired. All of my memories were erased at Eliches. Sooo glad Nerdland is nearly over.
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 9:06 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Halladay is just a effin good pitcher.
I didn’t see any of the game, but after watching them both over the last couple of years, I honestly think he’s better than Cliff Lee. So I’m not as annoyed as I could be. We’d better start getting some offense in the next couple of games, though, or annoyance will be the least negative of my emotions.
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I didn’t see any of the game
Consider your’self lucky
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
me too
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 9:20 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
You picked a great game to miss
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn't really pick it,
but okay.
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 9:25 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Mets leading Dodgers
Jason Bay nearly knocked himself out chasing down a fly ball and running into the bullpen fence at Dodger Stadium. Wow, that was brutal…but he made the play…so GO METS!
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Cincy wins :(
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Houston left a small village of men on base in that game
Not good
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I think this Giant/D'back game is gonna be good
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:12 PM MDT reply actions
What does Renck mean here? He's going to saddle the season on Hawpe not hitting?
From Renck’s postgame article…
The reality is that Troy Tulowitzki’s absence looms larger everyday. The Rockies are 17-13 without him. He is expected back Tuesday, but even his presence won’t matter if Brad Hawpe doesn’t start hitting for power – he has two home runs since late April.
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I think the thought is incomplete
What I think he’s trying to say is the Rockies A: need Tulo back and B: need others (not just Brad Hawpe) to step it up.
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Probably....
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I can't believe that this weekend I have to root for the Royals, the Pirates, the Mariners, the Mets, and the D'backs
That’s just unfair.
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:19 PM MDT reply actions
And also Houston and Chicago
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Seriously
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Well those are the teams playing the Yankees, Padres, Red Sox, Dodgers, Giants, Reds, and Cards
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah wow.
We get the Road Trip from Hell™ and they get to play the weakest teams in baseball. What is up with that? The only team missing from there is the Orioles.
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That and the Indians
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:26 PM MDT up reply actions
I always forget about the Indians
Probably for obvious reasons. I just don’t hate enough teams in the AL I guess. xD
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My hate for the Yankees makes of for the quantity of teams I hate in the AL
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Same here.
And the Sox. Hate them, too. I might add that I disliked them BEFORE 2007, either. They were never as “cursed” as the Cubs, and they were smug about it when they did win.
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I also keep forgetting the Mets are kind of legit now
At least they’re not the LOLMETZ this year.
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They are better but I still only consider them a minor threat
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions
True.
I just felt bad about lumping them in with the Pirates and the Cubs.
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Yeah
Those two teams are in a league of their own
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Little League?
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That's too nice
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Juice Boxes for everyone!
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This
I just hate the whole makeup of the AL East. The Yankee/Red Sox thing forces me to root for the Rays only because they are not the Yankees or Red Sox. I hate this because that fan base in Tampa (much like the Marln fan base) does not deserve a good team with their attendance.
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions
What does Renck mean here? He's going to saddle the season on Hawpe not hitting?
From Renck’s postgame article…
The reality is that Troy Tulowitzki’s absence looms larger everyday. The Rockies are 17-13 without him. He is expected back Tuesday, but even his presence won’t matter if Brad Hawpe doesn’t start hitting for power – he has two home runs since late April.
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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My answer has not changed :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
That is one of the weirder double posts ever. There was like a five-minute delay xD
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whooaaa....Ugh...I have NO idea what is going here...
My pages just reloaded of their own accord…dismayed
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Just like managers. Sometime the players that get you close to the peak ,
Aren’t the ones who get you over. I like Hawpe a lot, but he is the 5th best OF on the team. Put him at first 2-3 time a week for the rest of the season. and part ways.
Esmil Rogers got 8 Ks in 5 innings of work.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Despite Hollingsworth giving up 10 runs in his AA debut...
… Tulsa came back and won in the eighth.
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Oh give me a break Arizona
They had second and third and nobody out and couldn’t get a run in. That’s terrible baseball. (Not just the results either, the approaches in the at bats)
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:29 PM MDT reply actions
And not Huff goes deep for the Giants
This is going to be a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggg weekend
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Bah!
There’s nothing like Rockies socks to soothe your feet when they hurt…
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 9:30 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Bah? Shouldn't this be a good thing?
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Bah!
My feet hurt!
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 9:35 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
ahhhhh the bah! makes sense now
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Hey, hey
This belongs in the off topic thread :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Game wraps and GT are legit for any discussion:)
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I guess I should have realized this
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Theres an OT thread?
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 9:38 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Each day there's a link for it in the Rockpile (but I was just busting you)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
What's your opinion on OT thread?
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I actually have not been in one yet
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:44 PM MDT up reply actions
seems like a "cool" kids vibe there now....
I guess it makes easier for everyone…but something is different
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Guess I'm not one of the cool kids
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't really participate much in the OT threads myself
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Me either
I spend too much time on the internets as it is! :P
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I mean lately
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They have only existed for a week
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions
I think I tried one day of it......
Just not my thing anymore I guess lol
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Really?
I like the off topic stuff but only in the offseason
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I like the OT, but the new format seems to have changed the nature of it....
I can’t really explain it…lol…
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Well it was getting out of control
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh I agree...and I was often a part of the madness
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So was I so I can't really say much but I do think a separate thread was the right move for now
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Don't get me wrong...
I don’t mean its bad or anything…..
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I think its the separate
threads that aren’t working because the OT is dumb and artificial. It flows better the other way. The problem with the old way is that jdub (haha, I’m picking on him again) AND others were just making it polluted, they just talked too much apparently, so I see where the need arose for an OT.
I don’t know…I think. Its corrupting purple row.
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Naw, it's helping Purple Row.
Just corrupting the OT discussion, which was enjoyable when people felt obligated to be intelligent about it. Now it’s just idiotic,.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, thats a better way to put it.
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 10:15 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I was sort of annoyed to find out that some peopl
(not trying to single anyone out, just in general) stayed in the OT thread and created their own game thread last night. I haven’t really been in any of the OT threads and the Rockpiles have been much better and focused, but I really hope it doesn’t become too cliquey.
I'm not sure you can blame them.
I’ve not been too pleased with the content of the game threads either, hence why I’ve relegated myself to talking only about the minors, transactions, or when addressed specifically.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 11:41 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't, really.
I get plenty annoyed by some of the game thread stuff, too.
But if it becomes habit and not just when a particular game thread was bad, I feel like that’s just going to ruin the community vibe here further.
I mean, there were some of us who are pretty positive still in that game thread that had no idea there were people discussing the game elsewhere. I just don’t like feeling like there are, like, factions or something.
It's not JUST the unreasonable negativity (though it's certainl a major part)
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 11:51 PM MDT up reply actions
I get that.
And I don’t really know what the answer is. But I don’t really like where it could go if too many people just quit the game threads or start their own “secret” game threads.
I was one of the people in that thread during the game
but I also had another window open for the game thread. I did that because there wasn’t much discussion about the game in that OT thread most of the time. I think most of the people in there were doing the same thing.
Bazinga!
by Junction Rox on Jul 24, 2010 12:17 AM MDT up reply actions
Okay.
I confess I didn’t actually go look, and was just going on what someone mentioned in today’s game thread. I do still maintain my hope that it doesn’t actually become a regular thing. I hate cliques (not that anyone intends anything like that, they just tend to happen organically sometimes without anyone meaning to).
I do too
and I was disappointed to see that some people feel like that’s happening. I haven’t felt it, but I’m kind of dumb about such things sometimes.
To me the main reason I couldn’t get as “into” the game thread for that game was because I was at work, no TV, and most of the game couldn’t really even listen to it intently. When all I know about what’s happening is what I’m catching from the radio, I just don’t feel like I can really discuss the game like I can when I’m actually watching it. What I like about the game threads here is that generally it’s like watching the game with other people that are really intently watching the game and making relevant comments. I just couldn’t do it for that game, and neither could most other people. So I kept chatting about other stuff in the other thread and kept up on the game thread on the side.
Bazinga!
by Junction Rox on Jul 24, 2010 12:39 AM MDT up reply actions
OT game threading is honestly, like I've said
bitching about the game thread, and nothing more.
by Andrew Martin on Jul 24, 2010 12:11 PM MDT up reply actions
So it's bitching about other people bitching?
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 24, 2010 12:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Mostly any "game threading" in the OT is as such
“Oh my god if I spend one more minute listening to all the bench-the-team-Betty’s I might shoot someone”
then there’s laughter about things that are found to be stupid
and then it dies down again and people just watch
by Andrew Martin on Jul 24, 2010 12:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
I guess I just wish more of the reasonable people would actually participate in the game threads so we can maybe drown out the stupidness.
The game threads are ideally one of my favorite parts of PR, but if too many people give up on them, that’s going to take that away.
IAWTC
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 24, 2010 5:23 PM MDT up reply actions
that has never, ever worked
the stupidity just saturates the entire thread and the rational people get drowned out so they have zero desire to come back.
The stupidity always win.
by Andrew Martin on Jul 24, 2010 6:20 PM MDT up reply actions
I've found the off topic threads useful, but lacking.
The discussion is hollow, and nobody talks about anything I know about. Besides, I’ve resolved to avoid the comments sections more lately in general.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 10:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Do I annoy you that much? :-)
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
useful but lacking is apt
I’ve participated but it seems more forced….
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I think that's because off topic it a lot like nicknames
You can’t force it. It just has to happen
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
excellent analogy
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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It amuses me
how you refer to them as “comment sections”. You’re the only one I know of that does that ; )
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 10:21 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
AMart does too, on the podcast.
Why is that amusing?
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Haha, I dont know.
I think your’e the only one who uses the term, and I don’t know where you got it: its not specifically labeled “comments section”.
Its like your trademark phrase.
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This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 10:30 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Not really, it's the technical term for this space on a blog.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Really? Officially?
Hmm…I guess I just never heard it used on Purple Row, though yeah, you’re right it is called comments section in other blogs.
Maybe you’re the only one here who wants to get that technical. Its not a bad thing, just peculiar. Like I said, its like your trademark way of sayin it.
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 10:48 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't know about "official" it's just a standard.
Much like how posts are called posts, toolbars are called toolbars and so forth. You could call a toolbar an “equipment bar” if you wanted and it wouldn’t be unofficial. I’m very active in the blogosphere, and I’m developing my own blog right now, so I’m very likely to be technical most of the time.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jul 23, 2010 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Okay,
that’s cool.
Meanwhile, when I’m listening to Rowbot Radio, Ill still be amused, though there’s nothing wrong with being technical, even if your the only one on this particular blog.
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This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 11:18 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I know.
I was just kinda wonderin if it was open now…the last time I checked it was 809 comments and not moving…besides Rockies socks are on topic.
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by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 10:04 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Whoa, brawl in the Mariners dugout?
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Figgins out of the game, Wakamatsu was involved....yikes
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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That was bizarre...I don't know what happened..
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Horrible cutoff throw.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
by phishbate on Jul 23, 2010 9:41 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
But looking at the throw, I'm not sure he could have even gotten there....
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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This whole Red Sox Mariners series has been crazy
Near no hitter, five run comeback in the 9th, extra innings, a near triple play, and now a fight in the dugout
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Methinks the Mariners are one frustrated team
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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I would be too if Franklin Gutierrez and his .718 OPS were leading my team in home runs
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions
I miss Chacin already.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
by phishbate on Jul 23, 2010 9:37 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
David Ortiz picked off at third with the bases loaded
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:47 PM MDT reply actions
AUBREY FRIGGIN HUFF
/shaking fist
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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What the hell did he do now
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Hit a home run agains the Dback...
Eric Booyrnes thinks he could be the league MVP if the Giants make the postseason……
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Oh okay
I saw that earlier so I thought he had made a great defensive play or something
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Well the night is young
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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I thought Booyrns was made for tv
but I’m already tired of this much Dude on MLBN.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
by phishbate on Jul 23, 2010 9:52 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I like him in this role
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Me too actually
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions
He needs to dial it back a few.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
by phishbate on Jul 23, 2010 9:53 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
What the hell is he taking this year?
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by phishbate on Jul 23, 2010 9:47 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
He already gave them plenty...:(
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Finally the D'Backs do something with RISP
Kelly Johnson with a game tying triple
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:52 PM MDT reply actions
And Johnson is now a SINGLE away from hitting for the cycle
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't know what game to watch right now
All three are so good
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 9:55 PM MDT reply actions
Arizona takes the lead 4-3 on a LaRoache base hit
All these runs for the D’backs have been with two outs
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:00 PM MDT reply actions
I hope ARod just hits his dang 600th HR tomorrow
so the ARodWatch will end quickly
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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NO!!!!!!!!
I hope he fails every at bat for the rest of his career
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
but then MLB Network will show his every AB for all eternity :(
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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And I will get to see him fail for all eternity :-)
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
ugh...I just want him to go away...the sooner the better lol
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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That would be nice but seeing that that's impossible me watching him fail is the next best thing
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh Edwin Jackson you suck
Two throwing errors on bunts this inning. It’s now a 4-4 game and the Giants have runners on 2nd and 3rd with nobody out
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT reply actions
Crap
Triple puts the Giants ahead 6-4
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
pffft....
but at least the Dodgers are losing in the top of the 8th
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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If they come back in that game I want to call a redo on the entire day of baseball
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
shhhhh..Ether might be listening...don't encourage that behavior
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Eithier has really sucked lately
Get well soon Tulo. The Rockies need you.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 23, 2010 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions
shhhhhhhhhhhh
don’t ruin it! lol
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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I don't trust that guy to continue sucking...
wait…what?
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Mets up 6-1 on LA yay!
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Huh..I did not know that Sergio Romo went to Mesa State College
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Yes he did.
I really, really wish he wasn’t stuck with that bunch of schmos in SF. I’d much rather be able to root for a fellow Mav.
I’m trying to remember, I think he’s the 4th Mesa player in the majors – the others were Randy Ready (Pads/others), Darrel Akerfelds (Pads/others) and Brendan Donnelly (Red Sawx, Angels/others). They never seem to land on a team I can root for.
Bazinga!
by Junction Rox on Jul 23, 2010 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Kelly Johnson hits for the cycle...now if they would just win!
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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Dodgers Lose! Yippee!
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
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wash... lather...Rince..
repeat as many times as necessary
This trip sucks it hard,but hang in there Rox nation, we will be just fine
The Big Purple Machine will make a believer outta you!
Well said.
Ubaldo Jimenez: He's still gonna win the CY
Brad Hawpe: Fix that swing!
Todd and Tulo: Ready to Rox and roll
QPU Member #4, NYYHEG Member #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
Yup
I wanna go home- litterally, and for the Rockies.
Its been a long trip and I can’t wait to get back. I’m also longing for some home cookin!
Director of Rockaholic Affairs and Supreme Supplier of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 11:22 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Whew!
My last night in Nerdland! I’m so tired! I’m gonna have to go home and sleep 50 hours straight to make up for it.
Probably one of the last days Ill be the 1st one here to wake up and the last to fall asleep.
Hopefully pessimistic that my posts will increase, as I will have to return this unlimited Powah well, internet rather.
Well, goodnight!
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This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Jul 23, 2010 11:45 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
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