Mets 1, Rockies 0: Colorado's inexplicable New York woes continue as Ubaldo takes loss number three
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2010 8:31 PM MDT
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PrintThe baseball gods frowned on Ubaldo Jimenez and the Colorado Rockies tonight, as they could not get on the board and ultimately lost 1-0 to the previously struggling Mike Pelfrey and the New York Mets.
Jimenez, who has been bailed out of several potential losses this season, was tagged with a loss that he didn't deserve. He went seven innings and allowed a run on four hits while striking out eight. He did walk four batters, but two were intentional. Ubaldo now sits at 17-3 with a 2.55 ERA.
The Rockies' offense suffered a little bit of bad luck combined with a little bit of ineptitude in their latest loss to the Mets in New York. Several balls were hit at or near the warning track (including a couple by Carlos Gonzalez), but the cavernous Citi Field rendered them harmless. Plus, the Rockies only struck out five times, which is a lot less than one would expect to see when they get shut out. In addition, the red-hot Gonzalez hit the ball very hard in three of his four at-bats, but came away with only one hit . It was one of just four for the Rockies on the evening.
Joe Beimel and Rafael Betancourt combined for a scoreless inning of relief, as Beimel retired the first two batters of the eighth inning before walking Ike Davis, who had struck out in his previous three at-bats - all against Jimenez, before Betancourt entered and struck out the only batter he faced in Jeff Francoeur. That set the stage for the Rox to attempt a rally against Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth, but even with their best hitters at the plate (Gonzalez, Troy Tulowitzki, and Brad Hawpe), they still couldn't get on the board as they were set down in order by the Mets' closer.
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If anybody can explain to me any of these things:
1) Why Mike Pelfrey turns into goddamned Walter Johnson against the Rockies;
2) Why Brad Hawpe EVER plays. I mean, EVER; or
3) For that matter, why we ran a lineup with four automatic outs (Helton, Hawpe, Olivo, Barmes) out there today to ‘back’ our ace;
I will buy you an ice cold soda pop.
God, if I were Ubaldo Jimenez I’d have a hard time even looking at my teammates and manager after that game.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
I'll agree.
Mainly. Iannatta and Smith should be EVERYDAY.
Also, call up EY2 already, talk about the kid getting shafted.
I can forgive Helton and Olivo, barely, because Helton’s Helton and rooting against him is like rooting against my dad and because Olivo had the great first half.
But for God’s sake… no more Hawpe, no more Barmes, those guys suck, they suck, they ****ING SUCK SO HARD. I can not wait until these guys are not on this team anymore.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
As long as you promise never to write those two clowns in the lineup because HURR DURR VETERAN SCRAPPY DERP DERP, you’re hired.
Also… bases loaded in the seventh and Corpas is warming up? Corpas? That was when I actually pondered out loud if this team actually wants to go to the postseason or not. Of course, the competition is making that choice for them at this point.
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
I agree with the Hawpe and Barmes.
Hawpe won’t be here next year so we can just go Atkins on him and platton Smith/Spilly instead. I would rather have Herrera/Nelson at 2nd and at least see what they can do. We aren’t winning the division this year, and I’m afraid the WC will come out of the east.
I’m not saying give up…yet. But if we aren’t within 3.5 games of the WC when we come back from LA/AZ we are in serious trouble. And right now we could get swept by the Mets. which would be a 2-5 trip
unfortunately Olivo has become Hawpe 2009
Tornadough! Tornadough! Tornadough!
"I've swallowed the Little Book of Calm..."
Olivo just posted 2 solid months
where he batted over 300 and posted wRC+ of 112 and 111 respectively.
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Since the ASB Olivo has a .196 OBP and a .498 OPS
He’s been terrible lately and he’s a big reason why the Rockies have been so bad since that time.
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Olivo has played for 7 organizations..
and this is the first time he has ever worn the same uniform number as with the team the previous year. These are Olivo’s lucky numbers:
61-8-7-8-14-30-21-21
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Considering he's still struggling offensively in the Springs, and he was just benched 3 days ago for lack of hustle in the field, I'm going to no to an EY2 callup.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I haven't been keeping up, thanks.
But I just normally see that when a player gets injured at the majors, he generally gets the courtesy to get back to the major league level when healthy again. If I was EY2, I’d be frustrated as shit too, seeing the guy in my position above me shitting the bed, and not getting called up.
Young didn't have much space to return, without the elimination of another player.
Even though you’ve mad eit clear you’d ditch Barmes were you in charge, most MLB franchises wouldn’t do that for a kid who is not a proven major leaguer yet.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Young returned to the lineup today, in LF.
He’s 2-3 so far.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
mostly watched his strong June and July bats get ignored
I mean, I can’t REALLY complain, it’s not like Miggy was terrible in those months, but he’s also on an 0-for-13 slide in August thus far.
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Olivo is getting unlucky with the BABIP..
it’s .000 over the past week and he’s only had 3 Ks! It’s .207 for the past month even though for the season he’s been hitting just slightly above his career average at .369
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Olivo got a hit and gave us our best scoring chance, and Helton had been good since being activated
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Asheville into the 12th
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13th, even
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Asheville takes the lead in the 14th.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
And they pull out the win.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Did you read Craig Baker's tweets about blood testing?
@milb blood testing is ridiculous right now. People are bleeding all over the place and its not like any blood test I’ve ever done before
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Secret genetic engineering.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Minor leaguers get minor league phlebotomists
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions
All joking aside..
This new minor league drug testing affects the human body in quite a negative manner.
When I jokingly tweeted to him about how it could dehydrate him, Baker replied:
yeah it wasn’t done very well and it kinda hurt to be honest. I still have bruises and its never like that.
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I have had bad sticks myself as well
I wouldn’t cast a shadow over the entire process, as it was likely the same person who did the whole team
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I always know when a phlebotomist is bad...
…if they mess me up. My veins are a phlebotomist’s dream, so if I end up bruised, I know who was the “C” student in that class.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions
My veins are a nightmare.
Pretty much everyone struggles to get them in the right spot, which sucks, because I need my blood drawn a lot.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Ouch. That sucks
I know a lot of people like that. Makes it interesting when it’s blood drive time at work.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, the good news is I've gotten used to it now.
The worst part of blood drawing isn’t the poking, but the fact that I occasionally pass out during the process. It’s happen twice now. Absolutely miserable feeling afterward.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I bet...wow.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions
The Marlins catcher John Baker..
told a story last week about how Huston Street used to pass out from blood tests during physicals. I guess they played together in Oakland.
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I saw, and I responded to that comment with the same story, I think.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions
I have "Yellow" veins, meaning mine are moderate
and any competent phlebotomist should get them without a hitch
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 10:01 PM MDT up reply actions
My poor Mom's skin is so thin
and she has weak veins. The last time they drew her blood, they had to take it from her hand. That was very painful for her.
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They're actually being led to the slaughter
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions
When you have to make up ground late in the season to make a playoff push there are certain games you can’t afford to lose.
Tonight was one of those games for the Rockies. We had our ace on the hill with two unfavorable pitching matchups coming up. In order to win this series (which I feel is a near must with the Giants and Padres playing the Cubs and Pirates at home), a win tonight was crucial.
The pitching did its job giving up just one run but our lineup let us down big time tonight. I understand Pelfrey was good, but these are the games you have to scratch out a couple of runs. You just can’t afford to waste starts like Ubaldo’s tonight when you have to win as many games as we do.
0-7 with RISP; DREADFUL!!!
Four hits all night; Unacceptable!!!!
That can’t happen now. Not when the pitching only gives up one run. Not when you’re 6.5 out of the division with 50 games to go. Not when the pitching matchups don’t break in your favor for the next games against a team who plays great ball at home.
Perhaps what angered me the most though was that the Rockies last 11 batters were retired in order. There was no fight tonight, nothing to even get excited about. We just went quietly into the night, and that’s really disheartening to me.
I’m not going to proclaim the season over with this loss but I will say that this was a very large nail in our coffin. The Rockies are getting very close to the cliff here, and if there’s many more games like this the wild card will quickly become out of reach.
Fight back strong in these next two games Rockies, it’s all you can do now to stay in this race.
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 8:41 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
I’m not going to proclaim the season over with this loss but I will say that this was a very large nail in our coffin
This comment confuses me…..by referring to our coffin you insinuate we are already dead……
We still have most of our games against the NL West…I’m not an idiot, but I don’t believe we’re dead yet.
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Don't we all have one foot in the coffin?
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I don’t exist
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So the secret to eternal life is...tax evasion?
Damn…Wesley Snipes was on to something.
Still doesn’t explain Leona Helmsley, though.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Nothing explains Leona Helmsley.....
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions
When all the nails are in the coffin, we're dead
I’m not saying we’re there yet but I am saying that if you’re in the position we’re in in the standings these are the games you have to win.
I’ll put it another way, we took a big step towards the cliff tonight
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Okay stepping towards the cliff, I can agree with...
but you have to fall off the cliff before you can be in the coffin. We have not been measured for the casket just yet :)
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We now have an appointment
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 9:12 PM MDT up reply actions
I think we're still in the "initial inquiry" stage
You know, kicking the tires and all that.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
There you go.....
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except the Giants lost tonight, right?
so we didnt really lose much ground, if any. Count is as a fairly harmless loss and move on, people.
It’s only baseball
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Giants are still playing
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!" Ubaldo, Tulo, Hawpe and Spilly say "Germans?"
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Don't tell me it's only baseball
As a fan of this team I have good reason to be upset
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Okay. But we didn't lose ground. You hope to stay afloat during this roadtrip, little more.
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Yes but tonight on paper was the most winnable of the series
At this point the Rockies need to win the games they are supposed to win and steal a few of the games they are supposed to lose. Instead they are losing the games they are supposed to lose and blowing a few of the gams they are supposed to win.
That’s why I’m sad right now because I know that our time to turn this around is running.
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions
running out*
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Well I thought going into this series 2 out of three was the goal
I didn’t think losing the Ubaldo game would get us there. I hope i’m wrong.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:25 PM MDT up reply actions
explain to me how this isn't only baseball.
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Life
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Life
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions
It's what I'm pssionate about
When the Rockies are in a close game late, I literally have to remind myself to breath I get so nervous. I want it so badly that it hurts when the Rockies lose.
Baseball transcends sport and (as ATF said) is life for me
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah but ATF was being sarcastic
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What do you want me to say?
The Rockies losing doesn’t bother me that much?
Sorry but I’m really passionate about this and it’s more than just baseball to me
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
tomorrows's another day, good eye, get em next time
it happens. I’m not trying to convince you of anything because we are far more alike than not. The game sucked, we outplayed them and lost, it’s baseball is all I can say. It’s what I love about this stupid f***ing sport
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See I don't think we outplayed them
I think we went quietly into the night. That’s why I’m angry
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Honestly, this is my favorite way to lose a baseball game..
Now don’t get me wrong, I hate seeing the Rockies lose, but if we have to lose, let it be a close pitchers duel. At least that means half of the team did well tonight.
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well hell man, we're passionate too
I mean, I write for a freaking rockies blog (well, “write”) and it’s like the only think I can carry a conversation about for more than a few minutes
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions
it’s like the only think I can carry a conversation about for more than a few minutes
I don’t believe this for a single second
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 10:43 PM MDT up reply actions
I can BS about anything
and then when I run out of stuff to say I just complain about elitists
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions
and hipsters
Don’t forget them!
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truth. That stretch from Junction to Vegas was BRUTAL
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Do you mean this part of the drive was brutal?
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you still talked about baseball
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Then why aren't you more upset/angry/disappointed or whatever about this whole thing
It’s not like we don’t have a team that’s not built to win. This was supposed to be the year we finally broke through and won the divsion.
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:48 PM MDT up reply actions
because I am 99% sure we will play next year
we aren’t out of it this year
and it’s been a helluva ride
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Last year was a hell of a ride
This year has been hot and cold (unless we are saving a really great finish here)
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
because there's more to baseball than winning and losing
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Transactionz <3
lulz
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions
the wave <3
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When these comments start coming out I know that when I know things must be bleak
I’m not saying that I don’t love all the stuff beyond winning and losing in baseball but when we’re falling back on that, it’s a bad sign
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I know that that’s
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
why? Winning is far more fun than losing but they are two sides of the same coin
2007 was awesome because we had ALWAYS been a crappy team. 2009 was AWESOME because of 2008.
It’s what being a Rockies fan is all about
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2007 I was just happy to be in contention
Same last year after that 20-32 start. This year I had real expectations of winning the division so to see regresssion is really disheartening. (Especially when I see the Pads leading the division)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:07 PM MDT up reply actions
it's hard to compete against magick
sometimes, it’s just not your year. This season is still up in the air, but certainly looking that way.
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wait, so I can't enjoy player development unless the team is 10 or more games above .500?
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 11:13 PM MDT up reply actions
I still enjoy player developement
I just enjoy being in the position we were in last year more.
I guess my problem is that I HATE losing with a burning passion. This is true with me for anything but it’s made even worse when I expect to win. So in game I expected to win (Ubaldo start) in a season where I expected to be winning, another loss that drops us 8 out in the loss column really bugs me
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:19 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd rather us have the players and then hope the results are how we want them
because (wait for it) that’s how these things work! You put together the best team possible and then see how it goes!
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 11:21 PM MDT up reply actions
if we win 88 games, this season is a..failure?
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The season is only a failure if we don't win the world series.
Yes, that’rs right an average of 29/30 seasons is a disappointment, dammit!
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 11:24 PM MDT up reply actions
I would think all but about 5 franchises would be ecstatic with 88 wins
I would count us as one of them
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ecstatic is a bit strong
but FAR from displeased
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 11:25 PM MDT up reply actions
I was, of course, breaking my own Rule #1.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 11:29 PM MDT up reply actions
You don't ever get to spout your Rule 1 crap again
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Sure I do.
It’s only a rule for me.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions
No 88 wins is disappointing but not a failure
It would be like getting a C on a test
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:26 PM MDT up reply actions
If I passed with C and won the WS and be pretty damn happy
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what if we win 88 and miss the postseason entirely
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 11:28 PM MDT up reply actions
meh...such will be life....
nothing can be done about it….
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With this team I'd be disappointed but again I wouldn't consider it a complete failure
I think this is better than an 88 win team and I hate when I feel my team underachieves
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
2007 Rockies
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Yep
Like us in 2007. I just feel like we will have throw away a golden opportunity if this team misses the post season.
If a team is supposed to be bad and puts together a solid season and just misses the playoffs, you’re kind of proud of them. However if you have a team that on paper is so good people are guaranteeing they will win the division, I can’t help but be really disappointed if they miss the playoffs and feel they greatly underachieved
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm still to the point I wake up everyday glad I'm not a Pirates fan
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then I read Indians boxscores :-(
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Even last Sunday? :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:44 PM MDT up reply actions
No
Winning the World Series gets an A
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Can't exactly say it's uncommon for sports fans though.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, I obviously agree
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't mean like I'm gonna pass out
I mean like I’m at the edge of my seat and when the inning is over I find my self breathing a huge sigh of relief if we get out of a jam or something.
You never get a knot in your stomach in close games?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:43 PM MDT up reply actions
well, yeah obviously
and I miss baseball during off games and everything. But I know we’re losing a good 70 games during the year. These things happen and I am okay with it.
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Agree but when these games start happening over and over again frustration grows
Too many more of these and we are not making the playoffs. That’s why I get more upset with each one. We are running out of chances.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
There's going to be a ton of good teams missing the playoffs in the NL this year
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And whoever they are, they should be pissed
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, that explains MCC!
Gotcha!
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it's more than baseball
it’s Rockies baseball and that is different than the past century
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions
It is worth noting that we had a .182 BABIP tonight
And only 3 K’s in the lineup. There were some balls that were hit well that found gloves. CarGo’s flyout, Dexter’s lineout to left, a few warning track balls.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 8:53 PM MDT reply actions
THIS exactly
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I haven't seen us win a game like this in a long long time
The Rockies on the road just seem to be a team that finds a way to lose. I think last year’s team would have found a way to win this game.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions
"I haven't seen us win a game like this in a long long time"
Like what? Low scoring?
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Exactly
My biggest complaint is that they just don’t grind out wins. In the last 20 games the Rockies are 8-1 when they score six runs or more and 0-11 when they score five runs or less.
Either everybody hits and we crush the opponent or we lose. No 2-1 or -3-2 type wins. I thought this team we showing me something in the middle of the Pirate series but tonight was a huge setback
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I wouldn't read too much into one loss against Pelfrey and BABIP luck
we can still win the series. And if your theory of performing well against better pitchers..well we have Johan Santana to beat on Thursday
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You can only say BABIP luck so much
When your last 11 hitters go down in a row they couldn’t all have had bad luck. These are the things bad teams do.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
BABIP luck or execution on defense?
Looked like some hard hit balls that guys caught, particularly on Barmes on what would have been the game-tying RBI. In the post-game comments, Jim Tracy said he only counted 4 hard-hit balls. I didn’t keep track myself, but that’s not many in a 9-inning game.
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Like Franchise mentioned..
there’s just not enough punch in the lineup beyond CarGo and Tulo. The Rockies have to rely on both of those players being hot to score a bunch of runs. There aren’t too many secondary players getting the job done right now.
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7/31 against Cubs, W 6-5; 8/1 against Cubs, W 8-7
Not low-scoring games, but still won by one run.
And if you go back 22 games, there’s the 1-0 win over the Reds.
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In that 8-7 game against the Cubs we had an 8-1 and just hung on
That was not a win that showed grit or toughness.
The 6-5 win was awesome but it was just one game.
It’s not that you can’t find any of these wins, it’s that the number of winnable games we are losing seem to keep outnumbering the winnable games we are winning. That’s a recipe for not making the playoffs right there and that’s why loses like this eat away at me.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
you mean one where hits don't drop?
yeah those happen
by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
When does it happen to the Pads?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:21 PM MDT up reply actions
They are winning 4-1 right now
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
This just stinks *sigh*.
But now I want to go to the game even more Sunday…Ubaldo pitching and faith day and all…
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Pirates have LeBlanc at 80 pitches already
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Jhoulys Chacin is at 89 pitches, 7 innings of shutout.
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Me likey
NLCS Game 4 starter
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Out now.
He should be considered fully stretched out for his next start.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
^5
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David OhNo just pointed out that Chacin has 0 fly outs tonight.
“Me likey” is an understatement there
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
downside: all lineouts right to people
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Doesn't a lineout count as a flyout?
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Guess not.
First batter of the game lined out straight to Chacin.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:56 PM MDT up reply actions
There certainly SHOULD be a difference.
I was only inquiring because most stats places seem to only record groundouts, flyouts, and strikeouts.
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Fangraphs is like ambrosia in a sea of sewer water.
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minorleaguesplits is pretty great too
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Truthfully, I use all of them quite regularly.
I was just commenting mostly on the GO/FO ratios. It feels like lineouts should somehow be incorporated, but like I said, I do find it entirely reasonable to differentiate line drives from, say, silo pops.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 11:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Whyyy, gawd, whyyy?
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Man, David OhNo is my new favorite tweeter..
His stuff is pure gold. I just wish he had a better avatar. Yeah that stuff really bothers me for some reason.
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Hey Wolf, I have a random question.
Have you heard if they are planning to make a movie of the StarCraft game?
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Blizzard has never sold their rights to a film studio.
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Interesting....I would think they would make a ton of money. Any idea why?
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Blizzard has World of Warcraft to make them tons of money.
If Blizzard were to ever push for a StarCraft film, it’d probably be some sort of DVD animation produced by cinema developers in-house.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
and a guaranteed pot of gold with Diablo III
if they ever release it…grrrr.
Tornadough! Tornadough! Tornadough!
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Blizzard is a lot like Valve.
Perfectionists to the highest order.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
yep
both a very good thing and frustrating as heck.
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Only StarCraft media agreement is with publisher Simon & Schuster, subsidiary of CBS which is not currently affiliated with a film studio after the Viacom breakup.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, on the name thing,
My sister said “What? You can’t name my nephew! Oh, yeah, nevermind…Well, I would just think you’re even crazier, and be happy my kids have way better names!”
Hehe, good thing I won’t find anyone for me who’d let me name our kid Tulo, that’s probably a good thing : )
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Who says you won't? I suspect you'll be with a baseball fanatic
and if not, then you better keep looking….cause that will never work:)
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Oh golly.
Darn right! Hehe, just kidding.
As long as he’s not a Red Sox or Dodgers or Giants or Raiders or Chargers, for that matter, I’ll be cool. ; J
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 9:27 PM MDT reply actions
What?
I just started Brandon Inge…oh there’s my downfall.
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Stop the Presses!!!
Chris Denorfio is still playing. So there’s still time to make up that half of a point.
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I have Ian Kinsler, Carlos Pena, Carlos Silva and Jeff Niemann on the DL
with Heyward and Yunel banged up
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh boohoo..
I’ve had Troy Tulowitzki, Jorge of the Rose, Miguel Montero and now Magglio Ordonez on DL this year.
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I'm not complaining or anything
I just find it that I’m doing well with Eric Hinske playing first base.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Are you serious?
I just cut Hinske two weeks ago! I hate it when I cut a player and then start losing to a team because of said player.
Denorfia just got a hit BTW and I’ve edged slightly above you.
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Actually, I only added him three days ago
Pena hasn’t been down long. Uribe helps ease the pain of Kinsler and I have plenty good SP
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
You have a bunch of nagging injuries, with Yunel and Heyward..
which can be worse than DL in fantasy baseball. You never know when to start and when to sit them.
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Swanner
It appears Swanner signed, per Jim Callis. $490,000 signing bonus, second largest given to any post-10th rounder in this year’s draft (though, likely not to stay that way).
I’m sure David OhNo or Rox Girl can provide more analysis, but this is certainly a nice coup for the organization. Perhaps he’ll get some run in Casper before the season is over.
Ooh.
Thanks for the note!
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No problem
Pessimistically, however, I wonder how this impacts our plans with Parker. Typically, Colorado has signed one late-round guy to an above-slot bonus (Dex, Massey, Cleary, EY2 and I suspect they got awfully close with Dickerson last year), so perhaps this is just another instance of that, but it certainly makes me wonder.
Any idea on the status of Peter Tago?
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Yes.
“Peter Tago is”
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unsigned.
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"Peter Tago is totally stressing about finals."
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Here’s a nice video of Peter Tago from behind home plate..
Has good movement on his FB and a decent curve.
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Mixed control there, but the movement was definitely there.
Thanks for the vid.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, you don't usually see that kind of quality from a HS game.
Whoever was shooting the video was in a good spot too. They should try out for the Patriots!
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Nothing official
I’d be shocked if he signed. I’m not sure he really wanted to go to college in the first place, given the fluctuation of his commitment.
Few Casper notes, while I’m here:
Dickerson continues to rake, though pretty much exclusively against righties. If he’s to amount to anything other than a 4th OF, he’ll have to hit lefties.
Rafael Ortega is probably playing well enough to garner some bottom-tier PURP consideration. He’s very small (he’s probably 5-9), but has a good idea of the strike zone for a young kid from the DR and can really fly. He’s keeping Dickerson out of CF for now, despite the possibility that Dickerson could play there as well.
Kyle Hancock is back on the mound. I’m not sure what the plan is for him the remainder of the season, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he made a move up to Asheville in the near future, mullet and all.
I’d be shocked if he signed. I’m not sure he really wanted to go to college in the first place, given the fluctuation of his commitment.
Pardon me, I’m confused about this. You don’t expect him to sign OR go to college?
Rafael Ortega is probably playing well enough to garner some bottom-tier PURP consideration.
Interesting. He caught my eye, but I rarely feel inclined to put players that young on the list after just one season, barring some sort of significant reputation or background. When he plays for a full season team, I might be more likely to hop on board with a Purp placement, though the placements themselves are very subjective, so many others might be in a different place.
He’s very small (he’s probably 5-9)
Muzia’s new favorite player
Kyle Hancock is back on the mound.
He’s been fun to follow on Twitter, genuinely excited about his progress and he feels good.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Whoops
Proof that everyone needs an editor.
I’d be shocked if he DOESN’T sign.
I had a feeling (hope) that's what you meant.
Thanks for the clarification.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Another good inning for Hancock tonight.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions
David OhNo just tweeted that he doesn't think this will affect the Parker signing.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Though he points out that Parker's refusal to signer before committing to football may have actually positively affected the signing of Swanner.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
He pointed that out immediately. And as long as this is the last season he plays at Clemson, it isn’t a huge blow.
I can’t see Parker wanting to go back into the (baseball) draft. He’s not going to go higher than he did this year (if anything, he could fall a full round or two below what he went this year).
Oh my!
Just found out I have an eye appt tomorrow, that means I wont be able to sleep in til 12 : (
That means pip will soon be a nerd!
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Glasses will make you distinguished
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I need to get some new glasses one of these days.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions
My dad goes to this website Zenni optical. They’re really cheap if you know your prescription.
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by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2010 9:49 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for the recommendation.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Did you get my message with the new Twitter accounts?
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 9:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes I did
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions
What's happening with Twitter accounts?
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ATF and I have been stockpiling the Twitter accounts of the Rockies minor league system.
Most of the Tulsa generation pitchers have one, with a few assorted others.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh..
Do you have anyone good?
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We're gonna put them up on the front page at some point, I think.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 10, 2010 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions
squeeeee!!!!
um..uh..cough…cough
I mean that would be cool.
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Girls with glasses=hot.
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by Russ Oates on Aug 10, 2010 9:33 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
they can make your nose sweaty
when it’s warm out :)
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This I cannot argue
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2010 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions
^5
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/removes contacts
/puts on awesome glasses
/realizes they are broken
/put contacts back in
/sighs
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You don't exist.
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Then why do I have these real glasses?
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I don't see any glasses.
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At least you can wear contacts...
…my eyes burn every time I try to put them in these days, so I’m stuck with glasses full-time…
Hmm...I had that problem until I tried
Accuvue Oasys and make sure I use only cleaner and drops that do not contain thimerosol. That stuff was so bad for me, I literally could not open my eyes do too photophobia…it was horrible….
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I'll stick with glasses
I’m way too uncoordinated to be sticking my fingers in my eyes.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:43 PM MDT up reply actions
I like being able to alternate
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I can see that
I’m just too clumsy…I’d spend more time looking for a lens on the floor than wearing it, when I wasn’t gouging my eyes out.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah,
I could never see myself wearing contacts.
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by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2010 10:01 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
The fact that I keep sticking my fingers in my eyes despite not wearing contacts
Implies I might actually be better off if I did wear them, since I’m a natural.
It has been 11 years since my last eye test. Perhaps another one’s in order. But I can see fine!
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for awesome truth
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions
^5
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^5
I should tell Casbah she should wear her glasses more often…then again, she probably doesn’t need to be giving me any more bait.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions
I've never had a girlfriend who didn't need corrective lenses
So either I have a fetish, or only blind girls will date me.
But yeah, glasses on a cute girl = even cuter. Am sure you’ll look great pip!
Maybe your glasses will make the Rockies play better
(I know I’m reaching here but I’m getting desperate)
If the 2007 Rockies can win 21 out of 22 to reach the World Series and the 2009 Rockies can come from 12 games under .500 in June to make the playoffs, why can't the 2010 Rockies make the postseason after being 51-50?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2010 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions
I sure hope so.
I’m definitely getting some purple frames!
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by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2010 9:45 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
true story
I’m so blind (and my eyes were dilated as well) that I didn’t even notice the frames I picked were metallic purple instead of brown. Luckily I still liked them…most other folks do too.
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That actually sounds like it'd look really sharp
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions
(Purple is actually my second-favorite color after green)
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 10, 2010 9:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I am quite fond of them
unfortunately my prescription has changed for the worse yet again so they’ll soon be retired.
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Todd Helton looks good in purple frames..
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