Todd Helton Delivers Victory As Rockies Win 5-4 Over Atlanta Braves
by Russ Oates on Aug 23, 2010 9:56 PM MDT
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PrintSee, Huston Street can still close a game out without having any difficulties. And Todd Helton can still hit and come up big when it counts. I also think this victory has begun what you can call a winning streak. Sure, it's only at two games, but that's what starts a streak.
WPA Heroes
Todd Helton (.246) went 4-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. His second RBI of the game was the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth. It was his first four-hit game since 16 July 2009.
Carlos Gonzalez (.243) had two hits and drove in the first Rockies run in the third inning on a double.
Huston Street (.182) picked up his 11th save after striking out Jason Heyward to end the game. Street started the inning off by striking out Melky Cabrera.
WPA Losers
Rafael Betancourt (-0.109) picked up the win but also blew the game when an Alex Gonzalez RBI double tied the game in the eighth inning.
Miscellaneous
Jason Hammel pitched well for the first six innings, excepting that Martin Prado two-run homer in the fifth. Should he have come out for the seventh? He did allow that Rick Ankiel homer to start the seventh inning.
Ian Stewart hit a two-run homer in the fourth. He now has 18 homers on the season.
Jim Tracy won his 700th career game tonight.
GO ROCKIES!
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a winning streak finally
baby steps baby steps….Street finally looked good….and nice job Old Man Todd…you are still the man and a great clutch hitter
time to make another run to the postseason....get it going guys!!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
<3 <3 Huston <3 <3
Oh yeah, Ahem!, that WIN 2 looks pretty darn good.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 9:59 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
I'm not one to say I told you so....
But I TOLD YOU SO!!!
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
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Yes yes
I know. And I’d like to thank you for saving our relationship. ; P
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:08 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
SDCat:
Relationship counselor
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Glad you went the counseling route ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Me too, me too….<3 <3 <3!!!
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:11 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd say it was more of an intervention :)
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i guess you could call it that...
I suggested closer counseling, but if an intervention was what it took…
So, PiP, did you drunkenly text Huston while lit up on Rockahol? ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
no no no
I don’t get drunk anymore…yet : )
And I don’t text Huston: he can read my mind! ; J
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:16 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh, right :-)
Drunk texting could be fun though. You could send him HAR stats ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Drunk mind reading could be pretty scary though
by nightninja13 on Aug 23, 2010 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Dude, reading my mind sober could be pretty scary
With all the times I’ll go there, you’d be surprised to know how high-functioning my brain-mouth filter is… ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions
hehe
Yeah…by PIPGRAPHS, haha.
Naw, he’s not even my One True Love anyways, so…
Garsh, I sound like a normal teenager, eh? Haha.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:20 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
There's a lot to be said for having a few normal teenager flavor crystals ;-)
as ong as they’re the right ones.
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions
eh, he only has SESP
selective extrasensory perception ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
"Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug."~Mitch Williams
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions
eh, he only has SESP
selective extrasensory perception ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions
haha, very funny
/gives computer garlic/
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions
That wasn't on purpose?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 23, 2010 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions
I totally thought it was :-D
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:27 PM MDT up reply actions
I thought it was on purpose as well
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
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Wow, we have quite the Street Harem going here, don't we? :-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
As long as he leaves some for me
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions
menu, order, you know the drill ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Brad Hawpe was splitting the vote before...lol
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
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Oh, brother….its not like that. ; J
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
and unshaven.
didn’t seem too comfortable for him. ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
"Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug."~Mitch Williams
Chief Engineer of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
Proud Member of the PR Gynocracy
by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
OH SONOFA....and I don't get the lockerroom reports....BOOOO!!!
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
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YOu would have given higher HAR.
The smile made up for it, though. ;-)
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
"Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug."~Mitch Williams
Chief Engineer of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
Proud Member of the PR Gynocracy
by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
/SDcat calls mom and asks her to record Rockies post game just so she can see this the next time she visits
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions
/SDcat calls mom and asks her to get a DVR :(
/SDcat’s Mom laughs a lot and for along time….says are you high?!
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
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/SDcat says “no its just Rockahol” HIC
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:28 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
lol...well played PIP
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
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Are there different flavors of Rockahol?
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
Yankee Haters Encouragement Group Member #1
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:30 PM MDT up reply actions
So far…no. I am working on Celebration Rockahol, kinda like champagne, but might not finish soon if there’s no reason to.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:33 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Keep me posted ;-)
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
Yankee Haters Encouragement Group Member #1
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Let's keep it up
If we do, it’ll even make the MIL happy…of course, it’s for the wrong reasons, but hey…
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:00 PM MDT reply actions
eh, if our interests coincide for the moment...
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
"Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug."~Mitch Williams
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Marriage of convenience, etc.
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Jason Hammel: Unsung Hero
Beware The Black Heart of Eckstein(tm)
by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions
hey, you married her daughter
who’s much more sinsible about baseball
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
"Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug."~Mitch Williams
Chief Engineer of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
Proud Member of the PR Gynocracy
by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Hee hee...
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Jason Hammel: Unsung Hero
Beware The Black Heart of Eckstein(tm)
by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Hee hee...
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Jason Hammel: Unsung Hero
Beware The Black Heart of Eckstein(tm)
by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Sonofa...IT'S CONTAGIOUS
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Jason Hammel: Unsung Hero
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Take them all!
A winning streak is a winning streak. 2 becomes 3 becomes 4….We are going to have to play pretty close to .900 baseball at home for the next 6 weeks. Oh…and WIN A ROAD TRIP sometime this season.
That is six straight quality starts from the rotation. That is the key to a long winning streak. Oh…and timely hits (Helton is still the man!)
by Doctor Christopher on Aug 23, 2010 10:03 PM MDT reply actions
Nice win
Well-played through all aspects of the game. Why oh why can they not do that under 5000 feet of elevation?
Plus a bit of poetic justice in that the game-winning run against Atlanta scored as the result of a blown call…
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." ~Earl Weaver
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:04 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
God, Tulo can be a real blockhead on the bases every now and again… terrible job making the first out of the eighth at third, a cardinal sin in this game. Maybe that’s on Rich Dauer, actually. I don’t know, but it shouldn’t have happened.
But other than that… tonight was quite nice. It would be wonderful if this is proof that Todd Helton can still hack it rather than just a fun night to turn back the clock, but that’s hard to tell. It’s clear he’s more comfortable at the plate if nothing else.
And Huston Street… six up and six down since Jim Tracy “threw him under the bus” </eye roll>
One other thing – even though he gagged the eighth tonight because of a rare walk, I still really enjoy watching Rafael Betancourt rear back and pump fastballs.
"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
You can make fun of "throwing under the bus" but Tracy does this with his players
Confirmation bias (amidoinitrite RtC?)
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
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Well, it seems to have worked so far
I think that may have been the point.
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
...and Huston just said that Tracy was 100% right
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
No, my point was that “OH NOEZ TRACY IS LOOZING TEH TEEM” is getting tiresome and maybe, just maybe, a big league manager with 700 career wins knows what he’s talking about when publicly stating why a player has struggled.
"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
by Franchise26 on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Ah...okay. Makes sense
Especially as Street just came out and said Tracy was right. Funny thing about that…
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
But Tracy losing the team has nothing to do with Huston......
specifically….but whatever man…I’m just an ignorant fan
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I just think the freaking out about every little thing Jim Tracy says or does is a little bit overblown, especially when it came to the reaction to his comments on Street. If the manager starts saying things like “Huston Street really blows right now and I wouldn’t trust him with a 10 run lead. Also his teammates hate him and he’s cheating on his wife with Alanna Rizzo” – then I think that would qualify as throwing under the bus.
"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
by Franchise26 on Aug 23, 2010 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions 4 recs
IAWTC
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 23, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Rec'd
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow
that’s quite a bus. Are you sure it’s not a train?
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Like RtC says, so long as he comes out and publicly praises the player that's fine
But to say that Tracy’s public comments led to Huston’s improvement makes no sense. Huston just finally did what he asked. He has some confidence back at home as well……just sayin’
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
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But to say that Tracy’s public comments led to Huston’s improvement makes no sense. Huston just finally did what he asked.
Well, if Huston did what was asked – really, ‘suggested’ is more appropriate – and it’s working, then Tracy or Apodaca or whoever deserves some credit. Doesn’t matter one way or another to me. I wasn’t crediting a public comment for saving Huston Street, just saying that maybe we should have taken those remarks for what they were rather than extrapolating them as a toss under the ol’ trolley.
"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
by Franchise26 on Aug 23, 2010 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions
My point is that Tracy has a history of criticizing his players in the media...
I don’t like it…especially when he doesn’t seem to take much blame/responsibility when things go badly. You know, like leaving Ubaldo in a game when he was clearly sick…but instead blames Ubaldo for making a bad pitch…
Dear Rockies - Please finish ahead of the hated Giants
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act. I'm going to miss you most of all. ( Please don't kill us wherever you play)
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
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I thought he had a reputation of not criticizing his players in the media
and being too much of a players’ manager. But who knows
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 23, 2010 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Actually, SDCat09's right here.
Go through the archives at Bucs dugout and you’ll see that him not taking any measure of responsibility or deflecting it off the players was one of their biggest complaints.
This is one thing that Hurdle actually did fairly well, not that it made him a good manager. Likewise, I don’t think Tracy’s a bad manager, but he’s not without his issues.
I think he talks pretty straight - good or bad.
I just wish he’d advocate more for the players on the field sometimes.
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree with this as well
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I'd cheat on my wife with Alanna Rizzo too
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I'd cheat on my wife if my wife was Alanna Rizzo
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 23, 2010 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't have a wife so it's kind of a moot point really.
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I don't either
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 23, 2010 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
:-D
all kidding aside, I don’t mind that Tracy’s willing to be honest, as long as he advocates for his players. i do wish he’d get hotter on the field sometimes…
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
"Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug."~Mitch Williams
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
:-D
all kidding aside, I don’t mind that Tracy’s willing to be honest, as long as he advocates for his players. i do wish he’d get hotter on the field sometimes…
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
"Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug."~Mitch Williams
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
:-D
all kidding aside, I don’t mind that Tracy’s willing to be honest, as long as he advocates for his players. i do wish he’d get hotter on the field sometimes…
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
:-D
all kidding aside, I don’t mind that Tracy’s willing to be honest, as long as he advocates for his players. i do wish he’d get hotter on the field sometimes…
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." ~Bob Veale
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
WTF?!?
I didn’t even see this
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"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Holy crap, dude.
"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
by Franchise26 on Aug 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow! quadruple post!!! I don't ever want to hear anyone complain about my double posts again! LOL
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It was just a double double post... ;-\
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"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~5-yo
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Did you just pull an In-n-Out?
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
I see four but maybe I have had too much to drink...
by nightninja13 on Aug 23, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
No, there really are four
You need to drink more
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Yay!
Drinks all around! (this just goes to show all roads lead to alcohol)
by nightninja13 on Aug 23, 2010 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions
The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Your computer is sleeping on the couch tonight
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Should we be expecting a 5th one of these soon?
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh Lordy, I hope not
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
I completely argee on Tulo's baserunning (and I usually defend everything he does)
I appreciate him trying to be aggressive but he does need to learn to pick his spots better because he will cost the team a game soon if he keeps doing this.
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Hasn't he already?
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Which one?
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd have to look it up... I seem to recall pretty recently when he blew some baserunning and would have scored...
It’s all one big game lately in some ways ;-)
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions
I know what you mean
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Random OT question
The battery on my laptop is slowing dying. I googled and found some information referring to putting the battery in the freezer overnight to help restore it. Has anyone heard of this and if so have they done it and did it work….I reallly don’t want to have to buy a new battery.
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what kind of computer do you have? Gateway has a battery recall for some of its models...
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Toshiba satellite...I spent the better part of a day researching and calling around
120.00 smackers minimum
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ewww :-(
hope it turns out ok!
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Toshiba
Found your problem.
(Says the guy with the Dell whose hard drive melted)
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Hey now
My Toshiba is the best laptop I ever bought. Six years old now and only one problem (replaced the hard drive). This after my company’s stupid Dells when I went through 3 in 2 years, plus several visits from the Dell service tech (I will say Dell’s service contracts are impressive, but unfortunately you need them).
IBMs are the best, but Toshiba’s good if you’re not made of money and still want reliability.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions
this
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Actually, I LOVE this Toshiba satellite..
Knock wood, I’ve had no problems that are hardware related at all. This is the first thing I’ve come across. Any failures have been due to software incompatibility and drivers…and Windows updates jacking it up.
But as far as the machine….it’s been fantastic…
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The best thing you can do for a laptop battery
is to discharge it completely (under 5%), then fully charge it.
Run it through about 3 cycles of this and see if it improves. Then do it about once a month to maintain it. I have a 6-year old laptop that still holds charge like it did the day I bought it because I do this regularly.
(this is for Li-ion batteries only, other types require other techniques)
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
The battery life currently is about 1 hour down from 3 hours
when I first bought it 2 years ago. I let it drain and the charge back up pretty often….
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The laptop I mentioned is a Toshiba Satellite as well
Still gives me three hours.
Give it three good discharge/charge cycles.
Also, It might be helpful to blow out the vents/fans with compressed air. A bit counterintuitive, but if the vents are partly blocked with dust, the fans have to run more often which consumes more battery power. This wont double your battery life but might get you a marginal improvement.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
It does work but it wont restore battery so to speak
It actually works better for cellphones because it slows battery fade.
It cant hurt to toss it in but I don’t think it will make a hugh difference…
by nightninja13 on Aug 23, 2010 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I enjoyed that game so much
Drama all around
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:05 PM MDT reply actions
agreed.
I went to that one radio site you have mentioned before to catch the game since I’m in SF…thanks for that a lot!!!
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:13 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
You're Welcome
When you’re not in Colorado that site is highly convenient
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, yes
I was afraid I would only have Gameday.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:25 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Not when you know people who live outside of Colorado :-)
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions
It was totally awesome, man, again thanks. I was all “Hey let’s try that site RIRF said about before since 850 doesn’t stream”. Made my day….well, today was good anyways.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:36 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
What was the one that worked
KSPK 102.7?
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions
yes
I believe so…the top one on the list.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:44 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Okay, it's time for bed...
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by Paleface Destro on Aug 23, 2010 10:19 PM MDT reply actions
I think Todd Helton is a pretty cool guy, eh hits 4-4 with 2 RBI and doesn’t afraid of anything
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"eh hits"
You makin’ fun of his power?!
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 23, 2010 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions
I was going to say something
Until I realized I did the meme wrong. It should say “I think Rockies is a pretty cool guy” instead of “Todd Helton”. Derp
Is it hockey season yet?
BUFFALO NATION WILL see your BUFFALO BILLS KICK THE soul out of the TUNA FISH FLIPPER ACE VENTURA OILY FLAUNDER NO TAIL SHAMUU WHANA BEs - abayarde
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he just trying to help start another
21-22 win streak
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
His name is Dan Uggla!
by Colsportsfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
I called for 22 of 23 :)
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I'm going to bed
gotta get up early for the Rockpile
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 23, 2010 10:22 PM MDT reply actions
Its only 9:24…oh, yeah.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:24 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
OK, long day tomorrow
better hit the hay. Great game, all… hope we fare as well (or better) tomorrow! I’ll probably be in a bit late, and hopefully with 100% less double (or quad!) posts ;-)
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by Rox the Casbah on Aug 23, 2010 10:26 PM MDT reply actions
I have a theory. The Rockies are co-dependent.
They don’t know how to take care of themselves without their fans……
discuss
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Need more fans at away games
ROAD TRIP!!!
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions
heh !
another question on the laptop thing…if you don’t mind. I generally charge whilst using it. Do you think it might charge better if it’s shut down altogether….I read some speculation about this as well.
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Ack! Cross-threading!
I’ve never read that it would, and I don’t see why it would matter from the research I did about battery chemistry as long as it’s actively charging and not discharging (I got really upset a few years back after 4 expensive battery packs died in short order and spent hours reading about batteries and how to take care of them so it would never happen again). Lithium ions like to be kept topped off but they also like a full decharge cycle now and then or they lose life. You should always run a new li-ion through three full discharge/recharge cyles and it helps with old batteries that are having the problems yours are having. BTW, NEVER do that with a Ni-cad.
Personally, my laptop is never shut down (I run linux on all my machines and generally don’t believe in turning computers off ever), but I do condition it at least monthly.
One thing that could matter though with off/on is if the laptop is too hot. Batteries in general don’t like to be hot and the machine will generate less heat when shut down and just charging. If it’s hot in the room where the laptop is or if it doesn’t have good airflow to its vents, that could matter.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:43 PM MDT up reply actions
sorry for the cross thread...I just didn't want my question to be lost
amongst the Huston/Rockahol madness above (of which I am mostly responsible)
Thanks for the great response. I will definitely try all these things
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I share the guilt.
/gulp
Yep, madness. MADNESS, I say!!!
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:52 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
This is nothing, NOTHING, compared to the Rockpiles we had going on last week though.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh yeah this is peaches and gravy compared to a lot of stuff.
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 11:03 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
RE: batteries
Rechargeable batteries are not meant to be constantly charged. The best way to maintain a battery of that nature is to let it drain and then charge it completely and then unplug it. Keeping it charging non-stop slowly kills the battery over time.
Seriously though, I have no idea
I remember reading something several years ago where Denver teams all have the biggest difference in home and road records in their respective leagues (MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA). But it’s not nearly as extreme as the 2010 Rockies have been. Fan support can make a difference, but that big? Plus I’ve seen Rockies play great at home when I’m pretty sure I’m the only one in the ballpark cheering.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:36 PM MDT up reply actions
If thiscould guarantee some road wins I'd book a flight to San Fran and San Diego for the next road trip right now
The 2010 Rockies are done!!!!! Do you hear me Rockies? You have NO SHOT at making the postseason. In fact I guarantee you will not make the postseason. (Okay, now that I have removed all expectations go out and make me eat these words)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 23, 2010 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh yeah.
Hey, me and GoRockies!! will be at the game Aug 30th, so we will win, then.
ROWBOTPOWERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:50 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
No,
TRAINTRIP!!
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 10:46 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Hmmm.... baseball traintrip to San Fran....
That would be awesome. I’ve always wanted to ride the Zephyr from Denver to Oakland anyhow. One of those “bucket list” things.
I did take a CalTrain to a Rockies/Giants game back in 2006. My employer is headquartered in San Jose right on a light rail line which connects to the CalTrain and I happened to be there for work when the Rockies were playing the Giants, so I rode trains all the way to the game.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions
The train/BART system is amazing
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well, Corpas is no longer the saves leader this year and Helton rules!
this was probably the first quality win we had in awhile. It just amazes me how much better this team is a home, it just perplexing they can’t do this on the road.
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
His name is Dan Uggla!
Todd Helton is hilarious
From Renck
Helton said of his four hit night : "I don’t know if I was satisfied or surprised.’’ Vintage Helton dry wit
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Great for Todd. I just hope it didn't take too much out of his back
I halfway wonder if Tracy will give him the night off tomorrow (I hope not, since I’ll be at the game)
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 23, 2010 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
And one more re CarGo
Carlos Gonzalez as you will read in the final game story received second base to mark his entrance into 20-20 club. Pretty cool.
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Good win
Maybe a miracle can happen but I am quite upset that MLBNetwork will be showing the Twins game tomorrow night since it will already be on FSN here o well
"Don't give up, don't ever give up" - Jim Valvano
Goodnight Rowbots across the country, from sea to shining sea!!!
I still believe...
This is R year!
by prettyinpurple on Aug 23, 2010 11:04 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Goodnight PIP!
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Pretty gutsy AB by Helton for the game winner.
I have no idea how he fouled off that guy’s pitches; his stuff is absolutely filthy.
This kind of win raises as many questions about the team as some of the loses do. How the Rockies grind out wins against teams like the Braves, Giants, BoSox and Padres and yet lose in often horrific fashion to the Marlins, Pirates and Astros is befuddling, at best.
Playing to the level of the competition seems to becoming a Denver professional sports tradition.
Oh, now be honest, NL West rivals, warriors to warriors. You do prefer it this way, don't you, as it was meant to be? No peace in our time. "Once more unto the breach, dear friends."
by jasontheuncatchable on Aug 23, 2010 11:20 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
FYI
Regarding Renck:
I hope most of you realize how much he’s actually writing while he’s Tweeting during the game. He has to write versions of the story for the various editions around the state during the game, the notes, the agate/chatter/marginalia (every newsroom calls this different, but this is traditionally the box that says “next” or whatever, featuring the next day’s starters and all that jazz). And he’s doing all of this while constantly answering questions. He absolutely kills it up there.
definitely giving him props for the work he does.
There’s no question he’s one of the best reporters out there at using Twitter, if you follow other beat reporters around the country, you’ll note that there’s usually not this much interaction.
I heart Todd
That was a fun game to go too—been a really fun home season!
Yes, I actually do like cricket. I'm Indian.
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