Thursday Rockpile: Todd Helton wants you to know that he's been taking names...
by Rox Girl on Feb 17, 2011 7:35 AM MST
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PrintTodd Helton arrives in camp with a chip on his shoulder. This grumpy old "I'll show you" Helton is good. We've poked the bear with all our doubting and now we'll see if the bear can poke back. Yeah, that's typically not the wisest of camping strategies, but maybe it works with baseball players.
Carney Lansford says "World Series", then again, everybody says World Series right now. Clint Hurdle's probably saying World Series in Pittsburgh with regard to the Pirates. Okay, I actually Googled it and Hurdle's not quite going that far yet, he's comparing Pittsburgh to the 2005 Rockies, which would suggest a 2013 time frame for a Pirates return to the fall classic. At any rate, back to the Lansford article, Jim Armstrong has other notes from Talking Stick, including the arrivals of prospects Hector Gomez and Charlie Blackmon.
Thomas Harding reports that Huston Street has pulled back the reins in his off-season preparation for 2011, hoping that less intense workouts help him avoid the injuries he had last season after undergoing more strenuous pre-season prep work.
Jason Hammel's shortened his delivery after picking up a bad habit from watching Ubaldo Jimenez.
Rockies 2007 first round pick Casey Weathers is finally feeling fully recovered from Tommy John surgery after slogging through with the rehab in 2010.
Rockies pitching coach Bob Apodaca will be enshrined into the Cal State Los Angeles Athletics Hall of Fame.
Former Rockies reliever Ryan Speier has signed a contract with the Rakuten Eagles in Japan.
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From the Helton article
“We don’t expect home runs. We just want those good at-bats, where he fouls off 17 pitches. He can wear out a pitcher all by himself,” Tulowitzki said. “If he rebounds, that will answer a big question mark for us.”
This the part of Helton I seriously missed the most last year. Fouling off tons of pitches before finally slapping it through the hole.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 7:57 AM MST reply actions
Totally.
His ability to get a piece of everything made him so dangerous. I hope that returns to form this year.
My brain hurts.
37 year old players
don’t generally “return to form.” Unless they’re Barry Bonds. If Helton wants to go that route, that’s fine with me, but I’m not getting my hopes up.
by jungle jiminez on Feb 17, 2011 11:11 AM MST up reply actions
I doubt we're all hoping for a 27 year old MVP season from Helton
but a bounce back from last year to even 2009 form would be welcome
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:13 AM MST up reply actions
Not an article without a Tulo quote.
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
I like the new Helton.
Fiery.
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 11:43 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Grizzled, he's not latin enough to be fiery
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 2:32 PM MST up reply actions
Dac is already in the HOF at Cal State according to the article.
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JFK
Do you think there's anything behind this?
You need an ESPN insider membership to read the article linked below, but basically Buster Olney mentions the Dodgers as one of the teams that might go after Albert Pujols this offseason. Do you guys think that’s a typical baseball journalist shot in the dark, or a realistic possibility?
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=olney_buster&id=6130979
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 17, 2011 8:22 AM MST reply actions
I think it's realistic
If they get their ownership mess sorted out. They have a high enough revenue stream to be able to afford a deal like that plus they don’t have someone locked in at 1B like some of the other big spenders.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 8:31 AM MST up reply actions
I think its a very good possibility.
to be honest, unless a team like Washington or if the Yankees just spend out of their bum…I don’t think the market is going to be good for him and he ends up in St Louis
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
I seriously could see the Nat's being used to drive up his price
before being signed by the Cubs. Not that I’d like it just what I see happening right now.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 8:55 AM MST up reply actions
This one on Yahoo Sports puts Cubs and Cardinals at the top.
Says Dodgers would b e in the mix, but also the Giants. Giants would annoy me more. Dodgers would have to get a lot of s*** in a pile before they’d be able to kick down that sort of cash, no?
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 8:52 AM MST up reply actions
Giants top prospect Belt is a 1B as well.
Though if you have a shot at Pujols, they’ll find a place for him.
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
Do good, Galiardi. Seriously.
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However, the Gints don't seem like they really want to spend Pujols money
This looks more like typical journospeculation, which is fine.
Is it ApRil yet?
No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
I think the Giants will try to put as much money in keeping their young pitchers as possible
43 more days until the Rockies Home Opener!!!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 9:39 AM MST up reply actions
Exactly
At this time of year, though, the writers don’t go much farther than thinking “hey, who could use a 1B next year and isn’t a small market ballclub?” without much in terms of actual reasoning. That’s okay, it’s all fun and games until someone starts reporting stories that aren’t actually true (e.g. the offer allegedly given to Pujols on Monday night.)
Is it ApRil yet?
No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
can't imagine the Cards would let him get away. JMO.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
Here's a mind blowing though
What happens if 1 week before the trade deadline, the Cardinals are completely out of it. Do they trade Pujols? and if so can you imagine the bounty they might get.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 9:03 AM MST up reply actions
Pujols has 10 and 5 rights, so he could veto any trade
and has said he would do so. He’s finishing out the year in St. Louis.
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
Do good, Galiardi. Seriously.
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Cards fans would revolt.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
Generally, that's my thought to.
FWIW on Sportscenter this morning, Pujols said “I have so much respcect for (the Cardinals) and they have so much respect for me.” When asked why he thought it would be a distraction to negotiate during teh year, he motioned to the crowd of reporters and said “you don’t think this is a distraction?”
Which is weird, the “will he won’t he” will be more of a distraction than actually trying to work on a deal.
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 9:04 AM MST up reply actions
Maybe a distraction for the media
but not a distraction for Pujols if he knows nothing is going to happen until after the season. I can’t imagine any of his teammates losing sleep over it either.
Bleed purple
have you noticed the irony here
Matt Holliday doesn’t sign an extension w/the Rockies because he doesn’t believe they are committed to winning (code for spending money). He eventually signs with the Cardinals, who may end up lowballing Pujols to the point where he may pack up and leave.
and if Matt Holliday signs, we don't end up with Cargo. Things do have a way of working out.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
They already opened that door by not extending him a year or two ago
And certainly by now.
Now, it’s more out of their hands than it is in their hands.
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No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
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Random Question
When you order MLB.TV are you allowed to have it on more than 1 computer. I’m heading off to college in August and was wondering if I’d be able to watch it on my laptop whilst in college and my mom watch it at home on her laptop?
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by rockiesfan4ever on Feb 17, 2011 8:28 AM MST reply actions
This has been true in the past, and I'm pretty sure it'll be the same this year as well.
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
Do good, Galiardi. Seriously.
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Sweet
Thanks, that will be a hug help when I’m up in Nebraska lol
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by rockiesfan4ever on Feb 17, 2011 8:32 AM MST up reply actions
be careful though
some parts of Nebraska are blacked out and you can’t watch the games.
The best is on PS3 i love it
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 8:52 AM MST up reply actions
I think west of the Panhandle is Royals territory – and most homes don’t get Fox Sports Rocky Mountain unless they have a satellite dish. When I had a dish I got FSNRM but the Rox were blacked out.
The PS3 MLB.TV app is outstanding.
"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
Yeah that could be
I’m in NW Iowa and I get blacked out on Twins, Brewers, Royals, Cubs, and White Sox. And I only get FSN North on my cable. Its kinda stupid all the blackout rules, but what do you do. I still get to see a ton of my Rockies games..
Do you have the PS3 MLBTV app? If you do, do you have a wireless connection or do you have the internet wired into it?
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 8:59 AM MST up reply actions
I went wireless with it last year until I had some problems – then I wired in and it worked better. Towards the end of the season, though, I went back wireless and it worked great again. I think you’ll be fine either way.
"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
or a boat on lake michigan.
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 9:59 AM MST up reply actions
The blackout rules are awful - especially in IOWA!!
I'm a BelieveR! Colorado Rockies: 2011 NL West Champs.
I'm surprised the Roc blackout doesn't extend into Montana.
Everyone I’ve met from Monatana are are Colorado sports fans. Well, better for them.
by SurfaceThought on Feb 17, 2011 11:06 AM MST up reply actions
Yeap makes me happy
Though it is weird I’m in the southern part of the state and we get FSRM until game time then it switches to Seattle.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:08 AM MST up reply actions
I know a bunch from the state that are Mariners and and Seahawks fans
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
You get into the NW part of the state
and that is true, Eastern part of the state in a lot of MN fans, the southern part a lot more Rockies fans. Doesn’t hurt my feelings though being in a state with a single blackout of a team I don’t care about and that does’t play the Rox very often.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
True
I have family in the Bozeman area and they are Seattle fans. I could see the slightly less populated eastern part of the state liking the Twins. The south sounds like it would still be up for grabs but since you live in Montana you know better than I would
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
You are seeing more and more Rockies fans though as they do well
There wasn’t the fast conversion you saw to the Rox when they started because we’re about the same distance away. Where I live I can still get both Rockies and Mariners radio.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:38 AM MST up reply actions
Where can you still get them on the radio
and what station? I head up to Montana almost every year and I can never seem to find the game on the radio, even if the affiliate is listed on the Rockies site.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I think the one I listened to last year
is actually out of WY, I live within distance of all of Cody’s and Sheridan’s radio stations.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:45 AM MST up reply actions
makes sense
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Up through the 2006 season
790 am in Billing carried the Rox except for midweek day games and you can pick them up for a pretty big radius in Southern Montana was a sad day when they cancelled.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
I'm from the northwest portion,
and there were more Seattle fans there. I was a White Sox fan myself, but I knew a guy in high school who was a die hard Rockies (and Broncos) fan.
This is why I pay a little extra to get FSRM
Because I’d be blacked out on mlb.tv
"If you can't do something smart, do something right."
I think west of the Panhandle
is Wyoming
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 17, 2011 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
I meant West, in the Panhandle. Oops.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 17, 2011 12:55 PM MST up reply actions
Answering all questions
1). The college I am going to is Wayne State College in Northern Nebraska
2). I went to mlb.tv and put in the zip for my college and it said it only blacked out the Royals games.
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by rockiesfan4ever on Feb 17, 2011 9:00 AM MST up reply actions
Wayne State’s a fine school – couple kids from this area are up there playing football, I believe.
I don’t know if the PS3 app blacks out games or not because I distinctly remember being able to watch some Royals games last year. Hoping to do it this year again so I can watch Jeff Francis pitch.
"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
PS3 app blacks out games as well
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
Do good, Galiardi. Seriously.
SB Nation Denver
Hmm, maybe I’m special or I live in some sort of blackout-free zone, then. Or my memory is faulty. But I could swear I watched some Royals games last year. On purpose and everything. (They’re my favorite AL team, for some reason.)
"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 like Billy Butler
and their stadium is amazing
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 9:13 AM MST up reply actions
The stadium is pretty much my biggest reason too. The one game I went to there was the only game I have ever been to, anywhere, where a player got a prolonged standing ovation for his defensive effort.
It was Andres Blanco, and this was the game. Back to back Web Gems in the top half of the sixth by Blanco (with help from Ruben Gotay on the first one).
"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
Considering when it was built
Kaufmann Stadium is a pretty amazing facility. Yes it’s had major, major renovations and facelifts over the years, but it’s still held up very well. Someone in Kansas City deserves credit for saying we’re not going to build the same circular, multi-purpose crapfest that’s going up everywhere else, and went with a baseball-only park instead. Their thinking was way ahead of its time.
by Rockpile Interloper on Feb 17, 2011 9:34 AM MST up reply actions
I live here
And I love the stadium :)
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by rockiesfan4ever on Feb 17, 2011 10:57 AM MST up reply actions
KAUFFMAN
sorry the misspelling of the name of that stadium bugs me a bit.
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"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Since we're discussing blackout rules..
does anyone know how to uh…massage your ip address to show as say Washington?
That'd be cool :P
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 6:56 PM MST up reply actions
Look into proxies.
However most proxy software makes you look like you are overseas.
My brain hurts.
I have a suspicion that their software is good at telling if you're using a proxy server.
Do proper research into this before giving it a go otherwise you might lose everything.
I was guilty of watching at least 10 Royals games last year on purpose as well
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
Do good, Galiardi. Seriously.
SB Nation Denver
I can't wait
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by rockiesfan4ever on Feb 17, 2011 10:58 AM MST up reply actions
Nice
Wayne State. I played in a Golf Meet their once…decent course. Except there were 4 rain delays and I nearly got struck by lightning.
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 9:01 AM MST up reply actions
You should have just held up a 1-iron
cause even God cant hit a 1-iron….
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 9:21 AM MST up reply actions
Anyone else think that Apodaca is one of the most underrated coaches in MLB?
Do we have an OT thread?
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 8:31 AM MST reply actions
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a lot of it is cuz
its hard for our guys to put up sparkly ERA’s. Though you’d think Jason Marquis’ career year would have been enough…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
On Hammel/Jimenez’ delivery, Jimenez always amazes me. He seems to have more guys call time (and get it granted) while he’s in his delivery than any other pitcher in baseball. He always strides and stops, and his stride is seriously about 10 feet, or at least it seems that way. It just always blows me away.
Thanks, Pete.
I’ve never noticed the time calling thing, I’ll try to keep an eye out.
Re: Hammel, sounds like he feels good right now, no ill effects of the dead arm from last year. That was definitely a concern of mine coming into this spring.
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 8:45 AM MST up reply actions
Watching Ubaldo probably didn't help his "dead arm" issues much
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
true.
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 8:48 AM MST up reply actions
sounds like another excuse from Jason..
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:31 AM MST up reply actions
He had some during RoxFest
You should watch those videos. But for Jason saying he picked up bad habits from watching Ubaldo… Come on now.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:36 AM MST up reply actions
Jason Hammel has a very wry sense of humor
Perhaps he was joking about his excuses.
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That's what I was thinking too!
Enough of this offseason rubbish already! Let's play some ball!
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some more groundballs. Its more democratic. - Crash Davis
by DAWNMARIE01 on Feb 17, 2011 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
first statement is true.
I highly doubt your last one though.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:50 AM MST up reply actions
I don't make excuses
just point out the possibilities
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
There is a difference between excuses and reasons.
One of my pet peeves is how a reason gets twisted into an excuse.
An excuse isn’t always untrue or invalid.
/rant over
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Not what I was getting at
sounds like another excuse from Jason…
Both my first and last name have been used in this thread, and one came right after one of my comments. This one was a bad/inside joke that few people would have gotten.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I was really directing my rant at you, or centralcalirox per se....sorry if I offended
wasn’t my intention.
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No offense
I just thought that I would point out why I made the original comment that I did. My name is _ _ _ _ _ and the comment CentralCaliRox posted could be taken as if I was making excuses. I thought I would have fun with the comment while it lasted (even if I was the only one to get it).
On the note about excuses vs reasons that can be debatable for a long time to come, and I agree that sometimes a legitimate reason is turned into an excuse by outside people.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
?
Hammel is giving excuses. And if you want to be technical, excuses are reasons. And in hammel’s case this reason is very bad so I see it as an excuse.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 11:47 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
And because it is pure speculation on my part
it really doesn’t matter anyway. He never said it caused his arm to hurt, only that his mechanics were messed up which caused him to leave the ball up in the zone so he was hit a little bit harder than he would have otherwise liked.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Which sounds like a valid reason for a "dead arm"
and poor location of pitches.
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Though the Jimenez part sounds wacky
the rest of it sounds solid. If fixing it results in the ball lower in the strike zone I think we all can agree he’ll be a better pitcher, especially in Coors
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
Actually it doesn't
When people watch someone who is having an extraordinary amount of success they try to emulate what he is doing. Hammel may not have wanted to have a longer throwing motion but he saw that Jimenez was keeping the ball down in the zone with good movement and figured that to have more success than he was having at the time he should hit those spots as well. It is similar to to the pause in Aaron Cook’s motion in that he didn’t intend for it to happen but it did, and part of the cause was seeing someone else doing it. It does actually make some sense.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I agree
But it is the part of the story that seems to be drawing the “excuse” tag. If he had just come out and said I found a mechanical flaw that resulted in my pitches being up in the zone and I fixed it no one would have had a second thought. Him drawing Jimenez into it makes people want to say he’s making excuses
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 12:02 PM MST up reply actions
He did come out and say that though.
He also said his flaw is something that Jimenez has success with and he adopted without thinking about it. He is saying that he figured out what the problem is/was, he is/has fixed the problem and the ball will stay down in the zone better this year.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I think you are looking at this from the wrong perspective.
If watching Ubaldo and drying to emulate that delivery adversely affected Hammel last season and lead to the dead arm, then it’s a good thing that he recognized that and was able to adjust for it, so it doesn’t adversely affect him this season.
Not an excuse, more like recognizing a problem and solving it.
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by Justus on Feb 17, 2011 12:06 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Fair enough
I didn’t take into account that first half of your comment. Thanks
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 2:13 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I always think Ubbaldo is going to snap his arm in half
when he snaps the ball back at the bottom/back of his delivery
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 8:53 AM MST up reply actions
"I expect my worst day this year to be better than my best day last year,"
I’ll take that right now.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
Considering
Helton had at least one game I can remember where he went 4 for 4, I’d be ecstatic.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Feb 17, 2011 8:50 AM MST up reply actions
yeah
maybe he could go 6/4 or something
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 9:00 AM MST up reply actions
Or
1/1 with 6 RBI
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
If Fowler is on third and Cargo is on second and Tulo on first
and Helton hit’s an inside the park HR Cargo and Fowler could score twice probably :)
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 9:05 AM MST up reply actions
He can use Hawpe's old Segway
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or if Helton hits an inside the park home run
and they throw the ball in to get him out at the plate, and Helton picks up his bat and hits the ball coming in again for a double
by waterboy31321 on Feb 17, 2011 9:22 AM MST up reply actions
This kinda sucks – the website looks fine on my home computer, but here at work, the formatting is a total mess. Clearly this is some sort of conspiracy to keep me from being a part of the discussion and actually, you know, do my job.
"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
stupid work
Enough of this offseason rubbish already! Let's play some ball!
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some more groundballs. Its more democratic. - Crash Davis
they expect you to show up AND work??? Sheesh!!!
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
per MLBTrade rumors...Gary Sheffield retires. About time.
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About time is right
He had a very good career though
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JFK
Didn't he show up in the Mitchell report?
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I don't think so.
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Hope not, dude had a quick ass bat
Of course, he was an ill-tempered sea bass for much of his career, but HOF talent.
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If there was one guy in baseball that I was convinced would one day actually kill a third baseman with a line drive, it was Sheff.
"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
The only guy in baseball that scared me...
Just watching on tv.
The guy had a mean-ass swing. I loved it.
like Cam Newton?
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Sorry, that should be Cam Neely
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
i really really feel Hammel is going to have a big year
like 14-8 4.00-4.20 ERA type of year which would be huge considering our top 3 is pretty solid as long as they stay healthy (fingers crossed)
LETS GO RED WINGS!
2011 will be the year....better be....
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
That is the beauty of our Rotation
all five of our starters are capable of putting up those numbers with 2 or 3 of them able to put up even better numbers.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 9:13 AM MST up reply actions
As he said before, he's not an alcoholic...
…he’s just a deluded drinker.
Florida won’t be as lenient as Michigan was. Hope he gets the rehab he needs, and doesn’t just become LaLohan with a Louisville Slugger.
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You gotta admit, there is something awesome about taking a belt straight from a bottle of scotch right in front of a police officer. Very Jimmy McNulty of him.
"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
Well, sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit
I’d do the same if it were in front of Bunk Moreland.
But Miguel Cabrera is no drunk Irishman.
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Cabrera, you dumb.
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
Seriously?
Who DOESN’T keep a bottle of scotch in their car in case they need to share a drink with a police officer who pulls you over? I think if more people were willing to see a traffic stop as a social occasion instead of a hassle, we’d all be better off!
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
I used to be normal until I met these losers I now call my friends.
"Cheap tacos are rightous!"-My Daughter
He should have offered a bribe
In the million dollar range similar to Eddie Belfour.
My brain hurts.
I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly…
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 10:02 AM MST up reply actions
Fo' real.
Cooler than a polar bear's toenails...
Metrosexual: It's like being gay, but not being into guys.
I wonder what his blood alcohol level was this time
I’m guessing it was pretty high because he used the famous “Do you know who I am?” defense. Usually folks are pretty far in the wrong when they bring that up.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 9:49 AM MST up reply actions
or are professional athletes/Hollywood actors/musicians
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
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I would have totally screwed with him if I were the cop.
“Do you know who I am?”
“Wait a second… oh my god! You’re Brandon Inge! Wow! I’m a huge fan!”
"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
Or he could have said
“Oh yeah, I think I know you. Aren’t that Miguel Cabrera guy who got pulled over 17 months ago for driving over the legal limit when you should have been worrying about not blowing the division to the Twins.”
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
i thought ESPN was funny because the expert they brought in to discuss this morning was none other than Mark Schlereth. Of course he’s an expert, his son plays for the Tigers.
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 9:57 AM MST up reply actions
Tigers enter Pujols race
Void Cabrera’s contract on conduct grounds.
Need a 1B. Bid for Pujols.
I can see it all coming.
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
He was still playing :OIn order for that to even have a shot of working
they’ll have to void his contract right after his conviction
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:44 AM MST up reply actions
This guy is a jackass.
If you’re drinking, stay off the roads.
Worshiping the holy trinity of Cargo, Tulo, and Ubaldo
Just learned on Twitter in the last 25 seconds that Joe Crede isn’t coming to Rockies camp, but John Maine is set to sign a minor league deal.
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used to be pretty decent
Good depth signing.
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better depth than, say, Mark Redman
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by Mondogarage on Feb 17, 2011 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
yes it is.
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
At one time he was pretty tough. Had a really good 07. Just hasn’t been able to stay healthy the last three seasons.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 17, 2011 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
MLBTR
says that he can opt out if he doesn’t make the opening day roster. I can’t imagine even Apodaca pulling off a miracle like that. No way he makes the roster
No way he makes our roster, but if he doesn't....
…likely only way he makes anyone’s is if someone gets hurt in camp.
Which means Maine will be heading to Oakland, and thanking Rich Harden for the work.
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by Mondogarage on Feb 17, 2011 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
The article says
he drew interest from 6-7 teams wonder why he chose the Rockies. Anyway yeah I see him trying to get on an mlb roster somewhere
YEah but if he doesn't get any MLB offers I think he might stick around.
Either way it’s another arm to keep the workload light in ST which seems to be our goal.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 10:22 AM MST up reply actions
Pretty big project
It’s still a good signing, but even when healthy he had a fairly low ground ball rate and a mediocre BB rate.
It’s definitely has the potential to be better than the Kipper or Mark Redman, but it wouldn’t be exciting to have to replace Cook with Maine.
He may be right there with Paulino though as far as numbers
except for last year. I’m not even sure I prefer Paulino over him provided Dac can get him back to 07-09 form.
by BringItHome on Feb 17, 2011 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
If he pitches well in ST
I could see him making the club as the long man & fill in starter with both Rogers and Paulino going to the Springs to get stretched out.
This is a win win move. No risk at all to the Rox. He used to be able to dial it up to 93-95 MPH with some cut.
Problem is Paulino doesn't have any options left
so he won’t be sent down without an injury
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That's what makes this signing so good though
If there isn’t an injury Maine goes to AAA or finds someplace else. If there is and there always seems to be in ST. Look we have a solid replacement.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 1:32 PM MST up reply actions
I completely agree
but it would take an injury to both Rogers and Paulino for this to happen as opposed to what RoxandRoll said about them going to the Springs to get stretched out, which I took as we would just send them there to start the season.
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Esmil
has options. If Maine is healthy I can not imagine that he would not have a better spring then Paulino. I do not want to see Paulino at Coors field ever.
Here’s hoping that this long man role and the 2B spot go to the player with the best spring not the player with the most guaranteed money. The team can afford to eat the guaranteed pieces of Paulino and Lopez’s contract if necessary.
I also chose Maine
because he has had more success at the MLB level. Paulino has experience but not much success.
I like Maine on an NRI
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by Mondogarage on Feb 17, 2011 10:10 AM MST up reply actions
Me too.
He’s actually a great addition.
by BringItHome on Feb 17, 2011 10:50 AM MST up reply actions
I just saw this on twitter as well
I can’t believe you typed it that fast. Anyway The Maine deal took me by surprise, but like Muzia says it’s good for depth
Joe Crede
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2nd AND a typo?
that’s it Russ, take a lap.
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NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 10:11 AM MST up reply actions
or another swig of scotch
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can't it be both?
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
Both.
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0 fer 2
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
What I meant
was that Crede is not reporting to the Champ Bailey rally on Sunday.
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Rich Harden already injured.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/17/that-was-quick-rich-harden-is-already-injured/
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Seriously would love to know if there is an over-under line on when he get's injured every year
and who in a pool bet 3rd day of practice.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 10:16 AM MST up reply actions
I'm glad to hear about Speier.
I hope he has a great season in NPB. He’s no Betancourt, but I thought he did a great job considering how often he got bounced up and down.
by SurfaceThought on Feb 17, 2011 10:20 AM MST reply actions
Great I can see the new pictures hitting the game threads now
Everytime he comes into a game.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 10:26 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, that's why we didn't sign Beimel
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
as of right now, Daley isn't in the projected bullpen
either an injury has to occur (I’d think Daley is the 8th man for the rotation) or someone has to pitch really, really bad.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:34 AM MST up reply actions
for the bullpen*
dumdum typo
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:37 AM MST up reply actions
I've gotten Matt Belisle seperated from the other two
but Daley and Reynolds are still getting mixed up fr me
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:10 AM MST up reply actions
you wouldn't mix them up if they stood side by side
Polar opposites in size
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 17, 2011 2:30 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
When I watched the videos, I thought he could have a career in sports broadcasting once his reliever days are over.
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by glaucophane on Feb 17, 2011 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
he certainly is.
interviews really well.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
He's mine.
/slaps Biondino’s hand away from Daley’s picture
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i'll give you credit
you’ve always liked him.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 10:36 AM MST up reply actions
I can't have two favorites?
1a) and 1b)
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Ya know,
he’s the king of Queens.
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Well, he's no Kevin James.....(thank God)
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Has anyone heard when the new commercials are coming out?
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After reading thatWeathers piece
hoping he rebounds to pre-injury form. Could be a nice little sleeper in the Minor LEague system post-hype
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:15 AM MST reply actions
Gomez is my sleeper.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 11:46 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Apparently I have been living under a rock for the entire offseason
I just realized Manny is a Ray now?? I don’t think I can root for them anymore. Orioles I guess now……..:(
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Yeah Manny and Damon signed in a package deal that Boras worked up
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 11:48 AM MST up reply actions
Well, all the NY transplants in Tampa should be joyous
i.e. Yankee fans.
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Manny's only getting $1 million a year
and said, “I already got my money” (Thanks, Dodgers).
I’ve followed the Rays in recent years & can’t ditch them just because
they got a bargain deal on Manny.
After Pat Burrell gave them nothing for $16 million for 2 years, essentially leaving
them without a DH in the AL East, they deserve a break. And maybe Manny will
draw a few fans to watch the freak show — the Rays could use some of those.
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
I thought you said you were never rooting for the o's again?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
Blue Jays then?
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Ugh...I dunno....I feel lost now without an AL East team to root for...lol
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what's wrong with the Blue Jays? They're young and fairly exciting
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I dunno. I've just never liked them that much.
No real reason. I guess I’ll just blame Canada
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Especially if you're a chick
they hit lots of home runs
Score a goal. Unit. Basket. Go squadron! Do good! Defeat the opponents soundly in this...skirmish.
That's the real problem with America today
Not enough people rooting for AL East teams
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by Mondogarage on Feb 17, 2011 12:08 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I just feel like I should have one team in each division to root for and against
for not real reason. Helps me keep stay interested in the league I don’t really care about anyway.
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But if you don't really care about it anyway, then why do you need to try to stay interested
Seems counterintuitive to me.
If I don’t really care about it, then I don’t really care about it. There’s enough things I do actually care enough about to be interested in, that I don’t need help staying interested in something.
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by Mondogarage on Feb 17, 2011 12:12 PM MST up reply actions
Meh. To me it's no different
than people saying I play fantasy baseball to stay interested in baseball.
It just makes it more fun…..
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I can sorta see that, and I've heard that before
Though I guess my take is a bit less flighty, in the sense that if you (royal “you”) need fantasy baseball in order to have any interest in actual baseball, then you’re not really interested in baseball.
But then, I’m pretty rigid.
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by Mondogarage on Feb 17, 2011 12:20 PM MST up reply actions
Same here
I’ve tried to root for AL teams before but my heart just isn’t there.
by SurfaceThought on Feb 17, 2011 1:06 PM MST up reply actions
I did?
Can you recall why I said that……?
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Why the eff do you even know this
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
Do good, Galiardi. Seriously.
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Because some people remember the stupid things I say.
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no, I'm dead serious.
It took him less than 7 minutes to find a post that you made 18 months ago. That’s just plain creepy.
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Well I used the search function for that
I remembered the story but not where it was. So I just typed “Orioles fan” into the search function and looked for comments made by SDcat.
There were only five so it was pretty easy to find.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 12:12 PM MST up reply actions
I have a very good memory
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 12:10 PM MST up reply actions
Are you one of those people that can remember
everything they did on everyday of their life?
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HAHA
No. I can remember very detailed things about many, many days from years ago but certainly not every single day.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 12:14 PM MST up reply actions
Seriously?
All I did was remember a story from 15 months ago and use the search function to find it.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
remember a story from 15 months ago
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 1:44 PM MST up reply actions
Maybe I just tell memorable stories!!
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I'm gonna defer to Occam's Razor here ;-)
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
Which is that I tell memorable stories!
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This is where
I should post a link and say you didn’t tell this memorable story. Then, BAM!, Maria clicks on it and is spoiled for BSG’s finale.
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She won't see it if it's not in the OT :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:04 PM MST up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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Which is more likely
SDcat telling memorable stories that last 15 months in someones head or RIRF’s being creepy… going with the latter.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 1:54 PM MST up reply actions
Thanks...I think I can speak
for RIRF and say you’ve made us both feel appreciated.
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Better yet
How about RIRF has a good memory?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:03 PM MST up reply actions
Since when is having a good memory creepy?
I always thought it was a good thing.
Am I the only one who remembers conversations I’ve had with people from more than a year ago?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
No, I remember many conversations from a year or more ago.
I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night……
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I remember
conversations from when I was five, but no one believes me.
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Did they believe you then?
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I believe that you believe you had them.
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I believe you
If you have a good memory that’s not hard to believe at all.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:06 PM MST up reply actions
They believe you
they just don’t want to be bored by them again.
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 17, 2011 2:41 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
LOL!!! Oh man I forgot about that bozo....
meh, The O’s gave Atty another shot…plus they have an awesome ballpark.
I may have to rethink my position on that issue.
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Go Blue Jays and Orioles.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 7:10 PM MST up reply actions
JFK's quote of the day (a little late):
"Basketball, hockey and track meets are action heaped upon action, climax upon climax, until the onlooker’s responses become deadened. Baseball is for the leisurely afternoons of summer and for the unchanging dreams." ~Roger Kahn
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
So when one of those shows up in the Bay, we can turn around the cheating allegations
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by Mondogarage on Feb 17, 2011 12:43 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Or in Arizona for that matter.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
If this stuff really absorbs light
won’t it make a great material to make invisibility cloaks?
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Would it make you invisible?
Or just turn you into a silhouette? Seems to me it would be the later. Good for protecting your identity I guess but people would still notice the, uh, black hole in the room. Also, you’d have to have eye holes, and it wouldn’t do anything good for your tan.
by SurfaceThought on Feb 17, 2011 1:12 PM MST up reply actions
^
The stuff they’ve been working with for invisibility does more to match your surroundings. Absorbing light as it hits you will just cause a black spot.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 1:33 PM MST up reply actions
true that
I remember reading something about how they’re (I don’t know quite know who ‘they’ is, but whatever) developing some material that doesn’t absorb light but somehow forces light around it, so that light isn’t being reflected by the material, nor is it being absorbed, and then is reflected on whatever else is in the background.
Whether this results in total invisibility or some minor distortion of the air like heat off of pavement in the summer, I don’t know…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
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So everybody pony up some money
So the Rockies can sign Pujols in the offseason.
CarGo-Pujols-Tulo
The fearsome three!
Even if the Rockies sold out every game and made it to the World Series I doubt
they sing Pujols. It’s not the 30 millions I think that’s scaring most teams. it’s the 10 years.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 17, 2011 1:35 PM MST up reply actions
I don't care if they sing Pujols
They can sing Bieber for all I care. I just want them to get Pujols’ name on a contract. :=)
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 17, 2011 2:37 PM MST up reply actions
back away from the buffet.
Save room for dessert next spring.
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now that could be construed as creepy
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Especially when I remember it and bring it up 15 months from now :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:12 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
and I won't remember calling you creepy
but I guarantee you I’ll do it again.
Who knew that Muzia’s love is like a rock tied to your feet, dragging you to the bottom of the ocean?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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So the problem is with your lack of memory
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what are we talking about?
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Whether or not RIRF remebers every one of SDCat's 65,000 posts....
and if he did, would that be creepy, or kinda cute.
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so RIRF s cat?
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wow...
that came out weird…
RIRF loves cat?
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We just need to give them a little space...
bi-coastal romance is hard enough without an audience.
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It wouldn't work anyway
Now that Brad Hawpe lives so close to her :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:38 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Good point....
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
I used to be normal until I met these losers I now call my friends.
"Cheap tacos are rightous!"-My Daughter
I'm not a homewrecker!!!
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Famous last words...
I’m not a homewrecker, all I did was….
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
I used to be normal until I met these losers I now call my friends.
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I'm pretty sure if I ever actually saw him in a restaurant or the like
I’d run the other way, or faint.
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Faint into his lap.
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Yeah right.....
and then his wife beats the crap out of me.
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Just don't count on him to catch you
more likely you’d drop 30 feet in front of him…
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 17, 2011 2:46 PM MST up reply actions 6 recs
LOL!!!! okay that was funny
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Bryan might disagree. :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:47 PM MST up reply actions
cree.p. :P
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Yeah I was really devasted when you asked to marry him instead of me :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:52 PM MST up reply actions
I also asked jrockies to marry me
I was reading through that whole thread. That was the epic California players Ian Stewart are entitled / Hawpe memorial thread….
too funny
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Didn't you also once propose to Maria?
I could be misremembering…
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nope.
we were gay together for a short while.
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I proposed once
I throw it a wide net.
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Since we're on the subject of love now
What should I ask for my birthday that is coming up?
And what should I name my future kid that is due in August?
Helton Walker sounds pretty good…
this would be a good topic for the Off Topic thread
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 3:18 PM MST up reply actions
Isn't this the OT thread?
Or are we discussing Pujols here?
hm.
The Off Topic “Article” then.
We’ve been bad about drifting off-topic lately in the rockpile, despite having an off-topic thread, but we’d at least like to TRY to keep things that aren’t about baseball in the Off-Topic thread.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 3:21 PM MST up reply actions
Is RIRFs real name Schrodinger?
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Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 17, 2011 2:38 PM MST up reply actions
Honey Don't open this door
I’m currently between the states of cheating on you, and not cheating on you. If you open that door, I will collapse into one of those two states.
My brain hurts.
It doesn't work like that
I remember all kinds of things people post but not word for word or the exact day. (With the search function though I can find it rather easily.)
And to tell you the truth, I thoiught the O’s fan story was a lot more recent. I didn’t remember that it was in the 09 World Series thread until I searched for it.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 17, 2011 2:24 PM MST up reply actions
to be fair
“all I did” is how many a stalker story starts out.
“all i did was remember what you ate for lunch every day for six months and decoupaged pictures of those foods into a likeness of your face. seriously, that’s it.”
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 2:30 PM MST up reply actions
takes one to know one
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
/snort
How do you think he became an inmate, let alone a frightened one?
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
I used to be normal until I met these losers I now call my friends.
"Cheap tacos are rightous!"-My Daughter
all i did was save all of her sweat from gym class for a year and bottled it and separated the salt and water and potted a rose bush and watered it with her sweat water until it bloomed enough then poked holes in my skin with the thorns and poured the salt into the open wounds to show how much I was willing to be hurt. seriously, that’s all i did.
what’s creepy about that?
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 2:41 PM MST up reply actions
Sounds like love to me
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...and they lived happily ever after!
/taking my snaky comments back to the OT where they belong. (OK they don’t really go there either, still)
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
I used to be normal until I met these losers I now call my friends.
"Cheap tacos are rightous!"-My Daughter
The fact that she was in gym class
and you were late twenties.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
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Were you wrestling a girl?
please don’t ban me. please.
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ban her for an hour. Teach her a lesson.
She wants you to do it.
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Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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It would help with my values.
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You know AMart runs this place with an iron fist
when you have to beg him not to ban you for making a joke.
someone hasn't been in the OT today
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Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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/biting tongue
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Awesome Quote
#Rockies Jim Tracy “1 thing jumped out Ubaldo such a worker. He’s on a mission. He’s as fundamentally sound as anyone. It’s eyepopping”
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well, you see Jim, if you don't let him throw 110 pitches in April and May, that helps a ton as well.
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 2:33 PM MST up reply actions
110+ pitches per start in April and May.
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
Bartolo Colon has partially eclipsed Mariano Rivera
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 2:41 PM MST reply actions
And by eclipse, you mean standing between Mariano Rivera and the sun
In which case, Bartolo’s managed to turn half of South Florida dark.
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Bartoblerone Colon.
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 3:23 PM MST up reply actions
Daley needs a twitter account.
Summertime is almost here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 2:45 PM MST up reply actions
and a polyphonic Blaupunkt.
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I yelled, "Close your eyes, Martha!...
but it was too late. She’d already been incensed."
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I'm pretty sure that somebody was Ubaldo. Hee.
Possibly the most humble and shyest of the lot has his toushie on the interwebz now.
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And it's a fine one at that....:)
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I love how all of you XX-chomosome'd rowbots
have the hots for the players
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
I don't the hots for him per se...just an observation.
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Not me.
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Hush.
your X’s are so X that they came full circle.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 3:31 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I wanna rec this so hard
it becomes a unicorn baring up rainbows.
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Shouldn't that unicorn have the rainbows
coming out of his horn?
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Maria wouldn't want anything to do with those rainbows
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 3:39 PM MST up reply actions
lolz
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awesome.
Pure awesome.
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That makes me want to barf rainbows
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Yeah, I watched again and it definitely seems to be him.
Luckily his shirt was long, so you don’t see too much.
You might think it was lucky.......:P
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Cool new baseball app
for the iPad
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f the ipad
and f the iphone
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be nice
if I’m gonna stop crapping on NFL/NBA conversations just because I don’t like them, that means you (and Maria and others) can’t crap all over iPhone conversations because you don’t like them.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 3:47 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Well okay then.
No more opinions.
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hey - I didn't say that
I just know when someone says “Oh hai NBA” my first instinct is always to say “Oh, is the new season of COPS on already?” and that just makes me a jerk. Or more of a jerk, whatever.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 3:54 PM MST up reply actions
I don't care if you say F the NBA. Doesn't ruin my enjoyment of the sport.
And I don’t think it makes you a jerk for saying it.
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It does sometimes derail conversations, though.
I think that’s what AMart means. It is kind of deflating to be having a conversation about something you enjoy to have some one come in and be super dismissive of said thing.
dammit holly, you're so concise and level headed.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 4:09 PM MST up reply actions
That's why we h...oh wait
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 17, 2011 6:29 PM MST up reply actions
You're missing the point, this isn't about how you feel about the NBA
or even the iPhone, really. People want to discuss, and you (and I, and Muzia, and whoever) shouldn’t be allowed to just charge in and say “IT SUCKS” because A. It adds nothing to the conversation and B. It’s not really even a reply, it’s just running in and yelling flagrant things.
Had RdRnnr said “So what do you think of the iPad/iPhone” then “f the iPad/iPhone” would be totally relevant.
However, saying “f the iPad/iPhone” doesn’t really make sense in response to “Hey, this app looks really cool” – well, I guess tangentially, but it only serves to drive people off topic, or in other words “I don’t like this, so stop talking about it”
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 4:07 PM MST up reply actions
That's not at all why I said it.
Just a stupid one off comment. And it’s not meant at all to tell people to stop talking about something.
It was just an opinion. Weird.
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I don't see how this relates at all....
but you know it’s your website so I’ll refrain
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Your jerk-itude is off the charts...
we can no longer measure whether you are being more or less of a jerk. It’s kind of sad…
But I liked the COPS line.
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as much as I hate the iphone/pad thingy
I think thats a pretty cool little app for it.
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OK another dumb question
How the heck to I post a link and then get it to appear?
For example, if I want to link something and put check this OUT —> out being the link, how do I do that?
Thanks :)
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Highlight "OUT" in the comment
then click the link button.
Does not work in the subject line.
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There is a little link button (looks like a chain)
between the title and the main body of the comment. Highlight the word click the button and put the copied URL into the available space. Make sure you click open in new window or some people will get a little upset for unknown reasons.
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because it wrecks the whole "unread comments" thing
by Andrew Martin on Feb 17, 2011 4:13 PM MST up reply actions
I just click
with the scroll button on the mouse. New window/tab every time.
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JFK
usually do new tab
but sometimes can forget.
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 4:50 PM MST up reply actions
Excellent point on the "Open in New Window" box.
I completely forgot to mention it.
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
I used to be normal until I met these losers I now call my friends.
"Cheap tacos are rightous!"-My Daughter
what AMart said about unread comments.
plus from work computer, when threads get really big, it can be a bear getting back into them if a link takes you out.
two Icehouse 24 oz beers = $3.20 two "fancy" Bud Light 24 oz beers = $5.00
NOW who comes out on top?
by frightened inmate #2 on Feb 17, 2011 4:50 PM MST up reply actions
Oh I know
I’m just trying to make other people look like the bad guys here, I get annoyed too.
/darn I gave away my position
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I have a video in my sig
check it out.
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Agreed. I hate when it takes you away from PR :)
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by TuloRocks on Feb 17, 2011 4:20 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Okay you guys are going to think I'm crazy or something
But I think I just read a comment on DP and I agree with it very much:
bq.Helton may be a candidate for five, but the lack of other options may land him at two. It might sound crazy to the traditionalists to have such a slow footed guy at two, but his high on base percentage (especially if Dex does not improve his on base percentage) could end up being the deciding factor. Cargo and Tulo need as many base runners in front of them as possible.
Imagine the pressure that would be on the opposing pitcher if Dex is on base, Helton is being the selective professional hitter that we love, and if he lets Helton beat him he knows he has to face Cargo with two on base and Tulo on deck. Hard to imagine Smith or Wiggington or Stewart making daily nervous situations from the two hole that Helton could potentially create.
Permanent link to this commen tJ S L
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
Wow I failed at blockquote, embarrassing.
Helton may be a candidate for five, but the lack of other options may land him at two. It might sound crazy to the traditionalists to have such a slow footed guy at two, but his high on base percentage (especially if Dex does not improve his on base percentage) could end up being the deciding factor. Cargo and Tulo need as many base runners in front of them as possible.
Imagine the pressure that would be on the opposing pitcher if Dex is on base, Helton is being the selective professional hitter that we love, and if he lets Helton beat him he knows he has to face Cargo with two on base and Tulo on deck. Hard to imagine Smith or Wiggington or Stewart making daily nervous situations from the two hole that Helton could potentially create.
By: J S L
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 4:40 PM MST up reply actions
And I failed again. One more try LOL.
Helton may be a candidate for five, but the lack of other options may land him at two. It might sound crazy to the traditionalists to have such a slow footed guy at two, but his high on base percentage (especially if Dex does not improve his on base percentage) could end up being the deciding factor. Cargo and Tulo need as many base runners in front of them as possible.
Imagine the pressure that would be on the opposing pitcher if Dex is on base, Helton is being the selective professional hitter that we love, and if he lets Helton beat him he knows he has to face Cargo with two on base and Tulo on deck. Hard to imagine Smith or Wiggington or Stewart making daily nervous situations from the two hole that Helton could potentially create.
By: JSL
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 4:40 PM MST up reply actions
Preview button is your friend ;-P
But yes, that has been mentioned here before, and I think it’s a decent idea. However, I’m curious to see what Lopez could do at 2, and Smith could do alright.
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on Feb 17, 2011 4:44 PM MST up reply actions
WOW.
I knew somebody was going to say that. In fact, I was going to reply “Preview button is my friend :P” but I didn’t want too many comments in a row like that. LOL.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 4:45 PM MST up reply actions
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Burn the preview button!!
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Union bosses.
oh wait….they don’t float.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 17, 2011 8:47 PM MST up reply actions
To stay on topic
baseballs float
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JFK
I've been angling for this all offseason
However, I’m not convinced Tracy is so SABR friendly that he’d do the “not respecting a veteran move” of putting Helton #2.
I do think, given how our roster is likely to be constructed, that Helton in the #2 hole is our best option most days, with Stewie #5, and Lopez #6.
Is it ApRil yet?
No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
Also, I don't mean that as a rag on Tracy, either
Because I think there’s very few managers today who would do any different. And I’m not talking about a spot start in that slot for a specific purpose, but rather plugging someone like him (age, status, yada yada yada) into the #2 hole. Very few.
Maybe in 10-15 years that will be different.
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No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
Donations away!
It’s been nearly 9 months since we chose to donate our PR Cares proceeds to the Colorado Rockies Foundation in exchange for autographs and ever since then I’ve run into every problem imaginable. Now that the offseason is over the Rockies have launched their new 2011 program in which they’ve announced autographs will be done by Tulo, CarGo and Helton. So today I packaged up two baseballs, and a Purple Row t-shirt and shipped them off. Here’s the nice post office lady who stayed past her shift to help me.
Sweet
I can’t wait to see what we can do with that stuff. I can’t wait to bid on these sweet prizes. Thanks.
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She looks plenty happy about it, too!
Please keep us updated, maybe I can make a play for one of these items.
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That pic was taken about 10 minutes after she was supposed to be closed..
So she was ready to go home at that point. I’m not sure who will autograph our stuff, and how soon we will get it since it’s shipped to Coors Field and probably won’t be signed until the season starts. I’ve been watching the Rockies website for this program to popup and Tuesday was the first day I noticed it. There’s also a chance that the Rockies will lose our stuff and we won’t get anything back. Hopefully this doesn’t happen, but at the very least we just donated $75 to their charity.
If that happens
e-mail me and I will get you an autographed ball to auction.
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"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I want a PR shirt.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 5:23 PM MST up reply actions
Search PurpleRow Cares
Charlie makes them available for purchase with proceeds going to charity.
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Here's the address
http://www.cafepress.com/purplerowcares
I just lowered some prices and updated PIPs spring training shirt to say 2011. We haven’t sold a shirt since September of last year. But I’m planning on being more active with it now that the donation is out.
I may get another one in time for my spring training trip
If my PR salary ever comes in
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 17, 2011 6:31 PM MST up reply actions
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I'll get one when the season starts.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 6:57 PM MST up reply actions
This, plz. I'd love one, but ain't the blushing spring training type :-)
But would love to pick up something from PRC this year.
Is it ApRil yet?
No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
I just replaced the, "Get well soon Mrs. Mondo" shirt
I figured it’s been long enough if she’s attending Rockies games and such.
:-)
I call it her “Good Night Mrs. Mondo” shirt now, considering where she wears it most often these days.
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No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
Coming soon to a Coors Field mound near you... Or at least on a television screen near you...
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can't wait
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JFK
I really hope
Rosario wears those shades in the big leagues.
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
was that a pic from today?
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 17, 2011 11:16 PM MST up reply actions
it looks an awful lot like a ST pic from 2010 honestly
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 18, 2011 7:41 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
The jerseys are not the new ones
I’m calling 2010 as well
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on Feb 18, 2011 9:10 AM MST up reply actions
i knew it.
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by CentralCaliRox on Feb 18, 2011 1:25 PM MST up reply actions
I love Micah Owings
Or rather I love what he could be. A starting pitcher who can also play as a first baseman. Ubaldo Jimenez meets Albert Pujols. Can you IMAGINE the WAR? Omg I am getting butterflies just thinking about it.
I wish there was more of this is baseball! Which reminds me, I must check Gallardo’s batting stats as he is a genuinely excellent pitcher… Hmm, a career OPS of .677 – not too shabby but not really first baseman level. So come on Micah!!
Babe Ruth pitched very well before they moved him strictly to the outfield
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
1916 was a particularly good season.
He threw 323.2 innings in 44 starts while going 23-12 with a 1.75 ERA. He then started Game 2 of the World Series agains the Brooklyn Robins and after giving up a run in the first, Ruth threw 13 straight scoreless innings as the Red Sox won 2-1 in 14 innings. (He also had an RBI in that game just for good measure)
42 more days until the Rockies Home Opener!!!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 18, 2011 8:55 AM MST up reply actions
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