Monday Rockpile: News from the Rockies Spring Training - Sort of
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 7:02 AM MST
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PrintWelcome to the most frustrating week of the year for fans hungry for Rockies news. Basically the stuff coming down on the pipe looks like this:
Troy Tulowitzki has arrived at camp.
Fan group A: EEEEEEE TULO! HE ARRIVED! HE'S THERE! I LOVE JUST READING HIS NAME!
Fan group B: Ok
Fan group C: The Avalanche just traded Kevin Shattenkirk and Chris Stewart! How can you care about Spring Training nonsense at a time like this?!
Ubaldo Jimenez plays catch, says he feels great
Fan group A: OMG FEELS GREAT! HE'S GONNA REPEAT 2010 AND DO EVEN BETTER! CY YOUNG FOR SURE WITH 27 WINS!
Fan group B: Ok
Fan group C: Carmelo Anthony is on the verge of being traded - this is MUCH bigger news than Ubaldo throwing, it's not like he was hurt or anything!
Fan group A: HE'S SUCH A HERO MVP MVP MVP MVP HE'S GONNA BAT .375 THIS SEASON WITH A ZILLION LAZOR BOMBS ZOMG
Fan group B: Ok
Fan group C: Bahhhhhh Stewie and Shatty both have a million points in StL already - GAHHHH WHY DID COLORADO MAKE THAT TRADE
Dexter Fowler shows up early to camp
Fan group A: AHHH HE'S GONNA HAVE A BREAKOUT SEASON! 40 STEALS AND HE'S GONNA BE THE BEST LEADOFF HITTER EVER! I LOVE HIS SMILE! I MISSED HIM SO MUCH! JUST CHILLIN WITH TODD!
Fan group B: Ok...are they gonna play or something soon?
Fan group C: First start in Ottawa, and Craig Anderson is stopping shutouts. Great. Is it baseball season yet? ...oh, it is, isn't it. Well ok then.
Simply put, here are the 3 fan groups:
Fan Group A:
Fan Group B:
Fan Group C:
Fact is that there's nothing really WRONG with being part of any of those groups. It's all an issue of timing. Some fans have just been itching for baseball season so bad that any mention of the Rockies sends them into frothing hysteria - I envy that excitement sometimes. These people are to be admired and feared. Some fans just want the game back so they can start watching baseball and put money where mouths are. The others just want Denver Sports to do well in general, and while they realize that the Rockies are the best bet to be the most successful of the major Denver sports franchises, they also follow other leagues and are being driven up the wall right now because big doin's are afoot.
I personally identify with group B - I'm certainly excited that baseball's back, but I don't want to run out of excitement steam come mid-August. Tulo shows up to camp, I'm kind of just "meh, it's not like he wasn't going to". I'm actually more disappointed with Joe Crede NOT showing up to camp than I am with players showing up. I mean, come on, I wrote up all of those Joe Crede fun facts about his glove stopping toxic waste dumping and him being the 6th Planeteer or something.
As it stands, it's gonna be another week before there's anything to report, and even then, it'll be some exhibition scrimmages and eventually a Game. Actually, I should be knocking on wood and saying that no news is good news, because I've broken baseball before with my stupid Rockpiles.
A few links, still nothing mindblowing.
Newstabulous has their NL West preview up. Some short snippets of things we already know, but the important part is that they have the Rockies picked to win the division.
Jay Payton retired just a few days back, and Brian Gadd of the Zanesville Times Recorder has a nice piece about how Payton wants to give back after a decent MLB career. Payton cites family, teachers, and coaches as sources of inspiration and encouragement. Payton wants to spend time getting involved with his hometown and communities where he spends a lot of his time. If Payton was one of your favorites, it looks like you picked a good one.
If you listen to today's Purple Row Radio, we talk a bit about Hector Gomez - admittedly in somewhat vague terms, and well-deserved. It's hard to decide how to view Gomez, given his injury-ridden career in the minors yet high billing. Jack Etkin of Inside The Rockies talks about Rich Dauer's evaluation of Gomez, and while they praise Gomez' potential at the plate, his range at SS is something they just can't say enough about. The guy can get to a lot of batted balls. I really, really hope he can stay healthy, because looking at a middle infield which includes Troy Tulowitzki and some combination of Chris Nelson, Hector Gomez, and who knows, maybe even Eric Young Jr makes me downright excited.
First game's a week away, so let's ALL get excited!
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Fan group D reporting in!
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You are not allowed to report in
without submitting a visual representation of yourself like the other three fan groups have.
Just create a gif
That morphs the three together. At least, I can identify with A B and C.
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If you insist
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by UZ on Feb 21, 2011 7:25 AM MST up reply actions 7 recs
Needs Mammoth in it, too.
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A Mart is fan group D?
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Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 21, 2011 2:19 PM MST up reply actions
what
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by UZ on Feb 21, 2011 2:55 PM MST up reply actions
Though I much prefer MLB Network
I think tonight is the night that Baseball Tonight features the Rockies in its spring training reports.
Should make for a lively 12-second discussion before Kruk and Timmy K. turn the conversation to the Phillies and Braves, or Red Sox-Yankees.
I can't wait for them to talk about how our rotation is our weakness,
and mention something about hitting in Coors.
ROTATION???
They have pitchers in Colorado? When did that start? By the way did you hear about all the pitchers in Philadelphia?
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 7:58 AM MST up reply actions
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by Thnikkaman on Feb 21, 2011 7:59 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
That is all who they will talk about anyways. Who cares about the rest of the teams in MLB. Giants don’t count in this. They aren’t a team.
When did they expand MLB to more than 3 teams?
OT that was kind of psychedelic with the diagonals
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 8:02 AM MST up reply actions
Looks like the only time it airs today
Is 1:30 pm, due to college hoops. I doubt it will be worth seeing, but I set the DVR anyway.
by Northsider1964 on Feb 21, 2011 1:18 PM MST up reply actions
Gomez
I’ve never saw him play. That’s pretty evident. Can he play 2nd any? IF, they say he has the range he has. Then why not try him there?
I think that's the general consensus
with a GG at SS, but they’re not moving him until they absolutely have to, which means him putting together a full healthy season and start knocking on the big clubs door.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 8:09 AM MST up reply actions
Well, he has played some 3B a long time ago
It’s not always automatic, but the general thought process is that an above average defender at SS can play any position if needed.
Honestly I think a strong arm
Will save you more runs at 2B than at third. When you look at the extra DPs you can turn – or the plays on balls up the middle that only a guy with a shortstop’s arm can make – I think there’s a bigger payoff there than on the relatively low number of long throws a 3B will make.
Easier to hide a guy with a weak arm at 2B, to be sure. But I love having a 2B with a cannon – not wasted there by any means.
by Northsider1964 on Feb 21, 2011 10:06 AM MST up reply actions
Really, you'd have to compare the number of 6-4-3 DP's to the number of 5-3 putouts.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 10:09 AM MST up reply actions
Yes, but
A large number of 5-3 putouts really don’t require an exceptionally strong arm. In many cases the ball is on top of you quickly and you get it in your glove with plenty of time to spare. The throws on such plays are “long” by high school or college standards, but are pretty routine for most major league infielders.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want a guy with a lousy arm at 3rd. But if I were to prioritze arm strength across the IF, I would go SS-2B-3B, in that order.
by Northsider1964 on Feb 21, 2011 10:22 AM MST up reply actions
And
You haven’t even mentioned relay throws. Either to third, or to the plate, a strong arm at 2B can be a powerful ally.
by Nominal Egg on Feb 21, 2011 11:23 AM MST up reply actions
We have Tulowitzki for that
and typically the 1B takes the cut from center and right when there is a possible play at the plate. I agree with Northsider1964 that the strong arm at 2B is more useful than people tend to think.
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JFK
You're confusing cut-off with relay.
2 different things.
The 2B will make the relay throw to the plate when the RF plays the ball at the wall. SS responsibilty is to cover the bag.
You are right though, the 1B will handle the cut-off.
by Nominal Egg on Feb 21, 2011 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
I think you're overvaluing a 2b arm..
Even a dp will only require a 90’ throw, whereas a standard throw from 3b will be +120’. The 2b position needs someone who can transfer the ball out of his glove quickly and 3b needs a cannon. Its like the difference in paintball between a speedball marker and sniper woodsball gun.
by Charlie77 on Feb 21, 2011 3:20 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Yes but at the major league level
A 120-foot throw really should not be a challenge, even for an MLB-average arm. And the 3B has a little friend called the foul line who prevents him from having to make a large number of plays to his right. All I’m saying is that I would never hesitate to move a SS to 2B because I felt his strong arm would be wasted. He’ll have at least as many opportunities to help the team with it at 2B as he would at 3B.
by Northsider1964 on Feb 21, 2011 5:35 PM MST up reply actions
He's a good defensive player.
Good range and a good arm from everything I’ve read. I think he can play anywhere on the infield except 1B.
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JFK
Group A here
I’ve been a maniac this week.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Feb 21, 2011 8:12 AM MST reply actions
So who was it that was complaining about there being no bad news last week.
Hope your happy
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 8:16 AM MST reply actions
Yeap not sure what happened to it since its underlined and purple like a link on mine lol
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 8:23 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, doesn’t sound like it’s that bad.
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Famous last words
any soreness in a throwing arm can indicate a more serious problem.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 8:41 AM MST up reply actions
this early in the spring, I don't get concerned
you should feel some soreness after your first real workout of the spring.
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Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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This
Mid February, I don’t get too concerned.
But, if something does go wrong, I hope we can go out and get Liriano.
Last I heard, he's having shoulder issues.
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Or it can indicate sleeping on it funny the night before. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. We’ll see how it reacts today/
"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
Let's hope it's nothing
Who’s next in line if it something serious (knock on wood)
I'm a BelieveR! Colorado Rockies: 2011 NL West Champs.
Let's test the reaction from the three groups:
Group A – ZOMG! IT’S GONNA MEAN TOMMY JON SURGERY, HE’S OUT 4 THE YEARR!!!
Group B – It’s probably nothing. Every arm gets a little sore after throwing for the first time.
Group C – What time is the Carmelo Anthony jersey bonfire?
by Charlie77 on Feb 21, 2011 9:51 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
pretty much this
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"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Group B here
but only because I like the Avs trade an awful lot and have checked out on Melo since the start of the season.
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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This
Although I wouldn’t say that I “Like the avs trade an awful lot” as much as “The avs did what they needed to do but I’m still pretty depressed watching the rest of the season”.
by SurfaceThought on Feb 21, 2011 3:10 PM MST up reply actions
Just watch Erik Johnson and smile. He's going to be here a loooong time.
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'm Group B
LMK when they start playing games. Until then, I gotta agree with Iverson…
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
I'm over all other sports
Though, I very much look forward to a potential NIT game or 2 for the Buffs.
TIME FO BEISBOL, YEAHHHHHH!
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I checked out on the Avs a while ago – like, 2004 a while ago – but every time I try and get back into following them they play like hot garbage. It’s the reverse Godfather effect – just when I thought I was in, they puuuuuuuush me back out. I did enjoy the Greg Mauldin Experience, though, those were a fun two weeks. (I was at the Minnesota game with my brother when Mauldin went ham and scored twice – we spent the whole night substituting his name for Greg Jennings’ name in that ‘I PUT DA TEAM ON MY BACK DOO/DO IT FOR MADDEN’ video monologue.)
Lame Nuggets season, too. Just not a likeable team with the negative energy from Melo, and now they’re going to trade Billups too, which just pisses me off.
The only thing keeping me sane in the sports world right now is… wait for it… Premier League soccer. (Yes, like Richard Dawkins joining the Catholic Church or Keith Olbermann doing a prime time gig on Fox News, I’ve done the biggest 180 ever on soccer.)
So yes, clearly I’m in Group A – I have ordered the Baseball Prospectus and the BA Prospect Guide, and the day that those come is the equivalent of Billy Madison’s Nudie Magazine Day for me each winter.
"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've gone off premier league soccer!
I actively follow Fulham but haven’t been to any of their games, and they’re not historically my team. I think the negatives about soccer – mainly cheating and manipulating the rules, and the fact so many of the players are arseholes – has just worn me down.
I enjoy the accessibility of the games and the passion of the fans – even games between the two teams at the bottom of the table feel like life and death. And the tension when a team’s trying to hold a one-goal advantage is something else. Wolves beating Man United a couple weeks back was an incredible game. I must be too much of a novice still to notice the rule-bending.
"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
It's mainly the biggest criticism I hear from non-fans
“oh, but they’re all diving cheats, aren’t they?” That’s the problem – being fouled gives your team an advantage, so players will take the slightest opportunity to throw themselves on the ground and writhe around.
Compare the sport with rugby, and see how few rugby players dive and feign injury – in that sport, it’s accepted that it’s hugely physical, and only the most heinous of fouls is prosecuted. There are almost no examples of players going down theatrically and trying to get the game stopped and free kicks given as a result.
I used to figure it was just something that was part of the game and everybody accepted it, but watching the games and hearing the announcers bitch about it just as much as I would as a fan kind of changed my viewpoint on that. Now I just see it as something that makes me hate the players and teams who do it more than it makes me hate the sport itself – kinda like basketball.
Italian soccer, though? Those bitches just throw themselves on the ground if the wind blows.
"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 know. It's a joke
Still, I wish I did like it more. 6 years ago, I bought a five-year season ticket to watch my favourite team play deep in the minor levels of amateur soccer. This season, they’re top of the Blue Square premier and lookng at a return to the football league, and I can’t be bothered to go to a single match. Makes me sad.
The diving is bad when the ref let's it be bad instead of letting them play.
I’ve really enjoyed watching the Premier League this season without picking one team to follow. I’ve been following the players more, like Stuart Holden, Chucharrito, Gareth Bale and Clint Dempsey to name a few. I started out really hating Rooney, but that bicycle kick last week was pretty awesome.
If you have a chance to see a replay of last weeks (Feb 16th) Champions League match between Arsenal and Barca DO IT
Oustanding!!
I don't want to keep believing in illusions
UZR can suck it!!
Please, I watched it right when I got home from work. I really like watching Arsenal play.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 21, 2011 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
It has all the reasons for calling it "the beautiful game"
If that type of match doesn’t make you a fan then I don’t know what would.
In agreement with Premier League getting me through till baseball season. Well that and College Hockey.
Just found out my work trip to Phoenix the week of March 7th got cancelled. Seriously bummed.
I don't want to keep believing in illusions
UZR can suck it!!
With ice hockey
How do you see the puck? That’s my biggest problem. And having now had excellent seats at a real live game, I can be sure it’s not just some adverse TV effect. It really IS a bitch to see.
HD TV makes it much easier
but yeah, you follow the players more than you follow the puck
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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Don't focus on the puck
just watch the play. It takes some getting used to, but if you watch it long enough, the players can tell you where the puck is.
do yourself a favour and catch the first round of the playoffs
it’s a completely different game to watch.
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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SB Nation Denver
If only they made the puck glow..
and put a red zoom on the screen when the puck was shot really hard.
That would be awesome.
I wish some major network like Fox would implement this technology so I could partake in watching a game. They should test it out in the All Star game. I bet it would take off.
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/blood boiling...
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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I remember back in the late 90's
when the NHL was showcased on FOX and they used to have the puck glow so viewers could watch the puck better. I thought it was a great idea back then and wouldn’t mind seeing it implemented once again.
But like everyone else has said, it’s better to watch the players than the puck itself. The more you watch hockey, the more you’ll learn things you love about it.
There isn’t anything better than playoff hockey, period!
by EssentialCo on Feb 21, 2011 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
You killed it.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Feb 21, 2011 11:03 AM MST up reply actions
I thought that was one of the most obnoxious things ever
Especially the little comet trials on the puck when there was a goal. Although, I never really have had a hard time tracking the puck either. I wonder if it has anything to do if you watched large amounts of hockey as a kid or not…
by SurfaceThought on Feb 21, 2011 3:15 PM MST up reply actions
Most feeds zoom in too much.
I think I saw the DU/CC game in the Springs where they had the blue line down in the picture, but every other game they zoom in too much to see the WHOLE play.
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BASEBALLBASEBALLBASEBALLBASEBALLBASEBALL
ITS BACK YAYYAYAYAYAYAYAY
I’m so excited I’m bouncing off the walls.
Hopefully I can muster up some money to get mlb.tv
Because the Rockies are gonna tear it up
They are gonna chew bubble gum and then kick ass, and they are all out of bubble gum.
by TehChamp on Feb 21, 2011 8:39 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
im in a much different fan group I would say
Fan group D here….excited for the Rockies but also excited for the playoffs to begin with the Thunder and Wings having good shots at winning big
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's the best part of being a baseball and hockey fan
We can follow the Wings from October until at least May (‘cause c’mon, second round is pretty much a lock every year) and then the Rox the rest of the year, with some glorious, glorious overlap in there in April, May, and October (and dare I say November this year?).
Think about how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider! --George Carlin
But who would ever want to follow the Wings?
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by Thnikkaman on Feb 21, 2011 12:20 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I hate the team
but they are an absolute joy to watch on the ice.
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I already claimed group D, go take group E or G or Q or something!
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by UZ on Feb 21, 2011 2:57 PM MST up reply actions
alright G it is
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."
by TuLoRocks2008 on Feb 21, 2011 10:11 PM MST up reply actions
Totally Group A this morning
After taking pics in front of Wrigley Field with my Rockies stuff on on Saturday to the 14" of snow from today and yesterday, and still have classes to go to because the U won’t close…. I NEED BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jealous!
Chicago, wrigley field, and snow!
I hate Texas!
by EssentialCo on Feb 21, 2011 10:41 AM MST up reply actions
I LOVE THE ROCKIES I LOVE BASEBALL AND HOTDOGS I LOVE UBALDO
THIS TEAM IS SUPER AWESOME AND I THINK WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE NEXT 6 WORLD SERIES I WANT TO HAVE UBALDO’S BABIES.
Put me down for “Fan B”
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/snort
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well...
considering that I am sterile and unable to have children – this would truly take some sort of miracle to take place. So in the event that I did end up pregnant with Ubaldo’s baby – I’m pretty sure my partner would look the other way on this one.
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by Franchise26 on Feb 21, 2011 10:24 AM MST up reply actions
well
my work here is done.
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I wouldn't rule out immaculate conception ..
When it comes to Saint Ubaldo.
by Charlie77 on Feb 21, 2011 3:38 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I you do
Get him started early as a lefty. Then even if doesn’t have Ubaldo’s stuff, he’ll still always have work somewhere.
by Northsider1964 on Feb 21, 2011 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
someone hasn't heard about the hyper ambi Greg character
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Don't worry.
I already told my ex-wife I was going to have Ubaldo’s babies.
Well, I believe in the soul, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
Group A here
I’m so excited about baseball I’ve been readings stories on the Pirates, Royals and everybody else.
YAY! Baseball is back. I’ve already ordered Mlb.tv so I can watch on Saturday!
I'm a BelieveR! Colorado Rockies: 2011 NL West Champs.
I can assert this as truth
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 21, 2011 9:38 AM MST up reply actions
JFK's Quote of the Day:
“Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns.” ~John Leonard
"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
apropo for today's Rockpile topic
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I agree
but as I’m taking it off a list that I built it was kind of lucky.
"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
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Somewhere Between A & B
2 Things I’m looking forward to this year – my 25 Rockies games package and the Rugby World Cup (Go All-Blacks) :-D. I’m bleeding purple, but I think I need to be sedated until the season starts so I don’t have to read about the insignificant stuff :)
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by thelastspoonbender on Feb 21, 2011 10:18 AM MST reply actions
I wish I had time to be Group A!
Too much other stuff going on to be obsessing over every little detail as much as I would like. Though finding out that Giambi and Tulo went to go see “Never Say Never” did get me a little bit giddy. What if Tulo winds up choosing a Bieber song for his at bat?! OMG THAT WOULD BE AWESOMESAUCE
Bieber and Awesomesauce used in conjunction?
DOES NOT COMPUTER ERRRROR
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
Justin Bieber’s ringtone is Mike Gundy shouting “I’M A MAN! I’M 40!” If that’s not… er, ‘awesomesauce’, I am not sure what is.
"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 Feb 21, 2011 10:36 AM MST up reply actions
I do remember reading that
it’s pretty hilarious
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 10:52 AM MST up reply actions
mashup with Merzbow and I'm in in
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I believe in the future, the reality of the present, the sweet memories of the past, living is more than breathing, spring will came if we wait, patiently, believing, hoping. But the winter is long and we must endure its cold. I believe in the future, the reality of what is to come, the sweet memories that are yet to occur, probably, eventually, someday.
And I believe in hope and anticipation: the idea that we’ll meet again, and counting down the days until we do.
by prettyinpurple on Feb 21, 2011 9:08 PM MST up reply actions
CarGo will hit .414
Tulo will hit 58 dingers
Ubaldo 26 wins
Helton 22 dingers
Fowler steals 60 bases and scores 120 runs
Chacin 18 wins
Sound good to you all?
by TehChamp on Feb 21, 2011 10:45 AM MST reply actions 3 recs
or not 2b
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That is the question.
The Answer, of course, is Jonathan Herrera
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by Muzia on Feb 21, 2011 11:27 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
well played
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great response
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"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
if all those things happen
i will <3 you forever
regardless of any other personal issues you may have
you still have to play the game, no matter how shiny liriano's FIP is
tulo and bambino - september kings
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
Cargo shows up 17 pounds heavier
At his age I’d say that’s about right. Thinking his power will continue to mature.
link
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 12:01 PM MST reply actions
Well, you know
He steals bases and roams the outfield too… I hope he can show 2010 speed for at at least a few more seasons.
by SurfaceThought on Feb 21, 2011 3:22 PM MST up reply actions
yeah one of the best things about cargo
is the 30/30 (40/40 ZOMG) threat
you still have to play the game, no matter how shiny liriano's FIP is
tulo and bambino - september kings
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
Rob Neyer hates Carlos Gonzalez
In his running series, Neyer doesnt even place Cargo in the conversation for best OF of the decade at any of the 3 positions. He DQd Cargo from LF and CF, saying Cargo would be moving to RF, then failed to mention cargo in the RF forecast. http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/2/21/2005420/mlb-players-jason-heyward
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 21, 2011 12:04 PM MST via mobile reply actions
CarGo II
Yes, that was a terrible oversight. Gonzalez absolutely should have been in the discussion, and might even rank No. 2 behind Heyward. My apologies.
by Rob Neyer on Feb 21, 2011 2:04 PM EST
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simultaneous post
Wonder if he would have just forgotten Heyward or Stanton?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 21, 2011 12:07 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
that's not what that was
Just musing what the reason was for the slip. As expected, it was CarGo’s everchanging position.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 21, 2011 1:14 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
it's gonna kind of hurt him in most OF evaluations
as he’s LF/RF depending on the splits, and maybe even CF depending on Fowler. I figure he’s a LF who happens to play RF once in awhile.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 1:24 PM MST up reply actions
since when is versatility not an asset?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 21, 2011 1:41 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
How do you classify him?
How do you classify Ben Zobrist?
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
True this
His versatility should rank him as the best OF.
Exhibit A: Covers more ground than the travelocity gnome
Exhibit B: His cannon was ruled too destructive for baseball and requires a Level 50 in 15 prestige before you earn it in COD: Black Ops
by Charlie77 on Feb 21, 2011 3:47 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
As the best OF, sure
But is he the best LF? hard to say, he only played X games there. Best CF? Hard to say, he played even fewer than X games there. Same with RF.
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 4:03 PM MST up reply actions
There's a team in Denver?
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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Where's Denver?
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On Caprica?
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More like New Caprica
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after omitting CarGo, Neyer quickly devotes a column to the Little Pony
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/2/21/2006127/how-good-is-rockies-carlos-gonzalez
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 21, 2011 12:50 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
The thing is,
If you look at his track record from 10 years ago, I’d rather have him not pick our players.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
Did I miss something
When did Cargo get penciled in to right field. I though he would be used much like last year again.
that was Neyer's interpretation of the situation
As far as I know, its still Cargo in left at home, in right on the road. Neyer had to put gun somewhere.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 21, 2011 1:11 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Thats what I thought
that it was more for categorizing his position than a real life position change.
Group A. Spring Training deserves that level of excitement.
Also, I made 2 new FanPosts about our offense. Please read/comment:
WAR Projections 2011 Colorado Rockies (Part 2)
2010 Rockies xBABIP Adjustments
I think there is some good stuff in there, so please take a look =).
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
Here's some video from DP about CarGo
I really do think the ball sounds different coming off his bat.
http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_17440131
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WHOA!
Kruk just called CarGo one of the top 5 players in baseball!
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
That's because he still thinks he can be a Phillie
sometime soon
/Kruk forgets CarGo just signed a long term contract
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I figured Kruk
Would be in the “he’ll hit .280 this year” camp.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
or the
He only hit “at Coors Field” Camp
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
Zomtober!!!
by Colsportsfan on Feb 21, 2011 1:51 PM MST up reply actions
Phillies nation in disarray
Cliff Lee reporting muscle strain in armpit but he says he’s a-ok
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BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah, that doesn’t quite work. April 1st is still too dam far away.
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
Zomtober!!!
well its something to follow
guess its always better than nothing!
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
Zomtober!!!
by Colsportsfan on Feb 21, 2011 2:02 PM MST up reply actions
This is some cool video re Rockies catchers
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Well thanks!
Glad someone appreciates my inappropriate use of my time
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I think we all appreciate it. And I for one don't thing it's inappropriate. It provides me more Rockies stuff.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
I was really just making a joke about my time wasting skillz
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I know you were. But I really mean we do appreciate it.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
But thank you!
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Now we just need to teach her how to make a nice little link
that works unlike my first attempt this morning.
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 1:57 PM MST up reply actions
Say what?
You mean a link like this
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OOOO nice
/sarcasm off
Just giving you a hard time…
The sarcasm gets really bad after working with teenagers all day
/sarcasm on
by Chacinisthefuture on Feb 21, 2011 2:03 PM MST up reply actions
So apparently
Tulo and Giambi watched the Justin Bieber Movie……
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
Zomtober!!!
*Power Numbers Have Decreased*
Shit, someone go make them watch The Expendables!
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What in the world
is Tulo wearing?
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Is Tulo wearing
soccer socks?
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black sanitaries. At least that's what white ones were called back in the day.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
Look at Kruk's expression
“WTF there’s a team in Colorado? They must freakin suck why are we here? I want a sandwich damnit!”
MLB's 20 greatest games
Do we think the playin game will make it? So far they are up to Number 14, and it’s not made it yet.
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If the Twins-Tigers play-in game was #16
Then the Rockies-Pads one should be ranked too.
Thats all I’m sayin
I don't know what other games have been on there but
I think that Matty’s slide might be too controversial for MLB to put in.
I'd sure think it would make it.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
I'm pretty sure it's gonna be in there
I know someone who’s “in the know” when it comes to that and he told me that it would be. I can’t give you the exact source though because I don’t want him to get fired. I’d be shocked if it’s not in there though.
39 more days until the Rockies Home Opener!!!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 4:05 PM MST up reply actions
Haha
I can understand this. Use this as a test if you want.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 4:12 PM MST up reply actions
Just teasing
You know how we’ve reacted to “sources” lately
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
I thought it was quite funny
and I totally understand
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 5:12 PM MST up reply actions
Im definitely group B
The only thing I really care about with spring training is that the players dont get hurt.
BBTN
So this new facility is getting a lot hype.. maybe the Rockies will attract guys in the future potentially?
I think you're exactly right. Between having a state of the art ST facility and winning the WS this year, we'll have to beat them off with sticks.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
I'm worried
they won’t be happy with Coors Field now :(
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you're probabably right. They'll all want to stay in extended spring training.
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Stew shutting down Twitter account?
TroyRenck Troy Renck, Rockies
Folks #Rockies’ Ian Stewart is shutting down his twitter account. Wants to focus on spring training.
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There is definitly a part of me that is glad
The guy floods twitter with his stuff. Takes forever to find any useful tweets when he dumps 40 in an hour.
glad as well. needs to focus on baseball.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
Definitely group A here.
My gf is sick of me talking about the Rox. I talk about the rox (well, baseball) with anybody who listens. My GF says I’m obsessed with CarGo and Tulo and that I stalk them because I check my Twitter for updates when I get the opportunity. I’ve been waiting for baseball to start once it ended.
I’m not much of a hockey fan or basketball fan. So that makes me even more impatient for baseball.
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 21, 2011 3:05 PM MST via mobile reply actions
You need a new girlfriend.
Is it ApRil yet?
No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
by Mondogarage on Feb 21, 2011 3:52 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Hahaha hey she took me to a Rox/Giants game
My first MLB game ever. She’s a keeper. No worries. :P
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Feb 21, 2011 4:00 PM MST up reply actions
Well, if she tires of hearing of the Rox, she could be a cover Gints fan
Just sayin’. Never helps to have the Gints-detector set on 360 degree field of search.
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methinks you are on thin ice here Mondo
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In that article it mentioned that Johnny has experience in the outfield.
But it doesn’t look like he has had in experience there in any of the Rockies minor league affiliates. Does he play there in the Dominican Summer league? If so where are those statistics avaliable. I really hope that Chris Nelson doesn’t get pushed out of fair consideration for a backup infielder just because Johnny played three innings of left field in his 14-15 year old stick ball league.
.
Dodgers expected start Tony Gwynn Jr. in LF. Regularly.
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 21, 2011 3:54 PM MST reply actions
Isn't he
responsible for us making the playoffs in 2007?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 3:58 PM MST up reply actions
and partially
responsible for us making the playoffs in 2011
Is it ApRil yet?
No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
Let's hope he sucks at hitting.
He’s a decent defender.
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Don't worry. He does.
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I can't help but root for him...
Though sadly, he has inherited Uncle Chris’ bat rather than his dad’s.
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
Group A for me
I tried being group B; it wasn’t as fun.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 3:59 PM MST reply actions
OK
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 21, 2011 4:55 PM MST up reply actions
Well played
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 5:17 PM MST up reply actions
group a
just has so much more fun. and there’s very little fun to be had in febraury, so i say take it where you can get it!
you still have to play the game, no matter how shiny liriano's FIP is
tulo and bambino - september kings
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
I feel like I’m somewhere in between groups a & b with a side of group c (mostly focused on college basketball right now).
BYU got some first place votes today!
But as for the Rockies, I’m just glad that NCAA can carry me until Opening Day. But as of April 1 (Unless BYU is in the Final 4), my mind shifts gears completely.
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
I've been meaning to mention to you
that you should come over to Vanquish the Foe if you haven’t already. It’s been having issues getting traffic, but we managed to get halfway decent game thread going on Saturday (though only four of us participated). Anyway, I know you’re in school now and in the dorms, so don’t know how much you’d be able to participate during games, but you should give it a try if you can.
/end OT
Congratulations holly!
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I'll echo this
Congrats Holly!!!! Well deserved.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 6:10 PM MST up reply actions
Out of curiosity how long have you known?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Feb 21, 2011 6:13 PM MST up reply actions
cubed.
Congrats!
I believe in the future, the reality of the present, the sweet memories of the past, living is more than breathing, spring will came if we wait, patiently, believing, hoping. But the winter is long and we must endure its cold. I believe in the future, the reality of what is to come, the sweet memories that are yet to occur, probably, eventually, someday.
And I believe in hope and anticipation: the idea that we’ll meet again, and counting down the days until we do.
by prettyinpurple on Feb 21, 2011 9:14 PM MST up reply actions
Congrats!
So, as clubhouse manager would you be the person to address my complaints about the post-game buffet?
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 21, 2011 6:23 PM MST up reply actions
You will like
your dirt pie and eat plenty of it.
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Maybe my complaint was that there wasn't enough dirt pie...
Don’t suppose you ever stopped to think about that, did you?
That’s why Holly will be a better clubhouse manager.
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
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by Junction Rox on Feb 21, 2011 6:28 PM MST up reply actions
Not enough dirt pie?
Then why have I been digging a hole to China for all these years?
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Save yourself a little time...
WalMart has already established a direct pipeline.
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
You can complain, but I don't guarantee any results.
I may just throw a Hungry Man at you and make you microwave it yourself.
Runs the juiced balls from the anti-humidor to the Umps
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
So, my standard dinner?
That’s cool….
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Bazinga!!
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
by Junction Rox on Feb 21, 2011 8:01 PM MST up reply actions
I can't see the game on Wednesday, but no doubt I'll be on for Saturday
I’ve dropped by a few times, but, like you said, I didn’t find much traffic. Count me in as a FoeBot! (?)
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
I don't think my orchestra conductor will appreciate me doing that =)
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
Ah...
What do you play? My sister toured with the philharmonic (I think it was) in Korea & Japan last year.
That's awesome! I know a few people in the Phil this year
I play cello
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
I love the cello.
Definitely my favorite string instrument. My sister is a horn player (she’s graduated by now, though).
(Okay, really ending OT now. I suppose I should set a good example now.)
Code: There is no such thing as OT, it all relates to baseball.
I just saw Megamind with my kids and the theme about a bad guy turning into the hero made me think about CarGo and how we never thought a Boras client would sign with us long-term.
I was wondering
if anyone had screen shot that.
"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 miss my old avatar
but I love my current avatar
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 11:44 PM MST up reply actions
I envy you...
although we won in The Pit!
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bear Naked - My thoughts on sports, music, and life.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Feb 22, 2011 6:39 AM MST up reply actions
Except for the talk about Carmelo...
I didn’t really get any of that other stuff in Group C. I’m pretty sure those group C’ers are either misguided or Canadians who know not of Larry Walker or Jeff Francis.
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
Well, follow the Avalanche more closely
Muzia writes some pretty awesome stuff about them over at SBD
by Andrew Martin on Feb 21, 2011 10:10 PM MST up reply actions
or Justin Moreau
"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
The Melo-drama is over
He’s off to NY.
Yawn.
Is it ApRil yet?
No matter, Pitchers and Catchers report, spring is HERE!
so how long before we no longer have to hear about it? I'm guessing 4 weeks.
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
by pedalpusher on Feb 21, 2011 10:25 PM MST up reply actions
The crazies R winnin.
AN’ I’M ONE OF THEM.
AND PROUD!!!!!!
I believe in the future, the reality of the present, the sweet memories of the past, living is more than breathing, spring will came if we wait, patiently, believing, hoping. But the winter is long and we must endure its cold. I believe in the future, the reality of what is to come, the sweet memories that are yet to occur, probably, eventually, someday.
And I believe in hope and anticipation: the idea that we’ll meet again, and counting down the days until we do.
Love the end of this sentence:
The others just want Denver Sports to do well in general, and while they realize that the Rockies are the best bet to be the most successful of the major Denver sports franchises, they also follow other leagues and are being driven up the wall right now because big doin’s are afoot.
One of my favorite Simpsons quotes involves a similar saying: “There’s a doins’ a transpirin.”
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