Pirates 3, Rockies 0: Snoozing Bats Slip into Coma

But we have 138 left :-D

trying to get setup with a MiLB.tv account. It sounds like they’re having trouble signing up existing MLB.tv users for the discount, which at $10/year is a pretty good value. The lady I spoke to was based out of NE Texas and unfortunately my phone hung up on her.

OHAI! I got through my work e-mail! Too bad Destro has to go to work tomorrow (for 12 HOURS!) and I have to get up early to Skype into a training and hope my kids don’t riot…

34,777 people who had to pay to get in showed up tonight and braved the cold (well, some percentage of them anyhow). Unfortunately, 20 or so guys who get paid to go to the ballpark took a 3rd day off.

On the positive, Chacin went deep into the game and pitched well enough to keep the game within reach. CarGo also broke his 0-fer streak (bunt base hits count for hits!). But way too many balls hit to the warning track late in the game on a cold, damp night. Way too many guy in slumps at the same time.

Unfortunately, the weather is forecast to get even worse over the weekend, but the Rockies played well in Chicago in bad weather so we know they can do it. It would be wonderful to come out swinging (and hitting) tomorrow and nip this thing in the bud.

Meanwhile Matt Reynolds has one of the best rookie rates in the NL.

Anyway, the Rox were the reason for the freezin’!

(Me and my dad made that up at the game.)

Oh yeah, and I have to get up at 0730 tomorrow. On a Saturday. When my kids might actually sleep in because they were up hellalate.

Prince Fielder eats a baseball

June 27, 2010 Pirates @ Rockies. Pirates win 4-2.
De La Rosa goes 7 innings, gives up 3 runs (2 earned), takes the loss
Team BARISP: 0.00 (0-for-6)
Team LOB: 6
The Rockies two runs came from solo home runs by Barmes and Hawpe, neither of whom are with the team now

April 29, 2011 Pirates @ Rockies. Pirates win 3-0
Chacin goes 7 innings, gives up 3 runs, takes the loss
Team BARISP: 0.00 (0-for-4)
Team LOB: 6

Baseball’s a funny game

1) 4/18 vs. SF: Get no hit by Lincecum into the 7th inning at Coors: score just one run.

2) 4/19 vs. SF: Get one hit by Jonathan Sanchez into the 7th inning at Coors.

3) 4/20 vs. SF: Torch Matt Cain and the Giants bullpen for 10 runs (Ah, wasn’t that refreshing)

4) 4/22 @FLA: Get no hit by Anibal Sanchez into the 9th inning.

5) 4/23 @FLA: The offense manages just three runs as Herrera and Tulo each have multi hit games while the rest of the lineup goes an anemic 2-23. The Rockies are able to squeak out a win only because Jason Hammel had his best outing of the season.

6) 4/24 @FLA: Rockies get no hit into the 6th inning (At least it was to Josh Johnson this time. I give them a pass here.)

7) 4/25 @CHC: Rockies win 5-3 but if we’re being fair, the offense was bad enough to get shutout. Colorado scored three runs on THREE STARLIN CASTRO ERRORS IN ONE INNING and then got the other two in a 5th inning that included a bunt base hit, a walk, and an error. Another way to look at it is that the Rockies had just four hits all night: two seeing eye ground balls, one bunt hit, and one actual line drive hit. My favorite stat from this game though: Kosuke Fukudome had five hits on the night while the entire Rockies offense had four hits. If it wasn’t the Cubs, I’d be surprised the found a way to lose.

8) 4/26 @CHC: Rockies win 4-3 and collect 3 HR’s (Two by Todd Helton. Boy did that bring back some memories) but that looks a lot less impressive when you consider that A) It was against James Russel and his 8.31 ERA and B) It was on a night where the wind was howling out to center which makes Wrigley a hitter’s paradise.

9) Tonight vs. Pirates: Rockies get shut out by Kevin Correia and the Pirates bullpen at Coors.

That’s a pretty large collection of trash from the bats right there and the Rockies are extremely fortunate to have gone 4-5 in this stretch. We need to turn this around and fast.

and the game after the game I attend, the Rockies always win. So there’s that.

to point out that the Rockies are currently 4th in the NL in runs scored per game?

by the Rockies in this game. Except for Chacin of course (who puts out another great effort). This offense is freaking me out with their terribleness. Almost no-nit a few time and also get shut out by Kevein freaking Correia IN Coors Field!!

I’m also worried about Cargo, how much longer can we say “He’ll come around?” He just looks completely lost to me.

This is baseball people. April is a pitchers month. We have a very patient team at the plate, and Pirates pitching tonight COULD NOT miss their spots. You don’t see that often. Especially from 3 different pitchers.

The season will warm up, and things will loosen up a bit. I have seen nothing but promise from this team. I’ve said that in the past, but in the past I didn’t get to look up and see us 3.5 games up in the division. Normally this would be excuse making, but we have the damn lead.

And anyone saying Cargo needs to be more aggressive should just stop watching baseball. I mean this. Because Cargo has gotten himself out 95% of the time this year by being too agressive. Pitchers are giving him nothing to hit, and Cargo is trying to hit it anyways. Until he can keep the bat on his shoulders for a few at-bats, pitchers will continue to do this.