Wednesday Rockpile: Will the Rockies See the Other Side of .500 Again This Season?
by Jeff Aberle on Apr 6, 2011 6:00 AM MDT
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Behind a strong performance from Jhoulys Chacin, the Rockies moved above .500 on the season for the first time with last night's 3-0 victory. With the easy schedule that Colorado possesses in April, the Opening Day loss to the Diamondbacks just might also be the last time we see the Rockies' record at or under .500.
So maybe I'm getting a little ahead of myself (okay, a lot ahead), but seriously, have you seen Colorado's schedule in April? I really like what I've seen from the team thus far in terms of run prevention -- not that you can draw any real conclusions from 3 games (though the sample size is 50% larger than it was yesterday). I predicted a NL West title by 3+ games for the Rockies and a season in which they produced at least 93 wins, so I guess you could say that I'm a believer in this team.
Yes, certainly there are clouds in the sky (Ubaldo Jimenez's situation is something the Rockies are taking seriously), but at this point in time I really like the Rockies' chances. Shocking, I know.
After the jump, I'll break down the Colorado Rockies' 2011 Opening Day Payroll.
Off-Topic.
2011 Opening Day Payroll
Five short months ago, I projected an Opening Day Payroll of around $83 million for the Rockies, but the end result was just a little bit over $85 million, partially due to Aaron Cook being on the DL to start the year. The numbers below include everyone on the 25 man roster and 15 day DL, as well as the players we are paying to not play for us. Signing bonuses are included in the first year of the deal in full, not spread out over the life of the contract.
For each player, I've included their name, approximate ML service time, 2011 salary, and minimum future salary obligations (assuming that all option years are declined). Buyouts are denoted by italics and players that were arbitration-eligible this off-season were denoted by asterisks, and players still under team control after this season are denoted by the pound sign..
| Player Name | Service Time | 2011 Salary | Additional Min. Obligation | Years After 2011 |
| Todd Helton | 13.059 | $10,600,000 | $9,900,000 | 2 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 6.015 | $10,500,000 | $11,000,000 | 1 |
| Aaron Cook | 8.02 | $9,250,000 | $500,000 | 0 |
| Huston Street | 6 | $7,300,000 | $8,000,000 | 1 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 4.033 | $5,500,000 | $152,250,000 | 9 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 2.059 | $4,000,000 | $76,500,000 | 6 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 7.079 | $3,775,000 | $4,250,000 | 1 |
| Jose Lopez* | 5.14 | $3,600,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Ty Wigginton | 7.169 | $3,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 1 |
| Jason Hammel* | 3.153 | $3,000,000 | $4,750,000 | 1 |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | 3.087 | $2,800,000 | $5,200,000 | 1 |
| Matt Lindstrom* | 4 | $2,800,000 | $3,800,000 | 1 |
| Chris Iannetta | 4.013 | $2,550,000 | $3,800,000 | 1 |
| Matt Belisle* | 5.019 | $2,350,000 | $3,775,000 | 1 |
| Ian Stewart* | 2.154 | $2,287,500 | $0 | 0 |
| Ryan Spilborghs# | 4.072 | $1,950,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | 15.082 | $1,000,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Felipe Paulino* | 2.163 | $790,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Seth Smith# | 2.119 | $429,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Franklin Morales# | 2.01 | $424,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Dexter Fowler# | 2.007 | $424,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Jose Morales# | 1.052 | $420,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Jhoulys Chacin# | 1.012 | $419,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Herrera# | 1.001 | $419,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Esmil Rogers# | 0.135 | $417,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Matt Reynolds# | 0.046 | $415,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Manuel Corpas | 4.076 | $3,500,000 | $250,000 | 0 |
| Brad Hawpe | 6.054 | $500,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Octavio Dotel | 11.113 | $125,000 | $0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 131.162 | $85,044,500 | $288,475,000 |
As you can see, the Rockies have quite a bit of money committed over the next few years (plus $13.1 million to Todd Helton spread over the ten years after his current contract/after he retires), but they also have quite a few players who don't have cost certainty beyond this year (though many will be under team control).
In case you were wondering, the average salary of players that will be actually contributing to the Rockies in 2011 is a little over $3.11 million, while the median salary is $2.45 million.
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When you draft a starting pitcher #2, you expect a guy that will pitch in the front of a rotation. Well, in that sense Greg Reynolds is a success, as he will get the Opening Day nod for the Sky Sox.
And for the most important news of the day, after all the sturm and drang about Tulo's walkup song, he's going with Justin Bieber anyway. I guess Katy Perry just wasn't appealing enough to teenaged girls.
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Meh
At least I don’t have to hear Tulo’s walk-up song over the TV broadcast.
Our Starting Rotation >>> Your Starting Rotation
If Tulo hits a long tater every game
I don’t care if he goes with a Bieber/Perry/Lady Gaga medley. Hell, throw in some Neil Diamond, too. Just keep jackin’ them out, Tulo.
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
If Tulo goes yard jack every game, he can even play Rick Astley.
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
If Tulo goes yard every game and gets on base at least 2 of 4 ABs he can play
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That may be pushing it. He's gonna need a 3.500 OPS for that one, at least
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
he can play whatever he wants
and have rose pedals dropped on the ground that he walks on up to the plate if he does that.
He's never gonna give us up or let us down.
Baseball is FINALLY 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 Apr 6, 2011 8:01 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Good thing he's locked up for 10 years
or we’d have to worry about him saying goodbye, and then making us cry.
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Never gonna give you up!!!
never gonna let you dowwwwwnnnnn!
/ad nauseum
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That would be more of a Spilly tune
really…
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Spilly only picks good cheesy 80's songs though.
Enough of this offseason rubbish already! Let's play some ball!
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… Too late
by purplesocks on Apr 6, 2011 10:30 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess I don't buy into the "easy April schedule" talk
Simply because this group seems to play better against stronger competition. Sure I hope the Rockies roll through Pittsburgh and New York, but recent results don’t point to that happening. Florida is also a place where the Rockies have struggled. Hoping for a big April, but the Rockies can’t expect to phone it in and still come away with wins.
I would still rather have road trips to new York, pittsburgh and Miami
Than philly, Atlanta and Cincinnati. They were horrid on the road everywhere last year.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 8:16 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I guess this is most in line with how I feel.
First road trip and facing some teams you SHOULD beat. Yes, anything can happen, but this roadie gives the Rox the best chance to start out with a successful April.
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 Apr 6, 2011 8:42 AM MDT up reply actions
True, except that if we do happen to tank this trip, that will certainly be "zomg our season is ruined"
Because the road schedule only gets even tougher from there.
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
Yes these are very beatable teams
But the Rockies need to bring their A-game like they did last night. I just think it’s a mistake to think anything less than that will bring success on the road, regardless of who the competition may be.
by Northsider1964 on Apr 6, 2011 8:44 AM MDT up reply actions
I don't think anyone is suggesting the Rockies should or will take their foot off the gas
Yes, they should bring their A game. They should every game. But every month will have road trips. I’d rather they be these ones to start
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 8:49 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the way they placed defense is a testament to that attitude of not letting off the gas
Last nights defense was text book, great focus.
I'm not sure about an easy April
They go on the road tomorrow. To Pittsburgh and NY. We died in Pittsburgh and NY last season, Pittsburgh and NY scare me.
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This
Saying a schedule is easy, without context….
We usually do horribly in NY, and last year, we got pwnt in both cities.
We should be better than both teams, and we should win 5-6 of these 8 games. But history says otherwise.
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
Plus,
Mr. Hurdle may have a bone to pick with the Rockies and the Mets just pounded the Phillies to sit at 3-1…..The METS! OY.
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Bah, the chances that the Rockies are under .500 after this road trip are quite low.
Trust in the talent of this team.
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I'd wait on that guarantee until after today's game
If Hammel loses to Billingsley, which is definitely possible, it would just take a 3-4 road trip to be under .500. I trust in The team, but especially Citi Field is no guaranteed series win.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 8:09 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, I didn't have tomorrow's Rockpile, did I?
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I trust the team.
I don’t trust what they will do on the road.
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Game 4 of a 162 game series is a bit early for predictions.
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Game 4 of Spring Training is too
but people start making them (sometimes earlier)
"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
but aren’t we close to being able to announce the death of the Red Sox?
But that's the Red Sox
they never post big comebacks like the Rockies
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
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But
The Mets and Pirates aren’t any good and have gotten off to good starts. Works out perfectly for the Rox as it won’t take long for the Mets and Bucs to falter. I can not see any scenario where those two teams stay hot for long. Rox need to take 3 of 4 in Pittsburgh to make a statement.
Oh ye of little Mets/Pirates faith!
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Two words:
Andrew McCutchen
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I love and hate that guy.
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I love the way he plays and his attitude
I hate that he doesn’t play for us.
Our Starting Rotation >>> Your Starting Rotation
GAHHHHHH
I hate that guy so much that I want him to be a Rockie
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Spider Man
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
Yeap the BoSox are dead
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two out of 128 playoff teams since 1995 have reached the postseason after an 0-4 start — the 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks and the 1995 Cincinnati Reds. And none have won the World Series.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 10:28 AM MDT up reply actions
yeah, but none of those 0-4 teams had Boston's talent
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 10:31 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
But talent is a subjective measure...
and production can change from year to year. And yes I’m being sarcastic…. kind of
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions
randy johnson in 1999
270 IP
12.06 K/9 2.32 BB/9
12 CG
364 K
17-9 2.48 ERA 2.76 FIP
all good for 9.8 fWAR
that more than makes up for most of boston’s “talent”
you still have to play the game, no matter how shiny liriano's FIP is
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The Red Sox will make the playoffs.
Unfortunately.
Worshiping the holy trinity of Cargo, Tulo, and Ubaldo
Dude, I made predictions before the season started.
I’m a pundit, and for pundits it’s never too early for predictions.
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agreed
"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
Chacin's GB% was 70 last night
I’d love that rate all season. He might give up like 5 homeruns.
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
I made a bet yesterday
with one of the gals from TBLA about Looney hitting a homerun last night. I won.
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Looney?
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Oh duhr..my bad...Loney
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what a dumb bet
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 8:26 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Loney and HR do not go together very well
let alone when an extreme ground ball pitcher is going
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I think we have a new nickname for James Loney.
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:40 AM MDT up reply actions
JFK's Quote of the Day:
“A great catch (this one was by Curt Flood) is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest.” ~Bob Gibson
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
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Mets and Pirates
The Pirates are 3-2 (and probably should have won last night) and they have yet to play a home game. The Mets are 3-1 after laying the smack down on Cole Hammels and the Phillies last night and again have yet to play a home game.
I have heard the old cliche about you are are only as good as your next nights starting pitcher, but both of these teams are playing well right now. Someone forgot to tell them that they were supposed to play the part of the Washington Generals. Now I do think they will eventually get the memo, but right now they have some momentum and I do not see them rolling over for their purple over loards.
The Rockies will have to play well, but if they do what they are fully capable of doing then below .500 maybe something reserved for other teams, but I would not but the horse before the cart with either team.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
OR
their over Lourdes either?
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Yadda, Yadda, Yadda
I will go ahead and claim that English is not my first language…That would be a lie, but whatever.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
lol
just playin
Cooler than a polar bear's toenails...
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I figured as much...
Most of the people on this site can handle good natured ribbing. I can anyway. I never claimed to be the smartest ol’ boy in the room. Even when am the only person in the room.
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
So if Ubaldo skips a start
Who should take it?
I guess I would rather see Paulino give it a shot, as opposed to juggling the roster around just for one game. That would leave the bullpen a little bit thin, but Belisle and Lindstrom are both fairly rested.
What do others think?
Long relief by committee?
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It doesn't have to be that complicated, if Ubaldo can go Saturday
With the Sunday postponement and Monday off day, dr la Rosa could pitch Friday on six days rest. As long as Ubaldo can go Saturday, we wouldn’t need a spot starter or anyone to go on four days rest.
We will see today with his bullpen session, but I’m guessing he will be able to go by Saturday. If not, I’d guess they’d DL him retroactively and call up Mortensen or someone, as Paulino isn’t really stretched out.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 8:54 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Ubaldo doesn't even know what the DL is, though...
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looks like he's a quicker learner than we thought
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:11 AM MDT up reply actions
oh, so it's YOUR fault
you still have to play the game, no matter how shiny liriano's FIP is
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If he misses, no changes have to be made
Between the off day and the rainout, you just skip his turn, and everyone else is on normal, or even one day, extra rest.
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
actually no
If Ubaldo misses altogether, Chacin and Hammel would be on four days rest Saturday and Sunday
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 9:24 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah that's the scenario I was talking about -
If Ubaldo skips his turn altogether. Hadn’t thought about Mortensen – he looked really good in his last spring training start, so that’s a possibility. For whatever reason, I just can’t get excited about giving Greg Reynolds the ball. I just feel like you’re more likely to get 4-5 good innings out of Paulino and try to have the pen bring it home from there.
by Northsider1964 on Apr 6, 2011 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions
And that is normal rest, to pitch every 5th day
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
okay with that definition, it is three days rest
Chacin would have to go Tuesday and Saturday. Hammel would have to go Wednesday and Sunday. That’s not normal rest
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 10:14 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
You're right
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
The only scenario I've heard is JDLR pitch Friday, Jimenez Saturday
That’d work absolutely fine.
In the worst case scenario though, I’d think they’d call up Reynolds/Mortensen.
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
A lie is not a lie...
when it is told to The jDub.
It’s more like a valid form of self-defense.
"Your classless organization in your unholy city accused our Team of an unspeakable act. It was baseless, the Giants are classless, and I have no sympathy for your eternal damnation."
Reply fail
meant for FlyAway above
"Your classless organization in your unholy city accused our Team of an unspeakable act. It was baseless, the Giants are classless, and I have no sympathy for your eternal damnation."
I'll take it
What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????
While it is hard to make predictions after 3 games, I see .500 or better from here out.
I get the feeling this team has the eye of the tiger this year, and I think the pitching is going to be filthy.
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
Spilly might agree
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
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On the makeup game against AZ
We have 2 more home series against the Snakes. One from May 24-26 and one from Sept 5-7.
The one in Sept. looks un-doable. We come back from SD on the 4th, a 1:10 start on the 5th and (2) 6:40 starts against AZ, then they leave for a home game against SD.
In May, both teams have the 23rd off. The Rockies come back home from a trip to Milwaukee(12:10 start) on the 22nd and AZ plays at home against the Twins(1:10 start) on the 22nd.
"When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch." - Ty Cobb
I wish they would preemptively move up the start of the game by an hour...
The weather looks dicey after 3pm
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
Can they do that without reeking havoc though?
Wouldn’t the Dodgers have to agree? Won’t somebody think of the fans?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
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I'm sure it would set of a cluster-F, but it still would be practical...
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
all of that is why it never happens
The game will almost assuredly be “official” by three anyway.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 9:38 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I didn't read the comments in the Game wrap last night
so maybe this has been overly talked about, But Chacin was awesome last night! I didn’t get to see the game live and mlb.tv was pretty choppy on the replay, but it looked like he was a better version of Cook with more velocity and authority.I am so incredibly excited about this rotation.
Chacin is
nothing but a coors field creation.
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Do what?
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it was actually more of a joke
because all of our hitters are Coors Field Creations – but our pitchers get no respect for pitching like bad ass mofo’s at Coors.
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But but
:excusetosayIgetiteventhoughmykneejerkreactionpostimpliesthatIdont:
:drinksmoreredbull:
Our Starting Rotation >>> Your Starting Rotation
that is two jokes
that have went over folks heads today…
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I got the joke
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both of them?
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GRRRRR
I hate this
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Why?
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Not you saying it, but because its what people think
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you think that people think that
Chacin is a Coors field creation? or more likely that certain hitters are Coors field creations. Yes this is very annoying. That’s what they said about Holliday.
I thought it was a funny joke Maria
If anything
Chacin should be more dominant on the road.
Oh wait. LOL HUMICOORZ!!!!!
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Lineup
Fowler8, Smith9, Gonzalez7, Tulowitzki6, Helton3, Lopez4, Stewart5, Iannetta2, Hammel1
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That is a lineup I can support
Now if only Tracy could have some consistency.
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by BittenAnkles on Apr 6, 2011 10:00 AM MDT up reply actions
Hammel might need it... Not 100% confident in him, more like 85%
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by BittenAnkles on Apr 6, 2011 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions
Dah dundundah...
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if we were Canadians, it would be the "eh" team.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 6, 2011 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm shocked Tracy hasn't platooned second or catcher yet
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 10:17 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually so am I...
I mean it’s the 4th game. Wait until the 5th game
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we got 2009 Tracy back!
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he would have done both positions if sundays game went through
Helton also hasn’t had a day off yet
well, they're hitting
and he tried to, but snow disagreed, and then Lopez and Iannetta keep hitting.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
Iannetta has no beard.....
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Just don't want anyone confusing him with Wilson
And I’m not really “worried” about it. lol
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Shocked that CDI and Helton are starting.
I’m more than happy with that lineup.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Interesting that Lopez gets moved to the 5 spot last night
And is back down in the 6 hole tonight. I wonder if Tracy liked what he saw with Todd regarding the double single he hit off the left field wall…
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Tracy loves mashups?!
I would love it if the Rockies walked on to the field to some Girl Talk!!!
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by The Toddfather's Goatee on Apr 6, 2011 12:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Cookie and Corpas
Interesting rundown of payroll.
Cookie is out for a while with another bizarre injury. He will need to watch out for black cats or something. With the money he is collecting it would be nice to see him back in form. When he returns will he take a place in the bull pen?
I lost track of Manny Corpas. Is he on long term injured reserve, and recallable later on? I don’t remember him being traded or anything. Is he going to be back later on? (next year or so?)
by Real Perspective on Apr 6, 2011 9:56 AM MDT reply actions
Corpas was released... They ate all that money
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Cook doesn't really profile well for the pen, but who knows?
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Wow, I didn't realize how much money Street is making!
I hope he plays well
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if you don't consider the deferral, street is owed about as much as Helton
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 6, 2011 10:16 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Street should easily "earn" his contract this year
If he pitches a reasonable number of innings, his career lines say he is probably a consistent 1.5-2.0 WAR guy when healthy.
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Pray that it moves north
we need it something fierce up here.
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Everywhere needs rain.
It’s horrible here in NM, too. Dry, dry spring.
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It's it terribly overcast there all the time...like Seattle or Minnesota in the winter?
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Yep. There was an amazing time-lapse film I saw the other day
That showed cloud cover over Southern England over the course of a year. Made depressing viewing. Will see if I can find it (it was only 45 secs long or something).
We have a raging fire up here
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Is this very near you?
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The smoke from the fire
woke me up the other night – and I have friends who have been evacuated.
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That's no bueno :(
I know what fires are like. Very scary
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Not up here in Montana.
Wet spring and summer last year followed up by tons of snow and now a wet spring.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Send some south, por favor.
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Would love to
one of the communities around here, (not in the mountains) had over 100 inches of snow so far and counting. I know some of the ski resorts are still sitting on 100+ inches of base
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 10:57 AM MDT up reply actions
Eh
Would it be so bad to get an extra day from the baseball gods for Ubaldo’s and JDLR’s fingers to heal?
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But this is all about US!!!
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300 damn days of sunshine a year, and we can't get 90 clear days reserved for baseball
Baseball is FINALLY 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 Apr 6, 2011 10:24 AM MDT up reply actions
DENVER SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED BASEBALL TEAM
wharbaragghal
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by SDcat09 on Apr 6, 2011 10:36 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you are going to the game today, please do this if possible.
For anyone going to the game today, please go down to section 132 before the game starts, right behind the plate, and wish the usher Mike a get well soon. He’s worked with the club since 1993 and he’s going to be off for an indefinite amount of time and going through some tough medical procedures and don’t know if/when he’s going to make it back.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 6, 2011 10:23 AM MDT reply actions
Thanks for sharing this, LDMM.
I won’t be at the game, but I will include Mike in my prayers. I love that this community has a heart for all the members of the larger Rockies community!
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Why are you pissed?
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he's our ace and he's on the DL?
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions
well "pissed" suggests there's a target of anger
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm pissed he's on the DL
What’s not to be pissed about?
I’m sure there’s a lot of pretty angry folks about this too..
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:09 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm not pissed.
I’m glad he is getting the rest – instead of trying to pitch through it making it worse.
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*sigh*
Glad Ubaldo is on the DL? It doesn’t make sense.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:13 AM MDT up reply actions
Yes.
He has a nagging injury. Needs the time off to get it better.
I would be pissed if he pitched through it – making it worse – and needing more time off later in the season.
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I'd rather him not have the injury at all.
I’m pissed he’s injured. And on the DL. That’s what I’m trying to get at.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:15 AM MDT up reply actions
I am angry at the actual cuticle
Who does it think it is?
do we not have a manicurist on the staff of the rockies?
Seems to me we should have daily cuticle inspections and certainly no biting your fingernails, that needs to be a rule.
Ladies could probably help me on this…
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by El Paso Jeff on Apr 6, 2011 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions
I get these things all the time.
They totally suck.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:18 AM MDT up reply actions
I think this
is such a unique problem to Colorado (possibly Arizona) with the dry cold air getting to our pitching staff hands….especially when they have baseballs coming out of them really fast.
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I believe that our pitchers should start using a very good hand lotion.
Through the winter and spring training.
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agreed.
They all need to sleep with gloves on.
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they need to hire one quick!
Enough of this offseason rubbish already! Let's play some ball!
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Cuticles
Clip them they stay in
Clip them they come out.
Cuticles can’t be explained.
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can someone please tweet him or renck
and ask if he’s peed on his hands yet?
I mean, I heard that totally works.
Its rencks job to ask the hard questions
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by El Paso Jeff on Apr 6, 2011 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
I will.
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Given that the cut is clearly serious,
and that the two possible choices are to put him on the DL or to have him try to pitch through it, this is the one I’m glad they’re going with.
This. It's also retroactive, and he can come off in about 10 days
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and he's only missing starts against the Pirates and Mets
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how about glad he's getting all the way healthy
instead of start to start worrying if he’ll pitch like he did on Friday?
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 6, 2011 11:14 AM MDT up reply actions
like I said, "pissed" is just such a directed word
as if it’s his fault he’s on the DL or something
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:12 AM MDT up reply actions
Of course I'm not pissed AT Ubaldo
…………
I’m mad he’s on the DL. Why is there such a bone to pick about that?
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:13 AM MDT up reply actions
pissed means angry, right?
It’s quite possible to be angry at things, situations or the mere futility of existence!
well for Reynolds start
we’ll get pissed and have a grand old time.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 6, 2011 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions
Were u pissed u lost your bet last night?
I saw it was -105 both ways, which basically was a pick’em…
Glad u lost for the rox, sorry u lost cash
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by El Paso Jeff on Apr 6, 2011 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions
so u didnt drink then?
I’m confused, its like its a different english language we are speaking. Gaw…J/k
Btw todays line: colo-117 LA +107
I’d bet 117 to win 100…I totally would like to fan post and continuing gambling line all season, If we bet on the Rox everytime
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by El Paso Jeff on Apr 6, 2011 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions
We use a different odds system, let me check it
LA are 21/20 (so you get $21 for a $20 stake, plus your stake back) and COL are 4/5 ($4 back on a $5 stake). Tempted to take LA again tbh.
But when I went to check I discovered something cool – my bet last night never went through s that £8 is still in my account! Sweet!*
*this had better never happen when I actually win, grrr
I thought pissed meant getting drunk in your land
Therefore I suggest
We can be pissed that Ubaldo is on the DL because it affects Fantasy Leagues (right?).
We can then get pissed that Ubaldo must suffer and not be able to pitch.
We can then all get pissed together to celebrate Ubaldo’s return from the DL
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Iunno, your phrasing seems like you're mad at the organization or the coaches or Ubaldo or something
I’m frustrated for the team, but there’s nobody to get mad at…
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:16 AM MDT up reply actions
I see what you're trying to get at..
But nah. I just meant I’m pissed he’s on the DL. That’s all.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions
yeah it's a pisser
SEE WHAT I DID?
I must be bored at work or somehting
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:18 AM MDT up reply actions
It seems like
everyone is getting a little pissy about this matter.
/rimshot
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ARGH!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, here we go
#Rockies RHP Ubaldo Jimenez placed on 15 day DL retroactive to 4/2 w/ right thumb cuticle cut. Greg Reynolds recalled from AAA
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Ubaldo's first ever appearance on the DL in his career
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chinga, chinga, chinga
anyone got a healing cuticle dance?
sona, sona colitas de arana
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by El Paso Jeff on Apr 6, 2011 10:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Greg Reynolds recalled from AAA
Put him on DL today, called up Reynolds before he made the AAA start with Colorado Springs Thursday.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Why Greg Reynolds?
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Who else?
He also won the OD starter for AAA.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions
because he's the top starter option remaining?
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I wasn't being sarcastic or snarky. I was actually asking
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He's our best option, really.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Who would you rather have?
It’ll only be for two starts, and then he’ll get sent back down to AAA.
Reynolds had a decent spring, and will get to face the Pirates and the Mets. Not really feared lineups.
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I didn't say I'd rather have anyone else
I was just trying to understand the reasoning of that choice. No judgment
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it's either him or Mortenson at this point
the club is obviously more comfortable with Reynolds right now.
If this happens in May, it’d likely be Maine
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No one remembered.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Apr 6, 2011 11:11 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
him?
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ha cha cha cha
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:13 AM MDT up reply actions
still building up arm strength
not yet at starter level
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here's an upside for everyone:
Last year, we were worried about Ubaldo’s arm blowing up by July due to overwork.
This “easy schedule” combined with the finger injury gives us the added bonus of a rested Ubaldo later in the season, when the weather gets warm and it’s harder to pitch.
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by Muzia on Apr 6, 2011 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
way to think positive.
They’re just being totally safe with him.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions
And Greg "Crafty Righty" Reynolds will make those two starts
I think that is a 2-win drop right there.
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
Boy, I guess it’s a good thing they actually play the games instead of deciding that Greg Reynolds sucks and forfeiting, then.
"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'm not forfeiting!
Holy cow! I’m not suggesting we send Scott Kasmir out there or something.
But Reynolds really does suck.
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
He really wasn't bad at all in Spring dude.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:58 AM MDT up reply actions
He allows tons of balls in play
and doesn’t have the GB% to back it up.
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god scott kazmir is turrible
you still have to play the game, no matter how shiny liriano's FIP is
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
oh, we're NOT forfeiting
oh…. uh….
/cancels prop bets
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:13 AM MDT up reply actions
You realize it's Pitt and the Mets right?
We haven’t lost yet.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:57 AM MDT up reply actions
Reynolds vs Ohlendorf on Saturday, vs RA Dickey on Thursday.
Even against the Pirates, Mets have slight advantage.
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I'd rather have Reynolds start Friday, JDLR Saturday.
That’d make it JDLR vs. Dickey. Dickey is SICK
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 10:59 AM MDT up reply actions
Also, not sure it's even against PIT.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:00 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm not so much worried about those two games specifically
If the Rockies can just go 1-1 in those games, they haven’t lost a whole lot. But I don’t want the starter to put in a cameo appearance and put more innings on the bullpen. That’s when the injury starts to impact multiple games, not just the two missed starts.
I’ll hope for the best, but Reynolds wouldn’t have been my pick.
by Northsider1964 on Apr 6, 2011 11:09 AM MDT up reply actions
Mortensen has better MiLB numbers anyway
But it’s probably a wash for those two starts.
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Re: Ubaldo?
I’m not throwing it in yet, but having Reynolds pitch is less than ideal. Could we a 2-win swing
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I agree that a pitcher does have a "big" effect on a win
but a 2-win swing from 2 starts is going overboard. Having Ubaldo pitch isn’t a 100% chance of winning and having Greg pitch isn’t a 100% of losing. Truthfully making Ubaldo pitch through the problem instead of letting it heal would result in a bigger win swing over the season.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 10:59 AM MDT up reply actions
I don't mean in terms of WAR
But I do doubt Reynolds’ ability to get big league hitters out.
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His 2010 AA K/9 of 4.5
I’m not asking him to be a strikeout machine, but he is going to allow so many balls in play that I can’t imagine many good looking starts.
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Reynolds is a lot like Cook.
Hard sinker, good 2-seam movement. Other secondary pitches that aren’t really good.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Cook routinely had that K/9 in the majors though
If Reynolds has a good feel for the sinker, than I can see him being a quality 6th, or maybe even 5th, starter. A lot of pitchers do pretty well with it. But I don’t know if he can pound it down enough to get grounders like Cook.
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You have a good point.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
I'd just rather wait and see on Reynolds..
I liked the little of him I saw in the Spring.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions
That was also a bounce back year
After missing all of 09. I’m not saying that he’s going to be our ace, but he did look good in spring training this year. I think your going overboard to say that we have no chance to win with him on the mound.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
Our chance is definitely non-zero
But I think that Reynolds may not even be a AAA quality pitcher at this point. IF his sinker really is “hard” and down in the zone, and he can at least throw one secondary pitch, then he can at least spot start in MLB. But he’s been supremely hittable at every level, and he doesn’t miss bats either.
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In this case, I think that's the problem
He’s not going to “recover.” His injuries have turned him from a “safe” draft pick with good velocity to AAA filler and rare spot starter.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:16 AM MDT up reply actions
then he can at least spot start in MLB
I think that’s what you call it when someone comes up to make 2 starts for a guy on the DL
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:14 AM MDT up reply actions
I meant IF he can pound his sinker like Cook
I phrased that all wrong =P.
I guess that I don’t think he’s any better than Scott Kasmir at this point. IF he can turn into Aaron Cook minus the secondary stuff, than great. But there’s no evidence that he can.
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also they’re totally different pitchers. I think the defense will back up Reynolds to a certain tune.
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions
at this point, I'M better than Scott Kazmir
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Why Mortenson over Reynolds?
Interested in why you think that.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
honestly just that he's not Reynolds
I think I agree with hjrockies that reynolds isn’t going anywhere after all these injuries and lost velocity. would rather just see what we have in someone else with a few spot starts. But I’m not that worried about either if its just 2 starts.
Reynolds finished "second in the 5th starter derby" as Renck put it.
He deserves the start.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
The Rockies might say that so that pick doesn't look like such a miss
I’ve read that a lot of people in the front office are really pulling for him but he might just be a lost cause now. The Rockies front office has been doing an amazing job though so I don’t fault them. But it looks like a major waste of a pick and they’re probably trying to lessen the blow.
There's not a chance that the FO
would call up an inferior pitcher to make two spot starts just to make themselves look better for a bad draft pick.
They must feel that Reynolds gives the team the best chance to win in the game he’ll pitch for Ubaldo.
by Shoemaker on Apr 6, 2011 11:34 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Teams do it all the time
They play players that are aren’t deserving because they have bigger contracts. Higher draft picks carry weight too. And giving Reynolds two spot starts isn’t a huge leap of faith, but its totally possible they want to give him more of a look to see if they still have something that they’ve invested a lot in.
thankfully, the Pirates and Mets are short on those
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So, about Iannetta-
What changed in his approach and/or mindset at the beginning of last year the beginning of this year?
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Swinging at good pitches even if he still has strikes to spare.
And also Lansford fixing him up.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 11:00 AM MDT up reply actions
Not having to re-earn his job every AB
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using all fields and a new hitting coach
and of course is the all popular, “he’s not looking over his shoulder” reason
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STACHE!
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:03 AM MDT up reply actions
the stache is key
Enough of this offseason rubbish already! Let's play some ball!
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Not trying to pull pitches on the outer half
Which is very hard to do, especially when you don’t have the quickest bat in the world. And when he shows that he’s willing and able to take those outer-half pitches the opposite way, he will actually get more pitches like the one he crushed last night.
by Northsider1964 on Apr 6, 2011 11:05 AM MDT up reply actions
His swing looks much shorter and quicker this year..
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:06 AM MDT up reply actions
But that's the great thing
About hitting the ball where it’s pitched. When you do that, your path to the ball is quicker and your bat spends more time in the hitting zone. So even if your timing isn’t perfect, you can still put the barrel on the ball.
Even a guy with decent bat speed is going to look pitifully slow if he’s looping around the ball to try and pull it all the time. That was pretty much the 2010 version of Iannetta, in a nutshell.
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Fu Manchu
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions
Foom O Doom
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I am an Unbeliver. Spirit of Greg Reynolds, please smite me for my lack of faith!
If he keeps us in either game, I will make a sacrifice to the Heathen Crafty Righty Gods.
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Greg Reynolds did start one of my favorite games ever
July 4th, 2008 vs the Marlins
18-17 Rockies victory
Here’s his line:
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
G Reynolds 1.1 7 7 7 2 0 2 44-24 6.71
And about 15 pitchers got him off the hook
half of whom were Marlins pitchers.
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that was an excellent game to watch
Spilly’s concourse shot, Iannetta hitting the Toyota sign?!? Holliday grand slam, and good ole Garrett Atkins with the walk off
Ssh. It was Iannetta that hit the walk off single
Baseball is FINALLY here. That old ballpark, man, it's back in gear. Haven't seen it in a while. Man, it makes me smile.
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Today's lineup courtesy of ITR
CF Dexter Fowler
RF Seth Smith
LF Carlos Gonzalez
SS Troy Tulowitzki
1B Todd Helton
2B Jose Lopez
3B Ian Stewart
C Chris Iannetta
SP Jason Hammel
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now dip, baby, dip
dip, baby, dip.
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cotton candy sweet n low
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions
I don't know what you've been told, but this ain't the butterfly
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is it the tootsie roll?
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 11:22 AM MDT up reply actions
Can we please let this song die
Its horrible.
Oh God PlEASEone
Our Starting Rotation >>> Your Starting Rotation
We can on
Friday! Friday!!
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Gotta grab my finger bowl
gotta clip cuticle!
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Apr 6, 2011 11:42 AM MDT up reply actions
and should I do it in the front seat or back?
Enough of this offseason rubbish already! Let's play some ball!
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it's not horrible, it's the tootsee roll.
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It is
And that’s coming from a fan of the genre.
The only song that is worse is the
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Electric Slide
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Say what you want
this is the one song that gets virtually everyone on the dance floor. Fun Fun Fun
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Nothing like dancing with yourself.
Last time I was out on the floor dancing with myself, a nice young lady came up to me and asked to dance with me.
Its always better with a partner.
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leaving that one alone . . .
Enough of this offseason rubbish already! Let's play some ball!
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Not if the partner can't dance
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banned forever!
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 12:09 PM MDT up reply actions
first you limp to the side like your leg was broken
shakin’ and a twitchin’ just like I was smokin’
Wait wrong dance
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by El Paso Jeff on Apr 6, 2011 11:36 AM MDT up reply actions
It's just a jump to the left
and then a step to the right?
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first you limp to the side like your leg cuticle was broken infected
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someone has been listening to their "Jock Jams" CD a little too much :)
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by BittenAnkles on Apr 6, 2011 12:10 PM MDT up reply actions
we roll down Colfax to this song all the time
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swing yer partner to and fro
don’t ask him squat cause he don’t know.
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 Apr 6, 2011 11:11 AM MDT up reply actions
Everyone realizes the following fun fact, right?
It’s 2011.
Greg Reynolds will be pitching in the number one rotation spot for the Colorado Rockies.
Evan Longoria is on the DL for the last place Tampa Bay Rays.
WE WON!
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by Muzia on Apr 6, 2011 11:24 AM MDT reply actions 12 recs
That's the attitude!
"Your classless organization in your unholy city accused our Team of an unspeakable act. It was baseless, the Giants are classless, and I have no sympathy for your eternal damnation."
I like-a your style
yooz a glass half -full kinda guy
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Why isn't this green yet?
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And there it goes.
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that's pretty hilarious.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
Wait a minute! Why not start Paulino?
Infinitely better than Reynolds, and he was starting not too long ago.
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Actually I was wondering the same thing
except that it leaves our BP short
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Heck, just put Reynolds in the pen then
If he has to pitch, that means we have bigger problems.
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Because we have Greg Reynolds?
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Ahh, forgot that part =P
Seriously, I really think 4-5 IP of Paulino (regardless of how he pitches) plus Reynolds in the pen is better than a Reynolds start.
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well, this way we save the Sky Sox from a Reynolds start
can’t start that playoff push soon enough.
(DO you really want the Springs faithful to see Reynolds throw on Opening Day???)
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Pfft. Minor League Affiliates don't deserve our attention!!
It’s like watching MLS!
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Uh.....you just rattled UZ
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LOL nice
You’ll find out
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you can trunk it fairly easily
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We spent 3/4ths of the Spring turning him into a reliever.
He’s not stretched out at all, and I think the FO has sort of committed him to his role.
I guess
But that’s what we kinda thought with Rogers last year too.
Regardless of what the FO thinks, I bet that we are more likely to win if we let Paulino go 4 innings and let the rest of the game go however it comes.
If Paulino is great, then we can get 4 innings out of Lindstrom, Belisle, Betancourt, and Street.
If he does terrible, than Reynolds pitches mop-up duty.
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Paulino Never got past the 3 inning stretch mark
and then they moved him to the BP for 1 inning segments. If you start him your getting at most 3 innnings out of him and then we go to the BP which doesn’t have a long reliever anyways. Without having a long reliever we had to call up a starter who could go 5-6 innings.
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 11:52 AM MDT up reply actions
I don't know that we couldn't get more than 3 innings
I would imagine that a side session could stretch him out to 4 or 5. But TBH, I don’t really know.
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Wow that was poorly worded
I bet that Paulino could give us 4 innings today if absolutely necessary. If he throws a side session before then, I bet he could at least make Ubaldo’s second start.
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He could throw 4 innings I'm sure
after inning two he would be so hittable you would wish that Reynolds was starting. A guy just doesn’t go from 1 inning to 4 in a side session you’d have to stretch him so hard during it his arm would be worse for it for the 4 inning start
by Chacinisthefuture on Apr 6, 2011 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions
But it's not "absolutely necessary"
That’s what AAA starting depth is for.
The type of “absolutely necessary” spot is when you’ve got back to back doubleheaders, and the like.
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He's not stretched out.
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by CentralCaliRox on Apr 6, 2011 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Question
How, precisely, did Purple Row become Todd Helton’s Cracker Barrel Coupon Emporium?
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 6, 2011 4:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Holy crap
Mark Buehrle vs Jeff Francis.
ON RIGHT NOW.
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Ha, excellent
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Jeff has 2.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 K
exactly what you expect to see
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I so miss him
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I really wish we could have found a spot for Jeff in the rotation.
I have a feeling he’ll be really good for the Royals this year.
Two of my favorite pitchers
ever.
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Thanks for the heads up
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Francis is being vintage Jeff today
4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB
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Yup
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He's now pitched 10 straight scoreless innings for the Royals
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I'm trying very hard to not
have a sad
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just remember DLR and Chacin's starts
there’s no room for him here.
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 know...still makes me a little verklempt
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
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I would very much like Jeff Francis on my team.
Score a goal. Unit. Basket. Go squadron! Do good! Defeat the opponents soundly in this...skirmish.
We could trade for him!
I like the idea of O’Dowd negotiating with Dayton Moore.
by Shoemaker on Apr 6, 2011 1:05 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hah, think we could get Kila too?
Score a goal. Unit. Basket. Go squadron! Do good! Defeat the opponents soundly in this...skirmish.
Blergh Casey Blake is playing today....
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Tulo's OPS is currently .694
not bad for only 1 hit.
Interesting discussion I'm borrowing from TBLA who borrowed from PTI
From the PTI lead-off question from yesterday
Does a bad loss in a championship game diminish a team’s accomplishments during the regular season?
Are the 1995 Chargers diminished because they got pasted by the 49ers in the Super Bowl?
Are the 200x Rockies diminished because they got swept out of the World Series, or the Rays?
Is Butler diminished after their performance on Monday?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
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Butler just went to consecutive Final Fours
Rockies won 20 of 21 to even REACH the playoffs
Chargers team surprised everyone.
I say no
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SB Nation Denver
with these examples, at least, the memorable story overrides the end result
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.
Serious Avs fan. Yes, I have health insurance.
SB Nation Denver
It certainly shouldn't.
Laying an egg in the championship game doesn’t invalidate the fact that you were one of only two teams good enough to get there in the first place.
I don’t think anybody thinks less of a mid-major making the championship game two years in a row because they had a terrible shooting game in the championship itself.
Ergo Buffalo Bills in the early 90s
I don’t care if they lost 4 in a row…they were in FOUR consecutive Super Bowls. No one else has done that.
"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo
Sweet. The game will be on the HD MLB Extra Innings channel
betcha it’s the LA broadcast
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Nope you are correct . 1:10
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
well 12:10 our time
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Mr. Francis is looking good.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
So I gues we gamethread here for now?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: it's playoffs or bust" - Jason Hammel
Our O's are better than yours - Ubaldo, Tulo, CarGo(and the Toddfather)
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
RMN is working on getting one up.
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and here it is
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