Jimenez, Rockies Lose 8-4 to Pirates
by Jeff Aberle on May 1, 2011 4:57 PM MDT
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We're still waiting for Ubaldo Jimenez to get his first win of 2011. Jimenez went only four innings today (and 88 pitches), giving up six hits and four runs, walking four and striking out six with a club record-tying three wild pitches to get the loss (0-2). After four starts, Jimenez's ERA sits at 7.20.
Esmil Rogers entered the game in the fifth with the Rockies down 4-2, ostensibly to provide long relief. Instead, he tossed gasoline on the game and lit a match, giving up four more runs on four hits and two walks in the inning to give the Pirates a 8-2 lead. Charlie Morton took the win for Pittsburgh (3-1).
Offensively, Dexter Fowler and Todd Helton had multi-hit efforts, with both gentlemen driving in runs. Fowler's two run double in the sixth cut it to 8-4 and briefly give us hope. Even with the loss, the Rockies are 17-9, four games clear of anyone else in the NL West, and they won the season series against the Pirates, 4-3.
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We Salute: Fowler (.130 WPA), Ryan Spilborghs (1-1, RBI single, .091)
We Are Disappointed In: Rogers (-.210 WPA), Jimenez (-.180), Seth Smith (-.125)
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It's nice to see Spilly in the WPA heroes.
Ubaldo, not so much. I still have faith in this team, though!
Go Rockies!
It will be really nice for Ubaldo to get his 1st win. The offense needs to step up more. There needs to be something done with Lopez.
I dont care if its BABIP, he’s hitting the ball hard, just right at the people. Tulo, where has our All Star gone? Look like the his famous slow April’s are finally catching up. Helton, nothing to be said, he’s still the man.
We've been saying Lopez was suffering from BABIP for like 50 ABs...
At some point he would of gotten lucky. Bottom line… he’s just not hitting well.
Wigginton needs to get back soon, and Stewart needs to keep raking in AAA.
"I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun."
Worst loss of the year?
I think so. My bad feeling has not gone away. I think there’s two ways to look at having a 4 or 5 game lead in the division despite not hitting at all and getting nothing from Ubaldo. One is they’re going to be fine and then we’ll REALLY take off. The other is maybe they’re not going to be fine. I don’t mean Ubaldo (unless he’s hurt). And not Cargo either. But maybe the Lopez/Wigginton/Stewarts of the world really aren’t any good. Maybe Herrera’s start WAS a fluke. Maybe Tulo is going to do his hot/cold thing all his career.
I’m worried we’re looking at more the latter than the former. Most other contending teams with three of four sub 230 hitters in their regular lineup (shoot, 2 sub 200) plus the pitcher, would be making a major deal right about now. I know we like to be different, but shoot. At a certain point, results don’t lie.
by BostonTransplant on May 1, 2011 5:04 PM MDT reply actions
Didn't someone tell you yesterday...
…that if you want major deals that shake up the team and trade away the farm, go back to rooting for the Sawx?
I still think Friday was our worse loss of the year
I’m not hitting the panic button, because HEY guess what…we go on the road again! :P
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Friday was the winner for worst loss
I wanted back to back wins to wash the taste out of my mouth. This game is worse because of the Friday game.
I want to say how awesome a particular Rockies player is and that he will be the MVP, but the last time I mentioned it in my sig he went out with an injury, so, GO PLAYER WHO IS SO AWESOME!
I'd be more concerned about the guys you say you're worried about, and less concerned about the others.
The minor role players are replaceable, one way or another. More than any of those players, if we get Ubaldo and Cargo and now Tulo back to performing as we hope, there’s no need for worry. This is a team built around the superstars, not the scrubs.
It's a long season.
We’re gonna have much worse losses, along with heartbreaking gut-wrenching ones.
If not, well…that’s great.
Things will get better as soon as the weather gets warmer…
/crosses fingers
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by prettyinpurple on May 1, 2011 5:15 PM MDT up reply actions
And we stop having so many off days.
I think that is part of the problem, not the solution.
Our Starting Rotation >>> Your Starting Rotation
I was encouraged by Ubaldo's last start
But not at all by this one. In Florida he fooled several hitters and overpowered others with upper 90s velocity. His lack of control eventually got him, but you figured that could be ironed out over time. Today he was back into a pattern of thumbing aimed, low 90s fastballs over the plate and burying sliders in the dirt – like he took a few steps backward since last Sunday. The pitching lines may look similar but the stuff absolutely was not.
Not giving up on him by any means, but the Rockies are going to be hard pressed to win any game Ubaldo starts until he gets back to throwing downward-plane fastballs somewhere near full velocity. I’m not expecting him to bounce right back and carry the team, but it’s hard to see the Rockies going very far if he isn’t at least throwing like a #3 or #4 starter by the end of this month – and right now, he’s not even doing that.
I suppose there’s not much anyone can do right now except let him pitch through it so he can try to get the old mechanics back. But it might be painful to watch for a while.
I think that's the key...
Until Jimenez starts commanding his fastball, he’s not going to pitch well. There were so many 95+ fastballs out of the zone today.
"I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun."
I think F26 said that last year was like driving a Ferrari every 5th day
or something to that effect. Right now its like the Ferrari can’t get out of 3rd gear. If it was any name other that “Jiminez” across the back of that uni, we’d be talking about sending him down to get him right. Just not fun to watch right now. Lots of great pitchers have gone through droughts like this, so no reason yet to panic, but we need to get this cat right if this season is going to go where we want it to.
Right.
Last season was ridiculous good from Jimenez. We should expect a good season, but not that crazy good.
I’ll rephrase a little bit. I think the only thing Ubaldo has left to get to a “good place” is spotting his fastball a bit better. The velocity is there, and the off-speed stuff is working. I think we should also keep in mind that conditions for pitching have been bad recently as well. As the weather warms, it will make it easier for any pitcher to get more comfortable.
"I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun."
Today has me worried
that the injury is worse than Jimenez is letting on. Here’s why: in the 1st outing of the season, when he was hurt, he started to inexplicably go away from his fastball. We found out later on, it was because putting enough pressure on the ball to throw his fastball was causing him too much pain. In the last inning or 2 against Florida he started going away from his fastball and aside from a few pitches in the early innings he really went away from his fastball again today. I could not believe how many offspeed pitches he threw in the last inning of work. His fastball came down into the low 90’s as well. I am worried this injury has not gone away, and Jimenez will not admit it to the coaches, because he is trying to tough it out.
"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."
Jack Handy quote
Then there must be something else hurt on him
because the way he is pitching right now doesn’t make any sense. Its not just the fact that he has lost 4-5 MPH on his fastball from last year to this year, it is the fact that he is throwing a ridiculously high percentage of offspeed pitches. Why would he do this, especially when the Rox preach throwing your fastball such a high percentage of the time. Something is not computing with him right now.
"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."
Jack Handy quote
Also, what would Ubaldo gain by not disclosing an injury?
I mean I don’t see him doing that because it would harm the team, as well as himself in the long run. He’s nothing if not a great teammate
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Don't you think
that most professional athletes, especially athletes of his caliber, have great confidence in themselves and think they can get the job done even though they aren’t 100%. They don’t want to make excuses either, and many athletes try to show their toughness and just assume its not a major injury and they can play through it. It happens all the time. Iannetta admitted he did that last year w/ some back issues.
"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."
Jack Handy quote
I do understand that athlete's try to play through pain etc.
However, I think Iannetta’s case is different than Ubaldo’s. He’d been struggling. He had Olivo breathing down his neck for a starting job, and wasn’t necessarily in high regard with the organization. So he may have had more incentive to not disclose the issue.
Ubaldo was 3rd in CY voting and was the darling of the Rockies aside from Tulo and CarGo. He would gain nothing by not disclosing the injury.
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Ack to be more clear.
His spot as the ace of the pitching staff really wouldn’t be in danger from a challenger if he went on an extended DL period of say 30 days.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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No it wouldn't
but as you mentioned earlier, he is a great teammate, and probably he feels like he would let the team down if he could not go out there every 5th day and pitch. I think he is in the middle right now, trying to decide if he would be a better teammate by “gutting it out,” or by letting someone else take his spot while tries to get healthy. 1 or 2 more bad starts and he might give in to the injury. I could be way off on this and he’s fine, but his pitch selection and execution make me wonder.
"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."
Jack Handy quote
While I've wondering about the injury persisting...
I have also been wondering if Jimenez is toying with his velocity in an attempt to mix things up. Instead of throwing 98 all day long, throw 92-94 until you need another punch out pitch… then throw 96+. It would also save on wear and tear.
"I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun."
I could see where he might do this now.
Especially considering he had an abbreviated early start. I still wish they had left him on DL and done 1 or 2 rehab starts at CS. He could have tinkered then too.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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If that is truly what he is doing right now
than he needs to scrap that plan immediately. He is a power pitcher, thats how he gets people out and dominates games. What good is it to save your arm, and in the meantime lose games. What is he saving it for? Also, I don’t see him reaching back for something extra w/ 2 strikes, I see him throwing even more offspeed stuff.
"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."
Jack Handy quote
I agree, so here's a question for the roster-move experts
I don’t think Ubaldo can get his heater over the plate, so he’s throwing get-me-over fastballs that are very hittable, and which don’t really set up his secondary pitches very well. I would actually prefer to see him step out of the rotation and get his real delivery back before he takes another start.
What are the options as far as a rehab assignment is concerned? Would it make sense to put him somewhere and say, “We don’t care if you walk 12 guys, we don’t care if you give up 3 bombs – just go out there and throw like the old Ubaldo. We’ll work on the control as we go.”?
I mean, I really don’t care if that costs the Rockies a game or two in May, if it would be the best thing for Ubaldo in the long run. And frankly if someone’s just going to throw low-90s fastballs and sliders in the dirt, Greg Reynolds has as good a chance of winning that way as Ubaldo does.
Is this worth considering, or should he just try to push through it facing MLB hitters in games that count in the standings?
by Northsider1964 on May 1, 2011 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Odd feelings after this one
I said before it was the kind of series that says a lot about a team. At home, the opponent should not have been as good as us.
Our offense let us down in one game. The team showed up in one, and then our great and mighty Ulbaldo did what he could, but he is still not right and our offense was ok.
Thing is, we have sucked in early season games. For a LONG time. The difference seems to be that this year we have guys who still manage to time their outbursts of offense just right. Our defense and pitching are as good as we suspected. In theory, this month set us up for something special. IF this team actually follows their history somewhat we are likely in for a great summer when they start hitting (they have to eventually. Don’t they?)
I hate losing to Pittsburgh. HATE it. I don’t think their ownership cares (sorry fans) and I think they have some nice pieces that won’t be around for extended periods of time. This makes losing to them a frustrating prospect. On the other side, it is May and the Rockies are leading the division. AND we did it while hitting like crap and without U-BALL! Nice actually. Even after losing 2 of 3 in an ugly way.
I want to say how awesome a particular Rockies player is and that he will be the MVP, but the last time I mentioned it in my sig he went out with an injury, so, GO PLAYER WHO IS SO AWESOME!
by Arimaris on May 1, 2011 5:22 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
who would of thunk it
this team is better off playing away from home this year?!…and why can’t we beat the friggin Pirates at home…wtf
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."
The Pirates well that happened.
So you know. As long as we can beat our divisions foes at home…I can live with losing to the Pirates.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Yeah we went still 4-3 against the Pirates
If it had been 2-2 at PNC and 2-1 here, nobody would say much about it – yet it’s all the same in the end. The bigger worry for me is not this series, but when we are going to have a better-than-50-50 shot with Ubaldo on the mound. Because until we do, any series win is going to be tough to come by. Not impossible, but tough.
by Northsider1964 on May 1, 2011 5:36 PM MDT up reply actions
At least you're doing a good job with your "home town team" in leading the Dodgers
Cubs come up in the 9th, down 1, start with a double and the crowd cheers. Yes, they’re everywhere and especially in the desert. Cubs got doubled up to end the game.
Beautiful day at Chase with 26,600+ many of them cub fans. Rockies day, not so beautiful, but still 35,000+ hearty souls were there.
I trust we’ll be cheering Ubaldo in August & September.
We always lose to the Pirates at home,
so I’m not too worried either.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on May 1, 2011 9:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Heh, Jeff, I was just reading your game thread post.
“Let’s start May off with a bang.” You should have been more specific about not shooting ourselves :P
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Yeah, it was the awkward, painful, walk-bowlegged-for-a-week kind of bang.
Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
HEAR YE: All tremble (with laughter) at Sir Preening Fauxhawk, BS, of the Clan of the Great Pumpkin. Hurry before the Nothing devours his face!
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 6:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Does anyone know where I can find data
on player strikeouts, separating by looking vs. swinging?
"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
baseball reference of course
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 1, 2011 6:31 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
really? i couldn't find it
but I probably did a poor job of looking. ill check again
"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
OT: I'm going to cheer myself up by watching the White House Correspondents Dinner
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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I'm going to cheer myself up by watching the Mets beat the Phillies
Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
HEAR YE: All tremble (with laughter) at Sir Preening Fauxhawk, BS, of the Clan of the Great Pumpkin. Hurry before the Nothing devours his face!
I snark because I care.
by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 6:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Only positive thing about Ubaldo is that he hit 100 mph in the first inning.
I was at the game. He also made a mental error, where he could have avoided the 4 runs. Same goes for the other 4 runs. Tulo just could not make the play and instead the runs scored. A little too sloppy on defense on the infield today. Things were just not going their way. I truly think that had the Rockies made those plays they would have won the game. Oh well guess just continue playing and forget about this loss.
The defense looked like they were running in mud out there.
Just a step away from balls that they normally would have had.
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Ubaldo needs to not pitch at Coors right now
His stuff looks so much better on the road.
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by Cargo's Ball Sack5 on May 1, 2011 6:39 PM MDT reply actions
Hmmmm so Tracy is going to have to figure out how to monkey with the rotation to make this happen huh?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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I'm chalking this up to
Hurdle’s Revenge. As much as his dismissal was warranted, he is still the guy behind the wheel of the 2007 joy ride and I hope he enjoyed his return at our expense. Now, time to get to winning v. some divisional foes here.
So Hurdle's revenge
is to lose the season series against his former team? Way to go Clint, you really showed us!
by jungle jiminez on May 2, 2011 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions
just out of curiosity
what % of your posts actually draw a response? Leaving aside whether you ever actually contribute anything valuable (sometimes), it seems that pure trolling would be boring after awhile. Is it worth it?
Looks like 100%
Over the sample size of posts I’ve made in this thread
by jungle jiminez on May 2, 2011 11:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Very true.
JJ is 100% pro-rockies in this post, this thread, hell arguably pro-Tracy interpretations can be made, with 100% response rate. Unanswered, of course, is whether or not the style and effort is worth it, even if this small sample bucks the rote SOP. Anyway, rock on brotha. I’m sure I’ll see you around.
what is it with us and the pirates
this needs to end, after last year and now this, i am seriously over them as a team
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
*f. liriano's FIP currently sits at 6.38**
** suck it dave cameron
We had a bit of a raging debate on the Seth Smith grounder
where CarGo was caught in the rundown between 2nd and 3rd.
The debate was if that was CarGo’s fault or Seth’s for hitting a ground ball towards 2B?
What do you guys think?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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CarGo's.
can’t fault a guy for hitting a gb towards 2b – particularly a lefty
"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
Obviously it wasn't the ideal result from Smith. But guys hit grounders like that all the time.
But for me CarGo made the bigger mistake by getting caught off base like that. I do think, though, that it was also a bit of bad luck.
Yeah I was leaning towards CarGo being the "culprit" in this instance.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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It's a baserunning gaffe by Carlos
For not seeing the ball past the mound before breaking for 3rd. But he made the best of a bad situation by staying in the rundown long enough for Smith to get to 2nd, so the end result is the same as if he had stayed put – runner at 2nd, one out.
by Northsider1964 on May 1, 2011 7:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not taking this series loss that hard
The Giants demolition of our pitching and hitting at Coors was much, much worse. We bounced back from that, and this was just a cold series against non-divisional foes where our offense could not just sputter to life at the opportune moment. It happens.
Keys are to get the offense hitting with SOME consistency again, get Ubaldo looking like a decent pitcher — much less an ace — again by reigning in his fastball and not letting these early season losses get to his head, and stop getting behind early.
If these problems continue in Arizona and SF the grumblings might be legit. Otherwise we are still sailing good for now.
Rockie still 4.5 up in the division
with losses for LAD (to SD) and SF (to WAS).
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JFK
Thank goodness, otherwise I'd probably
be looking towards the ledge a bit more
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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Holy cow, break up the Mets!
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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Anyone know if Stew not playing tonight
is a sign of movement or just getting a day’s rest?
"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."
Jack Handy quote
Chris Young. Used to be with the Padres
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Wow, in the SF game apparently Miguel Tejada
had a 3-0 count and a take sign. He swung at the pitch anyway. Methinks he’s in big trouble.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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OT: Huh, Obama is making an announcement at 7:30 PT
No subject announced. That’s weird.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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Or rather a statement. Still weird
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Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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Heh...
Cholly’s arguing. News flash: He went, hayseed.
Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
HEAR YE: All tremble (with laughter) at Sir Preening Fauxhawk, BS, of the Clan of the Great Pumpkin. Hurry before the Nothing devours his face!
I snark because I care.
by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Chris Young
was hit in the face on a comebacker and had to have his nose and face rebuilt. Then he had shoulder surgery last year. I like the guy and hope he can do well again.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
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Also, the comebacker was off of Pujols bat.
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After reading the comment above
You probably had no clue how right you were
I wasn't alive during the dead ball era; but thanks to the Padres, I know what baseball was like back then.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 1, 2011 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Mets still look wrong in black even if they perform best in it...
…let’s hope that when the Wilpons are forced to sell, the new owners go back to classic uni’s
The blue pinstripes are always in style
Lots of good memories from those unis…
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe they should do a blue or orange alt
The latter would be good for terrorizing opponents. :)
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Or just make Mr Met their logo
You know the one where he’s putting his head in the oven
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Heh heh...
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions
OT: Whoa....announcement coming about Osama Bin Laden
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whooooaaaaaa
NBC News reporting Bin Laden is dead.
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Well they have his body sooo
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Reports I've heard said he's been dead a week or so, and they were just waiting for the confirmation.
Which they now have.
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wow...I knew it was a big deal for the White House not to even leak anything
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What kind of reports and from where, out of curiousity
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Geraldo.
It’s frickin’ painful to watch. Maybe the Bossman will show up for his press announcement sometime soon.
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Yea...I'm gonna stick with NBC lol
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Apparently it's on NYT, too
But the site is slammed right now.
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
I can imagine Obama saying
this better be friggin right, because if it’s wrong I will fire every single person in the CIA and NSA
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He just promoted the head of the CIA.
That would be a pretty interesting mess.
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Indeed.
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Un-promotions for all my friends!
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Holy shit
Wow.
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 9:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Now they say it was a ground operation.
I think everyone kind of assumed it was a Predator missile attack.
Ground op – that’s badass. I want to hear that story someday.
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Predator on Islamabad would be badass, in a way
…as in the “middle finger to Pakistan” way.
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions
A handful of "team guys" walking into the house and doing the deed
That’s a pretty big middle finger, too.
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That's a middle finger supported by a huge brass set
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 9:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Darn right.
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
probably by one of these guys:
We Fear NO ONE.
Because We Know: WE ARE THE ROCKIES.
by The Lodo Magic Man on May 1, 2011 9:51 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy crap.
Was at a church thing and just got home. Saw your comment above and went to CNN.com before I got down this far. That headline was NOT what I was expecting. Not unwelcome, though, that’s for sure.
USA! USA! USA! USA!
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Stupid Philles....
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KRod wild pitch...lame
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Word girlfriend word
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Story?
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I think she means the guy that was tased at the Pirates game.
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Ah, I missed that one.
My bad.
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Everybody at the ballpark feverishly checking their crackberrys etc.
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Suppose the PA guy has the Team America theme song ready?
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BWAH!!!!!!! LOLOLOl
That’s friggin’ hilarious
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Kind of ironic that a NY team is playing baseball
when the announcement is made.
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Whoever's running this crazy world sure has style.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
I'm imagining the body will have to be on display much like
when Jesse James was killed
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The only problem with that...
…is that it would give HIS followers someplace to go to ‘celebrate’ him…
…that’s the whole reason the Russians cremated-and-scattered Hitler…
Well, we did have to show Saddam Hussein sooo..
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That's pretty crazy the USA chant..
And the players have no idea what is going on.
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It's just surreal really
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It gives me goosebumps
Cause it was exactly the opposite during 9/11 as it was so tragic, so being apart of something this happy that brings the entire country together is just beyond words
It's happy for sure.
Yet, I’m still a little bit wondering if Bin Laden’s brethren might now ratchet up any bombings etc. because of it. I sure hope not.:(
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I just know that motherf***er is roasting in hell right now
What a beautiful thought.
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
I swear to all things true and right.
I thought what could be going on that the President won’t leak to the press. That they’ll talk about on a Sunday night. As soon as I heard CIA action, I literally thought,
“Holy crap, they got Bin Laden”. I swear to God
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Makes sense...that's the one thing that would warrant such a timeline
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by Paleface Destro on May 1, 2011 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Other than someone in the white house dying...
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I would hope that wouldn't involve CIA action...
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on May 1, 2011 10:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow... Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden are in the same place now...
Just a reminder to Rockies nation. Follow our President’s advice tonight and focus on the feeling of unity we felt right after 9/11. I plan on putting my flag out tomorrow. Not because of what happened tonight, but to show my patriotism.
Some magicians can walk on water. Joe Sakic can swim through land.
Todd Helton was once bitten by a rattle snake... After 3 days of pain and suffering... The snake died.
It's alright, you're here now!
You’ve still got all night and all of tomorrow and basically forever to celebrate!
But that sounds cool during the game.
Did they ever address it? Or did the players figure out what was going on? Maybe I’ll find it on SportsCenter or something. And I’ll have to find Obama’s speech somewhere.
Obama authorized the action last week
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The deed was carried out today by a special task force in Pakistan.
Some magicians can walk on water. Joe Sakic can swim through land.
Todd Helton was once bitten by a rattle snake... After 3 days of pain and suffering... The snake died.
And also crowds are gathering outside
in celebration
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The White House that is
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Well they squeaked out of that
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A still or an animated gif?
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Still = Ctrl+Print Screen
Then to MS Paint.
That’s the sum total of my image-creating/altering skills.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
playing around here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52c9a52yW9E&feature=player_detailpage#t=126s
I hope this how Bin Laden feels right now. I couldn’t figure out how to crop the end off. I tried.
Shoot.
Just realized the president screwed up my DVR recording of the Amazing Race. It was delayed, thus it’s on now (though I’m not watching) and I missed it. Will have to find it online.
On the bright side, I bet I’ve got the president’s speech sitting on my DVR in its place.
Say what we will about MCC but they do have some funny posters
I was reading their comments about their loss to the Nats when all this news broke. They have posted some pretty awesome pics etc.
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Lemur sighting!
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Taylor Buchholz
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Funny story that reminded me of The Lemur yesterday.
In my church singles congregation, we have a bunch of guys named Josh. My friend decided they were our conspiracy of Joshes and we looked it up and a group of lemurs is called a conspiracy. So now we call our Joshes “lemurs.”
So according to news reports Bin Ladin was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Which is nearer to China than Afghanistan. Talk about hiding deep in that country. Although there is a nice golf course nearby, so I can see why he was hiding there.
Ding Dong
The Witch is Dead!!!!
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 1, 2011 10:54 PM MDT reply actions
Well, it seems a little apropos that the Mets win huh?
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Amazing
A New York team playing in our nation’s first capital wins (while it’s the only game on) as we all learn of this news. As always, baseball reflects our nation’s story.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 1, 2011 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow people going in droves to Ground Zero
pretty cool
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I saw a picture of that that someone tweeted.
And Scott Van Pelt has been retweeting pictures from various college campuses. As someone else said, it’s like every school won a national championship on the same night. Heh.
I'm actually rather surprised
at how much celebrating is really going on.
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People just don't forget
as much as they seem like they have (and for once this is a good thing)
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JFK
No, no one has forgotten, but I guess I didn't think it would be like this.
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If I was in New York
I would be too
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 1, 2011 11:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Does this make me a bad person for going to bed?
"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
Nope
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sweet. A train ride to ground zero would be pretty time consuming right now.
"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
Nah
I wasn't alive during the dead ball era; but thanks to the Padres, I know what baseball was like back then.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 1, 2011 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Obama should have announced it yesterday.
Guaranteed we’d all be out getting super ahem patriotic. Oh well…
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I wonder how many people are going to take tomorrow off
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 1, 2011 11:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Answer: Not enough
I wish I could. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it’s really not that many. Though many more will sit back and think ‘it would be pretty cool if I took today off’
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I hate score graphics that are on the bottom of the screen.
They get covered up when fast forwarding on the DVR. All score graphics should be at the top of the screen for this reason.
I want to hear an interview with the person who actually killed him
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 1, 2011 11:26 PM MDT reply actions
I can't imagine that would ever happen.
I’m watching Al Jazeera online and they say Delta Force was involved. Those guys don’t talk
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I'd just give him a card.
“Good for free beer to the bearer, on behalf of a grateful nation.”
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Okay, I think I've figured out what all these students are celebrating.
And I feel bad for them. They seem to think the war on terror is over now. :(
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Well, they've been interviewing some of the students
And they are saying finally the war on terror is over …..:/
Premature methinks.
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Yes, agree.
They are just young and caught up in things, I hope. Obama even made it pretty clear in his speech that it wasn’t over. But it’s certainly a big step.
And one analyst did point out that it was a pretty big intelligence break through. It’s not inconceivable that it could lead to further inroads.
No joke.
Surely the guy had some stuff in his little mansion that we’d like very much to read.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
my roommate envisioned the final fight
mirrored that in Scarface
"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
Indeed. I sure hope so
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But I agree it's cathartic for sure
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This is an incredible photo.
Also, just saw someone point out that the news broke during the 9th inning in a 1-1 game between NY & PHI. Just coincidence, but pretty odd just the same.
nice.
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by Andrew Martin on May 1, 2011 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions
whooa...I was watching the game and didn't even realize that..
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Cool picture.
Also, to the baseball tie-in, whoever’s in charge has a serious sense of style.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Here's a good story.
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Excerpts
The U.S. team conducted a helicopter raid of the compound Sunday afternoon. It was described as a "surgical raid" that took less than 40 minutes, during which time the team did not encounter any local authorities.
In broad daylight? Badass.
No other country, not even Pakistan, was informed of any of this intelligence until after the raid to protect operational security.
This scares me a little.
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
I'm hearing something different on BBC. That Pakistan also aided. Curious.
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My (only barely informed) understanding was that Pakistan was informed
but that they didn’t want to give anyone a chance to tip bin Laden off. So it may have been only really higher ups that knew they were going in.
It's an open secret that Pakistani Intelligence is, eh, "unreliable."
I’d be shocked if we told them anything more than “We’re doing something” any sooner than “It’s going on now.”
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Ah this makes sense
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Dang it, all these conversions.
Just give it in GMT.
That tweet is awesome.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Well kids, I'm sleepy.
Very good news and interesting days ahead. So you all tomorrow! USA! USA!
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Toddfather, Tulo, CarGo plus The Answer - Rox 2011 NL West Crown
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
That wasn't really Ubaldo - it was some impostor. The real Ubaldo was off using his fastball to kill bin Laden.
… too soon?
It'll all be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end.
"I hope this game isn't horrible. Because if it is, we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see the Rockies win." ~6-yo
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