Thursday Rockpile: Some jobs really are thankless
by Rox Girl on May 12, 2011 8:14 AM MDT
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Yeah. Dave Krieger envisions the same hitting coach carousel that I have. Who's going to be next? Based on complaints about Carney Lansford sprouting up here and elsewhere, Rockies fans seem to prefer this revolving door over actually getting players that can hit onto the roster. Really there are few things that make me roll my eyes more than gripes about a coaching position that didn't even exist until the 1960's, one that supposedly should be able to cure all a team's offensive woes but never has and never will. The hitting coach, the pitching coach, even the manager are all used as scapegoats for either a poorly constructed team, or in this case simply a bad stretch by a team that's still in first place. The complaining is cringe-worthy this early in the season, especially considering that three of four players that we were looking to step up their production at the plate this season (Chris Iannetta, Seth Smith and Dexter Fowler) have done precisely that.
Batting average goes through up and down swings based on a lot of factors, not just a player's hitting ability, and sometimes it will happen to several players at once. If you want to read about this slump, Troy Renck writes something for you. The good news is that there will be stretches this season where everybody's hitting like gangbusters at once as well. Anyway, hitting is down across the MLB so far this season, but is should warm up during the summer, so will the Rockies bats given how Coors Field slumbers thus far.
Huston Street answered fan questions for the Denver Post.
Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune wrote an uplifting column and update on former Rockies catcher Ben Petrick, who left baseball due to symptoms of Parkinson's. After a second surgery to relieve the symptoms of the disease, Petrick appears to be in a much happier, more functional place now.
A more recent former Rockie recalls fond days in Colorado, particularly fond days that occurred at the expense of his current team. If there were fans in San Diego that still cared about the Padres, I would advise Brad Hawpe to be careful to not too fondly reminisce over Rocktober, but he's probably safe.
The Rockies had to make some tricky roster decisions during the off season, one that's proving to be a mistake was cutting Al Alburquerque, who's finally living up to his potential with the Tigers. This sort of performance was I'm sure what Dan O'Dowd envisioned when the team traded Jeff Baker to the Cubs for the right hander, it's just come a season too late.
The Rockies Ubaldo Jimenez leads the list of surprising winless starters.
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AHHHHH!!!!
I could not sleep last night, waiting for fanmail. I dreamt Huston answered my q: “Pip. Heh, that’s a funny name!”. And I woke up ALLL early to get the paper. And OMG- I made the print edition! (Yikes- I wonder what my mom will say if she sees my name in the paper.)
Chicks dig the purple jersey.
Does this signature make me look fat?
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BA's Ben Badler wrote a subscriber feature on Juan Nicasio
http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/prospect-bulletin/2011/2611719.html
I’m mobile and don’t remember my password, so if anyone wants to highlight anything, it would be splendid.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 12, 2011 8:24 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Alburquerque is a very big name.
Lots of letters in that one. 12, in fact.
by Rox Girl on May 12, 2011 8:27 AM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
But he balances it out by only having 2 letters in his first name.
14 total letters, that’s a wOBA of what, .290? Not that big a deal.
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 8:30 AM MDT up reply actions
Darn Cheapfarts.
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 8:34 AM MDT up reply actions
We get more value per letter out of less letters
Jose Lopez – bargain at any price!
Ron Cey – MVP by letter of all time!
"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
by Mondogarage on May 12, 2011 10:04 AM MDT up reply actions
11 in more factyfact.
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Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 8:32 AM MDT up reply actions
Whenver this guy pops up - all I can think of is this:
The Martha Stewart of processed foods.
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/has a flexible list
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 9:02 AM MDT up reply actions
Dancin' Away his hunger pains.
Dancin’ Away his hunger pains.
Movin’ his feet so his stomach won’t hurt.
He is kinda like Jesus, but not in a sacrilegious way.
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by hotdoglady on May 12, 2011 9:02 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
We've replaced Hungry-Hungry Homer....
Say hello to Paint Drinkin’ Pete!
We Fear NO ONE.
Because We Know: WE ARE THE ROCKIES.
by The Lodo Magic Man on May 12, 2011 9:03 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
THOSE ARE SOUTHWESTERN INGREDIENTS!
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DUFFMAN IS THRUSTING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PROBLEM
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 9:15 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
love the new sig
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I am indeed weeping.
I completely missed that.
I’d blame the aforementioned elsewhere dirty glasses but they do not wield themselves.
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Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 8:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Bad news...
Albuquerque does indeed have 11 letters, but you put an extra “r” in there, making it 12 :). An easy mistake to make in a complicated name though!
But we're talking about the player
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on May 12, 2011 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions
His name is correct with the extra R.
At least according to Baseball Reference.
I have seen it spelled like the city elsewhere.
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh, I see.
Though that’s very odd that his name has an extra letter since I would have guessed it came from the city…
what's funny is that the city is the one that deviated
From the original inspiration and spelling of Alburquerque
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 12, 2011 9:51 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
True Story:
I have relatives in the Breckenridge clan. We are descendants of John C. Breckinridge the former VP and Presidential Candidate. The spelling of the family (and the town) was changed to distance the name from someone who thought slavery was just hunky-dory.
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 9:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Nathaniel Hawthorne
did the same thing to get away from the association with John Hathorne of the Salem Witch Trials
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I did not know this.
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What does the weather look like at Mecca today?
Our Mecca…
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
Weather.com now says
45 degrees and 60% precip at first pitch, decreasing to 35% by 4 PM
Bleed purple
Free Matt Daley
Let's play 2 tomorrow!
(yes this is a joke as I know the Mets must leave town)
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Troy Renck says a delay is possible but not sure if that will be the case.
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
I really want Ubaldo to get his first win today.
"Are they called the Rockies because they rock?" - 7 y.o.
I want Ubaldo to get his fourth win today
but that probably won’t happen.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I want the Rockies to win today.
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I want Maria satisfied!
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions
Bring out the Tardis.
"Are they called the Rockies because they rock?" - 7 y.o.
by glaucophane on May 12, 2011 9:02 AM MDT up reply actions 6 recs
I mean this in a good way.
There have been some nerdy references here, I think this might top the list.
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 9:05 AM MDT up reply actions
I don't even get it.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Dr. Who?
Really?
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I have better things to do with my time? I guess?
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As a fellow sports blogger
I’d be careful with using the phrase “better things to do with my time” unless you apply it broadly to the category of things you aren’t doing.
The last line of text in my signature sure suggests otherwise, doesn't it...
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Elitist
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Don't kill this one.
Dude’s got CROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW on his avatar.
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 9:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Tom Servo
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 12, 2011 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
jMO you are awesome.
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I did wake up on the awsome side of the bed today
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 12, 2011 9:59 AM MDT up reply actions
I thought you were born on the
awesome side of the bed.
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D'OH.
Crow…Servo…
/struggles not to GoogleMan, I suck todaGYPSY!!!!!!!!
/doubts they’ll buy it.
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 10:13 AM MDT up reply actions
You should really just relax.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Don't make me get back in the tub.
It’s not even gametime yet.
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 10:25 AM MDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, it's another MST3K reference
and you missed it.
I no longer believe you’ve seen the show.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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by Muzia on May 12, 2011 10:29 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, I miss a lot.
And if’n I don’t get out the door I’m going to miss some really great weather.
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions
false
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on May 12, 2011 11:37 AM MDT up reply actions
I'd probably love it, but never got around to starting the series
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I remember watching the old ones after school like forever ago on PBS.
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 9:14 AM MDT up reply actions
This should generate the OT thread
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
I like how one guy is standing awkwardly behind the other guy
Oh wait, no I don’t.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Its for the content, not the art.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
The beauty of Dr Who
is that you can start in any season and not be lost. You only need to know what a TARDIS is and does.
I’d start with Christopher Ecclestone Dr Who.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Whoah...
…I just found this on a GIS.
Honestly, I had no idea. I started on WHO back in 1976, before she left.
This…
…oh, man…
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 9:59 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh yeah. I saw a little while back.. Sad indeed
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Yeah, I just saw it a couple weeks ago
very sad. Sarah Jane is probably still my favorite of the companions, other than possibly Donna Noble…
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on May 12, 2011 11:40 AM MDT up reply actions
snicker...
the noughties…
Oh wait, dead famous lady, yeah, I’m sorry about that. Really, actually. 63 seems too young in this age.
Awkwardly? I dunno....is he losing his balance?
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by Mondogarage on May 12, 2011 10:06 AM MDT up reply actions
Merely "A" Time Machine???
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 10:02 AM MDT up reply actions
It got a rec from me.
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Love Dr. Who
The new season is kinda….convoluted. Oh for the days of Tom Baker reruns on PBS
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 12, 2011 9:48 AM MDT up reply actions
I still like Ecclestone the best
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Gotta have the TB scarf
I’m like a combination of Sylvester McCoy and Tom Baker by way of Jon Pertwee
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 12, 2011 9:50 AM MDT up reply actions
The scarf does add a certain something
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The TARDIS is so handy for all occasions
Makes a great gift
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JFK's Quote of the Day:
“After fifteen years of facing them (pitchers) you don’t really get over them. They’re devious. They’re the only players in the game allowed to cheat. They throw illegal pitches and they sneak foreign substances on the ball. They can inflict pain whenever they wish. And, they’re the only ones on the diamond who have high ground. That’s symbolic. You know what they tell you in a war – ‘take the high ground first.’” ~Richie Ashburn; June 16, 1975
"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
by jrockies on May 12, 2011 9:50 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
I really like this one
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Blaming Landsford is most likely short-sighted
however….it seems that one particular player – Cargo – seemed to respond better to Baylor. That doesn’t mean Landsford is a bad hitting coach…
It’s a long season. blah blah blah and whatnot
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 12, 2011 10:01 AM MDT reply actions
We really probably
should just have Baylor make a stealth visit to Coors to talk to CarGo. Using the TARDIS might help with this endeavor.
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Stealth?
He is coaching in AZ, when they play them in two weeks (if he’s not fixed) the team, or Carlos, should pay for Baylor and Carlos to go out to dinner, or the local batting cage, and figure out the problem.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I say stealthy, because
it’s probably not really kosher to say, “Former hitting coach, please help me”, when said hitting coach, works for another team especially a division rival.
Also, just a joke to invoke a use for the TARDIS.
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AGENT CARNEY
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Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 10:26 AM MDT up reply actions
oh hey, ATF just wrote a front page piece on this very topic!
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I thought he was at the hotel with Steve?
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 10:15 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
that's funny
"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
Oy
I enacted the deadbolt and security chain after that.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 12, 2011 11:31 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Why is the ATF concerned about the Rockies?
Oh wait….you mean Fisher.
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 12, 2011 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions
"What fans sometimes forget is a coach can't make a player do anything. All he can do is make suggestions."
Bears repeating.
"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
I'm not sure
but it seems like blame is more often assigned to the hitting coach when the hitting problems are a team-wide problem. If it’s just one player, people assume he’s in a slump. But when there are multiple players struggling, fans look for a cause and find the hitting coach.
Were people saying this before Baylor was let go?
It seems like if this were true, no coach would lose his/her job….ever.
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by Jeffrey Morton on May 12, 2011 10:15 AM MDT up reply actions
Scapegoats are necessary in most walks of life.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I'm saying it should be more of a factor
It is seldom just one persons fault…more a combination of factors .
Also, it leads one to wonder why bother
to hire a hitting coach at all.
I think fans have been equally split if its the “fault” of the players or the coach.
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you hire a hitting coach to have another scapegoat.
It adds one more layer to who you can blame things on to the public, and it’s an easily replaceable layer at that.
I think there are a couple of reasons, a decoy being one of them.
A second being that he might click with a player when the manager or bench coach can’t, but I don’t believe that they’ll give really unique instructions compared to other coaches on staff. I also think, that much like teachers, basing the coach’s effectiveness purely on statistics that might have as much to do with luck of the draw as they do skill is very problematic.
I see I have been very naive in my thinking...
that a hitting coach has something to offer that others don’t. All the talk about Carney being brought in to help Stewart, Iannetta etc. was a smoke screen for the fans. …interesting. Is the hitting coach looked at the same way?
I am not saying I think it's true, but I do suspect there's only so much the hitting coach can do
If the alternative is to let the slumping player flounder on his own, that’s obviously not an option!
So perhaps a hitting coach, for experienced players anyway, is more like a mentor, shrink and workout buddy rather than a teacher?
I blame the hitting coach that is currently on the 25 man roster.
The thong is not working.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
Awww, you missed my comment below
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The thong needs to go!
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by DAWNMARIE01 on May 12, 2011 11:55 AM MDT up reply actions
reason #436 why I refuse to wear them.
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Aubrey Huff is too blame
He’s now espousing the power of a thong. Methinks he’s stolen the thong mojo.
Again blaming the Giants is reasonable.
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Yes. And yes, here at the Row, too.
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by Mondogarage on May 12, 2011 10:46 AM MDT up reply actions
My take on pitching coach
is that its probably fair to throw generalized blame at him in a teamwide slump and/or to suggest that he has failed to correct probelms with certain guys…but the fact is, we have no idea what he’s doing with each guy and why it is or is not working, especially this early. Giving him credit for CDI and blaming him for CarGo may be appropriate — or it may be backwards. Who knows. We just don’t have the info.
At the end of the day, the guys struggling are, for the most part, veteran big leaguers with histories of success that should not be absolved for their failings by pinning it on a guy who has been here for less than a year unless we have more to go on.
But really, everyone, from coaches to players to training staff, needs to improve right now.
I think I might have a better scapegoat
Jason Giambi.
I understand he’s sort of helping guys with hitting. He’s been here what 2 years now? Let’s blame him.
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Best Scapegoat of All -
Dinger.
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by DAWNMARIE01 on May 12, 2011 10:25 AM MDT up reply actions
More of a scapedino
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Jason Giambi - Scapabino
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by SDcat09 on May 12, 2011 10:28 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Poor Barmey.
I always liked the guy, even if he is the Pop-up King.
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by DAWNMARIE01 on May 12, 2011 11:57 AM MDT up reply actions
I pop up to you
You pop up to me
We’re not happy when it’s strike 3
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
pretty sure Tulo is the Pop-up King
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He has recently8
taken the Purple Pop-up King title and it doesn’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.
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JFK
“what you have to do is not swing at those inside pitches. you’ll just pull it into the shift.”
“but they don’t shift for me.”
“THEY WILL! then, when you get a pitch on the outside, you try to pull that.”
“but if they’re shifted won’t I—”
“YOU SHUT UP, I WAS MVP ONCE!”
You can do it Ian! You can do it Ian! Help the Rockies out! That is what I me-an.
by frightened inmate #2 on May 12, 2011 10:26 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or, if the rumors are to be believed
Blame this all on Tulo for wanting Giambi on the team, and Iannetta and Stewy for being familiar with Lansford from AAA.
Or best yet, blame the Giants for ever letting Lansford go.
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by SDcat09 on May 12, 2011 10:29 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think this should work for everyone
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I was going to try the "ignore them and hope they'll go away" approach.
Though I tried that around last Halloween and it didn’t work.
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by glaucophane on May 12, 2011 10:34 AM MDT up reply actions
Yep
You are right, I did miss it.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
the relationship in baseball between
coach/Manager and Player has always been quite unique compared to other sports.
for one: what other sport’s coaches wears the uniform?!?!?
But baseball is truly a game of less than inches, and evaluating/ suggesting changes are so different than in other sports.
One huge difference is the incredible amount of failure and instinct that is part of baseball, therefor instruction at many levels of baseball needs to be made in a positive way.
The other day when Stewey had an throwing error when they got in the dugout several coaches approached him and patted him on the back and you could tell were trying to pump him up, when the gut reaction would be to yank him, chew his ass and berate him ala a football coach.
To summarize, I think all coaches should be accountable for their job title. And sometimes teams get their coaches canned and that is “part of the game”. Baseball by its nature just has a different culture of coach/player relationship, which unless you’ve played thousands of games, is hard to understand (much like many of the finer points of baseball, oldfoagies take on Catcher/Umpire relationship with regard to “framing” comes to mind). Heck, most of the players call Tracy," Jim" , not coach, not skipper, not Mr. Tracy. And that’s quite different from most sports, but that may be slightly generational.
True they cant make the plays for the players, but if your a hitting coach and your team ain’t hitting. Your butt can and should be under a microscope.
The Big Purple Machine will make a believer outta you!
by El Paso Jeff on May 12, 2011 10:32 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Seems to me
that a lot of pitch/hit coaching has regressed to:
“When you were successul, you did it this way. Now, start doing that again.”
Bleed purple
Free Matt Daley
You would think the Giants would have a clause in
Timmy’s contract that would discourage this kind of activity.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/What-could-go-wrong-Tim-Lincecum-climbs-aboard-?urn=mlb-wp6146
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When the burning hot air balloon crashes into AT&T this year...
….Timmeh will be at the controls.
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by Mondogarage on May 12, 2011 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Dude can get that balloon high
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And he will crash it down in the reef(er)
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
Raising the inevitable question
Which is higher — the plane or Timmy?
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
Just a minor quibble
If Timmy is partaking of the mary jane wouldn’t he be stoned as opposed to high?
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I believe the terms are interchangeable
Or rather, being stoned is in the the group high.
I’d draw you a venn diagram, but who cares about Timmeh.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
lol
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You'd hit it
if you could
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Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 13, 2011 3:08 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm not suggesting anything of the sort.
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That he went up in a plane?
Please. The landing was the most dangerous part of the flight.
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Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 12, 2011 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions
A passenger aircraft is one thing.
A stunt plane is a whole other kettle of fish. I’m curious if this was during the season.
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Yes, look at the video of the plane doing wild acrobatics WHILE TIM IS UNQUESTIONABLY IN IT!
Would you like that bridge overnighted or sent regular USPS?
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Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 13, 2011 3:10 AM MDT up reply actions
Via Harding on Twitter
Good news on Rockies RHP Esmil Rogers. Mild strain of the right last muscle. No rotator cuff issue as feared.
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Thanks for the Petrick article
I actually did like him, and his story since is even more compelling.
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I liked him a lot too
I think of him often when is see that other righthanded babyfaced catcher with the same initials.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 12, 2011 12:44 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
gah it's still raining
getting all of our spring rain in 3 days is not useful.
Lineup (from ITR):
RF Seth Smith
2B Jonathan Herrera
LF Carlos Gonzalez
SS Troy Tulowitzki
1B Todd Helton
CF Ryan Spilborghs
3B Jose Lopez
C Jose Morales
SP Ubaldo Jimenez
Showing extreme symptoms of Rocky Mountain Baseball Fever since 1993.
Smith leading off?
This could get interesting really quick. I don’t think I’d mind seeing Gonzalez lead off when Fowler has a day off because it should put him in a different mind set to look at pitches and see how they are coming in rather than just get up there and swing. I said this a couple days ago but Helton and Carlos switching for the time being wouldn’t be terrible, just to see if it could make a difference.
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"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Well
Fowler did take a foul ball off his calf the other day.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
This is true
but I might have though about leading off with Herrera and having Smith bat #2 instead of Smith 1, but I’m also not in charge of anything.
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JFK
My thoughts as well.
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by DAWNMARIE01 on May 12, 2011 12:05 PM MDT up reply actions
After doing a little bit of research on the topic
I have discovered that in the small sample size of this season Todd Helton has hit out of the three spot in the lineup four times. The last two times he did the Rockies won. I can’t find the other two right now but I’m looking.
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JFK
Actually my reasearch was incorrect
With Helton batting 3 the Rockies have won 2 and lost 2 (the last 2 he batted 3).
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JFK
The 6-7-8 hitters
have averages of .157, .148 and .231 respectively, followed by Ubaldo at .000.
Not a recipe for success.
Watch them go 6 for 12.
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
I don't understand Tracy's
stubborn refusal to play CarGo in CF. I doubt 1 game every month or so is going to ruin his defensive rhythm, but instead we will weaken our overall defense.
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OT: Coaching my Son's little league team this year.
Wish me luck.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
awesome!
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Suggestions
1. Appoint a batting coach.
2. Appoint a pitching coach.
3. Blame them for all losses.
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
by Maris6161 on May 12, 2011 11:53 AM MDT up reply actions 5 recs
So you'll be the scapegoat
for EVERYTHING that happens on that team. Good luck!!
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No, see above
Delegate responsibility.
If that fails, blam the umps.
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
"blame" the umps, I mean
Though there are some I would like to blam.
Angel, for ex.
TuLO + UbalDO + CarGO = LODO GO
Ah...good points
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They are 5-6 year olds.
Just teaching fundamentals, a love for the game, and trying to have some fun.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
I was thinking of the parents
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yup.
parents ruin everything. Especially children.
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But the children are ours to ruin.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
Little League parents can be difficult
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This is Iowa
Parents have been pretty laid back so far. I’ve just got to make sure I’m being fair, and not to let 11 kindergartners drive me crazy.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
That might be the tough part
not to let 11 kindergartners drive me crazy
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JFK
Sure, they'll be reasonable
until Little Johnny’s parents think he’s the next Pujols and demands you play him.
I really do wish you all the luck in the world. I’m sure you’ll be able to wrangle the kindergartners
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Actually
The league is set up so each team has 11 players, and everyone is on the field when playing defense (4 outfielders, extra infielder). Each inning everyone gets to bat. We don’t keep track of runs.
The point of the league is to get kids used to playing the different positions, and understanding what it is to be/get an out.
Dear Gods of Baseball, whatever we did, we are sorry. Please let Ubaldo be great again.
--The Rowbots
P.S. What can we do to make the bats hot again?
Sounds great for training purposes; but not for keeping them involved for long. Good luck with it.
I found haveing the teeball size guys standing on a table to be at my level helped them understand instruction better.
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So do you play baseball in the corn?
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by DAWNMARIE01 on May 12, 2011 12:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Build it and the parents will
be mad…:P
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True Story
I played Little League on a field fenced out of a cow pasture. It was pretty sweet.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
On my kid's team, the biggest challenge was
to keep the 1st baseman and the runner from pretending to shoot dandelions together.
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by glaucophane on May 12, 2011 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Taught little league baseball as a summer job for four years
Best job ever! Have a blast with it.
Found this to be true every time……..fun equals confidence equals results
2011 Rockies motto "1 for 25" or ’We’re gonna crush the beans’
My wife thinks I am frequently "as wrong as a De La Rosa change up"
Teach them to bunt.
In Little League, it’s indefensible.
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And it's useful
to know later (I’m looking at most of the starting pitchers in the AL)
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JFK
I hope to do that in A few years.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 12, 2011 12:14 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m assisting an 11-12 year old team this summer myself. Squirrelly bunch of runts, they are, but it’s been fun.
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by Franchise26 on May 12, 2011 12:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Renck just tweeted game is delayed
start time unannounced, but he thinks 2:45 or 3pm
"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
Ugh.
FREE CHRIS NELSON
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on May 12, 2011 1:02 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Not raining now, but expected to
Tarp expected to come off at 2pm or so.
"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
Speaking of thankless jobs...
Today is a day I’m very glad I’m not on the Coors Field grounds crew
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I know someone
who graduated from Mines (EE) who is on that grounds crew.
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JFK
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