Crossed signals lead to Rockies 2-1 loss in Philly
by Rox Girl on May 18, 2011 8:01 PM MDT
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PrintJorge De La Rosa pitched another gem, but costly mistakes on both offense and defense derailed the Rockies chances to beat Cole Hamels and the Phillies in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
Both starting pitchers dominated for most of the game, the key difference being that when Jorge De La Rosa got into trouble, it got compounded by wildness and miscommunication with catcher Chris Iannetta, while when Phillies starter Cole Hamels got into trouble, his life was made easier by the Rockies running into outs on the basepaths, particularly in the first two innings.
In the first inning, a walk to Alfredo Amezaga and subsequent single by Carlos Gonzalez seemed a promising start with one out, but third base coach Rich Dauer underestimated Phillies right fielder John Mayberry's throwing arm, and Amezaga was out easily trying to stretch for third. In the second, Ryan Spilborghs was caught stealing second, the 13th time the Rockies have been caught this season in 39 attempts.
Despite these early miscues, brilliant pitching by De La Rosa kept the Rockies in the game. JDLR reeled off four scoreless innings allowing just one hit in 44 pitches before running into trouble in the fifth. A Raul Ibanez single was exacerbated when De La Rosa plunked Carlos Ruiz, and then Iannetta allowed a passed ball to move both runners up a base. A single by Wilson Valdez scored Ibanez for the first Phillies run.
The Rockies rallied to tie the game at one apiece in the seventh when Gonzalez and Todd Helton both hit doubles, but the Phillies struck back an inning later, when Valdez singled, moved up one base on a bunt, another on a wild pitch, and scored on a sacrifice fly to right field.
The Rockies had a chance to tie the game in the ninth inning, when Seth Smith led off with a double off Phillies closer Ryan Madson, but the heart of the order (consisting of Gonzalez, Troy Tulowitzki and Helton, plus pinch hitter Jason Giambi) wasn't able to come through with the clutch hit this time, CarGo, Tulo and Giambi all went down by strikeout.
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Ibanez didn't throw out Amezaga in the first
John Mayberry did.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:09 PM MDT reply actions
I think after tonight
It wouldn’t be too outrageous to say that the Rockies have been the worst baserunning team in baseball.
First CG for JDLR though (this counts, right?).
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
yes it counts
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JFK
OT: Peavy with a CG shutout against the Indians
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At this point
when Giambi comes to the plate I’m just praying for a walk.
A strikeout that gets away from the catcher and allows Giambi to reach first?
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions
that would
require the catcher to be as slow as Giambi, Mike Piazza anyone?
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JFK
If he was a RH batter, that's probably what would have happened in that AB. :)
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions
boooooooooooooo
"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'm such a baseball junkie
I need help
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Take 2 nights off
It worked great for me vs. Florida
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
Yeah. I can't do it.
It’s a sickness
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HAHA me too
When Giami said that “baseball doesn’t need to be on all the time” I was thinking……It does for me :-)
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions
What I hate
is Rollins scoring from third on a botched called by the Blue. I’m surprised by that omission in the wrap. But whachagonndo? It’s an L and we’ll have to live with it. That doesn’t mean I have to like it.
Get your purple on.
It turned out to be a good call. ROOT was wrong.
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Didn't see that
Thanks to both you and Holly for the correction. I (kind of) feel a little better.
Get your purple on.
HAHA
ATF on Twitter.
I am getting tempted to ask fowler via Twitter to politely request to Giambi that he retire
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:23 PM MDT reply actions
I'm thinking ATF should just walk up to Giambi and ask him directly, to retire.
"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
its only fair that ATF make the ultimate sacrifice for the team
"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
Maybe we could have PIP lay some charm and a little Rockahol on him
That might work better.
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
boo.
I would say if Giambi flailed at every pitch on every AB yes. But he was hosed on one strike call. And just missed sending one into the RF corner. I’m willing to give him a couple of more games.
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I feel bad for guys on the tail end of their career like that.
Giambi even had a really good attitude about not being a starter, etc., but it’s got to be hard to determine when you are totally done, especially when you still love the game and being on a team.
An athlete is always the last to know when to quit
Willie Mays with the Mets? Manny with the Rays? Baseball history is littered with this.
"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
Manny was another story though with the PEDs
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions
He was still on his way out
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions
He was still a productive hitter as recently as last season though (.870 OPS)
It may have been because of the PED’s, I don’t know.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions
I wonder how Helton will handle this...:(
I mean retiring not PEDs
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It's going to be a very big topic surrounding the Rockies at some point in the next few years
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions
It was
a big topic the last couple off-seasons around here, and he keeps proving everyone wrong. I’ll wait and see how he handles it.
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JFK
Win the World Series
And be placed into the heavens by the gods to join all the great heroes of yore.
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So Say We All
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It worked for Elway.
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Agree
And it wasn’t until the summer last year that he started to heat up a bit
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Ummmmm....
it’s not up to Giambi to take himself off the roster. It’s 100% on our idiot coach/GM to cut him. Most players would keep playing until they were 60 if it were up to them.
by Poop Machine on May 19, 2011 7:07 AM MDT up reply actions
Welcome to the Row
I’m afraid to ask but is there a reason you chose that as your username?
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 19, 2011 7:34 AM MDT up reply actions
fixed
I’m afraid to ask but - darn it, no I’m not – is there a reason you chose that as your username?
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
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Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 19, 2011 1:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Not necessarily
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Cal Ripken, John Elway, and Joe Sakic all disagree
Jerry Rice and Brett Favre wholeheartedly agree.
Depends on the athlete but a lot of greats do have the good sense to hang up the cleats or skates while they’re still great.
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by RoarFrom112 on May 19, 2011 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions
Brett Favre agreed three times over.
"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 don't see
how he can even be expected to hit getting a couple of bats a week.
I don't see
how he can even beexpected to hitgetting a couple of at bats a week.
He’s a roster liability – Tracy uses him wrong, he is the flat-out WORST player-type to have on an NL roster, he’s called upon to “hit” when all he can do anymore is walk, and even that’s in decline.
Rocktober is not a time of year, it is a religion.
And that is the real problem with him being on the roster
Once we picked up Wiggy, I think the natural assumption was that Giambi wasn’t going to be coming back, because there’s nowhere for him to play but PH. This is on DOD, more than it is on Giambi. But because he is on the roster, Tracy will use him and should.
"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 don't think it's on Giambi at all.
The guy is being a professional, and working hard, that’s all he can do. Maybe he’s being misused but he’s not in charge of that.
by AbsenteeRoxFAn on May 18, 2011 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions
There is a reason he's on the roster
and it has only a little to do with his ability to pinch hit or play first base. Exactly what it is, I’m not sure, but I do know that Dan O’Dowd is not an idiot and he can read a batting line as well as anyone. My suspicion is that it has to do with having a veteran other than Helton around to kind of counter-balance Tulo’s exuberance and help him develop into the guy who will lead the team for the next 10 years. Having Giambi be a player rather than a coach would be important in that case. Maybe not the best of reasons on the face of it, but in a way it makes sense. The downside of a young home-grown team maybe. This is wild speculation of course, but there has to be a reason somewhere.
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by RoarFrom112 on May 19, 2011 12:16 AM MDT up reply actions
Tigers get a leadoff double off Papelbon in the 9th
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 8:35 PM MDT reply actions
A sentence like this always makes me smile
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions
DAMN IT
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 9:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Using Giambi against Madsen was the right call. I would've used him also. Giambi had a really close ball that ALMOST dropped in fair. BUt, the call that did us in was theat strike call by the umpire. That was a bs call and everyone on here knows it.
I bet Jason was still steaming on that last pitch. He was pissed, I would be also. It was the frustration that did him in on that last pitch. I don’t blame Jason. I blame the ump for that call that cost us. Giambi had the look that he WAS going to do something in that spot. As I said before, it hard to win a baseball game when we have 9 players and they have 10.
There is nothing like a game of pitch and catch. 40,000 fans in purple and black can't be wrong. What's it amount to? Our Colorado Rockies.
How do you get your kids to behave? Threaten not to take them to a Rockies game. They straighten up REAL QUICK.
It was the frustration that did him in on that last pitch.
I highly highly doubt it. Not only is he a veteran who learned to compartmentalize a long time ago, but he’s missed that same pitch about once in every at bat this season
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 8:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Was Giambi the only choice?
Didn’t Tracy have anyone else on the bench he could have sent in?
by Real Perspective on May 18, 2011 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, he did have an ANSWER to his problem
But who knows how that would have turned out?
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
He had Wigginton, Herrera, and Morales
Wigginton is a RH, so he wasn’t going in
Morales is the backup catcher (and his name’s not Brian McCann) so he wasn’t going in
Herrera could have been used, and would have been an acceptable choice.
"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
Herrera would've been ok. But, does he have the experience in being in that position like Giambi does? Did you see his reaction to that bad call? Tell me that wasn't frustration?
There is nothing like a game of pitch and catch. 40,000 fans in purple and black can't be wrong. What's it amount to? Our Colorado Rockies.
How do you get your kids to behave? Threaten not to take them to a Rockies game. They straighten up REAL QUICK.
Well, if Herrera had batted there, the pitch sequence would undoubtedly have been different
I’m not going to engage in that level of hypothetical.
I think Giambi was fooled on that last pitch, but less than blaming frustration, I’m blaming the fact that the ump took what would have been an absolute hitter’s count (3-1) where Madson HAS to throw a strike, to a pitcher’s count, where Giambi had to expand his zone.
"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 other issue with using Herrera there
Is that the OF would have played extremely shallow, and it might be harder to score Smith on a base hit.
I don’t really have a problem with using Giambi, since that’s the sole reason he’s on the roster. But that’s the problem – he shouldn’t be on the roster. He’s just not a special hitter anymore, and no amount of cheerleading by those associated with the team is going to change that.
I also would have preferred that Herrera not be available, because he would have just started the damn game! I am not too impressed with Amezega’s defense at 2B. He didn’t get charged an error for that botched double play, but that’s about as badly as you can screw up that play.
by Northsider1964 on May 18, 2011 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Matt Cain singles off of Kershaw
Is this opposite day?
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And Aaron Rowand singles
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Still sticking with it not being opposite day?
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Ohhh tricky
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And Freddy Sanchez RBI Single
against Kershaw. He had 26.1 scoreless innings prior to that.
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i love how valdez left wayy before spilly caught that ball
it seems like we get cheated against by the phils a little too often, no?
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 5.93**
** suck it dave cameron
That was disproven. ROOT was wrong
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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...oh
well
they still blew that strike against giambi
(there, i can still complain about something)
jerk.
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 5.93**
** suck it dave cameron
Yep, ROOT had to retract
Its rant against Alphonso Marquez. Of course the fact that he didn’t miss this particular call does not change the fact that Marquez is one of the most woefully incompetent umpires MLB has ever seen. I pray he is not behind the plate tomorrow night.
In fact, when I saw he was at 3B tonight, I said to myself, “Good. He surely can’t cost us the game there.”
Then ROOT runs that incorrect replay and my head explodes!
by Northsider1964 on May 18, 2011 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions
If he's at 3B tonight, he will be behind the plate tomorrow night.
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions
...at least, I believe they rotate counter-clockwise. I'm almost positive that's the case
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks. I was wondering for a minute if I was losing my mind
Not such a stretch for me, really.
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 10:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh Lord
Get ready for the strike zone that swings wildly every half inning. How this guy still has a job is one of baseball’s great mysteries.
by Northsider1964 on May 19, 2011 5:36 AM MDT up reply actions
Wow. Mark DeRosa
drops the bat when he was loading on his swing. He apparently had some surgery on the wrist before. And he just dropped the bat and had to leave the game. Bizarre
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Seems he was hit by a case of infinite sadness when he finally realized he plays for the Gints
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by Mondogarage on May 18, 2011 9:17 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
...and that he's no longer any good.
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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 18, 2011 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
...and that he's no longer any good.
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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 18, 2011 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
BLAST
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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 18, 2011 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
You know. I'm not going to bag on the guy.
He’s career probably ended on that AB. It was very sad
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I think the $6m he's getting paid this season will salve the wounds nicely
Sad is your entire company going out of business two weeks before Christmas, and losing your home in January as a result.
I’m not hating on DeRosa, but c’mon, Colin Coherd says worse stuff in his sleep.
"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 don't listen to Colin Cowherd because he's full of crap.
Your hate for all things Giants is so over the top, that you can’t even feel bad for a guy that was a decent person.
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by SDcat09 on May 18, 2011 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not hating on you, but I just think it was a really sad thing
to see.
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Jeez, you're awful quick to conflate a Gints joke with actually hating on a person.
and I don’t listen to Colin Cowherd either. But if you expect the PR to be a pity party for a Gint with a wrist injury, you’re probably mistaken.
"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've seen enough of your posts about how awful everything Giant related
that I don’t think it’s a far leap. If I’ve misjudged then I apologize. I actually do think PR would be sympathic to a guy’s career being over becaue of a bizarre injury. And that seems to be the prevailing notion at this juncture.
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Yeah, well MCC outwardly actually wished for injuries to Rockies players...
…and yeah, I recognize that’s MCC and not PR.
And as you don’t actually know me, rather than misjudging me, you probably should simply not judge me at all. No need to apologize, that you couldn’t see the intended humor of my original post is of no great import.
"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
Or you could just accept my apology graciously.
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I don't feel you need to apologize
I do wish you could find your way to not assuming I have some ill motive in my posts.
But I can graciously say that really, no apology was needed, it’s cool.
"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
moar fixed, but moar needs fixin'.
I do wish you could find your way to not assuming I have some ill motive in mypostspants.
/then rubs his eyes in disbelief
Your hate for all things Giants is so over the top…
I’ve seen enough of your posts about how awful everything Giant related…
You know I read with an orange and black bias, 09.
Have you read your own commentary? Lady, that’s how you ended up in my signature!
Lotta tension all up in here.
Some sites’ members vent their frustration at their team through their commentary. I’ve seen that here, and it’s justified.
This is something altogether different.
You guys have banged off each other before, and it’s unbecoming – to yourselves as individuals and to the site itself.
Cat, much worse has been said concerning players.
I recognize how it’s irritating when you’re of a particular mindset and there isn’t a harmonious echo around you it can become overwhelmingly irritating and color your perception. Try to analyze how these words on a screen are influencing the ones you feel compelled to return with.
And jeez, Mondo, stop using MCC as a yardstick for allowable asshattery.
Not that you did, but “Yeah, well…” is a lazy nod down that road.
I once had a ton of respect for them as individuals and as a group.
Please note the tense of the verb in that sentence.
That they allow themselves to display an ignorance worthy of an Arizona newspaper comment section doesn’t serve them well but shouldn’t be viewed as a standard to emulate, either.
Trust me, I know all too well how reading insults about yourself can make you want to return the same.
Find the strength not to. And if it means simply not reading what gets your blood up that’s a fine start.
/wishes someone would teach HIM that trick
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 19, 2011 2:00 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn't see it
But I’ll wait on a doctor’s report.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
I don't like injuries, but they're a part of the game
and I’ll likewise wait on a doctor’s report.
Remember, Dex looked like he was in really bad shape after he fouled that ball off his knee, and he missed what…two days?
"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
Mauer had issues with his back
But he’s on his way back, too.
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"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
Was it a case of Mellon Collie and the infinte sadness?
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
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by Junction Rox on May 18, 2011 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Why doesn't ARod get ejected? He keeps barking at the umpire
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Because he's a Yankee
Therefore everything he does is OK.
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
(/davidstern'd)
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
And I don't know why he keeps talking to the 3B ump
It was the HP ump that rung him up (on a ball that both gameday and the “K zone” thought were a strike)
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't get it at all.
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That game in the the 14th inning now
Both teams are about out of players and each team has left numerous men on just in the extra frames.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Let's play 30!
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Aww. ARod looks pouty
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He must need a diaper change
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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 18, 2011 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Steroid withdrawal turns the corners of your lips down
"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
You should have seen him when he was actually called out on strike 3
It was like a four year old who didn’t get five things from the cookie aisle.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh I did see that
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I played that back about eight times
HAHAHAHAHA
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
I just can't believe he didn't get tossed for that outburst
stupid
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It was like a four year old who didn’t get five things from thecookie“supplements” aisle
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I snark because I care.
by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Yankees leave another man in scoring position in the 14th
They have not scored in 10 innings. I’m sooooo loving this.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:31 PM MDT reply actions
Kershaw is having a hissy fit in the dugout
Removed from the game.
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He and ARod can throw a pitty party
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Dodgers LOBster bisque
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Dodgers just blew an outstanding opportunity to make that game close
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:42 PM MDT reply actions
Haha....bases loaded with no outs, and no runs score
(setting aside the leadoff dinger, of course)
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Oh crap, Did that just hit him in the head???
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It looked like it was alost the face
Not good
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions
How is he still in the game?
And now they’ve ejected the pitcher??
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Sounds like warnings must have been issued prior?
…which doesn’t make sense…no previous HBPs this game.
"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
It's Giants v Dodgers
They may issue warnings before every game…
"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."
No, this was the Yanks/O's game (see below)
"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
Yeah, I ralized rgar as soon as I posted.
Nevermind!
/EmilyLitella
"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."
Who? (not watching)
"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
Oh, Dickerson
Whoa. No one should get hit in the kitchen like 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
Chris Dickerson
Looks like he’s gonna stay in the game though
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't know why the ejected the pitcher.
It wasn’t intentional.
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What's even better is that he's out of the game and ARod is still in it
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
And the O's pen would seem empty...who's gonna pitch now?
"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
They have one guy left who's warming up now.
This is crazier than than our 22 inning game.
Stupid AL.
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Oh yeah, I forgot....more 8 man pens in the AL, because of so much less pinchhitting
"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
Only reason I can think of must have been some jawing after the pitch?
"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
Nope nothing.
The pitcher was ejected but he stayed to make sure the guy was okay
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Then there had to be some kinda warning issued prior
Have to wait for the game recap to find out, probably. Seems odd.
"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 don't think so.
RIRF would probably know
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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If there was anything it was way earlier in the game
There’s been nothing in the extra innings that I have seen
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions
And with no previous HBP this game....seems unlikely.
"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 see nothing in the boxscore about warnings before the ejection
but the ejection is noted.
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Warnings don't show up in boxscores iirc
"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 can't wait to see the Yankees defense in the bottom of this inning
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 9:51 PM MDT reply actions
O's pitcher first relief appearance since 07
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Yeah, he is actually one of their starters
And only non pitcher left on Yanks bench is Posada.
"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
AJ Burnett pinch running?? LOLOLO
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Maybe Burnett can go play RF.....
"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
this is hours late
but what’s so funny about a pitcher PR?
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by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2011 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions
It's an AL game
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JFK
AJ Burnett is what makes it funny
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ok just checking
because it’s not like WE’VE never seen a pitcher PR
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by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2011 11:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Really RMN? You think that little of my baseball knowledge?
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That I wouldn't realize a pitcher can be a good pinch runner
ie Aaron Cook? Esmil Rogers? etc etc.
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you're defensive tonight
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by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2011 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
We're pissy
Rockies lost, Yankees, Red Sox, and Giants all won.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not pissy nor defensive.
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Nah. You're just pissed off. That's different lol
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Either way I'm not happy
I think I should just go upstair and cherish the bat Todd Helton gave me or someting because this was not a good night (Good games but bad results).
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Wait? You have a bat from Todd Helton?
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Yeah, I got it when I went to the Mets game last month
(I wanted to write a fanpost about the whole day I had there and basically had the whole thing typed out but the cable that allows me to transfer the pictures to my computer from the camera broke and I had to wait two weeks to get a new one.)
I didn’t want to post it without the pictures because some of the stuff that happened was too unbelieveable and by the time I could post it with them, I thought people wouldn’t care anymore because the game was already a couple of weeks old.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Post it
without this disclaimer and people will read it
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JFK
If you guys want to read it I'll finish writing it tomorrow, throw the pictures in and put it up
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:52 PM MDT up reply actions
I want to read it
if no one else does
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"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Awesome
I’ll put it together then.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Please do
I want to read it
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
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by Junction Rox on May 19, 2011 12:21 AM MDT up reply actions
Not even close.
Just trying to figure out why you weren’t sure that
AJ Burnett pinch running was hilarity
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Iunno, it's not like he wasn't an NL pitcher before New York
He’s not a COMPLETE stranger to the basepaths
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by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2011 11:35 PM MDT up reply actions
He's older and slower and it's funny as hell to me to see him
pinch running.
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you ARE pissy
yeesh, come in and make a joke that’s humor was lost in the complete lack of tone in typing in thee internet and get your head taken off
this place isn’t anything like Cheers. That Russ guy was full of crap.
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by Andrew Martin on May 18, 2011 11:38 PM MDT up reply actions
What? I don't even understand what you are talking about.
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I wasn't trying to take anyone's head off? I'm very confused right now.
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Joba is so going to blow this save.
"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
Joba not in
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Giradi sadi that he did not want to use Joba at all in this game
I guess he wasn’t kidding
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, he must have pitched once this week
/modifiedJobarules
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by Mondogarage on May 18, 2011 10:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, now I get the 6 game losing streak ;-)
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by Mondogarage on May 18, 2011 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, putting Joba in a 4th day in a row would be inadvisable
Or, as Jim Tracy calls it, “standard procedure.”
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
Well now it's past midnight on the east coast so he should be able to put him in now ;-)
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions
No, it's past Joba the Hutt's bedtime
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions
He's actually pitched three days in a row
The Yankee bullpen was in bade shape coming into this game
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Not yet
In play, no out(s)
"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 18, 2011 10:00 PM MDT up reply actions
In a good story....Bryan Stow opened his eyes today
"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
That is good news
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Stop swinging for the fences
Just get on base
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:04 PM MDT reply actions
What just happened? Hit by the ground ball and is out. wow
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ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:04 PM MDT reply actions
That's Lopez like bad luck
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That SO SUCKS
That was going to be a base hit
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:05 PM MDT reply actions
The Giants better blow this lead
I need SOMETHING good to happen tonight
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:06 PM MDT reply actions
Well, you can call GEICO and save 15% on your car insurance
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by Mondogarage on May 18, 2011 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Wut? Do you live under a rock or something?
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The buck stopped here
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by Mondogarage on May 18, 2011 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions
No
But I do live on an Rhode Island :-)
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Do you live on the Island or on the Plantations?
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes
Though the Plantations part separate from the Island part
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Brewers are beating the Padres right now
does that help? Yeah…not really
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Teams that could lose today that would make me happy
1) Phillies
2) Yankees
3) Giants
4) Red Sox
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
And Cook was dominant in his rehab start; I consider that very much a positive
"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 18, 2011 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I can't get pissed, it's the AL
They don’t even play real baseball
"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
Arena football with sticks, my friend. :)
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by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Game Over, Yanks Win
"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 perused Camden Chat
I find no mention of warnings prior to ejection.
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How about the ball that hit the bag in the Rays/Jays game
It’s been a weird night in baseball — especially in the AL East
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:14 PM MDT reply actions
Hahah Schierholz oops
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I can never spell his name correctly without looking it up
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I have no idea if I did....
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Sooooo close
There’s a “T” between the “L” and the “Z”. Better than I would have done though
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions
LOL. Padres drop the relay throw LOL
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I am. Their defense hasn't been THAT bad
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This is fair
But they they are still the Padres, so I’m allowed to think of them like that :-)
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions
OT: Jeff Conaway from TAXI
in a coma from likely OD :(
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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What I found more shocking was reading...
“60 year old Jeff Conaway”.
I feel so old now.
"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 18, 2011 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Several people from that era of TV passing away recently
And yet Abe Vigoda is still kicking. What are the odds?
by Northsider1964 on May 18, 2011 10:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Methinks whiskey acts as a fine
pre-embalming liquid. Whereas cocaine, and opiates…not so much
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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IAWTC
He actually died for real while filming the Godfather, and has been acting out a career in formaldehyde ever since.
"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 18, 2011 10:28 PM MDT up reply actions
I caught a couple episodes of Celebrity Rehab when he was on.
He was a complete mess. This does not surprise me, but still sad.
How is a vegan like Fielder so BIG?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Vegans can still eat way too much
Of course, he could be like that dude in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and not realize that chicken is not vegan food…..
"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 18, 2011 10:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Even if I ate ten points of broccoli, i doubt I could get a gut
A lot of nuts I suppose
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Two more games in extras now
Atlanta / Arizona and Twins / A’s are both tied at 3 in the 10th
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:28 PM MDT reply actions
Bochy bringing out Cain for the 8th inning at 105 pitches
I guess he didn’t learn from Monday night.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:40 PM MDT reply actions
BOCHUPZ
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 18, 2011 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Now he comes out....weird
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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The Ghost of Clint Hurdle still haunts the NL West
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 18, 2011 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions
OT: You know what tastes good?
Chocolate followed by a sip of beer. Damn that’s tasty
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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It tastes better after a Rockies win though
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Well it certainly helps make a loss feel better
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Hey, cool.
I noticed that after a round of golf once. I got a Fat Tire and Snickers bar and wondered how I never knew how good that was. Now it’s a ritual.
My discovery was by accident.
I wonder if there is a chocolate beer?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Oh yes
Sam Adams made a Chocolate Bock last winter. They only put it in their sampler pack that they sold at the time, but Holy. Good. Gravy. was it AMAZING.
Several times, I bought that sampler pack JUST for the Chocolate Bock.
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 18, 2011 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
You'll have to wait until winter, assuming they do it again.
It was very much seasonal, but oh-so-worth the wait if they do make it again. It was like a liquid chocolate bar it was so smooth.
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 18, 2011 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I see the Sam Adams site says they sell it in Fort Collins.
Probably out of date, though. I’ll try to remember to check when I’m up there.
I was able to get it in Aurora this past winter
I’d love it if I could still get it. My liver would hate me, but screw my liver.
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 18, 2011 10:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Livers are just enablers of gallbladders
…and we all KNOW how stupid gallbladders are.
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 18, 2011 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
I fear my gallbladder is revolting on me
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
My niece just had hers removed on Mother's Day
Considering this was her first Mother’s Day as a mother, it wasn’t the best timing possible…
Shockingly, she was home recovering on the couch 3 hours after they took her in for surgery…
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 18, 2011 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Drama queens, they are...
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 18, 2011 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions
(They actually brewed it with a bed of cocoa in the vat)
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 18, 2011 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh yuuuuuummmmm
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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ah.....I can see that
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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There are many.
Try Rogue Double-Fudge Chocolate Stout. One of the best.
Proud member of the Jonathan 'Scrappy Doo' Herrera Fan Club - Puppy Power!
Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some more groundballs. Its more democratic. - Crash Davis
Ooh...nice
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 18, 2011 10:48 PM MDT up reply actions
That sure didn't look like a strike
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
With DLR's complete game today, I hope the MattPen is rested and ready for tomorrow!
by Charlie77 on May 18, 2011 10:49 PM MDT reply actions 3 recs
hehe
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They're rested...and they're PISSED
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 18, 2011 10:50 PM MDT up reply actions
This needs
a small picture of Daley hiding in the barn, as that’s where he is for the time being.
"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
LaTroy Hawkins pitching ot Brad Hawpe
And he’s out on the first pitch…really Brad?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Romo is pissed!
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Even more so than when he was pwnt yesterday?
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 18, 2011 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions
I think he's mad because he gave up one hit
and Bochy took him out. He was slamming his fist into his glove.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Aw...poor baby
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 18, 2011 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Wilson coming into the game with 1st and second two out and the LA crowd is booing the hell out of him
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:52 PM MDT reply actions
Maybe they'll boo the beard off of him
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 18, 2011 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Gah, I hate that beard
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
So do the ninjas and lumberjacks
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 18, 2011 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions
It's seriously one of the most hideous things I've ever seen
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Wilson is kind of a tool.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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I may not know enough about him to make that call.
I’ve never seen anything that rose to bona fide ass-ness.
All you need to know is that 09 is the arbiter of " kind - of - a - tool"ishness. No debate is necessary.
Brian Wilson never sings his own praises except in a comic sense. Instead, when the inevitable microphone is thrust into the, ah, area around his mouth he chooses to sing the praises of his teammates.
Also, when asked to describe a “perfect pitch” scenario he called the Series win last year.
Before the season had begun.
Rail on, folks. The man has made his mark.
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 19, 2011 9:20 AM MDT up reply actions
I think Wilson is probably a fairly normal guy
Who just likes to play the role of a villain. He’s like Al Hrbosky with a better fastball, and 24/7/365 sports coverage.
Maybe he likes the role a little too much, but whatever. If he wasn’t a damn good pitcher, it would just be a bad joke.
by Northsider1964 on May 19, 2011 9:45 AM MDT up reply actions
With all due respect, 64 - where does he play up this villainous role?
I submit that he’s portrayed as more of a villain by various opposing fanbases.
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 19, 2011 9:50 AM MDT up reply actions
I said villain, not felon
I’m just saying the whole “Fear the Beard” thing is a lot like themes we’ve seen from other hard-throwing closers like Hrbosky or Wild Thing Williams. Wilson is a better pitcher than those guys and he has a World Series ring, which adds to the hatred from other fanbases. Wilson didn’t create the villain role, but seems to enjoy it. I just don’t see it as a big deal one way or the other. He can pitch – that’s the basis on which I judge him.
by Northsider1964 on May 19, 2011 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions
I have to admit, his goofiness is somewhat endearing
GAAAAHHHHH!!! I can’t believe I just wrote that!
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 18, 2011 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Who are you and what have you done with Destro??!!!
Does Casbah know of your treachery?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Not yet, but I will probably tell her
I’m like that.
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 18, 2011 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions
He still annoys the hell out of me.
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 18, 2011 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Casbah: "I just got a little nauseous"
I’m preparing the couch.
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 18, 2011 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Are you referring to this specific treachery
or Destro’s treachery in general?
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on May 18, 2011 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
This is the only treachery I'm privy to
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
There IS no other treachery
and I have thought better of my idiotic and ignorant statement.
Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
HEAR YE: All tremble (with laughter) at Sir Preening Fauxhawk, BS, of the Clan of the Great Pumpkin. Hurry before the Nothing devours his face!
I snark because I care.
by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 11:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Casbah is over your shoulder, isn't she?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
No, she's at the other end of the DR table
I just (usually) know when I have crossed the line…as I did here tonight. :)
Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
HEAR YE: All tremble (with laughter) at Sir Preening Fauxhawk, BS, of the Clan of the Great Pumpkin. Hurry before the Nothing devours his face!
I snark because I care.
by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Ahahahahaha 2 runs in 5-4 now
Go Dodgers!
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
tie game!
dare I dream of another come from ahead loss for the Gints?
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on May 18, 2011 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions
LOLZ Wilson blows the save!!! hahahahahaah
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Bochy really kind of messed up this inning
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions
BOCHUPZ
Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
HEAR YE: All tremble (with laughter) at Sir Preening Fauxhawk, BS, of the Clan of the Great Pumpkin. Hurry before the Nothing devours his face!
I snark because I care.
by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
This warms my heart!
Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
HEAR YE: All tremble (with laughter) at Sir Preening Fauxhawk, BS, of the Clan of the Great Pumpkin. Hurry before the Nothing devours his face!
I snark because I care.
by Paleface Destro on May 18, 2011 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
TIED GAME!!!!!!!!
Finally the Giants are BABIP
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 10:58 PM MDT reply actions
Braves get a run in the top of the 11th but in the bottom of the inning
the D’backs get two and win the game 5-4.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:01 PM MDT reply actions
Oh Come on Dodgers. Don't screw this up
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
There are no words for my hatred of Cody Ross
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
I'd say that spoke volumes
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
GAH ......Cody Ross!!!
/shaking fist
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Yes?
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 19, 2011 12:27 AM MDT up reply actions
I hope everyone notices that Lance Cormier is pitching for the Dodgers in the top of the ninth of a tie game
That’s where Jim Tracy would have been using his closer. Cormier has been worse this year than Paulino
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 11:17 PM MDT reply actions
Am I supposed to be happy about the Giants benefittng from more manager stupidity?
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:18 PM MDT up reply actions
On the bright side
Brian Wilson stands to pick up the win….
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
Whatever the manager does is wrong, unless it works. Then he's a button pusher.
In line for seats at the Grand Junction Rockies 2012 home opener
"I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes" - Bill James (Simpsons version)
"Everyone study two out situations, count management, and I'll be back with some gluten free crackers"
by Junction Rox on May 18, 2011 11:19 PM MDT up reply actions
That is insane
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Of course it is
it involves Brian Wilson
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ 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 18, 2011 11:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Nope
But people tend to make a rapid jump from “My manager made a bad decision” to “My manager is the only one who would make that bad decision and he is the worst manager ever and if we only had a different manager, he wouldn’t make bad decisions ever”
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 11:22 PM MDT up reply actions
about that
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
And they are at home
I almost wish they had Broxton back, he could at least put some fear out there with as big as he is.
"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 thought Cormier was the new closer?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
Orig.Thugget Loyalist #4, UNugg #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
That would be Vicente Padilla
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 11:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Isn't he on the DL?
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Nope
He does have a strained forearm, but he’s not on the DL. This articlesays they would go on a closer by committee until he’s good to go, starting with Matt Guerrier, Kenley Jansen and Mike McDougal. Two of those were available. Cormier had an ERA over 7.00 coming in.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 11:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Dodgers
really want to tank to sell the club don’t they?
/I say this in jest as that organization is historically awesome and I hate seeing it go through what it is right now.
"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
Turns out Jansen and Guerrier were unavailable due to recent work
Kershaw only went 5 IP before being pinch hit for, as the bases were loaded with one out. They essentially had a four man pen tonight, which was a gamble even with their ace.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 11:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Can I press the reset button I the night?
The scores all acorss baseball are pretty nauseating.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:23 PM MDT reply actions
Wilson gimpy?
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I don't think Jamie Carrol has had a big hit all year
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:26 PM MDT reply actions
So all of them are
small and bloopy?
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JFK
That sounds like Carroll
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Well Carroll only has 3 RBI in 168 PA's
That should tell you how many big hits he’s getting.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks for nothing Dodgers
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Well, hopefully the Rocks play tomorrow (no rain issues)
and we can get a victory.
I’m out. See you guys tomorrow.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say it's playoffs or bust"- J. Hammel
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Chacin/Blanton
I feel good about that match-up. There’s no Beimel or Delcarmen to screw it up this time. No Utley either.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 18, 2011 11:46 PM MDT up reply actions
The role of Beimel and Delcarmen will be played by Morales and Paulino
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I forget - had Beimel's arm fallen off completely when that game was played
Or was it still hanging on by a few threads?
Not easy throwing four nights a week with the weight of Frankie Mo and Randy Flores strapped to your back.
by Northsider1964 on May 19, 2011 7:31 AM MDT up reply actions
Via Renck
Brian Wikson stepped in a hole, turned his ankle. Day to day.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on May 18, 2011 11:53 PM MDT reply actions
Seriously?
Oh, wow, the entire rest of the division is just cursed when it comes to their closers’ health…
"Brian Wilson stepped in a hole"
Deep deep sarchasm there, Brian.
"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
Paulino and Morales
Interestingly, I think they had an impact on the game despite not appearing in it. With one out in the 8th inning, Tracy sent DLR out to give up one of the 5 remaining outs in the game bunting. DLR did bunt, but now you have one out to get a hit instead of two outs to get two hits or one extra-base hit. At the time I was wondering why. Then they showed a shot of Paulino and Morales tossing in the bullpen and I understood. Even though Tracy likes bunting just a bit too much and might have played it the same way anyhow, tonight he didn’t have the confidence in the pen to give him the option to do anything else. With a tie or down a run he needed to leave DLR in.
This was a great game and it’s sad that it came down to one wild pitch and maybe bad baserunning, but that’s how good close games are. Winning one of two in Philly would still be a success so go get ’em tomorrow!
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They affect a lot of games they don't appear in
If not now, then certainly in August when the other relievers are running on fumes.
by Northsider1964 on May 19, 2011 7:26 AM MDT up reply actions
Our offense
Last night was a really tough loss. The Rockies have to get smith in after leading off the 9th with that double. Good teams get that run in. Especially with your 3,4, and 5 hitters coming up, and with no outs!
I really have no confidence in Tulo right now. I hate saying it, but it’s the truth. But I don’t have any solutions for him either. He’s one of the most frustrating streaky hitters I’ve ever seen. Blah. (I know I’ll get a lot of heat for that).
Jorge was great last night. He really deserved a win or at the very least a no decision.
Our bats have to show up this evening against Blanton because I can’t stomach anymore of these 1 run losses on the road.
Come on Rockies!!!
- Attending Rockies game on 28 May vs St. Louis Cardinals
Can we dump Alfredo and the Hambino
for Brothers and EYJ/Chris Nelson?
How far did the Hambino miss that last pitch by, I swear he missed that fastball by 6 inches.
Maybe if he colored his beard or shaved it it wouldn’t make me want him off this team so much…all my roomates (aren’t Rockies fans) laugh at me when he comes up to bat. Its embarassing, I am sick of it.
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