Wednesday Rockpile: Enter the Millwood, If Ye Dare
by Jeff Aberle on Aug 10, 2011 6:30 AM MDT
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PrintThe Rockies continued their recent dominance of the Reds last night (they've now won 23 of the last 28 meetings between the clubs), even winning when scoring less than 4 runs (an update below). However, the true test of said dominance will come tonight when the Kevin Millwood Experience is unleashed on southern Ohio.
The 36 year-old Millwood was actually a useful pitcher as recently as 2009, putting up 3.4 rWAR for Texas, though he was only slightly above replacement level last year. With Matt Lindstrom likely heading to the DL, Colorado would love to have Millwood go deep into tonight's game. Having thrown at least 140 innings in every year from 1998-2010, Millwood certainly deserves the innings-eater moniker. Hopefully he still has enough in his tank to help the Rockies.
Scoring (4) Runs is Important Update
While the Rockies might have won with only 3 runs last night, it was only the 14th time in 61 chances that they had done so. That 14-47 mark (.230) has obviously been detrimental to the Rockies (I mean, most teams don't win when scoring 3 or less) -- and it's the high volume of such games that has truly been a disappointment. After all, when scoring 4 or more, Colorado is 41-15, good for a .732 winning %. Furthermore, Colorado is only 7-5 when its pitchers allow 2 runs in a game (and 10-11 when they allow 3). Teams should win the vast majority of games in which their pitchers allow two or three runs, yet Colorado is only a little over .500 (17-16).
In 2010, Colorado had only 66 three runs or less games all year -- this year, Colorado is on pace for 85 three runs or less games. Those extra 19 games equate to a loss of about 9.5 games that would have been wins if the 4 win threshold had been reached (using Colorado's current winning %s for each). That's the difference between third place and the division lead right now for the Rockies.
Of the long list of reasons why this team hasn't been very successful in 2011, scoring runs inefficiently is near the top. Colorado is on pace to score 735 runs this year (4.5 runs per game), yet they have scored 3 or less -- a full run and a half less than their average -- in 52% of those games. In 2010, the Rockies scored 4.75 R/game and scored 3 or less only 41% of the time.
Fun fact: of those 61 times they've scored 3 or less, Colorado has put up exactly 3 runs 31 times (they are 11-20 in those games), their most common run outcome by far (next closest is 1, 2, and 6 with 12 times each). In 2010 the Rockies scored exactly 3 runs in only 15 games all season. Of course, the Giants have managed to go 14-8 this year while scoring exactly 3 runs.
Juan Nicasio Update
Obviously, near the forefront of most Rockies fans' minds is the status of the hospitalized Juan Nicasio. Yesterday's update had Juan talking to his mother and moving around for the second day in a row. Great news on that front, considering the circumstances.
Other Links
Dexter Fowler added a leg kick to his swing on July 19th, shortly after returning from AAA, and it has paid off in a big way. Since then, Dexter has hit .363 with six triples. Also in that link is a few notes about Jhoulys Chacin's bullpen session -- he had felt some hand inflammation after his most recent start, but he was throwing well yesterday.
Finally, John Sickels of SB Nation's own Minor League Ball reviews his preseason Rockies Top 20 list. Looking at his list, a few prospects have taken big steps forward (Nicasio, Bettis, Wheeler) while others have shown some steady progress (Arenado, Brothers, Blackmon). Unfortunately, a few prospects have stagnated somewhat (Rosario, Friedrich, Weathers) and the blue chipper Matzek (until very recently) has had a lost year.
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A quick correction:
However, the true test of said dominance will come tonight when the Kevin Millwood Experience is unleashed onsouthern OhioNorth Kentucky.
Well I chuckled in 2009
When the Rockies picked up Jose Contrares. But he actually gave the team a couple of good starts and some important innings down the stretch. So let’s hope Millwood can do the same.
Too bad about Lindstrom. Thank goodness for Roenike’s contribution and Betancourt’s revival, or Matt Belisle would have buzzards circling his seat in the bullpen.
I would have killed to have Contreras last season, too.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 8:02 AM MDT up reply actions
you'd be a death row mockery
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 8:10 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I wanted him too.
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yup, contreras was a great addition, including clutch relief in the NLDS
….then he went and signed with the phillies and i went huh?
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
I really have a bad feeling about the upcoming Rockies experience with the miller of wood.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 10, 2011 7:29 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Maybe not
He is playing to get a minor league contract and invitation to Spring Training next year. I would like for him to do well as a possible stopgap pitcher during the cold weather months as pitchers like JDR and Nicasio work on comebacks.
my bet is awesome to start
and everyone will say “Jesus truly loves us!”
then we will find out he is what we thought he is.
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Aug 10, 2011 8:38 AM MDT up reply actions
Awesome or terrible…or somewhere in between. You really covered your bases there didn’t you?
by ShadowPenguin on Aug 10, 2011 9:38 AM MDT up reply actions
When you top out at 85, bad things happen
I get why we picked him up but I just don’t see this going well. Bruce and Votto scare me today.
better than throwing 90 and not being able to locate your pitches
which is what all of our other options would be
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 9:05 AM MDT up reply actions
Tru dat
If anything, I could see him dominating the Reds because they’re over-aggressive.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Looking at this link
of the most improved minor leaguers from 2007. A huge power spike seems to bode well. I had Wheeler in mind when I read this but it is notable that he also has a strikeout rate much much higher than anyone else mentioned.
"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
Heard an interesting Tulo stat...
…on MLB Network this morning. Seventeen of Tulo’s 22 HR’s and 62 of his 80 RBI have come in the 55 Rockies WINS. Suppose this could be viewed in two ways but I take it as a positive for Tulo’s value to the team.
Hey, we all wish Tulo’s numbers in late and close situations were better, but anybody who doesn’t see Tulo’s value to the Rockies as overwhelmingly positive isn’t worth the keystrokes necessary to call them an idiot.
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by Franchise26 on Aug 10, 2011 8:23 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
if he's so good, then why have I never heard of him?
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You mean Cargo Gonzales
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Who's he?
Does he work at Taco Bell?
Is it 2012 yet?
by DAWNMARIE01 on Aug 10, 2011 11:52 AM MDT up reply actions
He's Mexican.
Speedy Gonzales’ cousin.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 11:54 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was Tulowitzky?
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Aug 10, 2011 9:31 AM MDT up reply actions
You are all wrong.
It’s Tulo Troyowitsky
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I hate Tulo, and still completely agree.
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too long, not enough snark
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Just sounds like to me that
this team likes beating up on crap pitchers.
More RBI means more men on base ahead of Tulo…
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Man, I'm starting to grow fond of Pedroia.
Love the way he plays baseball. And his attitude.
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 9:18 AM MDT up reply actions
I so so so so wish we had him.
2nd round pick!!! aarhsofjslrtg
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Josh Rutledge! Tommy Field! Trevor Story!
Patience!
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
"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 really surprised Field doesn't get talked about more here
obviously Rutledge and his hit streak has been overshadowing him, but Field has put up good numbers consistently and his glove has a good reputation as well
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 10:39 AM MDT up reply actions
He gets a fair few mentions
Though eh does sound like he profiles as a glove-first utility man at MLB level and it’s hard to get too excited, especially considering recent history. But I’d love to be wrong!
he's glove first
but he’s hit 15 HRs two years in a row now, and all of his other numbers look pretty solid.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm actively rooting for him to have a huge Spring Training
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same here
we really need somebody to fill that spot…
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 10:58 AM MDT up reply actions
Thomas Field is 24. He has 31 HR in his aged 23 and 24 seasons
We had another similar lower round middle infielder who hit 38 HR in his aged 23 and 24 year seasons in the minors. You’re probably not surprised to find out that guy was Clint Barmes
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions
who had a pretty good ROTY cailber season...
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And I still like Field's numbers better
One of those season’s for Barmes was at Colorado Springs so I don’t weigh the HR’s hit there as much and Field has shown a much better ability to get on base than Barmes ever did.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions
Josh Fields?
Oh…Thomas Field
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 1:56 PM MDT up reply actions
actually Barmes took his age 23, 24, and 25 season to hit those HRs.
but yeah i’m not at all surprised, I immediately thought Barmes when I saw those HR numbers.
I just think he should be mentioned more as a possible 2B candidate next year.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions
did you know Clint Barmes has a career 21.1 LD%
that absolutely stuns me.
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conveniently, Field has hit a 22% LD rate in Tulsa this year
but yeah, that’s pretty stunning to me as well. He’s a much better fit in another organization where his numbers don’t look that bad at SS.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions
He's also on pace to have an above-average season for Houston as well
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
Yeah I've been paying attention to Barmes.
2+ WAR
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 1:38 PM MDT up reply actions
His best season ever
after he gets traded away
Time for some of this Rockies: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." Nolan Ryan
HA!
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
which is ridiculous
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
Yeah, well, his issues were never tied to what happened when he DID make contact
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 11:25 AM MDT up reply actions
he has a 0 ld% on low and away sliders
"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
Barmes hit 38 HR's in his age 23, 24, and 25 season in just over 1600 PA's
and 1100 of those were at Colorado Springs.
Field has hit 31 HR’s in just 987 PA’s in his 23 and 24 year old seasons and none of them have come at Colorado Springs.
Field has also done this while sporting an OBP about 45 points higher than Barmes through these games.
I’m thinking Field >>>>>>> Barmes
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 11:20 AM MDT up reply actions
only weakness is the higher K rate
but he makes up with it with a much better BB rate
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
Bah, you're correct
I misread them
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
Hey I mention him quite a bit :-)
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 11:06 AM MDT up reply actions
haha I think I missed 2/3 of those discussions
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 11:12 AM MDT up reply actions
How dare you not read everything I post :-)
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 11:21 AM MDT up reply actions
I still hate his face.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:23 PM MDT up reply actions
I imagine Anderson will
since he’s a college arm without a whole lot of projection room left. He’s just going through the motions here.
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I really wish the deadline was earlier than Aug 15
it’s such a waste of time.
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I think they are changing it to July 15 next year
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 9:19 AM MDT up reply actions
I think they are changing it to July 15 next year
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 9:19 AM MDT up reply actions
ugh double post fail
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 9:20 AM MDT up reply actions
Crazy idea that doesn't make sense for other reasons but may help MLB market it's propects a little better
Instead of moving the signing date up, move the draft back to July the after the All Star game. It would instantly get more exposure because there’s nothing else going on in the sports world that day – Fans would pay more attention to who their team picked as there’s no games to distract them.
You could probably move the ASG up a week since it’s already past the half way point of the season and you really don’t want the draft that late, but some of these guys take so long to sign anyway that it wouldn’t make much of a difference. All this while MLB gets to showcase it’s future stars as they plop the draft on what is probably the most uneventful sports day of the year right now.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
to July the day* after the All Star game
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 9:54 AM MDT up reply actions
one of the main problems they want to fix is having the signing deadline before the trade deadline though
so that we don’t have silly things like Pomeranz sitting around at the Indians Spring training facility for 2 weeks.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 9:57 AM MDT up reply actions
but i do think that would probably make it more marketable
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 9:57 AM MDT up reply actions
Or they could just change the rule from
“You cant be traded until a year after you’re signed” to “you can’t be traded untill 11 months after you’re signed”.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions
that would be a logical solution
but for who knows what reason they haven’t done anything to fix it
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 10:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Bud Selig and logical often don't mix well
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 10:10 AM MDT up reply actions
D'oh.
Well I guess we went 1-2 last year in Cincinnati.
It was during that 1-9 road trip last year, so I figured we got swept
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 9:11 AM MDT up reply actions
Cook was so good in that win
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 9:12 AM MDT up reply actions
So why was Greg Reynolds unavailable to start today?
Greg Reynolds was not an option to fill this spot because he was just optioned back to Triple-A. He must stay there at least 10 days unless an injury creats a roster spot.
Lindstrom went down with an injury.
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Greg Reynolds was unavailable to start today because he sucks.
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by Franchise26 on Aug 10, 2011 9:25 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
In a more serious vein, the Rockies had probably planned to just option a reliever out and sign Millwood before they realized they were going to have to put Lindstrom on the DL. Maybe if Lindstrom had been injured before, they wouldn’t have ever signed Millwood and would have just stuck with Reynolds. But I’m not that upset about Greg Reynolds not getting another shot, to be honest.
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I think that was exactly the case.
The team had already signed Millwood.
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions
and Kevin Millwood doesn't?
I honestly wouldn’t have minded Reynolds.
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 9:26 AM MDT up reply actions
I was at Saturday night’s game to watch Reynolds almost give all of that 9-3 lead back in one inning. I now very much ‘mind’ Greg Reynolds.
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by Franchise26 on Aug 10, 2011 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Me too!
Never been a very consistent performer. If the Rox are ever going to compete, people like Greg Reynolds need to stay in the minors.
by Real Perspective on Aug 10, 2011 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
He’s been consistently bad
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by nodakroxfan on Aug 10, 2011 11:17 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I really don't mind this Kevin Millwood deal
There was/is literally nobody better – inside the organization or otherwise – available than him.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Me neither.
It actually makes the game a bit more interesting to me, as opposed to another Reynolds or Mortenson start.
As was said yesterday (or the day before or whenever)
This is Livan Hernandez starting in 2008.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
I hated that deal, though,
because he was getting paid so much money.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions
oh damn, we made the trade, didn't we
he didn’t actually clear
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions
I thought the Twins just made us take him (and his contract) because we claimed him
I could be wrong, but I thought that’s why I was so pissed off at the time. Although, it’s not out of the question that I was just pissed off in general anyway.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:45 PM MDT up reply actions
well I mean we got him without him clearing and getting DFA'd first
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's right I believe.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions
wow
hernandez gave up 36 runs in 40 IP for us.
just wow.
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lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
Which is easier? Score one more run a game or limit the opposition to one less?
Jeff had an interesting insight:
Of course, the Giants have managed to go 14-8 this year while scoring exactly 3 runs.
This is because the Giants have better pitching (especially now with all the injuries our staff has suffered, but somewhat better even at the start of the season). O’dowd said in the aftermath of the Ubaldo trade that while he still wanted to add an impact bat improving pitching was needed.
Is this the right approach? So it’s the age-old question of how to balance hitting and pitching. Does playing at Coors outweigh the impact of the “pitcher era” baseball seems to have entered? Personally, I think that while pitching is absolutely critical to putting together a team that reach the postseason and do well once there, the reality of the Rockies is that we play 81 games at Coors Field (which isn’t the launching pad it used to be but is certainly still hitter-friendly), plus a good number at other hitter-friendly parks around the league. I think for this reason, adding some power at one or more of the corner positions is essential between now and April (and EY2 isn’t going to do it). The Giants may be able to win a lot of 3-2 games. The Rockies need to position themselves to win the 4-3 games.
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I disagree about the power
Coors isn’t a home run park anymore. It’s a doubles-and-triples park. Combine that with the fact that a lot of the road games are in pitcher’s parks, if you’re going after hitting, you need contact, not power hitters.
I agree that the pitching-only solution, playing half the season at Coors, isn’t going to work.
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by Yokel on Aug 10, 2011 2:15 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
You make a good point
we don’t necessarily need a slugger who hits home runs but also strikes out a lot. We do need a guy who hits well above .300 and frequently hits the ball hard down the lines and to the gaps though. Doubles and hard-hit singles with fewer strikeouts. The ability to score a fast runner from first or an average runner from second. Sounds a lot like a healthy Todd Helton actually. Anyone have a cloning process yet?
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Nolan Arenado.
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Yessir.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions
April Jonny Herrera
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Man, that guy was good.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:53 PM MDT up reply actions
too many homers to be scrappy
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
This is from the Casper Tribune in 2003
CSTSports sent it to me…also found a pic of Herrera leaping over Russell Martin from that season
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Hahahaha
Love the headline/sub-line
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions
But, I'm also picturing the headline saying "Same old shit"
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions
There is a Groupon today for half off tickets to a Rockies game.
So far, nobody has bought it.
Wow. That's sad.
It’s all Tue, Wed night games though.
Is it 2012 yet?
by DAWNMARIE01 on Aug 10, 2011 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions
PURPLE ROW NEEDS TO GET A SECTION AND ROCK THE HOUSE! I'll drive the 7 hours to get there
DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS TO DROP UBALDO AND NICASIO FROM MY FANTASY LEAGUE? I'VE HAD UBALDO SINCE 2008.
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They are only for Upper deck reserved infield and outfield.
If I lived in Denver, I’d get the tickets.
That reminds me, I need to buy my tickets for the September 17th game against the Gnats.
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I have a plan.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 11:58 AM MDT up reply actions
I bought one last month. Ended up being for the game that Nicasio got hit.
I think I’ll pass on this one.
Is it 2012 yet?
by DAWNMARIE01 on Aug 10, 2011 10:58 AM MDT up reply actions
Really.
The losing hasn’t affected attendance yet. On the last home stand they were:
39.3K, 39.1K, 39.4K, 35K, 35.9K, 43.3K, 34.8K.
That’s against the Nats and Phillies with 3 weeknight games and a day game.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 11:15 AM MDT up reply actions
this is what happens when you sign your two best players to long term extensions
they bought a lot of good will with the fans. and they also got a lot of less interested fans more interested.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 11:21 AM MDT up reply actions
most of the crowd at the phillies games was phillies fans though
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lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
I'm gonna, I'm just waiting on people to get back to me
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions
Nice words from Jeff A.
This was a very nice assessment post by Jeff A. It explains the basis for some of the problems the team has had.
Looking forward to see if Millwood can deliver. Glad to see Juancito is alive and kicking!
by Real Perspective on Aug 10, 2011 11:12 AM MDT reply actions
Well sounds like Brandon Phillips won't be playing today
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What's interesting to me is the point that actively trying to stop it probably isn't going to work.
Which I agree with. A better strategy is to channel it to more appropriate (or less inappropriate) times.
I agree. From stopthewave.net:
NEVER start the wave while the home team is pitching
NEVER start the wave if the home team has one or more men on base
NEVER start the wave if either team is a grand-slam (that’s 4 runs for the non-baseball types that "volunteered" to chaperone that day) away from tying the game.
NEVER, EVER, START THE WAVE DURING A PLAYOFF GAME!
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 1:37 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Keep it simple
NEVER start the wave if you’re in a baseball stadium
ALWAYS and immediately start a “Lets go Rockies” chant if someone in your section tries to get a wave started.
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That one doesn't work as well when the other team's batting though
and you have to act fast to kill a wave. Stop it before it starts. Once it has momentum, the only thing that’ll stop it is some inane between innings spot on the jumbotron, a home run, or a double play.
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good article
I wish instead of the wave those guys would start the “let’s go rockies” cheer instead. That way you are at least cheering the action on the field instead of paying attention to something other than what you paid money to see.
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Seriously this.
I always try to get it going and people just look at me funny. Of course, I’m usually in a sports bar, so that might have something to do with it.
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by SDcat09 on Aug 10, 2011 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
ok that's funny, and you get a rec today
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions
lol thanks!
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Edgar Gonzalez and Kevin Millwood officially up
Lindstrom to the DL, Stewart to AAA
Anxiously waiting the arrival of Drew Pomeranz.
Edgar Gonzalez?
What in the world.
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 1:50 PM MDT up reply actions
we needed innings from someone...
though I’m somewhat surprised it was Greg Reynolds, they could have called him up as an injury replacement for Lindstrom
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't know who Edgar Gonzalez is.
But perhaps they feel like they know all they need to about Greg Reynolds. Might as well take the opportunity to actually get more info on someone else.
Right handed 29yo starter/reliever
Was in the big leagues with Arizona from 2003-2008 here and there. Oakland 2009. Not up since then. Career 5.88 ERA.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Juan Rincon, anybody?
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions
hahaha
4 ER in 0.1 IP. wow.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 1:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Strikeout of Terrence Long
Double by Marcus Teahen
Wild pitch.
Home run by Ruben Gotay
Walk to Shane Costa
Walk to John Buck.
Removed from game
Replaced by Matt Herges, who allowed both runners to score
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions
marcus teahen, HEH
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:06 PM MDT up reply actions
That's gotta be the funniest play by play ever
Every single player you mentioned sucked
Worshiping the holy trinity of Cargo, Tulo, and Ubaldo
Hey, Matt Herges wasn't too bad.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:31 PM MDT up reply actions
loved me some Herges
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Probably why only 22k people showed up to see it on a Friday night
2005 Royals vs. Diamondbacks. The Royals were more games out of first place (22) at that point than they had won games (19)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 2:36 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hahaha
That’s terrific.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Whoa, Stewy back down?
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For Edgar Gonzalez?? Oh my
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Wait which Edgar Gonzalez are we talking about?
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Ohhhhhh lol
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Pretty safe to say he's not back next year.
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 1:51 PM MDT up reply actions
And perhaps not this year either
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 1:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not.
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waiver trade?
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:00 PM MDT up reply actions
I guess my MLB 2k11 line-up in 2013 is officially impossible to come true then.
2B – Rickie Weeks, LF – Seth Smith, CF – Carlos Gonzalez, SS – Troy Tulowitzki, 3B – Ian Stewart, 1B – Billy Butler, LF – Alex Gordon, C – Wilin Rosario
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm in my first season of MLB: The Show (so, this year) and at the All-Star break, the Mets offered me a trade.
It was some minor league dude, Chris Young (the pitcher), and Jose Reyes for Greg Reynolds and Tyler Matzek. I accepted.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Which Tyler Matzek?
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Good question.
Probably one that is somewhere in the middle.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:41 PM MDT up reply actions
i'm pitching in 2016 and the only real people still on the team are cargo, tulo, and JOSE LOPEZ.
ubaldo signed with the phillies.
WTF.
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
probably
though they didn’t really have any PT for him anyway, since they are giving Nelson a shot
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:02 PM MDT up reply actions
FTFY
since they are giving Nelson a shot using Nelson as IF backup
Time for some of this Rockies: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." Nolan Ryan
Flippin' Ty Wigginton
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Ugggh...
…just because Wiggy can’t play the middle slots and Nelson can is not a good reason to make the better player the utie man…
Any chance you can convince Rockies management of that
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ty wigginton being terrible at baseball isn't convincing rockies management of that
what chance do we have?
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lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
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FFFFFFFFFFF.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 10, 2011 2:20 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
He's batting .360 with 16 homers and 50 RBI's for me in The Show '11.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:34 PM MDT up reply actions
But is he slopping hogs or Tweeting?
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Neither...
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions
What about brown toast with the white rice?
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Nope.
NO TOAST, ONLY THE STUFF MENTIONED ABOVE. DON’T GIVE MY GUYS ANY IDEAS.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:45 PM MDT up reply actions
My apologies
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It's okay.
I’d just like to keep them as far away from being the real Rockies as possible.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Probably an excellent executive decision.
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in literally every game i've ever played, BBM, The Show, 2k11, anything
stewart becomes so awesome.
WHY DOES NOT TRANSLATE!!?
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lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Riiiiiiiiight
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Sticking with the 8 relievers I see
Sure says something about the quality of the starters
Time for some of this Rockies: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." Nolan Ryan
Here's the lineup:
Fowler8, Nelson4, Gonzalez9, Tulowitzki6, Helton3, Smith7, Wigginton5, Iannetta2, Millwood1
This year sucks.
Looks promising
Some of the Rox lineups have been just plane baffling. But I suppose there is ususally a method at stake.
Wonder if Millwood hits a HR his first at bat.
by Real Perspective on Aug 10, 2011 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions
You have to wonder
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions
my only request...
can we please, just one Sunday, put the ENTIRE A lineup out there? with no subs at all?
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions
well we kind of have a "pick your poison" at 2B and 3B right now
but other than that we can send out all of our starters
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I would consider this exact lineup, or this one but with Ellis and either combination of Nelson/Wiggy at third
to be our A-lineup.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:37 PM MDT up reply actions
man, we don't have a freaking A lineup
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Kind of my point.
Because if a lefty happens to be pitching, half of this lineup goes out the window.
Man, this team sucks. :(
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions
I want to go out and find every switch hitter ever
and just stack the lineup with guys who may or may not be any good.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions
This team was 1/3d of the way there
When Morales was healthy.
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A bunch of Jonathan Herreras and Eric Youngs
OH GOD
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:46 PM MDT up reply actions
we needed to trade for Carlos Beltran
and other noteworthy switch hitters
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Jose Reyes too
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions
we can only have so many mets before we begin to hate ourselves though
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:50 PM MDT up reply actions
We could've had him, too.
MF.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Tracy would be SO pissed off
“What? I can’t needlessly doubleswitch everyone?”
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions
i dunno
I think Tracy dreams about having a lineup full of switch hitters.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Only mediocre ones, though.
See above.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions
suddenly, interleague
“After 6 shaky innings from Burnett, Girardi is going to the pen…he’s bringing out the righ- excuse me, the lef-…. He’s calling for Pat Venditte”
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
If only we would have run that out behind Ubaldo a few times
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You thought the Rockies were kings of the solo HR
The Giants just tied a 97-year-old record for consecutive home runs with teh bases empty with 19.
Sidenote: Why do the Phillies own all these obscure records?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 2:05 PM MDT reply actions
Because they're one of the oldest teams in the league.
And they sucked for most of that time.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 2:06 PM MDT up reply actions
They were awful from the beginning of time until like 1980.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions
They've lost more games than any team in baseball
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions
No. They had some good years
in the 50s and 60s. That’s partially what killed the Athletics, who were the #1 team in Philly for most of the first half of the 20th century. They started coming on in the 70s. They’ve been up and down since.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions
They did make it to the World Series in 1950 (where they got swept)
But after that they only finished higher than 4th in the division/league twice in the next 23 years – including sporting the worst record in the entire NL 7 times in that span.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 2:46 PM MDT up reply actions
But those were the days
when finishing 3rd or 4th wasn’t really that bad.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions
This is compared to their constant
basement dwelling for about the 40 previous years.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions
too soon :(
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
totally not cool
although we have to move on at some point…right?
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Not for at least 5 years...
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 2:34 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah, but maybe wait more than 2 weeks
and don’t give the number to a garbage scrub who’s only job is to pitch mop up innings so our good pitchers arms don’t asplode.
That was supposed to be Pomeranz or White's number
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Millwood will wear 40.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 2:22 PM MDT up reply actions
And on Purple Row he will now be referred to as
“Not Ubaldo”
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 2:23 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nice.
I don’t really care either way.
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
"career"
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No-
Google shows him wearing 50something.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
31
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Huh. Weird.
Aren’t any of those numbers available?
I mean, I doubt he chose that number maliciously or anything. And it’s not like Ubaldo is dead. But it just seems a bit odd.
They're saving 31 for the return of Cedric Bowers.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Matt Daley
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd rather have Cedric Bowers.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions
wow.
that hurts.
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Guess we won't ever retire number 38 huh
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That crap ain't right.
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Oh my.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 2:35 PM MDT up reply actions
So let's see
The Rockies are in Ohio, Ubaldo will be pitching in Ohio – #38 is back on the team………..
But Ubaldo? He won’t be pitching for us..
I feel like a country song can be written about this.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 2:36 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Boooooooooooooooo!!!!
This scrub can wear another number for the handful of days he is up with the MLB club this year
I really do not approve of another guy wearing 38 this season.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 10, 2011 2:37 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'd take one of the trade-ees.
White seems like he has the attitude to try it.
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Yeah but that happened in the offseason
and people had more time to get used to Holliday being gone.
This just seems cold.
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by SDcat09 on Aug 10, 2011 2:54 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
A little bit.
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Its very cold in a "Ubaldo who?" kind of way
but its worse that a garbage time reliever gets it, instead of someone with talent and a potential star
That and Holliday effectively stabbed the fans in the back
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Meh.
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like, we all understand, go for the money, whatever
but there was less insult to Cargo taking #5, because he was saying “Look, I’m gonna be the guy. You’ll forget that anyone else ever wore #5”
and I still haven’t forgotten that Holliday wore #5
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh I agree about it being far less insulting.
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I still haven't forgotten that Neifi Perez wore #5.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions
see now that I'd been able to repress
thanks for nothing
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
The second Rockies player ever to bat in an MLB game was #5
an outfielder, too
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Alex Cole
lolz
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I remember being bummed out on him
Soooooo lackadaisical…although, what we learned about him a few years later definitely explains it.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
I think I mostly loved the speed and the glasses.
But what did we learn about him? I’m not sure I knew about this (and wikipedia gives me nothing).
www.purplerow.com/2009/3/13/796233/rockies-retro-alex-cole
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions
OH SNAP
(sees 2009)
(unsnaps)
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions
He had the coolest glasses
I still have his baseball card
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I have the one that is pictured in the RR article
blown up and hanging on my wall.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:29 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm with you
too soon, and he’s no Ubaldo.
Normally I don’t condone the booing of any pro athlete, especially one on your team, but this is a rare exception.
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Pretty bad reflection on the coaching staff / front office / clubhouse guys too
that they’re so far out of touch with the fans respect for Ubaldo that no one said “hey man, bad idea. Pick a different number” to this guy. I know it’s not retired or anything but a little respect is due.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 10, 2011 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Either that, or it just may not be that big of a deal
who knows.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
My point is I think it IS a big enough deal to enough fans that discretion would be wise
I cite this whole sub-thread as evidence. It’s not the end of the world but it’s rubbing salt in a wound that hasn’t healed yet for no good reason.
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This thread
and most fans are not the same thing.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:08 PM MDT up reply actions
on the other hand
maybe when someone else more important (Alex White, Drew Pomeranz) takes his number, we’ll already have this conversation out of the way and people won’t care as much
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
people won’t care as much
You apparently haven’t been here long enough
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Either of those wouldn't be nearly as offensive
(see discussion above on #5)
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I can't help but wonder what insight we're missing
I have a lot of trouble thinking that the entire damn team forgot about Ubaldo Jimenez within 11 days.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions
How about:
We’re over-thinking this because we’re obsessives.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Nope, I think most people would have the same reaction
Everyone was pretty mad that we traded Ubaldo, and they are far from obsessive about baseball. Yeah I don’t think they are going to like this very much
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I don't really care.
And I’m guessing most fans won’t even notice. Rowbots, yes. Most fans, no.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I think most fans do care
Believe me my family is not into the Rockies like I am. I think they are good sample of "most"fans.
And just because the Row reacts this way as “obsessive” fans, does not mean we are wrong in this situation
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I'm not sure Ubaldo's number is identifiable to most casual fans as, say, Helton's, though.
People who feel that way might not necessarily realize the number.
I dunno. Once Ubaldo had the no-no and that enormous
1st half his notoriety tripled.
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Right, I just mean I'm not sure the amount of notoriety for Ubaldo himself
equals the amount of notoriety for his number. It’s not as easy to remember as 17.
But then, I generally only know like three guys' numbers.
Even following the team as closely as I do.
I just tried
Off the top of my head I got about a dozen. Mostly position players, a few starting pitchers. Only bullpen guy I knew was Street. So maybe casual fans will know what number Ubaldo wore and maybe they won’t (I did) but it’s entirely possible they won’t notice that the new guy in the bullpen is wearing it, either.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Ha, David Diaz-Infante.
Worst Broncos radio color analyst.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 3:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Heh.
I only know Todd’s and Tulo’s, and maybe CarGo (I’m pretty sure I knew it anyway, but it was discussed in this thread, so I’m not positive).
This is partly why I hate teams who don’t have names on their jerseys and would never want the Rockies to do that. I just don’t retain that info for some reason.
I would hate that.
But really? Not even Seth Smith’s?
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes, he is number 7.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm offended that Wiggy wears a Rockies jersey.
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by SDcat09 on Aug 10, 2011 3:35 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you understand why,
you’ll get a shiny nickel.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Clemente?
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I'm with the group who thinks
he should also get the Jackie Robinson treatment. Even though the award is pretty nice.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I am also. He was a great player
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More than that,
he’s everything we want our players to be, but aren’t. As Robinson was.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:43 PM MDT up reply actions
wahoo!
when do I get my nickel?
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well I could really use the cash...
mail it to me today would ya?
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by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:45 PM MDT up reply actions
huh?
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:37 PM MDT up reply actions
He isnt no Deion Sanders.
Not that good of a based ball player though
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I know 18 off the top of my head.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not saying that anyone is wrong.
I’m just saying that most fans aren’t going to notice and/or care that Edgar Gonzalez is wearing 38 tonight.
Ubaldo pitched here for 3 and 2 half seasons. It’s not quite Mickey Mantle and #7.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I guess we'll never know.
And in Ubaldo’s 31/2 seasons he became the best pitcher in Rockies history. I think people will notice
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Some people will.
Most people won’t, or will notice and won’t care that much.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't know how you can know this either way really.
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I don't.
But I think taking the argument that this is a horribly, blatant disregard for the sentiments of the fans is probably going a little too far.
That’s all.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions
But it is horrible and blatant
and terrible and awful and THE. WORST. THING. EVER
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WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:24 PM MDT up reply actions
They never do, do they?
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I'm soooo not googling whatever that is.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:26 PM MDT up reply actions
it's exactly
what you think it is.
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I don't think it's overthinking
If Matt Macri came up wearing #17 in 2014 I’d probably lay an egg
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Equating Ubaldo and Helton
is certainly overreacting, if not over-thinking.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions
See, now YOU'RE overthinking!
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Up Top!
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm more pissed about this
than at the new guy.
by Rosenort on Aug 10, 2011 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow, that's awful
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton
4-1 Pirates
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Ubaldo had a decent
line against the Tigers at Coors. He also got pulled before they did any additional damage. It’ll be interesting to see what he does tonight.
I’m sure Indians fans will be very displeased if he pitches another mediocre game like last week.
I listened to it on the radio
It sounded like he was having a hard time getting the 2-seamer across for strikes. Pretty standard for 2011 Ubaldo. He’ll be good today.
I also learned that Texas fans get Papa John’s half-off instead of Tacos if the Rangers score 7 runs. It’s a better deal, but we’ve got the chant, Cargo’s cheesy smile, and now The Taco Dance.
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Right.
Pretty standard for 2011 Ubaldo = mediocre.
We’ll see what he does tonight, but this is one of the games that they traded for him to win.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 10, 2011 2:53 PM MDT up reply actions
I want half off Papa John's
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Sounds like a good deal to me!
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I could go for this.
We’ve had tacos for years now.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Nope, can't have half off Papa Johns
We get Helmer doing a stupid-ass dance instead.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 10, 2011 2:59 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I really don't like papa john's
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No way, best mainstream pizza money can buy.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wrong. that belongs to Black Jack.
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oh god I love me some BlackJack
Papa John’s still has the edge for me, however.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions
SOOOOOOOO Wrong
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Go write about how good
papa johns is would ya?
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Not mainstream enough, apparently
I’ve never heard of it. So, I guess I can’t technically disagree with you, but a lot of places would have a hard time beating PJ’s.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions
It is a Colorado
pizza place.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Well we both enjoy one thing that really matters...
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Baseball
and let’s end this train of thought right friggin now
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I was going to go with
our friendship…but sure.
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yeah sure you were
/gets on gmail
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
wow...this makes
me feel funny…and not in the good way….
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions
^6
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Aug 10, 2011 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Does Millwood have an advantage tonight going into this game?
I dont think that many of the Reds players know a lot about him.
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they probably watched him pitch at some point
when they were 10.
by Rosenort on Aug 10, 2011 2:54 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Reds are pretty aggressive, so if his command is good it could work to his advantage.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 2:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Im just debating about taking a flyer on him tonight for my fantasy team.
Thoughts? Opinions?
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He's basically dead.
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by Muzia on Aug 10, 2011 2:56 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mostly dead is partly alive.
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by Junction Rox on Aug 10, 2011 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Unwise
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 2:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Thank you guys. Thats all I needed to hear from the professionals
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The combo of big time power lineup in a hitters park
with a guy who hasn’t had MLB success in two years is just not a good combo.
You could take a flyer on Garret Richards, making his MLB debut against the Yankees today for the Angels. Or Felipe Paulino. RA Dickey. Ross Detwiler of Washington. Henry Sosa of Houston. Some of those might be available and would be better options.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Pretty sure he's NL only league
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Okay, then Dickey, Detwiler, Sosa
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Thinking about Dickey...Im NL only...Had Dickey at teh start of the year but had to release him due to inning constraints
then Ubaldo and Juan left me so now Im having trouble finding decent pitching. I have Esmil, Garza and Correia right now.
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Yeesh.
Garza is okay, and Esmil has turned into a magician recently with his strand rate. Correia seems to be on a steep downward slope.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions
i think you should probably target Alex White as a possible pickup when he comes back though
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions
He is already on my team. Acquired in the Ubaldo trade. Just waiting on him to get off the DL
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ah that's good then
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:08 PM MDT up reply actions
I also had the chance to get Pomeranz. BUt I could only get one person
He will be on my team next year if he is in the majors
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yeah that was the smart move considering MLB readiness
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:10 PM MDT up reply actions
this is why I am ready for White to get up in Denver
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Depends on your alternatives, I guess.
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I would only take Millwood
if your alternatives are Jim Abbott pitching righthanded or Alvin Law
by Rosenort on Aug 10, 2011 2:59 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Haha
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions
The guy hasn't pitched in the majors all season
You tell me.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions
they have Wikipedia, they can learn about him
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Per Renck, Juan Nicasio has been released from the hospital.
by holly96 on Aug 10, 2011 3:06 PM MDT reply actions 4 recs
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions
excelente
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Outstanding
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 10, 2011 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
YAY :D
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 10, 2011 3:10 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
That is brilliant!
Now the hard work begins in rehab
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Hopefully, he will regain his violence status and be even more pissed off and get dry ice in his veins instead of ice water.
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Self taught and falling in love with this game is very easy to do, you can never hate it, and that is something that not one person can take away from anybody. The love of baseball and OUR COLORADO ROCKIES.
Violence status?
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well. Wasn't he called La Violencia?
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Oh I didn't know that
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His nickname
Embroidered into his glove. Because of his fastball. “La Violencia.”
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and I hope he can maintain it with the injury
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His nickname
“La Violencia”.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Best news of the day!
I wasn’t expecting that for another week or so (wasn’t he still in the ICU as of at least Monday?).
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I think that was probably mostly due to the possibility of the bleeding getting worse.
Once they past the point of that being a danger, he could leave. He wouldn’t need ICU just for the surgery.
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!
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by Junction Rox on Aug 10, 2011 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Darkest humor I've seen in a while
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 4:45 PM MDT up reply actions
From Renck on Stewart:
Tracy said Stewart working on different bat angle, will implement changes in AAA. Are taking one day at a time as to whether Stew returns
And from Harding:
Jim Tracy says Ian Stewart is working on his bat angle. Carney Lansford has seen improvement in BP. Trip to AAA is for regular playing time
bat angle
seriously?
I mean, I guess you have to play Wigginton, but….
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
fine by me
he didn’t seem to be fully ready when he came up, he just got called up out of necessity.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Also, it's County Fair Time
Those hogs in Calhan aren’t going to slop themselves.
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Yeah the different angle
will be when he’s hitting at a different ballpark next season.
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If you're 9 games out in mid-August and want to give a guy playing time do it at the MLB level
I’m hoping they’ve really given up on him but are hoping other team’s scouts are blind and unable to find Security Service Field and will therefore pay more than he’s worth. Anything else suggests a bit of delusional thinking about Stewart, the season, or both.
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by RoarFrom112 on Aug 10, 2011 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why do people assume it's a total lie?
I could see that if they just said “we want him to get consistent playing time” but the bat angle and batting practice thing is pretty specific.
Maybe I’m just not cynical enough, but I don’t think they’re making this up. Doesn’t mean I don’t think Stew’s future with the club is any less uncertain, but I don’t think they’d just make crap up for appearances.
Long as Stewie isn't in the lineup
we will be fine. Let him play with his swing down south.
by Real Perspective on Aug 10, 2011 5:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Here is one for you guys.
Maybin vs. Dickey?
OR
Stubbs vs Millwood?
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Stubby wood.
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RA Dickey vs. Dick Pole
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Dickey vs Leake
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Haha that'll work.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions
PG rated blog? This could go in many directions.
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Fisted into the gap.
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You know what they say
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I own that shirt.
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WTH was that
Time for some of this Rockies: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." Nolan Ryan
A shirt.
that people wear.
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Prove it
Time for some of this Rockies: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." Nolan Ryan
how?
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"Pics or it didn't happen"
Just figured you would Photoshop a pic of Russ standing next to RMN with them both wearing the shirts
Time for some of this Rockies: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." Nolan Ryan
puh leeze
Muzia and I wear the same shirts.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:46 PM MDT up reply actions
well they are
a wee bit different.
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Russ keeps
banning me for posting photoshopped pics of him.
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PG-13
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions
For action/adventure.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions
with Muffy Beaverton in the on deck circle
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions
She's good with the wood.
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What about Pat McCrotch? Is he in the hole?
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/has hilarious idea
/punts because it’s a bit too much
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions
No he got sent down
was getting to his release point too soon.
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by hotdoglady on Aug 10, 2011 3:24 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
I laughed
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:24 PM MDT up reply actions
LOL
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Haaaaaaaaaaaaa.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Stubbs
the ball could easily start flying out of the park like it did on Monday
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Stubbs vs. Millwood
Easy
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on Aug 10, 2011 3:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Already got Stubbs in.
Maybin’s been good though. I’ll take my chances with Stubbs considering who the opposing pitcher
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Maybin go with Maybin
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Earlier in the year. I didnt have enough decent players. Now I have too many.
Cargo, Stubbs, Maybin, Byrd, grabbed Fowler when he came back and Ive got Coghlin on the DL.
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what are you talking about?
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my OF on my fantasy team.
I got good OF player and only 4 spots to play them
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I think he's the GM for the bizzaro world Rockies.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 10, 2011 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions
nope, just conflicted on who to play
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Maybin
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over Stubbs in a hitters park against a pitcher who really isnt that good?
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you are thinking abou this too much.
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This is an everyday thing, been like this since the All Star Break
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ahem
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you know that SBN has a full fantasy site, right?
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions
um.No..Still learnign this place. Hard to navigate
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SBN has sites for like everything
fantasy, trade rumors, SABR studies, prospects, the draft, among another zillion things
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Too bad Driveline Mechanics went kerplunkt
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I remember that place
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Could be fun if I had an entire to go read stuff. LOL
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Boy and we think the fights happen here!
Nerdfighters!
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Crap, I forgot about Roto Hardball
That’s the baseball-specific fantasy site
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Haha: on a front page article:
Huston Street may be dreamy, but his home run rate is not.
Too true.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 10, 2011 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I am ready to watch the Rockies tonight in HD. Even though its Root, I will just deal with it
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Be grateful you can see it at all!
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I've only waited 3 months since I've moved. I hope they prove good tonight and get a series win
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not sure why this came out of nowhere, but from Buster Olney
The Rockies intend to keep Rafael Betancourt through the August waiver period.
not that our bullpen could take another loss right now anyway
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by black_knight101 on Aug 10, 2011 3:57 PM MDT reply actions
He was a rumored to be a trade chip at the deadline
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 10, 2011 3:58 PM MDT up reply actions
With the way Raffy has been pitching this 2nd half. He would be under lock and key until he lost his way
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12 IP, 4 hits, 22K's and 1 walk. This is jsut for the past 30 days. Thanks, we should hold onto him for a while.
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Tulo is .410 over the last month also. He is 41-100. 5 hr's 23RBI's and 13 walks and 18 XBH
He is doing pretty good. Now, just to get Cargo in full swing…Wait…before that gets fixed. The entire team needs to get into full swing
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and we need not-Kevin Millwood pitching in our rotation
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White and Pomeranz. That is who we need
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Betancourt was a guy who might have made it through waivers
Because he makes high-end money for a middle reliever. But he certainly isn’t going anywhere now, with the way he’s mowing down hitters and with Lindstrom on the shelf.
by Northsider1964 on Aug 10, 2011 4:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Happy Ubaldo Day
Doesn’t have the same ring to it anymore. :-\
:-/
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Pirates 8, Giants 2
Bottom 7th
No disrespect to the Giants’ bullpen, which is very good. But they’re not quite so impenetrable when asked to pick up half a game, are they?
Go Bucs!
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He went 4+ and gave up 5 runs (4 earned)
Mota and Affeldt got dinged for the other three.
Bottom 8th now, still 8-2 Buccos.
by Northsider1964 on Aug 10, 2011 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Line of the day
McCuthcen – 1/1, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 runs scored…
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Aug 10, 2011 4:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Also, McCutchen
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Aug 10, 2011 4:27 PM MDT up reply actions
I love lines like that
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 10, 2011 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions
this sucks. I dont think I get FSOhio
FSOhio is televising the game tomorrow. If you get FSOhio on DirecTV, Dish or cable, you can see the game. Again, ROOT Sports | Rocky Mountain Region is NOT televising tomorrow’s game. ROOT, broadcast the damn game!
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It's contractual.
They’re not contracted for 162 games. So the few games they don’t broadcast tend to be midweek road day games. Especially ones in the east that start relatively early in CO.
and its not cool.
Good thing I will be at work and be able to watch it anyways online.
DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS TO DROP UBALDO AND NICASIO FROM MY FANTASY LEAGUE? I'VE HAD UBALDO SINCE 2008.
Self taught and falling in love with this game is very easy to do, you can never hate it, and that is something that not one person can take away from anybody. The love of baseball and OUR COLORADO ROCKIES.
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