Sunday Rockpile: TF.
by Rox Girl on Aug 21, 2011 8:12 AM MDT
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PrintSo you know how seemingly in every 2011 game thread we get WTF questions? Well it seems we're finally getting answers to TF. Or, since this is Purple Row, that probably should be THHP, as in "What the Holy Hockey Puck just happened?" Since that's the most colorful language we ever use.
Anyway,
The Rockies traded Ubaldo Jimenez!!!??? WTF?!!!?!!!
TF: Jimenez lacked confidence, seemingly everybody in baseball outside Colorado and sabermetric circles saw him as a #2 starter pitching like a #3, so in this view, the Rockies got a great deal.
WTF happened to the Rockies mental toughness?!?!!! It's a chore to watch them play because it seems to be a chore for them to play.
TF: Yeah, what we're seeing isn't lost on anybody. The Rockies are being too nice to each other.
Jason Hammel, you used to be good, WTF happened?
TF: Alex White will replace Jason Hammel in the rotation for Tuesday's start.
Drew Pomeranz, you still have an appendix, proving you're mortal and a human, WTF is up with that?
TF: Pomeranz no longer has an appendix.
Kyle Parker, your HAR could be off the charts in the majors, but WTF are you still doing in Asheville?
TF: Working on defense and a swing "that can get a little long" according Joe Mikulik. Speaking of Rockies QB's, apparently there was a chance that the team could have added another, as Brady Quinn contemplated a career change.
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Renck really did an awesome job
on both the Ubaldo trade and the clubhouse observations. Kudos to him.
I thought the Ubaldo trade piece was incredibly fair to everyone. That is very hard to do, especially since he seemed to be against the trade personally. Nevertheless, I still think that there’s something deeper going on with Ubaldo physically than what we, and apparently the Rockies, know. Renck tries to ascribe his struggles to a mix of poor preparation and mental anguish because of his relations with the FO, but it just has to be more than that. BUt maybe it isn’t
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 8:20 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
i thought Renck did a great job as well.
Although the Pomeranz – Jeff Francis comparisons need to stop.
As far as Ubaldo goes, we’ll have to wait until next year probably to figure out if this whole arm strength thing is true.
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by black_knight101 on Aug 21, 2011 8:37 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Good article by Renck
Very surprised by the quote from Tulo of Jimenez not fully preparing for the season by going to Europe. I wonder if he had that resentment (maybe too strong of a word) in the offseason when he said some young players had to make strides this year.
Also, I remember reading of Jimenez’s trip to Europe in January and wondered why he couldn’t go in November or December? Spring Training was weeks away!
True story.
Make sure to read that piece.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 21, 2011 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions
I have to respectfully disagree
About the clubhouse article being revealing. Writing – on August 21 – that the Rockies’ clubhouse is overly chummy and the team may not have been honest with itself about its talent level is like a business writer saying the economy’s still a bit soft and the stock market might be due for a late-summer tumble.
by Northsider1964 on Aug 21, 2011 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions
i dunno
i don’t think we really have a lot of insight into what they’re like, i can recall many discussions on here that essentially had to conclude at “we just don’t know what’s going on the clubhouse”
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Trade for Brady Quinn.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 21, 2011 8:58 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
I still think we should go after that Tebow Fellow
hear he’s gonna be a star or something.
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
Cat's head explodes
"Surgeons have determined that doing the wave will, yes, will cause tears to the suprapinatus muscle and the infraspinatus muscle from the throwing of an individual's arms rapidly into the air. In addition, any children doing the wave will be sold to the circus. Do NOT do the wave in the ballpark. Doing the wave is safe at pro football games and Miley Cyrus concerts.
-scoreboard announcement at Ranger Ballpark in Arlington via Baseball Nation.
Heh. No kidding.
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We already have a closer.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 21, 2011 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm glad Renck put down in words what has seemed so obvious
But it’s still a little vague and I couldn’t help but note the 600 pound gorilla in the room: The coaching staff. These guys are twenty somethings (for the most part, since their most obvious older leader doesn’t have that kind of personality) struggling to get tougher with their peers and buddies. Isn’t it primarily on the manager and coaches to force these guys to take responsibility for each other? To me, regardless of Tracy’s good qualities, of which he has many, it’s so screamingly, right-in-your-face obvious that he’s the wrong guy for this team. There’s something wrong with this team that’s really hard to pin down without sounding like an amateur psychologist. The only way I know to fix it is change management, same as you would in any organization, sports or not.
by BostonTransplant on Aug 21, 2011 8:58 AM MDT reply actions
Unfortunately, as I just wrote below,
there are a limited number of guys who can effectively motivate their players in the way that you describe. Maddon, Scioscia, Gardenhire, and maybe, it seems, Gibson are the list. The rest of the guys are a lot like Tracy.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions
There's got to be someone on Maddon's staff
that has picked up some traits that would make him a capable manager. I’ve bashed Tracy plenty and want him ousted but could never answer who is out there who is better. I don’t want a retread.
Actually, if we fire Tracy,
I would like to go after Dave Martinez, who is Maddon’s bench coach.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:16 AM MDT up reply actions
I was halfway through writing a Fan Post
about possible manager replacements. I decided to stop because it seemed pointless since he isn’t going anywhere. I really like Martinez.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:18 AM MDT up reply actions
I wouldn't be so sure about that
I think there’s some very unhappy stars on this team, starting with Tulo and Cargo and probably, in his own quiet way, Helton. And don’t underestimate the possibility of one or more of those guys going to DOD et al and saying “we love Jim, but we need something different.” I think Jim’s gone within a couple weeks of the end of the WS, regardless of what they say now.
by BostonTransplant on Aug 21, 2011 9:23 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm not convinced he won't be fired
I’m glad this Dave Martinez isn’t the former ESPN and Rockie TV analyst. I’d still love to see that list.
Here was a good article I found while researching different guys.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:29 AM MDT up reply actions
Good mostly because there's very little out there about him.
But I think that this has some nice reflections from a straight-shooter in Staats.
In general, I prefer bench coaches to AAA managers. And I wrote about this some as well.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions
We're better than the Cubs
Better situation all around.
I may have confused Dave Martinez with Dave Campbell…easy to confuse (both named Dave…both have 8 letters in surname).
Are you talking about Dave Campbell?
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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by Junction Rox on Aug 21, 2011 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
As for the clubhouse "honesty,"
I think this speaks to the problem with having Tracy as our manager. Tracy is a good manager for a team with established veterans who police themselves. He is not so good with a team like the 2011 Rockies—a team that Renck thinks is lacking in strong leadership of the type that the Rockies had in the past.
This isn’t Tracy’s fault. He is who he is. This group of players either needs to wake up to its responsibilities or be broken up. There are only so many Maddon-type managers who can take an active role in getting guys to their potential.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 8:59 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
I find it interesting the take Renck had on the "Ubaldo Frumps After Not Getting Contract"
It seemed much more painted as a “concerned about long term security” issue rather than “miffed because he wasn’t being treated like a movie star”
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Well, you can't really know, so I think he took the more favorable angle.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:20 AM MDT up reply actions
Of course, it does speak to the possibility that there is something more wrong
with him physically than anyone knows. This, his lack of confidence, his unwillingness to talk about things, all seem to point to there being “something else.” But, who knows?
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:26 AM MDT up reply actions
Nothing physical, no. The Indians looked VERY close at that.
I just think he realized that he can’t throw 120 pitch games time after time after he hit his mid twenties. And unfortunately, that makes him a much less effective pitcher because he can’t really let loose.
by BostonTransplant on Aug 21, 2011 9:28 AM MDT up reply actions
I get the feeling that Ubaldo will be tacked on to Jim Tracy's legacy
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 21, 2011 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions
True, but it does seem more consistent with what we've been led to believe is Ubaldo's personality.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 21, 2011 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions
Right.
That’s why he was in the right with taking the favorable angle.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions
Renck/Armstrong that is
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 21, 2011 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions
Speaking of mental toughness
Did Helton more or less show us how it’s done last night, or what? Take notes, everyone. He won’t be around as an example that much longer.
Seriously, do we have ANYONE else who would take an AB like that in a crucial situation?
by BostonTransplant on Aug 21, 2011 9:26 AM MDT reply actions
Iannetta used to do that back in like 2006
Herrera did it last year, but he hasn’t in awhole
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 21, 2011 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions
CDI's walkoff against the Brewers in '09
was after a pretty tough battle. He’d be the next likely guy after Todd to grind out a pivotal AB.
Ain't that the (sad) truth
And CDI doesn’t even do it much anymore. Maybe we don’t teach very well how to fight a pitcher who’s on his game, on the skill side, but really that’s more having an a-hole attitude and just saying “I’m not going down without a fight and I’m going to do something to help my team here even though I can’t really even see this guy’s pitches.” Instead of, you know, “I get three tries, let me just go up there and hope he grooves a fastball.”
by BostonTransplant on Aug 21, 2011 10:21 AM MDT up reply actions
This article comes on a HUGE day for Ubaldo.
The Indians have just gotten beaten badly in two games in Detroit. The Indians big acquisition takes the hill to stop the bleeding. He needs to be efficient because the bullpen was drained yesterday. This is his chance to shine.
How's he been doing overall?
I haven’t been following. I know he got shelled in Texas his first start, then had a good one.
by BostonTransplant on Aug 21, 2011 9:43 AM MDT up reply actions
His last start was worse than the first.
The Tribe faithful are a little restless. Honestly, I would be too. I think Antonetti went too far.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:45 AM MDT up reply actions
If he can get the 2-seamer in for strikes, he'll be good.
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His one good start was against Detroit though.
He also pitched well against them here. And he’s facing Porcello again, who he faced in his last start against the Tigers.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:50 AM MDT up reply actions
Porcello got shelled in that game
which made it easier for Ubaldo to just pitch.
by DumbAndNerdy on Aug 21, 2011 9:50 AM MDT up reply actions
I really hope he goes out there and throws a gem
I don’t want to hear the media talk about how “overrated” he is.
In the spirit of the rockpile: Stupid 2011
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by Resolution on Aug 21, 2011 10:20 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Nobody else has thrown enough innings to qualify.
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by Greg Stanwood on Aug 21, 2011 10:21 AM MDT up reply actions
sorry, it wasn't a question regarding the meaning of 'no additional qualifiers'
it was more a cathartic exclamation regarding the perfect encapsulation of how stupid this season has been
"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
Haha!
2011, go away. Fast.
Don’t they have a different qualification test for relievers though?
by BostonTransplant on Aug 21, 2011 10:24 AM MDT up reply actions
I was pleasantly surprised by the attitude article.
I first got the impression that Renck was going to ask for more of that angry machismo jock mindset that so frustrates me. I do not agree in entirety with the article, but honesty is always, in my opinion, key to successful operation in just about everything in everyday life. If the Rockies are so nervous to offer even constructive criticism to one another right now, it’s indeed a serious problem.
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If Pomeranz comes back from this
and makes an awesome start or two in September, I think it will go a long way toward making everyone (non-Indians fans) much more comfortable with this trade.
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
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the comments on the denver post articles are so funny
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I'm even more confused about what has gone on with the team this season
after reading that article than I was before.
I still think the whole season is just a big fat W.T.F. and I want a mulligan
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Interesting Ubaldo stuff
And somewhat sad, for a number of reasons. Not sure who this reflects most poorly on, ultimately Ubaldo I suppose but a lot of blame to pass around. I hope he kills today.
Not so impressed by the “lockerroom” article. As with all similar pieces, it fails to do much to enlighten the “does winning follow chemistry, or vice versa” argument. At the end of the day, this team’s struggles are not based on the fact that they are too nice to each other, IMO. Unless Tulo being meaner to Stewart and Lopez and Hammel and Cook would have somehow improved their performances materially (“Hey Ian, this is Todd. Remember whey you used to be able to hit? You can’t anymore. You suck. Get it together man.”) Not sure I buy that.
It does raise the always interesting accountability angle at least (though without saying much of significance). Here, we read there is really not much accountability because guys are too nice to be honest, and yet we also often hear that Tracy harms the team by not letting guys (see, eg, Stewart) play though their struggles. But how to hold guys accountable otherwise? And how much of a role does accountability in the eyes of the team play in those lineup decisions? I remember thinking that we had to dump Paulino before he was the victim of a Code Red. Where is the line? This manifests so many ways that this article doesn’t even consider let alone touch. Not a very useful piece.
On another note, very sad that I missed Todd’s AB last night. Followed it online, but not the same. Someday very soon we’re going to have some Wiggy-esque retread as our everyday 1b and its going to be a sad, sad realization when it occurs (wild understatement). There are still a few reasons to live and die with this team this year…
In schadenfreude news
Wilson to the DL for elbow inflammation.
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by SDcat09 on Aug 21, 2011 10:53 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
YES! PERFECT!. Karma is a? I'll stop 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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by Roxman4ever on Aug 21, 2011 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions
oh, darn
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by papality on Aug 21, 2011 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
REC'D for the awesome amount of sarcasm there
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.
by Roxman4ever on Aug 21, 2011 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions
I do feel bad
because I never root for injuries – but let’s just say I feel less bad about this injury than I do about any other this season.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 21, 2011 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions
This
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.
by Roxman4ever on Aug 21, 2011 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
I've said all year that Bochy was overworking him
How the world will end in 2012: George of the Roses builds a Machine that Pommels everyone with La Violencia during Whiteouts.
It is really sad when a game isn't on TV.
The Rockies may have played their best game of the season and no one was able to watch it. Myself and a coworker(who is a D-Backs fan) were sitting in our chairs at work listening to the game. Todd came up to bat, only thing I could think of is. Ok, Todd, you know how to work a pitcher, wait for your pitch. So the battle began, pitch after pitch after pitch, the tension mounted, my coworker is sitting there giving props to Todd and he kept saying he is that damn good. Only thing, I could do was start getting a small smile on my face after every throw because I knew the pitcher would get frustrated and throw a pitch that todd would turn and burn on. The last 5 pitches, I just put my head down on the desk, legs were shaking waiting in anticipation because i knew what was coming. Then, I heard the crack of the bat when he made contact and Jack made the call. All, I could think of was "Yeah, now that is how a future HOF’er(some will disagree) gets a hit. I look at the other guy and he is shaking his head going “Wow” over and over again. He looked at me and said,“that’s it, you guys a going to win”. Todd showed awesome patience. As stated above, I really do hope that the other guys on the bench learned a lesson. Look boys, let the old man show you how its really done. I don’t have the stats I do by swinging at 1st pitch all the time.
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.
Radio is the best way to follow a baseball game anyway.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Aug 21, 2011 11:09 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Problem is...I can't get KOA or KHOW all the way down here in NM.
Only way I can follow KOA is online but we don’t have wireless internet throughout the house yet. We have share a wireless card. So now, when its gametime, I am relegated to watching it on ROOT. Its better than not watching or listening to it at all. I am glad that I was able to listen to it at all. I started out listening to the Dodgers(minus Vin Scully) :(, then I switched over to the Rockies feed.
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.
by Roxman4ever on Aug 21, 2011 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions
Kenny's Full Count vid...
He says that if Rox pick up third baseman (somehow) that they would go after a leadoff type hitter (a la Denard Span). What do you guys think about someone like Span in the outfield? He could play left, lead off, and let Dexter (CF) to get comfortable in the two hole with CarGo in RF.
Of course this all hinges on the pick up a third baseman part but it’s interesting to think about it anyway.
Not sure we would need Span an Dex
They’re basically the same guy. Span is little more polished and probably a little better at this point, but really they’re pretty similar. A Dex, Cargo, SS/Platoon partner outfield still looks fine to me.
Let’s worry about those 2b and 3b (pre-Arenado) issues first.
Agreed
Spans a nice piece but the Twins wanted Storen from the Nats for him and I would not give up anybody approaching that level. I think he goes to the Nats this offseason as the Twins have a kid whose name escapes me that they want to pop into CF and the Nats like him.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 22, 2011 8:31 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Ubaldo is about to take the mound in Detroit
Indians need a win today to avoid getting swept by the Tigers
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 21, 2011 11:16 AM MDT reply actions
lineup
Dex, Ellis, cargo, tulo, giambi, smith, fonz, nelson, millwood
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by nodakroxfan on Aug 21, 2011 11:19 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Todd earned a day of rest after that AB yesterday
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Aug 21, 2011 11:20 AM MDT up reply actions
Like the lineup
Looks the catchers spot is now the #7 spot. That’s 2 days in a row now. I was figuring Todd wouldn’t play today. CDI, I was kind of hoping he would, but we know how that stuff works nowadays.
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.
by Roxman4ever on Aug 21, 2011 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
you really want CDI catching
The day after a 14 inning game?
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by black_knight101 on Aug 21, 2011 11:29 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
no. But, its better than Alfonzo
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.
by Roxman4ever on Aug 21, 2011 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions
Fonz caught the first game of the series, too, didn't he?
Frickin’ Tracy.
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No you see Iannetta’s 1.000 OPS with RISP isn’t enough to be the 2/3 starter.
Seriously though I’m sure there’s some sort of matchup advantage or something. We’ll have to see what happens, I suppose.
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by Andrew Martin on Aug 21, 2011 1:08 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
ZOMG
Section 120. Row 1. Seat 13
Yesssssssssssssssssssss
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 21, 2011 11:29 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
them
1. Aaron Miles (S) 3B
2. Justin Sellers® SS
3. Andre Ethier (L) RF
4. Matt Kemp® CF
5. Juan Rivera® LF
6. James Loney (L) 1B
7. Dioner Navarro (S) C
8. Jamey Carroll® 2B
9. Chad Billingsley® P
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.
OT: I might possibly be eating
the largest, most unflavorful grapefruit in all of history.
/disappoint
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BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
LOL.
I totally know how this feels. I LOVE grapefruit. And I usually eat a half at a time, and save the 2nd half for the next day. When I get a really good one, I look forward to that 2nd half all day long. When it’s a not so good one, I just end up eating the 2nd half out of duty.
This is exactly right.
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Ubaldo
just completely exploded. What a shame.
it's unfortunate
his talent level is being judged on this season alone. even during his inconsistent first and second years he looked loads better than this.
"Uh, everything's under control. Situation normal.
**What happened?
We had a slight weapons malfunction, but, uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine, we're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?
TF: did I do last night.
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by CentralCaliRox on Aug 21, 2011 12:29 PM MDT reply actions
I think it's entirely possible that
Alex White has more MLB wins and better peripherals than Ubaldo since the trade, as he can match him this week. It’s surprising to see him implode today as for the most part he always pitched well in large games.
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by Bloynoys on Aug 21, 2011 1:19 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
it's entirely possible that alex white has a better MLB career from this day forward than ubaldo does as well
let alone him AND pomeranz
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