Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 4: Rockies Play Spoiler Against Giants Once Again
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 30, 2011 10:51 PM MDT
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PrintAaron Cook actually had good stuff tonight. No really. There was significant sink on his sinker and he was locating well on the first base side of home plate. In fact, he struck out six men, his highest output since punching out eight Padres at PetCo Park on July 16....2009. Unfortunately, it didn't stick around all game, and neither did his defense.
Dexter Fowler misplayed a sinking line drive in the left-center gap into a two-run triple by Gerardo Parra, who would then score on a groundout to turn a 1-0 lead into a 3-1 deficit. After an RBI single by Chris Iannetta to cut the lead to 3-2 in the 4th, Cook sent Rockies fans to the bottom of their fifths in the...bottom of the fifth.
Cook hit easy out Willie Bloomquist to lead off the inning. After a Parra single, Miguel Montero unloaded a 3-run home run to right, his first home run since a 5 RBI performance July 23....against the Rockies.
The Rockies managed 13 hits on the night offensively, but all 12 came from three guys. Chris Iannetta, Todd Helton, Carlos Gonzalez and Todd Helton each had three hits, with the only extra base hits coming on doubles from Helton and CarGo.
Dexter Fowler crushed an opposite field home run off David Hernandez in the ninth, his first home run of the season and Hernandez' second allowed of the year. Troy Tulowitzki struck out twice for the third time in five games - he also popped out, fouled out and grounded out to short and now has 4 hits in 35 plate appearances at Chase Field this season and is 6-for-52 vs Arizona pitching.
The Diamondbacks have clinched the season series against Colorado with four games to play and have won eight straight, threatening to take a 6 game lead in the division. Meanwhile, the Rockies are in 4th place and 13 games behind in NL West leader for the first time since Jim Tracy's 12th game in Colorado, on June 9, 2009.
WPA Heroes
Chris Iannetta (+.153): 3-for-4, RBI
Todd Helton (+.132): 3-for-4, 2B, RBI, R.
Kevin Kouzmanoff (+.058): 3-for-4, RBI.
WPA Zeroes
Aaron Cook (-.340): 4.1 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 6 K, 2 BB. (+.015) 0-for-1.
Mark Ellis (-.154): 0-for-5, K.
Troy Tulowitzki (-.120): 0-for-5, 2 K.
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JFK's Quote of the Day:
“Solo homers usually come with no one on base.” ~Ralph Kiner
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Renck reports
RHP Jason Hammel has left the club on Paternity leave to be with his wife who is expecting their 1st child . Josh Roenicke will join team.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Jason Hammel has left the team to be with his wife for the birth of their first baby.
Josh Roenicke to be called up.
better get Wiggy up there also.
He can birth babies, maybe better than he can play ball
Prediction----> Cargo and Tulo will both have over 30 homers this year
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 30, 2011 11:26 PM MDT up reply actions
The way he muffs the ball in the field,
I’m thinking Jason says keep your mitts off my baby.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
by SDcat09 on Aug 30, 2011 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAH
Prediction----> Cargo and Tulo will both have over 30 homers this year
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 30, 2011 11:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Ugh somebody close the window
Something rotten is wafting in from the state of Denmark Greeley Rockieland.
Showing extreme symptoms of Rocky Mountain Baseball Fever since 1993.
I'm not happy.
I was originally going to go to tonight's game with my boys
… but after last night’s game, I couldn’t stomach even paying the $5 per upper-deck seat special price, because I knew we’d see from Aaron Cook just exactly what we saw tonight.
So I was also going to go to tomorrow night’s game.
But I’m not going to do that either. It’s suffering enough to just LISTEN to these games on mlb.com, much less PAY to see them in person.
As I told my boys tonight, if we went tomorrow, it would be the first time I would be embarrassed to go to a game in Rockies gear. And it would also be the first time that any ridicule from the local fans (such as they are here) would actually hurt.
Because they’d be right.
Staying home. Saving my money. And trying to preserve my sanity. Can we just fast forward to next spring, please?
President Emeritus of the Smeth Sith (a.k.a. Smith Lord) Fan Club, boasting a whopping four members.
I should point out that my boys are fine with this.
I’m not a heartless dad.
If they really wanted to go, I’d take them. But they feel the same as I do.
President Emeritus of the Smeth Sith (a.k.a. Smith Lord) Fan Club, boasting a whopping four members.
I have a lot of things to be embarrassed about, believe me,
but donning my team’s gear at a game in which they are playing is NOT one of them.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bear Naked - My thoughts on sports, music, and life.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Aug 30, 2011 11:54 PM MDT via iPhone app up reply actions
It would be a first for me.
But that’s just how I feel right now. It is very sad.
President Emeritus of the Smeth Sith (a.k.a. Smith Lord) Fan Club, boasting a whopping four members.
Well
if you already pay to be tortured listening via mlb.com then would it not be better to pay to be tortured in person and see what is going on? On that note, if it gets bad at home you can go do other things, while at the park there isn’t much to do (except leave). The premise of this is: There is no greater place to be than a baseball game.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I would have thought seeing a game featuring the hottest team in baseball vs the highest run-scorers since the ASB
Sounds like a lot of fun.
baseball is fun
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
Sorry for the late response
If I was a student 6:30 (MT) is about when I would be getting up. I would not be on a computer at that time. I am now working and I get up between 5:30 and 5:45, check e-mail and PR then go to work. So much fun.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I swear I bear no schadenfreude.....
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
The Rockies will look much different in 2012
The Rockies had injuries in 2012 and a lot of disappointing performances. That doesn’t mean small changes but instead, significant ones.
Dexter Fowler is likely staying as is Chris Iannetta. Ian Stewart could get a look in spring training but maybe he isn’t even around by then. Seth Smith may no longer start or be in Denver either. Chris Nelson’s career is either as a utility player, here or elsewhere.
The rotation is very uncertain. Jhoulys Chacin, a Jorge De La Rosa that will likely need all of next season to get his body strong and his game effective again, a physically and emotionally scarred Juan Nicasio attempting a comeback and then whom else?
Maybe Alex White.
Aaron Cook and Jason Hammel might very well be gone.
Drew Pomeranz could be in the rotation in April but I don’t see it or I don’t see him sticking in it if he makes it. He still needs more minor league seasoning.
Chad Bettis is a bright prospect but he hasn’t been battle tested at Double-A Tulsa yet. Same for control artist Edwar Cabrera. Dan Houston is at Double-A but that level has beat up his prospect status some. He still could end up in Denver, though, sometime next season.
Also look for a trade or free-agent signing for the rotation.
Colorado Rockies Prospects Report
http://www.coloradorockiesprospects.com
A bit on the negative side., but one thing I'm NOT looking forward to over the off-season is
the Rockies FO spending all their time fannying about over, then overspending, on mediocre-at-best innings-eaters.
I would hope that at some point soon
The discussion of whether Cook might or might not be back could be put permanently on the shelf. If he was putting up these performances for a different team, the Rockies’ level of interest in him as a free agent – at any price – would be zero point zero zero. So if there’s a shred of objectivity in how the 2012 roster is assembled, the club should wish Cook well at the end of September, and he should clean out his locker for the last time.
That will make some of his fans and teammates sad, and there’s nothing wrong with feeling that way. But the front office can’t afford to be sentimental about this, and needs to get past it.
by Northsider1964 on Aug 31, 2011 6:28 AM MDT up reply actions
so it seems it all unraveled after my internet died
i’m sorry guys….
the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox
2012: get ready for White Pomz!
Fighting the Gints in their own way.
So the Rox have now assumed the role of the team that will keep the Gints out of the pennant race. They are accomplishing this by consistently losing to the D’Backs. Go Rox!
by Real Perspective on Aug 31, 2011 12:26 PM MDT reply actions
Like Helton Much?
The Rockies managed 13 hits on the night offensively, but all 12 came from three guys. Chris Iannetta, Todd Helton, Carlos Gonzalez and Todd Helton each had three hits, with the only extra base hits coming on doubles from Helton and CarGo.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
I do
Bah Kouz
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 1, 2011 9:09 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
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