Know Your Foe #47: Rockies Welcome Diamondbacks Back To Coors Field For Some Reason

by Andrew Martin on Sep 5, 2011 11:46 AM MDT in Know Your Foe

Arizona Diamondbacks (80-60 / 1st in the NL West / 7 GA)

2011 Record vs. Colorado: 11-4 (77 runs scored, 56 runs allowed)

Last Series vs. Rockies: August 29-31 (W 3-0 at Chase Field)

Look, we just played a series against these. Arizona series bookended the Padres series. The Rockies were swept. It was a series the Rockies needed to sweep if the concept of a magical September was to happen again. Instead, the team charged out and tripped over the foul line and just kind of laid there for the next 3 games.

Game 1 was an Alex White start, who continued his inauspicious debut as a Colorado Rockie, walked 6 and allowed 5 runs in his 6 innings of work, including a leadoff home run to Ryan Roberts. The Rockies were shut out until the 9th, when Chris Iannetta took a HBP (one of the 3 Rockies hit during that game) with the bases loaded to drive in a run. So one out, bases jacked, Giambi strikes out, Fowler flies out, thanks for playing. Rockies lose 5-1.

Game 2: Aaron Cook vs Wade Miley. Doesn't that just get your motor running? Cook had one of those starts that just has you shaking your head and wondering what the guy is doing. For the majority of this season, Cook has tossed out like 4-5 innings of groundball-heavy outings with walks and no strikeouts. Last game, he walked 2, struck out 6, but allowed 6 runs in just over 4 innings of work. If there was any question left about Cook's future with the Rockies, there shouldn't be one anymore. Offensively, the Rockies got 3-hit days out of Carlos Gonzalez, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Chris Iannetta. Rockies lose 9-4.

Game 3: The Rockies ALMOST didn't lose this game. Several 2-hit games up and down the lineup helped push the Rockies to scoring 2 runs, and Esmil Rogers pitched.... well, he allowed 4 runs over 6 innings. 6 innings is pretty good for Rogers. Let's just leave it at that. Josh Collmenter had the Rockies' number, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and striking out 3. Rockies lose 4-2.

Latest Series Results: W 3-0 vs Rockies; W 2-1 at Giants

I think we've beaten the rundown of the Diamondbacks into the ground by now. Competent hitting, surprisingly good pitching (hello Ian Kennedy) has put them in a good place: that is, ahead of the Giants, and well ahead of the Giants. The Rockies season is completely over, and I'm still going to root for the Rockies to win every game they play, but I'm just glad someone is putting those smug Giants fans in their place. Then again, the Diamondbacks going to the postseason sets the Diamondbacks up to win their 2nd World Series, putting them right there with the Florida Marlins, leaving the Rays and Rockies as the 90s expansion teams as the ones who not only haven't won the World Series, but haven't won it twice. Also, and not that this season made this fact true, but the Rockies remain the only 90s expansion team to not win their division. Boo.

All I can hope for is that the Rockies don't make it easy for them. I do NOT want to see a club roll over and die. I think we can all agree with that.

Expected Pitching Matchups

Monday, 9/5/11 @ 1:10PM MT

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Esmil Rogers	6-4	17	10	0	0	0	0	63.2	81	42	42	6	33	53	5.94	1.79

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Wade Miley	2-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.0	21	7	7	1	7	12	3.94	1.75

Tuesday, 9/6/11 @ 6:40PM MT

TBD

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Josh Collmenter	9-8	27	20	0	0	0	0	130.0	112	49	46	12	24	88	3.18	1.05

Wednesday, 9/7/11 @ 6:40PM MT

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Kevin Millwood	2-1	5	5	0	0	0	0	32.1	32	12	12	6	4	23	3.34	1.11

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Joe Saunders	9-12	28	28	1	0	0	0	177.1	175	82	77	23	63	94	3.91	1.34

Roster

#	Pitchers	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
33	Alberto Castillo	L-L	6'3"	220	Jul 5, 1975
55	Josh Collmenter	R-R	6'2"	235	Feb 7, 1986
48	Ryan Cook	R-R	6'3"	200	Jun 30, 1987
38	Sam Demel	R-R	6'0"	205	Oct 23, 1985
19	Zach Duke	L-L	6'1"	205	Apr 19, 1983
30	David Hernandez	R-R	6'2"	250	May 13, 1985
41	Daniel Hudson	R-R	6'3"	230	Mar 9, 1987
31	Ian Kennedy	R-R	6'0"	190	Dec 19, 1984
36	Wade Miley	L-L	6'1"	220	Nov 13, 1986
15	Micah Owings	R-R	6'5"	220	Sep 28, 1982
47	Joe Paterson	R-L	6'1"	210	May 19, 1986
40	J.J. Putz	R-R	6'5"	250	Feb 22, 1977
34	Joe Saunders	L-L	6'3"	210	Jun 16, 1981
39	Bryan Shaw	S-R	6'1"	210	Nov 8, 1987
29	Brad Ziegler	R-R	6'4"	205	Oct 10, 1979
#	Catchers	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
12	Henry Blanco	R-R	5'11"	225	Aug 29, 1971
17	Robby Hammock	R-R	5'10"	185	May 13, 1977
26	Miguel Montero	L-R	5'11"	215	Jul 9, 1983
#	Infielders	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
27	Geoff Blum	S-R	6'3"	220	Apr 26, 1973
11	Sean Burroughs	L-R	6'2"	180	Sep 12, 1980
44	Paul Goldschmidt	R-R	6'3"	245	Sep 10, 1987
2	Aaron Hill	R-R	5'11"	200	Mar 21, 1982
16	John McDonald	R-R	5'9"	180	Sep 24, 1974
37	Lyle Overbay	L-L	6'2"	220	Jan 28, 1977
14	Ryan Roberts	R-R	5'11"	185	Sep 19, 1980
#	Outfielders	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
18	Willie Bloomquist	R-R	5'11"	185	Nov 27, 1977
4	Collin Cowgill	R-L	5'9"	185	May 22, 1986
8	Gerardo Parra	L-L	5'11"	200	May 6, 1987
10	Justin Upton	R-R	6'2"	205	Aug 25, 1987
24	Chris Young	R-R	6'2"	190	Sep 5, 1983