Tuesday Rockpile: Rockies Call on Prospects to Help in Spoiler Role Down the Stretch
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 8:24 AM MDT
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With yesterday's loss to Arizona, the Rockies' ninth in ten tries against the red-hot division leaders, Colorado fell to nine games below .500 - a place they've seen all too many times so far in 2011. However, despite the tumultuous stretch of baseball, today brings a boatload of excitement to baseball fans all over the Rocky Mountain region, as several players have been picked from their minor league teams to assist the big club in finishing out the season in one piece...
Playing out the string, Rockies focus on roster expansion, evaluation - The Denver Post
With September call-ups in full force, the Rockies will see three players make their major league debuts, while several others will get another chance to contribute at the big league level. Let's break them all down (in order of excitement, of course):
- Drew Pomeranz, LHP. In 20 minor league starts this season, the fifth overall selection in the 2010 draft has a record of 4-3 with a 1.78 ERA, while striking out 119 batters in 101 innings. Since being promoted to AA (which includes his time in the Indians' organization), his groundball rates have been a little bit of a concern, but the AA sample size is just too small to get excited (or down) about. Pomeranz won't likely start until later in the month (if he does at all), so he won't be technically activated until then. However, he'll spend his time working with Bob Apodaca (which is a good thing, right?) and bonding with his new teammates until he gets the nod from Jim Tracy. He's on his way to Denver as we speak.
- Wilin Rosario, C. If not for a serious knee injury suffered last summer, Rosario possibly would have already been with the big club, thus sparing us the agony of watching Jose Morales and Eliezer Alfonzo. Wilin is an interesting case; reports about his catching are mixed since the injury, and he has struggled mightily to get on base this season, sporting just a .284 OBP. However, he has an unbelievable amount of power (21 homers this season and 40 across 675 at-bats during the past two campaigns) and has shown the ability to get on base at an acceptable clip, at least, in the past (.371 OBP in 2008, .342 OBP last year). Check out this piece by Muzia, which might help explain some of the issues that Rosario is having in 2011. Let's hope that, if nothing else, Rosario sees more playing time than Alfonzo down the stretch.
- Jordan Pacheco, C/IF. After an impressive spring training in which he vaulted himself into a darkhorse candidate for a job with the big league club to begin the season, Pacheco has had a miserable season, especially considering the fact that he played the entire year in ridiculous hitting environments against weak pitching. Jordan posted a .278/.343/.377 line in Colorado Springs with just three home runs. There are positives about his game; it seems we know what we have in him in terms of contact ability, as he continued a four-year string of striking out at a very low rate (just 48 times this year after only 42 last season). That alone makes him an intriguing player at the big league level, especially playing for this team. In addition, getting him out from behind the plate may help him to not wear down, which can only give him a boost in terms of his performance at the plate. The Rockies plan to not use Pacheco behind the dish this month. Instead, they'll give him some looks at second base and third base.
- Chris Nelson, IF. Nelson posted a .329/.366/.547 line at Colorado Springs this season, but was only a shadow of his minor league self with the Rockies. In 163 MLB plate appearances, Nelson hit just .231/.258/.340. The Rockies' 2004 first-rounder provides a good glove and is versatile, but he has really struggled to find his niche in the big leagues, thus his time with this organization may be running out.
- Jim Miller, RHP. Believe it or not, the lone AAA All-Star representative for the Sky Sox presents a pretty intriguing option for the Rockies' bullpen. The 29-year-old reliever's numbers don't look too great on the surface - 5.25 ERA, 93 hits allowed in 72 innings. However, everybody gives up a ton of hits in the PCL, and Miller's peripherals - 73 strikeouts and just 21 walks in those 72 innings, plus a GO/AO ratio of 1.08 - look pretty good. The Rockies have trotted out some pretty unimpressive pitchers out of the 'pen this season, so Miller may get a pretty long look by the Rockies' coaching staff and front office this month.
- Greg Reynolds and J.C. Romero have already been up for a couple of days, and they don't excite me whatsoever. Sorry.
More links after the jump...
Broken index finger finishes Herrera's season early - The Denver Post
Jonathan Herrera is "out for the season" after breaking his right index finger playing while playing with his kids. Of course, by "out for the season," I mean "going to start and hit second today."
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Greg Reynolds and J.C. Romero have already been up for a couple of days, and they don’t excite me whatsoever. Sorry.
Blasphemer!
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Hey, it's not like I was dissing Greg Smith.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 8:43 AM MDT up reply actions
POm, Pom, Pom, Pom, Pom Pom, Pom, pom, pom, pom ,pom, pom
Pompompompom, pom, pom!!!!!! Pomeranz
That needs organ music behind it. Will we hurt the Indians feelings if both White and Pom pitch this year?" poor bastards, its like rubbing it in. (with no ill will at all toward U-baldo)
The Big Purple Machine will make a believer outta you!
Unfortunately, one of them was a 3-run homer,
for which he also took a loss at home against the Tigers, in a series is Cleveland’s last chance.
Against the Tigers
Who he’s faced like 4(?) times this season.
Good sign for him to only give up 2 hits against a team he’s seen at least 3 times this year.
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:35 PM MDT up reply actions
My brain heard
“Spam, spam, spam,spam,spam,spam”
Not saying Pom is spam by any means. And somewhere a lumberjack is looking for his plaid shirt…
I think I need more coffee or to go back to sleep. Rainy lazy morning.
"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
I woke up this morning thinking it was still the weekend and cursed myself for setting the alarm clock on a weekend
Then I realized it was a work day and had a sad
I hate when that happens
Weird story along those lines. I woke up very late the other day…like I literally slept until 9 or so (which I rarely do). I freaked out thinking I was late for work….and then remembered… but I still felt like I was late….for something.
So bizarre.
"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
Yeah PurplePom!!!!
"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
Needs to be re-done to the tune of the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann"
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
"... One order of buffalo wings, please..." -Yokel, after July 30, 2011
Wasn't that what he was doing?
I’m confused.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 12:51 PM MDT up reply actions
It looks like the Charge (with the organ music)
But it’s tough to tell on the internets.
Altar Boy in the Church of Santo Ubaldo
"...buffalo chicken is a fine anti-depressant, after all." -UZ
"... One order of buffalo wings, please..." -Yokel, after July 30, 2011
I totally read that
as Barbara Ann. I was actually going to comment that there is no organ in Barbara Ann, but I didn’t want to be that guy.
Barbara Ann is off of the Beach Boys’ Party! album, which is pseudo-acoustic.
Our E# is now 7 in the West and 6 for the WC.
We could quite possibly be mathematically eliminated before the week is out. Huzzah!
and currently holding the 12th spot in the draft
former #12 overall selections:
Taylor Jungmann
Yasmani Grandal
Aaron Crow
Jemile Weeks
Matt Dominguez
Kasey Kiker
Jay Bruce
Jered Weaver
Lastings Milledge
Hey, #12 ain’t a bad place to be….
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I was looking around spots 9–12 over the last 10 years.
There were some great players in those spots. Then I noticed that usually the Rockies were picking above those spots in the last ten years. Now, I’m not so happy.
Sweet
Can we fire Tracy already?
Get well soon Juan.
by Thnikkaman on Sep 6, 2011 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
LDMM for manager
/he will do it for what he’s making now.
//at least there will be yelling, throwing things, and ejections
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 9:45 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't see anything that LDMM brings that #FI#24M hasn't already promised.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I undestand neither of those acronyms...
Supporting efforts to create a genetic splice of Jonathan Herrera and Troy Tulowitzki since 2011.
The NewNugs 2011 - Officially back on the Bandwagon
I <3 Johnson
by SurfaceThought on Sep 6, 2011 1:12 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
someone tell Tracy he's being replaced by this guy:
"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
So you're saying there's a chance...
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 6, 2011 9:48 AM MDT up reply actions
Was the Matthes MVP news posted over the weekend?
Sorry if posted already, but I missed it. Heard them mention it yesterday on KOA, so here’s a short news blurb:
Former University of Alabama outfielder Kent Matthes was named the 2011 California League Most Valuable Player. An outfielder for the Colorado Rockies’ Double-A Modesto Nuts, Matthes is the first Nuts player to win the MVP award since Brian Stavisky in 2004. As the Nuts make a playoff run, Matthes will watch from the sidelines after a broken hand on Aug. 3, ended his season.
And since it’s a slow day, here’s a Matthes-related trivia question: Name the former University of Alabama outfielder who was a member of the Rockies’ 2009 Wild Card-winning team? (hint: it’s a bit of a trick question)
Paul Phillips?
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 9:56 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Correct!
Believe it or not, Paul Phillips played CF for the Tide.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 10:03 AM MDT up reply actions
Phillips is the only recent Rockies player I can think of that went to Alabama.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 10:17 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
until the coming of Josh Rutledge
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Many Shuvs and Zuuls
knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 10:20 AM MDT up reply actions
I know I tweeted about it, but not 100% sure I mentioned it here
He was actually awarded with it last week sometime
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions
No, you tweeted to Matthes and he tweeted thanks back..
Because you’re an internet celebrity.
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 10:23 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
He's so valuable, the whole Nuts team advanced to AA!
"The game of baseball is made up of many little things. If we do all the little things right, then we'll never have a big thing to worry about" -- Cal Ripken, Sr.
Yankee Haters Encouragement Group Member #3
This might possibly be one of the five saddest
Rockpile titles I’ve seen this year. We’ve gone from division winner contender in April to spoiler……
/has a sad…
"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
You forgot the rest of your sentence
We’ve gone from division winner contender in April to spoiler in May
/2011’d
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Ugh. Trufax. :(
"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
Not really true
We were only 2.5 games off the divsion lead as late as June 21st
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Sep 6, 2011 10:03 AM MDT up reply actions
Dude. You're breaking up the pity party.
/cutitout
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 10:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Don't worry
It fell apart real fast after that.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Sep 6, 2011 10:21 AM MDT up reply actions
potato/potatoe
/2011’d
"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
Is 2011'd the new 86'd?
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
by BittenAnkles on Sep 6, 2011 10:49 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Heh. rec'd
"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
You know what, this doesn't make me feel better.
In fact, it just makes it worse. So yay…rirfsupersadface.jpg
"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
You and your "facts"
#FI#24MGR would never allow such nonsense in the clubhouse.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I heard he threatened no post game spread or OT thread..
until we turn things around.
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 10:21 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I heard he was going to eliminate
music on PR altogether.
"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
But at the end of May I figured out we were not mentally capable of making it to the playoffs.
Yeah, there was hope, I guess, but still…
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Sep 6, 2011 10:21 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I do too....
I do too.
I’m gonna go home and rip it up and burn it when the season ends. Worst sign ever.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Sep 6, 2011 10:32 AM MDT up reply actions
If someone were to tell you in April that the standings would look like this.....
.
TEAM ……/ RECORD ……/ GAMES BACK
1. ..?? ………….81-60 ………………./
2. Giants ………74-67………….7.0
3. Dodgers ……68-72 ……………12.5
4. ..?? …………..66-75……….15.0
5. Padres ……..61-80…………….20.0
…….on September 6th, I don’t think there’s a Rockie fan on Earth who wouldn’t have signed up for that considering the D’Backs were picked to finish last by pretty much everybody and the Rockies got off to such a fast start and looked like they might never be within a couple games of Arizona again. I mena really, I would have lost a lot of money betting that Colorado was the team in first.
I'm pretty disgusted right now!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Sep 6, 2011 10:20 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Honestly, are you trying to make
me jump off the Coronado Bridge?
"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
Hey, there's a hotline posted at the base of that bridge..
Unfortunately it routes you to Padres season ticket sales where no one answers.
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 10:26 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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.
Bwahahahahah that's funny.
"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
Wait.....at the base?
A lot of good the phone does at the bottom.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 10:33 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
(they have them at the top too)
In fact, at the highest point of the bridge….
"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
I'm worried that you know that..
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 10:42 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL. No...just that
an ex-boyfriend was in the Navy and was aboard the USS Enterprise. I drove over that bridge about eleventy billion times.
"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
They couldn't beam him to work?
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 6, 2011 10:46 AM MDT up reply actions
You have no idea
"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
Transporters don't work on water...
…unless you’ve got POWAH
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Batter up.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 10:50 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I gave him all that I had cap'n
"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
I'm really upset that
I’m late in making a Star Trek joke. I need to stop working.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Clearly your priorities are completely backwards.
"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
At least they are there. It's not like you can grab one the way and change your mind.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 10:48 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
There are so many things that stop and make me think
“wait, seriously? You’ve gotta be kidding me.” about this season and how stupid it’s become.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Sep 6, 2011 10:33 AM MDT up reply actions
Seriously.
I think we emptied our karma account in 2007.
"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
We're stalking up for the next decade.
Get rid of all our bad luck while we don’t need it.
This year sucks.
by prettyinpurple on Sep 6, 2011 10:39 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm getting old. I don't have to time wait for a decade dammit
"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
Could be worse.
You could be a Cubs fan.
My wife’s grandfather, who lived in Chicago most of his life, celebrated his 90th birthday Sunday. I told him, “Just think … 90 years. You were almost alive the last time the Cubs won a championship.”
2011 Rockies -- what the hell?
Heh...this is true.
Does your grandfather -in-law still speak to you after that? That’s kinda harsh man
"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
He's been mad at the Cubs since the Bartman game
So he doesn’t mind a few insults directed their way.
2011 Rockies -- what the hell?
Who are we stalking for the next decade?
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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You know, I don't care for the name "The Commissioner's Trophy"
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Sep 6, 2011 10:46 AM MDT up reply actions
Could we just do it...like next year
"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
Sorry I'm already taken..
And between my wife and the person I’m stalking, my hands are a little full.
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 11:06 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Unreal
the fact that we aren’t the 1 there is awful enough, the fact that we are behind the Dodgers this season speaks to a world class organizational failure. How depressing.
This
No excuse to be behind LA. if we can’t kick them when they’re down, what makes us think we can compete when they (inevitably) recover?
"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.
Wasting the Dodgers-apocalypse window
on this year’s disaster and next year’s rebuild is just depressing. But whatever, we’ve been looking up at them for the history of the team so I guess its at least familiar.
Poll Question:
The Rockies currently have 21 games left, and three catchers on the roster.
Name how many starts Rosario, Alfonzo, and Iannetta will get for the remainder of the year. Winner gets some sort of prize
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Ianetta 5 Alfonzo 5
Rosario 11
hahahahahahaha…Guessing JT’s line-up, like going to Vegas to pay your mortgage.
The Big Purple Machine will make a believer outta you!
by El Paso Jeff on Sep 6, 2011 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Better odds on your mortgage in Vegas I'm afraid
"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
If Rosario gets less starts than Alfonzo down the stretch
I’m gonna…be mad at Jim Tracy some more, I guess.
I could see a situation where Alfonzo keeps his inexplicable playing time until the team is mathematically eliminated.
After that Tracy might start giving Rosario 3 in 5 starts.
I think this is stupid and that Rosario should be given a good solid look.
My prediction: Iannetta 9, Alfonzo 5, Rosario 7
What I would prefer: Rosario 12, Iannetta 9, Alfonzo 0
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
by BittenAnkles on Sep 6, 2011 11:05 AM MDT up reply actions
im thinking he might not actually start the Fonz much
He’ll probably PH him all the time, and he’s very excited about doing that.
Rosario 13 Iannetta 5 Alfonzo 3
by black_knight101 on Sep 6, 2011 11:00 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Gotta remember Tracy hates rookies and Iannetta..
15 Fonz
4 Rosario
2 CDi
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 11:04 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
If this happens, he needs to be fired.
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
by BittenAnkles on Sep 6, 2011 11:05 AM MDT up reply actions
out of a cannon.
One that’s on fire.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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by Muzia on Sep 6, 2011 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll kill him.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 11:27 AM MDT up reply actions
Rosario gets at least 12.
Iannetta 8, Alfonzo 1.
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:37 PM MDT up reply actions
what about Pacheco??
"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
The Rockies plan to not use Pacheco behind the dish this month. Instead, they’ll give him some looks at second base and third base.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bear Naked - My thoughts on sports, music, and life.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions
We need that time to develop Alfonzo
see where fits into 2012’s plans.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I’ll kill him.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bear Naked - My thoughts on sports, music, and life.
by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 2:36 PM MDT up reply actions
I like the use of a quote box here
you’re going to kill Tracy, but now when approached by the authorities can say it wasn’t me because you see, I merely quoted the perpetrator. Smart man.
"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
Well, he was quoting himself from above,
so, unless he has multiple personalties, I’m going to say that he’s still going up the river.
and easy to prove, via # of posts on Purple Row
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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hah yea right, like that stops Tracy
"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
So since adding the leg kick Dex has a
.330/.413/.588 with 15 2B, 10, 3B, and 4HR in his last 45 Games while bit inflated holy crap has he killed it lately.
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I could have sworn that in the latter half of September,
when the rest of the team was flatlining, Dex hit like 2/3 of his total homeruns for the year
(not that that’s saying much, really)
Sort of
He had 3 HR in September. He had 3 the rest of the season. I guess that’s a bit of a home run binge by Dex standards.
I do remember when he started hitting a few home runs it really messed up his swing. I hope he learned his lesson from that. I’ll take the new improved doubles- and triples-machine he’s turned into of late any day. Last thing we need is another HR/K guy on the team.
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Even if the HR were not there you have to figure they are still XBH
if you make that 17 2B and 12 3B that would give him the NL lead in 3B and barely affect the triple slash
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this version of Dex would go a LONG way towards contending in 2012
provided he sticks around for an entire year without needing his yearly AAA tuneup
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His 19/18 K/BB against lefties makes me hopeful
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Ha.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 11:53 AM MDT up reply actions
So climate, altitude and location are all responsible for him hitting better now and not the leg kick???
/hard to navigate
Is it 2012 yet?
It's more of a Springs/PCL joke,
but I doubt Rene Lachemann was the only one in on the Dex changes.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 12:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Well his gf seems to be travelling with the team..
So that might explain his increase in power.
/shows off peacock feathers
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 1:26 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Or his assistant
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by Junction Rox on Sep 6, 2011 11:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Yep, we need to see consistency from Dex.
But man, this leg kick looks promising.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Holy cow.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 11:28 AM MDT up reply actions
have to love that his Road OPS is .804 this year as well
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no, tom
no rockies player can hit on the road, or did you forget the rules?
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2012: get ready for White Pomz!
MATT HOLLIDAY IS BASICALLY JOSE GUILLEN WITH AT WORSE ARM!!!! LOOK AT HIS ROAD NUMBERS!!!!!
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In 68 home games, Tulo has 47 sinlges, 18 doubles, 1 triple and 16 homers
In 68 road games, Tulo has 43 sinlges, 18 doubles, 1 triple and 13 homers
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 2:14 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
MORE SINGLES AND HOMERS AT HOME
LOLCOORZ, TULO SUX
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in the NL, Tulo is 10th in road wRC+ at 132
he is also 10th in home wRC+ at 151
by purplesocks on Sep 6, 2011 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
shut up with your facts guys
everyone knows rockies players aren’t capable of hitting on the road.
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Justin Upton is 47th in road wRC+ and 2nd in home wRC+
MVP!
by purplesocks on Sep 6, 2011 2:25 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
wait scratch that, I assumed it was default sorted by wRC+ when it was really wOBA
Tulo is actually 12th in road wRC+ in the NL and 13th in home wRC+
Even worse!
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If only he had done this like forever ago....
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he is only 25 almost a year younger than EY2
If dex becomes a true talent 800-850 OPS CF we look a whole lot better in the near future
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Damn you Baylor!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111
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Yesterday I think I figured out the magic
of Dexter’s leg kick. For a couple of years now, Rene Lachemann has tried to get Dex to lower his hands so he’ll be quicker to the ball and less “loopy.” It tends to work for a while, but then Dex keeps creeping his hands back up by his ear hole and the loopiness returns.
The leg kick seems to force his hands lower as the pitch is released, and puts them in a much better hitting position. So I would have never really thought that a high leg kick could make a hitter quicker to the ball – but in Dex’s case, it does.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 11:44 AM MDT up reply actions
McGwire said the reason why he couldn't get rid of Holliday's leg kick
is that it kept his hands “quiet” and that attempting to get rid of it was doing more harm than good. Considering what we have seen with guys like Bautista, Dex could very well have figured it out.
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Man I hope so
fixing that guy would be one positive from this season. Unlike Stewart, I’ve always felt Dex could maybe somehow still hit close to that ceiling. Still hoping, but with some confidence now. So valuable for us going forward if he is indeed fixed.
I seriously doubt he ever hits .330 for a season
but a .290/.380/.470 season is a reasonable ceiling, and that over 500ABs plus above average defense is a 4.5/5WAR CF not a bad complementary piece for Tulo/Cargo
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Yeah
I’m not holding out for Kenny Lofton anymore. But what you posted would be more than fine with me. I still hold out hope he can become a credible base stealer too. Again, not looking for Lofton, but someone with his tools should be able to steal 20 bags at a high percentage.
Just a thought though Andrew Mccutchen is considered one of the brightest young
stars in all of MLB he was born 10/10/1986 and has a .269/.372/.464 triple slash with plus defense in CF.
Dexter Fowler was born 3/22/1986 and has a .275/.370/.450 line with plus defense in CF
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Park adjust those numbers and you see the difference
Cutch: 132 wRC+
Dex: 115 wRC+
That is kinda would I would have guessed
plus Dex has been so streaky. I can’t say I follow Cutch closely but he seems to be a steady, consistent contributor.
I wonder how much of Dex's success is BABIP related
I don’t have the strict breakdown of just his time since being called back up but here are his babip by month:
July: .512
August: .318
Sept: .615
All small sample sizes and Dex will probably always have a higher than average BABIP but hopefully he can put up that 290/.380/.470 slash line (that TomCat predicted) when his BABIP normalizes.
his BABIP is high over that stretch 400+
but his Line Drive% in July 26.2% and so far in September 33.3% were behind that if he can stay set and keep smoking line drives he can be a very, very dangerous hitter.
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But he's hitting hard line drives than he used to
Dex used to hit a lot of soft-ish line drives that weren’t caught due to bad luck, they were caught because they really weren’t hit very hard. That has definitely changed over the past few weeks.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 1:20 PM MDT up reply actions
hell as long as he keeps walking at that rate
if we can run out a leadoff or #2 hitter with a .380 OBP it’s so friggin huge
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Totally tru but those park adjustments are really suspect when dealing with
Rockies players for instance in what world in Dex’s road line of .294/.374/.430 good for only a 97 OPS+? especially when Michael Bourn’s road line of .293/.354/.357 is good for a 93 OPS+? I don’t think Fowler is in McCutchen’s class but I think it is interesting to look at the numbers.
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You're looking at tOPS+ which is a comparison of that split to the individual players overall OPS
So Dexter performs 3% less than he usually does on the road.
What you want to look at is sOPS+ which compares the player to the entire league. So for Dex that slash line is actually 129 sOPS+ so he performs 29% better than the average player on the road.
Michael Bourn’s road sOPS+ is 104
True but which one is used in the overall OPS+?
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Neither, because it is a split
the s in sOPS+ indicates it is OPS+ for the split. It ensures an apples to apples comparison
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Apples that play at sea level against apples that play at altitude?
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I'm not sure if they are park adjusted or not actually
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 2:10 PM MDT up reply actions
The effect that caused a career 840 road OPS guy
like Jeff Cirrillo suddenly post a .630 Road OPS is the thing that I think the + in OPS+ or wRC+ is failing to account for.
Clint Barmes in 2008 had a .290/.322/.468 with 42 XBH in 394 AB good for a 98 wRC+
this year he has a .243/.318/.377 with 32 XBH in 374 AB good for a 94 wRC+ I know run environment enters in to it but really 100 points more on the OPS results in 4 more points in wRC+?
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Isn't that what the + means?
That it is park-adjusted?
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 2:24 PM MDT up reply actions
I believe that it is park adjusted but look at Cirillo's numbers
in milwaukee before coming here I have posted this before but take a look
Total
1996 .325/.391/.504 .894 OPS+121 wRC+120
1997 .288/.367/.426 .793 OPS+106 wRC+108
1998 .321/.402/.445 .847 OPS+123 wRC+129
1999 .326/.401/.461 .862 OPS+119 wRC+121
2000 .326/.392/.477 .869 OPS+100 wRC+97
2001 .313/.364/.473 .838 OPS+98 wRC+96
Road
1996 .350/.404/.548 .951
1997 .289/.371/.436 .807
1998 .329/.409/.469 .878
1999 .300/.375/.454 .828
2000 .239/.299/.329 .628
2001 .266/.327/.383 .710
the adjustments assume everyone that gets the bump from altitude will be just as good on the road as they would have been.
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Good stuff
Coors Field is f-ing weird.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah it certainly hits people differently
some guys get a huge bump(Burnitz), others seem to get an initial bump then settle down to below average(Olivo), others still are about what they always were(Wiggy)
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Cutch is also generally considered good for 25+ HRs.
Dex is missing this tool.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 12:33 PM MDT up reply actions
going forward maybe but this is the first year Cutch has hit over 20
and hes only at 20 right now
Power develops late.
But he’s pretty much always been slotted for 25+ and is right on track for that. If Dexter ever hits fifteen, I’ll buy everyone on the Row a beer.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions
True but Dex's power
will come more in 3B form than HR form would you rather have 35 2B, 6 3B 25HR or 40 2B, 20 3B, 15HR? both lines out of a CF are elite both would result in excellent WAR numbers
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I would take those later numbers for Dex in a heartbeat.
…even with 10HR. If he could add 25-30 steals then he would be a legitimate (dare I say elite) weapon in our lineup.
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His 162 game average in his age 25 season is
.267/.357/.416 with 33 2Bs, 16 3Bs and 6HR not there yet but certainly has some numbers worth dreaming on
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What I really like about this
is that he actually had a little mini-slump, then came out of it. That’s a really good sign. Often changes will lead to great effects in the short term, but fail when they meet any adversity.
Now if we could only get him to be smarter on the base paths.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 11:46 AM MDT up reply actions
you didn't like his spiderman slide yesterday?
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This is the lineup I want to try for a few games
1. Fowler CF
2. Pacheco 2b
3. Cargo RF
4. Tulo SS
5. Helton/Giambi 1b (no Wiggy please)
6. Smith LF (no Spilly please)
7. Iannetta 3b (yes 3b, lets give him some reps see what stikcs)
8. Rosario C
9. Pom
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
Pacheco at 2B. Interesting
Has he ever played there? I heard he spent most of the season catching but the organization wanted to get him some time at 1B and 3B. Never heard anything about 2B, but that could be interesting if he could somehow field the position.
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He played in the infield in college.
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by BittenAnkles on Sep 6, 2011 11:13 AM MDT up reply actions
11 pro starts at 2B, with none since 2008.
He started 5 games at 3B this year in AAA.
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Pacheco will play mainly 2nd and 3rd, may not catch at all. Pomeranz won’t be activated till he’s ready to pitch late in the month
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
This was said on the Conference Call months ago.
Note that, despite the obvious, Monfort said that the call was NOT because of the Ublado trade and that they would be doing them more often. So far, no call. I would hope they would do at least one more before the end of the season, or I’m calling BS.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 11:48 AM MDT up reply actions
I'd tune into that game for sure.
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by BittenAnkles on Sep 6, 2011 11:13 AM MDT up reply actions
it would fulfil my insane scheme from a couple months ago for 2012
Have essentially everyone on the roster able to play multiple positions, allowing for maximum use of platoons and keeping hot bats in the lineup
C
Iannetta
Rosario
Pacheco
1B
Helton
Giambi
Wigginton
2B
Ellis
Pacheco
Field
SS
Tulowitzki
Field
3B
Wigginton
Pacheco
Stewart
OF
Wigginton
Cargo
Fowler
Smith
Blackmon
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no room for Giambi on this list, in retrospect.
I guess it’s a no-go.
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coaches: Walt Weiss, Jason Giambi, Vinny Castilla, Larry Walker
/I’m allright with this
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 11:35 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
You mean:
Manager: Jason Giambi
Bench Coach: Vinny Castilla
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 11:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Works for me
And can we have someone else 3rd base coach?
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Ty Wigginton?
Would that be a way out of his contract?
Ty, go to third. Great, now just back up a little more. A little more. Still more, until you’re in that little box. Awesome! Stay there for a while. Occasionally, flail about vigorously. Fantastic!
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 11:55 AM MDT up reply actions
Reverse those
Castilla has experience managing so he gets first go at it
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No RH platoon partner for Smith?
Replace Blackmon with Gomes, and Ellis with Keppinger, and I’m extremely happy with that going into the year.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:39 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm secretly on the "give Stewart the arbitration money"
He’ll still be fairly cheap with the year he just had. Good bounceback candidate. Too much potential to throw away.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:45 PM MDT up reply actions
He might be a good bounce-back candidate,
but I’m not sure about that in this organization. He’s been drilled by just about everybody publicly. I’m not sure how much that helps him.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 12:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, he's been drilled for good reasons.
The Rockies put a lot of trust into Ian to have a big year, and he failed.
He may be done as a Rockie, I’d just like to see him back one last year.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I fully expect Stewart to be gone this season
and turn into a Monster with the next team he plays for. Knowing our luck it will probably be the Diamondbacks or Dodgers
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
The Angels or Dodgers certainly likely candidates for a kid from Long Beach
both could use a 3B too
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If he goes to the Angels I won't be too heart broken
Just keep him out of the NL West.
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
IF he goes anywhere and hits for anything over 800 OPS
and I will track DOD down. After watching Atkins stink so bad when he clearly had nothing left, I want every ounce of potential wrung out of stewart
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Who was the last player to leave the Rockies with little value only to blossom elsewhere, seriously?
Let alone on a rival team.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Good point
we usually trade them after they have no value left…. but we’re due.
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Andy Ashby and Brad Ausmus!
Oh, you meant this decade?
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 1:31 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
how many 26YO hitters have left the Rockies at all?
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Doesn't Stewart have a "long" and "loopy" swing?
Maybe he needs a few weeks at the Dexter Fowler School of Hitting to turn things around.
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Stewart's swing is a bit longer than it really needs to be
He could shorten it up and still have plenty of power. But his biggest problem is that his bat doesn’t spend much time in the hitting zone, so his plate coverage is terrible. Cargo, for example, has a long swing but the bat spends a lot of time in the hitting zone.
I also hate the fact that on pitches Stewart decides to take, he immediately drops his head and doesn’t even watch the pitch into the mitt. Those are wasted opportunities to see what a pitcher’s stuff is like on that day.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 1:26 PM MDT up reply actions
So bad mechanics and bad approach...
He’s definitely more of a project. I still would’t mind seeing if he can turn it around in 2012 seeing that Mr. Arenado will be up soon after that to put Stew out of his misery.
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I would rather run Stewart out there everyday
instead of Wiggy or Kouzmanoff. Stewart has the same career OBP as Wiggy and far better than Kouz, with a chance that it will get better. He’s at least as good with the glove as Kouz, and better than Wigginton. Other than my uncontrollable urge to run out on the field and kick Stewart squarely in the butt for playing like he’s half-asleep, he’s still probably the best option the Rockies have without making a significant acquisition.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 1:52 PM MDT up reply actions
That's one potential reason
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:56 PM MDT up reply actions
If Stewie had spent his career at Petco/Oakland
something tells me his OBP might have suffered
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No doubt those are tough home parks
But I just think Kouz is what he is – a free swinger who plays pretty decent defense and doesn’t see first base very often. He’s not horrible, but I don’t see him blossoming into anything more than he’s been to date.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
how are you getting keppinger?
Because according to Cots he wont have enough service time to become a FA
Correct
He has one more arb year with San Francisco, who is likely to tender him
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Ugh I keep forgetting this.
Good catch.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 5:42 PM MDT up reply actions
field should be no more than an emergency ss
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 12:47 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
He has had some playing time throughout the minors
I wouldn’t want him getting regular starts there, but he should be serviceable on the rare Tulo off day
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Pacheco at 2B? No way man.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:38 PM MDT up reply actions
I know it's what you want to see, so I'm not going to get riled up over it.
I think it’s far more likely we see Pacheco at 3B, Ellis/Herrera at 2B, Rosario catching, and Iannetta backing up Rosario.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions
FO has had him slated as a super-utility 2B, 3B, C. They have said as much.
He’ll be there.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions
I'll be pretty surprised if he gets more than 20 innings at 2B to close out 2011.
He hasn’t played 2B since Tri-City. There’s a reason he’s been primarily a catcher for 3 straight years.
I have no problem with giving him the offseason/Spring Training to let him work on his infield defense, I just don’t want to see a guy with no range in the middle infield.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:43 PM MDT up reply actions
That's two starts and garbage time.
So, I’m not sure how you can say, “No way, man.” to wolf.
Two starts seems about right to me.
by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 6, 2011 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions
I said "No way man"
Because he hasn’t played middle infield in three years!
But yeah, I guess I wouldn’t be shocked to see him get a couple of starts at 2B. Why not.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Hell
we played Morales out there before he got hurt.
At this point of the season I think the front office is just throwing….. mud…. at the wall to see what sticks.
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
The Morales at 2B thing still weirds me out.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 2:34 PM MDT up reply actions
When Paco turns into Dan Uggla you are going to look silly.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 12:42 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I wish.
That’ll never happen. Pacheco doesn’t have nearly the power of Dan Uggla.
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by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 12:43 PM MDT up reply actions
better contact tool though
and likely better defense, considering its Dan Uggla.
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There is a lack of Tim Wheeler so far in these call ups.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 11:19 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Wait.....a September call up cannot play in the AFL?
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 11:29 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
That's a ton of work for some of these young guys.
Really long season.
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Oh thats true too.
FFFFFFFFFFF.
/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 11:36 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Probably a good thing.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 6, 2011 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
OT: One of my photos won grand prize at Peach Days over the weekend..
by Charlie77 on Sep 6, 2011 11:37 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
WOOHOO!!! Awesome! Congratulations!
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You never know when you're going to bite into a pit?
FFFFFFFFFFF.
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freakin awesome
she is so proud
The Big Purple Machine will make a believer outta you!
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Yeah she is..
She’s my art buddy. We go places just to draw them. Right now she’s into designing dresses and seeing how many bows she can fit on one.
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Wow.......
@TroyRenck
According to ESPN this morning, last time Peyton Manning didn’t start a game was 17 years as freshman at Tennessee. Todd Helton started that day.
/feels old
//really old
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 1:41 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Man it's like...
nobody reads SB Nation Dever!
"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.
Hmm what's that
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 1:46 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
It might be easier to explain
if I knew how to spell my hometown’s name! Denver!!
Here’s a link
"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.
*17 years ago
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 1:46 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I totally tweeted that like 3 weeks ago when all this Manning stuff starting popping up
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm going to check
your timeline.
"No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great—Duty First" - 1st Infantry Division Motto
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It was sent to ESPNStatsInfo or something
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:49 PM MDT up reply actions
@ESPNStatsInfo last time Peyton Manning didn’t start for his team, he was lower on the depth chart than Todd Helton
24 Aug via
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Okay, so two weeks ago :)
I couldn’t find it.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions
SB Nation
pays me to find things like that.
"No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great—Duty First" - 1st Infantry Division Motto
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Oh, you better watch out, you better not lie...
You better tweet straight, I’m telling you why.
Russ Oates is checking your timeline!
"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.
Good thing I'm an honest soul
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 1:53 PM MDT up reply actions
He's like Santa
but thinner and more concerned about writing assignments being done on time. Also, no presents!
"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.
He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake......
….hey wait a minute, how in the hell does he know those things?!?!!?!
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 2:04 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Trivia: since the all star game, which two players lead the NL in XBH?
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 2:28 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
So close
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 2:31 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
tulo and fowler
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!
This
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 2:35 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
what do i win
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!
Eleventy billion Internet dollars
(please note: 100% of Internet users do not accept Internet Dollars as a valid form of currency)
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 2:40 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Nope
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 2:32 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Tulo and Fowler?
with Cargo close behind?
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
and our post ASB record is still crappy
Tragic.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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we have scored 47 more runs(127) in the last month than the Giants have(80)
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
Ringolsby tweets:
“Drew Pomeranz makes big league debut for Rockies on Sunday”
Seems awfully fast for a guy on a small pitch count yesterday. If true, sure is exciting.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
That would make for a Chacin-White-Pomeranz series
Against the Reds. Interesting preview on 2012-2013, to say the least.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions
/Stubhub
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I'm still looking for a way that this might be wrong.
There is no way I can make it Sunday, just like there was no way I could make it for White’s debut.
Bah!
Harding is confirming it as well.
I just bought three seats
first row, lower infield behind home plate for $6 apiece. I don’t even know if two other people would go with me
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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how the hell do you find these tickets
i am looking right now and the cheapest i see are $18 in the lower infield.
what is your secret muzia
I'm really fast.
Don’t tell my girlfriend.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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I wanna go
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 3:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Done.
I’ll be surrounded by Andrews, but I’ll deal.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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Well, I have two others who would want to go too
So I will probably have to pass and try to go it alone.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I have a voucher for tickets to a September home game
Didn’t know which game I was going to use it for…now I do.
How the world will end in 2012: George of the Roses builds a Machine that Pommels everyone with La Violencia during Whiteouts.
Wow
well there’s at least one thing to watch this September. Of course, throw it out on NFL opening day and I doubt there will be that many eyes. Maybe that’s the idea.
The Broncos won't be playing at least!
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 3:28 PM MDT up reply actions
ya its not sweet
"Don't give up, don't ever give up" - Jim Valvano
by nodakroxfan on Sep 6, 2011 4:54 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
National Forensics League
Apparently there’s a big high scholl debate meet that day…who knew?
"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.
4 rubies baby!
Or whatever.
But really, nobody is going to be paying any attention to some random Rox pitcher that day. It’ll be a miracle if he makes the sportscenter crawl.
Going get tickets
thanks for the info
"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
Well played
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And Rizzo has today's lineup
notice who’s catching…
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Pacheco and Rosario I likey
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
Even with an AARP member at 1B
That is one very youthful lineup.
by Northsider1964 on Sep 6, 2011 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Boy with Giambi in there our
age distribution curve is certainly not standard
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
Wow. Good point.
I didn’t even notice that!
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
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yeah hes starting tonight
i think it was announced a couple of days ago
sorry woah typed way too fast
Chacin is NOT injured. I meant sickness.
by black_knight101 on Sep 6, 2011 3:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh yeah I forgot about that
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I kinda want them to shut down Chacin completely.
@CentralCaliRox
by CentralCaliRox on Sep 6, 2011 5:44 PM MDT up reply actions
HOW BIG IS THIS ROTATION?????
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
The Giants just mailed a turd sandwich over to the Rockies with a note saying:
Thanks for trying A-holes!
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
YAY!
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/it is a new beginning, right?
by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 6, 2011 4:26 PM MDT up reply actions
I may have z'd past it
1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF
2. Mark Ellis® 2B
3. Carlos Gonzalez (L) RF
4. Troy Tulowitzki® SS
5. Jason Giambi (L) 1B
6. Seth Smith (L) LF
7. Wilin Rosario® C
8. Jordan Pacheco® 3B
9. Jason Hammel® P
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.
If you want to just jump past EVERY comment
Just shift+a…..it’ll save you some z time :P
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sweet
I’ve always wondered if there was a way to do that but I never asked
by black_knight101 on Sep 6, 2011 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
It marks all the comments as read and
drops you to the end.
"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
well I read some and then went on.
Thanks though
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.
I'm just messing with you man.
"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
oh its ok. Excited to watch the newbies tonight
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.
them
1. Ryan Roberts® 3B
2. Aaron Hill® 2B
3. Justin Upton® RF
4. Miguel Montero (L) C
5. Paul Goldschmidt® 1B
6. Chris Young® CF
7. Gerardo Parra (L) LF
8. John McDonald® SS
9. Josh Collmenter® P
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.
That lineup looks familiar.
I’m pretty sure they’ve already used that one this year. Isn’t that against the rules? Just like you can’t put a player back in once he’s been removed from the game?
Tracy isnt the manager. That's why.
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.
Who does Kirk Gibson think he is????
Foolishly being consistent with roles and lineups. When will other teams finally learn the Tracy secrets to success?
"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" - Rainier Wolfcastle
i think the better question is,
how the hell do they keep winning games by playing the same people over and over again?
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!
I think Pacheco was 59 in ST
Rosario was 12
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 4:13 PM MDT up reply actions
The last bearers on these numbers:
12: Clint Barmes
58: Juan Rincon
Other bearers:
12: Steve Finley, Seth Smith, Jose Ortiz, Todd Walker, Edgard Clemente, Darryl Hamilton, Brian Raabe, Pedro Castellano, Mike Kingery, Freddie Benavides
58: Dan Miceli
It's a fascinating one
Though I fancy the history of #14 myself
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 4:22 PM MDT up reply actions
That being
Mark Ellis, Matt Murton, Dexter Fowler, Sean Barker, Greg Norton, Troy Tulowitzki, Andres Galarraga, Matt Anderson, Todd Walker, and apparently, Vinny Castilla,
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 6, 2011 4:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I caught that Castilla in there too. Maybe he forgot his jersey one day, and they had one of Galarraga’s old jerseys lying around, so they just restitched his name into it.
We're doomed.
Some days, I feel like I’ve accidentally entered the Church of Tulowitzki on Baseball Easter.
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hey, we can always change it later.
please. someone please, CHANGE ROSARIO’S NUMBER.
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!
Mike Kingery was decent
as is that Smith guy. The others are kind of laughable outside TW having a ring and all
"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
Very very excited to see Rosario.
I hope the Diamondbacks run on him too.
One thing I’ll be watching for: Rosario’s left foot during his swing. He tends to step towards third base, leaving the outside corner open. (I watched him in the Futures Game, he is vulnerable).
Anyways, yay Rosario and Pacheco! Something to look forward to today.
@CentralCaliRox
Hey guys, Strasburg is pitching.
It makes me extremely happy to see him back on the mound, and throwing absolute rockets with good command.
Gives me hope for Jorge.
@CentralCaliRox
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