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World Series Game #1: Francis vs Beckett

Rox_girl_tiny by Rox Girl on in Rockpile

More surprising for me than Ryan Spilborghs being in the lineup in the first place -Seth Smith would have been a fine option, but you've got to admit this is a huge stage to make your starting debut on- would be that Clint Hurdle elected to have him bat ninth.

Colorado:

   1. Willy Taveras, CF
   2. Kaz Matsui, 2B
   3. Matt Holliday, LF
   4. Todd Helton, 1B
   5. Garrett Atkins, 3B
   6. Brad Hawpe, RF
   7. Troy Tulowitzki, SS
   8. Yorvit Torrealba, C
   9. Ryan Spilborghs, DH

Boston:

   1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
   2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
   3. David Ortiz, DH
   4. Manny Ramirez, LF
   5. Mike Lowell, 3B
   6. Jason Varitek, C
   7. J.D. Drew, RF
   8. Julio Lugo, SS
   9. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

I mean, I know Yorvit's been on a roll this postseason, but Tulo certainly has not. For me it would have made more sense to switch Troy and Ryan for this game until Tulo gets his bearings back.

At any rate, I kind of like our chances tonight with Francis on the mound.

Go Rockies!

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My prediction
Beckett will take Game 1 against the Rockies just like Webb in the LCS, Hamels in the LDS and Peavy in the tiebreaker.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 24, 2007 5:15 PM MDT reply actions  

You've got a point....
Your team is doomed!!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Relax, it's just the first game and Beckett
is the pitcher on the other team tonight. Sit back and enjoy what should be the most interesting game in baseball this year. If the Rockies have a rough time tonight, it's not to get too upset over. If the Rockies win, great we will all have all that much more to cheer about. GO ROCKIES! Sox Suck.

by tailgateparty on Oct 24, 2007 5:17 PM MDT reply actions  

I gotta say
between Kyle Blakeman, Mike Coolbaugh, Florinda George, and all our other ghosts and good karma, if maybe we do have a little help, then -- well, call it fate, luck, destiny, or magic, but I don't see 'em bringing us this far just to bring us to a crashing halt. Clearly, we can't put any stock in this, and the players need to bring their A-games against Beckett and the Sawx, but if we do what we've been doing, I have confidence that we'll get a little of that purple spark when it's needed.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 5:20 PM MDT reply actions  

I used to
Really like Mario Batalli, but he picked the Red Sox, so I'm hoping that Ronald McDonald beats that crock wearing looser on Iron Chef America.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0710/world.series.celeb.picks/content.1.ht ml

by wolf213 on Oct 24, 2007 5:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Well then....
These baseball luminaries seem to be highly split.

And by highly split, I mean 15-5 in favor of the Sox.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 5:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Simulator: Series Analysis
Hot off the simulator.  Assuming that the pitching matchups that are projected stay the same the simulator came up with the following game win probabilities and series winner probability.

G1: Boston 52.1%
G2: Rockies 51.85%
G3: Rockies 51.4%
G4: Rockies 54.45%
G5: Red Sox 50.35%
G6: Rockies 51.85%
G7: Red Sox 54.6%
Series winner: Rockies 51.002%

Let's look at the series with Beckett pitching in games 1,4,7, moving Lester to game 5 and Dice-K losing his game 7 start to Beckett and assuming the short rest doesn't effect Beckett's performance.

G1: Red Sox 52.1%
G2: Rockies 51.85%
G3: Rockies 51.4% (first 3 games the same)
G4: Red Sox 54.04% (Beckett vs Cook)
G5: Rockies 53.56% (Lester vs Francis)
G6: Rockies 51.85%
G7: Red Sox 57.88% (Fogg vs Beckett)
Series winner: Red Sox 51.667%

The simulator has this as being a tight series.  Enjoy the winning streak while you can.

vr, Xei

2007 NL West Predictions: 1. Padres, 2. Dodgers, 3. DBacks, 4. Giants, 5. Rockies

by Xeifrank on Oct 24, 2007 5:35 PM MDT reply actions  

I don't recall...
...what were your pre-series sim results for our NLDS and NLCS rounds?
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 5:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

I had
vs The DBacks I had the DBacks winning game #1 and the Rockies winning 2,3,4.  Vegas had the DBacks winning games 1,2 and Rockies winning 3,4.

vs The Phillies... I had game 1 as a tossup, Vegas took the Phils, I had game 2 going to the Phils, but Vegas with more certainty, game 3 had both Vegas and I with the Rockies as heavy favorites.

vs Padres (Play-in game)... I had the Rockies as very very slight favorites and Vegas had SD as heavy faves.

My simulator using 2007 ZIPS projections, picked the Red Sox to beat the Cubs in the W.S. (before the season started).

Track record is all available for the entire season at the site.  Thanks for asking though.  Hope that helps.

vr, Xei

2007 NL West Predictions: 1. Padres, 2. Dodgers, 3. DBacks, 4. Giants, 5. Rockies

by Xeifrank on Oct 24, 2007 6:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hmmm
(Red Sox to beat the Cubs)

Is your simulator, by any chance, named ESPN? ;)

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

God, let's get this started already
I'm jumping out of my skin.  Let's play ball!
Bill Buckner, Bucky Dent and Babe Ruth Agree: Boston Sucks!

by BroJB @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 5:35 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh gawd
Just saw Joe Morgan say that the Sox lineup compares favorably to the Big Red machine.  Yeah, who needs Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion when you've got Julio Lugo and JD Drew.

What clowns.

Bill Buckner, Bucky Dent and Babe Ruth Agree: Boston Sucks!

by BroJB @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 5:38 PM MDT reply actions  

There are times (not many, but times)
when I am grateful for Gameday. It doesn't come packaged with the opinions of idiots.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 5:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

We got the common brainwave thing going
that's a good luck sign :)
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 5:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

Not to mention
That the Dustin Pedroia vs Morgan himself comparison isn't that favorable to the Sox either.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 5:40 PM MDT up reply actions  

An omen
Many teams have dominated their respective leagues over the course of baseball history, but few have been able to totally demoralize their competition like the 1927 Yankees. Their lineup, appropriately dubbed "Murderer's Row," featured five .300 hitters. Among their ranks were the league leaders in virtually every offensive category; Babe Ruth's record 60 homers and 158 runs, AL MVP Lou Gehrig's 175 RBIs, and Earle Combs' 231 base hits all topped the Junior Circuit. As a team, the Bronx Bombers totaled over 100 more home runs than any other team and posted league highs with a .307 batting average and an amazing .489 slugging percentage.

As the Washington Senators discovered in early July, the Yankees would waste no time in swiftly disposing any team that dared to challenge their supremacy. The Senators had won ten in a row heading into an Independence Day doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. In the process, they had leapfrogged the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox to take second place and had pulled within ten games of the first-place Yankees.

No matter. In front of a record crowd, the Yankees destroyed the Senators 12-1 in the opener and utterly humiliated them in the second game by a 21-1 margin. After the game, Washington first baseman Joe Judge summed it up. "Those fellows not only beat you but they tear your heart out. I wish the season was over."

Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 5:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

You think the Rox will tear Boston's heart out?
Because that's what I got from your supposed allegory.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 5:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

Right now
I am having my older sister, who lives in LoDo, walk around the city and message me pictures of all the Rockies signs and banners.

I guess you could say I wish I was there.

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 5:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Hmmm....
I swore to root for whichever team won the NLCS. Think I might stick around tonight, it's going to be fun to watch the Rox smack around that douchebag Josh Beckett.

Give 'em hell, Team Jesus. (KIDDING!!)

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 5:49 PM MDT reply actions  

Silver...
...do you have a TV tonight?
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 5:52 PM MDT reply actions  

You asked...
right as I was addressing this very topic below. ;)
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

I despise Dane Cook
a little more with each passing commercial.
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 5:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Is he pretending
he can do facial expressions and enthusiastic support?
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions  

I could watch this game on TV...
in a small room on the other side of campus (and it's pouring rain) with about twenty vociferous Sox fans (including the most annoying man on campus... I do think there is a correlation between the two) and the sterling commentary of our friendly FOX idiots.

Hmm, watching by myself on Gameday doesn't sound so bad.

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 5:56 PM MDT reply actions  

This is worse than Christmas when I was a kid
Start the game please. I want to see the Rockies now. Please. Please. Please.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:00 PM MDT reply actions  

we humans...
and also Red Sox fans...

Btw, worst acting ever in this montage.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:03 PM MDT reply actions  

I hate papers
and this isn't even the one I was working on previously, it's a different one. Thankfully it's short, but I have this feeling it better be done in 30 minutes...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:04 PM MDT reply actions  

Wow
It's really happening...our Rox are in the World Series!!!!!!!!!

LET'S GO ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:04 PM MDT reply actions  

This is crazy
I'm thrilled and proud and still can't make myself believe it!

THE ROCKIES ARE IN THE @$&$(!* WORLD SERIES, BITCHES!

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

This is cheese
Nice opening.

ERIC BYRNES!

Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:04 PM MDT reply actions  

OH god
Eric Byrnes is on FOX....

Getting outplayed again Eric?

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:05 PM MDT reply actions  

I thought I had seen the end
of Byrnes this season.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 6:05 PM MDT reply actions  

Well, you just lost the series.
When Eric Byrnes supports you, it's over.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:05 PM MDT reply actions  

Eric Byrnes
Keep up the brown nosing and Rockies fans might eventually stop booing you.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:06 PM MDT reply actions  

What is
this clown going on about? Changing sides shamelessly?
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Changing sides?
He's a former Rocky.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

Like that mattered
he was with us for 15 days, and has, um, clearly taken to his new role as a Diamondback.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yep...
First just general praise, but then he really put on the love for Francis.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

I worry
he is attempting to jinx us.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

He's talking about outplaying his opponents....
...on the golf course........ZING!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

Byrnes says...
...eh?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:08 PM MDT reply actions  

But Byrnes takes the Red Sox in 7.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 6:11 PM MDT reply actions  

Why didn't they invite Boswell?
Byrnes is a damned idiot. This is the guy they get to represent the Rockies? I'm sorry. You guys are better then that.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:11 PM MDT reply actions  

Kevin.... cough.... Millar...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

I love Jeannie Zelasco
Reads right through Eric Byrnes and after he's done praising the Rox she deadpans:

"Kind of like they got lucky..."

Very funny dig.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:11 PM MDT reply actions  

Okay, Rockies, let's go!
So excited for the NL West champs to totally rock the Sox!  You know that all of AZSnakepit is with you guys tonight.  
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by 4CornersFan on Oct 24, 2007 6:14 PM MDT reply actions  

We welcome your support
and you are perfectly at liberty to stick around and help us unite our energies against the evil AL and the Evil Empire Lite.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

I sent...
...you an email.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 6:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

Err...
We had our chance to rock the Sox, but we could only smack around Dice-K. (Behind RJ)

I assume you meant NL Champs?

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

NL Champs
Oh, duh.  Yeah.  I meant having the NL West representing the NL.  Getting too excited by seeing Byrnsie, I guess!!  LOL
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by 4CornersFan on Oct 24, 2007 6:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

So are our PR friends!
They all love Byrnesie!!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

Awww....
He just wants to reach out to you, that's all!

See?

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Falling on face
in 5...4...3..2..1....
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

He's like a panther, ready to strike.
A sex panther. Made with bits of real panther, so you KNOW he's good.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:32 PM MDT up reply actions  

GERONIMO!.....
<splat>
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'd go take a ride
in the Shaggin' Wagon right now.

....

(NOT) ;)

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

Don't be jealous....
Tulo just wishes he had Byrnes' Shaggin' Wagon...
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Tulo's got the Escalade going
He's pimp, yo.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh, lame!
I hate Escalades.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Rather ambivilant Red Sox response to Rockies
No booing, no nothing really.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:16 PM MDT reply actions  

FOX news and FOX sports loves to hire loser
celebrities to work for them. They work soooo.. cheap!

by tailgateparty on Oct 24, 2007 6:17 PM MDT reply actions  

That was one of the worst Fox pregames
I've ever seen.

Eric Karros: "I am a proud customer of Hair Club for men. Here are my supporting cast, Manny the Makeup Queen, Owen Wilson's imperfect clone who has never learned the comb principle, and Kevin Kennedy, now on his 15th consecutive year attempting to star in porn and failing.

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:18 PM MDT reply actions  

I heart Spilly
They announce him: he looks straight at the camera, waves, and says "hi mom," before running off. LOL
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by Squeaky on Oct 24, 2007 6:20 PM MDT reply actions  

I said the same thing to my friend
And she just looked at me with that "whatever" face, so I'm glad somebody else understands.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

You don't get it
Squeaky really, really loves Spilly. ;)
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

I know Squeaky's love goes
totally overboard, but that moment was just so sweet and I was seriously disappointed in my friend for not seeing that.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

DAMN
my lack of TV-ness!
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

I hope we get to see another episode of
Kevin Youklis' roid rage tonight.

by tailgateparty on Oct 24, 2007 6:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Yay, John Williams!
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 6:21 PM MDT reply actions  

Very good composer
But did the PA announcer call him the "affinity of our culture" or something like that?

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 6:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Dammit
Start this game already!

I simply cannot wait 10 freaking more minutes!

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:26 PM MDT reply actions  

Yaz!
Tossing out the first pitch.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:26 PM MDT reply actions  

On a similar subject
Has it been announced/decided/etc who will throw out the first pitch in game 3?

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 6:27 PM MDT up reply actions  

I heard it was Carmelo Anthony.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Bill Romanoski
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Now that
would probably be the first recorded incident of fans dogpiling the field for something that had nothing to do with the actual game whatsoever.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well,
they booed Ashlee Simpson during the Orange Bowl?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah
but they wouldn't be wrenching out box seats and chucking them at people like they might be in this case.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

Knowing Romo, he'd chuck 'em right back.
Forget Kevin Youkilis, and even Barry Bonds. You wanna see 'roid rage, piss off Romo.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

Conan O'Brian challenged Joe Buck
to say," Jib-Jub" sometime during the World Series. Look for him to say it tonight.

by tailgateparty on Oct 24, 2007 6:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Good point
And they had two opportunities to do so, and cancelled both of them.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 6:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

Have fun Rockies!
They look a little tense.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Pregame nerves
Once they get back into their flow, they'll be good.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

Do you guys like Manny Ramirez?
Just curious. Seems like most don't.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:36 PM MDT reply actions  

He is batshit insane
has the mental level of about a twelve-year-old, and is occasionally very entertaining and occasionally very insufferable. But generally theatric and too amiably stupid to know better.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

As far as ability, I have the utmost respect.
He's just a showboating ass.
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

No...
...though I don't see him enough to hate him like I do Eric Byrnes, Khalil Greene, and Chipper Jones (and used to hate Eric Karros, Paul LoDuca, and oh, the game's started).
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 6:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

If you'll excuse my language,
he's a f#*&head.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Anybody remember the article that was
written near the beginning of the season that predicted a Rockies versus Red Sox world series?
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:36 PM MDT reply actions  

Seriously?
Let's see it. But... I assume no such thing existed, because I for one didn't see this coming a mile out of left field.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

I don't remember where it was from...
I think it was from SI......

Something like "Todd versus Sox WS"

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:40 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well
You just knew it had to happen.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yes, because it always snows in Denver...
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:38 PM MDT reply actions  

IT STARTED!
I can feel my productivity draining by the second.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Borderline, but outside
Montague behind the plate... I hope none of this ump crew has been involved in stealing our homers this year.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:40 PM MDT up reply actions  

too close though
Beckett's going to get the generous corner, you've got to know that.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

Low strike on Kaz
Let's hope that Francis also enjoys the fluidity of this strike zone...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

3-2 count. Big at bat.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Er, Kaz?
Don't go fishing on ball four.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:42 PM MDT reply actions  

Same for you, Matt
No swinging outside the zone.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah
Throw that inside to Matty....see what happens!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:43 PM MDT reply actions  

C'mon Holliday!
Manny's watching!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Go on, Beckett
You know you want to hit Holliday.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Nice start!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Maybe Beckett will plunk Holliday,
sending the Sox on a death spiral for the rest of the game AND series.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

It's about the only time
I actively root for one of our guys to be hit.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh boy..
Come on Rox.........
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

From a St. Louis Cardinal fan....
I am totally rooting for you guys.  After 2004 I am so sick of the Red Sox.  They have turned into the Yankees in my opinion.

I have Atkins and Helton on my fantasy team so I wish them and your entire ballclub success in the series.

Goodluck guys!

by Pujols4MVP on Oct 24, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Here here!!
Looks like all of us NL fans are coming out of the woodwork to cheer for the Rox.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

Red Sox:
The Yankees without the championships to back up the bluster.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

Agreed
Huge payroll, obnoxious fans (as it seems from TV could be wrong) and I know it's history but that ball park is ridiculous.

And there goes a dinger...and a double.  :-(

by Pujols4MVP on Oct 24, 2007 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

All fastballs
And no one can catch up to them.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Beckett's definitely on in the first.
No contact for the Rockies yet, better have your A game Jeff.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 6:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Struck out the side.
I don't expect Francis to do that, but something similar.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 6:45 PM MDT reply actions  

Huge zone...better call this even blue!
"Corner of strike zone" = "ball pitched in the vicinity of Rhode Island."
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:47 PM MDT reply actions  

'stretching north to Maine'
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

Damn , , ,
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 6:47 PM MDT reply actions  

How about that!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:48 PM MDT reply actions  

Does anybody else...
...hear an annoying, warbling, buzz, like a mosquito is trapped in the TV. OH SHIT.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 6:48 PM MDT reply actions  

Dammit
Bad way to start.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:48 PM MDT reply actions  

To the midget, too...
Memo to Jeff: Whatever that was, don't throw it again.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:49 PM MDT reply actions  

Pedoia
If Jeff Francis had read the scouting report I provided to Rox Girl yesterday, he would have known not to throw that fastball to Pedroia.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 12:39 AM MDT up reply actions  

COC Rule #4
In that vein, posts of intolerance and personal attacks are unacceptable. Highlighting differences or using inflammatory rhetoric against somebody's nationality, race, gender, sexuality or religion could be cause for getting booted off the site. For a couple of examples: Aaron Miles is a bum because he can't take a walk, not because he's a short white guy. Byung Hyun Kim gets on our ire for his inconsistency in pitching, not his common English as a second language difficulty. For other users, be considerate even in total disagreement. There are various levels of baseball knowledge on the site, and if your level of understanding is greater than mine or another user's, it doesn't mean that we're idiots. Explain what you know and move on without name calling or denigration. On the other hand, be slow in taking offense when somebody disagrees with you. If you think another user (or even one of us) has gone too far, e-mail Russ or myself and let us know and we'll do our best to sort it out.

by tshea1 on Oct 29, 2007 5:51 AM MDT up reply actions  

If Ickimore had read the scouting report
he provided to Rox Girl yesterday, he would have known that there's an "r" in Dustin Pedroia's name.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 12:57 AM MDT up reply actions  

Argh....
D. Pedroia
  1. Called strike
  2. In play, run(s)
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:49 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Jeff.....
settle down!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:49 PM MDT reply actions  

You're not playing Arizona anymore
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:49 PM MDT reply actions  

NO
Really?
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

Jeffrey...
Come on now. Then again, for what it's worth, I had them losing this game. But still.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:49 PM MDT reply actions  

BUNT?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Getting ready
for NL rules, are we?
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:51 PM MDT up reply actions  

Manuel!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Jeff....
I really don't like Ramirez's posing ass.......
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 6:53 PM MDT reply actions  

Pedroia homers and Ortiz bunts.
What are the odds?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 6:53 PM MDT reply actions  

No more runs, Jeff
Let's get the butterflies out of the system now and focus. Can't let them have any more.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:53 PM MDT reply actions  

I don't know, Tim. If Troy was farther back
I think he would have got it in his glove.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 6:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Has the sing songy chant begun already?
Francis...Fraaaanncccis
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:54 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm pretty sure
they called those strikes for Beckett...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:54 PM MDT reply actions  

NOOOOOOO
Please please please 4-6-3, 6-4-3, 5-4-3, 1-6-3 DP or a F-8
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by rockiesfan4ever on Oct 24, 2007 6:55 PM MDT reply actions  

Tek running up the pitch count
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 6:57 PM MDT reply actions  

This is an honest question
not a trollish one, but out of all the places you could root for the Sox, why have you chosen to do so here?
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Comeon
1 more strike. That's all.
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by rockiesfan4ever on Oct 24, 2007 6:58 PM MDT reply actions  

DANG
or not
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by rockiesfan4ever on Oct 24, 2007 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Bah
Focus, Jeffrey! Focus!
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 6:58 PM MDT reply actions  

Is a 2-0 lead big enough
Just making them comfortable. Or give them a fucking 3-0 lead
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by rockiesfan4ever on Oct 24, 2007 6:59 PM MDT reply actions  

Ugh Jeff...
Someone go talk to him please.......
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:00 PM MDT reply actions  

Geez
This is not good. It's early, but still...

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 7:00 PM MDT reply actions  

J.D. Drew?
Honestly...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:00 PM MDT reply actions  

Re: Drew
That's our Nancy!

Greetings from Red Sox Nation. I haven't watched the Rockies much this season, but that's a nice state you guys have there.

Looking forward to a great (and hopefully Sox-dominated) Series.

by SoxDevil on Oct 24, 2007 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

Commentary
You'll get the good and bad. Besides, Colorado is my 2nd fav team
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:01 PM MDT reply actions  

I don't think Jeff
is fooling anyone out there. Need to get him settled down, 3-0 is already a problem against Beckett.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:01 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm just realizing...
...we haven't been behind much in the last oh, month or so...
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:02 PM MDT reply actions  

Not a good feeling, huh?
Don't worry, we lose this one, we win the rest.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

3-0 versus 5-0 is a huge difference
Fear not...Lugo sucks
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:02 PM MDT reply actions  

commentate...
...but don't speculate.  Inning over.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

Inning over
Sadly he's become the 2nd coming of Pokey Reese.

by SoxDevil on Oct 24, 2007 7:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

way to wear them down Jeff
chilling Beckett's arm over a long inning... brilliant strategy.

Nice play!

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 7:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Weirdly enough
despite all the numbers, I feel oddly comfortable with our defense -- Atkins, Hawpe, Torrealba and all -- just as it is. Winning (and not making errors) will do that to you.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

nice play Atkins
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:03 PM MDT reply actions  

go defense!
Atkins needs to do it on offense now.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Great pick by Todd!
When a guy makes a great defensive play in one inning, it's only fitting he does the same thing on offense in the next inning.

We could defienetly use something big next inning.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 7:04 PM MDT reply actions  

That was an adventure . . .
How about doing the same for Beckett?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 7:04 PM MDT reply actions  

I don't know if I can take...
...a 15-13 game though!
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Time for us to figure out
Beckett. Lots of game to go. And somebody calm down Francis in the dugout.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:04 PM MDT reply actions  

Guhhhhh.
Not a perfect first inning by any stretch of the imagination...

by rcmanning on Oct 24, 2007 7:05 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm going to take this opportunity to
gloat just a little.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

The game's still just beginning. It's not over by any stretch.

by SoxDevil on Oct 24, 2007 7:06 PM MDT reply actions  

Helton needs to answer
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:06 PM MDT reply actions  

Yay I get to watch now ...
... boo, the score is not what I'd like to see this early. :( Even better, I get to multi-task watching while writing a column.

As for this WS, I really hope Helton lights it up. He hasn't been much of a factor offensively so far (defensively, that's another story) and if there's any time to do so, it's now ... especially because had the cards fallen differently, he'd be facing the Rox right now.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 7:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Assuming
we even make it here without him, which is doubtful....

That's what I love about this team, remove one guy and you probably wouldn't be here.

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

ugh beckett
I really can't deal with 27 strikeouts tonight.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:07 PM MDT reply actions  

so much for that
That stupid-ass green monster needs to git.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

KKKK
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Do something aside from strike out
Come on!
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Atta kid
Atkins!
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

Atkins, oh so close!
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 7:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Ouch
Good hit, bad luck
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Contact!
Nearly out by Atkins too.

Drive him in Brad!

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 7:09 PM MDT reply actions  

Garrett does not fear
the wall at all. Out of anywhere but Fenway...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:09 PM MDT reply actions  

wall
If you had seen the scouting report I sent to Rox Girl yesterday in e-mail, you would know a lot more about how to play the wall.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 12:44 AM MDT up reply actions  

You DO realize you sound like a broken record,
right?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 12:49 AM MDT up reply actions  

The Citgo sign
makes me a bit nostalgic for Boston.

C'mon Hawpe!

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 7:10 PM MDT reply actions  

Must be a lot of motion on that fastball
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:10 PM MDT reply actions  

Bargh
I don't like the strikeout script. Change it.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:11 PM MDT reply actions  

I love it
when they listen to me so promptly. Hopefully that took a little of the wind out of Fenway's sails.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

Maybe
I should go back to lurking.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 7:11 PM MDT reply actions  

TULO!!!
RBI Double!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:11 PM MDT reply actions  

tying run at the plate YAH!
Let's do it boys!!!!!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:11 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo rips it
And there you go!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Troy!
RBI double. Nice.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo!!!!1
First pitch swinging, smacked that.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT reply actions  

TULO!
Troy for R.O.Y.!!!

Time for another clutch Torrealba postseason hit.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT reply actions  

TULO!
I was feelin' it. My man does his thing.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT reply actions  

go rocks!!
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT reply actions  

lefties not seeing beckett at all
but righties have had some good contact

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Yorvit...
bad, bad!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:13 PM MDT reply actions  

Nah
Yorvit is still Yorvit... but an encouraging inning.

Hopefully, somebody screwed Francis' head on straight in the interim.

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:14 PM MDT reply actions  

at least we're making contact...
That's definitely a nice change from inning one.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 7:14 PM MDT reply actions  

that Bud Light commercial is STUPID
What an awful place to put a couch - right next to the stairwell, which, by the way, has no protection.  It's a deathtrap that house!!!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:15 PM MDT reply actions  

Rocks finally having some success
hitting beckett. Go Rockies!

by tailgateparty on Oct 24, 2007 7:15 PM MDT reply actions  

I wonder
if this is the most runs he's given up in 2 innings to date... ;)
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

I swear
I've learned my lesson. Cannot stop playing Depeche Mode...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:15 PM MDT reply actions  

It can't be said enough
the Dane Cook commercials suck. Hard.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 7:16 PM MDT reply actions  

Allright Jeff....
Let's set the Sawx down......

Come on!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on blue!!
You gave that pitch to Beckett!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Brainwaves...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ellsbury is a fun player to watch
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:17 PM MDT reply actions  

He sure is!
He can keep doing that all night, it'll be VERY fun.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

These "balls"
are awfully close...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Those Umps are F#@%in old.
How the hell can they follow a 95 mph fastball? Seriously.

by tailgateparty on Oct 24, 2007 7:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

Okay Jeff
Your "fastballs" are underwhelming, let's NOT try to sneak another one by Pedroia.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:19 PM MDT reply actions  

fastballs
As you would have known yesterday if you would have seen the scouting report I sent to Rox Girl, Pedroia crushes fastballs.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 12:48 AM MDT up reply actions  

Broken record
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 12:49 AM MDT up reply actions  

Looks like Francis is settling in.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:20 PM MDT reply actions  

is it just me
or does anyone else wanna vomit watching yukilis up there?
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:20 PM MDT reply actions  

I can't wait...
until they have to sit him in Denver...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

What's Francis' pitch count usually?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:21 PM MDT reply actions  

By inning
or for a whole outing? He can generally go to about 105 or so.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Youkilis
is a pain.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:22 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Blue!
You're giving those gifts to Beckett.
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:22 PM MDT reply actions  

why are they talking about a burger?
help me Rockies Jesus!!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Ortiz is slumping
Hot in the ALDS

Not so much in the latter ALCS

Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:24 PM MDT reply actions  

big hit
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Jeff
GEEZ.... seriously? Two quick outs and then you walk the Greek God of Nothing and let Fenway get back into it?
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:25 PM MDT reply actions  

I use
his nickname from Moneyball: Greek God of Walks.

I prefer to call him Nothing due to somebody (I think it was Francona) remarking that he'd seen him in the shower and wouldn't call him the Greek god of anything.

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

And come on now
You're a Sox fan that didn't know that? A humble Rox fan has to enlighten you.

;)

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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hmmm... like Louis Renault,
I am shocked, shocked, that Silver remembered, a story like that.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

I remember EVERYTHING
I'm serious. Helps me out on tests.
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah, actually I have that skill too.
Helps me on tests as well, except that most of the things I remember are random worthless facts, as opposed to something I actually need to remember for class. For example, in Europe, what we call an elk is called a red deer, what we call a caribou is called a reindeer, and what we call a moose is called an elk.

See?? Random.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

OH COME ON DON'T WALK MANNY
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Don't worry...
This never works out for us...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:26 PM MDT up reply actions  

one inch from Tulo's glove
sigh, even our vaunted defense takes a bruise.  Good 2-strike hit from Ortiz.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Ball to the wall, a run scores.
It would have been an awkward throw for Holliday if he got it and didn't set up his throw.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 7:25 PM MDT reply actions  

how did he score from first
ugh.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:26 PM MDT reply actions  

nice pitch
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:27 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah
Francis has had difficulty putting them away. From 0-2 on Youkilis to this...
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by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Popped up.
Allright offense.....COME ON ROCKIES!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:28 PM MDT reply actions  

Mike "pop up" Lowell
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:28 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah
That .333 average this postseason hasn't worked out for you guys, huh?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

My Goodness...
...I am sick of those Mellencamp Chevy commercials.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:29 PM MDT reply actions  

All of these
commercials are getting annoying.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Jeez Jeff
What did I say about not letting them have more runs?

This is still doable, but don't make it harder. It would displease me to see the mediots slurping Boston kool-aid "just like everyone predicted." (Including me, but that didn't mean I WANTED it to happen).

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:29 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Rox,
do something amazing! Like the rest of this Rocktober!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:29 PM MDT reply actions  

They have time
but admittedly need to get back with the program.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

The way they say Beckett,
it's like he's some Grecian god come down from Olympus to pitch to mere mortals...
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:32 PM MDT reply actions  

Greek God of Pitching
with the Greek God of Walks, how can they lose...? <rolls eyes>
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

well that might help the rox
If beckett gets cold
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Ramirez is gonna be an adventure in Coors Field
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Well... um...
At least we aren't striking out any more?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Weak fly-balls
The rain is helping to keep things down, too. Unless your name is Scrappy Doo

by SoxDevil on Oct 24, 2007 7:34 PM MDT reply actions  

Francis isn't on his game yet....
But Beckett hasn't looked invincible, at least not after the first inning.

Someone earlier was pointing out that the Rockies haven't been down much lately. You were down to us a couple times in the NLCS, but it didn't last.

Hmmm.... according to Joe Morgan on the radio, Manny is one of the best defensive LFs in the game.

O rly??

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:34 PM MDT reply actions  

I was sick of the announcers
on the TV, so I turned on the radio. Which is worse? Buck and McCarver or Joe Morgan? Hard to call...so I turned the TV's volume back on.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

Further proof
that Joe Morgan has no clue what the hell he's talking about.

If Francis is going down by 33% in regards to runs allowed every inning, he should, according to my calculations, allow 1/3 of a run in the third.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

I can deal
with 1/3 of a run.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

It'd be pretty nice...
...if he'd start allowing negative runs.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah...
...that was me.  We've been real good about coming back in the next half.  And not having many big innings.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Manny
Manny is an awesome defensive leftfielder in Fenway. But Fenway is a unique left field. Outside of Fenway he is average. You might know that if you had seen the scouting report I sent to Rox Girl on Tuesday.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 12:54 AM MDT up reply actions  

Broken record
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 12:56 AM MDT up reply actions  

I can't wait to see Manny
fielding in Coors. He almost didn't get there fast enough.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:34 PM MDT reply actions  

i'm depressed :*(
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:35 PM MDT reply actions  

Now, now.
Just be hopeful. 8th inning you can be worried, but there's no reason to be depressed!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

i dunno i guess i hate boston more than
george W. they are complete a-holes.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

What did Boston do to you...
..oh, I see you are an Angels fan. Nevermind.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

you guys take over everybodies stadiums
then you piss all over everything. i rest my case.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

We literally urinate?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

no, no, no offense!
You're doing it wrong!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:35 PM MDT reply actions  

+1
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

Tavares and Matsui
They need to get it together.  We need people on base for Holliday.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Oooh, a
Steroids commercial. Hear that "Big" Papi? Steroids is bad. Just like McGwire said.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Does this one
have the shrinking balls too?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

I read some
steroids allegations against him a while back. His stats ballooned after going to Boston, and they said something about steroids possibly being involved. It might be A-Rod speculation, or Bonds speculation (in terms of credibility). I don't know.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yup.
Never used to crush the ball the way he does now when he was with the Twins.

Then again, if we want to go into steroid users, the Red Sox traded for Eric Gagne as well....

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yes...
...and about now we should bring up how all Bostonians are racist as well.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

Everyone! Watch out for the red herring!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

he claims he might of taken them and not even
known. i smell bs.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ortiz
Ortiz used to hit homers like crazy with the Twins. The problem was he couldn't put the ball in play UNLESS he was hitting a homer.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 12:57 AM MDT up reply actions  

O rly?
"Ortiz used to hit homers like crazy with the Twins"?

According to my stats, in his six years with Minnesota, he hit 1, 9, 0, 10, 18, and 20 homers. I wouldn't exactly call that "hitting homers like crazy." Shit... Eric Freaking Byrnes hit 21 this year and 26 last year.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 1:03 AM MDT up reply actions  

Ortiz
You need to look a little closer at your stats, unless you believe Ortiz should have hit more homers than he had at bats, he was never a full time player with the Twins. Even in his 20 homer season with the Twins, he only played in 130 games. How many games did Byrnes play in?

ICKIMORE

P.S. As requested of me earlier, I provided a player by player scouting report to your website. I e-mailed it to Rox Girl yesterday. Hopefully she will put it up at some point.

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:47 AM MDT up reply actions  

Sorry pal, no vindication there.
Big Papi had 1477 ABs with the Twins, and slugged 58 HRs, or a home run approximately every 25.5 ABs. Eric Byrnes, who is most definitely NOT a big slugger, hit home runs every 25.3 ABs over the last two years.

Suddenly, Big Papi goes to Boston, and since then, he's had 2738 ABs, and he's smacked 208 HRs. That's a home run every 13.2 ABs.

That, my friend, is called a power surge. If you don't see anything suspicious about that, then I'd like to get my hands on some of whatever you're smoking.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 2:01 AM MDT up reply actions  

you list
Your list of his homers is incredibly biased to your opinion.

In 1997 you list Papi as having 1 home run, this is in fact true, but he only played in 15 freaking games!

Unlike Eric Byrnes, Papi was a HUGE strikeout liability in his early years. He struck out, as an example, 72 times in 86 games in 1998. Eric Byrnes as an example, struck out 71 times in 121 games in 2003. Byrnes strikeouts per at bat have actually increased since he went to Arizona, while Papi's have decreased since he came to Boston.

That's why he went from a 20 homer player with regular playing time to a 40 homer player with regular playing time. Because he stopped spending most of his at bats striking out.

In 2002 Ortiz struck out 87 times in 412 at bats. In 2007 Ortiz struck out 103 times in 549 at bats.

He put the ball in play more by striking out less. Instead of either hitting a homer or striking out, now he can do more.

Look at 1998, in 278 at bats he struck out 72 times. That's 1/3rd his at bats he would strike out!!!! Of course he didn't hit many homers, he was too busy striking out man!

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 2:18 AM MDT up reply actions  

steroids
You also forget the most telltale sign of somebody on steroids. Normally, a player goes on roids and their body changes at least a little. Bonds has a bigger head and is no longer skinny. McGwire grew bigger arms than most people have legs. Sosa went from a skinny speedster with a little pop to a hulk-like figure. But Ortiz was a fatass with the Twins, and he is still a fatass. How did his body change?

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 2:21 AM MDT up reply actions  

When you're as fat as Ortiz is,
it's going to be a little tough to notice the change. He's already got a huge head, so it'd be tough to notice that; similarly, he's never been a skinny guy since he's been in the majors, so you wouldn't expect to see the same change as Barry or Sammy.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:08 AM MDT up reply actions  

Okay.... so lemme get this straight.
So you were the one who said, "Ortiz used to hit homers like crazy with the Twins" and then I showed you that he did not, and you changed your tune to, "Well, of COURSE he didn't hit many home runs with the Twins, he was striking out all the time." I did indeed list Big Papi as hitting 1 home run in 1997, because he DID hit 1 home run in 1997. When I listed out his home run rates, I measured by at bats, not games. You also mention that Byrnes' strikeouts have increased since he's come to AZ. Since his HR rate has also increased, doesn't that somewhat undermine your argument with regards to Ortiz?

Let's compare similar seasons. In 2000, with the Twins, Papi had an AB/K rate of 5.1, in 415 ABs, and hit .282. Yet, he only hit 10 home runs, or 1 HR every 41.5 ABs. Last year, he struck out every 4.8 ABs, and had a .287 average, yet smacked 54 HRs. His strikeout rate actually increased, but his AB/HR rate shot up from 41.5 to a Bambino-like 10.3. In fact, he struck out at a lower rate during that 2000 season than in any of his seasons with Boston except for 2003 and 2007.

Your explanation doesn't hold water.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 2:37 AM MDT up reply actions  

steroids
OK, you win. Ortiz hits more home runs now. Is that the only evidence that you have of his steroid use?

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 3:11 AM MDT up reply actions  

Well,
I don't have a sample of his urine from 2004, if that's what you meant.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:07 AM MDT up reply actions  

There ya go Jeff....
We need you pitching like that!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Wait..
Didn't someone here write Holliday Lifts Weights, Ortiz Lifts Cake?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:40 PM MDT reply actions  

That was in the Rocky Mountain News
Don't know that it was one of the Rowers.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

haha
yah that cracked me up.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Jib Jub
nt
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:41 PM MDT reply actions  

call the game!!!
yeah right... lol.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:41 PM MDT reply actions  

There goes our
1...2...3...
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:43 PM MDT reply actions  

So, a base runner is a third of a run, right?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 7:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Right, I guess.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

RUN RUN RUN.
Let's see what Torreabla's got.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:43 PM MDT reply actions  

For the love of christ, Francis...
After you get two quick outs, GET THE THIRD ONE.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:43 PM MDT reply actions  

"If you can't run
that's [bunting] not a good play." Duh, McCarver...idiot.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Tim Malaprop McCarver:
Bringing unenlightenment to the enlightened for way too damn long.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

My calculations are correct!
Negative runs next inning!
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:45 PM MDT reply actions  

That, I'd
have to see!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

Sounds like a plan.
Now, does that mean the BoSox lose runs or the Rox  score runs? Maybe the "negative" refers to the difference...
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

You college kids...
...and your "new math"...
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

Forget that.
The negative runs were my idea, and I'm an international studies major.

...Then again, maybe that explains how I somehow got from fractions to negative numbers... :-\

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:51 PM MDT up reply actions  

So, now we will get,
according to my projections, 2 runs.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Rain, rain, go
away.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:48 PM MDT reply actions  

Matt
Just because the pitches are theoretically close to home plate does not mean you should feel a need to swing at all of them.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:49 PM MDT reply actions  

They call that a conversation?
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:49 PM MDT reply actions  

Woo
Todd with a double!

Our beard is better than yours!

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on FOX!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Damn that wall
Two homers = two doubles instead.

Hopefully Atkins can hit THIS one over the wall. ;)

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Wall
Once more, if you had read the scouting report I sent to Rox Girl on Tuesday you would have known a lot more about that wall.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:00 AM MDT up reply actions  

Broken record
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 1:04 AM MDT up reply actions  

Hehehehe
Beard.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Double!
And...the announcers don't care.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Double for Todd. What are you
going to do this time, Garrett?
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

nice pop up double
what a stadium.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

THAT WALL IS AN ABOMINATION
It has no place in this great sport

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Helton is going to have a good series
Just a hunch
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:51 PM MDT reply actions  

Yes, he will
MVP, do you think, or runner-up to Tulo?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

All our hits...
...have been off the wall.  Oh. My. God.  Coors Field has changed?  When was this?  Are you kidding me?
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeeeeeah.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions  

Go Atkins!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:52 PM MDT reply actions  

WOW - close pitch
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah Helton.
The Helton from the mirror universe can stay in ours.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Come Brad!
Mr 2 out RBI!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:53 PM MDT reply actions  

Heck....
if he can wear out the Dbacks, he'd BETTER wear out the Red Sox. Or I will be royally pissed.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

I don't think Beckett has thrown
anything except the heater tonight, and he doesn't need to...

Come ON Bradley Hawpe!

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

And the curve.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

There've been...
...something like three curves.  Atkins was way out in front of one on his recent K.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ooof.
There's the curve.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Wonder why Beckett is throwing so many fastballs?
Do the Rockies kill off speed stuff?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo's double was on a curveball.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hawpe!!
Let's go!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Augh! Sheffield sighting!
Call Ken Tremendous!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

at least he threw some extra pitches
yeah i've completely lost my mind.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Holy shnikees
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:55 PM MDT reply actions  

C'mon guys
At least make contact and give us a chance.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 7:55 PM MDT reply actions  

WHY WHY WHY
Can't we hit a fastball?!?!?!!!!!!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 7:55 PM MDT reply actions  

It's going faster than your car probably does.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

lol
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions  

Bradley
Ungood.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:55 PM MDT reply actions  

Beckett just walked right
on the line, defying the baseball gods! We shall get him next inning!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:55 PM MDT reply actions  

okay big inning right here
Francis NEEDS to hold 'em, by hook or by crook.  Despite everything, this game is still within reach.  (Not a great AB by Brad, by the way.)

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 7:56 PM MDT reply actions  

Beckett's doing a great job
of setting up his pitches tonight.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 7:57 PM MDT reply actions  

Damp those chilly nights.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:58 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo!!!!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 7:59 PM MDT reply actions  

GET THE HELL OUT.
:)
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 7:59 PM MDT reply actions  

How ya like them apples?
Tulo is the sh*t.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 7:59 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo and Pedroia...
Two good young players we'll be hearing about for the next decade or so.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 7:59 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo, yes.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

pedroia, no
yeah i said it. whatcha gonna do?
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

+1
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

I don't care...
...results speak for themselves.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

1st row monster shots
where otherwise would be outs don't do it for me. ;)
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

I really don't know what to make of Pedroia
I can tell already that my opinion of him will probably be forever biased against, though, and it sounds like I'm not the lone Rockies fan in that camp.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'm forever biased against him...
...because he went to Arizona State. So he's a Scum Devil. Just like Barry Bonds.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

Dat's my man.
;)
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 7:59 PM MDT reply actions  

You guys love Youkalis, don't you?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:00 PM MDT reply actions  

Tulo is such an animal.
I hope he gets injured every year so we don't have to face him anymore. Then Stephen Drew will have the last laugh. HAHA!!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:01 PM MDT reply actions  

Watch yoself!
We might have to kick you off! :D
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

You know
I'm coming for ya in a steel-teeth-equipped Shaggin' Wagon now...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

I fear not the Shaggin' Wagon.
Now, if I were a mother that had a young daughter living in the Phoenix area....
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

Okay, Francis
Experiment: Get third out before allowing baserunner.

You should know how this works.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:01 PM MDT reply actions  

D'oh...
Jeff...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

I think
he had problems back in his physics lab courses.

by wolf213 on Oct 24, 2007 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

Youk
I hate him. He's a Sox and a UC Bearcat (I'm Rox fan and a Xavier grad).
Holliday for MVP and Tulowitzki for ROY.

by badnooz on Oct 24, 2007 8:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Dammit Jeff
No more of this 2 out crap! ok?
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 8:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Crap.
Francis, it works like this...3 outs...in a row...no base runners.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Hey Halos fan...
Remember this guy? Game #2?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:04 PM MDT reply actions  

fear the purple!!
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:04 PM MDT reply actions  

Manny
looks like the love child of Bob Marley and Zach de la Rocha. Both of which are good, Manny, not so much.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:05 PM MDT reply actions  

Dangerous count.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:05 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on blue!!
You won't give it to Jeff, but you'll give it to Beckett!!?!??
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 8:05 PM MDT reply actions  

"Right down the middle..."
"Right on the corner..."
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:06 PM MDT reply actions  

Now we'll watch Manny foul of 5 or so pitches
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:06 PM MDT reply actions  

Good call!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions  

is manny really whoopi goldberg?
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:07 PM MDT reply actions  

Maybe, but
Whoopi doesn't look like she could hit a double.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

The hair though...
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

Francis
Just can't finish an inning tonight.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 8:07 PM MDT reply actions  

So when do you consider pulling Francis?
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:07 PM MDT reply actions  

wait he already did.
=)
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

Come on Jeff!!
We need you to settle down!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 8:08 PM MDT reply actions  

More two-out baserunners
and more RISP. Jeff, this is crap.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:08 PM MDT reply actions  

Fear not, Lowell will pop up...
...or walk
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:09 PM MDT reply actions  

Getting ready for Frankie.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 8:09 PM MDT reply actions  

I... don't... really... think...
I want Frankie in this situation. Come on Jeff, just finish it off...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

Buck says...
...Rox don't want to put Morales in where he will inherit runners.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions  

Ugh
We're trying to get away with an IBB for the second time in the game??

Can't watch.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:09 PM MDT reply actions  

Walking Lowell.
Francis talked to.
Just strike Varitek out, Jeff!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:10 PM MDT reply actions  

1-0
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:10 PM MDT reply actions  

This is big
Cleveland got us in the 5th inning. A stop here could shift mo.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:11 PM MDT reply actions  

Looks like
Beckett is going to get all the calls tonight that Francis is not. It happens when you've got a reputation for being a good pitcher.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:11 PM MDT reply actions  

2-0
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:11 PM MDT reply actions  

Phew...a strike.
Let's calm down.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:12 PM MDT reply actions  

TEK!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Never mind.
This is CRAP!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Ugh . . .
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 8:12 PM MDT reply actions  

Good lord Jeff
Two outs, every inning, and being unable to finish it is really going to bite you in the ass.

I can't bear to watch the mediots eat this one up.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:13 PM MDT reply actions  

hey, are you calling the media "idoits"?
that's mean of you.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

time to regroup
lol.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:13 PM MDT reply actions  

Okay
Double right on the line. Where have we seen that before....
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:13 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Drew...
...Go for the jugular
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:13 PM MDT reply actions  

Y'know,
I didn't have a good feeling going into this series. This would probably be why ... :(

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:14 PM MDT reply actions  

My good feeling...
...weakened as I watched the Sox roll over the Tribe in 5, 6, and 7.  It's still early, though.  In the game, and in the series.  It ain't over!
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh I know
Just ... still. The downside to going to school in Boston is having hordes of friends who are Red Sox fans ... who are ALREADY starting to give you crap.

My dad also saying halfway through the first, "Well, getting Game 5 tickets won't be a problem now," already assuming the Rockies are sunk, doesn't really help.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

Lasorda would
have pulled Francis by now.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:14 PM MDT reply actions  

Well, hm.
How about tomorrow?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:14 PM MDT reply actions  

It's early!
We can do this!
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

DREW!!!
Augh
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:14 PM MDT reply actions  

I have an idea
Boston goes up 3-0 and loses in seven... because justice is poetic.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:15 PM MDT reply actions  

I like it!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions  

Francis is young.
With time, he won't be as nervous, and won't get rattled as easily.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:15 PM MDT reply actions  

He's not 'nervous and rattled'...
He hasn't pitched in 13 days, since the first game against Arizona.  That's a ridiculous amount of time off for a pitcher. It was probably unrealistic to expect him to be sharp tonight.

by alexcolfax on Oct 24, 2007 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Be that as it may,
he sure looked nervous to ME out there. The Sox had him rattled and on the ropes.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Francis
Francis is less than one year younger than Beckett. Beckett turned 27 during the season, Francis is 26. Young doesn't work as an excuse here my friend.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:07 AM MDT up reply actions  

Um, sorry, that's not gonna fly.
Youth is about more than straight up age, herr Ickimore. Beckett was drafted straight out of high school, in 1999, and made his big league debut in 2001. Francis was drafted out of college in 2002, and made his big league debut in 2004. Beckett's been playing professional baseball for 8 years, and he's essentially been pegged as the next big ace since his major league debut; not to mention the fact that he's already pitched in the 2003 World Series. The year after that, 2004, Francis was the Minor League POTY.

Beckett may only be a year older, but that's fallacious reasoning to say that's the only contributor to Francis' relative "youth".

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 1:31 AM MDT up reply actions  

Sorry
Sorry "herr" Southbytheborder, I guess I was using the primary dictionary definition of the word "young" in my analysis:

"1. being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman."

I should have discounted that definition and assumed that I was incorrect. Thanks for the correction.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:51 AM MDT up reply actions  

In a sport...
...where some players are signed as free agents in their teens down in Latin America, and others can be drafted out of high school or even college, you can have players making their major league debut at any age from 17-27. Are you really going to tell me that you'd consider a 25 year old who's been in the league for, say, 5 years, younger than a 27 year old rookie? Youth has a different connotation in baseball than the strict dictionary definition.

Perhaps I should have said "inexperience", but I thought it was implied.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 2:07 AM MDT up reply actions  

youth
Thanks for the explanation. So when 26 year old rookie Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in game three will you also refer to him as young?

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 2:27 AM MDT up reply actions  

I'm split on that one.
  1. He is a rookie, in the MLB sense of the word, but
  2. He's pitched in the WBC, and
  3. He's pitched in the Japanese Leagues for awhile, which are not only an additional professional league, but probably the closest in ability to the US Major Leagues. If he has another rough playoff outing, I am inclined to chalk it up to youth, though.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:05 AM MDT up reply actions  

Okay...
6-1 in the fifth is not so very good. We need some runs! Gosh men! This is your time! You are the few, the happy few, this band of brothers! When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one team to beat the hell out of the Evil Empire II, you shall!!!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:16 PM MDT reply actions  

For he today that sheds his blood with me,
shall be my brother.

(What does this mean?? HIT HOLLIDAY ALREADY, DAMMIT!!!)

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

And....
after temporarily becoming a postseason god, J.D. Drew returns to the mean.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:16 PM MDT reply actions  

This is pretty typical for Boston...
The Rox need to improve their offense, plain and simple.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Improve our offense?
We won't be facing Beckett every game.

It's true, however, our postseason hitting has underwhelmed.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

typical red sox fan
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

offense
How is making an obvious suggestion a "typical Red Sox fan"? Rox scored 1 run tonight, improving the offense seems appropriate, don't you think?

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:09 AM MDT up reply actions  

Hey, smart guy,
the implication was that it was an obvious Red Sox fan thing to do to make the comment "typical Red Sox game" when the Sox hang up 7 runs in an inning.

It's called gloating. You don't say stuff like that on somebody else's board. Not to mention that his suggestion wasn't particularly helpful.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 1:36 AM MDT up reply actions  

agree but disagree
I agree that the suggestion was not particularly helpful, but the suggestion was presented in such a way that it is stretching in my opinion to consider it gloating. I suspect your feelings are hurt by the poor Rox performance tonight, and your standards for considering something gloating have changed as a result.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:55 AM MDT up reply actions  

I ammend my statement
I failed to read his subject line, now I also believe he was gloating. I apologize for my misunderstanding.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:56 AM MDT up reply actions  

Apology accepted.
I DO doubt very much that my feelings were "hurt by the poor Rox performance tonight", though, since I'm not actually a Rockies fan.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 2:12 AM MDT up reply actions  

only 4 hits with 2 strikes
But it seems like 10.  Plus 1 walk.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:17 PM MDT reply actions  

MIMS does
not equal Beckett. For one, Beckett is a white nerd.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:17 PM MDT reply actions  

Beckett is
a white nerd who spits hot fire.

by redsoxrocko on Oct 24, 2007 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

That said,
he is pitching like a phenom right now.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

time to throw at manny
this game is lost.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Um
We're not the Cubs.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

Throw at him?
Why do you Halos fans always want to throw at Manny and Ortiz? All during the ALDS, all I saw over at Halo's Heaven was "time to throw at Manny's head" or "plunk Ortiz in the knees so he'll be out of the ALCS."  Come on man, bad sportsmanship...

by redsoxrocko on Oct 24, 2007 8:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

i'm clearly messing around
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

btw, you guys hit us and we never hit you
i rest my case.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions  

Classy.
This is a key inning. Knock Beckett by the 6th and you have a chance to get to our weak part of the bullpen. In addition, you could get to the weak part of our bullpen, which will be key for tomorrow. Tire out Okajima and Boston is at a disadvantage.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

Dammit
This ump and this bullshit zone!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 8:20 PM MDT reply actions  

Help me Ubaldo Jimenez
you're my only hope.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 24, 2007 8:20 PM MDT reply actions  

McCarver doesn't have a thesaurus?
Heck, he doesn't even have a rulebook for Baseball.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:21 PM MDT reply actions  

Hmm...
Would anybody care for more announcers fellating Josh Beckett?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:21 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh, they'll
be having stimulating conversation about his dominance throughout the series. Mostly, they'll wonder, "How does he do it?"
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions  

Beckett
Beckett seems to me to be pitching very well, wouldn't you agree? So I guess the question "how does he do it?" might be appropriate in his case. Much better than asking "how does he do it?" about Francis anyway.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:12 AM MDT up reply actions  

At the moment that the announcers
start bowing down to a golden Jeff Francis idol, the way they do with Josh Beckett, then you can start talking.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 1:34 AM MDT up reply actions  

that moment
I don't see that moment coming, since Francis barely was able to record any outs. If he has a dominating performance in game 5, then we may see that happen, but there was nothing by his performance tonight to suggest that anybody should bow down to the Francis idol, while for Beckett there clearly was.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:58 AM MDT up reply actions  

This ump is making me VERY mad.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:22 PM MDT reply actions  

yay a walk!!!!
this is rough, folks, but let's not get outposted by Red Sox, Angels and DBacks fans

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Can we please do to Beckett
what they do to Francis after he gets two quick outs?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Spilly walks.
Time for Tavares to pull one of his patented bunt hits to keep the inning alive.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:23 PM MDT reply actions  

Well.
There's a walk. What happens now? Lots of runs.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:24 PM MDT reply actions  

3-1 is a hitter's count.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Come on Rockies!!
Let's get some runs here!!
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 8:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Beckett
is the Antichrist.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 24, 2007 8:25 PM MDT reply actions  

Argh.
This is frustrating.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:25 PM MDT reply actions  

I dread
all the "I told you so"-ing that we'll see. Win the second game and we'll still head home in good shape.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:27 PM MDT reply actions  

You are only as good as your last pitch
We blew away Cleveland in game #1 and had to scramble to win that series. Not over by a LONG SHOT.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

SO FRUSTRATING!!!
Yes the Red Sox are a good team, and yes the Rockies were due to come down, and Josh Beckett has outstanding stuff, but this didn't have to be like this.

Okay, we have four innings to go on offense.  Let's show a little more what we can do.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:27 PM MDT reply actions  

beckett is smug
just ask beckett.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:27 PM MDT reply actions  

That's what I keep saying!
He's a total douche. Wipe that stupid smirk off his face.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Any chance
we can round up some friends of Denny Neagle's "special friend" and send them to Beckett's hotel room in Denver?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

Why, that idea's just bully!
He'd love that. Let's wear him out for his next game.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah
We've all heard how "smooth" Beckett is with the ladies...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hope springs eternal
and is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:27 PM MDT reply actions  

Look at all those arrogant EVIL Red Sox fans
Stereotypes are convenient
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:28 PM MDT reply actions  

You're not helping your case
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions  

Morales! Come on!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Matsui didn't even try for that one!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

yeah, you're right
it would have been an exceptional play, but I'm surprised he didn't try.  Keep your head in the games guys!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

The concept of a 1, 2, 3 inning
must not be in the cards for the Rockies pitchers tonight.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions  

As much as I am fond of Frankie
he gets rattled a LOT more easily than Francis, and this isn't exactly the best non-pressure situation.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

Actually, it is
Down by 5, the crowd isn't really into it.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Damn
I wish they were down by five. Still... World Series, national stage, hostile territory... I guess Frankie's still a kid psychologically.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

Nice play Morales.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

Risky, but Frankie gets the runner at 2nd.
"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 8:31 PM MDT reply actions  

And...
THERE'S that fantastic Tulo defense again. Nice job on the bunt.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:32 PM MDT reply actions  

i wan't a free taco :(.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:32 PM MDT reply actions  

Ellsbury is speedy
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:33 PM MDT reply actions  

Frankie has an awesome move to first
they won't run on him.

Oh, never mind. A balk.

Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

Deny America a free taco?
WTF? I must've misheard something.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:33 PM MDT reply actions  

TACO'S FOR ALL!!!
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:34 PM MDT up reply actions  

I think it's one taco for everyone to share
I'll take a cheese shaving

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

well that's disappointing
i was hoping they actually cared about us. :(
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

Great minds
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

I love the way they keep saying it.
"American gets a free taco". As if all of America gets a single taco.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:35 PM MDT up reply actions  

BALK!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:34 PM MDT reply actions  

That's not a balk!
Bullshit....
You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 8:34 PM MDT reply actions  

That was a very iffy balk...
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:34 PM MDT reply actions  

I get the sense
the umps like to call phantom balls and balks on Frankie, just to mess with him...
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:35 PM MDT reply actions  

Are you KIDDING me??
THAT'S a balk?? Since when do lefties balk??
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:36 PM MDT reply actions  

Balk?
Agreed, that looked more like a sick motion to first then a balk...though I won't put up too much of a stink...

by redsoxrocko on Oct 24, 2007 8:36 PM MDT reply actions  

Bull, he came home!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:36 PM MDT reply actions  

I meant, he went to first.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

youk!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

Is it just me...
...or does Ed Montague remind anyone else of Robert DeNiro?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

I was just thinking that...
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Crudcrapsh*t.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

<sigh>
I really hate the Red Sox.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:37 PM MDT reply actions  

me too.
feal my pain!!! :/
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

yet another 2-strike hit
they can do no wrong tonight.  Keep the faith boys and girls.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Comeback!
I believe!
Holliday for MVP and Tulowitzki for ROY.

by badnooz on Oct 24, 2007 8:38 PM MDT reply actions  

ortiz!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:38 PM MDT reply actions  

Now you're up 8-1
So exciting.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions  

Here the f*ck we go.
This is not good, I'm getting a bad knot in my stomach.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:39 PM MDT reply actions  

I HATE BOSTON!
I ALSO HATE MASSACHUSETTS, AND EVERYTHING THE CITY AND STATE STAND FOR!!!
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 24, 2007 8:39 PM MDT reply actions  

Me too!!
Living in Lowell was the pits.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:40 PM MDT up reply actions  

You lived in Lowell?
Now I REALLY understand your earlier comments. I'm sorry.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hmmm?
Which comments did you not understand?

Yeah, Lowell's pretty much a shittown.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions  

IIRC
You just said you lived in ghetto Mass. earlier and didn't specify exactly where. Now that you've actually named said ghetto, I understand. That's all.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yup, you got it.
Couldn't tell you what it's like these days, but it was pretty effing ghetto when I left town.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

One of my suitemates senior year
was from Lowell. My actual roommate and I went home with her one weekend and yeah, it's still pretty ghetto. This was also Spring '05 so fairly recent.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Sounds like the town I remember.
I moved 15 years ago but I can still remember my address and phone number: 50 Laurel Street, (508)441-2239.

Fun sidestory: I gave that number to a girl last year who I didn't want to call me, and some guy named Hans picked up. She thought it was me.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions  

Okay, time for the Rox to pull a Dbacks.
Win differential is more important than run differential. Losing by 7 runs is the same as losing by 1.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:39 PM MDT reply actions  

shut the hell up, Manny
FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE!!!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:39 PM MDT reply actions  

lol, Manny is the next American Idol?
Bet he sings better than Kelly Clarkson.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:39 PM MDT reply actions  

what does manny
being the next american idol even mean? retarded.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:40 PM MDT reply actions  

It means he's a little girl.
Does that make David Ortiz Ruben Studdard?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'd suggest Beckett as Sanjaya
he's certainly irritating and pompous enough. Thing is, Beckett can actually pitch.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

ALRIGHT.
I'm out...I like Colorado and I don't want this to get ugly...I'll come back if it gets close.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:40 PM MDT reply actions  

The sad thing is...
If our offense was just hitting the way it can, this wouldn't matter... or at least matter less....
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:40 PM MDT reply actions  

It's only 1 game
Remember it's only game 1 and it's a long series.
Boston fans say "balk", but forget about Spygate.

by Jose Chung on Oct 24, 2007 8:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Did anyone else get the aggravating email today?
From MLB.com, letting us know WS tix were available via stubhub?
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 8:40 PM MDT reply actions  

yeah...
...that was bullshit, a total slap in the face.

by dpmay on Oct 24, 2007 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Boston
Is using up all their offensive and pitching magic tonight. Are we going to see Colorado 4, Josh Beckett 3?
Insert clever and witty remark slash pun here!

by ES46NE10 on Oct 24, 2007 8:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh fer the love of....
WE GET IT, YOU'RE HITTING TONIGHT, WE'RE NOT!
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Manny being the second coming of Josh Beckett
right after the announcers praise him like Beckett is infuriating.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Tomorrow
we need to come out pissed as all hell.
Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Oct 24, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

No kidding
A little rustiness tonight was okay, even expected, but no more. We haven't gotten this far by sitting on our hands.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well
That's why it's a best of seven series. Plenty of baseball left to be played.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 8:42 PM MDT reply actions  

OH MY GOODNESS
Are you kidding me?  The Rockies faced the Cubs?!?

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:43 PM MDT reply actions  

WOW!
Rosenthal just totally trashed the Cubs and Dbacks...wow...sick of this Junior League stuff...
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:43 PM MDT reply actions  

And we didn't even
play the Cubs...it was the Phillies, Kenbimbo.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Nice job FOX
I must have been asleep when we faced the Cubs this postseason.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 8:43 PM MDT reply actions  

Uh, maybe I misheard Rosenthal, but
did he say the Rockies faced the Cubs in the postseason?

And the hits keep coming.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Oct 24, 2007 8:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Rapidly expanding strike zone
Hard to beat the rapidly expanding strike zone for Beckett.  They (FOX) never used the strike zone thing again when he was pitching.
Boston fans say "balk", but forget about Spygate.

by Jose Chung on Oct 24, 2007 8:44 PM MDT reply actions  

So why
are we leaving Frankie out to dry?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Wow.....
Hating the Dbacks never ends. The Diamondbacks are "simply not very good". Forget about the whole leading the NL in wins and winning our division and sweeping the Cubs and all that.

Besides, when he said the Rox beat the Cubs, he meant Phillies.

Ken Rosenthal=Idiot

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:44 PM MDT reply actions  

Whats worse...
Is he made the same mistake in a foxsports.com article a few days ago....and was torn apart in the comment section.

Still doesn't correct himself.

by roxintober on Oct 24, 2007 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well then....
Didn't know that, but that's just another reason why I never read Foxsports.com!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:49 PM MDT up reply actions  

Cubs?
I caught that too. Obviously didn't watch a game. Rosenthal writes for SI. That says enough about how tuned in he is...

by labajas on Oct 24, 2007 8:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

He NEVER wrote for SI.
SI actually does journalism. He wrote for TSN, though.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions  

well this sucks
we need to come out tommrow have a good night.
BECKETT ISNT ELWAY

by roxfan4life on Oct 24, 2007 8:45 PM MDT reply actions  

I had the TV on mute
for a while, transcribing an interview ... what's with the Sox and their random musical bullpen?

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:45 PM MDT reply actions  

They've been playing crap all playoffs.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions  

So just the Sox
being their typical crazy selves? Figures.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

It's called having fun
You gotta have fun in this game. Look at Manny and Ortiz when they are losing...they are still smiling, and realize you can't control everything all the time.  You could tell the Rox were tense in opening introductions. They don't need to get mad as hell...they need to start enjoying the process.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

Having fun =
the Sox being their typical crazy selves. :p

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah
I'd really enjoy this too.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions  

Is that why...
...Manny stands there admiring his own home run, when his team is being blown out by 6 runs?
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

Basically yeah...
People hate it but that's why they win.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

There's a way to have fun....
....without being a showboating jerkhole.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

Manny
When the Sox were down three games to one against Cleveland, Manny came out and said that it was no big deal if they lose, because there is always next year.

That's the way he plays all the time. Like he doesn't give a crap about the outcome. He gets hits because he likes to, not because the team needs him to. He throws out runners because he enjoys it, not because they need it, and he takes extra batting practice and shags extra flies because he likes doing it.

His whole deal is that he just wants to go out and have fun win or lose. He actually plays better when he's joking around and is laid back. That's just his deal.

If you take what he says or does seriously, you are totally misunderstanding his intentions.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:24 AM MDT up reply actions  

Thank you for proving me exactly right.
Randy Moss: "I play when I WANNA play!!"

Manny's a big selfish showoff who's never ever placed his team before himself.

He's such a phony. Seems like every year during the offseason, he tries to get traded to another team, (at least he did before the Red Sox started buying championships) then when the regular season starts up, he makes a big deal to the press about how he's "So excited to be with the Boston Red Sox this year". Uh huh, yeah.

What a jerk.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 1:42 AM MDT up reply actions  

Manny
#1, Manny only talks to the press during the playoffs. He didn't talk to any press in spring training, or at all during the season, even the local Boston press.

#2, If Manny couldn't play then you'd have a point. Find me a manager that wouldn't want Manny Ramirez and you might be on to something.

The point is, Manny can play, regardless of why he plays, he can play.

Let me ask you something, if Matt Holiday came out and said he only plays baseball so he can afford hot stone massages in the offseason, would you really give a darn why he plays?

That's the kind of crap Manny does, and most people are perfectly happen to have him on the team, because he's a darn good player.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 2:03 AM MDT up reply actions  

Some people are "perfectly happy"
to have Barry Bonds as well, since he's a darn good player too. I'll tell you something right now, though; there's no room for egos like that (Barry or Manny) in the Arizona clubhouse, and I doubt very much there's room in the Colorado clubhouse, either. Don't believe me? Look up Jerry Colangelo's well-publicized conversation with Barry Bonds.

If Holliday were to say what you proposed? ::Shrug:: I wouldn't give a damn, but I assume Rockies fans would care. Were you similarly understanding when Johnny Damon left the Red Sox for the Yankees, since money is what drove him?

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 2:20 AM MDT up reply actions  

Bonds
Not a lot of people dislike Bonds for his attitude to the press/fans, I believe the dislike of Bonds is more closely related to the steroid allegations, don't you agree?

I don't believe Manny falls into the Bonds category due to the lack of steroid allegations in Manny's history, and the lack of "Bad Attitude" signs by opposing fans when Bonds plays (as opposed to "Cheater" signs).

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 2:31 AM MDT up reply actions  

I would strongly disagree.
In fact, I'd say that a big reason why people chased Bonds to especially demonize him for using steroids, as opposed to, say, Sammy or.... heck, Luis Gonzalez, was because they already disliked Bonds for being such a jerk.

I wasn't comparing Manny to Barry because of the steroid allegations. I was comparing them because of Manny's me-first attitude.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:13 AM MDT up reply actions  

Damon
Actually, I was pretty happy when Johnny Damon left. He was starting to break down before his contract came up, and his style of play doesn't lend itself well to players in their mid and upper 30s. I thought he would hold up health-wise longer than he did, but I figured it would come far sooner than the end of the contract he wanted.

I was pretty excited about getting CoCo Crisp as his replacement also. Unfortunately, CoCo hasn't developed as a hitter the way I expected.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 2:34 AM MDT up reply actions  

I'll defer to you on this one.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:10 AM MDT up reply actions  

fifteen hits
that's pretty impressive.  But yeah, the bullpen needs to stop with the inane percussion

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:45 PM MDT reply actions  

This is getting sad.
Why is he leaving Frankie out there?
Why do we care about the second coming of Stomp?
Why does FOX even get to have these games? This is worse than TBS!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Um...
Not many highlights from this one except the mass media lovefest for the Sawx.

Wait, that's not a highlight.

Ugh. I hate losing. I didn't want to get reacquainted with it.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Hey, the Yankees did this against the Sox ...
... before the Sox came back and won four in a row. Hopefully that means good things for the Rockies ... hopefully ...

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Oh great
This just doesn't end.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:47 PM MDT reply actions  

Well, they
played the Yankees in game four, and the Yankees pummeled them, and then the Red Sox won 4 in a row.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:48 PM MDT reply actions  

What else is on?
This is hurting.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 8:48 PM MDT reply actions  

omfg.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

The media is loving this
ESPN will be unbearable to watch - even moreso than usual.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

mercy rule!!!!
it must be done.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

WHY IS FRANKIE STILL OUT THERE?
ARE YOU ASLEEP, CLINT?
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

I hate to say we're rusty
but Tulo makes that play a week ago.  OH MY GOSH MAKE IT STOP!!!  Yes, the Red Sox are good, but whatever.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:50 PM MDT reply actions  

Okay... okay...
Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

This is just a tune-up, knocking all the rust off.

Too bad it had to come in such a humiliating fashion.

Maybe they'll take pity on us and take Beckett out.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:51 PM MDT reply actions  

normally i don't look at payrolls but..
143 to 54 is not even close.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:52 PM MDT reply actions  

MAKE IT STOP
please....
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Gotta love Wikipedia.
From Ken Rosenthal's entry:

"Criticism

Many fans of baseball think he doesn't know what he is talking about. A good example of this was during the '07 World Series game 1, bottom of 5th inning when he claimed the Rockies beat an over rated Cubs team.....when in fact the Rockies played the Philadelphia Philles in the first round."

That went up within seconds, I think. Awesome.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:53 PM MDT reply actions  

wow
they are on top of their shit. thx.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions  

That's great
Wonder how long it will stay up... it's not false information, so I see no reason they'd take it down.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 8:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

Except...
...how many of us NEVER make a mistake.  These guys don't have a backspace, don't have preview post.  I cut 'em a little slack on verbal "typos" like that.
You smell that? Do you smell that? Baseball in October, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Baseball in October.

by Gumbo on Oct 24, 2007 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions  

All things considered,
though, that's really not the error you want to make because it completely screws your credibility.

The very bitter fan in me does wonder how many Sox fans caught that though ... I'm so bad.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

it wasn't really just a slip...
...of the tongue when you consider he said it twice, and evidently in a column as well.

by dpmay on Oct 24, 2007 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'll find this column....
I read it.  I actually bitched to someone about it a couple days before the game last night.  And when they said Rosenthal, I actually thought of the column again, only to hear him say the same thing.  

That's one hell of a verbal slip.  He made the same mistake twice now?  And he's a baseball analyst?

by roxintober on Oct 25, 2007 8:04 AM MDT up reply actions  

Long man gone
Going to need some good outings from the rest of the pen to keep from being totally depleted tomorrow.

And Speier comes in and walks in a run. Fabulous.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 8:53 PM MDT reply actions  

This
is never going to end.

I will take this as the one game in which we have to endure unspeakable agony. After this, we will have sorted heads from sphincters and will be ready to play.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:54 PM MDT reply actions  

Going back
to the earlier "suffering" talk, I'm going to go ahead and say that this qualifies for now.

If anything, it provides some solace ... kind of.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 8:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

'These are not your father's Rockies'
Well, since during your father's time, they were just a twinkle in MLB's eye.... I guess that's accurate.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 8:56 PM MDT reply actions  

the Rockies are playing very poorly
On the bright side, the 1 run scored tonight is the most by a Rockies team in the World Series!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 8:57 PM MDT reply actions  

fear the rockies!!
yes, fear them. you know you want to.
A visiting Halos fan.

by westcoastbias on Oct 24, 2007 8:58 PM MDT reply actions  

This is Pathetic
Guess this game just goes to show what happens when you play the Varsity team....
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 8:59 PM MDT reply actions  

Convientent troll
We won't be seeing you back here again, I think.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 9:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

Watch it.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

Dammit!!
I just remembered I don't have my 'Pit powers here!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh come on Rockies...
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 8:59 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm pretty sure
the Sox are just rubbing it in for the fun of it now.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 8:59 PM MDT reply actions  

I don't blame the Red Sox fans for booing us
It's an unbearably horrific performance, and they're cold.  They wanted to see at least something close to a game.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

Don't blame the Sox..
when the pitches are a foot outside the strike zone.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 9:01 PM MDT up reply actions  

Rubbing it in?
It's not rubbing it in when Colorado gives boston a couple of runs
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions  

We're going to need an outstanding effort tomorrow
from U-Ball. Who knows how many members of the pen it's going to take to finish this game, much less get the LAST OUT OF THE 5TH INNING!

Ugh.

by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 24, 2007 9:00 PM MDT reply actions  

So Speier
ended up being completely useful. Helpful.

The best commentary (seriously) just came with the suggestion of sending Jimenez back to the hotel so he stays fresh for tomorrow.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:00 PM MDT reply actions  

thank you Matt
FYI, Speier's ERA for this game?

0.00

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Wow is it just me
or are the Rockies just overrated?
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:03 PM MDT reply actions  

They are just not playing right now.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

Well then
someone should tell them that this is the world series not just some throwaway game
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

Wow is it just me
or is it a troll?

A few other Sox fans have made at least cursory attempts to have a game dialogue.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

Feel free to dip those words in clam chowder...
...in a few days. They'll go down a little easier that way.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:06 PM MDT up reply actions  

Yay! We got out of...
...the fifth? Ohhhh, boy.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:03 PM MDT reply actions  

Any happiness
about getting out of the inning just gets ruined when you realize there are still four to go.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:07 PM MDT up reply actions  

Allright offense,
You see what Boston just did?

That's what we need you guys to do! ok?

You are about to get ROCKED!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Oct 24, 2007 9:05 PM MDT reply actions  

Calm down guys
It's only one game, who knows how Schilling will pitch tomorrow? He's been hot and cold, and I'm a
Sox fan.

by kemosabe on Oct 24, 2007 9:06 PM MDT reply actions  

Beckett's layoff since the 5th
almost as long as the Rockies' since Game 4 of the NLCS

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:06 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm not a troll
I just like to see how the "other team" sees things. I must say that you guys are a lot nicer than the Cleveland fans were.

by kemosabe on Oct 24, 2007 9:07 PM MDT reply actions  

We react well to pleasant opposing fans
Sneering, gloating fans who appear at the close of one of the most agonizing innings in recent memory... not so much.

Be nice, and you won't have many problems here. Troll, and we have short tempers.

Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 9:08 PM MDT up reply actions  

nice
Well, I didn't appear for the first time at the close of one of the worst game performances of Rox history, but I don't believe I was treated with a great deal of respect by many. I was constantly misquoted, I was told I am froim a terrible city, and the thread I was commenting on was shut down, permanently.

I'm not exactly sure that is good hispitality, but maybe its just me.

ICKIMORE

P.S. As requested of me earlier, I provided a player by player scouting report to your website. I e-mailed it to Rox Girl yesterday. Hopefully she will put it up at some point.

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:31 AM MDT up reply actions  

Really now?
If you can't come to a Rockies website and read Rockies fans posting mean things about your city during the World Series (and not even directly to YOU) without your lip starting to quiver and your eyes steaming up, then maybe you should grow a slightly thicker skin.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 1:45 AM MDT up reply actions  

read
Maybe you should read what I was replying to. It said, "be nice, and you won't have many problems here". I listed the problems after I was being nice.

Heck, I even spent a freaking hour writing up this beautiful scouting report e-mail that I submitted to the management of this site because some Rox fan told me that was the best way to be nice. I was told I would get a similar effort in return. Still waiting to see my report posted, and still waiting to get my return report.

Nice.

ICKIMORE

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 2:06 AM MDT up reply actions  

You post your own scouting reports around here.
We did it for the NLCS, you can do it for the WS.

By the way... did you really write a scouting report?? Because I hadn't noticed you mentioning it at all yet. Nope. Not in any of your posts....

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:17 AM MDT up reply actions  

Nice to hear,
Kemosabe. Where is that from?
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

Lone Ranger.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

you are fine...
Respecting this site as a Rockies board and us as Rockies fans is the primary rule.

by Rox Girl on Oct 24, 2007 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

According to a Far Side cartoon,
that name means "Horse's Ass"
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

Cleveland
was horrible........they blamed everyone except for their own starting pitching
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:09 PM MDT reply actions  

Francis wasn't at fault!
It was just the rain that hurt his pitching ... really ...

Yeah, not possible. I tried for *s and giggles, but no.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions  

I was
talking about the cleveland fans during the ALCS
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

I knew that was going to happen
I feel like breaking something.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 9:09 PM MDT reply actions  

three well-hit balls
with nothing to show for it

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:10 PM MDT reply actions  

Now we just need
a crapload of 2 out RBIs.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:10 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm not here to gloat
I enjoy baseball, and think what you guys did to get here was unbelievable! I can feel for you in your first World Series appearance being flat, but that can be blamed on the long layoff.

by kemosabe on Oct 24, 2007 9:11 PM MDT reply actions  

Good news...
...at least you'll be able to buy a broom in Denver this weekend.
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 9:11 PM MDT reply actions  

lol
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions  

not to be a gloomy gus
but I'm starting to reconsider my prediction of a Rockies sweep

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:13 PM MDT reply actions  

We'll win 25 of 27, though.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:15 PM MDT up reply actions  

good idea
Probably not a bad idea.

ICKIMORE

P.S. As requested of me earlier, I provided a player by player scouting report to your website. I e-mailed it to Rox Girl yesterday. Hopefully she will put it up at some point.

Red Sox will destroy the Rox

by Ickimore on Oct 25, 2007 1:33 AM MDT up reply actions  

I got my nickname Kemosabe
when I was in the Marines in Vietnam, my last name is Savage...kemosabe, kemosavage? (Okay, I'm showing my age..)

by kemosabe on Oct 24, 2007 9:13 PM MDT reply actions  

I'd like to take a time out
and thank you for your service to our country.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:15 PM MDT up reply actions  

Agreed.
Pardon my manners, kemosabe.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

It's okay.
Still too young to have seen the Sox win the Fall Classic, until 2004.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:15 PM MDT up reply actions  

shut up Dane Cook
Someone will do something to define their career...

I'm wondering if he meant facing three batters and walking in three runs.

Oh man, the one Red Sox fan on the other board I post to is gloating bigtime.  And he wonders why anyone might hate the Red Sox...

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:15 PM MDT reply actions  

One thing I NEVER do on other teams' boards...
...is gloat. In fact, I rather slink away, embarrassed, when my team blows out someone else...
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:17 PM MDT up reply actions  

to be fair
it's not a Rockies board, it's just a sports board.  Still, gloating not fun.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

Stupid free tacos!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:16 PM MDT reply actions  

SOMEBODY STEAL A BASE!
Boston never waves a white flag.

by galacticpilot on Oct 24, 2007 9:17 PM MDT reply actions  

LOL
that was soo horrible of Fox to show that clip
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Actually,
I agree with you. For once.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'm glad we spent all that time...
...listening to Royce Clayton babbling incoherently in the dugout. Because, you know, I didn't get enough of his stupid blather when he was a Dback.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:19 PM MDT reply actions  

thanks for making me smile Fox
The Buckner thing was completely bizarre and uncalled for.  I enjoyed it.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:19 PM MDT reply actions  

thanks guys
I appreciate your tribute, now let's see how the pitching for the Rockies holds out. One thing the
Red Sox hitters do well if you hadn't noticed, is wait for a good pitch to hit. They're brought up in the farm system trained to make a pitcher waste a lot of pitchs on them and wear them out. This guy pitching for you now seems to be doing real well.

by kemosabe on Oct 24, 2007 9:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Because he's an ex-Dback.
;-)
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

One thing that
the Rockies' pitching haven't done poorly is fielding, like Detroit last year.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:22 PM MDT reply actions  

What?
Like that botched grounder from JD Drew?
LOL @rox

by webhead1215 on Oct 24, 2007 9:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

The Rockies
have life, just look at Herges!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:23 PM MDT reply actions  

He killed the Sox momentum.
Let's hope the mo stays away from the home dugout tomorrow.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:24 PM MDT up reply actions  

The Rockies train...
...was derailed by television. Stupid TV execs dictating when the World Series was going to be played. WAY TO SUCK, BUD SELIG!!
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:23 PM MDT reply actions  

At least that didn't take
a good half-hour or however long the fifth took.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:24 PM MDT reply actions  

"You know who else I like..."
"...is that Leo Sayer"

...followed by a Simpsons clip - WOAH!  Either the biggest coincidence of all times or someone knows their extremely obscure Simpsons quotes

Way to go Matt!!!  LET'S GIT 'R DONE, ROCKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!  Starting.....nnnnnnnnnnow!

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:25 PM MDT reply actions  

You wonder
why he's still out there? That pitch, right there. That's why. Because he's still successfully shutting down the Rockies.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:28 PM MDT reply actions  

Well, any ideas how to hex the Red Sox?
Here's what I have so far:
  1. Try to bring a goat into Fenway.
  2. Play Tessie backwards.
  3. Burn a Red Sox jersey, preferably Manny's
  4. Fly a Red Sox flag upside down.
(not to be mean, but I'm getting a little peeved)
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:28 PM MDT reply actions  

Throw a piano in a lake.
That's how the Bambino did it.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:33 PM MDT up reply actions  

Where'd everyone go?
Hope they're not all in bed!
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hint
Click back to the main page.

by Quiz23 on Oct 24, 2007 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Wouldn't
I hope I can play come before I think I can play? Just sayin'.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:31 PM MDT reply actions  

Jeter's Cologne is breath-taking.
I'm getting sick of this inanity.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:33 PM MDT reply actions  

there's not much to say
So anyway, God Bless America is turning into the new Star Spangled Banner.

No offense to any superpatriots but do we really need TWO drawn out anthems per game?

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:36 PM MDT up reply actions  

I'm in complete accord.
Play God Bless America on an organ, but enough with the singing. Female pop stars today turn it into a 15 minute ordeal.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Whatever happened
to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"?
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

I wonder
Do they even sing that anymore?  I mean, I know that they DO sing it at ball games, but why not show it if you're going to show "God Bless Amer-er-er-er-er (key change) er-ica" at each game. And really, why are we still singing that? I thought it was just a short term thing after 9/11?
Friendly Diamondbacks Visitor

by 4CornersFan on Oct 24, 2007 9:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

Admittedly
I think I have more hope for the Rockies than anyone else here, since I'm a Dbacks fan, so I saw my team get crushed by 10+ runs repeatedly during the regular season, then shrug it off, come back the next day, and win the next 3 games by 4 runs total.

Rox need some of that Dbacks mojo right now.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 24, 2007 9:37 PM MDT reply actions  

$11.50 for a hamburger
Yes it's pricey, but not over-the-top crazy, considering the ingredients are of a much higher quality than, say, your basic fast-food hamburger.  Plus you're paying for higher quality service and atmosphere.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:40 PM MDT reply actions  

Plus, they's
French. French hamburgers use specially extra-fattened meat, so it costs more.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Holy Lord...
Gibson did that in just the World Series? <long low whistle>
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:44 PM MDT reply actions  

still no 1-2-3 inning
But Herges and Affeldt with two 1/3 good innings.

THIS is NOT an excuse, but man oh man did that balk call hurt us.  Plus the inability to get, you know, timely hits.  Morales needs to learn to get over that, but easy for me to say.  I'm not a rookie pitching in the World Series at Fenway.

by jakester @ Purple Row on Oct 24, 2007 9:46 PM MDT reply actions  

Yeah,
I was just thinking about that balk call. Seemed to really throw him off his game.
Holliday is the MVP. Questions, punks?

by duke on Oct 24, 2007 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

That's what I was saying
about Frankie getting flustered easily. Same thing with the automatic ball calls. He's got great stuff, but he's pretty easy to rattle, and when he does get off, he gets REALLY off.
Get Demented. Mother of the Baby Tulos; available at fair price for your Tulo-less ballclubs.

by Silverblood on Oct 24, 2007 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

THE ROSENTHAL ARTICLE..
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7361216

only this time he changed the ending, the story was updated 2 DAYS ago.  It now says "pitching-starved Phillies".  It did originally say Cubs in there.  And notice the whole comment section has been cut out.  There are comment sections under all foxsports.com articles, and I remember one being there too.

So not only did he amend his article 2 days ago, he couldn't fix his stupid mistake on live television, after an embarrassing mistake in a column.

by roxintober on Oct 25, 2007 8:11 AM MDT reply actions  

Ah, wonderful.
I love sportswriters who refuse to admit when they're wrong.

And by love, I mean hate.

I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:14 AM MDT up reply actions  

The lack of a comment section
IS extremely abnormal.
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:15 AM MDT up reply actions  

The comments to that article
Besides being brutal about the Cubs gaffe also got anti-Semitic, and I'm glad Fox pulled them. My guess given the statement last night was that an editor for the site did the fix, not Ken himself, and Rosenthal still is walking around with the notion that the Rockies lost to the Cubs.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 8:19 AM MDT up reply actions  

If that's the direction they took,
then I agree, they should have been pulled. It IS painful, however, to hear Rosenthal making such a fool of himself on national TV. I wonder if anyone's informed him yet...
I'm a Rox fan, but only whenever they're playing against the AL or any California team.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 25, 2007 8:33 AM MDT up reply actions  

err.... Rockies beat the Cubs
was what that was supposed to say. Last night's bludgeoning has me forgetting that you have to win to get to the World Series apparently.

by Rox Girl on Oct 25, 2007 9:15 AM MDT up reply actions  

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