Wednesday Morning Rockpile: Rally Day!
The Rockies didn't quite get far enough for a parade, but a downtown rally in support of the team has been scheduled for today.
My Red Sox rooting counterpart and co-blogger at Yahoo!, Dan Lamothe, pointed out this hilarious interpretation of the Rockies run to the World Series:
We'll get Bowser next season, so long as the Monforts put a few more quarters in.
LaTroy Hawkins had his option declined, but wants to return. The Post treats the story as if the Rockies were doing him some massive injustice with this move, but it's just the business of baseball. Hawkins was hired as an eighth inning set-up guy -with the salary to match- but quickly proved himself merely a capable middle reliever. He's not going to get set-up/closer money from anybody, and he knows it, might as well stick with a team he likes. I won't mind having him back in that role, but it was a smart play by the Rockies to not do it at the expense of that option.
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Mamma Mia!
by Russ Oates on Oct 31, 2007 7:59 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Curt Schilling: Rox not on his list
The fact that three teams within the division are on his list, makes it a strong possibility that we'll have to face him frequently next season, I hope we go back to knocking him around like we did in June.
by Rox Girl on Oct 31, 2007 8:06 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Just FYI
by oo_nrb on Oct 31, 2007 12:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeff wasn't expecting to speak.
by Russ Oates on Oct 31, 2007 12:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to hear more quotes
by oo_nrb on Oct 31, 2007 12:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odd line up
by Redhawk on Oct 31, 2007 12:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Just got back from the rally
Speakers were Hurdle, Francis, Holliday, Hirsh, Spilly, Sullivan, Barmes, Atkins, and Vinny Castilla.
I chuckled to myself when the lieutenant governor got up. She must be campaigning already. Like anybody cares what the lieutenant governor has to say at a Rockies rally.
A world series parade would have been better.
by Roberbola on Oct 31, 2007 12:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
i think we can say
by roxfan4life on Oct 31, 2007 1:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Hawkins never "proved" he wasn't capable
When you have a kid like Corpas come in and beat all expectations and dominate then have a three time all star closer come back you're going to pitch them in the eighth and the ninth.
It's not like Hawkins really blew an opportunity to pitch the eighth every night.
He absolutely excelled when Fuentes was on the DL.
by Onebaseman on Oct 31, 2007 1:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
- He actually had a very good year in 2007- ERA+ of 140. Wish he struck more people out, but he still impressed me 9 times out of 10, which is all you can ask for from a 34 year old who relies on his fastball.
- I always name him as proof that the Rockies front office isn't racist. He leaves, and my douchebag friends who believe every dumb rumor they read on the internet have more ammo to use against me.
by LarryB303 on Oct 31, 2007 1:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
so...
by Kindred on Oct 31, 2007 2:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really
by LarryB303 on Oct 31, 2007 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't buy this
If you look at his pLI charts, Hawk had nine games with a Leverage Index of over 2.0 (typical of late and close situations) and in six of them he crumbled under the pressure, contributing more to a loss than a win. Compared to Corpas, who came in for 16 high pressure situations and converted 14 of them, and it's not even close.
Hawkins did in fact prove himself incapable of pitching regularly in the eighth inning, I don't know if there's any way around seeing that when you look at the story of the games he pitched in.
by Rox Girl on Oct 31, 2007 2:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That said,
by Rox Girl on Oct 31, 2007 2:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
You people are freakin' awesome!
I've said before that I am math challenged, so I doubt I'll ever be able to get my brain around this stuff. But I'm having a wonderful time reading and finding out about all sorts of cool things I never knew were there. Gives me something to Google.
by rockhead on Oct 31, 2007 6:52 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I worried about that being
Because relievers are hired to get a team out of tight spots late in ballgames, how they perform in highly leveraged situations is important in determining their value. In Hawkins case, he does very well in lower leveraged situations, but cracks too often when the stakes are highest, and therefore profiles as a decent bases empty middle reliever.
by Rox Girl on Oct 31, 2007 7:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, I get that much
by rockhead on Oct 31, 2007 8:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Elias FA Rankings are out.
The only type B free agents on the Rockies are Yorvit Torrealba and Jorge Julio. I doubt we'd offer arbitration to Julio though.
Let Torrealba walk, sign Lo Duca/Castro/Kendall and collect a supplemental pick?
by malakian on Oct 31, 2007 7:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm fine with that
Plus, I'm all for giving Iannetta another chance to prove himself with regular playing time.
by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 31, 2007 7:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kaz-Mat and Fogger just miss
Just kidding. It is really bad luck, though.
by Rox Girl on Oct 31, 2007 7:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
More convinced than ever that
It must suck to be Tony Giarratano with a 0.000. If the rankings were worth it.
by Russ Oates on Oct 31, 2007 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cook's club option picked up and other news
Also, the entire coaching staff will return next season.
They made the official announcement that they declined LaTroy Hawkins' $3.75 million option, but are still expected to negotiate a new contact that was already talked about above.
In the 2007 Internet Baseball Awards, Clint Hurdle was chosen as NL Manager of the Year and Matt Holliday was chosen as NL MVP. Troy Tulowitzki won a fielding bible award by ACTA Sports. He was the only rookie to receive one this year. We'll see if these three get their REAL hardware next month.
by rockin randy on Oct 31, 2007 7:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Beat me to it
by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 31, 2007 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cook's option picked up
Nothing surprising there. I believe it's been said management will try and lock him up with a longer term deal this offseason as well.
The article also says the entire managerial staff will be returning next season, and lists a few awards Rockies players (and manager) received.
by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 31, 2007 7:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Hyperlinks
by rockin randy on Oct 31, 2007 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Copy the URL
I'm not sure how to do the fancier ones though. ;)
by avsfan4ever33 on Oct 31, 2007 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Site workings
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