Game #142: Chris Young vs. Josh Fogg

by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 12:06 PM MDT in Rockpile

Biggest game of the season, biggest game of the century. You can go with either one.

Young's allowed one run in three starts against the Rockies this season, though his second start lasted only two innings due to injury. Josh Fogg allowed 10 runs in two April starts against the Padres and hasn't faced them since. Fogg's done well in his last two starts; let's hope he can add another quality outing.

Go Rockies!

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Already triple

the number of runs scored against Young so far this season!

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

by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 1:27 PM MDT reply actions

Anybody home?

The middle of the order gets 3 runs after two outs and no one's here?

Did you guys make the mistake of watching the Broncos instead?

In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - George Carlin

by Rox Mom on Sep 9, 2007 1:29 PM MDT reply actions

I'm here

I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel

by Behrens on Sep 9, 2007 1:31 PM MDT reply actions

Whoo Hoo

nice start. What kills me is Josh Fogg as done so well of late, we won't be able to afford him. And he's not that good

Resign Kazuo Matsui! Hurdle is still an idiot!

by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 1:36 PM MDT reply actions

Go fogger

and I see lots of empty seats at Coors Field too. Must be football season

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by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 1:39 PM MDT reply actions

When did the

strike zone go from the edge of the plate to chalk line to chalk line?

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by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 1:44 PM MDT reply actions

Wide right...crap

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by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 1:53 PM MDT reply actions

This is when

you make the pitcher pay for hitting you last time.

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by Rox Mom on Sep 9, 2007 1:58 PM MDT reply actions

Who should be batting #2?

Helton or Tulo?

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by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 1:59 PM MDT reply actions

Nice start for Atkins

and the guys. :D I was outside wrestling with my bike (did manage to fix it) so that's why I wasn't here earlier.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:00 PM MDT reply actions

BTW

Atkins hitting .417 in September and his next RBI will be #100. Not bad.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:02 PM MDT reply actions

Fogg beat Webb

can he beat Young?

Can the Rockies score again before the 8th inning?

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by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 2:03 PM MDT reply actions

Helton...

<sigh>

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:03 PM MDT reply actions

Time for a DP

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by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 2:08 PM MDT reply actions

Wow

a base hit by Young....but Spilly cuts down the runner!

Great Defense is well....great!

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by Redhawk on Sep 9, 2007 2:12 PM MDT reply actions

Help your own cause, Fogg.

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

by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 2:22 PM MDT reply actions

Iannetta with a green light?

That does surprise me. I hope he doesn't get in Hurdle's doghouse for missing a take sign.

by Rox Girl on Sep 9, 2007 2:22 PM MDT reply actions

I'm stuck in New York

and so is Gameday. What happened after the Giles double?

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:32 PM MDT reply actions

Now that

was a pathetic inning. The side strikes out, and Tulo and Holliday are both gone on three pitches.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:40 PM MDT reply actions

As Holliday told the umpire

"that wasn't even fuckin' close!"

by Two low rocks on Sep 9, 2007 2:41 PM MDT up reply actions

He said that?

Oh, the things I miss. Thing is, I could see Holliday saying that.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions

Clint had to come out...

otherwise I think Matt would have been thown out. Before the F bomb he told the ump it was a foot outside...

by Two low rocks on Sep 9, 2007 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions

Veteran Ump

Reed took a LOT of abuse from Holliday.

Perhaps more than he should have but definitely way more than he was required to take.

9 times out of 10 the player is gone when he shows up an ump like that.

by MADness on Sep 9, 2007 6:28 PM MDT up reply actions

3 called on strikes in a row?

Just how wide is this strike zone?

by Kindred @ Purple Row on Sep 9, 2007 2:41 PM MDT reply actions

All backwards K's. Joy!

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by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 2:41 PM MDT reply actions

Iannetta

that was quite pretty.

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by Behrens on Sep 9, 2007 2:49 PM MDT reply actions

Iannetta <3

Play him, please.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:50 PM MDT reply actions

Spilly

is sure sliding lately. :(

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 2:59 PM MDT reply actions

Playing all of August mostly as a starter

will do that to him. Not all that unexpected, though.

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by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions

Oof

0-2 and he walks him. Come on Herges, don't break our backs (and our hearts). Buckle down.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:10 PM MDT reply actions

Yes!

Nice job Brian!

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:15 PM MDT reply actions

Fuentes

takes care of the buckling down.

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by Behrens on Sep 9, 2007 3:15 PM MDT reply actions

Ugh

Being on Gameday, I can't tell, so what happened with that infield single? Did Tulo bobble it or was it just a close call?

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:32 PM MDT reply actions

Grounder

way in the hole. Tulo made a great play to get to it, and had to eat the ball. No throw possible.

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by Behrens on Sep 9, 2007 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions

In the hole

Tulo dove for it in the hole and didn't have a play at either base so he ate it.

Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Sep 9, 2007 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions

FUENTES

STOP SUCKING.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:34 PM MDT reply actions

Some nerves...

for a closer, he certainly gets screwed up by one questionable call.

Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Sep 9, 2007 3:35 PM MDT up reply actions

Wow

Corpas coming in to get 5 outs. Didn't see that coming.

by malakian on Sep 9, 2007 3:35 PM MDT reply actions

Come on Manny...

We need ya here babe.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:36 PM MDT reply actions

About time...

Hurdle finally goes to Corpas for more than three outs.

by alexcolfax on Sep 9, 2007 3:36 PM MDT reply actions

Corpas

Sweet.

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by Behrens on Sep 9, 2007 3:37 PM MDT reply actions

I love Manny

by malakian on Sep 9, 2007 3:37 PM MDT reply actions

Hot damn

Manny is special.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:38 PM MDT reply actions

Will Manny have enough

left for the ninth though?

by David OhNo on Sep 9, 2007 3:38 PM MDT reply actions

Nope

Clearly not, since he worked in the eighth.

Better go to Affeldt.

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by Franchise26 on Sep 9, 2007 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions

1 pitch, 2 outs. Can't ask for anything better.

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by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 3:38 PM MDT reply actions

I'm suffering from overload here

Got the Rox on Gameday and I'm watching the Seahawks game on an online TV feed. This is a bit too much for me to handle.

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by Franchise26 on Sep 9, 2007 3:39 PM MDT reply actions

He may not need them

but let's be safe, and get some insurance for Manny.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:39 PM MDT reply actions

Your wish...

is Matt's command.

Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Sep 9, 2007 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions

I just had a funny feeling

Holliday was going to do that.

Can't say why, but I did.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions

Matt Holliday

About time you got a big hit, buddy.

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by Franchise26 on Sep 9, 2007 3:40 PM MDT reply actions

Yeay Matt!

We need a few more of those this week in Philly, okay?

by Rox Girl on Sep 9, 2007 3:41 PM MDT reply actions

Meredith

has kind of been our whipping boy this season.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:43 PM MDT reply actions

After Holliday got shown up

with the K, I just had this feeling he was going to bust out the lumber later on. Glad he didn't get kicked out.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:45 PM MDT reply actions

I'm sure Gameday was exaggerating

but how far was that Giles flyout?

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:51 PM MDT reply actions

Just on the track

Yes, those guys.

by potterhead4 on Sep 9, 2007 3:53 PM MDT up reply actions

Yay!

We win! :D That feels very nice. Now, onwards to Philly, and let's do our thing there.

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by Silverblood on Sep 9, 2007 3:55 PM MDT reply actions

Okay, on to the Phils.

What do you guys think, can we survive with just a split, or do we need to win three of four while we're there? The way certain teams have been heating up this month, including the Dodgers and D-backs and the Phillies themselves, I don't know if just two will be enough to cut it.

by Rox Girl on Sep 9, 2007 3:57 PM MDT reply actions

Before this series started,

I thought the Rockies would need five of the next seven to stay in the hunt. I'll agree that the Rox need at least three against the Phillies.

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by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 3:59 PM MDT up reply actions

Considering Philly's remaining schedule

they have to win three. They seemed to have the easiest path, so putting any distance on them is a must.

by David OhNo on Sep 9, 2007 4:02 PM MDT up reply actions

Overcoming an undesirable outcome,

the Rockies won their biggest game of the season. Woo!?

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by Russ Oates on Sep 9, 2007 3:57 PM MDT reply actions

4-2

Just what you'd expect from a September afternoon Coors Field game...

Anyways, it's nice to see the team win despite not putting up the best performances. The Rockies took every opportunity given and slammed the door on opportunities allowed.

by David OhNo on Sep 9, 2007 3:58 PM MDT reply actions

Yay!

Winning the must win provides another must win game tomorrow. The Rox have to take 3 of 4 from Philly now...I don't think a split is going to cut it.

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by Squeaky on Sep 9, 2007 4:29 PM MDT reply actions

Dodgers lost

Nice...

by roxhead on Sep 9, 2007 4:34 PM MDT reply actions

That was a bad loss

you'd have to think that opening the eighth inning with Penny still on the hill with a run lead against a woeful team like San Francisco would be a recipe for victory. But a bullpen dashes those hopes.

by David OhNo on Sep 9, 2007 4:48 PM MDT up reply actions

On a related noted

I opened Gameday to see how Arizona was doing today (we can still see them on the horizon) and noticed that St. Louis is basically Pujols and the Memphis Redbirds. How is this team potentially two games out in the Central?

by David OhNo on Sep 9, 2007 4:54 PM MDT up reply actions

Tony La Russa magic.

That's really the only explanation. Outside of Pujols they have nobody. They DO play in the Central, though, and they've got a 36-26 record against their division -- I think there's a lot of beating up on the Pirates, Reds, and Astros going on there.

The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Sep 9, 2007 5:22 PM MDT up reply actions

Think Blue Week

Despite the bad loss today, I think we've got to be rooting for the Dodgers this week at home against the Pods and Snakes, since we have seven games left against LA, but only one series apiece against the other two. If Los Angeles can cut their lead down, we will be much more in control of our own destiny down the stretch.

by Rox Girl on Sep 9, 2007 5:00 PM MDT up reply actions

Snakes win the division

Give them the division... and hope they beat up on the Dodgers six more times and lose to us, of course, the last 3 games. Their other games are against the lowly Pirates and Giants.

We'll just have to grab that wild card somehow.

by roxhead on Sep 9, 2007 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions