Spring Traing Game #20: More links

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 1:24 PM MDT in Rockpile

Drew Bienhoff from Up in the Rockies, Mark Townsend from Bugs and Cranks and myself all answered some questions for Baseball Digest Daily's Bloggers Roundtable on the Rockies. What surprised me is how much we agreed with each other in the responses. I saw neither of their answers while formulating mine, and they didn't see mine.

This other link is for an event that's not going to happen until tomorrow evening, but Mark Redman will be on Country Fastball's streaming webcast at 7:00. I've got a little hoedown of my own going on at my apartment then, but it might be interesting to hear what Mark has to say.

Our opponent this afternoon has a similar proven veteran versus players out of options scenario in their outfield as we do. For Texas, Jason Botts and Nelson Cruz are playing the Cory Sullivan role and competing with Kevin Mench (who's the Scott Podsednik of Rangers camp) for their last outfield slot. This Texas reporter says trading Botts is a possibility and we know that the Rangers are already shopping Marlon Byrd.

Speaking of Pods, it's got to be refreshing for him just to get out of Chicago, especially when you consider that their reporters still can't stop dissing him, even today:

Jerry Owens knows how it looks.

It's a month into camp, and more time has been spent discussing his injured groin than his play on the field.

In other words, it has ''Scott Podsednik'' written all over it.

Classy, Chicago.

~~From Troy Renck's blog entry, Pods gets the start in center today, with Cory Sullivan in right. Ubaldo Jimenez is pitching.~~ The game's on KOA radio as well as MLB.TV today.

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So, high school basketball it is.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 15, 2008 2:07 PM MDT reply actions

Oh, and you're a bit off your game today.

Renck's blog entry is from Thursday, for the game that day against the Rangers.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 15, 2008 2:12 PM MDT reply actions

something seemed familiar about it

Doh. I've been off my game all week. Good thing it's only Spring, I need some more work in the batting cage.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:18 PM MDT up reply actions

And it's by Saunders.

Not reading those bylines carefully today, are you?

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 15, 2008 2:20 PM MDT up reply actions

Again.... batting cages...

working on it. I had a whole solid season of performance last year, are you just going to ingnore that? :)

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:25 PM MDT up reply actions

You're only as good

as you are this season. ;)

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 15, 2008 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions

Fun article

Don't know if this has been posted yet:

http://www.westword.com/2008-03-13/news/hope-for-the-colorado-rockies-springs-eternal/

Westword sent their humor guy down to Tucson to do a piece on the Rox. Entertaining stuff. Everyone pretty much lives up to their reputation -- Helton is dryly funny, Spilly is a joker, Tulo is intense, Hawpe's a nice guy, etc. Funny observations from the writer make it a good read.

by BroJB @ Purple Row on Mar 15, 2008 2:18 PM MDT reply actions

thanks, I hadn't seen that.

It's a good article.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions

Seriously, I'm now on page three

and I would totally be all fan girl that way if I was in the clubhouse at Hi Corbett.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:23 PM MDT up reply actions

Sully has the best lines

"Well, if you want to go serious, you could get Vin Diesel [to play Holliday]," Sullivan says. "But do you ever really want Vin Diesel to play you?"

"Or you could get Woody Harrelson on the juice," Sullivan offers. "That'd probably be pretty good."

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 15, 2008 2:45 PM MDT up reply actions

The world's ending!

Mark Redman finally walked a guy.

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

by Russ Oates on Mar 15, 2008 2:34 PM MDT reply actions

I wonder what he'll say about that

on his country fastball appearance. The hits haven't been that hard this inning, I think he's still on track for a rotation spot.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions

well, except for that one...

I should really just take a vow of keyboard silence.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions

yep, the Rox Girl anti-jinx just killed him.

Sorry, Mark.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions

Here's the Gameday link

by the way.

Ian Stewart's already hit a solo homerun to give us a 1-0 lead.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:36 PM MDT reply actions

Yeay Spilly!

Plates Scott Podsednik on his double. It's now only four to two.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:50 PM MDT reply actions

Pods with two walks and the spectacular catch

I've been warming up to him this Spring, but I'm a hard sell now. Pretty defense by Stewart their too, Redman should be thankful for the team effort their because all three hitters tagged him that inning. The other got out on a pick-off by Bellorin.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:58 PM MDT reply actions

their/there/they're

I'm so rattled I'm making third grade errors now.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 2:59 PM MDT up reply actions

I'm so excited...

I just got home from work and turned on the Radio to hear my first Rockies broadcast of the year! woo hoo!!

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Mar 15, 2008 3:52 PM MDT reply actions

You can tell that Towers and Redman are...

in competition for the final roster spot. For some scrub team in the independant league.

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Mar 15, 2008 3:55 PM MDT reply actions

Certainly doesn't seem like they want

to make an impression on the coaches, does it? I really think by now the performances should be cleaning up, that doesn't seem to be the case these last two days.

by Rox Girl on Mar 15, 2008 3:58 PM MDT up reply actions

What's your take on...

Pods performance today?

I liked it, he seems to get on base and score in front of the big boppers a lot. When he's not getting caught stealing that is.

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Mar 15, 2008 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions

Add 2 Rbi's to his boxscore..

That will look good in the paper tomorrow.

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Mar 15, 2008 4:04 PM MDT up reply actions

Well that was a smoother inning...

It seems like Towers likes to give up a big first inning before he settles into the game. Maybe as a starter he's not getting warmed up enough before he enters late in the game.

There's only one Rocktober!!

by Charlie77 on Mar 15, 2008 4:22 PM MDT reply actions