Purple Row

exactly, the team arrived a couple hours before the game

we knew he was a turnaround project when we got him. If he’s still like this next April, that’s when you get out the pitchforks.

Rox Girl - September 2, 2010 reply

if he's this way next April, he won't break camp with the team.

Yeah...I'll wait until Apodaca has a chance to actually work with him.

After all, after last sason, Dac emphatically proved he was NOT the problem in the early struggles. :)

I want Balcom-Miller back

I don't think it was necessarily good to just throw him in there like that tonight

of course, how much of that is hindsight? if he’d held them we’d probably be singing his praises

The other reasonable choice at that point was Deduno

or Morales if you like living on the edge. Not sure I’d put the rookie in that situation any more than Delcarmen.

oh, there was no good choice

I’ll freely admit that

They showed lots of heart in this come back tonight

unfortunately this time of year we need W’s. Hopefully they will take this offense to Petco and at least stomp the Pads for 3 games.

This

Besides, if there’s one park not named “Coors Field” where this team can and does win consistently, it’s Petco.

That was...not the desired result

Oh, well…nothing I can do about it here on the intertubes anyway. It was quite the game, at any rate…and it’s still not past my bedtime. :)

Wish I could say the same!

But yes, it was still memorable, albeit ultimately unsuccessful.

ukroxfan - September 2, 2010 reply

Oh yeah...it's after 0400 where you are.

Go to bed! :)

lol No doubt your a fan when you stay up to 4am

Maybe I should drown out my sorrows w/ a viewing of Dumb and Dumber

or I could just watch Hawaii work USC!

Who wants some?

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

I think we're gonna need a few cases.

/chugs

I'll take all of it...

What's

the ABV on that?

Russ Oates - September 2, 2010 reply

Pardon?
(I’m not good with acronyms : ) )

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

Alcohol by volume

Not high enough. :)

Uh,

It’d actually be ROCKAHOL by volume ; )

And its high. Very very high.

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

You should have liver

disease by now with all that you’ve had.

Russ Oates - September 2, 2010 reply

Rockahol is magical

it’s purple. And it doesn’t damage the liver. It will put a strain on the cardiovascular system, though…

hehe

Well, I sure am lovesick.
And I have the baseball fever, and have it bad!

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

/gasp

/gasp
VAPORS

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

Got it bad, got it bad, got it baaaaaaad...

WTF how did this doublepost?!?

I'm in.

And you’ll get that drink from me yet, PiP… ;-)

okay : )

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

Hey, boldness is a good thing

Fortune favors the brave.

Is it really worth it?

Is three and a half hours sleep worse for you then no sleep at all? Discuss!

ukroxfan - September 2, 2010 reply

I vote for no sleep

An allnighter is fun, but I don’t think this is the right night…

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

3 and a half is OK. Two or less isn't worth the trouble

I'll say its worth it if we won that game....

losing a game like that can really make it hard to go to bed

Sleep is for the weak.

Padres go night-night.

This game perfectly describes this team this season

Resilient, explosive, capable of dominant pitching, felled by overused relievers, entertaining, ultimately just a little short

yep

couldn’t of said it any better

don't forget to add "at home".

Pretty true.

Just a very inconsistent team....

they just don’t seem to click at same time very often. No doubt that this has been one of more entertaining seasons.

Lots of entertaining games anyway

That’s been fun

No Doubt

that 9 run 9th inning, still can’t get over that game lol.

or the EPIC Braves game!

Yep

This season is a lot like 2008 in that sense. A frustrating season with a bunch of great games

WAY, WAY MORE

great games than 08.
This season has had like 5x the ammount of “amazing oh my I just saw that” wins than any normal season.

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

yep

And to add on:
Still plays baseball, which we love just for that.

Tonight was a baseball game. That should say enough…and I love this team no matter what.

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

Amen!

/passes out more purple-tinted, silver-framed glasses

Sums it up perfectly

well, I like 2/3 of that...

I feel beaten right now

I’m caught between “WOW!!!!! What a baseball game!!!!!!!!!!!” and “How the hell do you lose a game when you have 20 hits?”

I HATE THE PHILIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

GAMES LIKE THIS ARE WHY I LOVE BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are the Rockies done?

Should I just cry at this point?

I’m lost in a blur

OT - how's the weather looking from there?

My sister in CT (probably an hour’s drive west of you?) is in the tropical storm warning zone.

glaucophane - September 2, 2010 reply

Yeah I am too

Tomorrow night is when it’s coming in and we will probably get a full blown tropical storn but the hurricane part looks like it will stay over Cape Cod. So just a really stormy night tomorrow I hope.

:' O

I wanna cry too. And I hate the Phyliss too.
But I love baseball too. And at this point, it doesn’t really matter “if the Rockies are done” to me, its still, well, my favorite team playing my favorite game.

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

Yep

Just win as many games as possible now and enjoy it while it lasts because with the offseason coming that hunger for success will get worse before it gets better

Absolutely

Pitchers and catchers is 5.5 months away…

Fortunately, we still have more of the season left ;-p

this

Of course...

I was agreeing with the point…because next season is still pretty far away, so might as well enjoy the now.

ah, gotcha.

yeah

And with the offseason comes that hunger for baseball; ANY baseball-

Crap, I’m talking about the offseason again.
/shuts self up

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

I know, right?

Football just doesn’t fill the void.

My productivity goes way up, though…

Oh I dunno. College football and then college hoops gets me through till ST.

Speak for yourself.

You should feel lucky that I’m so willing to go to a game with you and the kids on the first Sunday of the NFL season. :)

But but but... running the bases! :-p

There is that, too. :)

rounding third...

Golly, I love baseball language!

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

Darn right. And I'll watch all I can get of it.

Big mistake...

was to insert EY in the heart of a playoff race. He hits like Willy T., and fields like his Dad.

GoRoxGo - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

....He had two hits

Heck, the only man in the lineup without one was Helton

Yeah, Lil’ EY isn’t the problem here…

A big error

And look at his season line. Same as our former leadoff guy, Willy T. He came up swinging at the first pitch with the bases loaded againt Contreras that was in the dirt, after the previous two batters had 3-1 counts.

He’s not really a major leaguer at this time, and we can ill afford that in a playoff race. Now he can play the rest of the games since the race is over for us. I’d still prefer to see what Nelson can do.

GoRoxGo - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

Look, I'm not saying EY is amazing

but we inserted EY in favor of Barmes.

EY wOBA: .296, OBP: .313
Barmes: .283, .300

It’s not as if he is good, but the fact remains he has been an upgrade over Barmes, especially given his speed. Ergo, it cannot be his fault we are not in contention when we would have been worse off had the switch not been made.

I'm not asking for Barmes back, but Herrera or Nelson would be nice

we might as well see what they can do

I would love to see this

and Barmes needs a break. I wouldn’t expect his best right now anyway. ;-(

You forgot the defense comparison...

It’s not even close. EY’s errant throw to second on that DP ball resulted in 1 unearned rub tonight and an earlier exit for Chacin due to the extra pitches. Barmes makes that throw and we end inning with DP. We lost by one run instead.

We should have traded for Uggla, but EY2 is maybe our fourth best option for 2nd base right now, behind Herrera, Nelaon, and even Barmey. Speed is overrated if you can’t hit.

GoRoxGo - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

unearned rub?

kinky.

sorry, it’s been a long day ;-p

Don't look a gift rub in the...

…ew, never mind.

crazy when 4 guys in the line up

have 3 hits each and still lose the game

I know, I never thought I'd say this, but I would take Herrera over him right now

but more than either, I would like to see Nelson get a start.

And the alternative (Barmes) has hit worse

There are plenty of things we can criticize, but EY isn’t the reason why the Rockies are not in contention

Possibly so, but as a leadoff hitter, he is way too much of a free swinger

it would be awesome to find a legit leadoff hitter some day.

I have no problem with either EY's fielding...

…and I do with Uggla, so there are lines I won’t cross

Chrysicat - September 2, 2010 reply

I'm afraid what we see with EY now is his ceiling

I don’t see him being any better. Just another guy with fast wheels.

Phillies

breaking our hearts late since 2009.

But we’re Rockies fans! We’re used to heartbreak, and we keep coming back for more because WE LOVE THIS TEAM :-D

At least we got to break theirs in 2007!

Well, they've more than gotten revenge

they need to move on. I prefer a rivalry with the Red Sox. ;-p

Yes they have, but we will always have 2007,

that was the most fun I’ve ever had being a sports fan, at least top 2. Along w/ the Michigan Rose Bowl win in 1997, and I was there.

I must agree with this. I was a newly-minted Rockies fan

fell in love with them over the season as we’d just moved here in Feb 2007. First time any team had taken #1 over the Reds for me.

Phillies breaking our hearts late since 2009.

But at the end of the day, we’re not Philly fans…………….So it’s still a good day.

We're not Philly fans

and I, at least, don’t live in Philly (there may be someone on here that does that I don’t know about).

All in all, we win at life. :)

Er. Chacin'd.

Sort of.

This is true

and the only thing worse than being a Philly fan would be being a Philly fan who lives in Philly.

You would be just as correct even without being a Philly fan. :)

This

I will give you. 4 non-consecutive years of that was too much for me.

4 non-consecutive DAYS is more than any reasonable person should be expected to handle

Sorry

since my family induces so many obligatory stays there…

No worries. You're worth it. :)

Just shows how tough we are that we survived to talk about it and kept our sanity.

I really hope the Phills don't make it the postseason

If we are going down, I want them to come down with us.

I'd be okay with their hopes getting crushed in the WS for the second year in a row

It’ll hurt them more that way.

I don't care where they go down

But I will be there when it happens. ;-p

What time is it in Hawaii? I'm watching this football game and it looks like it's the middle of the afternoon.

5:29

thanks

Yeah, it's about dinner time there

No DST helps with that

I'm going to go watch a movie and forget about the Rockies for a while

Enjoy your evening everyone.

later, Fish.

enjoy.

I can see wanting to do that

Like I said above. I just feel beaten after tonight

Nice.

I’m gonna hafta hit the showers then go to bed and dream about baseball.
Yearbook meeting tomorrow.

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

enjoy!

Can't believe i am going to be rooting for the Reds in the playoffs

if all stays the same…out of all the teams ahead of us i would root for them by far lol

I hear ya

If the Rockies don’t make it, I want a Rangers-Reds or a Rays-Reds WS.

agreed

Rays by far are my 2nd fav team in the league so i will def be going for them

Oooooh, Reds-Rays would be tough ;-)

a Reds v Rays WS would be nice change for once

or the Rangers

I agree w/ this, but the Pads would be 2nd, I just don't think they have a chance.

I'm gonna pull for the Rangers. They are, after all, formerly the Washington Senators. Not the original ones, but Senators none the less.

I am right there with you

they’re still my #2

I actually like a few of the AL teams this year

Rays, Rangers, and Twins are all fun to watch.

Yeah, I've developed a LOT of respect for the Twins over the last several years

this is very true

yep

somebody please knock off the Yankees and in the NL somebody knock off the Phillies and i will be happy

This

I approve

Yep

Pretty much. I’m glad it looks as though the reeksux will not make it.

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

After the expectations I had at the start of the season I can't believe we are talking about what other team we want to win the World Series on September 2nd

It just breaks my heart

yep it sucks

but got to think realistically….

I think injuries really hurt this years team and playing poorly on the road

but I am confident 2011 will be a far different and better year.

def

future is very very bright i am excited for the next few years

2011- Cargo MVP and Ubaldo Cy Young

Just keep saying to yourself

that 3/5 of the rotation will very likely be Ubaldo, Chacin, and Hammel.

Not too bad at all and if we can re-sign JDLR, I really like our rotation.

The thought of this makes me squeal with delight

Have to agree here

The injury bug bit hard and often, and that damn thing has really sharp teeth. I know we got pretty lucky in that department overall last year, but damn.

Agree that the injuries are what did us in. Of course, we've still got (/consults handy-dandy schedule) 29 games remaining.

So anything is possible.( /thinks of 21 out of 22)

Reality sucks right now

It's times like this I retreat into baseball fantasyland

(nothing to do with fantasy baseball, btw)

purely hypothetical ;-p

I dont root for other teams to win,

I root for certain teams to lose.

prettyinpurple - September 2, 2010 via mobile reply

HAHA

Me too