Franchise26
Mar 24, 2008 May 31, 2012 51 5629
Been a Rockies fan since the 6 year-old version of me joined the "GO! ROCKIES!" chant in the upper deck at Mile High. Throws roughly as hard as Brian Bohanon ever did. Was in Section 303 to see the Rockies clinch the 2007 NL Pennant.
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Jim And Dan's Last Stand: Can This Duo Survive The Rockies' Latest Debacles?
by Franchise26 on May 21, 2012 8:01 AM EDT
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Reasons For Optimism As Rockies Take The Field
by Franchise26 on Apr 6, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
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The Real Betrayal In the Ubaldo Jimenez Trade
by Franchise26 on Mar 7, 2012 4:12 PM EST
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The 2012 Colorado Rockies: Good Enough To Dream On
by Franchise26 on Feb 20, 2012 9:00 AM EST
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Jamie Moyer Signing No Joke - How The Ancient Southpaw Can Help The Rockies
by Franchise26 on Jan 19, 2012 8:01 AM EST
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Colorado Rockies Bet On Existing Talent, New Attitude As 2012 Team Is Built
by Franchise26 on Dec 16, 2011 9:12 AM EST
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Youth Must Be Served For 2012 Colorado Rockies
by Franchise26 on Nov 17, 2011 8:01 AM EST
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Lapsed Avs Fan Looks To Retain Old Seat On Bandwagon
by Franchise26 on Oct 7, 2011 8:01 AM EDT
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Rockies' Miserable 2011 Season Leaves More Questions Than Answers
by Franchise26 on Sep 29, 2011 8:01 AM EDT
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Losing Ubaldo Jimenez: When You Aren't Just Rooting For Laundry
by Franchise26 on Jul 31, 2011 8:00 AM EDT
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A Gift From 2007, A Promise From 2009, A Hope For 2011
by Franchise26 on Jul 14, 2011 8:46 AM EDT
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Ain't No Fun (If The Rockies Can't Have None)
by Franchise26 on Jul 7, 2011 9:07 AM EDT
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A Re'Gen-R'ation Of Young Talent: Will This Round Deliver A Rockies World Series?
by Franchise26 on Jun 17, 2011 8:00 AM EDT
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Lost For The Season: Jorge De La Rosa's Once And Future Odyssey
by Franchise26 on Jun 2, 2011 9:18 AM EDT
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Learning To Love - OK, Tolerate - Cub Fans at Coors
by Franchise26 on Apr 15, 2011 8:16 AM EDT
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Three Pitchers, Three Mounds, Three Paths
by Franchise26 on Apr 8, 2011 9:04 AM EDT
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The Three Seasons Of The 2011 Rockies
by Franchise26 on Apr 1, 2011 10:39 AM EDT
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Cactus League Performance Hardly Matters - Unless It Does
by Franchise26 on Mar 21, 2011 9:25 AM EDT
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2011 Rockies Must Erase Memories Of Dismal '10 Finish
by Franchise26 on Feb 17, 2011 8:38 AM EST
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Reading Material?
by Franchise26 on Feb 3, 2011 12:40 AM EST
on Anfield Asylum
By way of introduction, which I will try and keep brief: I'm new to all of this. Based largely on an unpleasant season of eight year-old soccer (was the game not fun because I was horrendous at it, or was I horrendous at it because I wasn't having fun?) I had been virulently anti-soccer for a long time. Obviously I wouldn't be here if that tide hadn't turned. Getting hooked on FIFA 10 for the PS3 was the first step. The second was Fox Sports Midwest airing the Premier League Review Show - I came for the British accents and incomprehensible manager interviews, I stayed for the realization that the game wasn't all bad haircuts and egregious flopping that would make Manu Ginobili blush. The third was picking up Fox Soccer Channel on my local cable. It didn't take long for me to become an avid fan - I even ducked out on work an hour early today to watch the Stoke game.
I came to follow Liverpool for a lot of reasons, prime among them being my best friend (a soccer player through his high school days) rooting for Manchester United and my desire to pick their biggest rival - whoever that was - so we could battle it out on the PS3 and call each other unprintable names during the Premier League season. Beyond that, I came to appreciate the history of the club, the wizardry of Gerrard, and the goal-scoring touch of... well, you know who, thanks both to the video game and to a few dozen hours spent perusing YouTube. Winning consecutive Trebles with the Reds on FIFA 10's manager mode didn't hurt, either. Besides, though I may admire other clubs and other players (mostly strikers as of yet as I'm still not to the point where I feel I can fully appreciate true quality midfield or defensive play), I'd like to cast my lot with a team that has the wherewithal, historically and financially, to compete for a championship.
So, long story short, I'm a new soccer fan and I'm hoping to broaden that experience in a lot of different ways - I came to find this blog today and followed along with the game thread, and while I don't expect I'll have too much in the way of analysis to share on here, you can bet I'll be a regular reader.
Anyway, the crux of this post: since I'm just starting to get into the game, I'd like to be able to learn more about it - from both a historical and tactical perspective. I thought I would ask you folks if there's anything I should absolutely seek out and read - books, blogs, anything. (I've already read Fever Pitch, so that's one already covered.) I'm not necessarily looking for the most remedial stuff, either - I'd like to jump headlong and put the pieces together on my own so that by the time Liverpool again hoist silverware, I really understand the game.
Thanks in advance, and I'm looking forward to reading your insights over here for a long time to come.
Ian Stewart: On The Brink Of Breakout?
by Franchise26 on Jan 27, 2011 9:09 AM EST
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The Third Act: Jason Giambi Returns To The Rockies
by Franchise26 on Jan 20, 2011 8:00 AM EST
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Deals For Carlos Gonzalez, Troy Tulowitzki Lay Foundation For A Lasting 'Gen-R'-ation Of Fans
by Franchise26 on Jan 6, 2011 8:27 AM EST
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Jose Lopez to the Rockies
Title doesn't lie. Lopez for Chaz Roe.
Sunday's start time for the Rockies-Marlins game at Coors Field has been moved to 3:05 to accommodate a pre-game memorial service for Keli McGregor.
http://twitter.com/TroyRenck/status/12652872308
Player Profile - Dexter Fowler
Baseball Prospectus' take on Dex's rookie year.
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