Hollidayrain
Jan 18, 2009 May 30, 2012 19 15285
Huge lifelong Rockies fan, a proud CU-alum (mechanical engineering Class of 2012!) and lover of all Denver sports.
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Our new punter is TOUGH
Great read on Darragh O'Neill. I know he's "just a punter", but this is the type of toughness our team needs. Great stuff, I hope he does well this season!
Michael Young trade talks resume
"The Rockies’ latest proposal, sources say, includes infielder Jose Lopez."
"The Rockies, even if they receive significant cash from Texas, probably would need to do more than simply move Lopez. They also might need to part with a higher-priced player — perhaps right-hander Aaron Cook, who will earn $9.25 million."
Jim Tracy Collapses, Taken to the Hospital
Frightening situation....GET BETTER SOON SKIP!
Ridiculously disrespectful blog post about CU
"Most people aren’t aware Colorado even plays football, so the Buffaloes won’t be hassled too much when they leave for the Pac-10 in 2012."
"Colorado fans don’t even bother going to the games, why would they bother to read this or why should I bother writing this? Is it skiing season yet? Plus they are the ultimate sell-outs going to the Pac-10. I understand Nebraska to the Big Ten, not so much this one."
"Tyler Hansen/Cody Hawkins, CU- Doesn’t matter which one of these bozos the Buffs put at QB, they both suck."
"3. Scotty McKnight, Coloardo- Scotty doesn’t know why he chose to play football at Colorado."
"10. Colorado- There strength is at cornerback… That’s about the nicest thing I can come up with for the Buffs."
Man, I'm SO fired up for the season now. We have 2 years to shove all of these guys' words down their own throats....let's make it happen Buffaloes.
5 amazing season-saving wins that have kept the Rox 2010 playoff chances alive
by Hollidayrain on Aug 26, 2010 1:05 PM EDT
on Purple Row
This is a response to the fanpost "Five killer blown-lead losses that ruined Rox 2010 playoff chances", which is honestly a great read. But, as tough as those losses were for the Rockies, they only find themselves a handful (4) of games out of the wild card lead as of this moment. Why? Well, first of all, strong play at home, obviously. Koors Kanaveral has been very good to the Rockies this season. Relatedly, the Rox have also taken a large number of unexpected, come-from-behind, and/or thoroughly shocking wins this season.
Let's revisit the top 5 in chronological order....
Response to Kiszla Article
by Hollidayrain on Aug 2, 2010 1:17 AM EDT
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http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_15651356
There's no surprise that many of us disagree with Mark Kiszla, but his latest article on the Rockies was especially bad. I didn't think he could possibly anger me further, and I was extremely wrong.
My internet failed last night and I've been traveling all of today so I was unable to post it. However, the post that I was going to make was so impassioned that I felt the need to post it here. This is what I wrote:
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Draft Prospect: Kevin Gausman
by Hollidayrain on May 30, 2010 3:32 AM EDT
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As everyone here knows, Coloradan native Roy Halladay threw a perfect game for the Phillies yesterday. While we did manage to get a 'decent player' named Todd Helton in that same draft, given the fact that the response from Coloradans has been overwhelmingly positive towards Roy despite a general distaste of the Phillies (and their fans) leaves us to wonder what might have been if Doc landed in Denver. Well, for the first time since then, there's a local pitcher who may potentially return hope to the dream of a truly homegrown talent in Colorado.
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Matzek dominates in his pro debut
Surprised no one linked this one yet! This is GREAT news. 97 mph fastball?!?!?! Wow.
Carlos Gonzalez leaves team to attend funeral
Sad news....feel better CarGo!
Beimel signs after all
If you trust Kenny Rosenthal that is
Ubaldo gave up doctoral dreams to pitch
Very cool story about Baldo
Nice Ringolsby Article on Rockies Progression
You guys need to set some of these posters straight too...some big time pea brain posters on there. There's a guy who said "the Rockies should have built a stadium in a part of Colorado with not as thin air." Seriously man? Seriously?
Tulo denied gold glove
If not for Rollins....
Interesting Article on the Rockies from "Crashburn Alley"
Not the biggest fan of their final analysis though:
In summation:
* The Phillies are better offensively almost entirely across the board
* The Phillies are better defensively almost entirely across the board
* The Phillies’ starters are matched up more favorably than the Rockies’ starters
* Both bullpens have specific goals they need to attain that will lead to team success
* Game 2 is the key to the series: the pitcher who cannot utilize his go-to pitch (Cliff Lee’s cutter; Aaron Cook’s sinker) will likely be responsible for his team coming up short
I can't believe that they believe that they stack up better than us DEFENSIVELY ACROSS THE BOARD. That just blows my mind....
However, they're right about Game 2 and their bullpen statement....although, that sounds more like denial about their own bullpen woes than anything.
A great weekend to be a Rockies fan
by Hollidayrain on Aug 11, 2009 12:41 AM EDT
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Anytime we can quiet a Cubs fan is a good time. And in this case......3 out of 4 days is even better. And BOY were they quiet.
Before:
AFTER!!!:
The walk back to the car while holdin' this one up with my friends was a proud, proud moment.
Now that we've beaten the Cubs, the race truly begins as we can move on from trying to drown out their fans and move forward into, well, rootin' for our Rox! YEAH!
-H.R
Cook to miss start on Tuesday; Chacin or Fogg to make the spot.
by Hollidayrain on Aug 10, 2009 4:02 AM EDT
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Source: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9913794/Cook-to-skip-scheduled-start-because-of-toe-injury
As far as Aaron goes, this is a wise decision (just as it was to skip Marquis when he had a disgusting blister). You can't let an injury like this get worse; especially given his injury tendencies in the past.
Now, the reason this is BIG news: I really, really, really, really want to see Chacin pitch. His arm will be KEY for the Rockies; both in the present as well as the future. We've REALLY gotta see what he's got as far as starting goes. Keep Fogg ready as a safety net....this is Jhoulys' moment.
Key statistic
by Hollidayrain on Aug 4, 2009 11:54 PM EDT
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This is a sign of the times.
One run games
w/Hurdle (up to May 28th): 2-9
w/Tracy (up to today, August 4th): 12-15
The Rockies are 10-6 in one-run games since May 28th. Talk about a turn around! This really speaks to the attitude change for me; before the change, it didn't seem like they had any confidence because they were constantly thinking about how Clint was going to lose his job. Also, they had to play the Dodgers 9 times in those two months of April and May.
Two run games
April: 1-7
May: 5-7
First three games of the Astros series: 0-3
Rest of June: 12-2(!!!!)
*The first loss was the one where the bullpen couldn't hold the lead in the game Brian Fuentes saved against LAA
*The second loss was the Andre Ethier walkoff
July: 9-5
August: 1-0
Totals:
w/Hurdle: 6-14
w/Tracy: 22-10
WOW.
You know, all I can say now is.....I hope we can keep this up!
Carlos Gonzalez: Has he turned a corner?
by Hollidayrain on Aug 2, 2009 4:02 AM EDT
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We've all been riding this guy since about the second week he got called up. He wasn't getting on-base, he wasn't getting hits, he was driving in runs, he was hitting homers; nothing. He was just looking really, really smooth in the outfield. This combined with Seth Smith's great work with the bat led CarGo into the Rox fan doghouse, possibly topped off with this video. Hitler wants Seth Smith to start
Well, folks, he's starting to turn it around. Sure, he hasn't had as much playing time, but his swing right now is extremely confident. He's swinging it like he was when he was first called up last season with Oakland (before an epic swoon in August). For him, it was a matter of being prepared for the ball. For a long time, it didn't seem like he was getting loaded soon enough, so anything hard got by him and anything soft and out of the zone was getting swung at. Well, he seems to be getting loaded quicker and firing the bat through the zone.
Perhaps I'm a bit premature in my declaration of Carlos' triumphant return to AAA form, but he's definitely headed in the right direction. As our former star is tearing it up in St. Louis, we're finally starting to see glimpses as to why he was considered to be the centerpiece of the original trade with Oakland.
-H.R
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