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Mar 23, 2008 Feb 09, 2012 3016 25894

Hey there, it's me Rox Girl. After being raised by coyotes on the Western Slope, I grew fond of baseballs, howling, tasty sheep and small rodents. Luckily, I've lost the last habit and no longer eat prairie dogs, but I still love baseball and howling.

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Purple Row Commented I like our chances against the Dodgers this year. on Thursday Rockpile: Fly swatting and geezer ball to be part of 2012, and then we shift... on Purple Row - 02/09/12 1:14 PM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented I have a bit of an issue with your use of the word "need" here, on Thursday Rockpile: Fly swatting and geezer ball to be part of 2012, and then we shift... on Purple Row - 02/09/12 12:35 PM EST

Purple Row Posted Thursday Rockpile: Fly swatting and geezer ball to be part of 2012, and then we shift... on Purple Row - 02/09/12 11:26 AM EST

Purple Row Commented I wouldn't call DeWitt's bat good, not that Nelson's has been better at the MLB level, on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 6:51 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I'm guessing that he'll find better opportunity for MLB playing time somewhere else. on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 6:21 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented Nelson and LeMahieu > DeWitt on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 6:09 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I think I see Outman's chances of starting the season in the rotation a liitle bit ahead of Moscoso, about even with White... on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 6:05 PM EST

Purple Row Commented I can see scenarios where he accepts it and gets traded. on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 11:12 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented Later this season. on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 10:54 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I actually wonder if the plan is to try and hold on to Guthrie for longer than one season. on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 10:49 AM EST (3 replies)

Purple Row Commented I think the Rockies come out behind in this trade, but ahead for the team as far as 2012, if that makes any sense. on Rockies Looking To Acquire Jeremy Guthrie From Orioles on Purple Row - 02/06/12 10:37 AM EST (6 replies)

Purple Row Commented Or D.J. LeMahieu, who was moved to second while still in college, on Sunday Rockpile: Rockies done reloading for 2012, now it's up to the players to prove... on Purple Row - 02/05/12 12:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented Roache has some light-tower power, and it's not a long swing, either so he should be good for AVG on Sunday Rockpile: Rockies done reloading for 2012, now it's up to the players to prove... on Purple Row - 02/05/12 11:16 AM EST (4 replies)

Purple Row Commented I like the two OF's they have at 9 and 10, Dahl and Roache, and I like a couple of the mid-teens HS athletes, on Sunday Rockpile: Rockies done reloading for 2012, now it's up to the players to prove... on Purple Row - 02/05/12 11:00 AM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented Professionally, it was a mistake to turn down the Rockies. on Sunday Rockpile: Rockies done reloading for 2012, now it's up to the players to prove... on Purple Row - 02/05/12 10:47 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Posted Sunday Rockpile: Rockies done reloading for 2012, now it's up to the players to prove... on Purple Row - 02/05/12 10:32 AM EST

Roto Hardball Voted for 18th round (243rd overall) - Chris Sale on Roto Hardball - 02/04/12 9:03 PM EST

Purple Row Voted for Wilin Rosario on Purple Row - 02/04/12 11:06 AM EST

Purple Row Commented It's okay, as far as saying you have to like Stravinsky, I was joking too. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 6:53 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented There are correct opinions, and then there are opinions like this. Petruschka? Les Noces? The Firebird? on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 6:39 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I think the very act of posting the mission statement violated the mission. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 3:11 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented It was a slow Rockies news day, I (you?) had to have some lightning rod. on Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 2:33 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I'd buy the Upton projection. Tulo passes him in overall value by virtue of playing SS, but their bats are similarly dynamic. on Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 2:03 PM EST

Purple Row Commented Yep. I'd take the over on Montero, and the under on Drew and Kubel, though. on Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 2:01 PM EST

Purple Row Commented Ligeti's awesome, in almost every way. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 1:04 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented So, if the Grand Junction Rockies were to have an auto-tuned electro-synth pop song for their theme, on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 1:02 PM EST

Purple Row Commented Alright, you've explained why you don't like Mozart, so what's your beef with Stravinsky? on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 12:58 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I'll agree with this, on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 12:47 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented that was talking about Mozart, btw, not Prokofiev. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 12:33 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented err... Bolcom, I always misspell that. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 12:27 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented His operas are almost universally brilliant. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 12:25 PM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented Not often enough for my liking. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 12:21 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I liked the first one for a while. The second one's a bit of a derivitave treacly mess. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 12:14 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented Bach and Mozart are hardly niche interests. on Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 11:56 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented It's similar to that. O'Dowd's brought in a lot of players on the periphery of other contending teams' radars. on Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 11:45 AM EST (3 replies)

Purple Row Commented If I were to narrow it to a list of four that would really surprise outside pundits, on Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 11:36 AM EST (3 replies)

Purple Row Commented and thank you for the link, you're quite correct about it. on Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 11:32 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented here's an OT on Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 11:31 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Posted Thursday Off Topic on Purple Row - 02/02/12 11:30 AM EST

Purple Row Posted Thursday Rockpile: Rockies rotation hoping for strength in numbers on Purple Row - 02/02/12 11:08 AM EST

Purple Row Posted Sunday Rockpile: Renck asks who's next on the long term commitment list? on Purple Row - 01/29/12 11:07 AM EST

Purple Row Recommended Musical Analysis of Baseball on Purple Row - 01/29/12 10:19 AM EST

Purple Row Commented Well... Schenkerian analysis works for all Austrio-Germanic tonal music, on Musical Analysis of Baseball on Purple Row - 01/29/12 10:19 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I'd go Webern>Schoenberg>Berg on Musical Analysis of Baseball on Purple Row - 01/29/12 10:11 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I like taking the moral high ground when I get dumped on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 5:11 PM EST

Purple Row Commented I'd pick either Bauer or Bundy on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 4:52 PM EST

Purple Row Commented I'd be curious to see how that deal was structured, on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 1:34 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented there's a tailwind effect with prospect rankings... on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 1:00 PM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented I wouldn't either, just not a great arbiter of screenwriting. on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 12:26 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented and then watch "The Core" and get back to your getting back... on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 12:24 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I think our class song turned out to be "The Dance" by Garth Brooks. on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 12:18 PM EST

Purple Row Commented Yeah, alright, I'll admit I still have a soft spot for both KK 1 and KK 2 on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 12:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented I get embarrassed too by how easily my disbelief was suspended as a youngster... on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 12:03 PM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented Mine was "The Streak." Ray Stevens for the win, y'all. on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 11:43 AM EST (5 replies)

Purple Row Commented no, I'm not that telegenic and I'm definitely too camera shy. on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 11:28 AM EST

Purple Row Commented My issue is that revenue should be something we can reasonably estimate by now. It's a tangible value, not something fuzzy like leadership on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 11:27 AM EST (3 replies)

Purple Row Commented I hope they hire somebody like her as a replacement, on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 11:21 AM EST (4 replies)

Purple Row Commented There isn't another car like this on the market, though, on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 11:12 AM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented A lot do have a fairly high opinion of her, myself included, but if you take a look at a few of the opinions in yesterday's Rockpile, on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 11:04 AM EST (4 replies)

Purple Row Commented I forgot to mention the Jeff Francis minor league deal with the Reds news, on Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 10:45 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Posted Thursday Rockpile: Rafael Betancourt extension becomes official on Purple Row - 01/26/12 10:40 AM EST

Purple Row Commented Don't worry, if the Rockies somehow acquired Oswalt, he wouldn't be considered a good arm anymore. on Wednesday Rockpile: Sorting out the Rockies' 2012 Bench Candidates on Purple Row - 01/26/12 8:31 AM EST

Purple Row Commented I can't blame you or others for taking this stance... on Sunday Rockpile: Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? Rockies acquire... on Purple Row - 01/22/12 10:03 AM EST

Purple Row Voted for Yes, the division's relatively weak and with that lineup, the Rockies rotation will be good enough. on Purple Row - 01/22/12 8:17 AM EST

Purple Row Posted Sunday Rockpile: Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? Rockies acquire... on Purple Row - 01/22/12 8:17 AM EST

Purple Row Posted Thursday Rockpile: Jamie Moyer used to be old, back in the day. Now he's on the Rockies.. on Purple Row - 01/19/12 9:33 AM EST

Purple Row Commented frankly, that's about all there is to build a case for Moscoso on, on Tuesday Rockpile: Is Something Better Than Nothing If The Something Isn't Grand? on Purple Row - 01/17/12 11:03 AM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented Moscoso's perhaps the offseason's most curious addition to me... on Tuesday Rockpile: Is Something Better Than Nothing If The Something Isn't Grand? on Purple Row - 01/17/12 10:40 AM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented I guess that would depend on the particular contrarian action undertaken... on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 11:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented Oh wait, sorry, wrong GM on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 10:25 PM EST

Purple Row Commented Says the GM: on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 10:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented There is something to that, on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 6:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Commented The sum of the moves today almost has to mean another one is coming. on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 5:20 PM EST

Purple Row Commented well, that definitely qualifies as "veteran" on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 5:15 PM EST (2 replies)

Purple Row Commented I agree with this. I disagree with Swydan's opinion, but see where he's coming from. on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 5:04 PM EST

Purple Row Commented This trade definitely makes that trade look worse on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 3:06 PM EST (3 replies)

Purple Row Commented this would probably be the case. on Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 2:31 PM EST (1 reply)

Purple Row Posted Rockies trade Seth Smith for Josh Outman, Guillermo Moscoso on Purple Row - 01/16/12 1:51 PM EST

Purple Row Commented Okay, I'll put up a starter post and add in some commentary. on Monday Rockpile: One Way Or Another, Seth Smith Is Getting Paid on Purple Row - 01/16/12 1:46 PM EST

Purple Row Commented firstinning.com on Monday Rockpile: One Way Or Another, Seth Smith Is Getting Paid on Purple Row - 01/16/12 1:45 PM EST (1 reply)

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