holly96
Mar 24, 2008 Feb 15, 2012 30 27471
I grew up in Arvada outside of Denver, where my parents have lived in the same house for more than 30 years, went to school in Utah, moved here to the San Francisco area after graduation. I've been a Rockies fan from the start, and am a baseball fan in general.
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Game #155: Anthony Bass vs. Aaron Cook
by holly96 on Sep 21, 2011 2:59 PM EDT
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In what is quite likely Aaron Cook's last start as a Rockie, Colorado attempts to win their final home game of the 2011 season.
Game #131 overflow
by holly96 on Aug 26, 2011 11:46 PM EDT
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Rockies still hanging on to a 1-0 lead. Need more runs!
Also, LOL at facial expressions in this photo.
Game #130 overflow
by holly96 on Aug 23, 2011 10:44 PM EDT
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Rockies just took the lead again, 6-5. Now let's hold it this time!
Game #109 overflow
by holly96 on Aug 1, 2011 10:56 PM EDT
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I'm only in the 2nd inning and don't want to spoil myself, so you don't get a pretty photo. Sorry!
This can serve as overflow and postgame, as needed until a wrap is up.
Game #89 overflow
by holly96 on Jul 8, 2011 9:16 PM EDT
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Excellent job by Hammel. Keep it up, Bullpen!
Also, insurance runs would be nice.
Game #79 overflow
by holly96 on Jun 28, 2011 10:35 PM EDT
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For some reason I can't find any photos of today's game. Not sure why. So this overflow will be lacking in the visual.
Oh well. GO ROCKIES!
Game #69 overflow
by holly96 on Jun 17, 2011 10:30 PM EDT
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Heading to the 7th inning, Rockies lead 1213-5. This one should be one in the win column. Come on bullpen. Nail this down.
Game #66 overflow
by holly96 on Jun 14, 2011 12:14 AM EDT
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Here's your overflow. I know nothing about the game except that where I am it's tied in the 5th.
Game #46 overflow
by holly96 on May 24, 2011 6:29 PM EDT
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Rockies seem to have this one. Let's finish it out.
Game #30 overflow
by holly96 on May 17, 2011 5:00 PM EDT
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Overflowin'. How about some runs?
Game #36 Overflow
by holly96 on May 13, 2011 11:08 PM EDT
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Let's finish this thing out.
Purple Row Prediction Competition: Week 6
by holly96 on May 9, 2011 6:12 PM EDT
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Putting this up for Jeff, so people can get in their predictions for tonight's game.
Here is how the scoring works.
And here are this week's pitching matchups..
Standings through Week 5:
| Name | Overall Score | Week 5 |
| prettyinpurple | 53 | 4 |
| holly96 | 51 | 8 |
| RockiesDave | 48 | 3 |
| Jeff Aberle | 46 | 3 |
| WanderingRoxFan | 45 | 8 |
| Justus | 43 | 3 |
| Bron#1 Fan | 43 | 3 |
| Bloynoys | 39 | 1 |
| rockies17_4 | 38 | 3 |
| TuloRocks2008 | 29 | 5 |
| Andrew T. Fisher | 27 | |
| Thnikkaman | 26 | 4 |
| Ebezz | 25 | |
| EssentialCo | 25 | 6 |
| The Toddfather's Goatee | 24 | |
| MacFrantic | 24 | |
| nw3030 | 23 | |
| arpagamos | 21 | 1 |
| p:zlo | 21 | 4 |
| free7694 | 13 | |
| Rockie4Ever | 9 | |
| Neclord56 | 3 |
Rockies' Russell Wilson Likely To Pursue Football At New School In Fall 2011
Russell Wilson, Rockies' second-base prospect currently playing in Asheville, is still looking to play football this fall, despite no longer having a scholarship with NC State. SB Nation's Russ Oates has the story above, and you can read (and watch) more here from ESPN's Joe Schad.
2011 Colorado Rockies Game #20: Rockies vs Marlins
by holly96 on Apr 23, 2011 6:39 PM EDT
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Current Series
Marlins lead the series 1-0
| Fri 04/22 | WP: Anibal Sanchez (1 - 1) LP: Jhoulys Chacin (3 - 1) |
1 - 4 loss |
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Colorado Rockies Saturday, Apr 23, 2011, 5:10 PM MDT Jason Hammel vs Javier Vazquez Clear. Winds blowing in from right field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.
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Game #17 Overflow Rally Thread
by holly96 on Apr 19, 2011 10:40 PM EDT
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Let's make something happen. Pretty, pretty please. At least make a game of this?
From the Rockies official Twitter account, CarGo, Tulo, and Ubaldo pose in the bullpen for a Sports Illustrated photoshoot.
Hopefully after tomorrow Ubaldo will have actually had a hand in a Rockies win.
Purple Row Prediction Competition: Week 17
by holly96 on Jul 27, 2010 7:01 PM EDT
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Since Jeff is off exploring the world, I figured I'd throw up this weeks FanPost. I know some people probably forget if they don't see a new post.
Here is how the scoring works. And here is this week's pitching schedule.
Anyone who posted predictions for yesterday or for the week in last week's thread might want to copy/paste them here (for Monday, obviously make sure you actually posted one in time yesterday--no cheating).
UPDATE: low scores abounded in a week in which the Rockies won just once.
Week 16 Standings
2nd Half Standings
Maria M 14 (8)
Andrew T. Fisher 12 (8)
coolopotamous 11 (5)
WanderingRoxFan 11 (8)
TuloRocks2008 10 (6)
Jeff Aberle 10 (7)
holly96 9 (8)
jcn7vc 8 (5)
3nS 8 (7)
controlled_slide 7 (3)
prettyinpurple 7 (3)
ShadowPenguin 7 (3)
Bron #1 Fan 7 (3)
rockies17_4 7 (5)
Kris Hansen 7 (7)
jrockies 6
Hollidayrain 5 (2)
bleedspurple 5 (4)
arpagamos 5 (5)
howman11 4
Thnikkaman 4 (3)
MattBerger 3 (3)
pedalpusher 2 (1)
Overall Standings
Andrew T. Fisher 164 (8)
coolopotamous 152 (5)
Maria M 145 (8)
controlled_slide 138 (3)
Jeff Aberle 138 (7)
holly96 136 (8)
WanderingRoxFan 135 (8)
prettyinpurple 130 (3)
TuLoRocks2008 129 (6)
ShadowPenguin 125 (3)
bleedspurple 120 (4)
jcn7vc 117 (5)
3nS 113 (7)
arpagamos 111 (5)
jrockies 108
pedalpusher 100 (1)
realmenwearpurple 96
Bron #1 Fan 91 (3)
Thnikkaman 71 (3)
howman11 66
purplebleederandjelly 64
MacFrantic 55
UZ 39
Triple T-Rox 29
EssentialCo 23
noelman31 20
mkorpal 18
bballrox4717 17
RhodeIslandRoxFan 16
SpaceFlare 15
Rox R Champs 13
ExPatriot Rockman 12
Hollidayrain 12 (2)
HonroyFobicizer 8
airforcefoo 7
rockies17_4 7 (5)
Kris Hansen 7 (7)
PurplePassion 4
MattBerger 3 (3)
'Tis the Season: Purple Row Cares Has More to Give
by holly96 on Dec 17, 2009 1:49 PM EST
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Back in October, PurpleRowCares donated $100 to the Mike Coolbaugh Memorial. We have received our next check from CafePress, and have another $100 to donate. Help us decide which worthy charity to support. In our previous suggestion post the following ideas were mentioned in addition to the Mike Coolbaugh Memorial:
- One of the two official team charities, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Foundation or Colorado Rockies Charity Fund (read about them here)
- Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver
We can pick one of these, or choose something else. Help us decide!
And remember, you can still get your Purple Row merchandise and help support whatever charity we choose the next time around.
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Paul Phillips makes SI's Pictures of the Year issue
The SI Sports Photos of the Year issue showed up in my mailbox today, and the Rockies are represented on the very last page (inside the back cover) by the photo in the link.
Rockies Preparing to Part with Fan Favorites
Joel Sherman has news from the Rockies, with tidbits on Hawpe, Betancourt, Torrealba, Francis, and Atkins.
Some news good, some bad, some - it depends on how you look at it.
Ubaldo Jimenez among pitchers who should have more Ws
Jerry Crasnick includes Ubaldo Jimenez among a list of starters who have been better than their records suggest. There's a pretty good writeup and a couple nice quotes.
Shop PurpleRowCares!
by holly96 on Jun 26, 2009 9:49 AM EDT
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Most of this information is already in the previous t-shirt thread, but I thought it would be a good idea to have everything in one easily accessible place. Plus, some people may have stopped checking new posts over there.
The PurpleRowCares shop is now open for business! Get your Purple Row merchandise featuring designs created by various Purple Row members.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Because we have a Basic shop, we can only have one of each item available. So if you want a different design on any item, comment here or shoot us an e-mail at purplerow.cares@gmail.com and we can easily change it for you.
- I added a variety of products to our shop in addition to the apparel Charlie got us started with (and there are still more apparel options), but feel free to browse the various products CafePress offers and we can add anything else you're interested in.
- We can still add more Purple Row designs to the shop, if anyone has something they want us to upload.
- Although this all started out with the idea to come up with a t-shirt for our favorite Rockies blog, this is also a great way to give back at the same time. When and if the orders start coming in, we will have some profit that we can donate to charity. At some point we'll do a poll to decide what organization to support (depending on how things go, we may be able to eventually make donations to more than one charity).
Please feel free to comment here with any questions, or e-mail purplerow.cares@gmail.com.
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Stark's Rumblings and Grumblings: Spilly, Street, and more
In his column, Jayson Stark mentions a number of Rockies, including Spilborghs, Street, Hawpe, and Marquis.
Harry Kalas dead at 73
Better stories will probably be up later, as this is just breaking. Kalas was the voice of the Phillies as well as a voice for NFL Films.
Where are you, Rowbots?
by holly96 on Mar 25, 2009 3:57 PM EDT
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Since we seem to have a lot of new members recently, I thought it would be fun to see where everyone lives to get to know each other a little bit better. I know the majority of us are probably somewhere in Colorado, but there are plenty of us elsewhere and it might be fun to see where our fellow fans are located. Maybe this can even facilitate some meet ups! I know I'd love to find someone in my area to go to games with.
They did this recently over at Mile High Report and it was neat to see how many places were represented. I'm sure we don't have nearly as many members as MHR and probably aren't quite as far flung, but it should be fun just the same. And maybe someone who's ambitious enough (I can't make any promises for myself) could do something similar to the MHR Around the World post.
So, Rowbots, tell us where you are! Comment with your city/state or city/country.
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Rockies make SI Pictures of the Year
A Rockies photo made the SI special issue Pictures of the Year: The Best Sports Photos of 2008. It's from the August 27 game in San Francisco, and features Rockies Chris Iannetta and (of all people) Livan Hernandez.
I can't find an actual gallery including this photo on SI.com, so I had to link to the photo on the US Presswire site. Following is the copy that accompanies the photo in the print issue:
In a unanimous decision, Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta (left) and pitcher Livan Hernandez joined umpire Rob Drake in calling the Giants' Dave Roberts out at the plate to end the sixth inning at AT&T Park. Colorado led 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth when San Francisco's Roberts, who had tripled, attempted to score from third on Fred Lewis's fly-out to center. Rockies outfielder Willy Taveras gunned Roberts down with a perfect one-hop throw. A game-save? Nope, the Giants won anyway, 4-1.
Photographer Kyle Terada, US Presswire: "This photo shows the magnitude of the moment: Roberts dejected while the Rockies celebrate with a lot of emotion. Each individual is nicely placed in the frame--and it's fun that it looks like the umpire knocked Roberts out."
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