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End of Season Milestones

jrockies — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:24:30 -0000

Milestones! The Rockies reached quite a few individual milestones this year including Todd Helton's 2000th hit and 500th double. Aaron Cook becoming the winningist pitcher in Rockies history. But what other individual milestones were reached. At the beginning of the year I had this fanpost about the milestones players in 2009 were approaching. Now that the season is over I thought I would give the follow up on the original. Below is a table recording the date and event that each player achieved a certain milestone. An "x" indicates the player did not achieve the milestone this year.

Player Milestone Start of 2009 Date Occurred Circumstances
Huston Street 100 saves 94 May 23, 2009 2BB, 2K, popup
Manny Corpas 50 saves 23 x x
Aaron Cook 59 wins 52 June 22, 2009 7IP, 3H, 1R
Chris Iannetta 50 homeruns 24 x x
Garrett Atkins 100 homeruns 89 x x
Garrett Atkins 500 RBI 431 x x
Troy Tulowitzki 50 homeruns 33 July 21, 2009 Solo Shot second inning
Troy Tulowitzki 200 RBI 151 July 30, 2009 7th inning triple to drive in Helton
Brad Hawpe 100 homeruns 88 June 27, 2009 Two Run Shot
Brad Hawpe 400 RBI 341 July 12, 2009 Base hit Walk-off
Todd Helton 2000 Hits 1957 May 19, 2009 single 0-2 count
Todd Helton 500 doubles 471 July 22, 2009 3rd, off scoreboard
Todd Helton 1200 RBI 1116 September 29, 2009 6th Inning double
Todd Helton 1200 R 1166 August 9, 2009 Scores on GIDP in First inning

If I missed any of the large ones please let me know. Thanks for a great season and I hope we can have more individual accomplishments next year (to go along with more great team accomplishments).

2009 MLB Postseason Schedule - Game 4 time depends on Yanks

jrockies — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:01:44 -0000

2009 MLB Postseason Schedule - Game 4 time depends on Yanks

The game time for tomorrow is officially set. 2:07MT if the Yankees lose tonight, 4:07 if they win and sweep the Twins.

Plenty of former Tourists in playoffs

jrockies — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:51:19 -0000

Plenty of former Tourists in playoffs

A cousin in Asheville sent this to my mom who then sent it to me. It's expected from the home grown club but still kind of cool.

Pictures from Photo Day and Jhoulys Chacin's MLB Debut

jrockies — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:49:08 -0000

Pictures from Photo Day and Jhoulys Chacin's MLB Debut

There are two photo albums from Saturday here. The first are pictures from photo day and the game in general. The second album is the entrance of and every pitch Jhoulys Chacin threw in his debut. Enjoy.

Going to the Rockies Game on Saturday

jrockies — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:36:39 -0000

This Saturday is photo day for the Rockies. I have every intention of attending the game and having a good time, but I have never been to photo day before. There are two things I would like to know about in regards to this game.

1. What time do I need to be at the game to get pictures/autographs from the players? Since it is a Saturday game it starts at 6:10 and I generally show up as the Rockpile and E gates open 2 hours before game time. Do I need to go earlier than this and do the gates open eariler?

2. After reading the comments here for the last week it has come to my attention that there will be many-a-Rowbot at the game. I propose that we try and get together inside the ballpark before the game starts (I never leave my seat during the game and I assume many of you are the same way). The question then becomes when and where do we meet. Please post in the comments section a preferred location and time, so it will be easier to chat for a little bit before we rush to enjoy the game.

Thanks for the info, and I hope to see you there.

JFK

GO ROCKIES!!!!

D-backs, Rox unveil spring facility plans

jrockies — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:15:38 -0000

D-backs, Rox unveil spring facility plans

I all of yesterday's excitement, the new spring training facility was finally shown. It looks pretty cool, and I cannot wait.

Helton leaves with Migraines

jrockies — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:32:06 -0000

Helton leaves with Migraines

Not much to say here except that the official site says he left today with migraines.

Upcoming 2009 Milestones

jrockies — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:17:59 -0000

With the season fast approaching and the Rockies one year older the individual players are beginning to reach some "milestones". Most of the players are young and still have plenty of time reach higher numbers and show that they did something for the Rockies and baseball if they ever move on. Here are some of the "milestones" the players are reaching and where they are now:

Player	Milestone	Current
Huston Street	100 saves	94 saves
Manny Corpas	50 saves	23 saves
Aaron Cook*	59 wins	52 wins
Chris Iannetta	50 home runs	24 home runs
Garrett Atkins	100 home runs	89 home runs
Garrett Atkins	500 RBI	431 RBI
Troy Tulowitzki	50 home runs	33 home runs
Troy Tulowitzki	200 RBI	151 RBI
Brad Hawpe	100 home runs	88 home runs
Brad Hawpe	400 RBI	341 RBI
Todd Helton	2000 hits	1957 hits
Todd Helton	500 doubles	471 doubles
Todd Helton	1200 RBI	1116 RBI

I think all of these can be reached this year but then the question becomes, WHEN? The MLB website has a milestone tracker but the only Rockies player it has listed is Todd Helton, with projected dates of: May 22, for 2000 hits; August 23, for 500 doubles; and he won't get his 1200 RBI this year. When do you think these will occur? Are the projections for Mr. Helton accurate or will he play like he has all spring and beat these projections a lot faster?

Pics From Tucson

jrockies — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:29:54 -0000

Pics From Tucson

These are the pictures my dad and I have taken from Tucson. They don't have captions but feel free to imagine things as you go along.
JFK

Live From Tucson 2

jrockies — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:24:38 -0000

WARNING: A wall of text follows.

I don't know where to start as today was a long day for me. I showed up at the ballpark at 8:15 this morning and there was some activity going already. There were some minor league position players hitting in the batting cage and some catchers working on getting out of their stance to throw to second. This was surprising to me because the players usually come out around 9:00, which they did.

The minor league pitchers began doing PFP (pitcher fielding practice) drills. These included comebackers and bunt fielding with throws to second. Some other groups worked on pickoff moves, 3rd to 1rst. They practiced bunting and threw bullpens. The catchers were working on fielding high popups, and more throws to second.

There was a set of major league players who came out. All of the pitchers came out and participated in the same drills listed above for the minor league players. The major league position players that made appearances were: Fasano, EY2, Hector Gomez, Podsednik, CarGon, Christian Colonel, Baker, Paul Phillips, Bellorin and Mike McKenry.

The drills the position players went through were the same drills as those from yesterday: bunting, hit and run, moving the runners over among others. They also worked on base running and getting a good jump on balls in the dirt, double steals, and moving two bases at a time. These events were judged by Rick Matthews. By the last event, ground balls to the right side, only EY2 had been completely eliminated.

They then proceded to have a small homerun competition, when Hawpe showed up to take flyballs a little bit later. He said that EY2 "should get counted for a homerun if he hits it past the centerfielder." Paul Phillips, a new guy to the Hi Corbett complex, was having some difficulty finding Field 5 where everyone was working out. He walked across one field and yelled at Bellorin asking for directions to the field. He spent another 5 minutes walking around to try and get to the field before he finally arrived.

Hawpe, Baker, and Gomez did not hit in the drills due to injury, I would assume. They did, however, start fielding balls. Hawpe took both grounders and flyballs in the outfield and was throwing the ball to the cutoff man. Baker and Gomez took about 50 groundballs a piece at second. This was encouraging because Baker looked like he was a lot more mobile even if he wasn't going all out and he could be ready for more intense things beginning Thursday (from my perspective).

Game Observations:

Before: The team actually took infield and outfield before the game, much as a highschool, college, or little league team would.

1st: JDLR had no control with any of his pitches. This led to the Athletics teeing off on the fastballs he could locate. A big thank you to MATT DALEY for coming in and not letting a run score. Ryan Spilborghs was picked off because he anticipated the pitcher going to the plate but the pitcher held the ball a little bit longer than expected.

Skipping a few well pitched innings by Daley.

4th: Every ball that was hit in this inning was hit hard. The double by Torrealba was slightly misplayed by Holliday and the triple by Spilborghs hit the 360ft sign in right. I hope Ryan Speier doesn't bat during the season because he looked funny batting.

5th: Tulo had a sacrifice bunt attempt but Koshansky was thrown out at third because he slowed down approaching the bag and he did not slide.

6th: Fowler showed me his speed on a ground ball to center when he went first to third with ease. It really is incredible how fast he is.

7th: Morillo was very dominant in this inning. He located his fastball well, and he just blew it by the hitters.

8th: Hynick supposedly hit Wimberly on the foot, but Wimberly did not think so and he wanted to continue his at-bat. The homerun for Fasano had to travel at least 480 feet to left as it towered over the lights surrounding the stadium.

This was a great trip, as it always is for me. I love baseball and learning what the coaches have to say to the players. I always enjoy talking with the players because they take encouragement well and are always quite humble. I have spent the last year trying to get a NL Championship Shirt signed by all of the members of the team. This weekend I got, Jason Hirsh, Bob Apadaca, Todd Helton, Jeff Baker, Juan Morillo, and even Matt Holliday to sign it. There are only two current Rox left to sign, Fogg and Corpas, and quite a few former Rox including Matsui, Affeldt, Carroll and Hawkins.

Thanks for reading this wall of text. I cannot wait to read the updates from my fellow Rowbots that are coming in to town this weekend. For now, I'm out.

JFK

Player	Milestone	Start of 2009	Date Occurred	Circumstances
Huston Street	100 saves	94	May 23, 2009	2BB, 2K, popup
Manny Corpas	50 saves	23	x	x
Aaron Cook	59 wins	52	June 22, 2009	7IP, 3H, 1R
Chris Iannetta	50 homeruns	24	x	x
Garrett Atkins	100 homeruns	89	x	x
Garrett Atkins	500 RBI	431	x	x
Troy Tulowitzki	50 homeruns	33	July 21, 2009	Solo Shot second inning
Troy Tulowitzki	200 RBI	151	July 30, 2009	7th inning triple to drive in Helton
Brad Hawpe	100 homeruns	88	June 27, 2009	Two Run Shot
Brad Hawpe	400 RBI	341	July 12, 2009	Base hit Walk-off
Todd Helton	2000 Hits	1957	May 19, 2009	single 0-2 count
Todd Helton	500 doubles	471	July 22, 2009	3rd, off scoreboard
Todd Helton	1200 RBI	1116	September 29, 2009	6th Inning double
Todd Helton	1200 R	1166	August 9, 2009	Scores on GIDP in First inning