So, with a little over a week before the baseball season officially kicks off (In Japan, a week before anyone else plays, for some stupid reason), I think it's about time we do something like this. The game is pretty easy. There are a number of categories to choose from, such as world series winner and MVP, with different point values. Fill in the blanks below by Tuesday, March 27th, 10PM and submit it as a reply to this fanpost. I'll save your submission on my computer and I'll add the points up at the end of the season. No prizes, other than the satisfaction of being the winner.

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As promised, this is what we are looking at for this years opening day payroll. A few notes to begin with.

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The 2011 MLB draft has come and gone, and now the dust has settled. What remains is the difficult task of signing these kids and acclimating them to the life of a professional athlete. But, at this time, I think we can take a look at these prospects and grade the organization's efforts this year. Rox Girl wrote a quite a bit in today's Rockpile, but this will be my take.

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The 1st round and the supplemental round are in the books. As you know, we picked twice yesterday, selecting Oregon's LHP Tyler Anderson with the 20th overall pick, and Texas highschooler Trevor Story with the 45th overall pick. There will be much analysis of these two kids in the coming days, but for now, our attention will be focused on day two of the draft, rounds 2-30. The Rockies will be on the clock with the 77th pick soon. After the jump, players you should know about who are still available. 

Profiles and breakdowns after the jump.

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As you may know, I represented the Rockies on Minor league ball during out mock draft. Posed is the results from the draft. I did pretty well, considering where I drafted at. This is the review John Sickels gave my 3 round draft,

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1-20) Tyler Anderson, LHP, Oregon
1-S45) Cory Spangenberg, 2B-3B, Indian River CC
2) Kyle Crick, RHP, Texas HS
3) Kyle Gaedele, OF, Valparaiso
"COMMENT: Wide variety here. Anderson is polished and should reach the majors fairly quickly. Spangenberg's pure hitting skills are getting him into the teens in some mocks, so he could be a steal at 45. Crick will need time but is a plus upside arm, while Gaedele is a toolsy outfielder from the college ranks with power and speed. Diversification is good."

There was quite a bit of talent to chose from at each pick. The actual draft itself should be very interesting. The depth of talent in this draft is going to help set up a lot of teams. I should be home tomorrow in time to set up a draft thread. 

This is also posted these on Minor League Ball as my draft preview for the Rockies. But, i think Purple Row deserves them as well. First section is a preview into the Rockies draft tendencies and organizational needs. 2nd is a list of potential targets for the Rockies with their first (20th overall) pick.

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A bit late with my second here, but whatever. Here I'll list some players who I think could/should be in play for the Rockies at #20.

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Hi all. I'll go ahead and post the Rockies 1st round+supplemental picks of the last 6 years to give you an indication of our tendencies (assuming we have tendencies). Then I'll go through and give you a bit of a background on where the Rockies system stands. So, without further rambling on...

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I know there have been a ton of pictures of the new park, so I'm going to skip those for the time being (actually, I have yet to take many pictures of the park itself, I've most;y focused on the players). However, I felt like it might be time to do a quick and dirty review of the new ball park. 

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So, in light of last nights bizarre, and downright sickening events, which have been detailed in almost every fashion, I have decided to create a place for us to debate the use of instant replay in baseball. I think I might make one of these debates for each off day, since there are a ton of crazy issues in the game that need to be debated, so long as the writers will allow me.

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Look, I know he is a great guy, and I thank him for both his on field work as well as being our first player interview. But enough is enough. So, far this season, Barmes has looked completely lost at the plate, as was expected. As usual, the only thing he does is take the occasional belt high fastball out of the park. However, his bread and butter, his redeeming quality, defense, is also lost. Without it, he becomes the least valuable player on the team, and one of the least valuable players in the league. Quite simply, he has been a black hole.

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It is time for my next set of pics. Day four from Arizona, this time in Glendale, where we will take on the Chicago White Sox. Well, the game was a complete dud in just about every way(other than Spilly showing off his arm), so I guess we can revisit 1702, ATF and myself's favorite bar. http://www.1702az.com/ They serve the biggest slice of pizza on the planet, but their real claim to fame is the beer selection they have. It is possibly one of the best in the US, and is without a doubt the best in Arizona. So, I got a few pics of the beers we were drinking last night.

I started myself off with a pint of Ten Fidy. This beer hails from my native land of Colorado. Oskar Blues, located in Lyons, is the brewer. This beer has the disctinction of being one of the best to come out of a can. It's thick as motor oil, drinks like a coffee and chocolate milkshake, and give you a buzz like no other (10%ABV). This is also one of the highest rated beers in Colorado.  A nice way to start out. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2681/34483

This is one of ATF's beers. It is called St. Louis Gueuze Fond tradition from the Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V. Brewery in Belgium. It is full of tart, sour, funky belgian smells and tastes. very much enjoyable. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/212/5212

This is another beer that I tried. Called The Beast Grand Cru. This beer hails from Boulder, Colorado. Specifically, the brewery Avery. Yes, you are seeing this correctly, it is served in a 3oz glass. Why, because it clocks in at an impressive scary 14.9% abv. Yep, it's stronger than most wines. The taste was out of this world, with it having more in common with cognac or dark rum than beer. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/15619

This was my final of the night. Kasteelbier Bruin from Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V. Brewery in Belgium. This is a big, bad Belgian Quad.  It has very heavy notes of dark fruits, raisins, and dates. Also, it has the typical belgian aroma's that are typical to the style. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/212/1711

Ok, enough of the beer, lets do a little baseball. Considering I was too pissed at the game to take pictures in the 1st 3 innings, and the final 6 innings put me to sleep, there really isn't much. However, on the way to the park, we did swing out east of town to see the progress on the new stadium. Let me tell you, it was quite a site (construction)

Here is a fence, and some trucks!

More fence, another truck, and some palm trees! This was almost as exciting as the game.

After going through all the pictures taken from the game, this is by far the only one actually worthy of being posted.

JRockies sporting the awesome PR shirts. This was most likely the highlight of the day. Good luck with your drive home, sir. 

Well, I hope we have more to post tomorrow. Although, considering tomorrow is my only day of the year to be Irish, it may have to wait until Thursday.

Good evening fellow rowbots. This is Mkorpal, reporting on our second day from Arizona. I'll be posting pictures from Arizona for the next week, so I hope you enjoy. It was a great day for baseball. Temps in the high 60's, a little wind, and no clouds what so ever. It was nice to see our "A" team take the field in this split squad game.

King Felix starting his pregame warmups. He is a shadowy figure

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I was just thinking to myself that there is definitely a lot more to being a fan than just showing up to games and yelling at players. And just like a team, a fan should set goals for him/herself. Sure, these may not be the most likely to happen, but if I hit all five this season, it would make quite the experience for myself.

Goal #1, catch a homerun: This is something I have never had a chance to do. Sure, a few balls have bounced close to me, and I've seen the exact seat I was sitting in a few weeks prior get hit, but I have never caught a single ball. In fact, the only ball I have ever obtained at a game was given to me at an Angels game by former Rockie pitcher Bret Saberhagen, who was playing for the Mets at the time. Otherwise, I've been snakebitten in the hundreds of games I've been to.

Goal #2, discuss the pro's and con's of the footlong hotdog with George Frazier: Look, I enjoy hotdogs quite a bit, and I think it would be quite the honor to discuss the hotdog with the world's leading expert. Doing this would increase my knowledge on the subject exponentially. 

Goal #3, wear Tracy Ringolsby's hat: This one is pretty simple.  I would like to ask if I can wear that hat. My theory is the hat has absorbed more knowledge from Tracy than can be found in The Hall of Fame and Purple Row combined. Putting on this hat, in theory, will transfer some of that knowledge to me (Some, all of it would melt my face off Indiana Jones style). Anyway, it would at least be awesome to wear a hat that is in The Hall of Fame.

Goal #4, kick Dinger in the shin: This is also pretty simple. Dinger, you have got to stop that Bush League BS, dancing behind the plate distracting the closer in the 9th inning. Look, I can tolerate you roaming around, disturbing children on the concourse, or being tipped over by Jason Hirsh while you sleep in LF. But that 9th inning junk needs to stop. It makes us look retarded. Besides, you are a PURPLE DINOSAUR! 

Goal #5, ask Alanna Rizzo out on a date: Look, Alanna, I really like you. You must be tired from running through my dreams. Let me take you out to dinner. Please.

Bonus goal, have fun: I want to go to as many games as possible, eat as many hotdogs as possible, see as many homeruns and possible, watch the boys of summer as many times as possible, drink as many celebration beers at the Falling Rock as possible, get as tan as possible, enjoy the summer evenings as possible. All I truly want is baseball back in my life.

I thought it might be fun to start up a thread for discussing the superbowl (and probowl) so it doesn't clutter the rest of the site. We can use this tread to make predictions, discuss players, and maybe even turn it into a grame thread. At least it will be something to do while we wait for spring. So, who do you want to win?

Personally, I've got to root for the Saints. Either way, it should end up being quite a game.

WHODAT

I don't know about you, but I'm so excited to see what this team will do in the second half. I believe that we have yet to see the best ball played. This is the year that we will look back to in 10 years and remember all the good times. Well, at least I hope so. So, I would like to see from everyone, three predictions for the 2nd half. Tell me what you think will happen.

My predictions:

Rockies battle Giants for the wild card as both teams slowly real in the Dodgers. Dodgers win the division by one game and the Giants and Rockies tie for the wild card. Can you say PLAY IN GAME!!!

Dexter goes wild (no, we will not see his chest). He knocks in a very nice 10 homers in the 2nd half and has an average over .300. Giving him a great chance to take the ROY trophy.

Jimenez steps in and becomes a true ace. I expect 10 wins in the 2nd half and an ERA under 3. He will be lights out.

There you have it. Now I would like to hear what you all think we will see.

So, this game hasn't worked out the way I was hoping. Too many people joining mis way through and some dropping out. It's all too confusing. Well, that and the fact that the Rockies make me so mad sometimes that I my heart isn't really into this thing. So, I'll ask you, do you guys want to continue the competition. Maybe we can do a little informal prediction competition each week to see who does the best. But I'm not really in the mood to keep score of every game by every person.

What says you?

I don't even remember what week we are on anymore. I forgot to e-mail myself the excel file with all of your standing on it, so I won't be able to up update until late this evening, if at all. So, usual format applies.  Click here for next weeks schedule. Good luck to you all.

PS. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this team. Human sacrafice? The "win dance?" Lots of crying? 

Sorry guys, I almost forgot about this weeks competition. I promise to you all that I will get the standings updated tomorrow night. I'll have more time to keep up with all this in a few weeks when school is over. Anyway, schedule is here. Standard format applies. Good luck to you all. And have a good night.

By the way, I hope you are enjoying this little game. I know it's a little inconsistent now, but I hope to make it better in the next few weeks. Just bear with me.

Sorry guys, standings can't be posted today. I'll try to get them done by tomorrow night. Anyway, post your predictions for week 4. Standard formating as usual. Schedule for next week is here. Predict by the start of Mondays game. Good luck to all of us (we need some right now)

This is filler, I needed more words for it to post. Sorry about that. I didn't even know there was a minimum.

What is up everyone. It's time to make your week three predictions. Usual rules apply. pick winning team, final score, and winning pitcher for each game from Monday through Sunday. 1 point for winning team, 2 points for winning pitcher, and three points for final score. Also, add a crazy prediction for the week for 5 bonus points.

Here is next weeks schedule  http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=col

I'll update standings sometime tomorrow after the game. Get your predictions in by game time Monday.

Ok, time for your week 2 predictions. I'll update standings sometime later. As usual, pick winning team, final score, and winning pitcher for each day next week (Monday-Sunday). Have your predictions up by the start of tomorrows game. Here is the schedual for next week http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/schedule/sortable.jsp?c_id=col

winning team = 1 point, winning pitcher = 2 points, correct score = 3 points.

Also, don't forget your crazy prediction worth 5 points.

Hello everyone. I will be running a little game for us to all enjoy this season. This is how it will work...

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