The Dexter Fowler Thread (w/ occasional Rockies 2009 action)

Dexter Fowler. Are people following his season? 5 stolen bases last night, 2-4, 2 walks, and he's easily the brightest spot in an underwhelming season so far (Ianetta batting about .100, Tulo benched, Hawpe taking a ball to the neck, Cookie 0-3, etc. etc).

Fowler was on base four times for the Rockies, lining two singles and drawing two walks. He stole second and third on twice and scored three runs. His five thefts for the game tied Willy Taveras for second-most in Rockies history. The team record is six by Eric Young on the same day the team mark was set. Fowler had no idea he was closing in on the team record until a fan screamed at him. "Heard a guy say, 'Almost got the record, one more,'" Fowler said.

Can't recall why I dropped him. (Probably would have "played" last night, had I kept him.)

For what it's worth, Chris Young is one of the worst pitchers in baseball at holding runners, and the Padres catcher (Hundley last night, I think) was fucking up like crazy. But that doesn't take away from the fact that Fowler is fast as hell.

like this guy

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/chris-youngs-fatal-flaw

I had no idea Chris Young was so awful (at holding runners). Why doesn't everyone run against him all the time?

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f346/Triggerhappysrt/mysteryghost.gif

They do. Vin Scully always rambles about Youngs horrible numbers with the SB. I think in 06 or 07 runners were successful 100% against him.

"We find it's always better to fire people on a Friday."

17-1 over past 18 games = classic

still in 3rd place in one of the worst divisions in professional athletics = dud

not as classic as doing it in Sept and stealing a pennant

I didnt know the Rockies played int he NL East

ha hahaha!

no wai

world series champs are in the NL East, also Chipper Jones... who else?

Cody Ross

So is Jason Marquis going to end up starting the all star game for the NL or what?

thankfully matt cain also has 10 wins

the best pitcher in the league has been Haren, it's not real close, and he won't get it unless he wins his next 2 starts.

While Recovering, Rockies’ Francis Revels in Physics of Pitching

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/sports/baseball/28francis.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

“I think about this stuff a lot,” Francis, 28, said during his workout Wednesday. “Watching the way the sun moves and the stars move — people look up and see the moon, but I’ll see the phase it’s in and think what time of year it is, and the time since the last eclipse. You see it spinning around in a chair, the angular momentum of when you pull your legs in, you spin faster. The forces that when you’re riding a bike and lean, you don’t fall over because of the forces and vectors through the wheels. I can’t help it.”

that is not the sort of talk i expected from an athlete!

sounds more like:
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BOTQzMTgzODYwN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDAyNjk2._V1._SX475_SY271_.jpg

http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/images/aa-pimovie.jpg

oops

How's this for a line:

Troy Tulowitzki: 5-for-5, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 R, 7 RBI, .252 WPA

The triple in Tulo's cycle -- the most trivial of single-game "achievements" -- was a scoring joke.

When I saw Morbs had posted in my little thread I was so excited! What nugget of warm-hearted wisdom would I find?

lol

Great game, obviously, but that was no triple.

holy shit these guys

Going 14 wont help going into the series against the Doyers. Also Fogg is pitching on Wednesday and has a pitch count of 70.

Jingleberries OTM. We're going to need good old fashioned baseball luck to win either of the first two games. And we finally seem to be succumbing to the long overdue injuries we've somehow avoided.

I am expectin them to blow by LA

Rockies have been playing at a .700 clip since they were 15 games back. I really dont expect them to keep up that pace.

However Steve Phillips says dont worry about it so maybe the Dodgers are truly fucked

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn

DF to DL

EY Jr to MLB

EY Jr got picked off in the 5th but goddamn he's fast

Jim Tracy leads his squad into extra innings after going 14 last night with some awesome managerial boners in the 9th

Joe Torre does him one stupider by bringing in his walking-est pitcher in the bottom of the 10th when he had not ONE BUT TWO closers chillin in the pen

this team makes no sense. jason marquis will remember who he is by october.

He's a league average pitcher. Reverting to form will cost the Rox what, 1 game before the end of the season? The playoffs are a crapshoot (TM) so go Jason.

.500 ball from now to the end of the regular season would give us a 90-72 record.

ROCKTOBER 2: THE ROCKENING

someone on espn (Neyer I guess) wrote about them having a true ace at last in Ubaldo.

Before Cook went down they had arguably the best rotation in the west, stat nerd wise. They also shored up their bullpen pretty well after the beginning of the season. Their pen had something like 8 ERA in those 10 games they lost to the Dodgers, which is essentially the difference in the division (for now at least.. ugh).

national media covering the rockies the past 10 days is kinda hilarious. and great.

also great, ubaldo.

however, the teams they've won series against over the past month or so: cubs, nats, dbacks, padres, reds, pirates, giants. teams they've lost series against: marlins, phillies, mets.

not doing very well against better offensive teams. also, they can't seem to get a hit in the first 3 innings against any pitcher north of just okay.

it's starting to feel like they're winning games on luck alone (and good pitching). and while that's certainly better than losing, it's not exactly the best place to be as a team.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9448

wish i could read that full article. in terms of the luck thing, i'm just talking about the past couple weeks - the team looks good winning games but somehow i haven't felt good about most of the wins since the pittsburgh series. excepting the Ubaldo/Lincecum game.

As a Dodgers fan I feel the same way. We beat up on shitty teams but when a good team comes to town we get our asses kicked. See: St. Louis. But both teams have relatively easy schedules going into September so it will be interesting to see who takes the division and who (if anyone) makes it to the NLCS.

EY Jr not so good with the dive

Probably not the way he meant to make the highlight reel.

Why won't this team lose? Truly, they are God's Chosen Team.

wow @ seth smith & ian stewart. both stayin hot w/ 1st inning dongs

dongs?

RFI: Homerun synonyms

penis synonyms

Rockies slumped a bit for a couple of games but are back to their winning ways. I keep thinking the magic is going to wear off but it doesnt. Theyre something like 63-25 in their last 88 games. Crazy.

This really is gods team arganwngfnfinwonsasquatch.

They're setting themselves up perfectly to lose the Cinderella costume in the World Series again.

Never lose that PMA, man.

I hope that the Rockies miracle season results in them getting stuck with Jim Tracy for at least 3 years.

Today's stars:

Jason Giambi: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 R, 2 RBI; batting .375 with a .615 OBP as a Rocky
Jose Contreras: 3 IP, 1 R; 1.86 ERA as a Rocky
Eric Young Jr.: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 R, 2 SB; batting .333 with a .371 OBP since his call-up
Seth Smith: .316/.400/.561 on the season
Juan Rincon, with 3 scoreless innings of relief and 5 K's

These are not your slightly-older brother's Rockies.

Followup to 2007's Run That Never Scored:

http://www.bugsandcranks.com/marktownsend/baseball/the-greatest-catch-never-made/

Bugger off back to your Team That Never Wins, you grumpy old bastard.

Actually, that was a little harsh, considering Barmes has now confessed that it wasn't a catch. And I did get a little stab of pleasure when I noticed Morbs had posted to the Rox thread and wondered "what negative crap that makes everyone feel that little bit more shit has he posted this time?".

oh cmon! Wrong calls are fun.

Yeah I guess so :)

SWEEP LA!!!

So, the Rockies might be the first team to ever come from *15* games behind to win their division?? Another exciting finish ruined by the Wild Card, I guess.

you never know, if he were facing elimination Torre mighta played his best lineup more often...

NAH!

Rockies extend Helton for 2 more years. uh, wtf?

They deferred $10m of his salary to be paid around $1m a year until 2023.

This way they get two more years of Helton for basically free, letting him finish his career at the club, while freeing up a big chunk of change to re-sign De La Rosa/Hawpe/Francis or go after a strong FA. He gets to be a one-club demigod, the club is less hamstrung by his salary, and no-one has to worry about free agency.

To be honest as a newer Rockies supporter, I'm slightly more objective than the average Helton fan, but it's hard to see this as a bad move. He had one bad season, because of injury, and as his power has gone and he was never fast his skills are likely to fade less quickly than most. And ear in mind he was top 5 in OBP in the NL last season. This is a borderline Hall of Famer we're talking about, even taking LOLCORZ into consideration.

he's retiring when the contract us up?!

Well, he'll be 40 by then, so it'd be fair enough. I'm sure they'd extend him if he was still OBPing .400.

ah! he's older than i thought.

tulo w/ a sik catch

ur closer was givin up line drives like nuts tho

it kinda sucks but i can't help but think of khalid sheik mohammed when i see these KSM patches that the rockies are wearing

why exactly is todd helton hitting third on this team

We kinda wonder that too. He was moved to 5th for 3 games last week - Carlos Gonzalez was given the 3 hole if I remember rightly.

Helton's having a poorish season so far but just look at last year - dude's still got it.

In other news, Jason Giambi stole a base the other day.

olivo 5-5 including a walkoff HR in 10th

ubaldo's era is .99

only three strikeouts last night, pitiful.

Buster_ESPN
How good is Jimenez's fastball?Well, after hitters get ahead 2 balls and 0 strikes, they're 3-for-25; after 3-1, they're 3-for-19.Dominance.

Pretty sure the only game he 'lost' was when their 7th/8th inning guy blew it after he was taken out in a game they ended up losing by one run.

He gave up one run vs Kershaw, who gave up none.

ARE JHOULYS A CHACIN MAN?

Dexter Fowler: now in AAA.

http://www.sportingnews.com/images/193029/article.jpeg

OK, Ubaldo Jimenez is a god

the stats this kid is putting up this year are UNREAL ... just sick

haha ... OK, I posted that at the end of the 7th

then in the 8th he promptly gives up a bloop and a blast...

oh well, still a phenomenal season, and hopefully still get the win today if the Rockies pen comes thru

But he should have been pulled at the end of the 7th (he was well over 100 pitches by then), or at the very least after the lead-off double in the 8th. In the Rockies forum where I was watching the game EVERYONE wanted him out after the 7th. Except the manager, it seems.

Oh well, 33 scoreless innings is a club record, which is nice. Could have been so much nicer, though.

tonight's the night u bald ho gets touched.. 3HR, coupla doubles.. not a bloodbath but the ERA will go north of 1 tonight.
i feel it in my old bones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLSYCoIj64o

it's the J's. he goin down!

well, this is no help.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/tulowitzki-out-6-8-weeks/

Who's the NL All-Star SS now, that lollygaggin' Hanley?

looks like the Bosox have started nudging Ubaldo's ERA toward the mean

his line now is: 5.2(IP) 10(H) 6(R) 6(ER) 0(BB) 7(SO) 1(HR) 1.60(ERA)

had the flu tonight

And 4 of those 6 runs were given up after 5 2/3 innings - considering he's sick I'm not sure he should still have been in there (though I'm sure he wanted to stay in the game so I'm not questioning the decision).

Still beat the filthy Sox though! In your face, Papelbwned.

So tonight this thread's namesake makes his return!

um

Is that all you can say? What an inning. My god.

jeesus

this team is so stealthy, like i had no idea they were 47-38

that's a pretty mediocre 15-1 pitcher right now.

Nice of you to pop by to let us know, Morbs.

well, considering the passionate defenses of his AMAZING season on the ASG thread just a week ago...

It was a bit more amazing a few weeks ago :(

(Also fewer ERs than Halladay's last start etc)

it looks like they got rooked on a ball call just before the HR last night, right?

That's what I understand from the Rockies forum though I didn't see it myself. But what can you do, it happens to everyone.

6 ER 6 BB in 2.0 o_O

Congratulations, Josh Johnson!

uh .. Ubaldo

what happened my brother

please Ubaldo, please ... this is very distressing

DONTRELLE WILLIS DISEASE

yeah no shit ... looks that way ..

he seemingly has nothing now .. super depressing..

he's always had control issues, he just managed to keep them away for the first half of the season

Ah, fuck baseball. Until tonight, anyway.

Rockies closer Huston Street was taken to Rose Medical Center in an ambulance moments ago after being struck in the lower right abdomen by a batting-practice line drive.

Doctors were on call at Rose to examine Street after he fainted from the pain, according to Rockies trainer Keith Dugger. The Rockies are expecting word on Street’s condition within the hour, but it’s all but certain that he won’t be available for tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Street was in the outfield down the right-field line when he was struck in the pelvic area by a drive off the bat off Ian Stewart.

“He had some lower stomach issues and some pain going down his right leg, but everything else is fine,” said Dugger. “Until we get the report, I have no idea (of Street’s condition).”

Street went down after being struck by the ball. He tried to get to his feet, but fainted from the pain. An ambulance arrived moments later and Street’s teammates and team officials hovered over him.

“I think his body kind of went into shock,” said Dugger. “The thing that was kind of alarming is he had ringing in his ears. Sometimes it’s just a sign of shock.”

will someone please protect these players from such a barbaric sport

wow @ passing out!

"lower stomach" = dz nutz?

must be.

yuh

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300731127

Carlos Gonzalez is the man.

so is the coors effect back in play this season or what? carlos gonzalez's home/road splits are something else.

home: 196 AB, 17 HR, 44 RBI, 45 runs, 14 BB, 32 K, .372/.412/.704
road: 195 AB, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 23 runs, 5 BB, 64 K, .262/.279/.385

i love that guy. billy beane is an idiot.

Miguel Olivo:

Split  	G  	GS  	PA  	AB  	R  	H  	2B  	3B  	HR  	RBI  	SB  	CS  	BB  	SO  	BA  	OBP  	SLG  	OPS  	
Home 	41 	40 	165 	153 	31 	58 	8 	4 	9 	35 	3 	2 	8 	46 	.379 	.402 	.660 	1.063
Away 	34 	34 	136 	119 	15 	24 	2 	1 	4 	12 	2 	2 	15 	35 	.202 	.296 	.336 	.632 

Dayton Moore is an idiot.

Yeah, they're mental splits. Before last night I think it was .301 team average at Coors, .219 on the road. I'd normally say "no, it's just statistical noise", and it might be, but there is something about Coors that our power hitters just can't get enough of. I wonder how much is psychological? Those big green gaps must look awfully inviting - and their absence must feel pretty oppressive...

We may have screwed our season but Cargo at 3 and Tulo at 4 is VERY exciting.

Carlos Carlos Carlos Carlos Carlos

http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/stats/batting/_/name/col/colorado-rockies

fucking losers. laughable 9th inning

Barmes owes Fowler and Hoffman steak dinners.

Ubaldo pitches heart out, denied again by losers

Wow, they just straight up released Brad Hawpe? He's having a bad year but this is a guy who had been really solid for the last few years. It's not like he's a Coors guy ... he hit .275/.372/.518 on the road last year. Is he too banged up to help someone?

someone will want him w/ a different deal i'd think.

he was like...historically bad at fielding the past 2 years, by all the defensive metrics. bbref has his 2008 defense being so bad that he was below replacement level despite hitting .283/.381/.498. he's a DH in the same way that david ortiz and jim thome are DH, he just literally can't play the field.

since no one wants a DH on their bench, his future would be with an AL team who can DH him full time. maybe the white sox?

Is he bad at fielding because he has bad range, or does he make bad decisions?

Bad Hop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGI8swltOAM

Carlos Carlos Carlos Ian Carlos

Is he bad at fielding because he has bad range, or does he make bad decisions?

probably a little bit of both, plus he makes a lot of errors for a corner OF

i know TotalZone isn't a completely perfect or meaningful stat but it has Hawpe's 2008 as the #1 worst fielding season of all time!

Wow!

I wonder if he could play 1B?

we was, wasn't he?

yeah he was for a bit before they released him

i'd be surprised if he's completely fallen off a cliff hitting-wise, i think a smart AL team could try to fix him for a cheap DH next year

I think he'll be fine. I think we wouldn't have been able to bring him back for next season (he had a $10m option I think?), but I am more than a little surprised he's been released. Jim Tracy told him he wouldn't be playing much more this season (again, I'm not sure this is wise - by all accounts he seemed to be doing well at 1B and I don't know if Helton's going to be productive for the next 6 weeks) so, unsurprisingly, he asked to be released to allow him to play the rest of the season and earn a job for 2011.

He's always been a streaky player, and it's likely he's on the downward slope. But he's far from a Garrett Atkins - a superficially similar story from last season - and I believe and hope he'll be an above average pick-up for a contending team.

Carlos Carlos Carlos Ian Carlos

Take ONE walk, Carlos.

What the FUCK.

I turned it off at 7-0 Bravos in the 2nd and did something else with my evening. Just caught up via Twitter. Surprised would be an understatement.

Meanwhile, in Cincy...

Carlos Gonzalez home/away splits are the only thing that make me okay with the fact that the A's traded him away cuz there is no way he'd put putting up anything close to these stats in the Colosseum.

gaaaaaaah fukkk

that was their knock out blow. they just weren't that good this year. oh yeah you also have Tracy so...

goodbye 2010.

Carlos Gonzalez is the man however, i wish he was on my team!

But why? Surely the unbeatable Guillen/Burrell/Ross triumvirate are going to carry you to the World Series and bey.. hehehe sorry, I can't keep a straight face :)

bananas

vid of nelson stealing home to complete 5 run comeback is on mlb.com. totally wtf.

tulo's en fuego

you could fuck my bitches tulo

Im sad that the NL West has gotten so exciting and my team is competing with the dbacks for last place. That being said my money is on the Rockies winning the division.

dude - NO ONE is replacing the D-Backs in the division basement!

We never discussed the scorpion that found its way into Kirk Gibson's biking shorts, did we?

d-backs just dismantled a supposedly good front office and then proceeded to give their one ace pitcher away practically for free, they've probably set themselves back a couple years

Hudson, Kennedy, Enright is a nice, cheap 2-4 if Webb can get healthy. They have decent players at a bunch of positions. If they can improve the bullpen and add a few guys here and there I think they could get back pretty quick.

are they actually going to re-sign webb if he hasn't pitched at all for them in a season and a half? i thought he was about to become a FA

How much would he even cost at this point?

Ben Sheets is making 10 million this season.

That being said my money is on the Rockies winning the division.

― mayor jingleberries, Thursday, September 16, 2010 10:00 AM (1 hour ago)

How much? I'd like a piece of that.

Ben Sheets is making 10 million this season.

Worth every penny.

internet gambling is illegal shasta.

maybe Im just drunk on rocktober.

It pains me to say it but the Giants must be significant favourites to win the division. A strong pitching team with hitters by and large playing better than expected, and their schedule is ridiculously easy.

^^^ they are very hungry as well, each game at home is so intense it's like a playoff game each and every day. plus Major is a Dodger fan so they are going to hate. Rockies are not that good this year, the last two yes but this year they don't have enough.

The Rockies need more pitching.

rockies pitching is better than the padres when you adjust for the two parks! 116 ERA+ vs 110 (SF has 118 so they're still tops but its close)

park factors for coors have been wayyy back up the past 2 years though which is why

Watching the NL West this year has been interesting. I just don't think the Rockies are that good, they are a third place team,(even if everyone is jumping on that bandwagon again). Loved how they played these last two years and even though they won 10 in a row recently they just don't seem to have the "it" factor. San Diego and San Francisco should finish ahead of this team this year. Plus both of those teams have better players, more spirit.

kinda disagree. they are equally as flawed as SF and SD. I think you're talking caca again imho.

fair enough, it's only an opinion. lets just put it this way, i will be shocked if San Francisco doesn't sweep them this next weekend.

and i have no idea at this point, who is pitching.

they just don't seem to have the "it" factor. San Diego and San Francisco should finish ahead of this team this year. Plus both of those teams have better players, more spirit.

-_-

ya i'm not sure what San Diego's "it" factor might be.
and don't say Adrian Gonzalez.

colorado's the best team in the division talent-wise imo even if they end up in 3rd

^^^OTM*

*home games only tho so :-/

i have probably watched 30 Padres games this year. i guess by "it" i mean grit. they play the game the right way: little ball, good pitching and very few errors. they are an great team this year, they have just hit a road bump and might cost them chance in the post season.

btw, i have had a few beers tonight.

was wondering why you were trolling!

haha

Pitching WAR 2010:

1. Rockies (23.3)
4. Giants (18.6)
13. Padres (14.8)

24. Yankees (12.0) LOL

TULO

i think he's going to kill cargo's slim shot at mvp by siphoning off votes

he's a better player

positional value + D + walks + better home/road splits...maybe he will win it if votto fades a little and the rox make the playoffs?

i think he'll prob finish fourth -- personally i don't see how votto can't win it

altho i think if tulo hadn't gotten hurt a few times this year his raw numbers would be up there w/ cargo & votto and he'd have a really, really good shot

true...but people love september performances and tulo just hit his 12th HR of the month

jesus.

AGAIN

JESUS

TULO

http://i55.tinypic.com/x0uwqh.png

^__^

holy shit

tulo in september in 16 3/4 games:

26 for 69 (.377)
23 runs scored
4 doubles
14 HR
33 RBI
1.130 SLG
.463 OBP
1.593 OPS

fwiw votto is hitting .276 w/2 HR and 7 RBI this month. pujols: .250 w/4 HR and 12 RBI. cargo IS hitting .467, but the 3 HR and 15 RBI is a little shy of tulo.

i wonder if my fantasy teams are back in contention, i've got him on both and haven't checked in a while

That was so so horrible. Oh god, Rockies. How many ways can a team throw away a game gifted to them? From the Rockie's forum I post on:

There are plenty of blame to go around here. Jason Hammel is not proving to be the #3 starter the Rockies need him to be. After being walked intentionally in the first, Troy Tulowitzki started pressing, striking out three times and chasing bad pitches, made one official error and one costly unofficial error. Carlos Gonzalez stranded six base-runners, none more painful than the three in the 11th. Huston Street continues to struggle with location as he blew a save. Manny Delcarmen couldn't get three outs. Jim Tracy continues to push Matt Belisle too far and wouldn't bunt Young in the 11th. The offense was shut out for nine innings after the second inning. The staff threw four wild pitches, and [back-up catcher] Paul Phillips didn't do much to stop it.

Misery. There you go, Giants, it's yours to lose now!

God, I was so upset there I used a rogue apostrophe. I was up till almost 2am following the game, my heart sinking from the 6th inning on. And this morning I just feel depressed. Stupid game.

Whoever plays the dodgers the most in the last two weeks will win the division. My team is not so much spoiler but springboard.

I reckon they'll play like gods against one team and like the 2010 Dodgers against the others. I also know you guys own us, so I'm a bit nervous tbh.

are the Rockies cheating? probably:

Rockies' humidor system has a few skeptics from the SF Chronicle

In 75 games at Coors Field, the Rockies have hit .304 with 102 homers and 790 hits. Opponents have hit .258 with 67 homers and 698 hits. The Rockies have outscored visitors 452-345.

that was a knee jerk reaction, i don't know if they are cheating. i find the numbers fascinating however.

game on, going to be a great three game series this weekend.

dont shit ya draws now sf lol

Bee OK, you'd srsly better retract that or our cosy NL West bonhomie may disappear. For a start I'll just post "Barry Bonds LOL" 200 times on the SF thread :)

a team that spends most of its time at high altitude performs better at high altitude than teams that spend most of their time at low altitude? probably not cheating.

You mean a team that specifically targets and develops players whose skillsets work well at altitude? Yeah, I'm with you on that.

Go Padres!!!!

Tenacity...

i have never seen so many walks.

http://www.uncutproducts.com/music/rocktober.jpg

truth^^^. 4 walks in the 9th is just garbage. When your bullpen is Mets castoffs, you know you're in for some wild rides.

xpost to BeeOK.

happy happy joy joy

are the Rockies now done?

well they went on the road = automatic swoon, 4 game losing streak

but i believe they are coming back to the "friendly confines" of Coors Field so they will probably go on another win streak.

yeah, i wouldn't say that they are done

they have a six game set coming up vs the giants & the dodgers -- it's not a stretch to say that they could win 5/6 or even 6/6

so if the Giants take two, which i believe they will, then that should be it.

well i guess that's settled then!

haha, don't mean it that way. just my two cents.

i'm just really shocked that they got sweep by the D-backs.

giants are 2-5 in coors this year

idk -- dbacks have been playing well, rockies don't play well away from home

pads got swept in zona too & they're still hanging around okay

if the rockies play the humidor their cards right, they might slip in

Rox' playoff odds < 5% per BP

the follow up story:

MLB suddenly steps up monitoring of Rockies' humidor

40 RBI for Tulo this month (3 short of Ruth's September record) -- an MVP candidate? Home/road splits not quite as severe as CarGo's.

wow, that interfering ballboy wasnt vetted real well, huh?

geez, it's 2000 Mets Day.

is like some chuck norris shit -- tulo catches pop up on 1st base side, punches out his own catcher

remember when ubaldo had like 16 wins with 2 months left to go and was considered a lock for 20?

remember the whispers about 30?