Braves at Rockies, 4/27 - 4/29

BigRapidsJackass · 04-26-2007, 11:10 PM

OK, Rockies, here's your chance to turn things around and salvage April.

2 favorable pitching matchups in 3 home games.

Friday: Francis vs. Chuck James. Similar pitchers, but Francis is better. He needs to put that horrible start behind him.

Saturday: Hirsh vs. Smoltz. The way Hirsh is going, this could be a good one, but you've got to give the edge to Smoltz.

Sunday: Cook vs. Kyle Davies. Here's the one that should give the Rockies some momentum as they hit the road in SF on Monday.

2 of 3 is essential. A sweep would be very, very nice, bringing them back to nearly .500 (12-13) by Sunday night.

GerryInCS · 04-27-2007, 06:14 AM

Favorable pitching matchups they maybe, but we don't have the Joneses or Francoeur. We have the power outage none as our lineup.

indianadrew · 04-27-2007, 09:17 PM

the return of the bunt-happy maniac!

thank god for TBS

indianadrew · 04-27-2007, 09:29 PM

whew.....Nice

indianadrew · 04-27-2007, 10:31 PM

OMFG! why is francis batting?

now it is 1 out into the 6th. francis comes out. he should have been pinch hit for. that was a horrible baseball decision.

BigRapidsJackass · 04-27-2007, 10:41 PM

Drew, you and I think alike.

I just flipped this one on ... Francis is awfully lucky to only have given up 2 runs, but Clint sent him up there to hit -- and out there to pitch the 6th -- anyway. I don't get it.

Predictable result: you give up a chance to score a run, and then Francis serves up a bomb to Craig Wilson.

indianadrew · 04-27-2007, 10:44 PM

is the yankees game on espn?

BigRapidsJackass · 04-27-2007, 10:45 PM

Oh.

Maybe THAT'S why Clint left Francis in.

Bye-bye Ryan Speier.

I wanted to give him a shot. Then again, I wanted to give Scott Dohmann a shot.

Where's LaTroy when you need him?

BigRapidsJackass · 04-27-2007, 10:47 PM

espn's giving us NBA and boxing -- those of us without the extra innings package are stuck with the great Speier-Keppel-McClellan trio.

indianadrew · 04-27-2007, 10:58 PM

is it constructive for a pitcher to change his delivery like speier?

indianadrew · 04-27-2007, 11:03 PM

ok this is good. come on rockies!! woooohoo.

RMF · 04-27-2007, 11:18 PM

Perhaps we'll find a gem in our bullpen... pause for effect... here comes Affeldt to "calm the storm."

DieHardRoxFan · 04-27-2007, 11:23 PM

The bullpen sucks!

BigRapidsJackass · 04-27-2007, 11:23 PM

One good thing tonight:

It was really starting to piss me off that Affeldt had a 0.00 ERA, like he'd been pitching well or something.

RMF · 04-27-2007, 11:24 PM

And "Affeldt is really in a good place right now"... Our announcers are in Bizarro world. This entire organization is in Bizarroville. Larry doubles and then makes a really dumb base running error.

Affeldt is a goon. He needs more gold chains. I think if he had like ten lbs of gold chains he might pitch better. The guy can't pitch. He's got stuff but he can't pitch.

04-26-2007, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigRapidsJackass Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,107	Braves at Rockies, 4/27 - 4/29 OK, Rockies, here's your chance to turn things around and salvage April. 2 favorable pitching matchups in 3 home games. Friday: Francis vs. Chuck James. Similar pitchers, but Francis is better. He needs to put that horrible start behind him. Saturday: Hirsh vs. Smoltz. The way Hirsh is going, this could be a good one, but you've got to give the edge to Smoltz. Sunday: Cook vs. Kyle Davies. Here's the one that should give the Rockies some momentum as they hit the road in SF on Monday. 2 of 3 is essential. A sweep would be very, very nice, bringing them back to nearly .500 (12-13) by Sunday night.

04-27-2007, 06:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
GerryInCS Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 611	Favorable pitching matchups they maybe, but we don't have the Joneses or Francoeur. We have the power outage none as our lineup. __________________ Americans aren't afraid of Mexicans, Americans are afraid that Mexicans are turning America into Mexico.

04-27-2007, 10:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
indianadrew Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: indianapolis Posts: 528	OMFG! why is francis batting? now it is 1 out into the 6th. francis comes out. he should have been pinch hit for. that was a horrible baseball decision. Last edited by indianadrew; 04-27-2007 at 10:40 PM.

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indianadrew Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: indianapolis Posts: 528	ok this is good. come on rockies!! woooohoo. Last edited by indianadrew; 04-27-2007 at 11:05 PM.

04-27-2007, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
indianadrew Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: indianapolis Posts: 528	the return of the bunt-happy maniac! thank god for TBS

04-27-2007, 09:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
indianadrew Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: indianapolis Posts: 528	whew.....Nice

04-27-2007, 10:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigRapidsJackass Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,107	Drew, you and I think alike. I just flipped this one on ... Francis is awfully lucky to only have given up 2 runs, but Clint sent him up there to hit -- and out there to pitch the 6th -- anyway. I don't get it. Predictable result: you give up a chance to score a run, and then Francis serves up a bomb to Craig Wilson.

04-27-2007, 10:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
indianadrew Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: indianapolis Posts: 528	is the yankees game on espn?

04-27-2007, 10:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigRapidsJackass Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,107	Oh. Maybe THAT'S why Clint left Francis in. Bye-bye Ryan Speier. I wanted to give him a shot. Then again, I wanted to give Scott Dohmann a shot. Where's LaTroy when you need him?

04-27-2007, 10:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigRapidsJackass Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,107	espn's giving us NBA and boxing -- those of us without the extra innings package are stuck with the great Speier-Keppel-McClellan trio.

04-27-2007, 10:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
indianadrew Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: indianapolis Posts: 528	is it constructive for a pitcher to change his delivery like speier?

04-27-2007, 11:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
RMF Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 197	Perhaps we'll find a gem in our bullpen... pause for effect... here comes Affeldt to "calm the storm."

04-27-2007, 11:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
DieHardRoxFan Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 153	The bullpen sucks!

04-27-2007, 11:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
BigRapidsJackass Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,107	One good thing tonight: It was really starting to piss me off that Affeldt had a 0.00 ERA, like he'd been pitching well or something.

04-27-2007, 11:24 PM	#15 (permalink)
RMF Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 197	And "Affeldt is really in a good place right now"... Our announcers are in Bizarro world. This entire organization is in Bizarroville. Larry doubles and then makes a really dumb base running error. Affeldt is a goon. He needs more gold chains. I think if he had like ten lbs of gold chains he might pitch better. The guy can't pitch. He's got stuff but he can't pitch.