Thread: The Official Colorado Rockies thread--Now with extra awesome!!

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

Vic&Gary are talking about Huston now, and said he was not the same after his injury. I think they said that his save record was 35 out of 37. That is a great record.

Ryan Franklin had a great record as well but to me
is still shaky. I go by what my eyes tell me.

I did not like him in Oakland either.

I like a closer to be able to get the big strikeout.

Originally Posted by Medford Bronco

Ryan Franklin had a great record as well but to me
is still shaky. I go by what my eyes tell me.

I did not like him in Oakland either.

I like a closer to be able to get the big strikeout.

Kind of like the hard throwing Dodgers bullpen that lead the NL in blown saves this year?

Last night, I had a 7:00 meeting at the Church. I got in there about 6:55, and my pastor had the Rockies' game on the radio.

In talking, he said that a friend of one of our Church members works inside the Rockies organization - don't know if he meant at Coors Field, or where. Anyhow, this person told the Church member that:

Todd Helton is one of the nicest people he has ever met. This did not come as a surprise to me, as I have heard that many times thru the media.

Next comment told to the Church member that also did not surprise me, as I had heard rumblings of it before was:

Tulo is very arrogant. I was hoping that the rumblings I had heard were not accurate, but it appears they are. If indeed this is the way Tulo is, I certainly hope someone or something will get to him to change this negative asap.

I have thought for quite a while now that someone would/should talk to Tulo, as it appears that each time, or almost each time he comes to bat, he is swinging for the fence, rather than just doing what needs to be done to get a hit.

I don't take anyone serious that sports a mullet.


I've heard stories of Tulo and he's a tool but he's becoming the face of our franchise.

Tulo is younger than me and the kid is already a clubhouse leader. He may be arrogant, but when he talks, people listen. He also produced really well in the 4 hole when he got moved and probably plays the best defense of anyone on the team.

I agree that he probably needs to learn to be a more complete hitter and use the whole field more instead of trying to pull everything over the left field fence... But he is the least of our problems at this point.

I have a different perspective on Tulo - maybe people are listening to him - maybe not. Even if the players are listening to him, why treat people within the Rockies organization as "crap"?

You want to be the face of the franchise - drop the arrogance, and pick up the "Helton traits" - that is when you are valuable to the franchise - those should be the traits that you want to have if you are labeled the face of the franchise.

Yeah, I can't speak to how he treats other people... But amongst his teammate I believe he is pretty well respected. I heard him call out Ian Stewart and Garrett Atkins earlier this year saying they needed more production out of third base. Now, maybe that was kind of a dick move from an outsiders perspective, but he has enough clout in the lockerroom to be able to say stuff like that. Not many other 25 yr olds have that kind of respect.

He might need an attitude adjustment in terms of how he treats people, but I think his approach to the game is fine.

Did I miss something? Did Tulo have some comments after the game?

Tulo might be a tool but he is the best SS already that the Rockies have ever had.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Kind of like the hard throwing Dodgers bullpen that lead the NL in blown saves this year?

They also lead the NL in ERA.

Originally Posted by In-com-plete

They also lead the NL in ERA.

Sounds like Street. He's had a history of blowing alot of saves and maintaining a low ERA. Bottom line is you can have an ERA of 2.00...if you lose the game...who cares?

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Sounds like Street. He's had a history of blowing alot of saves and maintaining a low ERA. Bottom line is you can have an ERA of 2.00...if you lose the game...who cares?

The Dodgers bullpen is better than Phillys and Brad Lidge who blew like 10 games.

Philly has better starters but LA
has a better bullpen.

Offense is even IMO

we shall see what happens. I hope for a great series.

http://hustonstreet.mlblogs.com/

I wouldn't want it any other way

The bad comes with the good.

My regular season was a good regular season. My postseason was not. The thing to remember is that if you put your heart into it, if you care, if it means something to you, it's going to hurt. I don't think I would want it any other way. If I was sitting here and didn't feel anything right now, then I need to do something else. That's a waste of my life of putting it all on the line. That's kind of what the role is all about. It's feast or famine.

It's also important for other people to understand that if you go out there and get a loss, blow a save, it's not so much that you hurt for yourself. Feeling sorry for yourself, I've always said is a waste of energy. You can't do anything to change it. But the energy and the time and the love that you put in for your teammates, that's what makes it hurt. That makes worth it, too.

On the flip side, the other team, whoever that is, unless you win your last game, the other team is celebrating. That's why we play. We show up at the beginning of the season to win the World Series.

At first you feel numb to it, because it's a shock. That's what me sitting on the bench was at first. But after I came out of the game, we still had three outs to play. So you're still trying to figure out a way to help your team win. I was on the top step, cheering our guys on. It's not over until it's over, obviously. You've seen that a lot in this postseason. Weakness is quitting at that point. Weakness is feeling sorry for yourself.

Weakness is expecting people to pat you on the back. You appreciated it. Does it help? Not really? Does it hurt? No. Then do you appreciate it? Absolutely.

When it's over, some people sit in the dugout, dwell on it. To me, I don't sit out there for too long. It's over. My team is in the clubhouse, so that's where I go.

Those next five minutes are probably the worst, worse even than Ryan Howard's game-tying double or Werth's ball falling in for the go-ahead run. Those are the worst moments, just because there is nothing left that you can do.

But you go into the offseason, you learn from it. For me, I realize how special a year it was for this group of people.

And 2010, that's all that's left to put your energy toward.

http://www.denverpost.com//ci_13609968

Jim Tracy, expected to get a multi-year deal from the Rockies this week, received a big-time honor today when he was named NL manager of the year by "The Sporting News."

It's a big deal because Tracy was picked by other major-league managers.

Here's the release by TSN:

The Angels' Mike Scioscia and the Rockies' Jim Tracy are Sporting News' 2009 managers of the year, as selected by a panel of 22 Major League Baseball managers.

Scioscia's Angels went 97-65 and won their fifth A.L. West title in the past six seasons. They advanced to the ALCS for the third time since 2002.

"Mike wants you to play loose. He lets you be you. He stays on top of everything that's going on," Angels right fielder Bobby Abreu old Sporting News. "After the Nick Adenhart tragedy, it was very tough for us. Mike understood that and didn't talk a lot about our play for about two weeks. Then he said, 'We are going through a horrible time, but we have to go out and play the game. So let's enjoy playing and get back to our normal game.' He not only was kept us together but he helped bring us closer together as a team."

Tracy took over for the fired Clint Hurdle on May 29 and led the Rockies to a 74-42 finish and the N.L. wild card.

"When he took over the job, we had a meeting and he told us, 'Here is what I expect, and if I don't get this, there are going to be changes and I will find people.' Then we lost our first three games in Houston, and he came in that next day and said, 'Guys, I want to just let you guys play the game. But if you all force me to come out here, I'm going to come out here,' " Rockies closer Huston Street told SN. "He let us know full well what he thought and wasn't shy about naming names. But he did it in such a classy manner. It could have been a catastrophe, but the way he stuck to his word, he earned that trust and respect."

Glad Tracy got the nod from his peers, he deserved it...

Huston Street's blog entry still pisses me off. I know he's a classy guy and I like that he is facing things head on... But c'mon Huston, what a terrible lead: "I wouldn't want it any other way."

Umm, sorry but I can think of a couple hundred thousand Rockies fans who would have preferred you go ahead and get the save instead of choking in consecutive games.

Originally Posted by Buff

Glad Tracy got the nod from his peers, he deserved it...

Huston Street's blog entry still pisses me off. I know he's a classy guy and I like that he is facing things head on... But c'mon Huston, what a terrible lead: "I wouldn't want it any other way."

Umm, sorry but I can think of a couple hundred thousand Rockies fans who would have preferred you go ahead and get the save instead of choking in consecutive games.

I think he was refering more to the emotions he puts into his pitching and the games. I really doubt that he's ok with what happened.