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

Schemmel's call on the Grand Slam was classic.

"Can I get an AMEN from the congregation!?"

And the Rox lose another one on Sunday. Why do I even bother turning the TV on?

suck. they will leave ya heartbroke..year after year

Originally Posted by Dzone

suck. they will leave ya heartbroke..year after year

Starting to feel that way about the Broncos.

Heh. Guest that's what it is to be a Colorado sports fan these days.

Should of traded Ubaldo for a whole bull-pen.

We will see how things pan out. Right now, I feel like we should have traded DOD for a GM with patience, but that's my emotions speaking.

Originally Posted by Thnikkaman

We will see how things pan out. Right now, I feel like we should have traded DOD for a GM with patience, but that's my emotions speaking.

Only reason I'm not rioting is because the Holliday for Cargo/Street deal ended up being ok. I'll reserve judgement for a year or two.

Originally Posted by Buff

Only reason I'm not rioting is because the Holliday for Cargo/Street deal ended up being ok. I'll reserve judgement for a year or two.

We also still have DLR. I'm wagering that Chacin will get his control issues figured out, and Nicasio will be our Ace after a couple of off seasons after learning at least one more off speed pitch.

Its also possible that Ubaldo peaked last year and his arm is getting burnt out with all the innings we pitched him in. I kind of hope not, because I love the guy and kind of hope he finds his way back to Colorado someday.

FROM ARTICLE:

That left the raw question Sunday as his trade to the Indians became official when he passed a physical: Why did the Rockies trade their greatest pitcher ever?

There were a confluence of factors, beginning with his curious mediocrity over the past 13 months and the club's desire to fill pitching gaps in a minor-league system weakened by misses on first-round picks Greg Reynolds and Casey Weathers.

"This isn't rebuilding, this is restocking," general manager Dan O'Dowd said while acknowledging misses in the draft. "Even if we were 10 games up instead of 10 games back, it would have been hard to say no to this deal."

full article - http://www.denverpost.com//ci_18591786

FROM ARTICLE:

O'Dowd must also confront the scouting mistakes that made the Ubaldo trade necessary. The Rocks drafted pitchers in the first round four consecutive years — 2006-09 — and have nothing to show for it at the major-league level. The Greg Reynolds pick in 2006 — he was second overall — has been dissected quite thoroughly, but the selections of Casey Weathers ('07), Christian Friedrich ('08) and Tyler Matzek ('09) don't look much better, although Matzek, drafted out of high school, is still only 20.

He declined to detail the conversations, but said he has spent considerable time with assistant GM Bill Geivett and scouting director Bill Schmidt delving into these issues.

"When you're a scouting- and development-based organization, not that you're going to hit on everything, but when you don't hit on your number ones, it creates holes that you have to turn around and fill in different ways. It really puts you in a box, without a doubt."

full article - http://www.denverpost.com/krieger/ci_18591788

Coach, was it a fair trade?

Originally Posted by slim

Coach, was it a fair trade?

Think of this analogy. What if in 06 we traded Tulowitzki and Ubaldo for Cliff Lee?

I don't know if we got two pitchers with a WAR as high as either of those two players, but if I was an Indians fan, I would be nervous about what they gave up for Ubaldo.

Originally Posted by Thnikkaman

Think of this analogy. What if in 06 we traded Tulowitzki and Ubaldo for Cliff Lee?

I don't know if we got two pitchers with a WAR as high as either of those two players, but if I was an Indians fan, I would be nervous about what they gave up for Ubaldo.

Yeah, based on what I have read, it seems like the Rockies got a lot in return.

I overreacted when they traded Holiday, so (like buff said) I will give this a couple of years before I judge it.

Huston Street: Finesse Closer

Two straight collapses by the pen. Face it folks - this organization is a joke. Rockies post-Ubaldo 0-2 and counting. Hope those "prospects" were worth it O'Doody.