Hoo-rah
Two wins on the same day? What did we do to deserve this? Oh right, months/years of dedication to the team. I'm feeling like Mike Jones after he hit the big time but before he got slapped with a 250,00 dollar phone bill. Word.
On the other hand, I've got a beef with Clint Hurdle right now. He started J.D. and Gonzo in the first game, so there's no issue therein, but pulling your starting pitcher in the fourth inning of the first game of a double header? That's just stupid. Again, the Rockies won both games, so I can't complain too much, but in my opinion it was just stupid. The reason Tony LaRussa can get away with pulling stunts like that is that he's got a track record and a solid/not horribly overworked bullpen. Hurdle the hurdle (that must be navigated/circumvented to win) used six pitchers in the first game of a double header. Say what you will about "playing one at a time," but the Rockies players knew not to go shake hands after the game, and Hurdle should've been more mindful of the pitching situation. Plus it was hot as hell. Add to the heat the fact that BK is the least economical of any pitcher I've seen this year and was starting the second game, and you've got a pretty sticky situation. Especially 'cause the ice cream was melting. Oh those chocolate dipped cones are freakin' delicious...
Well the Rockies won both games, BK carried the team into the eighth, something that never happens with Rockies starters, and Mark (again, not TGTBATB), Gabe, and I had to leave for a slew of reasons. Ok, Madden and affordable food (turned out to be free).
Oh yeah, I forgot to add in this conversation the co-bloggotronomator and I had during the second game in the car:
Jeff Kingery: And Miles leads off the inning with a double!
Me: Shut up, Gabe, it's just one hit.
Gabe: You didn't see Gonzalez hitting doubles, did you?
Me: Shut. Up.
Jeff Kingery: And Danny Ardoin hits a line drive over the fence!
Me: Just don't say anything.
Gabe: D--
Me: SHUT UP.
Gabe: Yeah but--
Me: WE'RE TURNING ON MIKE JONES.
Mike Jones: 231, 830, 8 zero zero fo', hit Mike Jones up on the low, 'cause Mike Jones about to blow...
Speaking of Mikes, Michael Strahan is a beast.
Speaking of Michael Strahan, I'm going to play Madden
posted by Sam @ 7:37 AM
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8 Comments:
Fellas,
Sunny Kim only went four innings because he hadn't pitched in 10 days and hadn't gotten a start since sometime in May. Originally he was only supposed to go three but the Rox were lucky they were able to squeeze four out of him.
Actually--you should be so harsh on Hurdle. Sunny Kim only went 4 and HAD TO BE REMOVED because of a BLISTER on his thumb. Its funny how fans jump on guys and jump to conclusions when they dont know the real reason behind things...
Calm down guys. We were unaware of the injuries/conditions at the time of this post, and it seemed odd to us when he was removed so early at the beginning of a doubleheader is all.
On the other hand, I think it's our job to question every decision Hurdle makes as harshly or unfairly as we want. If you don't agree, do what you've been doing, make a comment. However, we've now got two conflicting reports from fans, so maybe there's something we're all missing. Also, "anonymous," there is no conclusion in the post other than it was a bad move, that's all we said. We have to have a conclusion (ie, hurdle should be fired, which wasn't made in the post and we don't endorse) before we can jump to it. That's just basic logic.
Furthermore, if there was the precondition of Kim the first only being able to pitch 4 innings, why did Hurdle decide to start him for a doubleheader? That makes no sense, seeing as this guy is a rent-a-player type and we could have easily proceeded with the normal rotation. If it was an injury, tough luck I guess and we'll move on.
-Gabe
I'm not trying to jump all over you guys, I just thought I'd help you all out by passing that information on to you.
The second poster is right also - Sunny did develop a blister and that's why he left after four. I had sort of thought that he might have been good for five the way he was throwing, but apparently Josh Beckett passed his chronic blister problems into the other dugout for a day.
No, I appreciate your comments. My harshest comments were more directed at Mr. Anonymous...It's funny, because we were joking about Beckett yelling at his blisters and wondering if we'd see a repeat.
Reactionary blogging is so my thing.
p.s. shows what I get for not reading the newspaper because I watched the game in person. Frankly I think they're going to take away my pulitzer. Yes I have a pulitzer. I bought it on eBay. They can still repo the thing.
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