EVIL~! alkeiper

In preparation, ten facts about the Colorado Rockies. 1. Todd Helton is the highest paid player in the National League. His .332 career batting average is second only to Ichiro Suzuki among active players. 2. The Rockies' offense looks strong because of their home environment. In reality, the team's strength is in their pitching and defense. 3. The Rockies' relief core is particularly strong, with Manuel Corpas earning strong marks as a future elite closer. Jorge Julio got his act together, posting a 3.93 ERA with the Rockies. The Rockies also have two strong lefties in Brian Fuentes and Jeremy Affeldt sitting in the 'pen. 4. The Rockies' four starters are Jeff Francis, Ubaldo Jimenez, Josh Fogg and Aaron Cook. Cook's career ERA with the Rockies in a six-year career is 4.47. He is an extreme groundball pitcher. 5. More importantly, this places Franklin Morales in the bullpen. Morales struck out 462 batters in 428 minor league innings, and is only 21 years old. 6. Matt Holliday is the likely MVP of the National League. 7. Brad Hawpe has the best throwing arm in baseball, reputed as better than even Shane Victorino. 8. Particularly good on defense are shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and Willy Taveras. Unlike Juan Pierre, Taveras carried a respectable OBP this season. Todd Helton has multiple gold glove awards to his credit. 9. The Rockies led the league in attendance their first seven years. Their mark of 4,483,350 total attendance in 1993 is an MLB record. The next year their per-game attendance of 56,094 is a record as well. 10. Park effects in Coors Field have come down, perhaps as a result of the humidor. It is still however the most hitter friendly ballpark in the Majors.

He never had tremendous matches. He had good ones, because he had a good sense of timing and psychology and did not blow many spots. His talent lay in his interviews, and there is a lesson in that.

It's like a shopper's club card. It comes with some perks but since I'm not part of the gambling community I couldn't tell you what they are. Frequent gambling miles or something. In return they get your name, address and a record of your gambling habits. Presumably this information is then passed along to the world of organized crime.

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Can someone give a brief primer on posting videos in this fashion?

He would've. Roberts was such a natural performer that he would've been a success regardless. Honestly, for a guy criticized as much as him for not making the most of his talent, he did put together a 20 year career.

You've always got the Grahams as an example.

Sam Houston wasn't just some random shlub. He was Jake Roberts' half-brother.

Surprised I haven't seen this mentioned yet. The Colorado Rockies attempted to sell their World Series tickets online but their website crashed. The team still hasn't announced a plan to sell the tickets yet. It boggles me why it's taken the Rockies this long to attempt it in the first place considering the Phillies had a lottery system in place weeks ago. Right now $750 can get you into the Rockpile for game three. This series is going to be HUGE in Denver, I guarantee you.

Have the Rockies even appeared on Fox at all this year?

I am watching this game unbiased and me speaking the truth about the call is not complaining. Truth or not (and Lofton was safe), some guys get so adamant about it. I usually take close calls in stride. And it's really hard to get a close baserunning play and it's not something you can really apply instant replay to.

What is it about Yankee fans complaining about umpires?

I grew up on full hours of squash matches. Raw and Nitro spoiled modern fans.

It's been years since I've been on AIM. How do I do this? IM me (alkeiper) and I'll send you an invite.

Why not use the TSM chat? The big reason was that it didn't log everything from start to finish. It's also clunkier. I've had a few posters express a preference for the AIM format.

We haven't done a chat yet this postseason. Let's run one this evening. Invite yourself to "TSMBaseball" on AIM.

There's a part of me that hopes it means an earlier start. Well, all of me hopes that.

The problem isn't that they're on the same night, it's that they're both IN Denver. Taco Bell is giving out free tacos if any player steals a base in the World Series. Hardly seems worth the trouble.

I just noticed that next Sunday, Denver has the night game on the football schedule. Game four of the World Series is that night in Denver as well.

That reminds me of when the Nation of Domination was first appearing in WWF, Jim Ross made a comment about "This group has seen a lot of success in the Memphis area", in reference to their appearances in the USWA. Beyond that, I don't think the WWF really ever acknowledged their cooperation with Lawler's group. I do remember Doug Gilbert appearing in the 1996 Royal Rumble as a result of winning a USWA battle royal of some sort. Otherwise I wouldn't be sure if I heard something from WWE itself or PWI.

WWE almost never acknowledges other promotions on television unless they're in direct cooperation.

I'm still looking for the part of the story that indicates why I should care.

I finally completed my 2007 game log so I can make a comparison. I attended 50 live baseball games this year. The average time of those games was 2:45. Just 15 of those games ran longer than three hours. Only one game ran longer than three and a half. That game lasted 12 innings. I've been to two different games that saw 30+ runs scored combined. Neither of those lasted more than three and a half hours. I just can't understand why it should take four hours to play a goddamned baseball game that doesn't last at least 12 innings.

Taking pitches and making guys work isn't being efficient? For someone who claims to love baseball so much, I'd think you'd want to maximize the experience. Maximizing the experience means playing doubleheaders. Making guys work is an efficient way to win ballgames. Taking time to consult with your catcher at least twice an inning is an inefficient way to play baseball. It doesn't help that most nights I can not afford to stay up past midnight to watch a game. If the game started at 1pm, sure, take as much time as you want. But 10pm is a good time for a game to END on the east coast. Not be in the third inning.