Category Archive: Seth Smith

Sep 11

This is the Rockies starting lineup on 9/11 – no not making a lunatic connection to 9-11

Rockies fans get to see Drew Pomeranz make his big league debut today.

The title of this piece is a coincidence and while the Rockies lineup today is a disaster its importance in on our life is nothing compared to what happened 10 years ago today. There is plenty of coverage on the greatest attack on US soil on plenty of websites. What I want to talk about …

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Aug 23

Hey Jim, don’t let the door hit you on the way out

Jim Tracy, Ty Wigginton

Jim Tracy’s curious lineup choices have been subject to much scrutiny this year.  On this site, it’s been a particularly popular topic.  In fact, his inability to logically piece together a lineup has probably been discussed too much.  Nevertheless, I’m picking on sweet ole’ Jim once again and it’s because last night he may have …

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Aug 10

Random thoughts about the Rockies and the NL West

Jose Reyes

While watching the game and keeping up with baseball in general last night I had a few thoughts run through my head. Not all of these thoughts are clean enough for any sort of public forum and even some of my thoughts relate to baseball. None of them are deep enough for me to justify …

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Aug 04

Analyzing recent Rockies lineups

Iannetta bats leadoff and Nelson plays everyday

There are some unwritten manager rules in baseball that have been around a long, long time. Some of them are OK, like giving your pitcher the green light to throw at an opposing player when the opposing team plops your stud hitter in the back. Some of them are just plain dumb, like putting the …

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Jul 11

Positives from the Colorado Rockies first half

Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton (17) is greeted by teammates after hitting a home run off of Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jason Marquis (21) during the fourth inning at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Colorado defeated Washington 2-1. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)

The unofficial halfway point of the baseball season is upon us. Or is this the official halfway point? Whichever it is the Rockies have played 92 of the 162 games they will play in 2011. It is the All-Star break and other than Troy Tulowitzki the Rockies have three days of rest and relaxation. After …

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Jul 07

Rockies rotating lineup pain: self inflicted

Jim Tracy

During last night’s broadcast Alanna Rizzo, Root Sports roving reporter, went in-depth in discussing how much the Rockies lineup had changed since Opening Day. She elaborated on the fact that the Rockies have had seven different players at second base, seven play third, eight different outfielders, 10 different starting pitchers and even three different starting …

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