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Baseball Picks 9/1/08
Bullseye Sports Handicapping Blog | September 1st 2008 by Dwayne Bryant
My baseball picks for Monday 9/1/08 were: 3:05 PM ET San Francisco Giants (Sanchez) at Colorado Rockies (De La Rosa) Play On: Colorado Rockies (Listed Pitchers) -160 4:05 PM ET Houston Astros (Oswalt) at Chicago Cubs (Marquis) Play On: Chicago Cubs read more
Ass Backwards August
Bugs & Cranks | August 31st 2008
When we look back and attempt to encapsulate the 2008 season, we need look no further than the 31 days just completed in this month of August. These numbers say it all… August Record: 15-13 (Home: 5-8, Road: 10-5) The road record was looking read more
Fantasy Baseball Two Start Pitchers Week 23
Fantasy Baseball Dugout | August 30th 2008 by Bob Bentz
Quality starting pitching is essential to winning in fantasy baseball. If you have a pitcher that hasn’t been carrying their weight, consider adding a starting pitcher who will make two starts in Week 23.If the pitcher you consider isn’t at the t read more
Don’t forget about the Rockies
az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports | August 27th 2008 by Matt Blake
In the last week, we’ve basically seen the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers basically demonstrate that they don’t really want to win the National League West. The Diamondbacks have lost 4 out of their last 5 to the Marlin read more
thirty games above five hundred
neverbesocial | August 25th 2008 by Gabriel
Yesterday the Cubs smashed all expectations. They are very well on there way to the playoffs and the margin of 30 games above .500 is a feat that I couldn’t possibly imagine in my lifetime. I really feel that by the end of next month this city read more
Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Week 22 Ranks
Fantasy Baseball Dugout | August 25th 2008 by Bob Bentz
Similar to having quality starting pitching, understanding hitter trends and setting your lineup with the best hitters is essential to winning in fantasy baseball.Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s Week 22 Cheat Sheet is designed to give you a full view of read more
Premium Baseball Picks 8/23/2008
Bullseye Sports Handicapping Blog | August 23rd 2008 by Dwayne Bryant
My Premium Baseball Picks for Saturday 8/23/2008 were: 7:05 PM ET New York Yankees (Pavano) at Baltimore Orioles (Guthrie) Play On: Baltimore Orioles (Listed Pitchers) -135 8:05 PM ET Cincinnati Reds (Volquez) at Colorado Rockies (Cook) Play On: Ci read more
Three & Out
Bugs & Cranks | August 23rd 2008
Well, I think three starts will be plenty enough to determine Livan Hernandez isn’t going to help out. We tried, I appreciated the effort, but good God has he been bad. Let me rephrase that: bad, lazy, slow, unaware and perhaps disinterested. read more
Lacking Leadership: Rockies Complete 5-1 Coast-to-Coast Roadie
Bugs & Cranks | August 22nd 2008
One can only ponder how much better this roadtrip could have been if the Rockies only had a little bit of leadership. Who knows, maybe 6-0? I’m trying to cutback on my Denver Post intake - especially Patrick Saunders - so I missed this little read more
The Scrogue’s Guide to Denver and the DNC: worthwhile miscellan…
Scholars and Rogues | August 21st 2008 by Scholars and Rogues
And now, a few more things that didn’t quite fit into other articles, or that arrived late, or that we forgot, or whatever. The fact that these are all being lumped under a miscellaneous category doesn’t mean they’re not well worth read more
Eric Wedge, Hall of Famer?
WaitingForNextYear | August 20th 2008 by Scott Sargent
Tis true, Tribe fans. Though the object of much recent nihilism and vitriol from fans across the Midwest, Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge has been given a spot in the Hall of Fame. Now, before you flip out and assume that he will be perched ri read more
Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Week 21 Ranks
Fantasy Baseball Dugout | August 18th 2008 by Bob Bentz
Similar to having quality starting pitching, understanding hitter trends and setting your lineup with the best hitters is essential to winning in fantasy baseball. Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s Week 20 Cheat Sheet is designed to give you a full view of read more
Ticket Prices Compared!!
Seattle Marination | August 17th 2008 by MrGenre
I’ve been thinking a lot about ticket prices with the M’s packing it in this year (worst season attendance in Safeco history so far) and I wonder just how much of that is due to the exorbitant ticket prices as opposed to the lousy perform read more
Rockies Pile Files: Five and a Half Men
Bugs & Cranks | August 15th 2008
What’s larger than a 5-man rotation, yet smaller than a 6-man rotation? A 5 1/2 man rotation. Duh. From the same coaching staff that once brought you a 4-man rotation, an all-star starting pitcher (Shawn Chacon) as closer and a left-handed r read more
D-Backs pound Rockies 6-2
az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports | August 14th 2008 by Matt Blake
The Skinny: Adam Dunn’s 2-run single highlighted a 5-run 5th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took the rubber game of a 3-game series, beating the Colorado Rockies 6-2. Chris Snyder started the scoring in the 5th with a 2-run homer, and th read more
Don’t Mind Us…
Bugs & Cranks | August 13th 2008
…we’ll just go sit over here in the corner with the Giants, Padres and the rest of the NL castaways. Another day, another inexplicably sluggish effort from the Rockies. It’s not all about the losses either, it’s about the obvi read more
It’s Augie to the rescue!
az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports | August 11th 2008 by Matt Blake
September 5, 2007, in a win over the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks’ second baseman Orlando Hudson injured his left thumb. The injury ended up requiring surgery, and Hudson missed the last 21 games of the season, and all of the playoff read more
Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Week 20 Ranks
Fantasy Baseball Dugout | August 11th 2008 by Bob Bentz
Similar to having quality starting pitching, understanding hitter trends and setting your lineup with the best hitters is essential to winning in fantasy baseball. Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s Week 20 Cheat Sheet is designed to give you a full view of read more
The Week That Wasn’t
Bugs & Cranks | August 11th 2008
The schedule read: Seven games at home against Washington and San Diego. The casual Rockies fan said: Oh man, we’re gaining ground this week! 7-0, 6-1, no way they can do any worse than 5-2. Maybe we’ll even get a little help from Pitts read more
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The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy | August 8th 2008 by J Money
I've been a long-time subscriber to ESPN the Magazine* and have a closet full of free-with-paid-subscription polar fleeces to prove it. When I opened this week's issue--the one with an an uncomfortable close-up of swimmer Michael Phelps' open mouth read more
Waiver Moves
MLB Fleece Factor | August 7th 2008 by MLB Fleece Factor Crew
There has been some activity today off the waiver-wire, so let’s take a look at what’s gone down so far: The Philadelphia Phillies added a left-handed pitcher to their bullpen in Scott Eyre. The acquire him from the Chicago Cubs. It is read more
Rockies Claim Livan Off Waivers
MLB Fleece Factor | August 6th 2008 by MLB Fleece Factor Crew
According to Tracy Ringolsby, the Colorado Rockies have claimed RHP Livan Hernandez off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. The Rockies have been in search of a veteranto add to the back-end of their starting rotation. They came up empty at the trading read more
Help?
Tyler's Articles | August 6th 2008 by Tyler Hissey
The headline of a Rocky Mountain News article today reads, Hernandez becomes possible pitching help for Rockies.Does it make sense to refer to Livan Hernandez as a pitcher who can actually help a baseball team at this point?While Francisco Liriano wa read more
The Life and Times of Valerio De La Santos — As a Rockie
Bugs & Cranks | August 6th 2008
Final Numbers The Good: 2 starts, 6 hits, 5 earned runs, 10 strikeouts The Bad: 8 innings The Ugly: 178 pitches (in 8 freaking innings), 93 strikes, 11 walks Memories of Valerio De La Santos Clint Hurdle We liked Valerio. We like how he spins the read more
Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Week 19 Ranks
Fantasy Baseball Dugout | August 4th 2008 by Bob Bentz
Similar to having quality starting pitching, understanding hitter trends and setting your lineup with the best hitters is essential to winning in fantasy baseball. Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s Week 19 Cheat Sheet is designed to give you a full view of read more
Mike Gallego: Wax Heaven’s enemy!
Wax Heaven | August 4th 2008 by Mario Alejandro
As many of you know, I have a soft spot in my heart for Jose Canseco. Considering that I discovered Jose as a child when he played for the Oakland A’s, I like them as well. I remember as a kid wishing it was just Jose who could bat but in reali read more
Livan ‘The Homer Dome’ for ‘The Humidor’?
Bugs & Cranks | August 4th 2008
That just barely nudged out: Livan The Good Life, Livan On A Jet Plane and Livan On The Edge. The Denver Post already used Livan Large. Damn them! My thoughts are with Landon Evanson at this time. We all know how he valued Livan and his contributi read more
‘After the Game Report’ - 8/3/08
Wax Heaven | August 3rd 2008 by Mario Alejandro
This morning we drove 70 miles North to Jupiter to catch Andrew Miller’s rehab start for the Gulf Coast League Marlins only to find out he wasn’t pitching. We then hauled ass South close to 90 miles to Miami to catch the Marlins vs. Rocki read more
Marlins vs. Rockies photos!
Wax Heaven | August 3rd 2008 by Mario Alejandro
Awesome game, devastating ending as the Rockies beat us by one run. Hope you guys enjoy these photos. The ‘After the Game Report’ will go live in an hour. Sorry for the watermark. I placed it on the images hoping someone important (AKA: T read more
RockPile Files: Extreme Rockies Makeover… Or Not
Bugs & Cranks | August 1st 2008
Thoughts on the Rockies standing pat, Cubs-Brewers and Manny Ramirez in the division. Well that was a waste of a day off. I figured I’d spend at least part of my afternoon analyzing something. Anywhere from 8-10 Rockies players on the block a read more
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