You know, the season the Rockies WON 13 of their last 14. I liked that one
This losing 13 out of 14 stuff (I don't care about the circumstances) is no fun at all!
Today was not a day about padding stats or even winning. Today was a day of opportunity.
-- Esmil Rogers was given an audition as a starter after a rough couple of weeks in the bullpen.
The final line wasn't exactly pretty or efficient (4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB 2 K), but you can point directly at some more sloppy Rockies defense as the main culprit for that. And results aside, the minimal experience gained is more valuable to the Rockies than throwing Jeff Francis out there for another start.
-- Francis did work two innings of relief that were mostly unimpressive for him.
-- Jim Tracy wanted to give Mike McKenry a good opportunity to notch his first career hit today. Unfortunately, McKenry wore the golden sombrero (four strikeouts) in four at-bats.
-- Chris Nelson received the start at 2B. He want 1-for-3 with two errors in the field.
-- Clint Barmes returned from spending time with his ailing father and looked good at the plate with two hits, but booted a key grounder as SS.
-- Chris Iannetta got the start at 1B for Todd Helton. He did some nice things around the bag and with the glove, but would go 0-for-4 and see his season average finish at .197. This was a completely wasted season for Chris after getting the new contract. What his future holds in the organization is any one's guess.
-- Strong finish to the season for Dexter Fowler. I wish I could say that about more Rockies, but, as it is, it actually made Fowler's fantastic play stand out even more. Good for Dexter. I hope whatever confidence he has gained will carry over into the offseason, but I also hope he continues working hard in the offseason. This offense needs him to take a big step forward next year.
Well... that puts a wrap on the 2010 regular season. Heaven & Helton will continue covering Rockies news and things throughout the offseason, but there will be a slight hiatus as I will be contributing my playoffs thoughts and quips to Bugs & Cranks and Yahoo's Big League Stew.
Hopefully you'll follow me over there and check it out.
Only 178 days until Opening Day!
1 comments:
Have you done the Big League Stew gig before? If not, congrats, that is awesome. Well deserved.
As far as the Rockies go, my personal beliefs are that the biggest lack of contributions came from Ian Stewart and Chris Iannetta. I know Stewart hit for some power, but he strikes out too much, and from what I can see, could care less about winning.
Iannetta, both from what I have seen from interviewing him (only a couple of times) and what I have seen from watching him play, is that he is one of those people who always wants to blame someone else instead of looking inward. It was Tracy's fault for not playing him enough, it was Olivo's fault for getting hot while he struggled. It was the front office's fault for sending him to Colorado Springs...you get the point...both of those guys need to step it up big time.
As far as your blog...I enjoyed it. It was nice to have another Rockies blog out there who seemed to not live and die by SABR stats and things about the game a little deeper than the average fan. Keep up the good work.
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