Lackluster Recrap: Only nine Recraps to go

You thought the final two weeks of 2010 were painful? What we're witnessing right now is actually worse. This is the most embarrassing, unwatchable brand of baseball I've witnessed in 20 years.

Yes, even those teams from 1999-2006 were easier to watch, mainly because those teams had no expectations going in. To see how much this current Rockies team has detriorated, even before the injuries, is just depressing.

If there was crying in baseball, I might be depressed enough to cry. I don't think there's any law against puking, so I'll go ahead and do that.

Giants 12, Rockies 5 (boxscore)

Just when it looked like Esmil Rogers might be taking small steps forward, he runs into his old nemasis from San Francisco and promptly wets the bed.

His line: 3 2/3 IP, 7 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 4 HR

That's about an ugly as a starting pitcher's line can get. And that's before taking into consideration that one of the home runs he allowed was hit by Matt Cain.

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Lackluster Recrap: This Pomeranz looks like a nice little lefty

Start No. 1 for Drew Pomeranz was pretty damn impressive.

Start No. 2 fell right in line with the first, which is a very encouraging sign from a young pitcher. A little consistency is always welcomed.

Here's what I like about him: He's in command. He's not intimidated. He remains poised in the face of baserunners and small strike zones. He's always on the attack. His stuff is good. His confidence is better. Without being overly clichey, he just looks the part of a big league pitcher.

We need more guys that look the part of a big league pitcher. Because if they look like it, it means they believe it. When they believe it, everyone who sees them believes it. We need a guy people not only in Colorado, but all around baseball believe in, respect, and hopefully somewhere down the line even begin to fear.

Pomeranz's line: 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Giants 6, Rockies 5 (boxscore)

Pomeranz hit his pitch count in the 6th with a runner on first. Tracy made the move to Matt Belisle, who allowed the run to score on a two-out double. I'm 98% certain that run doesn't score in Pomeranz stays in.

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Lackluster Recrap: Extended spring training continues

I don't even know how to evaluate this one. Alex White's finger probably isn't 100% healthy. Aaron Cook is dunzo. The top three hitters might be shut down for the season. The rest of the lineup is basically the lesser half of a spring training split squad just hoping to impress someone in the front office.

This is really sh*tty baseball.

This is Colorado Rockies baseball. 2011 style.

Giants 9, Rockies 1 (boxscore)

If forced to point out one thing I enjoyed about this game, it would probably be the fact that Greg Reynolds finally got a haircut.

Seriously. Nothing annoys me more than a guy out there who's done nothing substantial in his career, stroking his hair and trying to be pretty for the cameras. Hell, it even bothers me when Tim Lincecum does it, and he's got two Cy Young's to his name.

And hey, wouldn't you know Reynolds actually tossed a scoreless inning. Maybe letting his brain breathe and getting the bangs out of his eyes helped a little bit.

I also enjoyed watching Jordan Pacheco collect three more basehits.

That's about it.

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Lineup Card: 9-16-11 Rockies vs Giants

Links

• Big League Stew: Detention Lecture: Your 2011 Colorado Rockies (with yours truly presiding)
• Last night's Recrap: Chacin falters, Panda cycles, things be bad
• Purple Row: How the Rockies Helped Make Moneyball (great read)
• Rockies Review: Rockies lack of discipline is their biggest failure
• Rockies Woman: Jhoulys Has The Jitters

Lineup

Colorado Rockies (70-79)

1. LF Eric Young
2. CF Dexter Fowler
3. 2B Mark Ellis
4. 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff
5. 1B Jordan Pacheco
6. RF Seth Smith
7. C   Wilin Rosario
8. SS Tommy Field
9. P   Alex White

This team. This lineup. My God. 

San Francisco Giants (80-70)

1. CF Cody Ross
2. 2B Jeff Keppinger
3. RF Carlos Beltran
4. 3B Pablo Sandoval
5. 1B Aubrey Huff
6. LF Brandon Belt
7. SS Brandon Crawford
8. C  Chris Stewart
9. P   Madison Bumgarner

Lackluster Rercap: Chacin falters, Panda cycles, things be bad

September baseball can be a lot of different things: Exciting, compelling, nerve-wracking, encouraging are some of the more positive ones.

None of those would describe the Colorado Rockies this September. We're more in the horrendous, disturbing, fundamentally challenged and embarrassing category.

Some of that is due to injury. Too much of it is due to the Rockies not having enough baseball players playing up to their potential.

Giants 8, Rockies 5 (boxscore)

Unfortunately, one of the first guys we have to list when talking about players not performing to potential is Jhoulys Chacin. Thursday was another tough night for him, and it comes again against one of the weakest offenses in the league in San Francisco. Chacin has had a good history against the Giants, but much like we've seen from him this season, he comes up short in a matchup he should dominate.

His line: 5 2/3 IP, 9 H, 7 R (4 ER), 4 BB, 1 K

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