Another Sunday Line-up

Well I had a somewhat more provative headline planned for this eventuality. Probably a good thing Jared’s back. Bring on the dogs!

Well I guess they didn’t send Herrera down. So who did they send out? Oops, now I see it. They sent Pacheco down. To me that’s a stupid move and now we’re playing with two fewer players rather than one because we don’t have the 3rd catcher so the catcher who isn’t starting will only come in as a very late game pinch-hitter. I’m guessing they didn’t send out a pitcher because the bullpen has been used so much these… Read more »

I love the lineup today!!!!! Get your brooms ready!

I’m not thrilled with Sunday as usual, but there is some good in this. Herrera is good defensively, and Nelson may be our best option at 3B, so Giambi is the weak link on the infield defensively. Offensively Giambi needs some AB’s while Colvin and EY have provided a spark. So considering the long game in the rain yesterday, it’s not too bad. Personally I might have gone with Fowler and Scutaro.

Sending Pacheco down to concentrate on playing third base is the smart move. He was costing the team runs and simply not ready for the big leagues at the hot corner. It was really unfair to Pacheco to expect him to play well at a relatively unfamiliar position.

Once he gets enough starts at third for the Sky Sox to feel comfortable and confident, he’ll be back. But the Coors Field is not the place for that learning process.

This game MAY work out for Rox, but… (1) as a regular Sunday viewer (TV, radio, and in person) this “Sunday line-up” nonsense is a total disservice to the fans, who pay this freight; (2) and then you have your hope-to-be Ace pitching with this line-up behind him??? (sorry Pooter); (3) I “get” sparing all these vets and giving some days off, but why every stinking Sunday and this early in the season? I am so tired of JT. Sorry

This is a major reason I didn’t renew my ticket package that featured Sunday games. I don’t understand benching 5 starters in one game.

Cargo is sick, Todd ain’t no spring chicken, Marco is having trouble at the pate and in the field, and Ramon has been catching a bunch of 4 hour games. Dex is the one I can see starting today but he hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire. While the decisions to sit all these starters on Sunday does bother me a bit, I think there’s enough there to put up some runs.

U. Jimenez, in first start since his somewhat bogus suspension, has struggled yet again. Four innings, eight hits, four runs and a whopping 96 pitches. But Indians lead KC, 10-4.

Pomeranz does not look that impressive today

crappy weather crappy baseball crappy rockies

This is brutal. Somebody go get Todd. ; )

I understand the need to give guys, especially the older ones, days off. So I know that Todd and Hernandez usually won’t play a day game after a night game. But why other guys (I know Cargo is sick) get Sundays off bothers me. I would have thought that if Tracy thought this through, which is a funny thought, he would have played Rosario last night and given the kid Pomeranz the benefit of the veteran Hernandez. One of the… Read more »

I have absolutely no problem sitting players. 1 or maybe 2 per game. But 5? They’re waving the white flag before the first pitch.

Johnny Sparkplug gettin’ it goin’! Tulo needs to sack-up and get a clutch hit here.

I don’t know guys after watching pomeranz pitch today I m feeling very negative about the rockies rotation

Well, I’m quickly getting into the habit of hitting the “Mute” button when Jenny comes on. Her voice is just hard to listen to. I think she must have auditioned in a quiet studio. When she has to crank up the volume, her voice goes up to a note that grates on the ears. Or at least on mine.

I’m not giving Tracy a pass on today’s lineup, even with Cargo being sick. I would have played:

Scutaro
Fowler
Giambi
Tulo
Colvin
Cuddyer
Hernandez
Nelson

Helton needs his days off…..and they don’t need to be compromised due to other circumstances ( Cargo being sick ). But……that’s all the more reason ALL the other regulars play. No excuse!

I do agree with the Pacheco move. He’s better offensively than EY or Herrera, but he looks rough in the field.

I only watched the last inning and a half of the game (probably should have just turned it off after the end of the eighth). Is Cahill that good, or did he just luck into pitching against the Rox on a Sunday??

Interesting game. Pomeranz looked very “Rockies” like. Didn’t get out of the 5th with over 100 pitches thrown. I was pretty surprised Pacheco was sent down but I do agree with the comments by Alex. I guess a direct result of that was seeing Hernandez at 1st base :>) Wish I could have heard the post game show. I know the subject of Parra and his seemingly casual stroll to 3rd base had to come up. We didn’t have a… Read more »

It was a good series win Steve, for a couple of reasons. The Rockies needed to win this series and they need to win the Padres series. The Dodgers are now 9-1!

You should come up to our section for a couple of innings on Wed. I won’t be there Mon or Tue.

Anything interesting in today’s post game interviews? Anyone ask Tracy about the Sunday Discounts he gives to the other team?

johnny spark plug needs to start at third base he is the eighth hole hitter the rockies are looking for nelson is not the answer

It occurred to me that Kirk Gibson played substantially all of his DBack regulars with the Blanco catching exception. I guess the DBacks got to their hotel faster than the Rockies were able to get home – er something? So it was bascially the DBacks “A” team against the Rockies “B” team, so the results for this one do not surprise me in the least. Helton was primarily responsinle for the Rockies winning the last two nights, so it makes… Read more »

Suiinpsrrg to think of something like that