Two in a Row
A title such as this does little to strike fear into the opponent. It does even less in terms of providing warm fuzzies to the fans. Winning two games in a row certainly isn't something to be proud of, but it has been awhile since we has rockies fans could put those words down on paper. I said several posts ago that the rox had a starting rotation that essentially eliminated the strong possibility of a prolonged slump. That was when the bullpen had been going strong all season long. Who knew the pen, pretty much as a whole, would suddenly be unable to get outs and secure wins. A large part of me thinks that the pen can turn things around and return to the success they were regularly achieving the first couple of months of the season. If not, the season will end in disappointment. The general feeling is that the rox need to produce a significant win streak to recapture what they lost during the most recent losing streak. With the erratic and inconsistent ability to hit, especially in the clutch, I'm not sure the rox are particularly capable of mounting a winning streak of more than four or five games. It may not be necessary given that no one is playing particularly well in the division and every team is still well within striking distance of winning the division.
Francis certainly found a nifty formula to help the pen last night. Throw a complete game. It doesn't take an analyst, with I'm, to figure out that that's a pretty successful method for winning games. Hurdle probably enjoyed the relief from the relievers.
Last week, the RMN reported that the rockies' rotation had the best ERA in the NL. With the subpar performances by Kim and Jennings recently they have dropped to second in the NL behind Florida with an ERA of 4.25. As of today, the rox have four of the five members of their rotation in the top 21 in the NL in ERA. I'm just waiting for the rox' pitching staff to get some recognition from the "experts".
All in all, it's a good day as the Trolley Dodgers find themselves looking up at the rox.
The rox seem content to hang on to Ryan Shealy the rest of the season given what teams have been offering them in exchange. The Orioles wanting to give us Javy Lopez is a joke. The rox are in an envious position of not having bad contracts to dump on someone else. The result of this is usually taking back a bad contract. The rox can wait and see if someone feels desperate later this week and offers something better than has previously been offered. If not, Shealy's stock should only rise as the season wears on and teams address their needs in the offseason.
From the old news department: the Designation Committee met last week and repealed the Capital R. I apologize for the tardy announcement.
Until next time, go rockies!
Francis certainly found a nifty formula to help the pen last night. Throw a complete game. It doesn't take an analyst, with I'm, to figure out that that's a pretty successful method for winning games. Hurdle probably enjoyed the relief from the relievers.
Last week, the RMN reported that the rockies' rotation had the best ERA in the NL. With the subpar performances by Kim and Jennings recently they have dropped to second in the NL behind Florida with an ERA of 4.25. As of today, the rox have four of the five members of their rotation in the top 21 in the NL in ERA. I'm just waiting for the rox' pitching staff to get some recognition from the "experts".
All in all, it's a good day as the Trolley Dodgers find themselves looking up at the rox.
The rox seem content to hang on to Ryan Shealy the rest of the season given what teams have been offering them in exchange. The Orioles wanting to give us Javy Lopez is a joke. The rox are in an envious position of not having bad contracts to dump on someone else. The result of this is usually taking back a bad contract. The rox can wait and see if someone feels desperate later this week and offers something better than has previously been offered. If not, Shealy's stock should only rise as the season wears on and teams address their needs in the offseason.
From the old news department: the Designation Committee met last week and repealed the Capital R. I apologize for the tardy announcement.
Until next time, go rockies!
posted by Todd Nikkel | 7:03 AM
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