Tamed
The second hottest team in baseball tamed the hottest team in baseball, for one game at least. I certainly hope the Rox decide to not play favorites in the AL East and take at least two of three games from the Yanks and Jays. Maybe the East Coast media will actually know who the Rockies are after our swing through the division. Josh Fogg outpitched Mike Mussina, who hasn't been fantastic this season but is no slouch. Francis and Pettite tonight should be a dandy. If you like lefties who can be dominating then this game is your dream matchup. Francis, who began the season miserably, has a 1.93 ERA over his last eight starts.
To expand from the previous post on the Rockies' surge, our average over the last 30 days is .289, tops in the NL and at .268 only three points behind New York for first in hitting for the season. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were close to the bottom and people were scratching their heads wondering why our offense was so mediocre. As for pitching, our ERA over the last 30 days is 3.46, second only to the Padres. The Rox have climbed to 9th in the NL for the season at 4.43. If that wasn't enough, our defense continues to be the best in the NL with a .991 fielding percentage.
As well as the Padres have been playing they are last in the NL in hitting at .247. There are two sides to this. On one side, how much longer can San Diego keep playing this well without hitting and, the on other side, how scary will they be if they DO start hitting? The Rox haven't made up a lot of ground on first place, but they have put some distance between them and the Giants.
Kansas City is asking fans to vote on a replacement song for "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch. Doesn't the word "tradition" mean anything? I mean, there are some things that you can change and then there are some things you just don't mess with. "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" was written in 1908 by Jack Norworth on a train ride to Manhattan. It was first sung during the 7th inning stretch in 1971 at a Cubs game by Harry Caray and quickly became popular throughout the league. As if Royals' fans don't have enough to complain about.
Until next time, go Rockies!
To expand from the previous post on the Rockies' surge, our average over the last 30 days is .289, tops in the NL and at .268 only three points behind New York for first in hitting for the season. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were close to the bottom and people were scratching their heads wondering why our offense was so mediocre. As for pitching, our ERA over the last 30 days is 3.46, second only to the Padres. The Rox have climbed to 9th in the NL for the season at 4.43. If that wasn't enough, our defense continues to be the best in the NL with a .991 fielding percentage.
As well as the Padres have been playing they are last in the NL in hitting at .247. There are two sides to this. On one side, how much longer can San Diego keep playing this well without hitting and, the on other side, how scary will they be if they DO start hitting? The Rox haven't made up a lot of ground on first place, but they have put some distance between them and the Giants.
Kansas City is asking fans to vote on a replacement song for "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch. Doesn't the word "tradition" mean anything? I mean, there are some things that you can change and then there are some things you just don't mess with. "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" was written in 1908 by Jack Norworth on a train ride to Manhattan. It was first sung during the 7th inning stretch in 1971 at a Cubs game by Harry Caray and quickly became popular throughout the league. As if Royals' fans don't have enough to complain about.
Until next time, go Rockies!
Labels: 2007 Season, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees
posted by Todd Nikkel | 7:02 AM
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