Results tagged ‘ Matt Holliday ’

I’m Freaking Famous!!!

I’ve just gotta say, I never expected such a hugh response from this.  I started this thing to first and foremost share my love of baseball and the Rockies.  I sent an email in to the Rockiescast guys with a link to this blog when I wrote about the success of the team being linked to the amazingness that is Spillys beard.  Now, not only have they talked of the fact that I had a mancrush moment about them, but they are telling all of you out there to check me out. Freaking Awesome.  So, to Ted and Steve at Rockiescast, you are this edition’s mancrush!!!

Now on to the baseball at hand.  After a very subpar series against the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim, which is a ridiculous name by the way, the boys have pulled out yet another sweep.  This time against one Matthew Thomas Holliday, oh yeah, the Oakland As were there too.  I still can’t believe the transformation that has taken place with this team.  They are finally playing at the level that I have expected of them for years.  They have never been in the hunt this early in the season before.  They are right there in the wild card, and if they can take a couple from the Dodgers this week, they can be right back in the NL west as well!
Now, to a couple of congratulatory notes.  Aaron Cook AKA the Cookie Monster, has become the all time winningest pitcher in purple.  I know, the Rox ain’t been around to long, but anyone who wins 50+ games is doing pretty good and Cookie still has time to win some more. Brad Hawpe hit is 100 home run right after his alma mater won the College World Series.  Way to go Hawper, 1/5 of the way to a Hall of Fame career!
Good luck against the Dodgers, Boys!
Peace,
Bleeding Purple

Some Inter-esting thoughts

Any chance I get, I watch baseball.  I’m sitting here watching the Twins-Brewers game and I realized something.  I love inter-league play.  Since inter-league play has begun, some of the best rivalries have begun.  Mets-Yanks, Dodgers-Angels, Good guys Vs Bad guys (Chicago), and many many more.  It is the greatest thing that Bud Selig has done.  In fact, it’s the only good thing that he has done, but that’s a discussion for another day.  This first weekend of inter-league has just been awesome.  Not only have the Rox taken two of three from the Tigers, but the quality of the ball games has just been amazing.  That Yankees and Phillies series was awesome.  I can’t wait for the Rox to go to Oakland and face one Matthew Thomas Holliday.  There is a guy who is finally starting to hit well.  Man, I wish I could be there for that one.  

On a more serious note, Memorial Day is tomorrow.  Being a Veteran myself, it is important to me.  Derek Hines, John Morton, Derek Argel, and Tom Bostick I miss you and will always keep you and your family in my thoughts.  
Have a safe and fun Memorial Day Weekend.  
Peace,
Bleeding Purple

Positions

My position on  life is different then yours.  The only thing that we have in common is baseball.  Even then we are going to have are differences.  Take the position battle.  Everyone is going to have a different opinion on who should start the season. We have a couple big ones that I would like to talk about.

Catcher – This is probably the easiest one so I’ll start there.  While Yorvit Torreabla is a decent backstop, he just doesn’t really have what it takes to play as an everyday starter.  I know that you will automaticly point out the great season of ’07.  That is just an example of someone playing above himself.  Now Chris Iannetta is playing well in the World Baseball Classic.  He had a heck of a year last year and I think that we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg.  
Left Field – This is a very interesting battle here.  Both of the top canidates are fantastic young players.  As I had stated in my previous blog, Ian Stewart is my main man for anything on the left side of the field.  If Atkins goes down (heaven forbid) or has to move to first, stick him at third but put him in left.  Seth Smith is a good young player, I just don’t think he is complete enough yet.  
Fourth Outfielder – This is the hardest one for me because I’m not entirely sure who is up for it.  There are the three big names, Matt Murton, Dan Ortmeier (who can also play a little bit of first), and Scott Podsednik.  All three of these guys could make a great fourth outfielder and pinch hitter.  However, and some of you may agree, I think we should give our young prospects a chance.  Isn’t that what the worst manager in baseball (Hurdle) and Mr. O’Dowd tell us they want to do.  If that is the case, then lets give Dexter Fowler a chance to play.  He as been doing ok in his time in spring training.  Give him a little time and he can become the best outfield we’ve had since we lost a certain dude with a name that starts with an H and ends with an olliday.
Well that is my “position”.  I’m sure that quite a few of you out there in Rockpile will wholeheartedly disagree.  Good.  Let me know what you think, and maybe, just maybe, someone within the organization could read this and think it is a good idea.  And maybe Julia Stiles will walk through my door in the next three and a half minutes.

Welcome to Bleeding Purple

I grew up a huge baseball fan. It all started playing baseball as a kid and growing up watching the game. In Denver as a kid, there was no pro baseball team so I started rooting for the Indians after watching “Major League” at age seven. Once the Rockies came to town i was hooked. Now I just cant get enough. While I am still and Indians fan, I bleed purple now days.

This year feels a little rough for me. It all started with that Holliday trade. While I am now over it, I couldn’t believe that we let such a superstar get a way for so cheap. The only good thing that has come of it is that my boy Dexter Fowler has a chance to play in the bigs this year. (Of course that is also because Willy T is no longer with us, not sorry about that at all.) Dex has such a huge upside that the Rox would be stupid not to give him a chance this year. Maybe not at the beginning of the season but a little later into the year he could help and we could have a new set of Kid Rox.


The left field situations is probably the toughest for the team to figure out. How do you replace someone like Holliday? Do you do it with a big stick? Stellar d? Or should we go out and try a grab a true five tool player? None of these seem to be the case. The Rox seem to be trying to stay within the orginzation. The two names that are coming up are Ian Stewart and Seth Smith. My personal favorite is Ian Stewart. Ian is just the man. Big stick and he proved his athleticism last year when the Rox gave him a second. Now we just have to see how it works out.

I know that this is just a bunch of rambling but this is how I work. I look forward to ya’ll’s comments and to letting you know my opinion on how the season is going.

Peace out
Bleeding Purple
| back to blog home |
Theme: MLB “fan” | Get a free blog at WordPress.com
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.