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The Agony of Defeat

I’m so depressed about the baseball season right now.  The Rockies have catastrophically failed in almost every aspect, and I don’t foresee it getting much better any time soon.  And if they had a bad start, and continued a slump … Continue reading

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List: 30 Ways to Reach First Base

Hit a single. Reach on an error. Walk on four balls. Get hit by a pitch. Catcher drops the ball after the third strike. Fan interference. Catcher interference. A pitching infraction that results in a 4th ball. A pitched ball … Continue reading

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Goodbye Bradley

So Brad Hawpe got let go this morning. What a bummer.  I mean, the guy was not doing well statistically, and the Rockies have a deluge of outfielders that are outperforming him, and they need to clear the roster spot … Continue reading

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Rockies-Giants

The first Rockies game of the year for me was today, and it looked to be the pitching duel of the year, with two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum versus Colorado’s ace who may be the 2010 Cy Young winner, … Continue reading

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Cardinals-Giants

Just a quick note on yesterday’s game. We went to see the Cardinals play the Giants at AT&T park, and managed to get seats from Sarah’s work – they have a luxury box and rotate who gets tickets, so we … Continue reading

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Opening Day

Opening Frickin’ Day, 2010.  Today’s the day my iPhone battery life is slashed to a third, because I pull it out ten times an hour to check scores.  It’s when I start leaving work at 6:05 so I can listen … Continue reading

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Baseball pictures

So I’m moving photo pages (again) to Flickr.  And in that vein, I have moved all of my baseball pictures into one collection there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkonrath/collections/72157623497422165/ There are 32 sets (30 games, 2 stadium tours) going from the first game I … Continue reading

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A tale of two balls

…baseballs, I mean.  Calm down. First, here’s a little early xmas present I got myself the other day: a signed Troy Tulowitzki ball. I netted it from eBay for only twenty bucks.  The guy also had Matt Holliday and Jason … Continue reading

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End of another season

God.  Damn.  It.  I am pissed about the way the Rockies lost tonight.  They were winning 4-2 at the top of the 9th, and then a blown save later, the season was over.  I spent most of the game pissed, … Continue reading

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Rockies @ A’s

I got a late start this year, but finally got to my first baseball game of the season. Last night, we made the trek down the East Bay to the Coliseum to see the Rockies play the A’s. So here’s … Continue reading

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