Hey Royals Fans

[DenverChief]

Thank you!

Miguel Olivo - .271 8 HR 11 RBI

Jorge De La Rosa - 3-1 3.91 ERA

Paul Philips - adequate back up catcher


And while we're at it

Hey St. Louis Fans

Thank you!

Radny Flores - 1-0 2.90 ERA 18 Games

[salame]

ummmm
you r gay?

[Buck]

8 HR 11 RBI

Thats a pretty pathetic ratio.

[salame]

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[DenverChief]

8 HR 11 RBI

Thats a pretty pathetic ratio.

For someone hitting out of the 7 hole?

[DenverChief]

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/760/87946-175214-cassidy_super.jpg

Nein

More like this

http://h8torade.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/backdoor_brothers.jpg

[Buck]

For someone hitting out of the 7 hole?

For anybody. That means he only has 3 RBIs that weren't him scoring.

I know that Colorado has a good offense, so it should be better.

How many PAs?


Also, Padres in 1st place. And Matt Holiday Never touched home.

[WilliamTheIrish]

The Champions Of May, your Colorado Rockies.

[SnakeXJones]

I wonder what his average and HR splits Away and at Home .....(looks them up)

Home Avg .423 HR 6
Away Avg .140 HR 2

Hell, Angel Berroa even hit .386 at Coors Field what does that tell u?

[Infidel Goat]

Why don't you post Olivo's road stats this year?

Ah. Never mind. I see SnakeXJones did before I managed to hit reply. Yep. Awesome...

[RockChalk]

I always liked Olivo here, but I wouldn't be bragging about 8 HRs with only 11 RBIs

[Miles]

Hell, Angel Berroa even hit .386 at Coors Field what does that tell u?

It is way too easy to discount that the NL West has a few of the biggest pitchers parks in the game when looking at those splits.

[dirtbag]

I would take Olivo over what we have now anyday.

[Miles]

Olivo has 20 rbi's in 106 AB's. He also hates walking a little less than the past.

[Miles]

Thank you!

Miguel Olivo - .271 8 HR 11 RBI

Jorge De La Rosa - 3-1 3.91 ERA

Paul Philips - adequate back up catcher


And while we're at it

Hey St. Louis Fans

Thank you!

Radny Flores - 1-0 2.90 ERA 18 Games

It will be nice to have De La Rosa back at some point. He has pretty nasty stuff but his mental game is always a concern.

Flores sucked last year but looks like he could be a serviceable LOOGY.

[Hound333]

I only saw one part of a rockies game this year so far. The one inning I watched I got to see something we saw all the time. A ball getting past Olivo. Go figure. I wouldn't put to much stock into this run of his. Olivo is always capable of going on a tear for a couple weeks, thus making us think we had our catcher, only to go on an equally terrible 2 week run of zero hits. He will end up around a .260 hitter given that he is hitting in Coors. If he was anywhere else it would most likely be .240 or lower.

[Reaper16]

Olivo is not good. De Le Rosa needed a change of scenery, I think.

[Demonpenz]

Olivo can yank a few meaningless homeruns. makes you feel better about him striking out a zillion times and doing nothing else

[SnakeXJones]

I would take Olivo over what we have now anyday.
Dear God! Hell no

[Bump]

I only saw one part of a Rockies game this year so far. The one inning I watched, I got to see something we saw all the time. A ball getting past Olivo. Go figure. I wouldn't put too much stock into this run of his. Olivo is always capable of going on a tear for a couple weeks, thus making us think we had our catcher, only to go on an equally terrible 2 week run of zero hits. He will end up around a .260 hitter given that he is hitting in Coors. If he was anywhere else it would most likely be .240 or lower.

facepalm

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I would take Olivo over what we have now anyday.

Yes, anyone who has ever watched baseball should agree with this.

[nychief]

honestly Olivo is playing better this year, but he is still garbage. Sure he has power, but it comes and goes... and he'll come back to earth hard (although not as hard, considering the rockies play at zero gravity).

[jbwm89]

Yes, anyone who has ever watched baseball should agree with this.

I completely disagree he has the worse plate appearances ever and besides a few meaningless home runs he sucks ass. 20 rbi with 8 homeruns? how many runner's do you think he has left in scoring position swinging at a curveball in the dirt?

[SnakeXJones]

I completely disagree he has the worse plate appearances ever and besides a few meaningless home runs he sucks ass. 20 rbi with 8 homeruns? how many runner's do you think he has left in scoring position swinging at a curveball in the dirt?

Not to mention his horrible defense behind the plate also seeing alot of passed balls

[GoHuge]

Not to mention his horrible defense behind the plate also seeing alot of passed ballsWhich is pretty much the resaon he wasn't brought back or offered a contract. They wanted a better defensive catcher and were willing to sacrifice the AMAZING power.

BTW John Buck has 8 HRs and 24 RBI's. His arm was so weak when players went to steal on him it was more or less just take your base. Yes they both have more pop than Kendall, but couldn't hold his jock behind the plate. Jason also has a career .290 average which Buck or Olivo have never sniffed. I don't miss either one.

[BWillie]

Which is pretty much the resaon he wasn't brought back or offered a contract. They wanted a better defensive catcher and were willing to sacrifice the AMAZING power.

BTW John Buck has 8 HRs and 24 RBI's. His arm was so weak when players went to steal on him it was more or less just take your base. Yes they both have more pop than Kendall, but couldn't hold his jock behind the plate. Jason also has a career .290 average which Buck or Olivo have never sniffed. I don't miss either one.

He's also a guy that is coming off back to back to back .240 seasons w/ a combined total of 7 hrs in like 1700 at bats. He sucks, his batting average will continue to dip until it gets to .250. He really hasn't been much of a defensive upgrade behind the plate either. His best years are way, way behind him.

[SPATCH]

None of this shit fucking matters. You are about to be introduced to some Inter-League, Royals pWnag3.

[GoHuge]

He's also a guy that is coming off back to back to back .240 seasons w/ a combined total of 7 hrs in like 1700 at bats. He sucks, his batting average will continue to dip until it gets to .250. He really hasn't been much of a defensive upgrade behind the plate either. His best years are way, way behind him.The only thing you said was that even with his best years behind him the two we got rid of still don't or haven't played to his level, but "he sucks." Yes he's not nearly as big of a masher as those two bombers, but neither have ever been nearly as good as Kendall even though he is on the downside of his career. Which doesn't change the fact he is a career .290 hitter with a .368 OBP and better behind the plate than both. We have him for about half the price of the two #2 cathcers we've been carrying over the years and man we're really missing out on all their extra base pop they'd brought to the table. Really helped us in the standings over the years with all those clutch hitting bombs!!!

With Buck being a career .238 hitter with .300 OBP and Olivo being .244 hitter with .280 OBP I guess your point is for two years Kendall's production fell down to the level of these guys? Thanks for the insight.

[Bump]

The only thing you said was that even with his best years behind him the two we got rid of still don't or haven't played to his level, but "he sucks." Yes he's not nearly as big of a masher as those two bombers, but neither have ever been nearly as good as Kendall even though he is on the downside of his career. Which doesn't change the fact he is a career .290 hitter with a .368 OBP and better behind the plate than both. We have him for about half the price of the two #2 catchers we've been carrying over the years and man we're really missing out on all their extra base pop they'd brought to the table. Really helped us in the standings over the years with all those clutch hitting bombs!!!

With Buck being a career .238 hitter with .300 OBP and Olivo being .244 hitter with .280 OBP I guess your point is for two years Kendall's production fell down to the level of these guys? Thanks for the insight.

FYP

[BWillie]

The only thing you said was that even with his best years behind him the two we got rid of still don't or haven't played to his level, but "he sucks." Yes he's not nearly as big of a masher as those two bombers, but neither have ever been nearly as good as Kendall even though he is on the downside of his career. Which doesn't change the fact he is a career .290 hitter with a .368 OBP and better behind the plate than both. We have him for about half the price of the two #2 cathcers we've been carrying over the years and man we're really missing out on all their extra base pop they'd brought to the table. Really helped us in the standings over the years with all those clutch hitting bombs!!!

With Buck being a career .238 hitter with .300 OBP and Olivo being .244 hitter with .280 OBP I guess your point is for two years Kendall's production fell down to the level of these guys? Thanks for the insight.

So you are failing to address how shitty Kendall has been the last three years while discounting Olivo and Buck's production this year? Just look at the facts here. John Buck has a major league best among catchers of 24 RBIs. Olivo is fifth and has 20. Kendall has 7 in more at bats than both of them. Jason Kendall has allowed BY FAR, the most stolen bases allowed in the entire MLB. Olivo has allowed 11 stolen bases, Buck 21. Kendal forty freaking five. By the way, both Buck and Olivo's OBP is .336 this year. You got to be kidding me

[Pitt Gorilla]

I would take Olivo over what we have now anyday.Um, no. Olivo's defense was pretty brutal.

[Gonzo]

Bump
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[Reaper16]

O MAN U GUYS THX FOR OLIVO HAHA CHUCKLES HE GOOD

[Demonpenz]

olivo doing what olivo does passed ball allows wild pitch swung at balls in the dirt, and can't get on the same page with the pitchers. Pitchers have been shaking his mexican ass off all fucking night

[DenverChief]

O MAN U GUYS THX FOR OLIVO HAHA CHUCKLES HE GOOD

A mile an a half better than Torrealba

[DenverChief]

Um, no. Olivo's defense was pretty brutal.


It hasn't been much of an issue since being in Colorado....in fact he has already thrown out more runners this year than Torrealba did all last year

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I completely disagree he has the worse plate appearances ever and besides a few meaningless home runs he sucks ass. 20 rbi with 8 homeruns? how many runner's do you think he has left in scoring position swinging at a curveball in the dirt?

You do know Jason Kendall is hitting like .112 with runners in scoring position this year? And he has no home runs, and 8 RBIs? And like 19 errors?

[Mama Hip Rockets]

So you are failing to address how shitty Kendall has been the last three years while discounting Olivo and Buck's production this year? Just look at the facts here. John Buck has a major league best among catchers of 24 RBIs. Olivo is fifth and has 20. Kendall has 7 in more at bats than both of them. Jason Kendall has allowed BY FAR, the most stolen bases allowed in the entire MLB. Olivo has allowed 11 stolen bases, Buck 21. Kendal forty freaking five. By the way, both Buck and Olivo's OBP is .336 this year. You got to be kidding me

Thank you. I thought I was the only one that has ever watched Jason Kendall before.

[petegz28]

Thank you Colorado for taking Olivo so he could allow 2 runs to score tonight.

[BWillie]

Thank you Colorado for taking Olivo so he could allow 2 runs to score tonight.

Would it have even mattered?

[Mr. Laz]

Hey Colorado!!!

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[kstater]

how ass taste does...

[petegz28]

Would it have even mattered?

Mattered? No. Like scoring runs no matter what? Yes.

[CaliforniaChief]

Hey DenverChief...thanks for posting this leading up to this series!!! Keep up the great work!

[DenverChief]

Hey DenverChief...thanks for posting this leading up to this series!!! Keep up the great work!

:shrug: I'm only superstituious in football

BTW Francis and Chacin should provide a much better opponent than Hammel, IDK what his problem is this year but he is not really performing al that well

[DenverChief]

how ass taste does...



actually, properly cleaned....

[CaliforniaChief]

:shrug: I'm only superstituious in football

BTW Francis and Chacin should provide a much better opponent than Hammel, IDK what his problem is this year but he is not really performing al that well

No worries for you. Greinke's on the hill Sunday and he's definitely teh suck. That ought to cool down our offense.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

We won a WS with Flores as a second tier LOOGY, and he was unscored upon in the playoffs.

I say we got plenty out of him, dumbass.

[GoHuge]

I forgot how bad Olivo was last year until they mentioned him leading the league in past balls. Got a reminder of what it looked like. Just couldn't handle the 3rd place juggernaut Royals! :)

[jbwm89]

Thank you. I thought I was the only one that has ever watched Jason Kendall before.

Have you ever watched Olivo? I like your avatar is betancourt dropping that pop fly but Olivo is his carbon copy only at catcher. shitty D, shitty plate approach, enough pop to go on a few streaks and make people think they don't suck.

[DenverChief]

LOOGY

a wha?

[CHENZ A!]

yes thank you olivo!

[KurtCobain]

Fucking trash, keep 'em. They're playing mediocre baseball now, and they'll shit their pants soon. You must have something Rocky up your ass to think you got good parts from us.

[DenverChief]

****ing trash, keep 'em. They're playing mediocre baseball now, and they'll shit their pants soon. You must have something Rocky up your ass to think you got good parts from us.

Jorge De La Rosa 16-9 after an 0-6 start...this year he is 3-1 before going on the DL

The Rockies main problem this year has been injuries to the pitching staff

Our closer Huston Street is on the DL, De La Rosa is on the DL, Franklin Morales our set up guy is on the DL, and Taylor Bucholtz our steady long man out of the pen -- DL

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Have you ever watched Olivo? I like your avatar is betancourt dropping that pop fly but Olivo is his carbon copy only at catcher. shitty D, shitty plate approach, enough pop to go on a few streaks and make people think they don't suck.

Yes, Olivo sucks, but he is a thousand times better than Kendall.

[Miles]

Jorge De La Rosa 16-9 after an 0-6 start...this year he is 3-1 before going on the DL

The Rockies main problem this year has been injuries to the pitching staff

Our closer Huston Street is on the DL, De La Rosa is on the DL, Franklin Morales our set up guy is on the DL, and Taylor Bucholtz our steady long man out of the pen -- DL

De La Rosa is definitly not medicre. When he is on his stuff is pretty nasty and he seems to have fixed his tendency to melt down last season.

They have also been a brutally slow starting team over the past 4-5 seasons. Hopefully they can start hitting a little while the pitching gets healthy. Having Francis back has been pretty big so far and Street should be back soon if he avoids another setback.

[Miles]

a wha?

Lefty One-Out GuY

Lefty specialist that only faces left handed batters and usually brought in just to face a batter or two.

[DenverChief]

Lefty One-Out GuY

Lefty specialist that only faces left handed batters and usually brought in just to face a batter or two.


Ah ok...thank you :)

[DenverChief]

Thank you!

Miguel Olivo - .271 8 HR 11 RBI

Jorge De La Rosa - 3-1 3.91 ERA


Since this post

Miguel Olivo .315 8 HR 26 RBI

JDLR - about to come off the DL

[Mr. Laz]

die in fire, colorado bitch

[SnakeXJones]

Since this post

Miguel Olivo .315 8 HR 26 RBI

JDLR - about to come off the DL

Yep those away stats look awesome

.178 2 HR 5 RBI

[Sure-Oz]

You act like we gave you Joe Mauer

[Valiant]

Since this post

Miguel Olivo .315 8 HR 26 RBI

JDLR - about to come off the DL

How is he doing away from hitter friendly Coors??

[Mr. Laz]

we actually have someone giving shit/picking on the Royals?

i mean seriously ... it's like someone going into a patient's room who is on life support and flickering the light switch to make it seem like the power is going out.

:eek:

really ... how much of a dick do you have to be to pick on a team that's been in last place for the 10 freakin years?

[Valiant]

Yep those away stats look awesome

.178 2 HR 5 RBI

Damn internet.. taking forever to post..

[SnakeXJones]

Damn internet.. taking forever to post.. we can just point and laugh at those away stats:D

[DenverChief]

Yep those away stats look awesome

.178 2 HR 5 RBI

With 12 walks away from home and only 6 at home...still getting on base...those walks translated into base hits would bring his avg up to .342 away

[DenverChief]

You act like we gave you Joe Mauer

No just a better catcher than a year ago

[SnakeXJones]

With 12 walks away from home and only 6 at home...still getting on base...those walks translated into base hits would bring his avg up to .342 away U should be lucky he getting a couple of walks those balls in the dirt dont swing at themselves

No just a better catcher than a year ago
I really hope ur not saying What I think ur saying

[DenverChief]

How is he doing away from hitter friendly Coors??

The humidor's impact is staggering. Coors Field is averaging 9.4 runs and 1.78 home runs this season. Compare that to the 13.83 and 3.20 compiled from 1995 to 2001.

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_3961497

[SnakeXJones]

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_3961497 Coors Field still could make Tony Pena Jr look like a average hitter

[DenverChief]

I really hope ur not saying What I think ur saying

:spock:

[Sure-Oz]

No just a better catcher than a year ago

im just giving you shit

[SnakeXJones]

:spock: What Did I miss boobs?

[DenverChief]

CATCHER: Brian McCann, Braves

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0630/mlb_u_bmccann1_134.jpg
For the second straight year, voters favored McCann (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=6309), but barely; he outpolled Miguel Olivo, who has better numbers, by only one vote.

Olivo
<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="oddrow player-10-5355" align="right"><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td><td align="right">AB 202</td><td align="right"> R 36</td><td align="right">H 63</td><td align="right">2B 5</td><td align="right">3B 5</td><td align="right"> HR 11</td><td align="right">RBI 39</td><td align="right"> BA .312
</td></tr></tbody></table> RAB 93 RR 13 RH 20 2B 1 3B 1 HR 3 RBI 11 BA .215

DEFENSE CSB 18 CS 20 CS% .526

McCann
AB 223 R 35 H 58 2B 15 3B 0 HR 9 RBI 33 BA .260
RAB 125 RR 16 RH 35 2B 9 3B 0 HR 4 RBI 23 BA .280

DEFENSE CSB 38 CS 16 CS% .296

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/allstar10/news/story?id=5347522

[DenverChief]

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/ballot/_/id/4264/start-nl#top

[DJ's left nut]

Thank you!

Miguel Olivo - .271 8 HR 11 RBI

Jorge De La Rosa - 3-1 3.91 ERA

Paul Philips - adequate back up catcher


And while we're at it

Hey St. Louis Fans

Thank you!

Radny Flores - 1-0 2.90 ERA 18 Games

Hey, if you want to employ Randy Flores, more power to you.

Just don't come crying to me when he walks the bases loaded, only to drill someone to bring in the winning run.

He's a LOOGY that doesn't throw strikes (I'll note that he's already walked 8 for you guys in a scant 17 innings). You simply cannot have that on a team that hopes to do anything in September/October.

Keep him.