Like all of you, I too am still very upset over being swept by the Dodgers this past week. It was the biggest regular season series in Rockies history and in true Rockies fashion they got their asses handed to them. They went from 1st in the division to being completely out of the playoffs in one series. It hurt. It still hurts.
After a huge series loss like the one this week, no competitive person wants to hear from the overly optimistic aunt. The one that tells you everything is going to be okay and there are bigger things in life. I'm not going to tell you there are bigger things in life because that would be a lie because sports are awesome. Sports are the number one escape most of us have from our normal day to day lives. I'm also not going to tell you that everything is going to be okay either because right now the Rockies are out of the playoffs and that is 100% completely opposite of okay. I will however try in inject some optimism into this blog and into this fanbase. Because god dammit the Rockies are not dead. The Rox are 1.5 back of St. Louis for the final Wild Card spot with 10 games to go and a game in hand over the Cardinals. 10 games! There are still 10 games left with 7 of them being in Denver. The Rockies have Arizona, Philadelphia and Washington left to play and those are all very, very winnable series. All of those teams are done in terms of making the playoffs. Colorado just needs to catch some momentum, a spark, something to bring some life into this lineup and this team can steamroll through the last 3 series. And it's not like the Cardinals are playing all that great either. 5-5 in their last 10 and they have San Fran, Milwaukee and Chicago to finish off the year. That ain't no walk in the park. St. Louis' last two series are against very good division rivals who most definitely don't want to see them in the postseason. The Rockies can do this and it starts tonight. LETS. FUCKING. GO.
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This will be the official reoccurring blog that follows the Colorado Rockies final 20 games of the 2018 season. We'll be covering all of the highs and all of the lows with hopefully more of the former. There will be video, instant reaction, analysis and hopefully some funny jokes sprinkled into everything. Now I know going in that this blog series may only get like 3 total readers from now until September 30th but I promise to those 3 individuals that this will be the best damn Rockies coverage on the internet. Preview Game 1/20: vs Arizona Diamondbacks. To start off the final 20, the Rockies open up with a 4 game home stand against division rival Arizona. The Rockies need to have a short memory and let this past weekend against the Dodgers go. They're still in first with a .5 game lead on the Dodgers with a game in hand and 2.5 up on Arizona. Over the last 20 games the Dodgers were 12 - 8 and the Diamondbacks were 8 - 12. So let's make it easy and put the target at 13-7 for the Rox. If they go 13-7 or better, we're looking at our first EVER division title. Before game 1/20: Current standings: Talk to you on the other side. Lets. Go. On Thursday, I went 0-4 on the Eagles/Falcons game and because of that I thought it would be wise to throw out all my college football picks on the blog. Here they are:
Colorado +4.5 Colorado outright Northwestern -3 Kansas State +8 Oklahoma -30 Oklahoma/UCLA over 64 Alabama -36.5 Southern California +6 Michigan St/Arizona St over 54 9 News - Dressed in his Broncos orange ski boots and matching bindings, Pat Astarita has found an opportunity too good to pass.Recent storms brought enough snow at high elevation for some early September skiing high atop Loveland Pass at nearly 12,000 feet.
“Just enough floating right over the rocks going left and right,” Astarita said. Picking a small section of mountain, Astarita found a line that didn’t offer the best turns, but turns nonetheless, more than a month before ski areas will officially open. “Played my cards right, had a good hand and put them on the table,” Astarita said. “I think that should be testament to Colorado.” Typically, Arapahoe Basin or Loveland are the first ski area’s in Colorado to open. That usually doesn't happen until mid-October, so getting a September run in is a bonus Astarita grabbed before heading to his next peak. I love it. Us Coloradans are simple people. If we see snow we ski it. That's really all there is to it. So good on ya, Pat. It's people like you that make this state the best state in the union. *Editors note: this blog does not indicate that I am ready for ski season yet. I'm still working on my beach bod.
I think we've reached the point where we need to have a serious and mature talk about Case Keenum's feet. This blog isn't to foot shame him, neigh, it's rather to support and encourage our QB.
Listen, I've had my fair share of foot problems in my life. I've had more than one ingrown toenail. Ouch! I also had a bad case of athletes foot growing up. Gross! So much anti-fungal cream!
Anyway, enough of about my feet, let's get the focus back to Case. Not everyone is a savant in the footsie realm and Case publicly sharing his struggles should be something we praise not shame. So here's to you CK (we're close friends so I'm allowed to call him that) one small step towards recovery is one giant leap toward not constantly overthrowing your receivers by 20 feet.
I always felt in the bottom of my heart that the Avalanche would never fire Patrick Roy. Today, that feeling came true. Patrick Roy is stepping down from his role as Head Coach/ VP of Hockey Operations and is leaving the organization entirely. I'm on the fence about this because I am still one of those nostalgic Avalanche fans who will always remember the 90's and early 00's Avalanche teams. However, I am also part of the "new-age-pro-analytic" fan base that understands the importance of embracing new ideas and stats into the game. Facts are facts and the Avalanche have only regressed since winning the Central division in Roy's first year as coach. The Avs have also been one of the worst possession teams in the NHL under Roy's watch and many in the fan base were starting to second guess the SakRoy regime. This year was a make or break year for SakRoy and missing the playoffs for a third straight year could have easily sent either or both Sakic and Roy packing.
Roy's statement indicated that his input and ideas weren't being taken into consideration enough and he wasn't going to take the blame if the team under performed again. That's fine and understandable, my only problem is he left with just over 6 weeks tell the first preseason game. Kind of a dick move, no? So thanks coach, we could have used this info a few months ago. Who the hell is even available right now? Bob Hartley round 2? (We did get a cup in Bob Hartley round 1, so maybe it's not the worst idea out there). Anyways, this is obviously an ongoing situation. One in which we will be monitoring closely. Well thanks for the division title I guess? More importantly, thanks for those routine 3rd period,10 min 6-on-5's and the disabled partition.
I have a very strict policy on not blogging about people dying. That should seem obvious to the average, morally sound citizen. But to be honest, that can be challenging at times because sometimes people die in really funny ways. If my death is just the least bit comical, I hope that some unknown blogger has a few good jokes at my expense. That's my dream.
That being said, this picture of a dead raccoon with a 'get well soon' balloon tied to it's foot is fucking hilarious. Anyone who has lived in Boulder for no less than a month knows how much raccoons suck. I had a family of raccoons living in the sewer at the end of my driveway that constantly ripped through our trash and terrorized my dog. Fuck raccoons. DP - A town on Colorado’s Eastern Plains is warning its residents not to drink, bathe or cook with its water because officials said evidence was found of THC, the active psychoactive compound in marijuana. Que the Colorado pot jokes everyone............ OK, are we good now? Did you get it out of your system? Alright good, now here are my jokes. I have to imagine that the town of Hugo said this with a big ol wink, right? Like: hey, there's free pot flowing through the water, literally a river of edibles, but don't use it guys, ok? Great we made the public statement that makes us look like responsible adults, now lets get go get fucking ripped, grab some Taco Bell and fire up Officer Craig's Playstation. When I heard the story I immediately thought to drive to Hugo, drink some of the water and see if I get high. But then I looked up where Hugo is... A 4 hour 200+ miles round trip drive through the most boring and ugly part of Colorado to go visit this place? Funny and now relevant picture: No fucking thanks. I have a dispensary literally across the street from my apartment if I wanna get high. Also, Hugo doesn't have a Taco Bell so fuck that idea x1000.
DP - Heroic action by a resident of the Four Mile area outside of Glenwood Springs probably saved a black bear from a death sentence. A 2-year-old black bear was spotted for at least the past week in Four Mile with a clear plastic Cheese Balls container stuck over its entire head........... Carbondale District Wildlife Officer John Groves hightailed it to the bed and breakfast after getting the call and tranquilized the bear. They used tin shears to cut the heavy plastic off the bruin’s head. Groves applied a reversal drug and the bear snapped out of its slumber in a few minutes. He took a drink then ambled off, Groves said. He estimated its chances for survival were high.
That video is hilarious. Watching that bear just stumbling around with a giant jug stuck on his head had me cracking up. Just a big dumb animal being a big dumb animal. "Like, are we supposed to catch him?" Yea, go for it sister. I had originally decided to blog this because I thought the guy had just walked right up to the bear and plucked the container off the bears head, which would have been an act that required some serious balls. So to read that he tranquilized the bear first, took a whole lot of pizzazz out of this story. But then I was reminded of Cartmen and his cheesy poofs and it made me chuckle a little bit and with that the blog was back on! editor's note: can you imagine how frustrated that bear must have been? Walking around with a cheese balls container stuck on your head for a week?? I'm surprised it didn't just blindly walk right off a cliff. |
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