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There's No Denying Rockies Have Been Lucky

Submitted by Anthony Streno, Oct 17, 2007 17:54

Exactly what blown call do you keep referring to, if its the play at the plate w/holliday maybe you should read the rule book before you make such a ignorant comment.


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I find it absolutely hilarious that this king of cynical and completely idiotic article comes from a man who writes... [MORE]

Who Cares 

Oct 23, 2007 21:11

Although Holiday never touched home plate there was a Rockies HR earlier in that game that wasn't seen/taken away by... [MORE]

Jose 

Oct 23, 2007 19:59

You fail to mention the previously blown call in the Padres game that denied the Rockies of a home run... [MORE]

Anonymous 

Oct 23, 2007 19:38

Have a comfy seat in front of the tv, Mets fan, and wish you had a "lucky" team like the... [MORE]

Pete 

Oct 19, 2007 02:48

A pithy epistle by one of the doubting Thomases of the New York intelligentisia - (and yes, I am a... [MORE]

John Joseph 

Oct 19, 2007 00:44

While I have nothing to say to his spelling, Appauled Rockies Fan put your article into a pretty good perspective.... [MORE]

John 

Oct 18, 2007 21:52

You obviously haven't watched the Rockies play much...This luck you speak of is nothing more than what happens for a... [MORE]

J.R. 

Oct 18, 2007 18:44

they play 162 games in baseball to eliminate flukes. that's why the season isn't 35 games long or even 100... [MORE]

wilbur M 

Oct 18, 2007 17:52

Had the umps not blown the homerun call in the 7th inning of the San Diego game there would have... [MORE]

mortsahl 

Oct 18, 2007 16:47

Obviously the author of this article is jealous that his New York teams are going to be sitting at home... [MORE]

baseball fan 

Oct 18, 2007 16:13

Tim, are you bent out of shape that your beloved Mets and Yankees aren't still playing? Don't play the luck... [MORE]

Ian 

Oct 18, 2007 14:51

Fact: The Rockies won 90 games during the regular season, tied with Arizona for the most in the the National... [MORE]

Joe 

Oct 18, 2007 13:39

What was the press saying about these two teams at the start or middle of their respective seasons, and what... [MORE]

Oct 18, 2007 13:32

I know it's reeeeeeally hard for you to accept that the Mets blew it down the stretch. But while you're... [MORE]

Larry 

Oct 18, 2007 13:15

"Winning eight straight games against the best teams in the league is incredibly impressive — but there were 35 eight-game... [MORE]

DomCasual 

Oct 18, 2007 12:15

like the mets losing 43 games to the nationals and marlins in september? is this supposed to be hyperbole? maybe,... [MORE]

dan 

Oct 18, 2007 11:52

I can't tell if this article is 1) a stereotypical "everyone is writing about something, so to make myself seem... [MORE]

DiscoStu 

Oct 18, 2007 11:17

You call it a Fluke, we call it Destiny! You may not be impressed but we are ecstatic! I wouldn't... [MORE]

Brandon 

Oct 18, 2007 10:34

Read a couple of your articles and you are listed in the wrong setion. You should be over there with... [MORE]

Tom 

Oct 18, 2007 09:07

Not quite sure whether the straw man you attack in your article is one you claim to be the creation... [MORE]

Burnham Whittington 

Oct 18, 2007 00:58

NO one in their right mind would make the argument that a 21 0f 22 game streak and still counting,... [MORE]

Oct 18, 2007 00:37

I would agree that the Rockies were mediocre until this last August when several things changed. First, the Rockies starters... [MORE]

JR 

Oct 17, 2007 22:32

This sounds like a NY sportswriter that cannot deal with the Rockies beating up on his NY teams. Deal with... [MORE]

Dennis Wernsman 

Oct 17, 2007 22:31

Get over the fact that the Yankees and Mets are playing golf instead of baseball. [MORE]

Guy 

Oct 17, 2007 21:49

Tim how young you must be the games that are played by players only fools would believe in what you... [MORE]

Rick Medina 

Oct 17, 2007 20:53

I guess the entirety of MLB is lucky that even with the Yankees' payroll they have been under-performing in the... [MORE]

Paul 

Oct 17, 2007 20:40

Your article about the Rockies was great! Well written, well argued, fun and provocative. Exactly what sports journalism should be. It... [MORE]

Kimber Sterling 

Oct 17, 2007 19:21

It's unbelievable to me that you can attribute the success of the Colorado Rockies to a lucky streak at the... [MORE]

Gene Van Horne 

Oct 17, 2007 18:47

Its extremely surprising the lack of basic baseball knowledge you exhibited in your article on the Colorado Rockies.By the way... [MORE]

ken Adair 

Oct 17, 2007 18:40

You have a vote on Year End Awards. You can say that leading the league in BA, RBI's and Hits... [MORE]

Steve R 

Oct 17, 2007 18:37

if this were to occur in NEW YORK, they would be heralded as the best baseball team EVER! Yuo argument... [MORE]

brian 

Oct 17, 2007 18:19

All I have to say is that this average bunch of ballplayers from the hinterlands swept the Yankees in June... [MORE]

JT 

Oct 17, 2007 18:07

The flukes will be playing in the World Series, while the Yanks and Mets, etc. will be watching. Thank you... [MORE]

Jerry 

Oct 17, 2007 18:04

Let me get this straight, teams lose (or collapse mind you) and teams win, yet the winning team is "lucky."... [MORE]

David D Nelson 

Oct 17, 2007 18:03

Cant give credit where credit is due. Probably never picked up a bat in his life, but has the experience... [MORE]

Scott 

Oct 17, 2007 17:54

Exactly what blown call do you keep referring to, if its the play at the plate w/holliday maybe you should...

Anthony Streno 

Oct 17, 2007 17:54

You gladly say that the call was blown when Matt Holiday scored the winning run in the Play-In game, but... [MORE]

Bret 

Oct 17, 2007 17:51

Like you said in your article if the Mets could win 2 games against bottom feeders ,but it is hard... [MORE]

Joel Stendahl 

Oct 17, 2007 17:51

Your comment about the blown call is likely referring to the "missed" slide by Holliday. However, if the umpires had... [MORE]

Another rockies fan 

Oct 17, 2007 16:43

A few comments: 1) Keep in mind since June the Rockies have been the best team in the NL. Also... [MORE]

Oct 17, 2007 14:36

It seems to me that the East coast media who haven't had the chance to witness what the Rockies have... [MORE]

fp 

Oct 17, 2007 18:13

Im sure hes a smart reporter but this article is ridiculous. How can someone praise a team like he did... [MORE]

nate 

Oct 18, 2007 14:03

come on! rockies have the best team batting average in the league, best ERA since the all-star break, best defense... [MORE]

anthony 

Oct 17, 2007 13:10

The Rockies won 90 games this year...The NL West was better than people (i.e., provincials from east of the Mississippi)... [MORE]

Karl Magnuson 

Oct 17, 2007 12:38

Hah hah - the title says it all. See ya next year! We'll sweep your butt again. [MORE]

Dean Allman 

Oct 17, 2007 12:14

Couldn't disagree, but teams like this, or like St. Louis last year, or the Mets in 1969, bring a level... [MORE]

Arthur Mortensen 

Oct 17, 2007 11:15

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