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Submitted by Tom, Oct 18, 2007 09:07
Read a couple of your articles and you are listed in the wrong setion. You should be over there with Dave Berry.
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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]
D
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...
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]
G
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... [MORE]
Anthony Streno
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
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]
E
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
Email me if someone replies to my comment
Mark my comment as a response to There's No Denying Rockies Have Been Lucky by Tom
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