Rox Pile » Jason Giambi http://roxpile.com A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:13:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Top 10 Rockies Offensive Performances of 2011 http://roxpile.com/2011/09/20/top-10-rockies-offensive-performances-of-2011/ http://roxpile.com/2011/09/20/top-10-rockies-offensive-performances-of-2011/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:31:23 +0000 Michelle Hoag http://roxpile.com/?p=2993 The Rockies have always been an offensively proficient team. The overlap of Larry Walker and Todd Helton makes that an indisputable statement, even while more mediocre players have occasionally filled out the roster. Coors Field is a hitter’s park, and generally speaking the scouting and development department has done a perfectly adequate job finding good hitters. So we expect our team to score runs. Still, excellence deserves recognition. On top of that, the Rockies have not had an especially excellent year. That makes those performances worthy of recognition stand out even more.

Note: In some ways this was even more challenging than selecting 10 pitching performances, since a hitter rarely owns a game the way a pitcher does. I had to eliminate many quality games simply because the individual hitter didn’t make an impact on the outcome. That’s unfair. It’s also unfair that Troy Tulowitzki will get no MVP consideration since his team sucked this season. If you want fair, baseball probably isn’t for you. … [visit site to read more]

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And the two games they lost, they squandered some chances, meaning their six and two record could have been even better.

The Rox and Helton are off and running

Plenty to be happy about in Rockies country, with the Rox coming out of the gates playing solid baseball, both offensively and defensively.

Rockies teams from the past have failed to meet expectations because they have struggled against NL West opponents, and underperformed on the road.

Well, Colorado has made large strides trying to buck both those trends, and the proof is in the purple pudding.

The Rox are 3 and 1 against the West, with a satisfying mini sweep of the Dodgers, and 3 – 1 on the road, even if was against the lowly Pirates, who haven’t had a winning season in 18 years (Ouch).

And all this success has come with the Rockies main horse (Ubaldo Jimenez), on the 15-day DL with an injured hoof (cuticle issue).

So in honor of the Rockies 6 and 2 start, here are six more reasons why the Rockies are off to one their best starts in franchise history, and two reasons why Rockies fans should remain cautiously optimistic after only 3 series.

Six Reasons to Get Hyped

The pitching has been made magnificent. The Rockies ERA is 2.71, which is currently the best in the majors. That wasn’t a typo. The Rockies have the best ERA in the league, albeit only 8 games in.

The bench is deep. Jim Tracy has an arsenal of options to choose from when filling out his lineup card. Herrara could be the Rockies best contact hitter and he is pretty much a backup. Spilborghs and Giambi are great options off the bench and reliable pinch hitters.
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