Opening Day is upon us! Dbacks vs. Rockies series thread

[Phxchris1989]

I'd rather drill out my ears than listen to the Rockie broadcast of this game.

They overglorify everything the Rockies do...even their errors. And anytime the Dbacks make a mistake they rule it off as the Rockies being the best team in the MLB.

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Hairston makes the catch, scared me. Looked like he lost it but finally found it and made the catch. 2 down.

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

They overglorify everything the Rockies do...even their errors. And anytime the Dbacks make a mistake they rule it off as the Rockies being the best team in the MLB.

lol yep. I wish they gave you a choice to watch whichever team's broadcast you want.

 

[Phxchris1989]

Livan is having problems finding the plate.

He gets the first two strikes and then it's like he can't get the third. I think he's walked two batters after starting them out with an 0-2 or 1-2 count.

 

[dogpoo32]

Haha. The commercials + the announcers are confirming my disdain for Colorado.

 

[Phxchris1989]

lol yep. I wish they gave you a choice to watch whichever team's broadcast you want.

I thought it would pick up that I selected the Diamondbacks as my favorite team..but I guess not.

 

[Phxchris1989]

Haha. The commercials + the announcers are confirming my disdain for Colorado.

You watching MLBtv too?

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

I switched over to the Dodger game during the commercial break... They are up 3-2 in the bottom of the 5th

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Haha. The commercials + the announcers are confirming my disdain for Colorado.

You also getting the MLB.TV commercial break sign with the annoying bouncy ball?

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Tracy grounds out to Helton, 1 out.

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Young grounds out to Francis 2 down.

 

[Phxchris1989]

*sigh* after young hits one right the pitcher, it reminded me. When does Johnson come back? It's going to be a long first few weeks if he doesn't return soon.

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Snyder grounds out to Atkins, 1-2-3 inning. Bottom 4 2-0

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

*sigh* after young hits one right the pitcher, it reminded me. When does Johnson come back? It's going to be a long first few weeks if he doesn't return soon.

I'm thinking the 3rd week of April.

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

I'm gonna go through each game during the commercial break and check if it's the home team's brodcast. I'll try to see if you can change it but I doubt you can

 

[Diamondback Jay]

They overglorify everything the Rockies do...even their errors. And anytime the Dbacks make a mistake they rule it off as the Rockies being the best team in the MLB.

Of course. However, the art of trying to sound biased but not completely homer is a lost art and a difficult line to learn. You don't want to sound totally fan boyish, but.. well.. you get the drift.

As for my original fact, the Expos actually drew very well, and were in baseball's top 10 attendancewise, almost on a yearly basis. However, 1994 came along, and that not only ruined Montreal's chances at a World Series, but wrecked the Expo franchise to the point where the organization as a whole STILL has yet to recover, even after leaving Canada for Washington. I ponder what would have happened if the strike of 94 hadn't have happened and had the Expos went on to win the World Series, and not had their team dismantled. I honestly do believe baseball would still be in Montreal to this day.

Now granted, bad ownership is bad ownership, and the two nimbleminded imbecils who controlled the franchise in it's dying years put the finishing touches on the death of the Expos, but the strike and pending destruction of the team got the ball rolling.

 

[Phxchris1989]

Good job by Drew getting that grounder.

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Yep every game has the home team's broadcast. Unfortunately it looks like we are stuck with the Colorado guys for the next two hours, and for tomorrow's game

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

E-5

 

[Phxchris1989]

Of course. However, the art of trying to sound biased but not completely homer is a lost art and a difficult line to learn. You don't want to sound totally fan boyish, but.. well.. you get the drift.

I Understand you, they use "weasel words" as Wikipedia says.


OT: Tracy, Tracy,Tracy...shades of '06.

 

[Diamondback Jay]

Tracy with hands of stone again.. Bah. Somethings will never be. Tracy as a Gold Glover is one of them.

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Nice, Francis isn't able to get the bunt down and ends up grounding into the inning ending double play

 

[PHXSportsFan4]

Tracy with hands of stone again.. Bah. Somethings will never be. Tracy as a Gold Glover is one of them.

He's got a skillet for a glove

 

[Diamondback Jay]

Him and Conor should play with their bare hands. Might get better results.

 

[Phxchris1989]

Tracy with hands of stone again.. Bah. Somethings will never be. Tracy as a Gold Glover is one of them.

Yeah really, it's the second game of the season and it's already his first error. But to be fair, A-rod had an ugly error yesterday...so now if Tracy hits a homerun he'll attone.