Game 4: Diamondbacks vs. Rockies: The OFFICIAL game thread!

[JTG of the PRB]

Alright folks, here it is: Game 4 of the National league Championship Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the red-hot Colorado Rockies. Colorado leads the series 3 games to none, and a win tonight would propel the Rockies to their first-ever appearance in the World Series!

The weather in Denver is cool tonight, but it's dry - a far cry from last night's rain and drizzle-drenched affair.

Rookie pitcher Franklin Morales will pitch for the Rockies tonight as Colorado looks to win its 21st game in its last 22 attempts.

LET'S GO ROCKIES!!! *clap clap clap-clap-clap* LET'S GO ROCKIES!!! *clap clap clap-clap-clap*

[JTG of the PRB]

1. A couple of pictures from last night to get us ready for tonight's game:

Yorvit Torrealba connecting with his 6th inning home run:



Torrealba rounding the bases after his go-ahead, 3-run homer:



Ahh, sweet victory:

[likesmountains 52]

2. I'm here..wht's the temp up there on the front range?

[JTG of the PRB]

4. In Longmont it's 47 at the moment.

I hear that it's about 50 in Denver at the moment - certainly a little nicer than last night!

[cathandler]

13. Answer me this.

Is Chris Young Eric's son?

[JTG of the PRB]

14. I don't believe he is.

I could be wrong, but I don't THINK he's EY's son.

[JTG of the PRB]

3. C'mon folks! Isn't anybody watching?

If not, I guess I'm going to be talking to myself and high-fiving myself a lot tonight. Whatever. I've done it before! :P

[likesmountains 52]

5. I'm in..so far so good!

[JTG of the PRB]

6. I have no idea what that baserunner was thinking just now.

Morales was looking RIGHT AT HIM when he broke for second! Too funny! :rofl:

[likesmountains 52]

7. I know, watching Az in the playoffs makes me wonder how they played so well the rest

of the season...they have had nothing so far..

[JTG of the PRB]

9. I think they just caught the wrong team at the wrong time.

The Rockies are hotter right now and any playoff team has ever been. They're like a steamroller, and the Diamondbacks can't seem to get out of the way in this series. We can only hope that if the Rockies have a long layoff before potentially going to the World Series they'll stay just as hot.

[cathandler]

8. I'm in! My god! the Rox pitcher (Morales?) just chased down

Chris Young between 1st and 2nd bases and tagged him out. I have never seen a pitcher do that before. It's like Rugby, baby!

[Broken_Hero]

10. I'm in...

been popping in between the Rockies game, and WWE Raw......I'm pulling for the Rox's vs Indians.....

[some guy]

11. I had to finish the other game

since I was the only one in that thread...

:)

[JTG of the PRB]

12. Well, welcome to this thread!

I promise you won't be the only one here!

[KitchenWitch]

15. Go Rox!

[cathandler]

16. Deleted. Dupe.

[momophile]

17. once again, I'm late, but I'm here now!! Go Rox!!! nt

[some guy]

18. Arizona draws first blood

1 - 0

[momophile]

19. there's a duck on the pond!! nt

[momophile]

20. crap... nt

[momophile]

21. okay, there's another duck!!! nt

[Ava]

22. what is that? like baseball teams?

i'm now officially going to do that on every baseball thread on DU from here on out :rofl:

nah nah nah boo boo! :P

[some guy]

23. interesting move to pull the pitcher

but it paid off.

Rox lead 1 - 2

[JTG of the PRB]

24. WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

3-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROCKIES LEAD 6-1!!!! WORLD SERIES, HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!

[Ekirh]

25. HOMERUN

6-1...... Dear god what an inning.

[JTG of the PRB]

29. All 6 runs coming with 2 outs... Now THAT is clutch!

Unbelievable. They find a different way to do it every single night. Amazing. Just amazing!

[some guy]

26. Dayam! 1 - 6 Rockies!!!!

[rockymountaindem]

27. I'm not feeling well tonight, but I said "I should watch the Rox bat one more time

before I go to bed". Glad I did...

GO ROCKIES!!!

Now I guess I have to watch the rest of the game... hopefully there won't be any more hits and I'll get to hit the sack soon.

Edit: the only problem with hitting a 3-run homer is that there are no runners on for the next guy :)

[likesmountains 52]

28. Wow..they are sooo fun to watch!

[JTG of the PRB]

31. This is just incredible. I haven't had this much fun watching sports in ages.

Probably not since the 2000-2001 season for the Colorado Avalanche. I have to say... This might be even better.

[Broken_Hero]

36. When Borque won

the cup with the Avs in 2001....I admit, I shed a tear for the old bastich......

[JTG of the PRB]

39. That was an amazing moment. I'll admit I cried too.

Then I screamed until I was hoarse. I even went down to the rally in Denver a couple of days later. Now THAT was an incredible experience!

[Broken_Hero]

42. I bet the rally was

sweet...I wish I was there! I do miss the Av's....I'm a Canucks/Av's fan, and I miss the good old days (for the Av's/Nordiques)....

[JTG of the PRB]

46. It was sweet. i got a spot right at the front of the railing in front of the Denver Civic Center.

Right across Central Park from the state capitol, and surrounded by thousands of fans. I had to wait four hours for the rally to start, and I got myself a decent sunburn, but it was SOOO worth it.

That was a great summer. I had just graduated from high school, and a little more than a week later, the Avs were hoisting the Stanley Cup.

[Dr. Strange]

84. Yeah, that was pretty sweet!

[Bennyboy]

30. All with two outs....

Amazing the way they can score runs with two down....

[JTG of the PRB]

33. I think it's something like 12 runs they've scored in this series with 2 outs.

That is just beyond words. NOBODY does that, especially not in a team's first-ever League Championship Series.

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. These guys remind me a lot of the '69 Mets

It's like they've forgotten they're not supposed to be this good. :D

[JTG of the PRB]

37. I'm just in shock that this team is actually the Colorado Rockies.

The Colorado Freakin' Rockies. The team I grew up watching, the first sports team I ever loved, some of my fondest childhood memories... My Rockies are going to be in the World Series next week! It's just amazing.

[Oeditpus Rex]

40. I imagine that's how Mets fans felt

Except they pronounced it "Amazin'." :D

[some guy]

38. so

if the Rockies clinch tonight, and the ALCS goes seven games, do you think that helps the Rockies, or hurts them? It'd kind of a long wait until game 1 of the WS.

[JTG of the PRB]

43. I thought the 4 days off between the end of the NLDS and the start of the NLCS would hurt.

So much for that theory.

I think the time off will make the Rockies a little sluggish, but from what they've been showing lately, they'd STILL find a way to win. It could be the ugliest game in the history of baseball, and the Rox would STILL some out on top.

Right now, it kind of looks like the only thing that could stop the Rockies would be if the Red Sox/Indians sent Superman to the mound for Game 1 of the Series... And even then, the Rockies would probably only lose by two runs.

[likesmountains 52]

44. you're right...hard to know if riding the crest of this wave will be influenced by

a lag in playing

[Oeditpus Rex]

45. Hard to say

If they win tonight, they've got eight days before the Series starts. That'd help guys rest up, heal the wounds of a long season, etc. If they don't start strong in the Series, everybody'll say the long layoff put some rust on 'em, but I think pro ballplayers know how to keep from getting rusty.

The mental/emotional part's harder to gauge, though — you're on a streak, you want to get right to the next game. Set 'em up, knock 'em down.

[momophile]

32. this is unfuckin'believable!!

:woohoo:

dare I say it yet? World Series!

[Colorado Progressive]

41. AABBSOLLLLUUUTELYYYY!!!

:woohoo:

:applause:

[Colorado Progressive]

35. Wow! We are making it look SOOOOO easy!!!!!!!!!!nt

[momophile]

47. 11 outs to go nt

[momophile]

48. 9 outs to go!!!! nt

[momophile]

49. 8 to go!!! nt

[momophile]

50. 7 to go!!!!! nt

[Oeditpus Rex]

51. JINX!

You and the Rox radio dudes. Counting down the outs is a baseball no-no, like mentioning a no-hitter. :spank:

[momophile]

53. go ahead and hit me! I can't help it!

plus, it wouldn't make a difference right now - I'm too pumped up!!!

[JTG of the PRB]

54. Just don't say "5 outs to go."

THAT one really IS cursed - 2002 Giants, and 2003 Cubs.

[momophile]

55. okay, for you, I won't

go rox!!!

[JTG of the PRB]

56. Thanks!

The announcers, on the other hand, I don't trust them. They almost seem to LIKE jinxing teams. The bastidges. x(

[momophile]

57. is that what you mean? were they jinxed? nt

[JTG of the PRB]

61. It's just something I noticed two years in a row.

In 2002, the Giants were 5 outs away from winning Game 6 of the World Series against the Angels and taking the title. The announcers made a point, and the Giants promptly went on to blow Game 6 and lose Game 7 to the Angels.

Fast forward to 2003, Game 5 of the NLCS. The Cubs were leading the series 3-1, and they were 5 outs away from going to their first World Series since the 1940's. The announcers said that they were 5 outs away, and a couple pitches later was the infamous foul down the left field line at Wrigley Field where Moises Alou and life-long Cubs fan Steve Bartman met. Bartman tipped the ball, Alou couldn't make the out, and the Cubs promptly collapsed. The Marlins went on to win the game and the series.

Since I noticed that bizarre coincidence, I've decided that the "5 outs to go" call is cursed.

[momophile]

52. 6 to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[some guy]

58. 3 run homer

It's still a game y'all.

Rockies up 4 - 6 in the 8th.

[likesmountains 52]

59. oh boy...I liked that 5 run cushion..

[some guy]

60. we'll blame momophile

with her count down of outs to go... :P

[momophile]

65. please don't make me cry...

:cry:

[some guy]

please don't

give us all heart attacks :evilgrin:

[fishwax]

62. Full Count with two outs

:scared:

Come on Rockies!

[JTG of the PRB]

63. Fricking Brian Fuentes.

He picks NOW to make the game interesting! Jebus save me.

The inning is over. All we need to do is have Corpas come back out and close out the ninth, and we're home free.

[Captain Angry]

64. They need to win. Soon.

Because I have got to start studying for a huge exam, and I am not getting anything done.

[JTG of the PRB]

66. I hear that.

I have to be up at the crack o' dawn tomorrow. These games are great, but starting a game at 8:20pm? WAAAAAYYY too late.

[Colorado Progressive]

67. Whew! nt

[JTG of the PRB]

68. Here we go! 9th inning!

3 more outs and we can officially call the Colorado Rockies the 2007 National League CHAMPIONS!

[JTG of the PRB]

69. TWO outs to the World Series!!! n/t

[JTG of the PRB]

70. Damn. Why can't it ALWAYS be easy?!

LET'S GO ROCKIES!!!

[Oeditpus Rex]

72. That wouldn't be any fun

:D

Oh, heebus. He pops up on 3-0. :crazy:

[JTG of the PRB]

71. ONE OUT TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!

LET'S GO ROCKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[momophile]

73. HO. LY. SHIT. We're going to the Series!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[JTG of the PRB]

74. COLORADO ROCKIES: 2007 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!

WAY TO GO ROCKIES!!!!!!!!!!

WORLD SERIES, HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Captain Angry]

75. Woohoo!!!!

So happy for the Rocks, and their fans.

[rockymountaindem]

76. I have no words right now

Oh man....

ROCKIES WIN!!!

Edit: the little 8 year old kid who suffered through the Don Baylor years is jumping up and down inside :)

[JTG of the PRB]

77. This is just beyond anything I've ever felt.

The Colorado Rockies - MY Colorado Rockies!!! - are going to the WORLD FREAKING SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!

21 wins out of 22 games... Wow. Just wow!

[rockymountaindem]

78. I can't believe it either.

This whole time I've been thinking, "if we win, they're going to play a World Series game in Colorado... how will the universe handle that?"

:)

Oh, and Byrnes ends the series face down by first base in defeat. In your face.

[JTG of the PRB]

82. How's THAT for luck, Byrnes?

Luck my ass. The Rockies were better when they needed to be. They might not have outplayed the Diamondbacks in every single inning, but they certainly outplayed the Diamondbacks - at the plate, in the field, and on the mound.

That's not luck; that's just plain good.

[Oeditpus Rex]

79. Some of their fans were just pretty horseshit

Booing when the dude said "I want to congratulate the Arizona Diamondbacks."

I know they're new at this "winning" thing, but that was bad form. :thumbsdown:

[JTG of the PRB]

80. I agree, but that seems to happen every single time a team wins something big.

In every single sport, it seems to happen - somebody rightfully congratulates the opponents, and the fans invariably boo. I agree that's it's in poor taste and bad form, but it has been happening for a long time, and I don't think it's going to stop any time soon.

[Captain Angry]

81. No, we cheered the Devils after the Avs beat them in 2001

Never boo the losing side after you've won.

That only flies in Philly.

I was very disappointed in the Rockies fans.

[rockymountaindem]

83. I'm not

When the team leader of the other side goes before the press with the whole "they're just lucky thing" he sounds like a whiny kid. He deserves to get booed.

[Captain Angry]

85. He should have been booed, as he was, at every at-bat.

However, when the game, and series has been won, it's low class to boo your opposing team.