Tagged: Houston Astros
Swpet at Home
5/30/13
Astros @ Rockies
Game 2
Wow was this was a ridiculous game… It was actually a very good game but it is always hard to watch your team get pounded on when they were up almost the whole game. Anyway let’s start from the beginning!
I showed up at the park around 4ish and parked then casually walked over to the stadium. It was rather windy and so you knew it was going to be very windy inside with it coming off of the field. I got in and got into BP and it was a good BP I got a toss-up from Garland and had the play on two baseballs and missed them both. I hated to feel crowded and that is when I got scared and missed them but hey I ended up getting one of the balls back and it was an Astros Commemorative 50 year anniversary ball from last year! This was practically a new ball!
After BP I headed to my spot on the wall which Michelle, her mom and Tanya and her friend Lexi were holding! We waited until game time and I ended up getting all my Francis cards done which is great, Todd signed but went the other way, and that was all that signed!
After getting to ours seats in the normal spot, Nicasio was throwing out the first pitch and game was on!
The score doesn’t do justice to how well Nicasio pitched! In the 3 innings he didn’t give up a single run which is great but the Astros pitcher Lucas Harrell was at work early with the Rockies scoring a run in the first 3 innings, making it 0-3 heading into the 4th inning.
In the 4th Pena hit into a double play but Castro who was on base scored, 1-3 Rockies still on top!
In the 6th though the Rockies were destroyed. With Lopez pitching and replacing Nicasio he gave up back to back homeruns which was 4 runs and then gave up two more in the inning. 7-3 Astros.
In the bottom of the inning Cargo singled which scored Dex making it 7-4, Astros still on top!
Man did Adam Ottavino give a great 2 innings of work! He didn’t give up a single run and maybe let 2 people on base! Great outing and quick work by Brooklyn! You know I was cheering for him and people were staring at me like I was crazy because they didn’t know who he was but when you have an inside thing with players and they have a nickname it is necessary!
The 9th inning finally rolled around with the Rockies losing by 3 and with 1 out Todd hit a sac fly to left which scored Cargo but it wasn’t enough to but the Rockies on top. They fall to the Astros 7-5, and get swept at home. I saw a fact on a friend’s Facebook page tonight that said that in 4 games the Rockies have left 92 guys in scoring position… ARE YOU KIDDING ME! 92!!!!! Wow something needs to change… STAT!
Hope it starts to change soon! If you follow the Blog I just want to let you know that I will probably not be blogging as much because I start working this weekend with my new weekend job and start my internship in the Springs on Monday. So there might be more Sky Sox and less Rockies but I will try and get to as many Rockies as I can!
I also feel like it is time to do another give away but not sure what I’m going to do yet. If you have ideas please let me know!
I’m Blake St Babe and this is The Take: From 20th and Blake!
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Halos Rise Above Rox
5/29/12
Yes Belisle we feel that way too!
Astros @ Rockies
Really this is game 4 of the series but the first game home for the Rockies. Showed up early again but clouds were hanging low and the tarp was on the field which meant no Batting Practice. So once the gates opened at 5 we headed to the game used booth and tried to see how much the game worn memorial jerseys were. For Ottavino the one I wanted they wanted $300, now Adam and I discussed this and agreed that this was overly priced and so we will need a plan on how we are going to get this jersey at a reasonable price. (Brooklyn if your reading this, think about a way) Also Nelly told me not to buy one of his game-worn, so I didn’t…YET!
After deciding not t get anything we headed to the Rockies side to chill and see who we could get… NOTHIN that is! JP signed and so did Jim Wright signed a photo I needed but that was it. I wonder everyday if I will ever get Tulo… chances are slim to one but hey you never know (I really do know that I will probably never get him…just saying)
Once the game started I headed over to turn in my all-star ballots and check out the bullpen. It was very breezy hangout above the pen but I ended up standing there till the 8th inning.
On the mound for the Rockies was Tyler Chatwood and on the mound for the Astros was Erik Bedard. Astros scored 1 in the 2nd off of a Matt Dominguez sac fly to left which scored J.D. Martinez.
Rockies came back in the 4th by a solo shot by Tulo that barely got out in right field then in the 5th he had an RBI double which put the Rockies ahead by 1.
Fan being tackled
Fan being dragged out
The Astros decided they wanted that run back in the 6th inning and they tied it up with a sac fly by Jason Castro to Cargo which scored Brandon Barnes. Tied at 2 headed into the 7th.
Helton pinch hitting
In the 8th that is when Houston started to go crazy. They scored 1 in the 8th and 3 in the ninth making it 6-2. The Rockies however did get another homerun in the 9th by Tulo making it a final score of 6-3, Astros over Rockies.
Coolest part of this whole thing was that there were 2 fans that decided to run on the field tonight on jumped down from the pavilion onto the field during a pitching change (ABOVE) and the other was right as Tulo hit his second home run in the bottom of the 9th!
Dexter up
Tulo scoring after his 2nd homerun!
This was very disappointing to see the Rockies lose to such a terrible team but something needs to change between tonight and hopefully tomorrow… we shall see!
But this is it for this one! I’m Blake St Babe and this is The Take: From 20th and Blake!
Lopez and I
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Took One and Two Why Not Three
5/30
It felt like LoDo magic was still in the air from the Memorial Day double-header, but think that a lot of people went in thinking they were going to lose. I might have even been one of those fans walking in not thinking a lot was going to happen.
I showed up just as the gates were opening and walked in to BP with my buddy Garrett. Occupying left field was Josh Outman, Adam Ottavino, Matt Reynolds and Coach Tom Runnells. Garrett ended up scoring a ball from Runnells and I ended up getting one from Wandy Rodriguez. I got a dodger ball and a dad behind me had also got a dodger ball and so I went up to him and offered him two balls for his one and he went for it! So Garrett and I both ended up snagging a Dodger 50th anniversary ball! Rockpile Ranter and Rox Addict were there and Rox Addict didn’t walk away with any but Rockpile cleaned house with 4 count it 4 balls!
After BP Garrett, Rox Addict, Rockpile Ranter and I all headed over to the wall to see what we could score for graphs on the wall. We have been getting to the wall late and so we didn’t get our spot which is ok.
JP did sign again like every other game and got a picture with him! Cargo did also sign at the end but on the other side of where we were standing.
After BP we hung out down the first baseline and watched the game.
We got on the board early with Michael Cuddyer’s Grand Slam (2nd of the year) and kept scoring but our pitching game up runs in the 3rd and the game was then tied 5-5.
Cuddy before grand slam
After grand slam
I was thinking here we go again! It was quiet through the 4th but in the 5th we got a homerun by cargo and then 6 more runs in the 6th to make it 12-5 Rockies!
Number 1
Number 2
I had number 3 but it was the Worst of the 3!
Dexter’s home run
Our last run was a solo homerun by Cargo but it was his 3rd home run of the night! It was truly magical to watch Cargo hit home runs and to make it look SO easy! Rockies ended up winning 13-5 in a magnificent win over the Houston Astros!
Wilin
DJ
Adam Ottavino
Not much player interaction lately but I did end up making it to Dexter and Friends on 5/31. His friend was the one and only Mr. Jordan Pacheco. Jacksons did say that it was at 1 but really it was at 12 so at 1215 I practically ran over to Jacksons from work to hang out and here the show. I already have Pacheco and Fowler for Random Rox Talk so I did not do any Random Rox Talk. Big thanks though to Fowler and Pacheco for taking time out of their busy day to do to come and interact with everyone!
Next game is 6/1 against the Dodgers!
Let’s hope the Rockies start June off the way they ended May! Winning of course!
The magic was at Coors Field and let’s hope it stays with the team for a while!
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Last thing, check out 5280 shirt shop! I just ordered my JP shirt!!!
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Astros Battled but the Rox Hold on and Take Two!
5/29/2012
What a day to remember! The day started off very early outback by the player parking lot. I did not expect to be down there at 9 but I thought I would go see who was there and if anyone was signing. By the time that I arrived most of the players were already there and the Astros bus had just pulled in. Since it was a Fireworks game the players were going in and dropping their cars off with the Valet and then the Valet was bringing their cars back out by the Chop House. Before we knew it the clock said eleven am and it was time for gates to open. Eric and I headed underneath and out to BP where the Rockies were not taking BP again but everything was set up so we knew that Houston would be out hitting eventually.
As the Astros started to hit we noticed that they were hitting Dodger 50th anniversary balls and Houston 50th anniversary balls also. So we were all trying to get one of each. Today was the day that I caught my first homerun BP ball on the fly! It was an adrenaline rush for sure and I knew from then it was going to be a good day and nothing could ruin it!
First ever BP homerun!
My friend Stephen also met up with me and he snagged a ball as well at BP which he says broke the curse of him never ever getting a ball!
Stephen and his ball
Todd & Tulo
LaMahieu
JP
The Deuce
Dex, Cuddy, Cargo, EY Jr, JP
They had a group of people enlist right on Coors Field!
After BP was over we headed to the wall but before we left Jersey Geoff had come over to me and told me that they were selling the purple hats that the players were wearing on the field that day.
Some might think that it is silly buying just a hat but these were purple hats. This was the first time that the Rockies had worn purple since the 2007 season when they went to the World Series. Another thing special about these was the fact that it was camouflage in the logo. So Jersey Geoff had told me that he bought JP’s, Fowlers, and EY Jr. So I went over when I got a chanced and ended up purchasing DJ LaMahieu. This was his first start with the Rockies and he kicked butt down in the springs so I thought it would be cool to get his. Well truth be known we went back during the second game and found out that LaMahieu, JP, Rosario, and Giambi all kept their hats. Hmm so we had one of two options. Aaron was going to try to get us signed hats or we could pick someone else. I would like a signed hat but that wasn’t the point of the whole purple hat, so I ended up grabbing Bob Apodaca’s hat.
The beginning of the game we sat in left field which is never a bad seat! Here are a few pictures.
Todd
Cuddy
After purchasing the hat we stood above home plate and watched the rest of game 1.
Big Man
D Fowler
JP hitting 2 RBI single
The Rockies were tied with JP up to bat and two on. He blooped a single to center field and two runs scored! Rockies were up 7-9 in the bottom of the 8th. Rafael Betancourt came in for the 9th and closed it out 1-2-3! Rockies win game 1! Player of the game no other than Jordan Pacheco who went 2-5 in the day with 3 RBI’s and a run! AWESOME!
Between games I headed over Blake St Tavern with Rox Addict, Douglas, Robert, Judy, Michael and their friends.
It was nice to relax and get some substance in between games and just talk about more baseball. Before we knew it the game was about to begin and I totally forgot to get back to the field on time to watch Eric bring the flag out. My bad EB! Rox Addict, Douglas, and I all sprinted back to the field and got stuck in line.
Once we got inside we decided to go down to first base and see what we could get for graphs if anything. By the time we got down there the game was starting and we sat down in perfect time for first pitch!
White first pitch
We sat there for two innings then headed over to home plate. I left Rox Addict there and headed over to left field to sit with Eric.
While sitting there I met Chelsea and Matt. We laughed and talked the whole game!
The game was moving pretty fast until the 7th or 8th inning when Houston started changing pitchers left and right and that started to eat up time. By the 10th inning the score was still tied 6-6 and Rafael came in and held the Astros. In the bottom of the 10th we had Nieves, Cuddyer, and Fowler all up. Nieves grounded out but Cuddy singled on a line drive to left field. Then Fowler came up and hit a walk off Triple, Cuddy did not stop running, Cuddy scores Rockies win!
Holy moley I don’t think I have seen that place that ecstatic in a long time! Everyone was jumping and high-5ing it was just magical! Lodo magic had returned to Coors Field! The player of the game was Dexter of course with his walk off Triple in the bottom of the 10th! WOW what a way to end an amazing night!
Soon after we headed down to the field to watch some fireworks!
I recorded the adventure down the field along with the fireworks for all of you that did not get the see them! (Trying to upload on to YouTube, once I do then I will post the links)!
All in all it was a god game the only graph that I got today was Will Nieves out back but that is ok, it was a great day!
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This is what happens after spending 12+ hrs at the field!
Next game is Wednesday 5/30 against the Astros again!
I’m Blake St Babe and this is The Take: From 20th and Blake!
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