Mile High - The Story of Michael Cathaway and the Rockies

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:03 pm

Dodgers Blanks Rockies as Dodgers Clinch
September 26, 2007
Zachary Bluth

Immediately following Joe Kennedy's masterful complete game shutout, Odalis Perez answered back with a great game of his own - the lefty threw 8.1 innings of shutout ball, striking out seven. Eric Gagne closed it out but did not get the save, getting the game's final two outs.

Chin-Hui Tsao struggled, serving up home runs to Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew and failing to get out of the fifth, though the point was moot as the Rockies failed to score. It's only a two game sample, but since Todd Helton's injury the Rockies are batting just .183 (11-60) with one extra base hit.

With the win, the Dodgers have clinched the NL West. The Giants defeated the Padres 9-2, and have thus tied the Rockies for the Wild Card lead.

Tonight's game will feature Derek Lowe (16-6, 3.32) against Dewon Brazelton (7-9, 4.55).

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Colorado Box Score

CF - M. MacKenzie - 0-3, BB, .241
RF - B. Nunez - 1-4, .298
LF - M. Holliday - 2-3, 2B, BB, .330
SS - T. Tulowitzki - 1-4, K, .303
2B - M. Fraser - 1-4, 2 K, .295
1B - M. Davis - 2-4, K, .323
C - J. Closser - 0-4, K, .259
3B - C. McMahon - 0-3, K, .213
P - C. Tsao - 0-2, K, .173
PH - J. Acaccia - 0-1, K, .322

C. Tsao (L, 13-7) - 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
D. Wheeler - 2.1 IP, H, 0 ER, BB
M. Valdez - 1.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K

Los Angeles Box Score

SS - D. McKnight - 0-3, R, BB, .286
2B - J. Kent - 2-4, HR (14), 2 RBI, R, K, .305
CF - J. Drew - 2-4, 2B, HR (30), RBI, R, K, .281
1B - C. Delgado - 1-2, 2 BB, .244
RF - T. Nixon - 1-3, BB, .260
C - S. Hillis - 0-4, K, .215
3B - D. Bell - 2-4, .244
LF - J. Jones - 0-3, .256
P - O. Perez - 1-4, 2 K, .172

O. Perez (W, 7-15) - 8.1 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
E. Gagne - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K

philliesfan134 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:51 pm

Well, time for Tsao to go to the Dodgers.

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:59 pm

philliesfan134 wrote:

Well, time for Tsao to go to the Dodgers.

Heh, I'm probably going to re-sign him and let Brazelton go. 5th starter will be a competition between Cain/Loewen/Morgan, most likely Cain.

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:29 pm

Rockies Offense Continues to Sputter
September 27, 2007
Zachary Bluth

The Rockies were shut out for the second straight game last night, losing 2 to 0 and falling a game behind the San Francisco Giants.

Trouble arose early for Dewon Brazelton, as Danny McKnight tripled to lead off the game. Jeff Kent scored him on an RBI groundout, and two batters later Carlos Delgado homered to left center. Fortunately for the Rockies, Brazelton settled in after that, ultimately lasting six innings and allowing just three more base runners.

Offensively, the Rockies did show a little life, as the club picked up ten hits. Matt Holliday doubled for the second straight game but was thrown out at home on a Joey Acaccia single thanks to a perfect throw from J.D. Drew. The Rockies even managed to chase Derek Lowe from the game in the ninth inning, gathering back-to-back singles from Jorge Piedra and Chris McMahon after Troy Tulowitzki popped out to start the frame. All-Star closer Eric Gagne was then brought in, and J.D. Closser singled for the third time in the game, advancing Piedra to third. With the pitcher's spot up, Clint Hurdle turned to Marcus Davis off the bench, and the first baseman promptly grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the game.

Today's series finale will feature Jeff Francis (14-7, 2.82) in his first start back from injury against Dodgers left Sean Burnett (8-9, 3.59).

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Colorado Box Score

LF - B. Nunez - 2-3, BB, .302
RF - D. Mohr - 0-4, .320
1B - M. Holliday - 1-4, 2B, .330
2B - J. Acaccia - 1-4, K, .321
SS - T. Tulowitzki - 1-4, .301
CF - J. Piedra - 1-4, .317
3B - C. McMahon - 1-4, K, .214
C - J. Closser - 3-4, .263
P - D. Brazelton - 0-2, .222
PH - P. Grossman - 0-1, .000
PH - M. Davis - 0-1, .318

D. Brazelton (L, 7-10) - 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, K
J. Germano - 2.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Los Angeles Box Score

SS - D. McKnight - 1-4, 3B, R, .286
2B - J. Kent - 0-4, RBI, K, .302
CF - J. Drew - 0-3, .279
1B - C. Delgado - 2-3, HR (32), RBI, R, .246
RF - T. Nixon - 1-3, .260
LF - T. Sledge - 1-1, .280
LF - D. Ward - 1-2, K, .239
C - S Hillis - 0-3, .214
3B - D. Bell - 0-3, K, E, .243
P - D. Lowe - 0-3, K, .290

D. Lowe (W, 17-6) - 8.1 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K
E. Gagne (SV, 48) - 0.2 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB

BrewersFuzz · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:38 pm

Hey, Titus Nixon is starting for the Dodgers!

Rough couple of games tho.

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:09 pm

Rockies Blow Lead, Fall Two Back
September 28th, 2007
Zachary Bluth

The Rockies dropped their third straight last night, faltering late against the Los Angeles Dodgers and losing 3 to 2.

Colorado took a 2-1 lead into the ninth inning, thanks to solo home runs from Joey Acaccia and Mathias MacKenzie, but a Matt Holliday error in the final frame proved costly as right fielder Titus Nixon walked it off with a single up the middle. Meanwhile, the Giants completed their three game sweep of the Padres, eliminating San Diego from playoff contention and decreasing their magic number to two.

The Rockies travel to Houston for a three-game set with the lowly 62-97 Astros, and in all likelihood will need to come away with a sweep in order to have any hopes of sneaking into the playoffs. The Giants will close out their season in Los Angeles.

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Colorado Box Score

CF - M. MacKenzie - 2-4, HR (4), RBI, R, K, .245
LF - B. Nunez - 1-4, 2 K, .301
RF - D. Mohr - 1-4, K, .320
3B - J. Acaccia - 2-4, HR (33), RBI, R, .323
SS - T. Tulowitzki - 0-3, BB, .292
2B - M. Fraser - 0-4, 2 K, .293
1B - M. Davis - 0-3, .304
1B - M. Holliday - 0-1, .329
C - M. Stein - 2-3, .372
P - J. Francis - 0-2, .211
PH - J. Closser - 0-1, .262

J. Francis - 7.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 0 BB, 5 K
R. Bauer - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
D. Baez (BSV, 5; L, 3-5) - 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 0 BB

Los Angeles Box Score

SS - D. McKnight - 2-4, R, K, .287
2B - J. Kent - 1-4, 2B, RBI, R, .302
CF - J. Drew - 0-4, K, .277
1B - C. Delgado - 0-4, K, .244
RF - T. Nixon - 2-4, HR (17), 2 RBI, R, .262
LF - D. War - 0-3, K, .234
C - S. Hillis - 1-3, 2 K, .215
3B - D. Bell - 0-3, K, .242
P - S. Burnett - 0-2, .211
PH - J. Jones - 0-1, .250

S. Burnett - 7.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
C. Billingsley (W, 5-4) - 1.2 IP, H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K

BrewersFuzz · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:31 pm

detroittigers15 wrote:

right fielder Titus Nixon walked it off with a single up the middle.

Sorry.... But woo-hoo!

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:04 pm

BrewersFuzz wrote:

detroittigers15 wrote:

right fielder Titus Nixon walked it off with a single up the middle.

Sorry.... But woo-hoo!

i'll delete your character right quick m8

BrewersFuzz · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:52 pm

MLB_Twins · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:20 pm

BrewersFuzz wrote:

Oh my god, this is perfect. :lol:

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:09 pm

Late Home Run Keeps Season Alive
September 29th, 2007
Zachary Bluth

The series in Houston opened up with a pitcher's duel, as Jason Jennings took a perfect game into the 6th and Carlos Hernandez a no hitter into the 7th. The Astros were able to open up the scoring in the sixth inning, picking up back-to-back-to-back singles and scoring a run. The lackluster Colorado offense continued to struggle until, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Bret Nunez homered to left field, tying the game. Rick Bauer came in to pitch the bottom half, getting the Astros 1-2-3 to send it into extras.

The tenth inning went by scoreless, but J.D. Closser yanked a home run to right field off reliever Pete Womack. Danys Baez came in to close it out, and the Rockies picked up the win. Meanwhile, San Francisco took down the Dodgers 6 to 3, reducing their magic number to one with two to play.

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Colorado Box Score

CF - M. MacKenzie - 1-5, .244
LF - B. Nunez - 1-5, HR (10), RBI, R, .299
RF - D. Mohr - 0-4, 2 K, .318
3B - J. Acaccia - 1-4, .322
SS - T. Tulowitzki - 0-4, .280
2B - M. Fraser - 0-4, .291
1B - M. Davis - 0-2, BB, .296
PH/1B - M. Holliday - 0-1, K, .328
C - J. Closser - 1-4, HR (15), RBI, R, .262
P - J. Jennings - 0-1, .230
PH - P. Grossman - 0-1, .000
PH - C. McMahon - 0-1, .212

J. Jennings - 8.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 0 BB, 5 K
R. Bauer (W, 6-4) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, 3 K
D. Baez (SV, 33) - 1.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB

Houston Box Score

RF - M. Ordonez - 3-5, K, .294
2B - E Alfonzo - 1-5, RBI, 2 K, .228
LF - N. Swisher - 0-5, .225
C - H. Taguchi - 0-4, 2 K, .241
1B - J. Bagwell - 0-4, K, .263
SS - N. George - 1-4, .239
3B - V. Chacon - 0-3, BB, K, .276
CF - S. Nieves - 1-4, R, K, .271
P - C. Hernandez - 0-3,.154
PH - W. Taveras - 0-1, .167

C. Hernandez - 9.0 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 4 K
B. Lidgge - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB
P. Womack (L, 6-4) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, ER, K

Baseballteen9500 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:56 pm

Nunez hitting a homerun in the clutch priceless

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:26 pm

Kennedy Tosses Gem, Giants Clinch
September 30th, 2007
Zachary Bluth

Joe Kennedy threw another complete game shutout last night as the Rockies defeated the Houston Astros 6-0. Bret Nunez, Dustan Mohr, and Joey Acaccia all provided lifts to the offense with home runs. Unfortunately, it was all for naught as the Giants clinched the NL Wild Card, beating the L.A. Dodgers 2-1.

With the Rockies officially out of the playoff chase, the team has activated 23-year old pitcher Adam Loewen from AAA. Loewen, who failed to make the 25-man roster out of Spring Training, pitched very well with the Sky Sox, going 9-8 with a 3.02 ERA. Loewen will likely start the final game of the season later tonight, spelling Chin-Hui Tsao.

With the season all but wrapped up now, it's time for the front office to look ahead to 2008: acquiring bullpen help, what to do with the young starting talent (Cain, Loewen, Morgan), and maybe looking for a short-term solution at first base with Todd Helton recovering from his left shoulder tear.

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Colorado Box Score

LF - B. Nunez - 1-5, HR (11), RBI, R, K, .298
RF - D. Mohr - 3-5, HR (21), RBI, R, .320
1B - M. Holliday - 1-4, R, BB, K, .327
3B - J. Acaccia - 1-4, HR (34), 2 RBI, R, K, .321
SS - T. Tulowitzki - 0-2, R, 2 BB, 275
CF - J. Piedra - 2-4, 2 2B, R, K, .318
2B - M. Fraser - 1-2, 3B, 2 RBI, SF, .292
C - J. Closser - 1-4, .262
P - J. Kennedy - 1-3, BB, E, .172

J. Kennedy (W, 19-10) - 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 5 K

Houston Box Score

RF - M. Ordonez - 1-3, .294
2B - E Alfonzo - 0-3, BB, .227
LF - N. Swisher - 0-3, BB, K, .224
C - H. Taguchi - 0-3, BB, K, .240
1B - J. Bagwell - 0-4, K, .262
SS - N. George - 1-4, 2 K, .240
3B - V. Chacon - 0-2, BB, .273
CF - S. Nieves - 0-1, 2 BB, SB, .271
P - B. Backe - 0-1, SH, .273
PH - A. Rushford - 0-1, .292

B. Backe (L, 4-11) - 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
C. Qualls - 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, K
J. Wright - 1.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:49 pm

September 30th, 2007

Colorado Rockies - 4
Houston Astros - 1

Mac Fraser - 3-5, RBI
Chris McMahon - 3-5, HR (4), RBI, R
Adam Loewen (W, 1-0) - 6.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Rockies Record: 89-73 (Division: 6.0 games back; Wild Card: 2.0 games back)

detroittigers15 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:27 pm

NL West Standings
X-Los Angeles Dodgers - 95-67(+15)
Y-San Francisco Giants - 91-71(+5)
Colorado Rockies - 89-73(+1)
San Diego Padres - 85-77(+9)
Arizona Diamondbacks - 74-88(-1)

NL Central Standings
X-St. Louis Cardinals - 100-62(+4)
Cincinnati Reds - 84-78(+8)
Milwaukee Brewers - 82-80(+10)
Chicago Cubs - 76-86(-9.5)
Pittsburgh Pirates - 74-88(+3)
Houston Astros - 62-100(-17)

NL East Standings
X-Florida Marlins - 95-67(+15)
Atlanta Braves - 82-80(-10)
New York Mets - 73-89(-12)
Washington Nationals - 68-94(-2)
Philadelphia Phillies - 68-94(-18.5)

AL West Standings
X-Oakland Athletics - 96-66(+8)
Y-Anaheim Angels - 92-70(+6)
Seattle Mariners - 82-80(+2)
Texas Rangers - 81-81(+5)

AL Central Standings
X-Minnesota Twins - 102-60(+18)
Chicago White Sox - 80-82(-9)
Detroit Tigers - 77-85(+4)
Kansas City Royals - 67-95(+7)
Cleveland Indians - 67-95(-21)

AL East Standings
X-Boston Red Sox - 93-69(-2)
Toronto Blue Jays - 80-82(+24)
Baltimore Orioles - 73-89(-12)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays - 72-90(-3)
New York Yankees - 70-92(-27)

Team Statistics
Runs For: 775(-18)
Runs Against: 706(-2)
Batting Average: .292(-.006)
Home Runs: 145(-74)
Stolen Bases: 35(-4)
ERA: 3.66(-0.21)

Team Leaders
Number in parenthesis is NL rank

Batting Average
Todd Helton - .355(1st)
Matt Holliday - .327(6th)
Joey Acaccia - .321(9th)
Dustan Mohr - .320(10th)

Home Runs
Todd Helton - 35(t-8th)
Joey Acaccia - 34(12th)
Matt Holliday - 26(t-26th)

RBI
Todd Helton - 99(t-10th)
Joey Acaccia - 92(t-20th)
Dustan Mohr - 83(t-30th)

Doubles
Todd Helton - 35(t-9th)
Dustan Mohr - 34(t-13th)
Matt Holliday - 31(t-27th)

Triples
Domingo Acosta - 13(2nd)
Mac Fraser - 12(3rd)
Matt Holliday - 7(t-11th)
Todd Helton - 7(t-11th)

Runs
Todd Helton - 122(t-2nd)
Domingo Acosta - 89(>30th)
Joey Acaccia - 86(>30th)

OBP
Todd Helton - .459(1st)
Joey Acaccia - .433(4th)
Matt Holliday - .401(11th)

SLG %
Todd Helton - .623(2nd)
Matt Holliday - .600(4th)
Joey Acaccia - .571(7th)

Stolen Bases
Domingo Acosta - 19(t-10th)
Mac Fraser - 14(t-17th)
Dustan Mohr - 9(t-26th)

Wins
Joe Kennedy - 19(t-1st)
Jeff Francis - 14(t-14th)
Chin-Hui Tsao - 13(t-18th)

ERA
Jeff Francis - 2.76(7th)
Joe Kennedy - 3.10(13th)
Jason Jennings - 3.23(19th)

Strikeouts
Joe Kennedy - 180(10th)
Jeff Francis - 154(t-22nd)
Jason Jennings - 147(>30th)

Saves
Danys Baez - 34/39 (14/17 with COL) (t-12th)
Antonio Osuna - 26/28(17th)
Rick Bauer - 7/8(18th)

League Awards
AL MVP: BOS Hanley Ramirez (.326, 20 HR, 113 RBI, 113 R, 25 SB)
AL Cy Young: MIN Johan Santana (22-5, 2.21 ERA, 244 K)
AL ROTY: BOS J. Sheldon (.272, 25 HR, 94 RBI)
AL Delivery Man: OAK Octavio Dotel (1.13 ERA, 40 SV)

NL MVP: STL Albert Pujols (.338, 43 HR, 112 RBI, 122 R)
NL Cy Young: FLA Dontrelle Willis (19-8, 2.20 ERA, 183 K)
NL ROTY: SF Blake Carter (.298, 24 HR, 97 RBI)
NL Delivery Man: LA Eric Gagne (0.55 ERA, 48 SV)

NL 1B Gold Glove: COL Todd Helton

Created Players

dishnetkid: Ryan Techer (age 42)
MLB stats: 176.2 IP, 7-21, 5.35 ERA, 126 K
Career stats: 97 G, 594.2 IP, 26-51, 4.13 ERA, 400 K

Powerprosfan31: Danny McKnight (age 27)
MLB stats: .287, 26 HR, 63 RBI, 112 R, 12 SB
Career stats: 471 G, .286, 550 H, 47 HR, 160 RBI, 285 R, 43 SB

Baseballteen9500: Joey Acaccia (age 27)
MLB stats: .321, 34 HR, 92 RBI
Career stats: 465 G, .313, 516 H, 95 HR, 297 RBI, 242 R, 0 SB

cooldude1045: John-Carlo Standin (age 26)
MLB stats: .308(24-78), 2 HR, 9 RBI
Career stats: 55 G, .243, 50 H, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB

Paul McCartney15: Quentin O'Connor (age 26)
MLB stats: .312, 28 HR, 108 RBI, 105 R, 3 SB
Career stats: 262 G, .312, 330 H, 42 HR, 150 RBI, 177 R, 14 SB

SkittleMonster: Cooper Thompson (age 25)
MLB stats: 169.0 IP, 5-15, 4.63 ERA, 154 K
Career stats: 97 G, 278.0 IP, 8-23, 5.37 ERA, 246 K

philliesfan134: Blake Carter (age 26)
MLB stats: .298, 24 HR, 97 RBI, 82 R, 3 SB
Career stats: 182 G, .295, 194 H, 25 HR, 109 RBI, 89 R, 3 SB

BrewersFuzz: Titus Nixon (age 25)
MLB stats: .262, 17 HR, 72 RBI, 63 R

[tm]: Crawford Myers (age 25)
MLB stats: .275(11-40), 2 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB
Career stats: 56 G, .309, 30 H, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB

maccrash21: Mathias MacKenzië (age 24)
MLB stats: ..245(61-249), 4 HR, 19 RBI, 28 R, 5 SB
Career stats: 115 G, .256, 84 H, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 44 R, 5 SB

AgentP: Pete Grossman (age 24)
AAA stats: .290, 15 HR, 49 RBI
MLB stats: 2-7(.296), 1 R

PowerPro Jr: Mac Fraser (age 22)
MLB stats: .295, 10 HR, 73 RBI, 67 R, 14 SB

ZeroGibson13: Case Royal (age 21)
AAA stats: 60.1 IP, 4.03 ERA, 28 SV, 58 K

Prediction: Tyrone Mcgee (age 20)
AAA stats: 107.0 IP, 5-10, 5.97 ERA, 75 K

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