Official NLCS Thread: Diamondbacks vs Rockies

[UNHWildCats]

Game 1: Colorado (Francis) at Arizona (Webb) Thursday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 2: Colorado (Jiminez) at Arizona (Davis) Friday 10 pm TBS
Game 3: Arizona at Colorado Sunday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 4: Arizona at Colorado Monday 10 pm TBS
Game 5: Arizona at Colorado Wednesday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 6: Colorado at Arizona Friday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 7: Colorado at Arizona Saturday TBD TBS

* - if necessary

ALL TIMES EASTERN... Get used to it :p

[dbackjon]

Dbacks in six!

[UNHWildCats]

Rockies in 4 :p

[GannonFan]

I'm picking the Cubbies to win it in 5 and finally get back to the WS!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[appfan2008]

rockies in 7 on the road for me

[89Hen]

http://k43.pbase.com/o2/94/17294/1/52562022.Sleepingmanbwweb.jpg

[AZGrizFan]

Game 1: Colorado (Francis) at Arizona (Webb) Thursday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 2: Colorado (Jiminez) at Arizona (Davis) Friday 10 pm TBS
Game 3: Arizona at Colorado Sunday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 4: Arizona at Colorado Monday 10 pm TBS
Game 5: Arizona at Colorado Wednesday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 6: Colorado at Arizona Friday 8:30 pm TBS
Game 7: Colorado at Arizona Saturday TBD TBS

* - if necessary

Did the Friday gametime get moved?

It was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m..... xconfusedx xconfusedx

Oh, and it's not @ 8:30, Travis. The game is at 5:30. The fact that you're in the wrong timezone is irrelevant.

[dbackjon]

Did the Friday gametime get moved?

It was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m..... xconfusedx xconfusedx

Oh, and it's not @ 8:30, Travis. The game is at 5:30. The fact that you're in the wrong timezone is irrelevant.


Yes - the game got moved to 7.

[UNHWildCats]

Did the Friday gametime get moved?

It was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m..... xconfusedx xconfusedx

Oh, and it's not @ 8:30, Travis. The game is at 5:30. The fact that you're in the wrong timezone is irrelevant.


schedules were copy and pasted directly from the MLB website :p Not my fault or problem they choose to use EST as there game time default.

[NE MT GRIZZ]

As of today, the Diamondbacks still have not sold out the first two playoff games.

Fox sports said that 2500 tickets still remained for these two games.xnonono2x xnonono2x

[UNHWildCats]

Fenway sold out in minutes.

[NDSUFREAK]

GO DBACKS!!!

Rockies?? xconfusedx xlolx

[AZGrizFan]

schedules were copy and pasted directly from the MLB website :p Not my fault or problem they choose to use EST as there game time default.

damned east coast bias. xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx

[AZGrizFan]

As of today, the Diamondbacks still have not sold out the first two playoff games.

Fox sports said that 2500 tickets still remained for these two games.xnonono2x xnonono2x


FYI: I went to buy tickets, and ticket prices are 4-5 X higher than for a regular season game.

Upper level, 300 section tickets which are $11 for a regular season game are $60 freaking dollars!!! Ain't no way I'm gonna pay $240 to bring my wife and 2 kids, then spend $15 to park, etc., etc., etc. I'd be into that ONE game for over $300 before I could blink an eye!

Seats behind home plate ($29) now cost over $150!!! Ridiculous. xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx

[AZGrizFan]

Fenway sold out in minutes.

Fenway doesn't seat 48,000+ either. xlolx xlolx xlolx

[Mountain Panther]

Is Chase Field even sold out? Can't tell for sure on TV but there appears to be many empty seats.

[dbackjon]

Is Chase Field even sold out? Can't tell for sure on TV but there appears to be many empty seats.

It's close. Early start means that many won't get there on time.

[UNHWildCats]

Fenway doesn't seat 48,000+ either. xlolx xlolx xlolx


Fenway Capacity was 38,805 for a night game in 2006.. Dont know if they added seats this past winter.

Boston population is 590,763 and the median income for a household is $39,629.



Chase Field has a capacity of 49,033 based on 1998 numbers.

Phoenix has a population of 1,512,986 or more then 900,000 more then Boston they also have a slightly higher median income of $41,207.



xreadx





PS With an extra 10,000 seats it would have only taken another 4 or 5 minutes for Fenway to sell out, you sure as hell wont find tickets at game time at the box office.

[UNHWildCats]

FYI: I went to buy tickets, and ticket prices are 4-5 X higher than for a regular season game.

Upper level, 300 section tickets which are $11 for a regular season game are $60 freaking dollars!!! Ain't no way I'm gonna pay $240 to bring my wife and 2 kids, then spend $15 to park, etc., etc., etc. I'd be into that ONE game for over $300 before I could blink an eye!

Seats behind home plate ($29) now cost over $150!!! Ridiculous. xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx


Playoff tickets always cost more. Just like a Super Bowl or AFC/NFC championship tickets cost alot more then say Week 3 vs Buffalo xcoolx

[Mountain Panther]

Phoenix has a population of 1,512,986 or more then 900,000 more then Boston

Boston square miles: 48

Phoenix square miles: 516

I knew there was a reason your population numbers were so different.

[UNHWildCats]

Lets Go Rockies!

[BlueHen86]

Rockies 4
Diamondbacks 1
Top of the 6th

[dbackjon]

God this ump sucks.

Missed two HBP's, inconsistant strike zone...

[dbackjon]

Diamondbacks just got ****ing screwed.

[UNHWildCats]

what happened

[dbackjon]

Upton slide hard into second to break up double play - he hit bag first. Douche bag ump called interference, which made the runner at first out, runner at third had to go back to second.

[UNHWildCats]

Upton slide hard into second to break up double play - he hit bag first. Douche bag ump called interference, which made the runner at first out, runner at third had to go back to second.

umpires suck....xmadx






Here Jon, a pretty page for you to look at :p
http://travisliles.com/fcs/bigsky.htm

[Mountain Panther]

Upton slide hard into second to break up double play - he hit bag first. Douche bag ump called interference, which made the runner at first out, runner at third had to go back to second.

Jonny, you gotta be blind not to see the runner intentionally rolled into the 2nd baseman!

[dbackjon]

umpires suck....xmadx






Here Jon, a pretty page for you to look at :p
http://travisliles.com/fcs/bigsky.htm

Nice...

Would be nicer with THIS YEARS schedule...:p

[dbackjon]

Jonny, you gotta be blind not to see the runner intentionally rolled into the 2nd baseman!

He didn't roll - his hand went up as part of the slide, but it was not interference.

[Reed Rothchild]

Nice to see Dbacks fans care.

I can't believe how hard Brandom Webb was hit.

[JoltinJoe]

Did the Friday gametime get moved?

It was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m..... xconfusedx xconfusedx

Oh, and it's not @ 8:30, Travis. The game is at 5:30. The fact that you're in the wrong timezone is irrelevant.

ECB.:)

[BlueHen86]

Is it true that the game was not sold out?

[NE MT GRIZZ]

Some Philly fans must have made the trip to AZ.
Water bottles were flying out of the top deck and JD Drew wasn't even playing.

[gmoney55]

Embarassing night for the DBacks fans, between the water bottles and the poor attendance. Starting to challenge ATL for the worst sports city.

I don't like the interference call, but that play was similar to what Marlon Anderson of the Mets did against the Phils this year, and that call was made to end the game. They are at least being consistent.

[dbackjon]

Two things....48,000+ thousands fans is not poor attendance...

People bag on Arizona fans for being apathetic - they were anything but apathetic last night - they boo'd for over 10 minutes straight. It was the umps that pulled the Rockies off the field - because the umps knew they were screwing the game up with crappy play calling.

And Arizona fans did something you'd never see in other cities - the water bottle throwers were ID'd by other fans, and turned over to security and arrested.

[NE MT GRIZZ]

[QUOTE=dbackjon;687434] because the umps knew they were screwing the game up with crappy play calling.


Jon,

If you want crappy play calling, go to the 85 World Series and watch the Deckinger call made against the Cardinals
xbawlingx xbawlingx

[dbackjon]

[QUOTE=dbackjon;687434] because the umps knew they were screwing the game up with crappy play calling.


Jon,

If you want crappy play calling, go to the 85 World Series and watch the Deckinger call made against the Cardinals
xbawlingx xbawlingx

That was a horrible call - and I grew up hating the Baseball Cardinals.

[AZGrizFan]

Embarassing night for the DBacks fans, between the water bottles and the poor attendance. Starting to challenge ATL for the worst sports city.

I don't like the interference call, but that play was similar to what Marlon Anderson of the Mets did against the Phils this year, and that call was made to end the game. They are at least being consistent.

The game was sold out. I'm not sure how that equates to poor attendance.

[AZGrizFan]

Nice to see Dbacks fans care.

I can't believe how hard Brandom Webb was hit.

Brandon Webb had 2 balls hit hard off him all night. A bunch of seeing-eye singles. Error by CoJack didn't help either.

They'll be back. xthumbsupx xthumbsupx xnodx xnodx

[dbackjon]

Brandon Webb had 2 balls hit hard off him all night. A bunch of seeing-eye singles. Error by CoJack didn't help either.

They'll be back. xthumbsupx xthumbsupx xnodx xnodx

Ain't that the truth.

The Dbacks actually hit the ball harder off Francis than the Rockies did Webb - the Dbacks were all at Rockies, though. Take Helton's first hit/run - a wild slap at the ball.

Everything that could go wrong for the Dbacks did, and they were still in the game. We'll get them tonight!

[GannonFan]

Some Philly fans must have made the trip to AZ.
Water bottles were flying out of the top deck and JD Drew wasn't even playing.


Two things....48,000+ thousands fans is not poor attendance...

People bag on Arizona fans for being apathetic - they were anything but apathetic last night - they boo'd for over 10 minutes straight. It was the umps that pulled the Rockies off the field - because the umps knew they were screwing the game up with crappy play calling.

And Arizona fans did something you'd never see in other cities - the water bottle throwers were ID'd by other fans, and turned over to security and arrested.


Ah yes, whenever another city displays boorish behavior by their fans the invaribale connection to Philly is made. Funny, I don't recall the Philly fans stopping any game this year due to throwing material on the field for several minutes. Must have missed that one. xrolleyesx

And as for the quality of the fans, again, it's strange that when something close to this happens in Philadelphia the first reaction is to castigate the fans and say what a bad group they are. But just as when the Cleveland Brown fans ended a game prematurely by pelting officials on the field with plastic beer bottles, here's a comment saying that this awful behavior of heaving water bottles onto the field from the upper deck, as the Arizona fans did last night, should be seen in the good light that the fans were at least showing that they cared. Doesn't Arizona have great fans now! Oh, and then blame the umps for it. xrolleyesx

Oh, and people get caught and arrested for this type of behavior in every city, Arizona isn't the first to catch perpetrators by having their fellow fans ID them - happens all the time elsewhere when fans behave, like they did in Arizona last night, badly.

[roberb7]

I don't like the interference call,

I think that the interference call was correct. What I'm interested in was how the base runner who made it to third was moved back to second.

I realize that this is what it says in the rule book, but why was the rule written this way? My thinking is, if the interference had not taken place, and the double play was completed, this base runner would have been on third anyway.

[AZGrizFan]

Ah yes, whenever another city displays boorish behavior by their fans the invaribale connection to Philly is made. Funny, I don't recall the Philly fans stopping any game this year due to throwing material on the field for several minutes. Must have missed that one. xrolleyesx

And as for the quality of the fans, again, it's strange that when something close to this happens in Philadelphia the first reaction is to castigate the fans and say what a bad group they are. But just as when the Cleveland Brown fans ended a game prematurely by pelting officials on the field with plastic beer bottles, here's a comment saying that this awful behavior of heaving water bottles onto the field from the upper deck, as the Arizona fans did last night, should be seen in the good light that the fans were at least showing that they cared. Doesn't Arizona have great fans now! Oh, and then blame the umps for it. xrolleyesx

Oh, and people get caught and arrested for this type of behavior in every city, Arizona isn't the first to catch perpetrators by having their fellow fans ID them - happens all the time elsewhere when fans behave, like they did in Arizona last night, badly.

Oh, get off your high horse, Rich. ;) You know damned well Philly fans are cannonized for being "emotional" and "dedicated" and "true" fans, but they have possibly the worst reputation in all of sports. So, yes, when another team's fans act the way AZ fans did last night, it is inevitable that the actions be compared to Philly fans. Wear it as a badge of courage, man! xthumbsupx xthumbsupx xthumbsupx

Personally, I was just glad to see the place exhibit ANY emotion, since this season it was like a morgue in there. It's worse than Suns games.....

[JoltinJoe]

Not all fans can be like New Yorkers: passionate but couth and classy, as well appreciative of anyone who plays the game hard. I was so glad when Gary Matthews Jr. stepped up and spoke about what great fans we have in New York. xnodx

[UNHWildCats]

Not all fans can be like New Yorkers: passionate but couth and classy, as well appreciative of anyone who plays the game hard. I was so glad when Gary Matthews Jr. stepped up and spoke about what great fans we have in New York. xnodx



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[JoltinJoe]

Hey, when any major leaguer of any stature calls Sox fans passionate, couth, classy, and appreciative of good play even of opposing players, let me know.

xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

Truth hurts?

Yankee Fans "Couth and Classy" - GMJr.

Hey, read what some Boston sports fans had to say about GMJr's comments in letters to the editor:

"Mr. Matthews's comments accurately reflect Boston' s fans. The whole Red Sox experience is disgraceful" et al. (http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/askedes/08_14_07/?page=3)

[UNHWildCats]

Hey, when any major leaguer of any stature call Sox fans passionate, couth, classy, and appreciative of good play even of opposing players, let me know.

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Truth hurts?

Yankee Fans "Couth and Classy" - GMJr.

Gary Matthews Jr is a steroid using loser, so I wouldnt brag about what he has to say to much, of course he prolly had that to say about Yankee fans because they have so many roid users there yet the fans still love them. xrulesx xrulesx xrulesx xcoolx xcoolx xcoolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

[JoltinJoe]

Gary Matthews Jr is a steroid using loser, so I wouldnt brag about what he has to say to much, of course he prolly had that to say about Yankee fans because they have so many roid users there yet the fans still love them. xrulesx xrulesx xrulesx xcoolx xcoolx xcoolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

As opposed to David Ortiz, who is an HGH user? Oh, wait, he's one of your guys -- so all that muscle growth (and head swelling) resulted from hard work. xthumbsupx

[UNHWildCats]

do you have proof Ortiz ever took HGH? Theres proof Matthews did, and Giambi and so on.

[JoltinJoe]

do you have proof Ortiz ever took HGH? Theres proof Matthews did, and Giambi and so on.

http://www.homeruncards.com/imagesrc/david-ortiz-ultra.jpg

Side effects of HGH use:

Irregular heart beat (check)
Fatigue (check)
Dehydration (check)
Knee and joint deterioration (check)
Transformation from a .260 platoon player into a feared power hitter overnight (?)

[UNHWildCats]

http://www.homeruncards.com/imagesrc/david-ortiz-ultra.jpg

Side effects of HGH use:

Irregular heart beat (check)
Fatigue (check)
Dehydration (check)
Knee and joint deterioration (check)

?


Those are also side effects to being fat xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

[Ivytalk]

I have the Rockies in 6...xrulesx

[UNHWildCats]

Where art thou Dback fans?

[Reed Rothchild]

Ortiz changed his name from Arias?

[Reed Rothchild]

Looks like the Rockies are just going to keep on rolling. One of the greatest stretches in the HISTORY of sports.

[JoltinJoe]

Those are also side effects to being fat xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

I must be losing my touch. You're not so easy to get a rise out of anymore.xthumbsupx

[bulldog10jw]

Looks like the Rockies are just going to keep on rolling. One of the greatest stretches in the HISTORY of sports.

This could never happen in another sport. A team that is OK, not great, can have everything go right for a month and go on a streak like this. I love baseball.

Of course, they are in the National League. The Red Sox would crush them.

[TheValleyRaider]

This could never happen in another sport. A team that is OK, not great, can have everything go right for a month and go on a streak like this. I love baseball.

Of course, they are in the National League. The Red Sox would crush them.

Just like when the Rockies to 2 of 3 in Fenway this summer xrolleyesx xcoolx

Be careful what you wish for... xwhistlex

[UNHWildCats]

I must be losing my touch. You're not so easy to get a rise out of anymore.xthumbsupx


Its easy to stay calm when your in the ALCS with homefield advantage against someone other then the Yankees while the Bombers are off playing golf.

[bulldog10jw]

Just like when the Rockies to 2 of 3 in Fenway this summer xrolleyesx xcoolx

Be careful what you wish for... xwhistlex

Not my wish, my opinion. I hope the D-Backs win it all.xthumbsupx

[JoltinJoe]

Its easy to stay calm when your in the ALCS with homefield advantage against someone other then the Yankees while the Bombers are off playing golf.

I guess this is a revelation for you.xlolx

[Gil Dobie]

Keep it up Rockies xthumbsupx

[Bison05]

Way to go Rockies. Ive got tickets for game four so it will be awesome to see them complete the sweep.xnodx xnodx

[grizband]

Wish I could make it to Denver for a game. I'll take Rockies in 6.

[dbackjon]

xbangx

[bulldog10jw]

xbangx

I agree. Horrible loss last night.

[I Bleed Purple]

Man, bloop double, error, home run.

Anything and everything.

[brownbear]

Just 3 innings away from the Rockies in the World Series! Who would have thought that one?

[Peems]

Those pesky D-backs are making a run...

[T-Dog]

The Rockies will win the World Series.

I'm calling it now. They're playing out of this world right now. No one can live with this.

3 outs to go.

[UNHWildCats]

Congrats to the Rockies and to the Diamondbacks aswell on a great season.

[UNHWildCats]

That has half my pre season prediction into the World Series and the Red Sox better get winning here to make it 2 outta 2

[TheValleyRaider]

Wow


And to think, if they lost 1 game, just 1 game at the end of the regular season...


Incredible

[I Bleed Purple]

I'll hand it to Denver citizens as well. They had some excellent signs made up.

[dbackjon]

Congrats to the Rockies.

Congrats to the young D-backs - made it much farther than anyone expected.

Go Tribe!! :D

[ncbears]

This is incredible! I was Rockies fan for years because I was born and raised here but fell off the bandwagon a year ago. Now I am back on and I have every right to get back on. I am after all a native!