Comments on: Springtime Storylines: Will the Rockies make us all look like suckers again? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/springtime-storylines-will-the-rockies-make-us-all-look-like-suckers-again/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tuloisgod http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/springtime-storylines-will-the-rockies-make-us-all-look-like-suckers-again/comment-page-1/#comment-277227 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:59:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=134473#comment-277227 Pretty fair assessment, IMHO. Starting pitching seems more of a question than ever. Don’t know who’s on third. (No, who’s on first.) Fowler keeps tantalizing and then disappointing. Helton and Giambi are creaky at first (supplemented occasionally by a mid-30s Cuddyer), catcher remains a dubious spot, and the bullpen is significantly weaker than last year, when it was badly overworked.

On the positive, Scutaro and Cuddyer were decent pickups. Guts might be a good addition to the rotation, DLR comes back in May/June (although it’s usually a second year before Tommy Johns start pitching like in the past), Chacin and Nicasio have potential, and Moyer’s “fast” ball continues to baffle major-league hitters for some reason. Pomeranz seems prime for a breakout, White hopefully will get his act together, and hey, we still have Tulo and Gonzalez, both in their primes.

But in the En El West, where runs are scarce except in Coors Field, pitching is still king, and it’s hard to compete against stud rotations like Lincecum-Cain-Baumgartner, Kershaw-Billingsley, and Kennedy-Hudson-Saunders.

]]> By: blabidibla http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/springtime-storylines-will-the-rockies-make-us-all-look-like-suckers-again/comment-page-1/#comment-277171 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:38:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=134473#comment-277171 The NLW is wide open this year. Pretty much anyone but the Padres has a decent shot.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/springtime-storylines-will-the-rockies-make-us-all-look-like-suckers-again/comment-page-1/#comment-277169 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:11:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=134473#comment-277169 They’ll be goin’ after that demon that lives out in the thin air….

]]> By: ezthinking http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/springtime-storylines-will-the-rockies-make-us-all-look-like-suckers-again/comment-page-1/#comment-277165 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:02:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=134473#comment-277165 Probably one of the hardest teams to handicap for sure.

]]> By: cardsfanindenver http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/springtime-storylines-will-the-rockies-make-us-all-look-like-suckers-again/comment-page-1/#comment-277162 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:58:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=134473#comment-277162 Technically, it wasn’t getting hit with the ball that broke Nicasio’s vertabra; it was hitting the mound after the ball knocked him unconscious. Still a great story. Heyman just picked up on it himself a few days ago (BREAKING NEWS), even though it’s been talked about for weeks.

]]> By: eastcoastblows http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/springtime-storylines-will-the-rockies-make-us-all-look-like-suckers-again/comment-page-1/#comment-277157 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:51:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=134473#comment-277157 I’m gonna git you sucka!

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