<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Report: Rockies sign Chris Volstad to minor league contract</title>
	<atom:link href="http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/</link>
	<description>Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:32 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429618</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He&#039;s my hero. I mean, who else could have written of World War II, &quot;And then, as suddenly as it began, the war ended&quot;???*

If you &lt;i&gt;truly&lt;/i&gt; love the Edster, you must read the classic biography of him, &lt;i&gt;Nightmare of Ecstasy&lt;/i&gt;: http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Ecstasy-Life-Edward-Wood/dp/0922915245 
You don&#039;t know the &lt;i&gt;real&lt;/i&gt; Edward D. Wood Jr. until you do.

Your best friends didn&#039;t tell you about this. But &lt;i&gt;I&lt;/i&gt; did.


*&lt;i&gt;Glen or Glenda&lt;/i&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#8217;s my hero. I mean, who else could have written of World War II, &#8220;And then, as suddenly as it began, the war ended&#8221;???*</p>
<p>If you <i>truly</i> love the Edster, you must read the classic biography of him, <i>Nightmare of Ecstasy</i>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Ecstasy-Life-Edward-Wood/dp/0922915245" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Ecstasy-Life-Edward-Wood/dp/0922915245</a><br />
You don&#8217;t know the <i>real</i> Edward D. Wood Jr. until you do.</p>
<p>Your best friends didn&#8217;t tell you about this. But <i>I</i> did.</p>
<p>*<i>Glen or Glenda</i></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: derklempner</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429595</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[derklempner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Every so often, the comments on here are at least as inane as the dialogue in Gigli or even, sometimes, Plan Nine from Outer Space...&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Hey now, let&#039;s lay off Ed Wood.  He might not be a Kerry Wood, but he&#039;s a lot better than a Chris Volstad.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Every so often, the comments on here are at least as inane as the dialogue in Gigli or even, sometimes, Plan Nine from Outer Space&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>Hey now, let&#8217;s lay off Ed Wood.  He might not be a Kerry Wood, but he&#8217;s a lot better than a Chris Volstad.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429442</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not me - but then, I won&#039;t have my car parked just beyond the outfield fence, either.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not me &#8211; but then, I won&#8217;t have my car parked just beyond the outfield fence, either.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429441</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[True. Every so often, the comments on here are at least as inane as the dialogue in &lt;i&gt;Gigli&lt;/i&gt; or even, sometimes, &lt;i&gt;Plan Nine from Outer Space&lt;/i&gt; (which will be returning to the big screen for one day only on January 31st, digitally remastered and colorized, at that theater near you - don&#039;t miss it!). When that happens, yes, I close my eyes and use the little braille extrusions on my board to find the scroll-up key.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>True. Every so often, the comments on here are at least as inane as the dialogue in <i>Gigli</i> or even, sometimes, <i>Plan Nine from Outer Space</i> (which will be returning to the big screen for one day only on January 31st, digitally remastered and colorized, at that theater near you &#8211; don&#8217;t miss it!). When that happens, yes, I close my eyes and use the little braille extrusions on my board to find the scroll-up key.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: dcfan4life</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429433</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dcfan4life]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Any one else quake in their boots when reading the projected Rockies starting pitchers? Ya me neither...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any one else quake in their boots when reading the projected Rockies starting pitchers? Ya me neither&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: derklempner</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429417</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[derklempner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;When he pitched for the Feesh, I usually kept my eyes closed.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Seeing as how your comments are all over the map, I get the feeling you do the same every once in a while on this blog.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>When he pitched for the Feesh, I usually kept my eyes closed.</p></blockquote>
<p>Seeing as how your comments are all over the map, I get the feeling you do the same every once in a while on this blog.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429405</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When he pitched for the Feesh, I usually kept my eyes closed.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When he pitched for the Feesh, I usually kept my eyes closed.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429404</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, you gotta figure that after a hundred years and change&#039;s worth of futility, there&#039;s something deeply &lt;i&gt;wrong&lt;/i&gt; with the Cubs, with being a Cub, and with having been a Cub. My theory is that it is an infectious prion-vectored Indonesian neurological disease, related to Kuru, known as &lt;i&gt;Die Vloek van die Geitbok&lt;/i&gt;. Perhaps you&#039;re right - being exposed to a terrible script with an absurd premise and inane dialogue isn&#039;t nearly as bad as picking up a prion in the communal shower. Who knows, really? Perhaps Volstad really is doomed.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, you gotta figure that after a hundred years and change&#8217;s worth of futility, there&#8217;s something deeply <i>wrong</i> with the Cubs, with being a Cub, and with having been a Cub. My theory is that it is an infectious prion-vectored Indonesian neurological disease, related to Kuru, known as <i>Die Vloek van die Geitbok</i>. Perhaps you&#8217;re right &#8211; being exposed to a terrible script with an absurd premise and inane dialogue isn&#8217;t nearly as bad as picking up a prion in the communal shower. Who knows, really? Perhaps Volstad really is doomed.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: tuberippin</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429402</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tuberippin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Least-exciting competition for a starting spot in the bigs today.

Assuming they continue to salivate over signing Brandon Webb during his comeback attempt, they&#039;ll be attempting to give the fifth spot in their rotation to either Pomeranz (prospect with command issues who bombed out last year), Friedrich (prospect with fly-ball issues who bombed out and got injured last year), Tyler Chatwood (semi-prospect who has been terrible with two teams), Webb, and Volstad (bombed out with the Marlins and the Cubs).

That&#039;s without taking into consideration Jeff Francis being the 4th starter and Jorge de la Rosa being the 2nd or 3rd starter (with what, two very unimpressive starts since his return from arm surgery?).

Then again I suppose it speaks to just how bad the pitching situation in Colorado is that in the past two years, they&#039;ve given rotation spots to Jamie Moyer and Jeff Francis.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Least-exciting competition for a starting spot in the bigs today.</p>
<p>Assuming they continue to salivate over signing Brandon Webb during his comeback attempt, they&#8217;ll be attempting to give the fifth spot in their rotation to either Pomeranz (prospect with command issues who bombed out last year), Friedrich (prospect with fly-ball issues who bombed out and got injured last year), Tyler Chatwood (semi-prospect who has been terrible with two teams), Webb, and Volstad (bombed out with the Marlins and the Cubs).</p>
<p>That&#8217;s without taking into consideration Jeff Francis being the 4th starter and Jorge de la Rosa being the 2nd or 3rd starter (with what, two very unimpressive starts since his return from arm surgery?).</p>
<p>Then again I suppose it speaks to just how bad the pitching situation in Colorado is that in the past two years, they&#8217;ve given rotation spots to Jamie Moyer and Jeff Francis.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: charlescub80</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429398</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[charlescub80]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, you didn&#039;t see him pitch for the Marlins? When it was a huge ballpark! So I guess you mean the Marlins are Gigli and the Cubs are Jersey Girl.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, you didn&#8217;t see him pitch for the Marlins? When it was a huge ballpark! So I guess you mean the Marlins are Gigli and the Cubs are Jersey Girl.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: derklempner</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429393</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[derklempner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Of course.  Because, you know, the Cubs made him bad.  It wasn&#039;t like he was already &lt;b&gt;RAPIDLY&lt;/b&gt; heading downhill before the Cubs got their hands on him.

Bad Cubs!  Bad!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of course.  Because, you know, the Cubs made him bad.  It wasn&#8217;t like he was already <b>RAPIDLY</b> heading downhill before the Cubs got their hands on him.</p>
<p>Bad Cubs!  Bad!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/report-rockies-sign-chris-volstad-to-minor-league-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-429390</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=293420#comment-429390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If Jennifer Lopez could come back from &lt;i&gt;Gigli&lt;/i&gt;, then Christ Volstad can come back from the Cubs.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If Jennifer Lopez could come back from <i>Gigli</i>, then Christ Volstad can come back from the Cubs.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
