Sweep today or just win the series?

I could hear the discussion in the dugout after this 2 run walk off home run by Helton. The pitcher came back to the dugout and before sitting down, he kicked at the bat rack. Kirk Gibson said, "Don't do that. You'll break your leg and we'll never be able to trade you."

Go Rocks

We haven't won a series against the D'Backs since 2010. Stopped that one cold. And I mean cold. I can't believe this one went the full 9 innings last night, with all the rain delays. It sure iced a couple of pitchers, team momentum, and thankfully the D'Backs!

Today Drew Pomeranz is pitching and I'm eager to see how he does with his first big league start.

Nuggets

We're hoping our Denver Nuggets can get a little fresh push from the signing of JaVale McGee, another 7 foot center who will be a nice compliment to Faried. And, now that Wilson Chandler is coming back, there is hope for the team in the playoffs if the chemistry works. The Nugg's have been plagued with injuries after a great start.

Peyton Manning goes to Denver!

Was it the thin air? Maybe the Broncos have a good medical team? How about stellar wide receivers? A good place to retire? Equity in the club? Hmmmm. What is going on here? Whatever the reason, Bronco fans are already buying orange house paint and bumper stickers by the bag. I for one will miss Tim Tebow but I know he'll probably not get us to a Super Bowl. According to Las Vegas, last week the Broncos had a 70 to 1 chance of winning the Super Bowl. Now Vegas is saying it's 10 to 1.

Broncos think big

My travels have kept me from posting anything recently. So sorry for the lag in news and updates. However, during my travels, the news from Denver has certainly kept up the pace. Everywhere I go, I am asked, "Hey, what about Manning?" or, "Hey, what about Tebow?" Who will it be? Meanwhile, back here in Denver business people capitalize on the news. So, what do I think? You ask. Take your pick, inexperience or a broken neck?

The fights

I told Nancy we were going out to the fights last night. So, she and I went to the Avalanche game. Our next door neighbors went on vacation and gave us their club level seats and a parking pass. Hey! I'll go just for the parking pass. I remember the good old days when it cost more to run a car than to park it! But they were good seats and the food was excellent for a change. The hot dogs looked like "Rocky Dogs," but they were really "Hockey Dogs," with a face sticking out on one end and a grip on the other.

Anyway, the Av's lost to Columbus. Our team lives hockey. It dreams hockey. It eats hockey. Now if it could just play hockey! But we did see a couple of good fights, then a hockey game broke out.

Batter up!

What's taking so long? Get the season going all ready! I don't care how good or bad we are, I just need baseball. Okay, they need to be good. This photo was taken at Spring training at the Cactus League a few years ago. Back then, our team was so bad the players didn't have numbers. They had fractions! The team was in real trouble, even at practice. One afternoon, the pitching machine threw a no-hitter! Things will be much better this year. I'm sure of it.

Get ready for the Super Bowl

How could we even think of enjoying the Super Bowl without eating. This year you'll need two glasses of water when you eat - one to drink, and one to cool down your knife and fork! I'm sure I'll hear the words, "stop gorging yourself," and then one head will nod in shame, and other will keep eating. I got this photo from Kathy Ramsland. Thanks Kathy! I thought it was impressive too.

Rockies trade

The Colorado Rockies traded Seth Smith to the the Oakland A's for a couple of pitchers, Josh Ottman, a right hander and Guillermo Moscoso, a lefty. Smith was a decent hitter for the Rockies with a .284 batting average with 15 home runs, 32 doubles, nine triples, and 59 RBI's. He also had a very good throwing arm, but with the addition of Michael Cuddyer who plays right field, there was no place for Smith to go. Let's hope it helps. The Rocks are now stockpiling pitchers.

Broncos Win Big!!

I thought you might find this article about Tim Tebow interesting. You know Tebow commonly puts the Bible verse 3:16 on his face. How about this? Tebow had 316 yards passing the ball for an average of 31.6 yards. There were about 45 million viewers of the game, rendering a 31.6 television rating. Really?? Yes, that's right! Here in Denver there is some degree of excitement. Okay, there is a lot of excitement!

Broncos win again!

Tebow was 10/15 for 202 yards and 2 TD's. McGahee rushed for 111 yards and Thomas had 4 receptions for 142 yards and 2 TD's. While it was another ugly game, we won another and now tie the AFC West for the number 1 spot. Denver is rocking now!

Hank Foiles catchers mit

Not sure what to do with my 50 year old Hank Foiles catchers mit. I used it in Little League in Scottsdale, AZ back in the early '60's. If any of you have some good ideas, I'm happy to listen.

Broncos and Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow and the Broncos did it again! We beat the Chargers in San Diego. During the game he was being chased by a defensive tackle after running for a first down and Tebow stiff armed the guy instead of sliding in. He gained another five yards. Look at those guns! It's no wonder the Denver fans woke up. Chicago, you can have Orton back.

Broncos beat Jets

Football is a game in which eleven men spend hours trying to move a small object a hundred yards. It's the same as the post office! Our team confuses me. We have 8 third down opportunities and only convert three of them. The Broncos certainly have a lot on the ball, unfortunately, it's rarely in their hands. So, we play awful until the last five minutes of the game and then crush the opponent.

What I really liked was what happened after the game. About eight or nine Broncos including Tim Tebow, and three or four of the Jets players circled in the middle of the field, got on their knees and prayed. Now if that isn't teamwork, I don't know what is.

NBA Replacement

I'm patient. I'll just wait for baseball. Everyone is greedy, and they're greedy at the fans expense. The more money the owners pay the players, the more money the fans will have to pay when all is said and done. When you add inflation to the mix, there's just no money in money. A poor fan couldn't save for a rainy day. One good drizzle would wipe him out! Let me tell you, the NBA just isn't that good.

My Uncle used to say, "If you want to make a living, you have to work for it. If you want to become rich, you just have to bargain for it with your union." The NBA players know there are more important things in life than a little money - a lot of money! See you in April, Rockies!

Pujols Tebowing

What a great World Series. But it's a hard sport. The losing team will look at each player and decide who to keep and who to cut. A man knows when he's cut from the team if he comes to the clubhouse and they tell him visitors can't come in! I did enjoy seeing Albert Pujols Tebowing at the end of the game. He's giving credit where it's due.

Baseball and the World Series

I watched the World Series Saturday night. I think the Cardinals won that game 16 to 8 or something. I was feeling pretty bad for the Rangers third baseman. With a third baseman like that, the routine ground ball has become obsolete! Maybe they should do what the Houston Astro's did. The team looked awfully good on paper, so they took out the grass and put in Astro-paper!

Life isn't fair you know. When I tried out for baseball, I couldn't hit curve. Now I play golf and I can't stop hitting them! I'm waiting for next year now, when and my Colorado Rockies make their comeback!

Racing and Richard Petty

I was in Memphis last week and met Richard Petty. I heard stories about moonshine, not running from the law because they didn't have to, and hot cars. I told him American cars are going to be around a long, long time, in fact I'd bet my Kaiser on it! He was a very nice man and I enjoyed meeting him.

Jet Car day at the drag strip

Yesterday, Nancy and I went to the drag races for 5 hours and then watched a spectacular fireworks show at Bandimere Raceway. The specialty of the day was the Jet Cars. I tried to get photos of the jet cars but they were just blurry.

We went to the races with Dan, Tammie, Leon and Kathy. Below is a photo of Leon with his daughter Wendy who raced one of the sponsor cars. We were all really excited about it and enjoyed it very much but I was concerned for her safety. I have a friend who tells his wife when she goes out driving, "Hurry home so you don't kill anybody." My buddy Leon was nothing but encouraging.

This is not the car she raced but it was the loudest one. I've determined that a raceway is one of the noisiest places in the world. They had a rock band with all the vendors but you could hardly hear them!

Below is a photo of Thunderstruck which broke a track record for fastest jet car at 280 miles per hour! After the fireworks we spent half an hour looking for our car.

Number 8 and polish

I got to see Jimenez pitch last night and he allowed just 5 hits and 2 runs in seven innings. Then the manager pulled him for a pinch hitter (some guy with the number 8 which was three points higher than his batting average) and of course we lost the game. The only consolation was the score listed on the screen behind him. Cleveland 6 Arizona 2. Ha!

I took my neighbor Rob to the game and we sat right in front of Scott and Jan. Of course Scott took a photo of the back of my head with his cell phone and emailed it to me with some comment about polish or something.