The fish take a bite tonight and the Rockies lose their worm

5/8/09                                 Rockies vs Marlins

Krista, I and the kids arrived about twenty minutes before they opened the gates for batting practice.

                                                   That put us about fifth in line.

You never know what the hell you're going to see when your standing in line in front of the Rockpile gate.

             Todays entertainment was some band I don't know and the US Navy.

          I'm more of an Army guy but my brother was Navy and this trailer looked cool.           Today's visit to Coors Field was Krista, Mylee and Hunter's first time this season.

The sky was heavy overcast at times with some serious wind gusts. We were one of the first few into the pavilion and it wasn't long after Mylee had snagged her first ball of the season.

                                   It was tossed up to her by Manny Corpas.

                                  That's what I'm talking about :) Thank you Manny! One of the nice things about having my wife along is she doesn't mind taking pictures and video.

My kids did really well for their first batting practice. Hunter was lucky enough to snag five baseballs and Mylee snagged four.

       Me,...well I only snagged two baseballs, but Krista was able to catch both on video.

                              Then my toss up from Marlins # 22 Matt Lindstrom         

                                  Here's Mylee snagging one of her baseballs.

After batting practice we headed over to the Rockies dugout.

When we  got there I ran into a guy named Jeff with whom I had chatted  before.

Jeff was telling me that he was able to pull off the glove trick today at Coors.

Jeff said he snagged a ball out of the waterfall area next to the pavilion using Zack Hample's glove trick.

I was floored. He also said this was the second time he had accomplished this.

 Jeff nice to see you again and congrats on a prestigious snag from a Stadium known well for "No retreiving devices". I really like knowing that someone was able to get away with the "glove trick" at Coors.

                                                    Props to you brotha!

 We watched the players warm-up and we were hoping to snag a few autographs.

Not today, Todd Helton and Brad Hawpe bolted into the dugout after warm-up.

 Dexter Fowler stopped and signed for a bit but he was far to our left.

Spilly stopped and signed one autograph seemingly for someone he knew. 

Chris Iannetta came out and did his usual pre-warmup signing routine.

Clint Barmes stopped and signed for a group of people to the left of us and so did Ian Stewart.

              Ian's baseball tricks.

                                         Here's a picture for my Hagg'n stats.                                           Hagg'n Stats for this game

Attending the game = 1 point

One snagged BP baseball on the ground (I'm quick) = 3 points

One player tossed up baseball = 2 points

                                                     Total = 6 points 

                                      Here are some big screen stats for you.. Jason Hammel gave up six runs for the night, three in the first three innings and three in the fifth inning.   

                                   Todd also has an 11 game hitting streak going :) We saw Jeff Francis sneak out onto the field before the game started. I'm curious as to how Jeff's progressing? Will we get to see him pitch this season? Will he be like the 2007 Jeff Francis? Lots of questions with this guy.

                           Here is Jeff pre-game walking out to greet some fans. 

                                                   Shaking a few hands.                                                     Shaking a little hand.                                              Posing for a group picture.                                                 Then back into seclusion.

Props to Tulowitzki for his home run in the first inning. He killed that ball and almost hit it out of the pavilion. Tulo also had an RBI double in the third inning.

Final score in this game was Marlins 8, Rockies 3. I hate losing to the Marlins, especially at home. Lets fix this mishap and pump out one of those Coors Field butt whoopins on Saturday.

I cant wait for better weather and only having to worry if I have sunblock instead of whether I brought a jacket.

                                    Now the moment you've all been waiting for:

                                 The Coors Field Crack of the Game                       Also Best Dressed Fan (as decided by my wife Krista)

                                                               ??? 

     Zack Hample, check your closet and see if any clothes are missing :)           

               I'll be there Saturday for sure with Hunter. Who knows with who else...D