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Lyles Dominates Phils
Apr 24th
Whatever disappointment the Rockies had from blowing an early four-run lead and losing to the Giants, 12-10, in 11 innings Wednesday was tempered by the big picture.
Manager Walt Weiss wants to dominate at home and at least hold their own on the road, especially within the National League West. The Rockies are 8-4 at Coors Field. Their first road trip within the division (San Francisco and San Diego) yielded a 3-4 record, with three of the losses by one run and one by two.
That brings the Rockies to Friday’s opener of three against the Dodgers and six within the NL West. Righty Jordan Lyles (3-0, 3.04 ERA) will start the opener against Dodgers righty Josh Beckett (0-0, 2.57).
“We won another series, that’s the way we’ve got to look at it,” Weiss said after Wednesday’s game. “We are a team with confidence. The energy in the dugout is good, even when we’re down. Even being down four in that last [11th] inning with [Giants closer Sergio] Romo in the game, there was still a lot of energy, guys feeling like we could put something together and win a game.”
Lyles lost his only career start at Dodger Stadium, as a rookie on Aug. 14, 2011 — a 7-0 decision during which he gave up seven earned runs on seven hits, including three home runs, in 5 1/3 innings.
This season, his first with the Rockies, Lyles has won three straight to match his career high, May 22-June 18 last year.
Source: MLB
LaTroy Hawkins Closer for Rockies
Apr 23rd
It’s up to Hawkins, at the age of 41, to draw on the experience of a big league career that is in its 20th season and reach out to help Brothers deal with moments like his struggles in back-to-back games starting last Sunday.
In the first of those back-to-back outings, Brothers came on in the bottom of the 10th at San Francisco, and Brandon Crawford greeted him with a walk-off home run.
The next night, in San Diego, Brothers came on in the eighth inning with a 4-3 lead. After walking the first two batters he faced, the lefty issued a two-out walk to load the bases, then saw the Padres score the tying run on a wild pitch and what would be the winning run on an ensuing errant throw back to the plate by catcher Wilin Rosario.
And that, as much as anything, is what Hawkins is trying to help Brothers understand.
“There are things other than what is on the field,” Hawkins said.
It’s about the mental challenges, more than the physical. It’s about helping Brothers learn to forget yesterday and focus on today.
It’s about watching Brothers respond to those back-to-back disappointments by working a 1-2-3 seventh inning — in which he struck out two Padres batters — in last Thursday’s 3-1 win, which closed a road trip.
And it’s about Brothers responding to the challenge by setting up for Hawkins on Tuesday.
Source: MLB
Denver Nuggets Seek Luck
Apr 22nd
On May 20, each of the 14 lottery teams will have a chance to draw into the top-three slots in the draft. The worse record you had, the better chance you have of garnering a great pick.
For example, the Milwaukee Bucks finished with the NBA’s worst record at 15-67. Therefore, they will have the best chance at the top pick (25 percent), second pick (21.5 percent) and third pick, (17.8 percent). Overall, the Buckaroos have a 64.3 percent chance to secure one of the top three picks. The worst they can do is drop to fourth.
The Nuggets, meanwhile, will have a 0.8 percent chance at the No. 1 pick, a 1 percent chance at the second pick and a 1.2 percent chance at pick No. 3. So overall, the Mile High Crew has a 3 percent chance to land one of the three top selections.
Our new best-est buddies are the New York Knicks because Denver owns their pick as well. They are aligned in the 12th slot, just behind the Nuggets. The Big Apple Crew has a 0.7 percent chance at the top pick, 0.8 percent for the second and 1 percent for the third. Overall, NYC has a 2.5 percent chance to land a top-three pick.
Keep in mind that the Nuggets and Knicks are in cahoots for this lottery. So some scenarios for fans to ponder…
If the Knicks draw into the top three and the Nuggets don’t, Denver gets that pick! If they draw No. 1 and we draw No. 3, we get their pick. If we draw first and they draw second, we keep our pick. Finally, if neither team gets into the top three, we would keep our pick, and the Knicks selection goes to Orlando as part of the Arron Afflalo trade in 2012.
Bottom line numbers: the Nuggets are going to have a 1.5 percent chance of obtaining the No. 1 overall pick!
They will also have a 5.5 percent overall chance of landing a top-three selection.
If they don’t rabbit’s foot into the top three, the Nuggets will still get an excellent player at 11 or 12!
The 2014 NBA Draft Lottery takes place the night of Tuesday May 20.
Source: NBA