Sure, I'll Blow A Game

Yet another chapter in a excruciating season the Rockies have scripted so far. It looked like the Rockies were headed toward a scrappy win, even with an unimpressive offensive performance. On the other hand, the game had that classic "we're not going to win this game" look to it, even with a lead going into the 9th. I even told DT, "they should just keep Buchholz in," after he mowed down the top of the 8th in order. Sure enough, blown offensive chances come back to haunt the Rockies and the bullpen erases the best outing of the year for Ubaldo. Game lost, series lost, chance for a very productive homestand lost, and it's looking like the season is doomed.

It's easy to pin this one on Fuentes, and he certainly deserves a lot of blame for screwing up a 2 run 9th inning lead to the punchless Giants offense, but a familiar lack of timely hitting continues to haunt this team. I believe the Rocks ended at 1-12 with RISP. As wretched as that is, it's even worse considering the one hit didn't produce an RBI, since the runner (Helton I believe) didn't score from 2nd on the sharply-hit single. This game should've been put away early and the opportunity for insurance late was squandered. God, this team is hard to watch.