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Game 162

The Rockies last game

They still can't beat the D-backs

End of long season

Game 161

Another blown loss

Wish to play us every day

One game left to win

Game 160

They have our number

Thirteen of sixteen games won

D-backs vendetta

Game 159

Brooms out at San Fran

Barmes bat booms in the bay

Let's sweep the D-Backs!

Game 158

The Rockies Big Bats

Where did this offense come from?

No expectations...

Game 157

Rockies last road trip
Playing Giants for third place
U-Ball gets twelfth win

Game 156

Season's last home game

D-backs win, like the first game

Bookends a bad year

Game 155

A late inning loss
Cook can't get to seventeen
D-backs win again

Game 154

Roxs beat nemesis
Iannetta hammers one
Fuentes sweats it

Game 153

Koshansky's homer

Four days, second one run win

Where is the offense?

Game 152

Late season baseball

Iannetta hits grand slam 

U-ball in the groove

Game 151

Revenge on the mind

Padres payback for last year

Can Roxs finish strong?

Game 150

Scoreless game through nine

A first in Coors history

Tulo ensures win

Game 149

It's opposite year

Instead of wins it's loses

Frustrating season

Game 148 redux

Farewell to EY

Current team could learn something

Personality!

Game 148

Towel has been thrown

Three error night, bad baseball

Strive for '09

Game 147

Spanked in Atlanta
Brooms out, Rockies swept away
Playoff hopes fading

Game 146

Playoff dreams fading
Four straight losses when it counts
No luck with the Braves

Game 145

Roxs claw back in ninth
Continue to let games go
Lose to walk off balk

Game 144

Bullpen collapses

So goes the Roxs down the stretch

First slipping away

Game 143

Oswalt's one hitter

Hawpe's single, outfield assist

Little excitement

Game 142

Jimenez six strong

Roxs get a quick five in five

Barmes homer helps

Game 141

Rox's ace on the mound
Giants at batting practice
The brooms not needed

Game 140

Twelve inning winner
Spilly singles home Omar
Five games out of first

Game 139

Four runs on four hits
Just enough to squeak out win
Rosa gets it done

Game 138

Peavy's thirteen Ks
Iannetta's swing ties it
Buchholz can't hold it

Game 137

Can lightning strike twice?
Six down, twenty-five to play
Loss today, need wins

Game 136

West Coast late night games
Atkins blasted two homers
Roxs win in a rout

Game 135

Lincecum too stout
An early lead can't be held
Next stop litterbox

Game 134

A run at playoffs?
Rosa's erratic pitching
Timely hitting wins

Game 133

Baeball at the Cove
Francis finds his pitching stroke
Roxs win a tight one

Game 132

Short three game homestand
Tied it in ninth won in twelfth
Omar hits homer

Game 131

Holliday's double
Caps four run seventh inning
Fuentes seals deal

Game 130

Inconsistent play
Roxs lack of a fifth starter
No comebacks tonight

Game 129

Cali afternoon
Low scoring L.A. affair
No Rox stars today

Game 128

Four Dodger errors
Hit by Hawpe scores Holliday
Road wins, why go home?

Game 127

Right to left coast trip
A crazy road trip schedule
Fourth road win in row

Game 126

The road warriors

Suddenly can't seem to lose

Three homers can help

Game 125

Where was this last week?
Tulo seems to have found stroke
Lets go for a sweep

Game 124

Couple of homers
Taveras the King of Steals
A win is a win!

Game 123

D-Backs win again
A disappointing homestand
Positive finish?

Game 122

Francis pitches well
Hawpe hits game winning homer
Nervous Fuentes

Game 121

Rockies nemesis
D-backs have the Rox's number
It's about respect

Game 120

The Roxs get pummeled
Hernandez ain't the answer
Look out D-backs next

Game 119

Ageless Maddux wins
Cook has another rough go
Late rallies were quashed

Game 118

Rusch gets his revenge
Roxs rebound, Atkins leads way
Third straight six - three game

Game 117

Two six three losses
Lose three of four from worst team
Here is to next year

Game 116

A double header
Playoff chance slipping away
Francis still can't win

Game 115

Thank God for Stewart
His mojo breaks the Nat's spell
These are must win games!

Game 114

Worst team in baseball
Cook on the mound, expect win
Roxs look pathetic

Game 113

A winning road trip
Roxs have late inning rally
Smith's single wins game

Game 112

Two homers for Matt
but Roxs strike out fifteen times
Another road loss

Game 111

Hawper gets three hits
U-Ball throws seven scoreless
His fourth win in row

Game 110

Trade deadline today
No Roxs traded, no Roxs gained
Blown out by Marlins

Game 109

Cook leads league with wins
He plays the role of stopper
Tulo finds his stroke

Game 108

Another quick start
Another Herges blown save
Either hot or cold...

Game 107

de los Santos who?
The Roxs need a fifth starter
Trade deadline is near...

Game 106

First road sweep of year
Runs keep coming in bunches
Lots of homers too

Game 105

Eight K's from Rosa
Offense is starting to click
Good start to road trip

Game 104

Hot Hawpe hits homer
Defense dominates the day
Cookie wins thirteenth

Game 103

Holliday's Big Bat
Passable starting pitching
Equals a Rox's win

Game 102

U-Ball's complete game
Four hit, one run, well pitched game
Roxs ten scored runs helped

Game 101

Ugly loss tonight
LA scores eight runs in first
Still can't beat the West

Game 100

The century mark
Only won forty-three games
Sixty-two to go

Double mania
Hot summer day at ball park
Roxs sweep the Pirates

Game 99

Podsednik doubles
Seven runs in two innings
Good pitching wins games

Game 98

Holliday starts it
Taveras steals them and scores
Smith's homer seals it

Game 97

Second half begins
Need wins to make the playoffs
'Netta starts it off

All Star Game

Holliday homers
Cook gets out of loaded jam
Too bad A.L. wins

Game 96

Final game at Shea
Same result as the first game
Sixteen year bookends

Game 95

A shutout at Shea
Mets hurlers allow one hit
Winless in New York

Game 94

Last series at Shea
All Star Cook can't get twelve win
Pen gives up homer

Game 93 (Proud to Be)

A split with Brewers
Tough to win with fifteen Ks
Next stop Big Apple

Game 92

Big night for Atkins
Two homers and a Roxs win
Nice start to road trip

Game 91

Brewer's new pitcher
Hello to senior circuit
Gets away with win

Game 90

Big game on the road
At last U-Ball gets road win
Matt is on fire

Game 89

Put the brooms away
No sweep for Roxs and Cookie
Time to hit the road

Game 88

Expansion shootout
It's a Holliday weekend
Humidor broken?

Game 87

Baseball fireworks!
Thirty-five run explosion
Good thing we bat last

Game 86

A back and forth game
Steal one in the eleventh
Spilborghs is the man

Game 85

Roxs take two of three
Jimenez gets run support
Good night for Atkins

Game 84

Cookie our savior
The baseball gods are fickle
Shutout, no bullpen

Game 83

Five run lead by Fifth
Bullpen comes in and blows lead
Lose by seven runs!

Game 82

Tulo hits homer
Unfortunately Roxs lose
No joy in Denver

Game 81

Roxs are half way done
On pace for worst team record
Back to rebuilding

Game 80

Last A.L series
Different town same result
Where did the hits go?

Game 79

Hurdle's Homecoming
No Royalty for Rockies
Short outing for Cook

Game 78

Tulo's deception
Ramirez pitch at Yorvit?
Three game losing streak

Game 77

First inning jitters
Francis can't find the strike zone
Roxs lose in K.C.

Game 76

Runners left on base
Some missed opportunities
Mets escape with win

Game 75

U-Ball two hitter
Back to back homers in fifth
Nice win for the Roxs

Game 74

Cookie gets eaten
Tulo comes back, but no hits
No stopping Baker

Game 73

Roxs get the brooms out
Baker's assault continues
Mets come back for more

Game 72

Baker found his stroke
Roxs win fifth series in row
Turning the corner?

Game 71

Reynolds bounces back
Seventeen hit explosion
Switch to the A.L.?

Game 70

Quick one game make up
Chipper's four hundred intact
Braves win, Tribe up next

Game 69

Nervous in the ninth
Matt's bobble in the Outfield
A Father's Day Gift

Game 68

Third shutout this year
Taveras steals five bases
Two errors, two runs

Game 67

Chicago's South Side
Former Rocky gets even
Spoils four homers

Game 66

Old time Coors duel

No pitching today, just hits

Can't sweep the series

Game 65

A pitching battle
Yorvit's fly ball scores Atkins
Roxs win one nothing

Game 64

A walk in the park
Cook wins ninth, Helton homers
Great defense at third

Game 63

Lots of missed chances
The win streak comes to an end
Off day then Giants

Game 62

Hawpe's grand slam in first
Ianetta hits one too
Reynolds gets first win

Game 61

Eighth inning comeback

Hawpe's homer is the winner

Roxs third in a row

Game 60

Cookie cuts them up
Baker's homer is enough
Nice finish to trip

Game 59

Francis finds his pitch
Yorby pulls a Varitek
Rockies show some life

Game 58

Oh hum another loss
Uninspiring road trip
Can we head home now?

Game 57

Confines not friendly
Seven straight road losses by Rockies
Off to play LA

Game 56

The time zone road trip
Tough to win with just four hits
Will we win again?

Game 55

Roxs blow eight run lead
Winds blow out, lots of home runs
Cubs win the derby

Game 54

Classic Wrigley Field
Home of the league leading Cubs
Fourth loss in a row

Game 53

Swept away by Philly
Outscored by twenty-three runs
Next stop Chicago

Game 52

Playing from behind
Not a strong suit for the Roxs
Phillies go for sweep

Game 51

Is this rock bottom?
Philly scores twenty on Roxs
Bad start for road trip

Game 50

Injury bug hits
Cook pitches a complete game
Smith homer wins it

Game 49

Francis spots them five
Offense behind the eight ball
Call ups not enough

Game 48

Dramatic Home Run
Holliday ties it in ninth
His single wins it

Game 47

Jimenez great start
A win stolen by blown save
Anemic offense

Game 46

Exciting comeback
Roxs fell short one run in ninth
Thanks to Barmes blast

Game 45

Close game, bullpen on
Torrealba's key double
Third win in a role!

Game 44

Francis finally wins
Clint's homer gets it started
Roxs win the series!

Game 43

Beautiful Spring Night
Reynolds keeps the Roxs alive
Spilborghs hits them home

Game 42

Interleague baseball
Twins in town, Roxs still can't win
Great catch ends the game!

Game 41

Cookie's magic ends
Rockies come within three runs
Holliday blows chance

Game 40

At the quarter post
Ten games under five hundred
Still can't beat the 'Backs

Game 39

Dull in the Desert
Just going through the motions
Where is the passion?

Game 38

Reynold's rookie start
Good through five but couldn't win
Home runs did him in

Game 37

Maddux Milestone
Jimenez struck out eleven
Padres win by one

Game 36

Bring on the Padres
Pitching duel Cook Peavy
Hawpe's single seals deal

Game 35

The offense explodes
A starter not named Cook wins
Roxs split the series

Game 34

Rockies come back win
Iannetta' three bagger
Scores the winning run

Game 33

The same old story
Rockies get behind early
Not enough at end

Game 32

A see saw battle
Hustle by Pujols in ninth
Rockies lose by one

Game 31

Fifth win by Cookie
Podsednik is a gamer
Roxs avoid the sweep

Game 30

LA on fire
Bases loaded, double steals
Rockies lose again

Game 29

New month of baseball

Kemp is the Rockies killer

No quit but no win!

Game 28

The Big Bats silent
Opportunities were there
One win West Coast trip

Game 27

Atkins at second?
Ianetta playing third?
Balk in the winning run!

Game 26

Shut out in San Fran
Eleven men can't find home
Hurdle ejected

Game 25

Extra inning lost
Third base no outs still can't score
Brooms came out today

Game 24

A rout in LA
Ten runs allowed in the first
Roxs hit rock bottom?

Game 23

Unlucky thirteen
Matt can't come through in the ninth
LA road trip woes

Game 22

Cook is the Stopper
Salvaged one game for homestand
Off to the West Coast

Game 21

Another blown save
Sounds like a broken record
April's ups and downs

Game 20

Corpas blows a save
The Phillies get their revenge
Matt's effort wasted

Game 19

Homeruns and doubles
Bullpen cannot hold the lead
Spoil homecoming

Game 18

Fuentes can't hold
Matsui beats former team
End of the road trip

Game 17

Tight game in Houston
Cook was the ace this evening
Hawpe's hit wins the game

Game 16

Sleep walking tonight
The big bats take the night off
Runners score, Rox win

Game 15

Twenty-two innings!
A marathon fight of wills
Tulo broke on through

Game 14

Flip a coin, yin yang
Finding a lineup that works
Unsung bench players

Game 13

Blanked by the Padres
Roxs back to their hitless ways
Guess grudges do last

Game 12

The bats come alive
Avoid a sweep, three homers
Barmes is the spark

Game 11

Hit parade a new
Roxs pitching batting practice
Nice day for Upton

Game 10

A weekend rematch
D-backs play home run derby
Webb is masterful

Game 9

Rainy night at Coors
An offensive explosion
Smiles all around

Game 8

Timely double play
Jimenez shuts the Braves down
Offense warming up!

Game 7

Cook pitches a gem
Holliday comes through in eighth
WooHoo Rockies win

Game 6

One run not enough
Corpas couldn't bring it home
Swept by the D-backs

Game 5

D-backs hit parade
Rox's silent, Helton homers
Pennant night wasted

Game 4

Two Tulo errors
Ugh, eleven more strikeouts
Out of sync home lose

Game 3

Too many strikeouts
Four straight singles in the third
Can't wait to get home!

Game 2

The Cookie crumbles
Bullpen wilts, offense asleep
A lackluster lost

Game 1

St Louis redo
Great last minute start by Kip
Tulo hits help win

Colorado Rockies Box Score Haiku

As a Colorado Rockies fan, a baseball fan, a poetry fan, and a love of the box score, I decided to try a  experiment and create a box haiku to summarize every Rockies game this season.  So here it goes 162 haiku's!