Rockies game delayed by bees?!

Hello Rockies! Here's a tip!

KILL THE QUEEN BEE!

We once had a "queen bee" problem here at the house. Let me tell you, it was Day of the Locust in a very short period of time! Total deterioration very quickly if you can't get the queen bee and kill the cult-like devotion of the followers.

It has the potential to make The Planet of the Apes look like a Gymboree la la land!

Bees are amoral you know! Just mindless stinging and all that at the direction of that leader queen bee.

The dinosaurs had their comet and we could have...

(shudder)

KILL THE QUEEN BEE!

The Rockies have lost 17 straight games played on Sunday?

Somebody over there did something which needs some atonement.

For the sake of the franchise, they need to step up now!

Did you know that the Rockies have not won on Sunday since April?

I don't know what's going on but I think somebody over there probably has some "unresolved business" to take care of if you ask me.

You had a better idea?

What a bulldog!

So in last night's Rockies/Nationals game, Rockies reliever, Alan Embree picked a win without throwing a pitch. Embree comes in the game with two outs in the eighth with the score tied 2-2. Before throwing a pitch, he promptly picks off Austin Kearns at first base to end the inning. The Rockies score one in the bottom of the eighth to go ahead 3-2. Huston Street comes in to close the game in the top of the ninth. Embree gets the win without throwing a pitch.

What an efficient pitcher! He probably didn't even take a sign from the catcher. Maybe he did not even touch the rosin bag. Not even enough time to scan the crowd to see if your friends who you left freebie tickets for showed up.

Hand me the ball. Rifle it over to first. I'm out of here.

I don't want to get too crazy with his workload here but I bet that he would be fresh enough to even pitch today if they absolutely needed him.

A lot of honesty going around lately

Per the Denver Post, recently fired Rockies' manager, Clint Hurdle when appearing as a guest analyst for MLB Network was asked why the Rockies have been playing better lately.

His response: "It starts at the top with manager."

Wow! I am still doing a double-take on this one but I am assuming this is not a misquote and yep, he is saying that the new manager, Jim Tracy is doing what he couldn't do.

I think I have a new favorite ex-manager (in the booth anyway).

Ironically, this little bit of frankness/humility would probably assist him in getting a full time television gig but at the same time would probably hamper any attempt to get another managerial position.

One step forward, two steps back.