The 2021 National League West Champions, San Diego Padres. At least its not the Dodgers again, right? Following the acquisition of two front line starters and an international free agent, the Friars are not planning to contend for a Wild Card, nor do they just want to win the division. They want to be the best in the sport. And…

Nearly two months after the final out of the World Series, someone forgot to tell Major League Baseball that the Hot Stove is supposed to provide some warmth during late December.  At least the Colorado Rockies are doing what they can raise the temperature. Little has transpired this offseason by way of significant transactions, and more questions exist than answers…

Since the end of the shortened 2020 season, it seems a lot has gone wrong for the Colorado Rockies. Following baseball’s best record (11-3) on August 8, the team crashed and burned to a second consecutive fourth-place finish in the National League West only to see their rival and bully Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series. From there, things…

From Don Baylor to Bud Black, the Colorado Rockies history of managers isn’t especially long but it is pretty fascinating. Drew and Patrick take a deep-dive look at the men who’ve led the Rox.

DNVR Rockies beat reporters Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons battle for supremacy discussing various hot topics pertaining to the inhabitants of 2001 Blake Street as well all the scuttlebutt in and around the game of baseball. After a strange 60-game regular season and even weirder 16-team playoff format set in  neutral site locations, Major League Baseball did the improbable and…

DNVR Rockies beat reporters Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons battle for supremacy discussing various hot topics pertaining to the inhabitants of 2001 Blake Street as well all the scuttlebutt in and around the game of baseball. For those who started planning the parade for the Colorado Rockies following an 11-3 (.786) opening of the season, you may want to inquire…

The list of players to have hit .400 is short and illustrious. Wee Willie Keeler. Ty Cobb. Rogers Hornsby. Fourteen Hall of Famers, all of whom managed to bat .312 or above in their career, including Cobb’s career .366 batting average, decorate the list of the most elite hitters to play the game of baseball. The most recent and memorable…

Prior to the 2019 Colorado Rockies season, it was speculated that one of the reasons the club could fail would be due to the loss of a few essential members of their clubhouse. On paper, they had made wise on-field baseball decisions to finally part ways with veteran outfielder Carlos González and Gerardo Parra, opening up more opportunities for young…...

On this episode of the DNVR Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons discuss how Colorado has been going the extra mile to make sure they are following health and safety guidelines as issues continue to crop up across MLB. Also, a few early thoughts on how the new-look roster might shape up.

Following a night of amateur firework displays around the city to commemorate Independence Day, the professional variety took place during batting practice at Coors Field on Sunday for day two of Rockies summer camp. In the morning, pitching coach Steve Foster spoke with media about the limited preparation of his pitchers required for an abbreviated season. “Right now, we’re on…

On this episode of the DNVR Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons recap a long press conference with GM Jeff Bridich and manager Bud Black. Topics include the civil rights movements sweeping across the country, health and protocol in the age of covid, and even alterations to baseball strategy in this unique season.

On Monday, Colorado Rockies General Manager Jeff Bridich and manager Bud Black spent the entirety of a 70-minute video conference with local media discussing everything from roster construction to new rules to the obvious impact of the ongoing pandemic. 60-Man Roster Colorado submitted 52 names on Sunday for their 60-man roster. Comprised of 28 pitchers, five catchers, 13 infielders and…

Brendan Rodgers stood at his locker working in a new glove, using a small mallet to pound at the leather, creating that unmistakable popping sound that so gloriously accompanies every baseball game. He hasn’t been able to create that sound the old fashioned way in a live baseball game for eight months. His energy is infectious. He knows what is…...

DENVER – On Tuesday afternoon, approximately 48 hours after the conclusion of game 162, the top brass of the Colorado Rockies – owner Dick Monfort, General Manager Jeff Bridich, and manager Bud Black – spoke with media about what went down with the 2019 season. Questions came in from the local press about many of the concerns that turned consecutive…...

DNVR Rockies reporters Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons battle for supremacy discussing various hot topics in-and-around the game of baseball. Creasman vs Lyons… who you got? Managing the blame of disappointment Topic #1: Is the manager most often the blame when a team fails to meet expectations? Lyons – The firing of Andy Green in San Diego on September…...

Home is often where the heart is.  But when your career involves being an athlete for hire, you have to go where the opportunity takes you.  Those who spend the beginning of their career in one place grow as a person and as a professional, making a connection with the people and places. This becomes a home in some…...

DENVER – What a difference three months can make on a baseball season. When the Red Sox and Rockies squared off in Boston for a two-game set on May 14-15, Colorado was in the midst of clawing back from an awful start to the season. Even after whiffing 17 times against Chris Sale in the opener, the boys in purple…...

With roughly 15,000 high school baseball programs around the U.S. and over 400,000 players, only two percent of the best talent in any given hometown get the opportunity to continue their playing career at a Division I college. From there, those gifted enough to have a college career – whether at a junior college or NAIA school – will…

Part of Rico Garcia’s offseason workload involved an art project. No, seriously. Proudly displayed outside the Rockies clubhouse at the Salt River Field complex in Scottsdale, AZ, was a standard 22”x24” poster board Garcia created depicting the history of Hawaiian baseball players, from the initial (Johnnie Williams, 1914) to the first All-Star (Charlie Hough, 1986) all the way to the…...