In the 31-year history of the Colorado Rockies, only four players who have ever sired a big leaguer. Jackson Holliday of the Baltimore Orioles is well on his way to making his father, Matt Holliday, the fifth. The first overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft out of Stillwater (Okla.) High School, Holliday had great success in his first season…
Todd Helton will be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. There is zero doubt about it now. The 17-year veteran of the Colorado Rockies has finally begun to receive significant support from voters in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) during his fifth year on the Hall of Fame ballot. Now, the only question is whether Helton will be…
Nothing busts a slump like a series against the 3-19 Cincinnati Reds! Starting pitching is on point as Brendan Rodgers finally breaks through, Elehuris Montero makes a big MLB debut and we have a Kris Bryant injury update. Who are the inaugural Blaze Street Bombers for the month of April? And what off-the-wall predictions do Patrick and Suzie have for…
Black is back for another year beyond 2022 and Drew Goodman of AT&T SportsNet breaks down why this is a big deal for the Rockies. Was it Colorado or Bud that didn’t want a longer extension? We also get into Commissioner Manfred’s morning press conference and figure out if it was filled with more good news or bad news. DON’T…
Now that Gil Hodges has been selected by the Golden Days Era Committee to be enshrined in National Baseball Hall of Fame, every player who has received at least 50% of the vote in a year has made it to Cooperstown. Todd Helton appears set to reach that mark in his 4th appearance on the ballot. Before you make a…...
He’s in the final year of his contract and there’s a new general manager. What could it mean for Rockies manager Bud Black and the future of the coaching staff? Scuttlebutt regarding Alex Rodriguez taking over a “Manningcast” type show for ESPN has created an interesting conversation. Could a few former Rockies working around the league be candidates as his…
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.
It may have been more than three weeks overdue due to the players’ strike of 1994, but the return of baseball to cities all across Major League Baseball was well worth the wait in Colorado. Officially opening its doors at 2001 Blake Street in the LoDo neighborhood of Denver on this date in 1995, the 47,228 in attendance welcomed one…
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