After the final game was played in a disappointing 2008 season for the Rockies, Dan O’Dowd knew that it would be a difficult offseason for fans of the team. In fact, he knew that it would be a difficult offseason for himself.Slugger Matt Holliday had turned down every offer the franchise had put before him and agent Scott Boras. Reports…...
The Colorado Rockies traded Matt Holliday on November 12th to the Oakland A’s in exchange for Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street and Greg Smith. It was a trade that angered the Rockies fan base and made most people in baseball question the Rockies desire to be a winner.Holliday had been the Rockies best player for the past three seasons, appearing in…...
At the end of Spring Training one of the biggest concerns for the Rockies was Jason Marquis. He had just completed a spring in which his ERA was in double figures and it seemed that he could not get a Double-A batter out. No one thought that Marquis would be entering June 13th leading the National League in wins and…...
Who are these Rockies?Three times in 2008 the Colorado Rockies had winning streaks of five games. Those were the longest streaks of the season.After losing three straight games to Houston to open the current road trip, the Rockies looked like they were in trouble. The 11 game trip could easily have been the nail in the coffin for the 2009…...
Ubaldo Jimenez has all the talent and potential in the world. He can hit triple digits with his fastball and has a knee-buckling curveball. However, in his third season in the big leagues, his biggest struggle has been inconsistency.He had no problems on Sunday, giving up only two runs on four hits through eight innings in the Rockies 7-2 victory.…...
Ryan Spilborghs went into Spring Training as the Rockies starting center fielder. There were questions about his range and ability to start on a daily basis, but the club was willing to give him the job to lose.The Rockies, however, were not planning on being surprised by Dexter Fowler enough to put him on the roster.After Fowler’s spring, it was…...
Garrett Atkins, mired in a season-long slump, was called out by his new manager on Wednesday night after failing to deliver in two key situations. Jim Tracy told the press that it was time to make a move with Atkins and that sending him down to Triple-A Colorado Springs was not out of the question. That kind of move for…...
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