This man is the wrong guy for the job. The same story has been written over and over again. The Colorado Rockies pulled their starting pitcher after four innings because his pitch count was above the limit. In spite of the fact that Jhoulys Chacin was rolling right along after his rough first inning meant nothing. As the story so…...
Jordan Pacheco has been huge for the Rockies. Only the 2012 Colorado Rockies end up shutting out a team when their starting pitcher goes just three innings. That is exactly what happened on Tuesday night in Atlanta, where the Rockies blanked the Braves 6-0, using a great play from DJ LeMahieu, the consistent hot bat of Jordan Pacheco, and the…...
Andrew Brown won’t get back his first HR ball. Someone forgot to tell these young Colorado Rockies players that they aren’t a good team. They also forgot to tell them that they aren’t supposed to win on the road. The Rockies walked away with a 4-3 victory on Saturday at Wrigley Field. Since the youth movement has begun in earnest,…...
No sweep for the Rockies in L.A. The Colorado Rockies had a chance to sweep the Dodgers on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. That didn’t happen as the Rockies blew an early 2-0 lead and eventually fell 6-4. A sweep, however, was unnecessary for this team in this series. Given where this team is at, given the fact that they…...
Carlos Torres pitched well on Monday night. Jonathan Sanchez fits right in with the Colorado Rockies. The former San Francisco Giant, then Kansas City Royal made his Colorado Rockies debut on Monday night in Phoenix. The lefty went four innings, giving up five earned runs on six hits. He struck out five but walked four, an issue Sanchez has dealt…...