Jackie Robinson won the first Rookie of the Year Award in 1947. Forty years later, it was renamed to honor the Civil Rights trailblazer. Colorado may have developed many talented All-Stars during their time, but starting pitcher Jason Jennings is the only player to ever earn the prestigious award. Jason Jennings Award for Rookie of the Year Lucas Gilbreath A…...
The Colorado Rockies highly-vaunted Super Bullpen was an absolute unmitigated disaster… right? Of course it was. You’ve heard the stat. You’ve seen the stat. You lived the damn stat. The club spent $106 million on Jake McGee, Bryan Shaw, and Wade Davis who, in return, put up a combined -0.4 bWAR over three seasons. The trio were cut without lasting…...
The Colorado Rockies had to make the somewhat shocking and entirely difficult decision on Friday to option Kyle Freeland, arguably their most important player a year ago, to Triple-A Albuquerque. Rockies manager Bud Black took some questions immediately after announcing the move to the media. Listen in the that uncut audio as well as what Freeland himself had to say…...
Is Minute Maid Park a baseball stadium, or a rocket launching pad? At the end of the day, it’s just another “one” in the loss column, no matter how ugly it got. The Colorado Rockies, while not getting the sweep against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros on their own turf that they were hoping for, left H-Town with…...
DENVER – It’s been a tale of two seasons for Colorado Rockies reliever Chris Rusin. One of the most reliable relievers in baseball one short year ago, Rusin has been lost on the mound for most of 2018. It’s been a constant battle since his first appearance of the year when he was tagged by the Arizona Diamondbacks for three…...
DENVER -The Colorado Rockies couldn’t recover from an off-day out of their starting pitcher, falling 8-5 in the rubber match at home against the Miami Marlins. After an hour-and-a-half weather delay, the Marlins jumped all over German Marquez in the first inning, starting with the very first pitch of the game that Derek Dietrich—who has been hot all series—ripped down…...
The 1996 American classic of cinema, Space Jam, tells the tale of an alien species that comes to Earth and, as a part of their nefarious plan, embarks upon sapping the talent from some of the best basketball players in the world. While the “official story” is still that ability-stealing aliens who store their new skills in a glowing ball “do…...
DENVER – The Colorado Rockies announced on Monday that they have placed Chris Rusin on the 10-day Disabled List with a right intercostal muscle strain. This news comes just as Rusin says he was feeling like he was getting back to his best self. One of the most reliable relievers in baseball a year ago, the crafty lefty has been…...
Chris Rusin’s name was mentioned, and Walt Weiss, former manager of the Rockies and current bench coach for the Braves, flashed a smile. “I called him the Swiss Army Knife,” Weiss said. “He can fill any role you need on your pitching staff.” The emergence of Rusin as a key part of the Rockies' pitching staff is, in part, due...
The Colorado Rockies have an incredibly deep bullpen and also play in a place that is more than tough on pitchers. Bud Black will need to get creative.
Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black has an extremely talented bullpen but knows he must use it correctly to get to the promised land.
The Colorado Rockies have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to middle relief pitchers.
How can the Colorado Rockies essentially rebuild the entire portion of their back-end of the bullpen this winter given the circumstances?
The Colorado Rockies played valiantly, making multiple comebacks in a rough pitching game, but lost 11-8 in their first postseason appearance in eight years.
The Colorado Rockies impressive road trip ended on a dud. Like King Dud.
DENVER – If you were to ask an average Major League Baseball fan who the best long-reliever in baseball is, they are likely to give you the correct first name. The best longman in the game is, in fact, named Chris, but it isn’t Mr. Devenski of the Houston Astros. Rather, the numbers suggest, the best Chris is Colorado Rockies…...
DENVER – On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Jake Shapiro discuss the injury to Colorado Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Freeland. The two talk about the impact Chris Rusin has had on club and talk about the clutch-ness that has persisted this week throughout the Rockies’ roster....
On a Friday night where stud Colorado Rockies rookie Kyle Freeland took the hill the club got a beautifully pitched game, just not from him.
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Jake Shapiro break down Pat Valaika’s contributions to the Rockies after a three hit performance. They also discussed Jon Gray and down-the-line Cy Young Award as well as Chris Rusin’s impact to the team....
The Colorado Rockies got a beautiful performance from Jon Gray on the hill and at the plate to secure a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
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