GM Bill Schmidt has himself yet another new acquisition. On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies announced Todd Helton will be joining the organization as a Special Assistant to the General Manager. https://twitter.com/Rockies/status/1512898356678438921 The 17-year veteran first returned to the organization last month to work with minor league players at Salt River Fields during Spring Training. “What he did that week down…
The rotation after Opening Day starter Kyle Freeland has been set and the reasons behind the order may surprise you. Plus, we’ve got Jason Hirsh from the 2007 Colorado Rockies who shares his favorite memories from that magical run to the World Series. F.A.S.T. Performance: Denver’s Top Training Professionals DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD! iTunes link — Stitcher…
We’re 13 games into Spring Training and several players with Colorado are having a great month of March in the Cactus League. Have any of them forced their way onto the 28-man Opening Day roster? The Rockies are adopting the latest technology in the game called PitchCom. What it is and how could a small edge such as this provide…
For fans coming down to Scottsdale to watch the Colorado Rockies prepare for the 2022 season, the best player you might see all Spring Training will be on the back fields of the complex at Salt River Fields. Mr. Rockie himself, Todd Helton, is working with minor league players as a guest instructor this March. “It’s good to be back,…
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…
Questions about Colorado’s manager after this season have been answered: it’ll be Bud Black once again. Where does Buddy stand on the all-time list of Rockies’ managers and why he brought back for another round? The Joint Drug Agreement has been suspended, so players will not be drug tested this offseason. Will this be the start of the next PED…
The voice of the Rockies on AT&T SportsNet joins the podcast for his weekly conversation about all things Colorado baseball. Drew Goodman highlights an intriguing coaching hire who could push the right buttons to help give the lineup more pop. We update the figures on Todd Helton’s Hall of Fame candidacy and figure out if Baseball Reference’s most popular player…
When thinking about the all-time greatest Colorado Rockies players and managers in the club’s relatively brief history, a short list immediately comes to mind from the past 29 seasons. Larry Walker, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos González, Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon comprise the player side with each man having spent at least eight years in Denver. Only seven managers…
Your questions are answered for a Members Mailbag. What will be the impact of Clint Hurdle returning to the organization? Which relievers should the Rockies target? Will we lose any games in the 2022 season? Plus, we examine the career of Colorado’s original star third baseman, Charlie Hayes. What franchise record does he have that will never be broken? https://twitter.com/uniwatch/status/980873961033666560…
Drew Goodman from AT&T SportsNet drops by to discuss Colorado’s latest addition to the front office as Clint Hurdle, the manager of the 2007 squad that went to the World Series, will be joining the franchise as a special assistant to the general manager. Goodman details the impact Hurdle will have on the entire organization, not to mention free agents…
There may be a lockout preventing the Colorado Rockies from improving their on-field talent, but that hasn’t prevented them from adding a notable free agent to their front office. On Thursday, it was announced that Clint Hurdle would be returning to the organization as a special assistant to the general manager. Manager for the beloved 2007 Rockies that won 14…...
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…
In a fashion seemingly typical for only a player aligned with the Colorado Rockies, Carlos González finished third in the National League MVP voting (2010) before being selected to his first All-Star Game (2012). Against the Pittsburgh Pirates and their manager Clint Hurdle on this day in 2012, González gave the former Rockies’ skipper a taste of what could have…
Outside of the delayed start to the 1995 season, April 6 has been the latest any Colorado Rockies season has welcomed an Opening Day. With Clint Hurdle at the helm, the Rockies opened the 2009 season only a year removed from winning the National League Championship. While they would return to the playoffs by season’s end for the second time…
DENVER – On Saturday night, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) held it’s 22nd annual banquet and at the center of the festivities was a small reunion of the Colorado Rockies’ team that went to the 2007 World Series. Close to 200 packed the Super Suites at Coors Field to hear keynote speaker…...
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…...
Walt Weiss becomes the Colorado Rockies 6th manager. In a long-awaited decision, the Colorado Rockies have chosen Walt Weiss as their next manager. The former American League Rookie of the Year has never managed, or coached in professional baseball. He served as a special assistant to the general manager for several years, but never in an official coaching role. Weiss…...
The Rockies are going back to a 5-man rotation. With a chance to win a series in San Diego on Saturday night, the Colorado Rockies couldn’t get the job done, dropping the nearly meaningless game 4-3. Drew Pomeranz continues his search for economical pitching, going just three innings and delivering 67 total pitches. The news for most of the Rockies…...
As Peyton Manning took the field for the first time in an orange and blue practice jersey, nearly 4,000 on-lookers cheered. The Denver Broncos opened training camp, and on a Thursday, a work day for most, passionate fans poured through the gates at Dove Valley to watch the team that hasn’t finished above .500 since 2006 stretch and go through…...