Dale Murphy didn’t spend a long time with the Colorado Rockies, in fact far fewer players in the history of the franchise have ever recorded less than his 49 plate appearances over the first two months of the inaugural 1993 season. But before Murphy turned to the Rockies for one final chance at notching two more home runs to reach…
The election of Scott Rolen to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his sixth ballot is a worthy one. Rolen was to his generation of third basemen almost precisely what Nolan Arenado is today: outstanding defender, terrific offensive contributor and a cornerstone player needed for putting together a World Series contender. https://twitter.com/baseballhall/status/1618024554210680833 Arenado has five seasons of 35 or more…...
A large crowd gathered at The DNVR Bar to hear the announcement of the latest inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but Todd Helton’s name was not mentioned. Scott Rolen did receive the required 75% of votes. By how many did he get in? And how many more did Helton need to reach Cooperstown? Is 2024 a lock for…
Disney just handed MLB a check for $900 million, which means the Colorado Rockies have $30 million of free money to use on its franchise. How and when will it be used? Should it be reinvest into player development? And is it possible to have a $30 million bill? We also discuss Sunday’s veterans’ committee that should select a new…
The Contemporary Era Ballot committee announced the names of who could be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 Class and there’s a Colorado Rockies player on the list. Who could be next to join Larry Walker in Cooperstown? Plus, the Rockies added two new coaches with interesting pedigrees. Can they turn the tide on…
Two days before the first game in franchise history, the Colorado Rockies signed a player many believed would be their first member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dale Murphy was released by the Philadelphia Phillies in the early hours of April 3, 1993 and was just two home runs short of 400 for his career. (At the time, only…...
DNVR Rockies beat reporters Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons battle for supremacy discussing various hot topics pertaining to the inhabitants of 2001 Blake Street as well all the scuttlebutt in and around the game of baseball. Nestled in a small town in bucolic upstate New York named for the father of 19th century American writer James Fenimore Cooper rests the…
SAN DIEGO, CA – After 27 seasons of operation, there is no member of the Colorado Rockies organization in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the only of the 30 MLB franchises with this unfortunate distinction. On Sunday night, the 16-member Modern Era Baseball Committee elected just two of the ten finalists to Cooperstown, neither of whom ever suited up in…
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