For the first time in 51 days, Kris Bryant’s name appeared in the starting lineup for the Colorado Rockies. Bryant was activated from the injured list on Monday before a 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs following a fractured left index finger suffered during a hit-by-pitch on July 22, costing him 45 games. “I think he feels a little bit…
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. Children are back in school. Halloween decorations clutter the aisles. And the Colorado Rockies wrap up another regular season. The difference this year is that the Rockies are on pace to lose more than 100 games with the dog days of summer having beaten them down more than normal. Their 7-20 record…
Luis Robert Jr. was kinda quiet at Coors Field this weekend with the Chicago White Sox. He added his 33rd home run of the season, but it wasn’t enough against the Colorado Rockies. The starting pitching was quite nice for the Rox. Peter Lambert, Kyle Freeland and Chris Flexen did their job to put Bud Black’s club in winning position.…
Fans of the Colorado Rockies will never forget winning the 2018 National League Wild Card Game at Wrigley Field in 2018. They can also recall the day before, a loss in Game 163 against the Los Angeles Dodgers for ownership of the NL West pennant. Since nearly winning their first division title — something that continues to evade them for…
Ryan McMahon did it all to help the Colorado Rockies win in 10 innings over the San Diego Padres. Austin Gomber capped off his outstanding July, the Elehuris Montero Era at first base began and Brenton Doyle continued to flash the tools. Do the Rockies own the Padres now? Will we get any more trades on the final day? Did…
For those fans who circled the weekend of June 23-25 on their Colorado Rockies schedule for the return of Shohei Ohtani to Coors Field were not disappointed on Night One. Ohtani delivered — not literally, as he won’t be pitching during this series for the Los Angeles Angels — and so did the Rockies during their 7-4 comeback win that…
Since his second promotion to the Colorado Rockies from Triple-A on May 26, only Ryan McMahon has been able to replicate the outstanding offensive numbers of Nolan Jones. The biggest difference this time around: he’s been given a chance to play. On Saturday, he launched his third home run in 14 games with Colorado, an opposite field blast against LHP…
Kauffman Stadium was nearly home to a domination by the Colorado Rockies following two consecutive wins, one of which was a late comeback against the Kansas City Royals bullpen. Which Rox received a standing ovation? How close was Kyle Freeland’s no-hitter on the day of the Denver Nuggets’ Game 2 of the NBA Finals? Can we settle on a nickname…
The game plan for the Colorado Rockies going into the 2022 season was to keep the seat warm at shortstop for Ezequiel Tovar in hopes he could take over at the start of the following season. It was a best-case scenario that required a lot from the young Venezuelan who had already made sizable progress the year before. Tovar played…
Pittsburgh swept Colorado at Coors Field to extend the Rockies losing streak to eight games. Since then, the Rox have been reborn thanks to breakouts from NL Rookie of the Year candidate Ezequiel Tovar, outfielders Brenton Doyle and Randal Grichuk, plus a starting rotation that has welcomed back Antonio Senzatela. Is this the best version of the Rockies right now?…
When an errant throw to second base by catcher Elias Díaz traveled into the outfield allowing Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians to reach third base, the Colorado Rockies were charged with their 18th error of the season on Tuesday night during their 5-1 win. An error by David Villa kept the San Francisco Giants tied with the Rockies for…
Colorado Rockies gets good news about the injured Germán Márquez and has a great performance from Austin Gomber after a career low last week. Suzie Hunter has the scoop on location in Paris of the Midwest: Cleveland. What did manager Bud Black say about Brenton Doyle’s MLB debut? What should the Rox do about Elehuris Montero? And what happens to…
The World Baseball Classic Final was better than anything we could have predicted and Shawn Spradling from Baseball Isn’t Boring Podcast was there. How was Shohei Ohtani’s display of power during batting practice? How might the WBC change in 2026? And what else is on its way from the international baseball scene? The DNVR Rockies Podcast has the scoop on…
The Colorado Rockies got swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates, their second straight sweep and the eighth consecutive loss. At 5-14, they’re off to their worst start in franchise history over the first 19 games. Why is everything going wrong? Can anything be done to change the course of a 100-loss season? And how bad has the start of this season…
Monday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates was abysmal. Kris Bryant finally hit his first home run at Coors Field with the Colorado Rockies, but everything else seemed to go wrong. Does Bud Black need to send Elehuris Montero down to Triple-A? Is the bullpen in trouble for Tuesday after using both long relievers? What are upcoming roster moves when Randal…
DENVER, Colo. – In the first game back in Denver in the 30th Anniversary of the club’s existence, a Colorado born pitcher started the game while another closed out the Rockies victory. “For me, it was super great to see a bookend of Kyle (Freeland) and Pierce (Johnson) on Opening Day,” manager Bud Black said post-game. “And what this means…
Six games in Southern California is usually wrought with a lot of frustration, more losses than wins and an entire lineup of hitters slumping, yearning to get back home to the hitter-friendly confines of Coors Field. Alas, it felt like a lot less frustration, less losses than normal and decent offensive production, on a whole. Going 2-4 on the road…
In case you decided to wait until the weekend before checking on the start of the 2023 baseball season, you’ve missed quite a bit in the first two days. The Colorado Rockies are 2-0 thanks to a pair of wins on the road — of all places — against the San Diego Padres, a club many think will be at…
Welcome to a new era in Colorado Rockies baseball. At first, it was Vinny Castilla and Walt Weiss for four seasons together on the left side of the infield, ushering in the first postseason in 1995 for the expansion franchise. Three years of Troy Tulowitzki and Garrett Atkins brought two playoff berths, including the team’s only World Series appearance in…
Opening Day 2023 is upon us and MLB is about to explode! Can the Houston Astros repeat as World Series Champions? Is Shohei Ohtani a foregone conclusion for American League MVP? Do the San Diego Padres finally take down the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League West? Which southwest slugger will take the NL Rookie of the Year:…
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