Nolan Arenado is good at baseball. There. It’s been said. Following his well-earned eight-year, $260M contract extension in the offseason, the five-time All-Star picked up where he left off to begin the 2019 season. Arenado aided Colorado’s 5-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates and starter Chris Archer with two singles that begin a streak of seven consecutive multi-hit games, the fourth…
It had to end sooner or later. The Colorado Rockies surprised everyone when they started the year 4-0, including a sweep of the Brewers in Miller Park to start the year. However, on Saturday night, the Cubs ended the party, taking advantage of a shaky Kyle Kendrick. The Rockies lost 9-5, picking up their first loss of the 2015 season.…...
Trading Tulowitzki would be a huge mistake. As the Colorado Rockies start playing spring training games, the offseason news has just begun. During the offseason, a few rogue reports suggested that the Rockies explore trades for both superstars Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki. The thinking is that with the Rockies clearly in rebuilding mode, the team should ship off their…...
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…...
If Jeremy Guthrie had been even decent, the season would be better. If this Jeremy Guthrie would have shown up at the beginning, the Colorado Rockies might be in a different position. The embattled right-hander went six strong innings, giving up just two runs on six hits. He struck out three and walked only one. The lone mistake Guthrie made…...
Dan O’Dowd sounds burned out. Dan O’Dowd has thrown his 75 pitches. He is ready for a reliever. As he Colorado Rockies continue down the road they have never been before. On Wednesday at Coors Field, the club lost 11-5 to the Washington Nationals, a sobering display of two franchises headed in different directions. With the Rockies looking lost and…...
Apodaca is done as the Colorado Rockies pitching coach. Ten years is a long time to do one thing. That is how long Bob Apodaca held the position of pitching coach of the Colorado Rockies. He was relieved of his duties on Tuesday, reassigned within the organization as Special Assistant to the General Manager. The reality is, it was time…...
It might be time to pull the plug on Jeremy Guthrie. For the third straight game, the story for the Colorado Rockies is their starting pitcher. Tuesday night’s story, however, tells quite the opposite tale. In Phoenix, Jeremy Guthrie was hit hard by the Diamondbacks, giving up seven earned runs on 11 hits in just 3-1/3 innings. The Rockies went…...
Trading for Jeremy Guthrie is proving to be a huge mistake. Jeremy Guthrie looked extremely pedestrian for the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night in Cincinnati as the Reds ended the Rockies two game winning streak with a 10-3 victory. The Rockies main objective this offseason was to create a winning culture in the clubhouse. They made moves to get savvy...
Jim Tracy has looked confused by his team’s play often in 2012. What is left to say about these Colorado Rockies? They are running out of ways to lose baseball games. After being spotted a four-run lead in the 1st inning, Jamie Moyer couldn’t pitch well enough to hold the Marlins at bay. His final batter, Giancarlo Stanton, blasted a…...
When does Bob Apodaca start getting heat? An exciting night at Coors Field on Tuesday night came to an end with the Colorado Rockies hottest hitter, Carlos Gonzalez, striking out to end the game, leaving the Rockies one run short. Three innings earlier, the Rockies were down 7-0, struggling at the plate against lefty Ted Lilly, but more importantly, out…...
The clubhouse cleanup continues for the Colorado Rockies. On Monday morning, the Rockies shipped Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for the Orioles four-time opening day starter, Jeremy Guthrie. The right-hander went 9-17 in 2011 with a 4.33 ERA. Numbers, however, can be deceiving in the hitting-rich American League East. Especially considering that half of...
The Colorado Rockies had their window. They had their chance to be in the Denver sports spotlight. That chance came and went, thanks in large part to the new face of Denver sports, Tim Tebow. The scene was set for the Rockies to take over. The Broncos were coming off a 4-12 season in which their head coach was fired…...
There is no doubt about it, Jason Hammel has had a rough season. After a stellar June, he seemed to forget how to pitch. He was spinning off of his front foot and was missing his spots on a routine basis. He couldn’t figure it out. His season spiraled downhill in the same fashion as his team’s.The results on the…...
The Colorado Rockies completed their four game sweep of the San Francisco Giants. And of course, by that I mean that they completed getting swept by the Giants.Yes, the Rockies were swept by the Giants in four games, but it may have been the Tulsa Drillers being swept. Hector Gomez made his Major League debut, Wilin Rosario started three games,…...
It’s been ugly in 2011 at Coors Field. There is no way around that.However, as the Colorado Rockies play out the final string of their season, there is still quite a bit to be watched. On a day when prospects Wilin Rosario and Jordan Pacheco made their Major League debuts, the Colorado Rockies rallied for six runs in the bottom…...
In his first season as hitting coach, Carney Lansford has critics everywhere. The former big leaguer who was known for his gritty work ethic and ability to always take a good at-bat stepped into a position that had so much potential. The Colorado Rockies lineup is chock full of talent. It sports two of the league’s premier young hitters in…...
One night after Jason Giambi delivered a walk-off, no doubt home run to right field, manager Jim Tracy decided to play that card again. This time, however, Tracy forgot that the club was down by three runs when Giambi stepped to the plate instead of Chris Iannetta in the bottom of the ninth inning. The logic of the move is…...
It seems like a long time ago the last time Jason Hammel put in a performance that was worthy of positive comments. At one time, the tall right-hander was considered one of the best pitchers on the Rockies staff. He finished April with an ERA in the low threes and was looking to build on his first two successful seasons…...
Since 1993, when the Colorado Rockies go on the road, it has been a struggle.Most teams aren’t as good on the road, but the difference for the Rockies has always been profound. Regardless of the talent level on the team, the Rockies generally play very well at home and struggle mightily on the road. When the club plays in places…...
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