The Colorado Rockies easily could have spent this whole week making up scenarios that most likely weren’t going to happen. They could have talked about how if only the Padres, Giants and Braves would go on to lose all of their games, and the Rockies won all of theirs, then…well, of course, the Rockies are still alive. On Monday night…...
Let’s face it. They did this to themselves.With one swing of the bat from Pat Burrell essentially ensured that the Rockies will finish no better than 3rd place in the National League West. His blast to left field gave the Giants a 2-1 lead in the 7th inning that would hold up as Tim Lincecum dominated the Rockies.Jhoulys Chacin was…...
The Rockies just won’t quit. On Wednesday night they took their third straight from the Cincinnati Reds and their six straight overall with a convincing 9-2 win.Aaron Cook looked good in his return to Coors Field before getting a line drive hit off of his heel. He went five innings and give up just one run in a shaky first…...
This is what the Colorado Rockies are all about.A 5-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday night typified exactly what the Rockies organization is striving for. They believe that the route to winning is through growing from within. They rarely go after a big-name free agent and do everything that they can to stock the farm system.Saturday night showed exactly…...
The future looks bright for the Colorado Rockies.The present is a whole different story for the club.On Sunday Chacin gave the Rockies something to be excited about. He dominated the Diamondbacks, showing what he can do with confidence. Despite holding just a one-run lead, the 22-year old stayed strong and salvaged the finale of a three game series, 1-0.Chacin had…...
People are still into the Rockies. They shouldn’t be.Unlike years past, the talk around the water cooler is not all about the Broncos in August. People are still talking about the Rockies. Do they have a chance? Can they make a run? If they can just figure out a way to win on the road…etc, etc, etc.While many Rockies fans…...
As much as it can be on August 4th, Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Giants was a must-win for the Rockies.The good news for the Rockies was that they had their ace Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound. Jimenez pitched seven innings of one-run baseball in route to his 17th win as the Rockies rolled over the Giants 6-1 at Coors…...
It is no secret. Everyone who watches the Rockies consistently knows it. There is no way around it. Aaron Cook is awful.Despite the obvious on the mound, the Rockies continue to put Aaron Cook on the mound every fifth game. On Tuesday night the club paid the price again, losing to the Giants 10-0. Cook gave up four runs in…...
Mark Kiszla is at it again.The Denver Post columnist continues to show why the print media industry is failing. They employ too many columnists who follow a team only long enough to put the franchise’s head in a guillotine. They rile up the passive fans and it sells a few more newspapers, but credibility is lost with fans who pay…...
The Colorado Rockies continued their crash and burn tour on Friday night. This time the road took them to Philadelphia, home to the two-time defending National League champions and their newly acquired ace Roy Halladay.The Rockies were shutout 6-0 on Friday night, which wasn’t a surprise based on the pitching matchup.No team has ever won a baseball game when they…...
For the second time this season, the Rockies made Tim Lincecum, the two-time defending Cy Young winner, look like just another pitcher. This time, 22-year old Jhoulys Chacin kept the Rockies in the game long enough to win 6-3.Chacin shook off a two-run first inning in which Aubrey Huff hit a long home run to right field. He held the…...
A three game series victory against the Red Sox had the Rockies and their fans invigorated. Finally this team had learned to battle back and find a way to win a game in the late innings.Three days later the Rockies were back to their usual sloppy play, losing 10-3 to the Angels in Anaheim.Once again, the victim was rookie pitcher…...
The atmosphere felt like October, the weather felt like the beginning of summer.The Rockies, behind a shiny performance from 22-year old Jhoulys Chacin, defeated the Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Coors Field on Tuesday in the opening of a three game series.After the game, outfielder Ryan Spilborghs called the stadium “Fenway West” because of the large number of Red Sox…...
This is beyond ridiculous. The Rockies dropped another one run game, 2-1 getting dominated by yet another above-average-but-not-an-all-star pitcher. This time it was it was Twins pitcher Scott Baker who baffled them. Before Baker had pitched the minimum five innings required to pick up the win he had already tied his career high for strikeouts with 10.When it is May…...
Name the second highest paid player on the Colorado Rockies.The answer is not Troy Tulowitzki. It’s not Ubaldo Jimenez. It’s not Huston Street or Miguel Olivo or Carlos Gonzalez. The answer is Aaron Cook.Cook is making $9.833 million in 2010 and the Rockies are on the hook for $10.083 million in 2011 and a half million dollar buyout in 2012.…...
Sometimes there is a silver lining. Losing three-out-of-four to the second worst team in the National League seems like it would be horrible. Make no mistake, the losses sting, and frankly, the Rockies are digging themselves a hole that they may not be fortunate enough to climb out of. However, the Thursday matinée at Coors Field provided at least a…...
The Colorado Rockies have a good problem.When Jorge De La Rosa comes back from injury, they are going to have a very difficult decision to make. There is not enough room on the roster for six starters. So someone has to be the odd man out. After a 5-1 win over the Astros on Monday night in which Hammel went…...
If you are looking for one reason why the Colorado Rockies lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Saturday night in Phoenix, look no further than manager Jim Tracy.Of course Tracy was not the only reason why the Rockies lost. He never touched a bat or a ball all night long. What he did do, however, was fill out the…...
The Dodgers own the Rockies. Plain and simple. There is no other way around it.On Sunday the Rockies had a chance to win a three game series against the Dodgers for the first time since late September of 2007 when the Rockies swept Los Angeles in Chavez Ravine in route to the World Series.Since then, however, the Dodgers have simply…...
The Colorado Rockies have something that they have never had before. Pitching depth.On Tuesday at Coors Field, Jhoulys Chacin, in the rotation because of Jorge De La Rosa’s injury, showed that the Rockies have more than five capable starters. The 22 year-old Venezuelan led the Rockies to a 3-2 victory over the Diamondbacks, extending the Rockies winning streak to three…...
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