Juan Soto and Gary Sánchez had quite the weekend in Denver as the San Diego Padres win the final two games of their series with the Colorado Rockies. Peter Lambert and Kyle Freeland weren’t bad, but the offense simply didn’t give enough run support. What’s the latest record set by Ezequiel Tovar? How close were the Rox from spoiling the…
GM Bill Schmidt did the thing and traded C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk to the Los Angeles Angels for a pair of pitching prospects, RHP Jake Madden and LHP Mason Albright. Who’s going to take their spots on the roster? With only 37 players on the 40-man roster, which prospects from Triple-A Albuquerque and Double-A Hartford could be next to…
Early success for the Colorado Rockies came to a halt, but not before the outlook on several players trended upwards. Can Charlie Blackmon sustain his power after ending a home run drought? Is Kris Bryant beginning to look more like that MVP? Will Germán Márquez & Kyle Freeland continue to be aces? DNVR Rockies Podcast previews the two-game set with…
With four baseball beats in three different cities around the country as part of the ALLCITY Network, an All-Star cast from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) have their picks for the 2023 MLB Season. Here’s the quartet who have predicted each division, Wild Card winner, World Series teams and end of year award winners: Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) of…
It’s that time of the year again. Nolan Arenado is back in Denver for a three-game set with his St. Louis Cardinals. Katie Woo of The Athletic joins us to discuss how the former Rockies’ third baseman has been fitting in and making an impact with some of the younger players in the clubhouse. She also gives us the update…
Kyle Freeland delivers another gritty performance on the road to best the surging San Diego Padres. Was it enough to earn the DraftKings Sportsbook King of the Game? How rough was the start of this road trip? And what did Patrick learn from the post-game scrum with Bud Black, Ryan McMahon, Sam Hilliard and Freeland? Links and heartstrings between Joe,…
Grievances are aired, discrepancies found and a general therapy session for all Rockies fans to reflect upon and, quite possibly, enjoy. Does doing nothing make sense? Did GM Bill Schmidt’s explanation make sense? And how bad is this really? Drew Goodman of AT&T SportsNet helps sort out more trade deadline business before helping determine what the big storylines for the…
Sam Levitt of 97.3 The Fan in San Diego drops by to discuss all the wheeling and dealing by Padres’ GM A.J. Preller. Since his previous experience dealt with Double-A baseball, Sam and Suzie have a lot to discuss. Meghan Angley looks into her crystal ball to help figure out a few things for Suzie and Brendan, who have a…
Entering the last day before MLB Trade Deadline with the 10th-best record in the National League and a full 10 games out of the third and final Wild Card, the Colorado Rockies stood pat. They made zero deals, not the first time they’ve handled a situation like this, and were the only team in MLB to not find a dance…
Los Angeles may not have been a better host this year than Denver in 2021, but the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby were electric as always. Is there a problem with Clayton Kershaw starting for the NL squad? Could C.J. Cron feasibly have won the ASG MVP Award? And how much did tickets cost for the worst seat in…
Colorado has added 12 new prospects in the first two days of the 2022 MLB Draft and we’ve got a little bit on each player. Who has so much swagger that it was the subject of conversation in his draft meeting? Who has a body comp similar to 2-time All-Star and former Rockie? Plus, the Home Run Derby picks for…
Following a three-game sweep from a historically bad Cincinnati Reds team last weekend, the Tuesday night loss to the Washington Nationals revealed some skeptical looks from the faces of Colorado Rockies’ fans. With wins in the next two games thanks to a strong pitching performance by Austin Gomber and another multi-hit outing from Brendan Rodgers, the smiles returned. At 15-10…...
Bud Black, Elias Díaz and Germán Márquez speak on the struggles of Colorado’s All-Star pitcher following his fourth consecutive dud. Plus, we review our 2022 MLB Predictions and see how well we’ve done. Spoiler: Suzie & Patrick are feeling good so far. Laughter Can Be The Best Medicine for the Colorado Rockies: The Sneaky Humor of Kris Bryant by Suzie…
Nationals steals Rockies’ momentum, 10-2, in the first game of a three-game set behind a dominant performance for Erick Fedde. Josh Bell and Juan Soto go deep and Colorado’s bat are quiet, except for C.J. Cron. Germán Márquez posts his fourth consecutive bad start; his numbers on the season will surprise you. Youth on display as one game makes world…
Entering the final homestand of the 2021 season, the Colorado Rockies had an opportunity to impact the postseason with six games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. With the Dodgers and Giants locked in a heated battle for the top spot in the National League West, the Rockies were poised to shift the balance with three-game sweeps,…...
Bang. Zoom. Straight to the moon! With 309 baseballs planted in various sections and tiers of Coors Field, slugged over a combined 25 miles in distance, New York Mets’ Pete Alonso came out on top in the single-elimination tournament. In doing so, he becomes only the third player to win consecutive Derbys, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (1998-99) and Yoenis Céspedes…...
Pull the plug. The 2021 Home Run Derby at Coors Field will not be using a humidor to store baseballs. And that might right a wrong as far as it concerns a certain Colorado Rockies’ slugger. When Trevor Story went down to one knee to swat the first of three home runs on September 5, 2018, it was recognized at…...
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…