For nearly two weeks every summer, the baseball world turns its eyes to Williamsport. A small town of less than 30,000 located dead-center in Pennsylvania — a nearly equal distance away from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as New York City — holds the greatest tournament of youth baseball on the planet. Less than three hours south in Baltimore, Md.…
Colorado Rockies 10-game road trip ends with a four-game sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kyle Freeland, Peter Lambert and Austin Gomber did fairly well to pick up the starting rotation, but the offense struggled to score runs at Dodger Stadium. Are the Rox going win some awards for their rookies? How good has the defense been…
Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals were looking to make history on Friday night against the Colorado Rockies. Neither were successful. The 9-4 victory over the Redbirds snapped a 12-game losing streak in St. Louis. It was the most Colorado had scored at Busch Stadium since plating 10 in 2009. Led by Nolan Jones and his 4-for-5 performance that…
The pursuit — rather, the avoidance — of 100 losses is back on for the Colorado Rockies following a 14-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. At 32-51 (.386) and 5-17 against the National League West, including zero series wins in seven meetings, the annual look towards future Rockies seasons is officially upon us. With 10 players currently…
Fenway Park was the scene of another wild game for the Colorado Rockies. Much like the comeback win on Sunday, the extra-inning win over the Boston Red Sox featured a rain delay and more outstanding performances from the entire roster. Who was better in their Beantown return: Daniel Bard or Connor Seabold? Which player made the more critical defensive save:…
The San Francisco Giants have their next Buster Posey and his name is Patrick Bailey. They’ve also got a nine-game winning streak against the Colorado Rockies. What records were set (or nearly set) on Tuesday? Will we see Dinelson Lamet starting games again for the Rox? Why is the best team in the NL West still unsettled? The DNVR Rockies…
Bryce Harper has already inserted himself into the NL MVP conversation with his weekend in Denver as the Philadelphia Phillies brought out the worst in the Colorado Rockies once again. The Phils won the first two at Coors Field before Kyle Freeland and Brenton Doyle were outstanding on they birthdays to win on Sunday. But it was the melee between…
Ezequiel Tovar continues to heat up for the Colorado Rockies, who go 4-2 on their road trip to New York and Pittsburgh. Despite trailing the Pirates 3-0, the Rox forge another comeback and improve to 7-2 in the month of May. What’s the latest injury concern? Should we be concerned about Daniel Bard? Can Tovar start to get some Rookie…
Rockies’ Kyle Freeland was in great form for seven innings outside of one pitch while Mitch Keller was even better during his complete game shutout of Colorado. Have the Pittsburgh Pirates ever gone undefeated against the Rox in a season? What career milestone did Kris Bryant reach? How absurdly quick was Monday’s game? The DNVR Rockies Podcast examines upcoming promotions…
It’s been a little more than a week with the newly implemented pitch clock, but the Colorado Rockies are averaging two hours and 30 minutes as their time of game. For a team that’s already at the physical disadvantage of playing 5,280 feet above sea level, something may actually be on their side. “It’s going to be good on our…
Coors Field was rocking for Kyle Freeland’s third Home Opener start as he continue his scoreless innings streak. Jurickson Profar ingratiated himself to the sellout crowd with two stellar defensive plays while Kris Bryant recorded the game-winning RBI for the only run of the day. How rare was the 1-0 final score? When was the last time a Rockie has…
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…
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…
It’s Opening Day 2023! Colorado Rockies get pushed back because of rain in Southern California. Is this the bad news starting early for them? Which new San Diego Padres are most interesting to watch in Game 1? Also, where is Daniel Bard and Jurickson Profar right now? DNVR Rockies Podcast are ready to attack the 162 game schedule like a…
Colorado Rockies add Mike Moustakas, Harold Castro and Ty Blach to the 40-man roster as Brendan Rodgers, Sean Bouchard and Ryan Rolison are officially moved to the 60-day IL. Elehuris Montero won an important award, but will Moose be starting at third base on Opening Day? Will Kyle Freeland be ready to pitch Game 2 in San Diego? And where…
Are you ready for next Thursday? Have you started crafting your excuses for calling out sick on March 30? Opening Day is right around the corner. Down to 41 player in their big league camp after reassigning infielder/outfielder Cole Tucker and RHP Phillips Valdéz, not to mention sending many of their younger players down to minor league camp, the Colorado…
Trea Turner goes off against Venezuela and Cuba as Team USA rolls into the WBC Final against the winner of Mexico and Japan. Daniel Bard struggled on Saturday, plunking Jose Altuve and showing some wildness during a 4-run inning. Should Colorado Rockies fans be considered? Should fans be excited by the addition of OF Jurickson Profar? The 30-year-old signs a…
SAN DIEGO, CA – As flights from all over world touch down in Southern California carrying not just the powers that be of Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball for the 2019 Winter Meetings, but also international players from Japan and Korea, the talk of the offseason to this point is the hometown San Diego Padres. After a 2018-19…