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…
Just in time for our look around the NL West, Carlos Correa signs a 13-year deal with the San Francisco Giants worth $350 million. Does this make them a legitimate contender for the postseason in 2023? Did the signings of Sean Manaea and Ross Stripling help them even more? And when will the Dodgers finally do something (or anything). More…
Kris Bryant’s first season did not go well with the Rockies. Do his recent comments give Patrick and Suzie cause for concern? Zac Veen continues to set the Arizona Fall League ablaze even after his Player of the Week Award. How impressive has he actually been? We also break down the Division Series winners and preview Game Five of Guardians-Yankees…
In a letter to season ticket holders, Rockies’ owner Dick Monfort addressed the 2022 season. What did he see as being the biggest issues? Should fans give him more “unwavering support?” And what is a “Rockies Championship?” Plus, we break down the four Division Series matchups and let you know which team is likeliest to win and which underdog could…
Beat reporters Patrick Lyons of DNVR Rockies and Jesse Friedman of PHNX Diamondbacks meet on the corner of their respective states to weigh in on the behemoths that rest in the NL West. Happy New Year! It’s Opening Day and the start of the 2022 MLB Season. Now that baseball has returned to some sense of normalcy – sure, delayed…...
Germán Márquez makes his second start of Spring Training and looks solid over 60 pitches. But is he in line to become the Opening Day starter? Who else could Bud Black choose? And what’s the status of the bullpen? Who could be ticketed for Albuquerque to open the season? The offseason was a whirlwind and now that most players have…
Nearly 100 days after MLB imposed a lockout that could have damaged the sport for fans everywhere, the owners and players came to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. This means baseball can go back to normal, and for the Colorado Rockies that means celebrating Opening Day at Coors Field on Apr 8 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Players…...
Noah Yingling from RoxPile joins the show to discuss the rumors of Kris Bryant heading to the Colorado Rockies, Trevor Story to the Seattle Mariners and figure out what’s happening with between the MLB and MLBPA. Will they settled the CBA in time for Opening Day? “Examining the fit between the Colorado Rockies and Michael Conforto” by Noah Yingling DON’T…
Producer Extraordinaire Yahir joins the pod to break down the greatest memes of the World Series and 2021 postseason, many of which come at the expense of the Los Angeles Dodgers. We touch on the retirement of Buster Posey, the Tigers acquisition of Tucker Barnhart from the Reds and what the Colorado Rockies should do about Trevor Story and Jon…
While the Rockies waived and outrighted four players off the 40-man roster, there’s a chance a few move on to other organizations. Details on the entire history of the qualifying offer! Plus, Colorado may offer Trevor Story the $18.4 million QO, but will he accept it? The odds may surprise you when learning how this scenario has played out in…
Rooting for any of MLB’s final four teams in the postseason may not be easy, but there are storylines and players worth getting behind. Besides, the games have been fantastic. AJ Haefele of DNVR Avalanche shares his thoughts on the Houston Astros and whether or not a World Series victory this year can help rehabilitate the image of the organization…
The defensive concerns for the 2021 Colorado Rockies were hardly that. A breakdown of how each position fared across MLB as well as analysis of Ryan McMahon and Nolan Arenado. This week marks the anniversary of the 2007 Rockies sweeping the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. Relive the moments of the first postseason series won by the franchise. Dodgers and…
Drew Goodman of AT&T SportsNet discusses the five-year, $50 million deal for RHP Antonio Senzatela as well as the two-year, $14.5 million contract given to C.J. Cron. What this start to the GM Bill Schmidt Era, what could be next? And are the Cardinals this year’s version of the 2007 Colorado Rockies?
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,…...
For the first time in five years, Colorado Rockies games will be playing in American League ballparks throughout the midwestern United States in 2022 as the National League West faces the AL Central during interleague play for the first time since 2017. The Rockies begin the season in southern California to play the Los Angeles Dodgers on Opening Day for…...
Having already won seven consecutive games against the Rockies and up 7-2 in the ninth with one of the best bullpens in the National League, the Dodgers were poised to pull within one game of the first-place San Francisco Giants. Max Muncy wasn’t about to pass up an opportunity to put the final nail in Colorado’s coffin, one that would…...
The 2021 Rockies’ season may not hold a ton of highlights, but Opening Day sure did during a 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Approved for 42.6% capacity or 21,363 fans, Coors Field was alight with cheers by the hometown hopefuls, the first time since September 27, 2019 due to safety protocol brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following…
Forget regular season records. Throw that out the window, especially since the Colorado Rockies have the sixth-worst winning percentage (.471) since becoming a joint member of Major League Baseball in 1993. Let’s level the playing field and give them a chance to be winners. Scrap the small market versus big market noise, Coors Field Conundrum, and any other factor that…
Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel once stated, “Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.” For those watching Game 4 of the 2020 World Series, you know exactly how true this can be even with a slightly less experience as The Old Perfessor. Trailing 7-6 in the bottom…
DNVR Rockies beat reporters Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons battle for supremacy discussing various hot topics pertaining to the inhabitants of 2001 Blake Street as well all the scuttlebutt in and around the game of baseball. Just three months prior, it was questionable as to whether or not Major League Baseball would get started on the 2020 season. Now, we’ve…