From Dexter Fowler and Jorge De La Rosa to Jason Giambi and Justin Morneau, Drew and Patrick take a look at the greatest players in Colorado Rockies history… who were never All Stars. Plus, a few thoughts on the newest chapter in the Nolan Arenado mess.
Depending on one’s standpoint, the baseball idiom regarding a “cup of coffee” can be positive or negative. The career of Archibald Wright Graham lasted all of one game on June 25, 1905 for the New York Giants. He entered late as a defensive replacement and did not get a plate appearance. Forgotten for decades, author W.P. Kinsella included “Moonlight” Graham…
On Sunday, the Colorado Rockies several moves before Sunday’s matinee, including designating for assignment first baseman Mark Reynolds. Entering the season with 294 home runs, it looked promising for Reynolds to hit a milestone 300th home run with purple pinstripes and become the first player to do so without having ever made an All-Star Team. “That’s the way it goes,”…...
DENVER – With a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants scheduled for the Colorado Rockies on Monday, RHP Yency Almonte was added to the roster as the 26th Man. It became apparent very quickly that an arsenal of pitchers was more appropriate for Game One. A rough first inning by German Márquez became a rough start which evolved into…...
With all of Rockies Nation abuzz over the major league debut of Brendan Rodgers, the 22-year-old rookie be find himself the spotlight with two outs in the ninth and the game on the line. However, the storybook ending would not go as planned for the top prospect. After recording an RBI in his first at bat, Rodgers went quiet at…
With a losing streak that reached eight games Saturday – and twelve-of-thirteen – the relative highlights for the Colorado are few and far between at this point. Unable to score in the first inning once again, playing a majority of the game from behind, an adequate performance from starting pitcher Kyle Freeland was far from enough as the offense continued…
In a way, it is to their credit that the Colorado Rockies managed to make the series opener with the Atlanta Braves a close game, but they could not finish off an inspiring rally and instead fell 3-8, more games under .500 (5) than they ever were in 2018. Kyle Freeland got off on the wrong foot and never found…...
DENVER – Raimel Tapia was a man without options going into Spring Training. If he didn’t produce results in the Cactus League, he would be designated for assignment and the go the way of former teammate Tom Murphy, who was claimed by the Giants before being traded to the Mariners a few days later. Had no one shown interest and…
Just when it seemed the presence of Mr. Barrels would be missing on the 2019 Colorado Rockies, an unforseen injury has brought him back with his brothers. After a delayed start to 2018 that limited Daniel Murphy to 91 games because of knee surgery, the first baseman will now deal with his first stint on the Injured List with Colorado…...
Before the Rockies got a chance to really display their new $24MM purchase, an unfortunate injury will force them put him back in the display case for another day joining reliever Chris Rusin and starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela. Signed in large part because of his postseason resume and swing that plays perfectly for the confines of Coors Field, Daniel Murphy…
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman discusses the latest developments from spring training including the most recent cuts to big-league camp and some intriguing comments from the manager regarding the few remaining position battles....
The Sheriff of Swattingham is wearing purple once more. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Kansas City Royals 12-5 in their third spring training game on a beautiful Monday afternoon. Raimel Tapia set the pace for a big run-scoring day on the very first pitch, ripping it over the wall in right for his first hit and homer of the spring.…...
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman takes a look at some numbers for a few free agent options at first base and catcher, one of which may just be the final piece toward making the Colorado Rockies a legitimate threat to win the National League West. Then we get into a few questions about projected production…...
The Colorado Rockies played valiantly, making multiple comebacks in a rough pitching game, but lost 11-8 in their first postseason appearance in eight years.
The Colorado Rockies laid the smackdown on the Los Angeles Dodgers, cutting their magic number to make the postseason to one game.
Ian Desmond made key plays on offense and defense as the Colorado Rockies busted out for a big 8-4 win over the Padres to finish the road trip.
The Colorado Rockies turned a close one into a laugher in completing something they haven't done in 24 years.
The Colorado Rockies offense still missed plenty of opportunities but that matters far less when you pitch a shutout.
The Colorado Rockies offense went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position, dropping the final game of the series to the Brewers, 8-4.
The Colorado Rockies rallied to tie the game late but succumb to an even later rally from the Brewers to drop the second game of the series 6-3.
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