The “it’s still early” excuse is starting to get old. As the beginning of May becomes the middle of May and as the Colorado Rockies continue to struggle to find ways to win ballgames, the only thing that the Rockies are doing early is playing their way out of first place.The club got out to a fast start, inspiring bandwagon…...
Little did anyone know that this day would eventually come. In the early 2000’s the Rockies were a perennial 90 game loser. They were the laughing stock of baseball, the Kansas City Royals of the National League. They were a team that looked as if they were headed nowhere. Bogged down by huge contracts given to players who never panned…...
The Los Angeles Dodgers are becoming the Atlanta Braves of 1993, ’94, and ’95. The Rockies simply cannot find a way to beat them.Riding a season-high four game winning streak, the Rockies looked like they might break through and put themselves in a position to win a series against the Dodgers. With Jeff Francis looking solid on the mound, the…...
With the clock just passed midnight in Denver, the Rockies recorded the final out of a 6-5 12 inning victory in San Diego.After recording just one hit after the sixth inning, Ian Stewart led off the 12th inning with a home run to left field off Tim Stauffer, who was sitting on a 12-1/3 inning scoreless streak. The home run…...
Could someone please fix the humidor?The Rockies lost 12-11 on Wednesday after slamming their way back into a game in which they were down by six runs before they recorded a single out. Greg Smith pitched all of one inning, giving up six earned runs on four hits and three walks. It was the exactly opposite of what the Rockies…...
When Aaron Cook struggled in Spring Training, it was chalked up to a veteran working on his pitches. When he struggled in the first two starts of the season it was chalked up to a sinker ball pitcher needing to get into a rhythm. After getting shelled for five runs in three innings in the Rockies 5-2 loss to the…...
Spring Training injuries are as common as the morning sunrise. Everyday there is a new one. When athletes are actually million dollar investments, there is no reason to push a player who has a bump or a bruise. Six weeks of Spring Training is usually plenty of time to get ready for the everyday grind of the season. If a…...
Manny Corpas is a polarizing figure amongst Rockies fans. The right handed reliever has felt just about every emotion a Major League relief pitcher can feel. In his first full season in the big leagues, Corpas took over as the closer for the Rockies after Brian Fuentes stumbled. Corpas did nothing less than notch 19 saves in 20 opportunities, sporting…...
The Colorado Rockies have had a special season. After falling on their faces out of the gate, the team took a 180 degree turn after appointing Jim Tracy as manager. They have crawled all the way back from nearly being the worst team in the league, to being the Wild Card leader in the National League.After a convincing weekend series…...
The fireworks still went off after the Rockies game on Saturday, but the Diamondbacks ruined the festive mood of the night.In front of 49,096 fans who braved the early rainstorm, delaying the start of the game by 27 minutes, the Rockies made it seem early as if there would be more to cheer about than the fireworks after the game.…...
The Colorado Rockies held an 11-2 lead going into the seventh inning. They held on to win 11-9 with the tying run at the plate and Huston Street on to secure the save.Early on it was all Rockies, in the first Brad Hawpe connected for his 100th career home run, a towering shot just inside the right field foul pole…...
It will be easy to pick out a Rockies fan on Friday. They will be the one with no fingernails left.After a grueling final three innings of the longest road trip in 2009, the Rockies held on to a 5-4 win to sweep the Brewers in Milwaukee for the first time in their history.The bullpen, which has been tough as…...
Garrett Atkins, mired in a season-long slump, was called out by his new manager on Wednesday night after failing to deliver in two key situations. Jim Tracy told the press that it was time to make a move with Atkins and that sending him down to Triple-A Colorado Springs was not out of the question. That kind of move for…...
The Colorado Rockies were looking for a hot start in April. They knew that in order to get fans to come out to the ballpark in a horrific economy, they would need to win early and often.That never happened.For the third straight season, the Rockies struggled mightily in April. In 2007 they were fortunate enough to play their way back…...
Dexter Fowler was invited to Major League Spring Training as a courtesy. It was a way to get him some time on the big league field and help him see what he would be up against the next season. The Rockies were extremely deep in the outfield and Fowler figured to need another year of seasoning in the minor leagues.…...
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