In 2022, the city of Denver rallied around the Colorado Avalanche as they won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 21 years. This year, it’s the Denver Nuggets receiving the support as they charge toward the first NBA Championship in franchise history. Count the Colorado Rockies among the millions in the region who want the Larry O’Brien Championship…
Ezequiel Tovar gets his first career walk-off hit on a wild Thursday afternoon. Kyle Freeland rebounded from a rough start in Texas, Brenton Doyle hit leadoff for the first time (and earned comparisons to Charlie Blackmon) before leaving the game after a nasty collision with a near game-saving catch and Daniel Bard continued to be dominant with two more scoreless…
Kyle Freeland leads the charge in the Colorado Rockies clubhouse as the entire team rallies behind the Denver Nuggets first ever appearance in the NBA Finals. Are there any Los Angeles Lakers fans on the roster? Who else has been a lifelong fan of the Nuggs? And how have can the success of one team provide a boost to another?…
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…
When it comes to weather and Springtime, April showers bring May flowers. In baseball parlance, there’s no real equivalent about the upside for having the worst record in the National League and struggling to win at home through the first full month of the regular season. For the Colorado Rockies, their 9-20 record (.310) projects out to a 50-112 record.…
The bullpen for the Colorado Rockies was set to feature six pitchers age 30 or older on Opening Day. During the summer, another veteran – Tyler Kinley – would also get added to the mix. With Antonio Senzatela out until May at the earliest and questions about the team’s no. 3-5 starters, the backbone of the Rockies would not be…
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…
World Baseball Classic delivered the dream matchup we all wanted: Team USA against Samurai Japan. Beyond that, we wanted Shohei Ohtani to pitch against his teammate on the Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout. Game on the line, ninth inning and with two outs, the All-Stars and legends faced off. Somewhere in Arizona, the Colorado Rockies faced off against the San…
Spring Training has begun! The Colorado Rockies start camp with an extension for manager Bud Black and GM Bill Schmidt discusses the young outfielders like Zac Veen and Brenton Doyle. Kyle Freeland and Alan Trejo share their emotions about playing in the World Baseball Classic while Nolan Jones introduces himself to the new clubhouse. The DNVR Rockies Podcast breaks down…
In exactly one month, baseball returns from its winter slumber with a simple pop of the mitt on back fields all across Arizona and Florida. Laughs, good-natured ribbing and loud barking from seasoned coaches will fill Salt River Fields when pitchers and catchers report to the Spring Training home of the Colorado Rockies on February 15. Not everyone will be…
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…
The Colorado Rockies have come to terms on a one-year contract with RHP Pierce Johnson worth a reported $5 million. Johnson, 31, is a 2009 graduate of Faith Christian Academy in Arvada and joins Kyle Freeland and Lucas Gilbreath to make it three Colorado natives on the 40-man roster. Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 15th round of…
Colorado added to their depleted bullpen with another Denver native. What should we expect from Pierce Johnson in 2023? We never expected two foxes getting into Coors Field, but it’s happened and it’s amazing. We break down the recent history of animals invading Rockies’ games before discussing all of the Rockies’ who have had famous spouses. Ezequiel Tovar as the…
Armchair General Managers unite as the time to speculate on what the Colorado Rockies should do this offseason is upon us. How does one fix a baseball team that won only 68 games last season and has missed the postseason the last four years? It may not be easy as it appears and it certainly won’t be done over the…
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