Sunday is typically a day of rest. For fans of the Rockies who noticed Nolan Arenado missing from the starting lineup, they probably understood the rationale for the day off. Unfortunately, the final score reflected a team that also took a respite in the Dodgers 11-3 victory that sealed a three-game sweep and continued the Rockies losing streak to seven…

Jon Gray may have entered Sunday’s affair with a 6.41 ERA and questions about his slightly diminished fastball, but he left with his longest outing of the season (7 IP) and with the most strikeouts (7) since exactly one year ago during Colorado’s 10-4 win. In a similar vein, the bats provided the most runs this year thanks to an…

We are 19 games into a 60 game season and while the Colorado Rockies have gotten out to about as good a start as anyone could have hoped for, every single negative is going to be magnified because every mistake is that much more costly. As such, it is only right that we hold the microscope up to every underperforming…...

By the fourth inning of game four, the Rockies had made their move on the Athletics to put together the most complete game of the early season during a decisive 8-3 victory that moved Colorado to 3-1 and kept them atop the NL West standings. It was the type victory you draw up when hoping the best for every aspect…

When the Rockies were held scoreless on Friday night against the Texas Rangers, it snapped a National League record of 11 straight Opening Day games in which they had hit a home run. Considering the streak produced only three trips to the playoffs, such a detail should not warrant major conclusions about the future of this or any other season.…

The Colorado Rockies did not play an altogether poor baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Opening Day, July 24, 2020. They pitched incredibly well. They played fantastic defense. They had the right offensive approach that should be followed for the entirety of the campaign. On a mental level, they played the better baseball game. But fortune was not on…...

As a part of our Quest for the Asterisk series, we’ll be taking a look at the players who will be most pivotal in taking the Colorado Rockies back to the postseason in 2020. Every team needs their stars to lead by example, both on the field and statistically. It’s a waste of time to tell you that Nolan Arenado…

If the 60-game sprint leaves the 2020 Colorado Rockies with strained hamstrings and wicked case of plantar fasciitis, it won’t be a major shock. A disappointment, yes. A surprise, no. With an abbreviated and unpredictable season that increases favorable outcomes for even the worst teams – Baltimore and Miami could actually slip into the postseason – not a lot would…...

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. Baseball is back and with Opening Day scheduled for July 23, all 30 teams are gathered at their home park to participate in Spring Training 2.0…

The disparity between 5,280 feet above sea level at Coors Field and the relative zero feet of elevation of most coastal cities has often plagued any traveling baseball team tasked to make adjustments on the hitting and pitching side of the game. So, when the Rockies were gifted with a three-game series against the Marlins to begin their 2019 season…

There is no meaning to the end results of Spring Training games, but it still feels weird anytime a baseball game ends in a tie. That’s what happened between the two teams who share facilities at Salt River Fields when the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks tied 6-6. We saw another impressive display from a potential breakout star for the…...

The Colorado Rockies defeated the Seattle Mariners 9-6 in a game that featured a few reunions and more than its fair share of offense. Two promising youngsters for the Rockies showed why fans are so excited about them, The Wolf of Blake Street made a solid spring debut, and the battle for backup catcher remained hotly contested. Turning Point: Drew…...

Last week, we reminded ourselves how extremely volatile bullpens can be in general and noted that for the Colorado Rockies, this is doubly so. Also this wide window of possibilities, from the best to the worst case scenarios, seems to represent a wide range of possible outcomes for the club in the upcoming 2020 season. This isn’t just the situation…...

DENVER – The last time the Milwaukee Brewers suited up for a game at Coors Field, they popped bottles in celebration of a three-game sweep after Game Three of the National League Division Series last October. Nearly twelve months later, looking to do the same with the fate of the NL Central hanging in the balance, the Rockies delivered a…...

Hoping to snap a 12-game losing streak in Los Angeles dating back to June 30, 2018 and avoid breaking a dubious record for the longest such streak in Dodgers Stadium’s 58-year history, Colorado looked to play spoiler with their 36th player of the month. Reinstated before the game from the 10-day IL due to a left groin strain, starting pitcher Kyle…...

DENVER – Since being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, the Colorado Rockies have not lost a baseball game. They have now followed up their series win over the St. Louis Cardinals with a series sweep over the San Diego Padres, thanks to a complete team win on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. Starter Chi Chi Gonzalez put in a workmanlike…...

DENVER – Entering this weekend’s four-game series with the NL Central-worst Pirates, the NL West-worst Rockies were holding steady at 13th place in the National League. Saturday night’s loss, the third-straight at the hands of Pittsburgh and fifth-straight overall, moves Colorado back in the standings to 14th place or, as it’s more appropriate to call it, 2nd-worst in the league.…...

DENVER – Baseball games and baseball careers are defined by important moments. Big moments in big games on the biggest stages are immortalized and retold over and over again until legend becomes myth: a strikeout or home run or double in the gap that punctuates a game in October, a performance that breaks a record, athleticism that makes even the…...

Baseball is chaos. And if you are going to survive it, you’ll need someone you can trust. The Colorado Rockies 2019 campaign has been littered with debris that they thought had been marked for the trash bin before consecutive playoff appearances in 2017. They have simply played some of their worst collective baseball of the last four years and…...