Professional baseball in Colorado is going to look a little bit different in 2021. On Monday, Major League Baseball made the first of several big announcements on the reshaping of the minor leagues. While many expected disappointing news that the Pioneer League – home to the Rocky Mountain Vibes and Grand Junction Rockies – would no longer be associated with…

Following a magical Major League debut that saw the rookie hit two home runs, few could have expected Trevor Story to keep relative pace with prodigious power totals throughout the start of his career. Yet, when one looks atop the leaderboard of all-time shortstop for least amount of games needed to hit 100 homers, Story’s name is highest among the…

A decade in purple pinstripes is a lot longer than most players are privileged. When you’re Baseball Hall of Famer Larry Walker, those ten seasons in Denver weigh more like an eternity to a championship-starved fan base. Though a National League Most Value Player only once (1997), Walker was a perennial threat to take the top honors whenever he was…

BSN Denver reviews the Top 10 Moments in Colorado Rockies history, including a new addition to the group.

Ryan Spilborghs called out the Rockies effort. The only thing worse than injured bodies in team sports is selfish play. There is no doubt that the Colorado Rockies have been riddled with injuries once again. While the past few seasons have been bad, the 2014 campaign has been marred by guys going onto the disabled list. No one will ever…...

Shhhhh, don’t tell the Colorado Rockies. Everyone who walked into Coors Field on Sunday knew what day of the week it was. Everyone except the team wearing purple pinstripes. Whether they were told it was Saturday, whether they were simply just due, the Rockies pulled off what has proven to be a difficult task. They won on a Sunday. After…...

If the Colorado Rockies want to play in meaningful games in September, they are going to have to play like they did on Thursday night far more frequently.Going into the 2011 season, most expected far more games like this. Twenty hits from an offense that has depth and talent, and a pitching performance that featured a guy actually pitching, rather…...

Things more exciting than watching the Colorado Rockies:Knitting a sweater. Working a 16 hour day. Pulling out fingernails with tweezers. Maybe it’s not that bad, but seriously, did anyone think the Rockies had a chance to win Wednesday night’s game before it started? It wasn’t much of a surprise with All-Star, and now 12-game winner Jair Jurrjens on the mound…...

Bless Todd Helton.On the day that he played his 2,000 career game, all in a Colorado Rockies uniform, his team did what they do best. They lost in agonizing fashion.In all 2,000 games in which Helton has played in, how many times has his team gone down in a heartbreaking fashion. The grizzly veteran has to be getting used to…...

With a big 6-5 win on Saturday night for the Rockies, they are now back to .500. Seventy games into the 2011 season and the Colorado Rockies are exactly where they were before Opening Day.The Rockies rode the right arm — and the bat, of Ubaldo Jimenez to victory on Saturday. The right-hander was sharp through five innings. He gave…...

Through the first few innings, the game had a similar look and feel to it. Despite a 0-0 score, the Colorado Rockies were playing as if they were going to have a tough time winning. Jhoulys Chacin had worked his way out of two jams, but was missing with his location badly and didn’t seem to be on top of…...

The Colorado Rockies dropped another game on the road on Sunday, completing another disappointing trip. The Sunday version included the Brewers completing a three-game sweep of the Rockies with a 3-1 victory. Once again, Ubaldo Jimenez failed to pick up a win. He went eight innings, giving up just three runs on two hits. He walked five batters and hit…...

The Colorado Rockies are doing their best to erase their good start.After the best April in franchise history, May is on pace to be the worst.On Sunday, the Rockies squandered the final game of their miserable six-game road trip that looked a whole lot more like 2010 than the early stages of 2011.The Rockies dropped two games in Arizona, a…...

After their second straight lackluster performance in a row, the Rockies offense had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the 7th inning with two outs.With a struggling Ryan Spilborghs coming to the plate (6-for-35 on the season), and Ramon Ramirez, a righty on the mound, it seemed like a no-brainer that Jim Tracy would call upon…...

The Colorado Rockies continued their climb to the top of the standings on Saturday night, but it didn’t come the way most probably thought it would. The result, however, is the same for the Rockies, who came from behind in the late innings to win 2-1.With Ubaldo Jimenez taking the mound against Rodrigo Lopez, who came into the game with…...

The future looks bright for the Colorado Rockies.The present is a whole different story for the club.On Sunday Chacin gave the Rockies something to be excited about. He dominated the Diamondbacks, showing what he can do with confidence. Despite holding just a one-run lead, the 22-year old stayed strong and salvaged the finale of a three game series, 1-0.Chacin had…...

Time to pack it in. The Rockies are done.On July 15th, Rockies fans were looking forward to a heated race between themselves and the San Diego Padres for the National League West title. Less than two weeks later, putting the Rockies and playoffs in the same sentence is laughable.On Wednesday night, Aaron Cook continued showing that his struggles are no…...

The atmosphere felt like October, the weather felt like the beginning of summer.The Rockies, behind a shiny performance from 22-year old Jhoulys Chacin, defeated the Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Coors Field on Tuesday in the opening of a three game series.After the game, outfielder Ryan Spilborghs called the stadium “Fenway West” because of the large number of Red Sox…...

This is why everyone thought the Rockies would be so good.On Sunday afternoon at a dreary Coors Field, Ryan Spilborghs led Colorado to a 10-3 win over the Blue Jays, completing a three-game sweep.Spilborghs completed perhaps the best weekend in his career by going 3-for-5 with a triple and two home runs. The Santa Barbara, CA native raised his average…...