When you’ve been around as long as Charlie Blackmon, you’ve seen a lot of things change during the course of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball. Houston Astros were once in the National League. September call-ups packed the dugout full of 40 players. Extra innings could be really extra at times. And pitchers were forced to stand at home plate…

Do you remember the only Rockie to hit a triple in the All-Star Game? How many have homered during the Midsummer Classic? And which Blake Street Bomber went to the finals of the Home Run Derby? Patrick & Suzie recap Tuesday’s All-Star Game before highlighting the best moments of the Colorado Rockies’ first half, including the top players and favorite…

“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.” – Denis Waitley It feels like a switch inside us sometimes, doesn’t it? Whether emotional, mental, or physical, most each of remembers a moment when something fell into place for us,…...

GM Bill Schmidt has himself yet another new acquisition. On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies announced Todd Helton will be joining the organization as a Special Assistant to the General Manager.  https://twitter.com/Rockies/status/1512898356678438921 The 17-year veteran first returned to the organization last month to work with minor league players at Salt River Fields during Spring Training.  “What he did that week down…...

The rotation after Opening Day starter Kyle Freeland has been set and the reasons behind the order may surprise you. Plus, we’ve got Jason Hirsh from the 2007 Colorado Rockies who shares his favorite memories from that magical run to the World Series. F.A.S.T. Performance: Denver’s Top Training Professionals DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD! iTunes link — Stitcher…

New day, new contract for another member of the Colorado Rockies. Ryan McMahon gets $70 million over the next six years to stay in Denver. But there’s a catch….. How does this signing impact the future third basemen waiting in the minor leagues? And where does this offseason’s spending rank among the greatest in franchise history? “Spring Training Notebook: Rolison…

Raised in Centennial and a graduate of Regis Jesuit HS in Aurora, Ty Blach will get the ball in the first Spring Training game of 2022 for the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Blach was originally signed on a minor league deal by Colorado as starting pitching depth during a time in the offseason when the lockout prevented major league free…

For fans coming down to Scottsdale to watch the Colorado Rockies prepare for the 2022 season, the best player you might see all Spring Training will be on the back fields of the complex at Salt River Fields. Mr. Rockie himself, Todd Helton, is working with minor league players as a guest instructor this March.  “It’s good to be back,…...

Two of the greatest in franchise history are back in Scottsdale for the Rockies’ minor league camp. Drew Goodman discusses the impact of having players like Carlos González and Todd Helton back into the fold for an organization with a lot of history. We update the latest on the lockout and discuss a new documentary about Nolan Ryan. What kind…

Built in 1937 and home to the Colorado Rockies’ Spring Training facility for nearly two decades, Hi Corbett Field in Tucson housed a lot of early memories for the organization. Drew Goodman of AT&T SportsNet share some funny tales about the stadium while going through the greatness of Charlie Blackmon to the franchise. “Quartet of prospects make for interesting draft…

The Colorado Rockies drafted Jamey Wright with the 28th overall pick in the 1993 MLB Draft. Through a series of trades, that selection in their inaugural season ended up impacting the organization until 2015. Plus, big update on the MLB lockout and the Rockies’ Mount Rushmore. “How the Rockies saved their bullpen, acquired an NL Manager of the Year and…

Sometimes, we take for granted the things that have always been there for us.  At some point in the future – the near future – there will come a day that you’ll have tickets to see the Colorado Rockies at home with your friends, family or significant other. You’ll walk past the statue of The Player at the corner of…

The BBWAA sent a strange message by electing David Ortiz and not Barry Bonds. Todd Helton got 7.1% closer to being enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Drew Goodman from AT&T SportsNet shares his thoughts on Cooperstown while digging into the Frontier League’s new sudden-death tiebreaker and the history of legendary Rockies’ coaches. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE…

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced David Ortiz as the only new member in the Class of 2022 as all other players on the ballot received less than 75%. Todd Helton took another step closer to Cooperstown by appearing on 52.0% of ballots from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Writers from Purple Row and RoxPile – Justin Wick,…

Despite not hearing his name on Tuesday during the Baseball Hall of Fame announcement, Todd Helton took another step closer towards reaching Cooperstown. David Ortiz received 77.9% of votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and was the only one on the 30 player ballot to reach the required 75% mark.  Ortiz slugged 541 home runs during his 20-year…...

There are 1,000 reasons why Todd Helton should be the next representative of the Colorado Rockies in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. We list every one. Joined by Nick Bellopatrick, we break down the metrics that give greater context for why Helton is every bit as good as those first basemen in Cooperstown. Plus, the outfielder deserving of a…

Exactly two years ago, the president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum stepped to the podium and announced on MLB Network that Larry Walker was going to Cooperstown. Not only had the suspense been building for the past decade since Walker was first put up for election by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, but the early…...

Noah Yingling from RoxPile and Call To The Pen shares his thoughts on which infielders deserve acknowledgement in a Colorado Rockies Hall of Fame. Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki and Vinny Castilla seem like obvious guarantees, but who else would join them? MLB and the Players’ Association met on Thursday. Nothing was worked out, but some promising developments transpired. And the…

Drew Goodman shares his unique perspective on Thursday’s CBA proposal between MLB and the Players’ Association. The conversation around Hall of Fame voting heats up and Jon Lester’s retirement requires deeper consideration for a place in Cooperstown. Plus, Rachel Balkovec and Genevieve Beacom carve their names in baseball history. “Five memorable Colorado Rockies performances we didn’t witness in person” by…