The Colorado Rockies broke a four game losing streak last night, battling an injury to Franklin Morales, and a horrible fifth inning.Jorge De La Rosa had the unenviable task of taking on Dan Haren of the Diamondbacks. Haren has been nearly perfect in this short season, but coming into today had exactly two runs put up by his offense to…...
The Rockies Spring Training home is Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. The stadium is the oldest facility in the Cactus League, and most well known for being the location of several scenes from the Major League movies, starring Charlie Sheen and Wesley Snipes.The movies, ironically, are about a fictitious Cleveland Indians team that begins the season horrible, only to…...
Ubaldo Jimenez looked to come into today’s game looking to prove that his efforts early last week in Chicago were due to the cold weather, and a complete fluke.Today the temperature in Los Angeles was in the 90’s. The result for Jimenez was the same. Once again, Jimenez hit the 100 pitch mark before getting through the fifth inning, while…...
The Colorado Rockies were looking to bounce back from an ugly loss in the cold weather at Coors Field on Sunday. The weather must have followed the team plane, as the Rockies dropped their third in a row to the Cubs 3-0.The game was delayed for one hour and 12 minutes as the rain came down onto Wrigley Field. When…...
If yesterday was a day for the pessimistic Rockies fans, tonight was a night for the optimists.The Rockies won the game 3-0 in the definition of a pitcher’s duel.In two days there could not be two more opposite games. Yesterday two aces in Aaron Cook and Brandon Webb were unable to make it out of the fourth inning. Tonight, both…...
The Colorado Rockies are looking to rebound from their opening day loss in Arizona. Their pitching staff was shelled for nine runs, including five home runs. The first of which was given up by Aaron Cook on his third pitch to the Diamondbacks lead off hitter, Felipe Lopez.The Rockies squandered a day in which they got to perennial Cy Young…...
It was a game for all of the pessimists to say “I told you so.” The Rockies lost a home-run derby type game that most would have thought was played at Coors Field rather than at Chase Field in Phoenix. The final score of the slugfest was 9-8 in favor of the Diamondbacks.The Colorado Rockies have had an offense that…...
While the rest of Denver is focused on the trade that will make the Denver Broncos go 2-14 in 2009, there are still a few focused on the upcoming week. A time when hope will once again be renewed and the first pitches of the brand new baseball season will be thrown.The Colorado Rockies have narrowed down their roster to…...