Blake Street Bulletin

The Rockies just finished off a series with the mighty New York Yankees, winning the first game, and dropping the last two. So as the Rockies leave the bright lights of the NYC to return home to the friendly confines of the Rocky Mountains (after a brief stop in Chi-town for a makeup game), I …

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I had the honor of attending a bachelor party in Vegas this weekend so I was not able to watch the Rockies win another series. But I did frequent various sports books to check the Rockies odds on winning the World Series, and there’s good news! The Rockies opened the season with 25 to 1 …

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Continuity breeds success in the game of baseball. The less roster turnover, the better, and the less lineup changes, the better, because it means the general manager and manager are both happy with their current product on the field. If a manager has to continually jostle his starters around, it means he is constantly searching …

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Baseball is a sport known for its wide spectrum of statistical categories. But at the end of the day, only one stat really matters, and that is runs. Whoever scores more runs, wins the game. And when it comes to putting up runs, the Rockies have been as back-and-forth and as bi-polar as a game …

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By Zach Cohn Mets win series 2-1. Game 1 – Rockies 2, Mets 1 Win: Matt Belisle (3-3) Loss: Chris Capuano (2-4) Save: Huston Street (12) The Gist: The Rockies bats continued to stay quiet, and if it was not for the suddenly hot Chris Iannetta, they would have lost again. Iannetta doubled in the …

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By Zach Cohn The Colorado Rockies are in a Colorado valley right now, losing six out of their last seven games, and seven of their last ten. Although there are always many reasons that contribute to losing, the Rockies woeful bullpen of late is the number one culprit.  The offense is also mired in a …

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By Zach Cohn Diamondbacks win series 2-1. Game 1 – Diaomondbacks 4, Rockies 3 Win: David Hernandez (1-0) Loss: Felipe Paulino (0-1) Save: J.J. Putz (7) The Gist: This was a game of missed opportunities for the Rockies, Two different runners were cut down at home trying to score from 3rd base on infield groundballs. …

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