The Rockies took 2 out of 3 against the Washington Nationals before MLB took a break for the All Star Game festivities in Kansas City. The Rockies lone representative, CarGo, participated in both the home run derby and started the All Star game at DH. Unfortunately, his underwhelming performance (4 homers and a first round …
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Jul 07
Battles Along the Beltway, part 3/3
Click here for Battles Along the Beltway part 1 and part 2. Apparently, the Rockies only play well when facing the mighty Stephen Strasburg and the first place Washington Nationals. Last night’s 5-1 victory marked the second time in the past two weeks where Colorado conquered the young phenom. Hosting the Nationals in Denver last …
Jun 29
I fill in my All-Star ballot based on my gut
For those that know me they know my gut has gotten smaller over the past 18 months, but I still definitely have a gut. For some reason it just dawned on me that the All-Star game is like two weeks away and I have yet to fill out one All-Star ballot. I figured I would …
Jun 23
Ex-Rockies pitchers
As I am watching the Cubs @ Diamondbacks game on MLBN I see on the scroll that Franklin Morales made another start for the Red Sox today and his stat line looked pretty sharp. I also saw Brian Fuentes pitching to Melky Cabrera on my CBS Fantasy stats page and I got to wondering how …
Jun 09
TBWTF: Battles Along the Beltway, part 1
Touching Base with the Fans: Battles along the Beltway Part 1 Earlier this week, Rockies no.1 starter Jeremy Guthrie told the Denver Post he wouldn’t be surprised if the Rockies kicked him off the team, saying, “If I don’t make another start here, it wouldn’t surprise me.” Alas, Guthrie has nothing to fear, as his …
Jun 05
I don’t care about the MLB draft
I have tried, real hard, in the past to care about the MLB draft. I have read all the expert analysis in the past and tried to decide who I thought the Rockies should draft. I have read all the post event analysis and one expert will say the Rockies had a good draft and …
Jun 01
Impressive All-Star team made up of players currently on the DL
There have been a lot of big name injuries in baseball this year (there probably are every year but lately it seems an All-Star caliber player hits the DL daily) and I thought it would be fun to see what kind of team I could make solely made up of guys on the DL. I …
May 24
Bay Area Tremors, part 2
Pre-Occupied with Oakland Baseball After getting swept by the lowly Mariners at Coors Field last week, the Rockies have few chances left to salvage any dignity against their interleague foes from the AL West. When the Oakland A’s come to Denver in a couple weeks, we better be ready for another scrappy series and pull …
May 18
3 Up – 3 Down: Replacing Tracy – Who is on deck?
The Rockies finished off a brutal division road trip, going 2-6 along the Pacific coast. The overall poor play was typified by a lackadaisical approach rife with errors, both mental and physical. The apparent lack of accountability was frustrating to watch and intensified calls for Jim Tracy’s removal as manager. This week, we discuss possible …
May 16
Touching Base With the Fans: Bay Area Tremors, part 1
Aftershocks in San Francisco With the Rockies playing a mid-week mini-series against the Giants at the moment (Friedrich is dealing in the first game: six strikeouts, one infield hit through four innings), it’s high time we hop on board the Coast Starlight and continue our ongoing recap of the 2012 cross-country stadium tour as …












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