Category Archive: Off the Field

Oct 14

Book Reviews

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While Logan just flat out needed a break from the game – and more importantly the Rockies – I have been super busy with other life things which has taken me away from writing recently. I went to the Philippines for two weeks, moved into a new house (and rented my old house), my kid …

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Oct 11

Scott Stapp Ruins Everything

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It’s too bad that the Rockies weren’t a part of this year’s postseason because the drama has been high.  We’ve already seen a pitching battle for the ages, the first walk-off grand slam in the history of the postseason, and a classic game from one of the game’s all-time classic players.  The action continues tonight, …

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Sep 22

Jason Whitlock latest to attack sabermetrics

These are sabermetricians and they ruined sports. So says Jason Whitlock.

This is a lazy piece of writing but I am going to do it anyway. Jason Whitlock is the latest writer to attack sabermetrics and claim it is ruining sports. Whitlock is known for taking a stance that is less than popular and arguing in favor of that stance. It is a good way to …

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Aug 19

My favorite ballpark

Does it get any better than this?

For those that missed it, Rob Neyer visited Coors Field recently and wrote a glowing piece on the ballpark. Who am I to argue? Coors Field is fantastic after all. I have been to, well, let me count: Coors (1), Wrigley Field (2), PETCO Park (3), Angels Stadium (4), Chavez Ravine (5), Oakland’s Dump (6), …

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Aug 04

2012 contract statuses for the Colorado Rockies

Starting to get to the point of the season, sadly, where fans are starting to wonder who might be returning to the Rockies in 2012. Who is under contract, who is arbitration eligible, etc? First, here are some quick, basic definitions:

Jul 30

Three silly (or stupid) Tweets from the Ubaldomania ‘11

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I am pretty sure I have never appreciated Twitter more than during this trade season in baseball. Never have I seen so much information flowing so readily leading up to trades. In recent years we had webpages at the big sports sights with pretty regular updates about any rumors, but with the immediacy and 140 …

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