May 16
Given the Rockies recent struggles at the plate, discussing who should hit eighth might seem a little out of place. Let’s be honest – when a team scores more than three runs only once over their last eight games (and nearly get no-hit twice), the last thing they should be worried about is who should …
May 13
The Rockies dropped to third place in the NL West after finishing their home stand a disappointing 2-4 and following that up by losing 2 of 3 in St. Louis. The pitching struggles came from unexpected sources with Matt Belisle, Jhoulys Chacin, and Rafael Betancourt all recording losses. Despite Nolan Arenado’s arrival and Todd Helton’s …
May 11
Prior to the 2012 season the Colorado Rockies were looking for an outfielder to replace the Seth Smith/Ryan Spilborghs combo in right field. The best player available was Carlos Beltran who had just made a big impact with the San Francisco Giants after being traded mid-season from the New York Mets. Many Rockies fans wanted …
May 06
Take all of this for what it is worth – a real small sample size – but it is pretty apparent that the Rockies have a few studs and thankfully they finally made the switch at third base. All stats (pictures) come from Fangraphs.com. (Click on them to make them bigger) The first picture is …
May 03
One month is officially in the books and the Rockies are in first place in the NL West with a 17-11 mark. Importantly, the Rockies are 8-8 on the road with a +8 run differential including 6 road wins against divisional foes. The team made some interesting personnel moves prior to commencing interleague play this …
Apr 30
In 71 plate appearances in 2013 Chris Nelson had a total of three extra-base hits and none of those three went over the fence. In 664 plate appearances with the Rockies in total, spanning four seasons, Nelson had hit 13 home runs for the Rockies. For all of the talk in the Root Sports broadcast …
Apr 27
The Rockies finished their snowy home stand with a tidy 6-3 mark capped by a thrilling extra inning win over the MLB leading Braves. Although the Rockies managed to hold on to first place in the NL West, the week was not without adversity: Jeff Francis continued his transformation into the baby-faced Jamie Moyer, Jon …
Apr 24
Yesterday I was stuck listening to the Rockies games on the radio or watching on MLB At Bat or MLB Gameday. Work interfered with the first game and then my kid got in the way of the second game. Both semi-decent excuses for not watching, right? Ya, I don’t think so either. I’ll do better …
Apr 23
Dexter Fowler is good. I think that is a very safe statement, yet I am amazed at how many fans still would rather see Eric Young Jr. in the outfield than Dexter. Dexter Fowler is one of the best five best center fielders in all of baseball. *Look of bewilderment* I think even that statement …
Apr 20
As of Friday morning, the Rockies are 6-0 at home, 11-4 overall, and in first place in the NL West. Let that sink in for a minute. Yes, the schedule has been weak. Yes, better opponents are on the horizon. Yes, O’Dowd is still GM. But that doesn’t mean you can’t look at the standings …
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