May 19
How are the Rockies fairing so far in 2012 vs some of the players they didn’t re-sign or traded away this past offseason? Catcher The Rockies have combined to hit .223/.264/.473 (.304 wOBA), 9 home runs and 0.5 WAR Chris Iannetta has only played in 26 games with a .197/.312/.395 (.309 wOBA), 3 HR and …
Apr 14
Opening Day Thursday, April 5th Wrigley Field, Chicago Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs SP: Strasburg SP: Dempster Chilly winds swirled and whipped through the old ballpark as we snuck down close to the field to see Bill Murray throw out the first pitch …
Mar 09
Spring training beckons every year with new excitement for most every team (sorry Astros). Now that the Rockies are now full swing into spring training it is time to look at just what the future holds for this franchise. This is especially timely given that last year the Rockies traded the only pitcher in franchise …
Feb 21
Over the next week I will preview the 2012 season for the Rockies position by position. There have been some fan favorites jettisoned from the team and some new faces (albeit longer in the tooth) who have jumped on board. Today we talk third base. Previous: Catcher, first base, second base Players lost: There are …
Jan 16
Too many “baseball” people think Moneyball and Athletics GM Billy Beane were all about on-base percentage and once everyone figured out what OBP was Beane and the A’s no longer had a leg up on the rest of baseball. Really, Moneyball and Beane and other smart General Managers around baseball are looking for market inefficiencies; …
Dec 21
Nearly 20 years ago the Rockies could do no wrong. If the team lost 14-20 the stands would still be full the next day. Mile High was packed with rabid fans and a few years later when Coors Field opened up the franchise had to add a third deck to the right field bleachers to …
Dec 09
Ian Stewart was one of my favorite Rockies to bag on a few years ago for what I felt was laziness and an overall lack of caring. I thought Stewart appeared to be one of those guys with a heap of talent and a brain/desire to not get better. He is so talented that he …
Dec 08
Obviously, last year was extremely disappointing for every Rockies’ fan. The truth is that the team we all expected to contend at the beginning of the season had a lot more weaknesses than strengths. There were massive holes at third and second base, and the outfield was pretty weak against left-handed pitching. But, even with …
Nov 01
Let me summarize the 2011 season for the Colorado Rockies: disappointing, horrendous, embarrassing, laughable and Troy Tulowitzki is by far the best shortstop in baseball. Some of the issues with the Rockies last year was out of their control; Jorge De La Rosa’s injury early in the season. A major part of the Rockies losing …
Oct 19
Some random thoughts on baseball and a few other things from this past week or so. Drew Pomeranz charged with disturbing the peace We will start with some Rockies talk and end with it in just a bit. To begin we have the “news” that Drew Pomeranz was charged with disturbing the peace in Mississippi …
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