Fans will have to look back in wonder on this past week of scintillating play, if the Rox can keep it rollin’ all the way to a wilder card spot come September, and smile. An off-day today gives us all the time to breathe deep and take it all in again. Hosting our two division …
Category Archive: Nolan Arenado
May 06
Chris who?! Some WAR stats
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
3 Up 3 Down:New Faces in New Places
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
Chris who?
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 19
Major League?
“Maybe these guys ain’t so fu**in’ bad.” That’s the thought running through my head, as well as the rest of the Rockies’ fans. When they started off 5-1, it was easy to dismiss considering they had played a mediocre team in Milwaukee and a much worse team in San Diego. After the Giants took the …
Mar 19
Some thoughts on the Rockies
I have a bunch of random thoughts flowing through my head and not sure each one deserves its own post. So here are a few things related to baseball and the Rockies….I am not sure how I can express how badly I cannot wait for April to arrive. Spring officially starts tomorrow and my family …
Mar 14
First Impressions
Editor’s note. This was sent into our Supreme Master last week, but our Supreme Master was off vacationing in Maui! Why isn’t he watching every pitch of every Rockies Spring Training game? I asked the same question and all I got in return was some sort of Corona induced psycho babble. In any case, we …
Mar 04
I’m sold: start Arenado on Opening Day
Nolan Arenado has come out swinging in Spring Training, literally, he hasn’t taken a walk yet but he does have three bombs. For a kid who had a down year and some questioned his mental preparedness he has come out swinging to start Spring Training in an effort to get a strong look and make …
Sep 14
The Pacheco Predicament
Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed a lot of people getting down on Jordan Pacheco. The majority of the complaints focus on his defense – one comment going so far as to call him a disaster at third base – while other complaints center around his relative lack of power hitting, especially since third …
Jul 31
Colorado Rockies trade deadline (or lack thereof) review
The Rockies are not going to the make the playoffs. Breaking news at 10pm! For the past few weeks there have been many Rockies fans who wanted to see the team unload some players and hopefully get something in return. The problem is the Rockies don’t have anything that any other GM in his right …









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