Category Archive: Ramon Hernandez

Jul 31

Colorado Rockies trade deadline (or lack thereof) review

Hernandez remains a Rockie because O'Dowd values him too much

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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Jul 15

The weekend that was for the Colorado Rockies, in case you missed it

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Coming out of the All-Star break it is easy to forget that the Rockies returned to action this weekend. The team was 19 games under .500 and tied with the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros with the fewest wins in baseball after the first half. Not a lot to root for. But maybe that wasn’t …

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May 04

3 Up – 3 Down: Looking back on the first month

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The first month of the season has been a roller coaster ride for Rockies fans,but the team managed to enter May with a .500 record.  Jeremy Guthrie is the first player to go down with an injury and JhoulysChacin was demoted, so the starting pitching depth will be tested.  Here, we discuss Guthrie’s replacement, evaluate …

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May 01

Rockies leaders after month #1

This young man was the Rockies best starter in April

The first month of the baseball season is already past us. The Rockies are 4.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West and the team’s first month was average (11-11 record) mostly due to very average (to below average) pitching. All too often the starting pitcher leaves the …

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Apr 15

Jordan Pacheco optioned to AAA

Pacheco was sent to AAA to work on his defense

On Saturday night after the Todd Helton home run the Colorado Rockies recalled Drew Pomeranz to start today’s game and to make room for Pomeranz they sent Jordan Pacheco down to AAA. Pomeranz is here to stay for the remainder of the season, presumably, and Pacheco is heading to Colorado Springs to work on his …

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Apr 12

That was one crazy play

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Every once in a while there is a play on a baseball diamond that just has to be enjoyed. Even if the play looks like something from the local peewee baseball diamond but is being performed by a group of men that collectively make enough money to allow most Americans to eat McDonalds for every …

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Apr 02

BSB Rockies 2012 preview: Infield

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The Blake Street Bulletin staff each put together a preview of the 2012 season for the Colorado Rockies. Leading up to the Rockies first game of the season on Thursday we will publish an article reviewing the four major parts of the team: infield, outfield, starting rotation and bullpen. We rate each group on a …

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Mar 11

Spring Training: Rockies v White Sox

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It is finally baseball season! How do I know? I saw the Beer Alien today. If you have ever attended a Rockies game at Coors Field and sat in the left field stands you most certainly have seen the Beer Alien before. He has his own business cards he hands out with his cell phone …

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Feb 17

Rockies Spring Training preview: catcher

Ramon Hernandez: the Opening Day starter for the Rockies behind the plate

Over the next week or so 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. First up is catcher. Players lost: The Rockies had five players take a …

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