Sep 14
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 15
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 …
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 …
May 14
In many of the professional sports if a team appears unprepared the head coach, manager or whatever the elder leader of the team is called in that sport, is typically held accountable. If a defensive back is not hustling on a play and completely misses a coverage the onus is on the player, but as …
May 04
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 …
Apr 15
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 …
Apr 09
The internet is delightful. In fact it is how I watch my beloved Rockies from out of state. The internet is also prone to making us react more quickly and more rashly than we would otherwise. We are all guilty of this. If a baseball fan was to gauge how a team was doing based …
Apr 02
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 …
Mar 29
Spring stats are meaningless, for the most part, but they can still be fun to look at. Let’s see who is leading the Rockies so far in Spring Training 2012. Who has seen the most action? Tyler Colvin and Brandon Wood have each appeared in 22 games thus far this spring. Trailing behind by two …
Mar 21
There isn’t a lot anyone can do with Spring Training stats. The sample size is very small and the competition isn’t the same. Many times batters are facing pitchers who will most certainly start the regular season in the minor leagues and probably in the low levels. Often times pitchers early in the spring are …
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