The first half of the 2016 season has, thus far, been jammed with fun and unpredictable moments. Now that the All Star Game in San Diego has wrapped up and as the dog days of summer approach for the second half of the season, lets take a look back at some of the surprises and disappointments from the first half of 2016.
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Back to Baseball on Blake: Colorado Rockies 2016 Season Preview
With the Rockies now in full swing in the Cactus League, the team looks to improve on their 68-94 record last year. Read More
6 Stories To Watch For This 2016 MLB Season
The 2015 season in Major League Baseball was one that was wildly unpredictable and thrilling. 2016 should be a good one to follow. Read More
New Faces Can Change the Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are having a typical season full of frustration and inability to compete at the highest level. The team has added to its excellent minor league talent in hopes of re-writing its future. I wrote in an earlier article that one of those players is Trevor Story, a shortstop for the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Triple-A affiliate for the Rockies. Read More
Tulowitzki Trade Provides a Different “Story” for Colorado
Dan O’Dowd and the rest of the Colorado Rockies front office during O’Dowd’s tenure were subject to much criticism. Rockies new general manager, Jeff Bridich, in his first full season at the helm of the team, has been labeled a puppet of his predecessor. Not anymore with his recent blockbuster trade of the Rockies franchise player. Read More
Rockies Offense Continues To Be A Big Hit For Tickets Throughout August
As usual, the Colorado Rockies have been a considerable disappointment in 2015. Not only have they struggled on their way to a 44-59 record and residency in the NL West division cellar, but they also recently traded away their fan favorite shortstop, Troy Tulowitzki, who had spent his entire career in the organization. Read More
Arenado, Colorado Rockies Travel To Wrigley Field For Most Expensive Tickets In July
Even with the Colorado Rockies in last place of the National League West Division, currently (as of 6/29) nine games below .500 and nine games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers, their third baseman is arguably worth the price of admission alone. Read More
Rockies See Higher Ticket Prices On Road Than At Home In June
The Colorado Rockies have begun to make their push from the cellar of the National League West division, winning seven of their last eight games, including five of six on the road. Read More
Colorado Rockies Home Opener Tickets Averaging $139 on Secondary Market
The Colorado Rockies open their home games at Coors Field this season tonight against the Chicago Cubs. The Rockies have had an amazing start to their season, completing a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the first series of the season at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Read More
No Hope for Rockies
Daniel Descalso. Nick Hundley. Kyle Kendrick. The Rockies signed those players this offseason. Yeah, that’s going to scare the Giants, Dodgers and Padres in 2015. So much for making this team better. Read More
Why Fans Still Care About Rockies?
There are many things I don’t get in life. There are things I can’t explain. For instance, I don’t understand this theory that humans come out of animals in the form of evolution. Another thing I don’t get is why society is so crooked. Read More
Bridich Must Be Proactive To Trade His Stars
Newly-promoted Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich knows what Rockies fans are thinking. He knows they are cynical about him being the general manager since he was part of the Rockies management team that built bad teams in recent years. He understands he has work to do for him to earn their respect. Read More
There’s Life After Rockies For Guthrie
Jeremy Guthrie is a survivor after enduring a horrible season with the Rockies in 2012. Pitching for the Royals in a swing game of the World Series is something he never envisioned when the Rockies traded him to that team, but that’s what happened to him last night. Read More
World Series Game 2 Recap: How the Royals Drew Even With the Giants
Game 2 of the World Series hinged on the decisions of both managers in the middle innings. Ned Yost and Bruce Bochy had decisions to make in the fateful sixth inning of last night’s series-evening 7-2 win by the Kansas City Royals over the San Francisco Giants. They had to decide at which point to remove their starting pitcher and go to the bullpen. Read More