With the Broncos starting their 2014 season on Sunday night, it’s important to note the Rockies are still playing Major League Baseball this month. They have 22 games to go until their nightmarish season is over. Read More
Category Archives: Rockies
Rockies September Baseball: What To Watch For
This season has been a difficult one to watch for many Rockies fans. For the Majority of the season they have looked like they are as far away from being competitive in the NL West as they have ever been. Read More
Corey Dickerson May Make Michael Cuddyer Expendable
In a Rockies season that has brought many ups and downs, there have been a few bright spots from which to glean for next season. A question the Rockies have coming into next season is: Should the team take a chance with Dickerson as their everyday player versus Cuddyer? Read More
With Troy Tulowitzki Out for the Season, Who Will Win the NL MVP?
It’s been a miserable season for the Colorado Rockies and their star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. On May 7, they had just beaten the Texas Rangers 9-2 and were 22-14, tied for first place in the NL West. Tulowitzki was off to a blazing start. Read More
Time For Some Change For Rockies
The 2014 season for the Colorado Rockies started strong with a newly painted cart full of promise and high hopes. In a season that began with the Rockies’ offense destroying opponents’ pitching, players like Troy Tulowitzki, Charlie Blackmon, Justin Morneau, Nolan Arenado and Michael Cuddyer were unstoppable. Read More
Lack of Trades Shows Rockies Are Dysfunctional
We all knew Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez were never going to be traded. Trading guys like that don’t happen until the offseason. Plus, Tulowitzki is on the disabled list, and Gonzalez is nursing an ankle injury again. Read More
Monfort Can’t Wait For Spotlight To Focus On Broncos
This has not been two good weeks for beleaguered Rockies owner Dick Monfort. It started with him going off on couple of frustrated fans who ripped him in an email by saying they shouldn’t come and they don’t deserve a baseball team. Then, he managed to turn more Rockies fans off by saying he thinks his baseball management team is doing a good job. Finally, he told Rockies season ticketholder Christine Voss in a breakfast meeting that if he fires his baseball people, he is worried about breaking the Rockies’ culture (insert laugh track). Read More
Rockies Fans Have Gotten Best Of Monfort
Rockies owner Dick Monfort has been in hiding with the Rockies accumulating so many losses since June. It was interesting he spoke to Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders and Mark Kiszla the other day. There’s no question something was up for him to be open to couple of sportswriters. Now we know why. Read More
Out-of-touch Monfort Offers Pity And Excuses
Rockies owner Dick Monfort finally got around to talking about why his team stinks. It’s the least he could do. Too bad he did not say anything that was newsworthy. Read More
Making Money Is What Matters To Monfort
The Rockies suffered their 15th loss in 17 games after a 3-2 loss to the Dodgers last night to start their nine-game homestand. They have won just four times in their past 17 games at Coors Field. The Rockies are on pace to lose 100 games. Despite all that, there was a sellout crowd last night at Coors Field. That’s a win for Rockies owner Dick Monfort. Read More
Road To 100 Losses Could Be Possibility For Rockies
Anyone that knows baseball understands this season is over for all intents and purposes for the Rockies. That team is bad enough that it’s hard to be optimistic, and it does not help they are plagued with injuries. After a forgettable 1-5 homestand, Rockies fans have to endure three more months of bad Rockies baseball after this week is over. Read More
Tulowitzki Can Only Envy Holliday
Matt Holliday was one of Troy Tulowitzki’s best friends when both were teammates with the Rockies. The Rockies shortstop considers the Cardinals outfielder as his mentor when he was called up in 2006. He credits the Cardinals All-Star, Jason Giambi and Todd Helton for helping him being the hitter he is today.
Dickerson Plays Like He Belongs
Corey Dickerson has made Rockies fans not pine for the return of Carlos Gonzalez. Since playing everyday after Gonzalez was on the disabled list, he has seized the opportunity of being an everyday player. All he does is hit and make catches in the outfield. Read More
Rewarding Major League Debut for Matzek
Tyler Matzek basked in a shower bath thrown by Latroy Hawkins while he was interviewed by Root Sports sideline reporter Marc Stout after the Rockies’ 8-2 victory over the Braves last night at Coors Field. Why not? After going through ups and downs in the minors, this is a night Matzek should enjoy. He won’t get another Major League debut ever again. Read More