Never mind the Rockies are 1-3. Never mind they showed they are a flawed baseball team after watching them for four games. Never mind the Rockies bullpen stinks. Never mind the Rockies are not as good as one thinks. Read More
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Going To Coors Should Not Only Be About Ballpark Experience
(USA Today Sports)
Coors Field is the third oldest ballpark in the National League. That’s a long time when one realizes the stadium was built in 1995. Yet, it remains brand new despite the fact it’s 19 years old. Read More
Happy Days Are Here Again For Avalanche
(Ron Chesnoy — USA Today Sports)
The Avalanche have a Twitter hashtag of #WhyNotUs to commemorate their 2014 Stanley Cup playoff run in a few weeks. #WhyNotUs implies why anyone should count the Avalanche out when it comes to their Stanley Cup championship chances. Read More
Determined Morneau Seeks To Be Great Again
Justin Morneau was once a feared hitter. He had a breakout season in 2006 that helped him won the MVP. He hit 30 or more home runs and drove in 100 or more runs every year from 2006 to 2009. There was no reason to think he couldn’t do this six or seven more years. Read More
Look For More Of Same For Rockies
(Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports)
Rockies owner Dick Monfort told Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla the Rockies can win 90 games. Most Rockies fans have been optimistic about their team’s chances this season. Hope springs eternal.
De La Rosa’s Perseverance Results To Opening Day Start
(Kelley L. Cox-USA Today Sports)
One can only imagine what went through Jorge De La Rosa’s mind couple of weeks ago when Rockies manager Walt Weiss told him he was starting on Opening Day against the Marlins in Miami. It’s a good bet the Rockies starter felt emotions of excitement. As a pitcher who never started on Opening Day in his career, he understands that starting on Opening Day is a privilege.
Could This Be Last Hurrah For Tulowitzki Or Gonzalez?
(Jayne Kamin-Oncea – USA Today Sports
In an ideal world, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez would play their entire careers with the Rockies. They would also be champions, too. Too bad ideal world has no place in professional sports. Read More
Blowout Tourney Loss Shows Buffs Have Ways To Go
(Kim Klement – USA Today Sports)
The Buffaloes were stunned, confused and numb when the game was over. They did not see this coming. They came to Orlando with the intention of beating Pittsburgh in their opening game of the NCAA tournament yesterday. They were thinking about preparing for the top-seeded Gators for tomorrow. Read More
Boyle Puts CU Back In NCAA Basketball Landscape
(Ron Chesnoy — USA Today Sports)
When Tad Boyle was hired as the Buffaloes coach in 2010, he had one of the toughest coaching jobs in the country when it came to turning a struggling program around. He was taking a rebuilding project that was deemed impossible to do after other coaches tried with no success.
Making This Year’s Tourney Is Rewarding For Buffs
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The Colorado Buffaloes have ascended in college basketball under fourth-year head coach Tad Boyle. For the first time in school history, they will be playing in the NCAA tournament for the third straight year after being selected by the NCAA committee yesterday. Read More
In Free Agency Elway Trust
(Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
Most general managers prefer to use the draft as a foundation to build a team. John Elway has taken the opposite approach by relying on free agency to build this Broncos team in the last few years. Read More
Broncos All In On Meanness
(USA Today Sports)
John Elway has been seething about the Broncos being blown out by the Seahawks last month in the Super Bowl. He talked about how he wanted his defense to get meaner and tougher when he spoke to the media two days after the Broncos’ Super Bowl loss. It was clear he was going to focus on adding new players on defense this offseason. Read More
Brothers Seeks To Close
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Rex Brothers figured he would be a lock to be the Rockies closer at the end of last season. After all, he was lights out by having 19 saves after Rafael Betancourt was done for the season. Read More
Best Is Yet To Come For Arenado
(Kirby Lee — USA Today Sports)
Being in the big leagues can be an intimidating experience for prospects after experiencing the no pressure life in the minors. It either toughens a player up or it can overwhelm a player. For Nolan Arenado, playing in the majors was no different than playing in the minors last year. Read More
