30 Jan
On Thursday the Rockies finalized a Minor League contract with Tim Redding. On Friday word was spreading that he is a clubhouse cancer.
The Rockies pride themselves on pursuing not just good baseball players, but baseball players who conduct themselves with integrity and have high moral standards. This fact has led to the team having great [...]
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28 Jan
The Colorado Rockies signed journeyman starting pitcher Tim Redding on Wednesday. It is clear that the Rockies fan base has grown because of the overall panic that has been associated with signings like this.
Redding was signed to a Minor League contract with an invitation to big league camp. He is by no means going to [...]
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26 Jan
As they do every season FSN Rocky Mountain, home of the Colorado Rockies, is playing replays of classic Rockies games.
On Monday night the station played two classic games back-to-back. Leading off the two games was the first-ever Major League Baseball game in Colorado. Any true Rockies fan knows the most important moment of that game, [...]
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22 Jan
Saturday marks the second annual FanFest at Coors Field. Before the 2009 season the inaugural FanFest was for season ticket holders only. The second time around the Rockies have been kind enough to invite Mini-Plan holders as well.
The day is filled with self guided tours of the clubhouse and the Rockies own museum. The day also has [...]
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21 Jan
In the past few days the Rockies have signed Paul LoDuca and Jay Payton to minor league deals. They are reportedly going to watch Eric Gagne work out as well.
Rockies nation is up in arms. Comments on newspaper websites and popular Rockies blogs are full of confused fans. Why would the Rockies sign another catcher [...]
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19 Jan
The Monfort brothers, majority owners of the Colorado Rockies, have been called frugal, cheap, selfish and many other names. On Tuesday they continued their march of proving people wrong.
The Rockies have reportedly locked up closer Huston Street to a three year deal worth around $21 million, and set-up man Rafael Betancourt for two years and [...]
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19 Jan
The Colorado Rockies are experiencing a problem for the first time in their history. They have too much depth.
As they head into the 2010 season looking to make the playoffs for a second straight season, the Rockies have signed outfielder Ryan Spilborghs to a two-year deal worth $3.25 million according to the Denver Post.
Spilborghs was [...]
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16 Jan
The Rockies offseason has been incredibly quiet. Besides the signing of Miguel Olivo and the departure of Yorvit Torrealba, little will be different for the 2010 Rockies. While the Rockies were the best team in the National League after Jim Tracy took over on May 29th, some fans believe that the team should not rest [...]
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