Joel Dill
When I was a baby my parents used to set me up in front of the TV watching any sports event in a swing -- they wouldn't hear a peep from me for hours. These days I am rarely ever quiet about sports. I was born, raised, and educated in Wyoming (no jokes please) as an avid Denver sports fan. I currently work and live in Denver with my beautiful wife and son. My childhood dream was to be a sportswriter, and while my career has taken me a different direction I am extremely excited for the opportunity to share my insights and opinion on Rox Pile!
Denver has more professional sports teams per capita than any other major metropolitan area in the United States of America. Surprised? You probably should be. It is absolutely nuts to think that as the…Read More
It was a wild week for the Colorado Rockies front office, and that is putting it lightly. If the Rockies were playing fantasy baseball (and sometimes don’t we wonder if they are??) they would have…Read More
Happy Monday morning Rockies fans! This is a great Monday morning and there is no one that could talk us out of it, right? Coming off a series win against the almighty San Francisco Giants, the Rockies…Read More
The Colorado Rockies have absolutely no choice but to cut ties with Juan Nicasio. He has one option available, but at this point why even use it? What potential has he shown lately that would make anyone…Read More
Dear Nolan, er Mr. Arenado, eh Sir:
I am a huge fan of yours. You are really cool. Has anyone ever told you that you are a really good baseball player yet? Because you are. You are, like, really good.…Read More
And more..
As the Colorado Rockies look to earn a series win and their 20th victory of the year in a touted rubber…Read More
Tonight our Fansided network partner, Yanks Go Yard, has invited the RoxPile onto their podcast to discuss…Read More
Ok Dan O’Dowd, I’ll give it to you. You saved face. In what could end up being the biggest…Read More
Sit back and let your imagination take over: It’s April 25, 2015. You’re listening to the…Read More
The Colorado Rockies are off to a red-hot start, there is absolutely no arguing that. They have swept…Read More
Pop Quiz: Name a team in Colorado that plays baseball, is leading their division, and is 10-4 on the…Read More
Todd Helton is most likely a robot.
Did you know that Helton hit his 572 double last night against the…Read More
I woke up this morning and literally did not know what to do with myself. The Rockies won! Again. For…Read More
The Colorado Rockies are in the winning column, and on the second day of the season even! According to…Read More
Last night watching the Rockies play the Indians was a real treat. 20+ hits, 18 runs — smash mouth…Read More
Dear RoxPile faithful:
Another day, another deal for Dealin’ Danny eh? I promised myself that I…Read More
In my last venting session post, I shared some of my frustration around the speculated moves the Rockies…Read More
This morning in the Denver Post columnist Woody Paige guest-starred in a synopsis of the Colorado Rockies’…Read More
I really wasn’t going to do another blog post on baseball caps, but maybe it’s my niche.…Read More
When the headline came across my twitter feed, I was speechless. Yet there it was, plain as day —…Read More