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Nolan Arenado Shines, Chacin And De La Rosa Struggle

One year ago Nolan Arenado was one of the big stories of Spring Training for the Colorado Rockies. It turns out he probably was not ready for that kind of pressure and attention just yet. This year he…Read More

Juan Nicasio, Jeff Francis Impress As Rockies Defeat Reds

Of these two pitchers, one’s name is written in the starting rotation in ink. The other’s name is penciled in, but darn it if a lot of people don’t have their eraser ready to make a change.…Read More

Rockies Lose To Cubs, Defeat Padres

The Colorado Rockies continued their Cactus League schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday with games against the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. They fell to the Cubs 4-2 and then turned around and defeated…Read More

Rockies Split First Two Cactus League Games

The Colorado Rockies played against their Talking Stick at Salt River Fields roommates twice over the weekend. They defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday by a final score of 11-2. On Sunday they…Read More

Rockies Struggle For Offense in Loss to Mariners

  Rockies 2, Mariners 7 These last few spring training recaps are going to be short because we’ve reached the point where the final cuts have been made, and the games still don’t matter.…Read More

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Ubaldo/Tulo Drama Comes to a Head in Rockies Loss to Indians

  Rockies 10, Indians 12 I can’t really treat this like an ordinary spring training recap,…Read More

Bullpen Remains the Biggest Question as Spring Training Draws to a Close

  Rockies 3, White Sox 1 One walk and seven strikeouts for the Rockies’ lineup today isn’t…Read More

Rockies Mowed Down by Darvish In Loss to Rangers

  Rockies 3, Rangers 5 Some guy named Yu Darvish got a lot of attention this offseason, and when…Read More

Auditions for Roster Spots Continue In Rockies Camp

  Rockies 6, Indians 3 We are nearing the end of spring training and there is less than a week’s…Read More

Familiar Ills Plague Rockies in Loss to Diamondbacks

  Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 7 The D-backs are the team to beat in the NL West this season, so it…Read More

Big Hits Key in Rockies’ Win Over Angels

  Rockies 6, Angels 2 I got the rare pleasure of watching today’s game thanks to MLB Network…Read More

Chacin, White Shine in Rockies’ Win Over Reds

Is Todd Helton perfect? Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE Rockies 7, Reds 3 Not a bad thing:…Read More

Weekly Link Round-Up

Stuff to read, mostly Rockies-related, some things I just thought were cool.   Ken Rosenthal wrote…Read More

Rockies Edge Past Giants With Offensive Onslaught

Rockies 7, Giants 6 If your pitchers are struggling, all you can hope for is that their pitchers are…Read More

This Week on Rox Pile

Read on for everything you might have missed here on Rox Pile this week! Saturday Hayden reported on…Read More

Chatwood Continues to Struggle as Rockies Fall to Cubs

  Rockies 8, Cubs 10 What did you really think of Tyler Chatwood when you first heard that the…Read More

Rockies Split in Division Play

  Rockies 6, Padres 11 Rockies 7, Giants 0 Remember what I said the other day about how you can’t…Read More

Pitching Falters in Rockies’ Loss to Padres

  Rockies 6, Padres 10 This game isn’t one I’d like to think too hard on, because you…Read More

Rockies Walk Off Again!

  Rockies 4, Angels 3 The Rockies did play on Sunday, but only a few innings of a split squad game…Read More

Rockies Defeat Dodgers in Dramatic Walk-off Fashion

  Rockies 8, Dodgers 6 I did my first live play-by-play today via my Twitter account, and I must…Read More