The Unpredictable Rockies Rotation, Continued
When the time comes in the next month or so to predict how the Colorado Rockies will do in 2012, you will hear two frequent answers: 1. This team will come up short because they do not have enough starting…Read More
This is Not a Joke
That is what I had to tell myself when I saw Denver Post beat writer Troy Renck’s tweet in which he projected the Colorado Rockies starting rotation in 2012. The five pitchers he listed were: Jhoulys…Read More
Jason Hammel is more “grounded” this season.
Jason Hammel is a grinder. All year long he has been lacking his best stuff, but he has kept the Rockies in every game. Last night, in the Florida humidity, Hammel finally put it all together. He had…Read More
Morning Dump — 160-2 is off the table.
Jason Hammel hasn’t had his best fastball all season, but the results have been decent. In fact, Hammels has done pretty much what we should expect from him. Two of his three starts qualify as…Read More
Series Preview: Cubs @ Rockies (4/15 – 4/17)
Okay Rockies’ fans, the Cubs are in town. Our Rox are off to the best start in franchise history. They have the best record in baseball. They just went 7-1 on the season’s first road…Read More
Series Preview: Rockies @ Mets (4/11 – 4/14)
The Rox are in the Big Apple tonight for a big four game series with the Mets. Currently, the Rockies…Read More
Dodgers – Rockies Series Preview (4/5 – 4/6)
The first full week of the MLB season begins this week. With the Dodgers traveling to Colorado to face…Read More
Monday Morning Shortstop: First Things First, Win NL West
A well-deserved aura of optimism is surrounding the Colorado Rockies as we inch ever so close to opening…Read More
Morning Dump — Thursday, March 17th
I know it’s just spring and we can’t panic over one start, but Jason Hammel looked like crap…Read More
Morning Dump — Wednesday, March 16th
Esmil Rogers finally stepped up yesterday. He threw five scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. …Read More
Rockies’ rotation needs a push from the back
I realize that everyone has been eagerly anticipating my Spring Training preview of the Rockies’ pitchers, but it’s a very complicated case. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous.…Read More
Morning Dump — Friday, February 25th
Which Franklin Morales will show up this season? He could be the devastating lefty that has pitched so well at times or he could be Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn — before he had his eyes checked. By…Read More
Morning Dump — Thursday, February 17th
Yesterday, ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick released a piece on the Giants. For obvious reasons, everyone is happy and team chemistry is at an all-time high. Crasnick referred to their camp as Camp Feel Good.…Read More
Morning Dump — Wednesday, February 16th
Last night, I saw a very interesting tweet from SI’s Jon Heyman. According to Heyman, it is okay under MLB rules for Albert Pujols to have an ownership stake in the Cardinals. At first, I did a…Read More
Rockies have fun with arbitration, minor league contracts, and a trade
Over the last week, the Rockies have completed several signings and made one trade. In an effort to be concise, I decided to summarize all of the past week’s activity in one post. Very efficient…Read More
Rockies Avoid Arbitration with Belisle
Last year, Matt Belisle was the Clydesdale of the Colorado bullpen. Belisle led the team in appearances and his 92 innings pitched totaled more than any other reliever. Impressively, he struck out 8.9…Read More
Rockies Adding Depth
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…Read More
Rockies lock up Street and Betancourt
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…Read More







