One recollection of Matt Williams has stuck with me for years, and it came from the Diamondbacks booth. Digging through game logs, it had to be August 5, 2005. Matt Holliday comes up in the 8th and breaks his bat on a pitch – that lands in the left field bleachers at Chase Field. Unbelievable … Continued
Today’s 3-2 Rox loss in Chicago was at least competitive, and I can’t say it was a terrible Eddie Butler outing. Once again, the margin for error was zilch, and a couple Butler mistakes to Dexter and Rizzo left the yard. The other side is what I want to talk about for a minute. Lester … Continued
There’s a saying called “wearing it”, where a player takes responsibility for a major gaffe. Helton was the best at it. He’d lay the accountability at his own locker, even if he had help, just to keep the heat off others in the locker room. At least DLR understands. He wore last night’s 1st inning, … Continued
A lot of things went right today for the Rockies in a 5-2 win at Philadelphia. The way this game unfolded, it could have easily gone the way so many games have gone this year, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. As Ryan Spilborghs said, it’s the #PITCHING, but it seems several things are … Continued
The MLB.com depth chart for the Rockies is rather hilarious this morning. Charlie Blackmon is playing both LF and CF. Descalso is at 1B. And Chad Bettis is listed 6th in the rotation. All three of those are laughers. Bettis has been one of the more pleasant surprises of the season. We are finally seeing … Continued
Eddie Butler came out throwing … and throwing … and throwing. 43 pitches in the first inning, coughing up 2 runs due in large part to his own throwing error where he skipped a ball off the lip of the 1B cutout Rosario couldn’t handle. He then surrendered a 454 foot shot to Ryan Howard … Continued
September 5, 2020 at 10:13 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraCan we add that they're cursed? It totally figures that they wasted Pillar's inspiring go-ahead slam with a 5-run collapse by the pen. If
September 2, 2020 at 10:17 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraI've pretty much given up on the Rockies. It's totally embarrassing to have visitors come to Coors and rake to the tune of 10
August 30, 2020 at 11:14 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraPadres trade for Trevor Rosenthal, Royals (and former Cards) closer. He's shown this year that he's still got, and the Padres bullpen has been August 20, 2020 at 4:57 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraTurn out the lights; they’ve done it again, folks. Dodgers and resurgent D-backs on the road... Roster construction and management aside, what in the August 20, 2020 at 3:20 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraWell, kids, that was fun while it lasted. We are now about to fall back to 1 game over .500 barring a late comeback. August 15, 2020 at 5:30 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraAnother thing that sticks out - hard to watch Dahl struggle at the plate. He hung his head last night after a few more August 15, 2020 at 9:50 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraDelighted with Freeman's reemergenceDitto BardAgree with playing Hampson regularly!Sear Nolan into your memories, whether or not this is his last rodeo in purpleI'm worried August 13, 2020 at 11:06 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraHey Carp, welcome back. I'm interested in everyone's opinion here on this Rockies season so far. My take: First, the big picture: unless you're