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
December 23, 2020 at 2:40 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraJoin us on Facebook by looking for the group RoxWalkOff (RWO). Welcome back! December 21, 2020 at 2:03 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraHello, I'm still here! RWO is back up for now. 
September 28, 2020 at 10:15 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraArenado on IL, done for the rest of the season. Agbayani can jump for joy, Wade Davis has been released. 9/22/2020 Oberg had Thoracic September 23, 2020 at 7:24 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraRockies put Dahl on 45 day IL with right shoulder sprain. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/rockies-select-tommy-doyle-place-david-dahl-on-45-day-il.html September 23, 2020 at 7:23 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraOberg had Thoracic Outlet Surgery again to relieve blood clots. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/scott-oberg-undergoes-thoracic-outlet-surgery.html September 21, 2020 at 10:41 pm on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraArenado on IL, done for the rest of the season. Agbayani can jump for joy, Wade Davis has been released. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/rockies-place-nolan-arenado-on-il-release-wade-davis.html 
September 18, 2020 at 10:15 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraI miss you guys (and gals). I know there's not much heart or even interest as we watch the usual things unfold. For now,
September 8, 2020 at 11:54 am on Rockies in 1st place in Rona EraWaste a grand slam, waste 8 innings of shutout ball ... they always seem to find a way. And yet: with more than half