ROX FIZZLE, FINISH 75-87; LEMAHIEU IS BATTING CHAMP, WEISS STEPS ASIDE The Colorado Rockies had a 3-2 lead when word came down from Washington DC that Nationals infielder Daniel Murphy had pinch-hit in the bottom of the 5th, flied to right, and left the game, leaving Rockies’ 2nd-baseman DJ LeMahieu leading the league in hitting … Continued
ROX LAY DOWN TO CARDS, DODGERS; CLOSE OUT WITH 3 IN SAN FRAN, 3 AT HOME WITH BREWERS The Los Angeles Dodgers gave legendary play-by-play man Vin Scully a high-grade send-off for the final broadcast of his Hall-of-Fame career Sunday afternoon, sweeping the Colorado Rockies in a 4-game series, coming from behind late to do … Continued
SUMMER, SEASON WINDING DOWN; CARDS ON AT COORS; 4 IN LA ON WEEKEND A week ago the Colorado Rockies had a bit of bounce in their step. Coming off a winning week and a 3-2 10th inning victory over the San Diego Padres on a solo Mark Reynolds home run, Colorado headed east to the … Continued
19 REMAIN AS ROX CLOSE OUT WITH ARIZONA, PADRES In other parts of the world, the Boston Red Sox have a 2 game lead on the Baltimore Orioles and Troy Tulowitzki’s Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. The Cleveland Indians have a fairly insurmountable 7 game lead over the Detroit Tigers in the … Continued
TAPIA, MURPHY UP; GIANTS VISIT AMID DOSE OF DBACKS, PADRES The Colorado Rockies lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon, imploding late after 6 strong innings from Jon Gray (9-7, 4.51). Colorado dropped 2 of 3 to the Diamondbacks after taking 2 of 3 from the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday and Wednesday to finish week … Continued
SWEPT BY BREW CREW, ROX TAKE SERIES FROM NATS; HOME TO DODGERS, DBACKS RMH was on the case early Monday with a whine. Bob K followed with the facts: the Colorado Rockies have a winning record against winning teams and a losing record against losing teams. ROOT and the Post, late on the uptake as … Continued
on End of Season, Now What?NICE! I like this from the article: "the Rockies eyed Goudeau as a long reliever who would work multiple innings." Translation - with new
on End of Season, Now What?I'd add their loyalty-to-a-fault mode, whether it be to players or bad contracts or stale coaching. on End of Season, Now What?Correct about zero creative or even expansive thinking. He could have turned into a top super-utility player of all time as HE ages, spelling
on End of Season, Now What?RHP Ashton Goudeau doing good in Arizona Fall League. 13 IP - 4 H - 0 BB - 18 K - 0.00 ERA https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/ahston-goudeau-rockies-arizona-fall-league on End of Season, Now What?Why should the Monfort's want to change the way they do business? Rox finish 2019 6th in MLB attendance (just barely shy of 3M). on End of Season, Now What?Yeah......visualizing DJ at 1B instead of Murphy just makes you want to cry, huh??? Keep in mind, DJ played a lot of 3B (51 on End of Season, Now What?I haven't been able to watch the LCS games, but from the highlights and summaries - wow! A lot of good stuff. I've held on End of Season, Now What?That is fine if he is healthy by then. His 2 years of service time were spent on the IL. I say leave him on End of Season, Now What?Alright gang - game 6 of the ALCS. Two heavyweights. High stakes. Big money. Both teams using an Opener. Move along. Nothing to see on End of Season, Now What?Saw this earlier today Bob. Here's a guy with 2 years of ML service time. Clock is ticking. I bring him to ST and on End of Season, Now What?RHP Julian Fernandez was taken in the 2017 Rule 5 draft by the SF Giants. He was subsequently waived and claimed by the Marlins. on End of Season, Now What?It appears that it was Bridich who pushed for the opt out in Arenado's contract. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/10/nl-notes-arenado-cano-mets-nats.html