The title of this article says it all. I plan to keep this short until the front office makes some seismic changes. There were two roster moves that may help the club incrementally. Otto was activated from the DL and Tom Murphy has long at last joined the big club. But the Colorado Rockies continue … Continued
We are going to try a new news format starting tonight. I will write a brief pre-game post with the photo. I’m going to junk the lineup photo and use a photo related to the Rockies or opponent. Then we can comment on today’s game here and after the game I (or anybody who wants … Continued
Charlie Blackmon set the tone the wrong way tonight in a 2-0 loss. He led off the game against Adam Wainwright with a triple. Trevor Story, the next batter, hit a hard grounder right at the third baseman. For whatever reason, Blackman ran home and was out by 10 feet. That TOOTBLAN suddenly flipped the … Continued
ROX OPEN TRIP WITH VICTORY OVER CARDS It is usually the St Louis Cardinals that do this kind of thing to you, win, by simply playing a little bit better than you did. Monday the Colorado Rockies turned the tables on St Louis, using a run in the 3rd and two in the 4th, along with … Continued
It was the type of game played today that the baseball purists love to watch. New York had a record of 19-3 when they score first entering the weekend series. They scored first on Friday night and still lost. They scored first again today on a Orlando Cespedes solo blast in the second. The Rockies … Continued
ROX PLAY TO LOSE, AND DO The Colorado Rockies sleep-walked through their first 9 innings back from a successful road trip, losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5 Monday night at Coors Field in Denver. Turning once again to that old sportswriter’s trick, Colorado has now lost 6 straight at the friendly confines of 20th and Blake. … Continued
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 on End of Season, Now What?Interesting. One thing that really bothered me (and I don't believe I've commented on it) is what appeared to be a really down year