The Colorado Rockies hired Paul DePodesta last week as their new Head of Baseball Operations. DePodesta, most recently the Chief Strategy Officer for the Cleveland Browns, was best known for his work with the 2002 Oakland A’s under Billy Beane, where sabermetrics and analytics helped inspire the hit movie “Moneyball” (2011). “Moneyball” is based on […]

The Colorado Rockies introduced a new menu item at Coors Field last Sunday. It’s called the Sacrificial Lamb. Bud Black, the Rockies all-team leader in managerial wins, was let go on Sunday following the team’s historically bad start to the 2025 baseball season. Despite a rare victory in Black’s final game, Colorado’s 7-34 record is […]

It’s Tax Day, and I’m not claiming a lot of itemized deductions, but I’m writing off the Colorado Rockies. Apparently, Charlie Monfort’s accountant told him to offset any capital gains with some losses, and the Rockies (3-13) are doing their best to comply. As usual, Monfort just shows that rich people don’t pay taxes. No […]

Ryan McMahon was named the Colorado Rockies token All-Star reserve last week in Major League Baseball’s version of “Orange slices for everyone.” As of yesterday, McMahon was hitting .274 with 14 HRs and 45 RBIs for a team that currently sits in last place with a record of 32-59. In a game that showcases stars […]

Calling it a difficult sports weekend for Colorado fans may be a bit of an understatement. It was bad enough that the Colorado Avalanche were knocked out of the NHL Playoffs on Friday by the Dallas Stars when former Avs Matt Duchene scored the game-winner in double overtime. But when the Denver Nuggets squandered a […]

With the baseball season upon us, I must admit that I struggled to find the positives when it came to writing about the Colorado Rockies. The team had gotten off to another slow start, the pitchers were getting shelled, and Kris Bryant was again, a virtual no-show. So, I cheated. I sat down at my […]

Seneca, the great Roman Philosopher once wrote – Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. But no one could have been prepared for this. Elias Diaz was a no-name, journeyman catcher for the Colorado Rockies, batting .270 with just 9 HRs and 45 RBIs. He spent his days calling pitches for a staff that […]

As the Denver Nuggets rolled through the downtown streets of LoDo, champagne filled and shirtless, the confetti flew, and fans cheered. A franchise that began back in 1967 had finally captured its first NBA Championship. A victory parade of epic proportions. But as the fire engines stopped, and thousands packed into Civic Center Park, I […]

The baseball season is ridiculously long. Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in early February. Opening Day is at the end of March, and with 162 games to be played, the regular season lasts all the way to the end of September. And now that Major League Baseball has expanded their Playoffs to include […]

The beginning of spring brings us warm weather, Easter brunches, bottomless mimosas, and plenty of empty carbs. Spring also brings us the NBA Playoffs, The Masters, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and a Rockies team that is not yet mathematically eliminated. Unlike the Dallas Mavericks, I was interested in the final games of the NBA season […]