April 5th, 2021
Blog
Warm weather in April as spectators clammer to their seats. The sound of laughter echoing off the brick walls of Coors Field. Thousands of fans singing in unison as Charlie Blackmon strolls to the plate. Cold beer. Hot dogs. And losing three-out-of-four to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baseball is back! And here are some of the […]
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August 2nd, 2019
Sports
It’s barely August. There are more than fifty games left in the regular season, and Colorado Rockies fans have seemed to have given up. Where is your faith? Where is your belief? Colorado has tasted the playoffs two years in-a-row and you sit there like the season is already over. Yes, the Rockies are nine […]
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July 12th, 2019
Sports
How fun is baseball these days. Major League players put on a show in the Home Run Derby last Monday, the All- Star game presented a pitching performance for the ages, and the Colorado Rockies were well represented with All-Stars Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story, Charlie Blackmon, and David Dahl. And yet, after 99 games the […]
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May 28th, 2019
Sports
Baseball is a team sport. A 40-man roster in which clutch hitting meets quality pitching, spin rotations and exit velocities are scrutinized to maximize player performance, and managers are asked to adjust strategy and personnel on an ongoing basis in order to win games. Baseball is a choregraphed dance of many. Defensively, the entire team […]
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April 2nd, 2019
Sports
The formula has been working for the Colorado Rockies over the past few years. Hit a few homers, drink some microbrews, sprinkle in some pitching, and make the playoffs. With Nolan Arenado sporting a bigtime contract, Kyle Freeland pitching gems, and the usual cast of characters mostly returning, 2019 should be a good one. But […]
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October 2nd, 2018
Sports
What a difference a week makes. Well, ten games to be exact. After getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Colorado Rockies were sitting at 82-70 and 2 ½ games out of first place. Trevor Story had injured his arm, Nolan Arenado was in a major slump, the Rockies were fading from playoff contention, […]
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August 14th, 2018
Sports
I sat down at my computer and thought about what to write. It had been a few weeks since my last article and I was happy to get back to work after my editor approved a couple weeks off. Last weekend I flew to Minnesota to watch my sixteen-year-old daughter swim at a major meet, […]
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July 24th, 2018
Sports
With the MLB trade deadline approaching and the Colorado Rockies soundly in the playoff hunt, the question remains whether Colorado will be aggressive in acquiring talent before the July 31 deadline. Currently positioned in third place, just behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, and in a basic dead heat with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, and […]
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July 10th, 2018
Sports
In the game of baseball, a batter can often be bothered by the shadows that lie between the mound and home plate, but it’s the foreshadowing that concerns the Colorado Rockies. Baseball purists will say not to worry, just stay around .500 until the All-Star break, and then make your move. After all, there are […]
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May 8th, 2018
Sports
With the Colorado Rockies off to a 20-15 record behind solid pitching and the bats of Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado, we should be relatively satisfied. After all, the Rockies have already played more road games (23) than any other team in the league, and the assumption is that the slumping bats will come alive […]
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