Colorado Rockies

By trenck@denverpost.com (By Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post) After failing to come to an agreement on a two-year contract, the Rockies declined catcher Yorvit Torrealba's 2010 option Friday, making him a free agent.

By editor@denverpost.com (By Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post / ) What was suspected for weeks became a reality Friday. The Rockies declined the $4 million option on Yorvit Torrealba's contract, making him a free agent.

By psaunders@denverpost.com (Patrick Saunders / The Denver Post / ) With a passion for teaching baseball still in his blood, former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle will become the Texas Rangers" new hitting coach.

By RockiesMagicNumber Colorado Rockies Top 10 Pitching Leaders I forgot to look into this and/or mention this last time CR was published, but Jason Hammel is even more of a man than any of us realized.

By Rox Girl Some people always seem to wind up with the best gigs. According to reports out of Texas, former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle has been picked up by the Texas Rangers as their hitting coach. Similar to when he held the post with the Rockies at Coors Field, half his job is seemingly already take...

By imoss@denverpost.com (By Irv Moss / The Denver Post) Chris Rice always will feel some ownership of the Colorado Rockies.

By tom-stephenson Continuing along with our review of the Rockies players in 2009, we get to the left side of the infield today. Troy Tulowitzki: Tulo had an MVP-caliber season in 2009, though he obviously won't be so honored with the season that Albert Pujols had.  Actually, from June on, he may well have been...

By theoldgrizzlybear In Buster Olney's mind, the biggest name that will be part of the expected abundance of non-tendered players is our own Garrett Atkins. There's no way in hell the Rockies would offer Atkins $8-10MM in arbitration, and I'm not so sure they'll find a match for him in a trade, either. Plenty othe...

By Thomas Harding Rockies standout shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is considered a rare gem at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds. But not far behind him is prospect Hector Gomez, who is an imposing 6-foot-4 and is still filling out his athletic frame. Health key to Gomez's development

By Russ NOTE: I look at each team based on draft order, which goes San Diego, Colorado, Arizona, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. San Diego Padres Round 1: Matt Bush, SS - already discussed Arizona Diamondbacks Round 1: Stephen Drew, SS - He's no Troy Tulowitzki.

By imoss@denverpost.com (By Irv Moss / The Denver Post) If you want to know who Dante Bichette is pulling for in the World Series, go back to his playing days with the Rockies.

By theoldgrizzlybear about 1 month ago: Colorado Rockies' Eric Young, Jr. hits a solo home run against the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) I would take Gordon because I'm not convinced Young can stay in the infield. Gordon isn't...

By RockiesMagicNumber Now, when I evaluate a pitcher, I look at the following things: ERA, FIP, xFIP, tRA. I'll be excluding xFIP and tRA from this not because I don't think they should come into play, but because I have like 60 pitchers to stack up and their xFIP/tRA aren't easily calculable and/or aren't nicely l...

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By Owen Perkins The Rockies bring the National League Division Series home to Colorado on Saturday, and fate and a line drive off the leg of left-hander J.A. Happ have dealt them three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez as the Phillies' Game 3 starter. Rockies revive regular lineup for Game 3

By tom-stephenson While we’re still waiting for the sting of the NLDS loss to go away, we’re going to take a look back at the 2009 season, starting with the annual list of the top 10 Rockies games of the year. 10.  April 6: Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 8. What was supposed to be a pitchers’ duel between Aaron [...]

By RockiesMagicNumber 2 years ago, I hardly need remind anybody on THIS website, but just in case, Colorado rallied off of Padres closer Trevor Hoffman to win the NL Wild Card for just the second playoff berth in franchise history. Rockies' young hitters get into swing - The Denver Post

By Jabberwocky Rockies Phillies 2. However, beyond Chase Utley, the Rockies match up well with the Phillies in the batter's box. What is the "Hottest Rockies Lineup?  Gonzalez RF Fowler CF Helton 1B Tulowitzki SS Smith LF Iannetta C  Atkins 3B  Barmes 2B

By theoldgrizzlybear 2 days ago: Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Huston Street, left, talks with Yorvit Torrealba, right, as other members of the team celebrate their 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in their Major League Baseball game, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

By Russ Ron] Darling on Rockies starting pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez being one of the best young pitchers in MLB: "He’s one of those guys along with (Tim) Lincecum, (Matt) Cain and (Adam) Wainwright that are going to be the next generation of great pitchers."

By tom-stephenson The offseason now begins with a bitter taste in the mouths of Rockies fans.  Unlike 2007, when many Rockies fans were understandably skeptical about the staying power of the team given the previous 11-year playoff drought, fans can look forward to at least a couple more years of good baseb...

By trenck@denverpost.com ( By Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post ) It was roughly 3:30 p.m., shadows cascading over Coors Field on Sunday, when the bullpen phone rang. The 42,032 paying spectators had no way of knowing that it would be the most important call of the season. And thankfully, after Saturday night, it didn't involve an umpire.

By Silverblood Holy lawd awwwwwmighty. THANK YOU CLINT BARMES. Browse more photos » It is no longer time to look back. We will only be looking forward. Kindly join me after the jump as we sound the horn of Helton Hammerhand in the deep ONE. LAST. TIME. GO ROCKIES!!!!!!!! GO MARLINS!!!!!!!!!

By Thomas Harding Rockies first baseman Todd Helton isn't one to talk much about the future, no matter how bright it should be, even with nine games to go in the regular season. Helton not looking too far forward in race

By Rox Girl NL Pennants: Colorado, Philly Division Flags (if the standings hold as they seem to): Philly 3, Chicago and Los Angeles 2 each, Arizona and St. Louis 1 each Records for playoff series: Philadelphia 11-6, Colorado 7-4, Los Angeles 4-4, Arizona 3-4, Milwaukee 1-3, Chicago 0-6.

By Silverblood The big test will come after the Padres depart, in the form of a three-game set with the NL Central champions (hopefully by the time they get there) St. Louis Cardinals. The Rockies will get to cut their teeth against a legit championship contender, including the chance to face both of the Car...

By wpaige@denverpost.com (By Woody Paige / The Denver Post) The remarkable Rockies could have clinched the wild card on Wednesday night with a de rigueur, feel-good, streak-stopping, giant Jorge De La Rosa victory over the Giants. Good for them. Good, yes, for the Bros. Monfort.

By trenck@denverpost.com (Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post ) The number that best explains the Rockies' recovery? There are plenty to choose from.

By psaunders@denverpost.com (By Patrick Saunders / The Denver Post) Todd Helton has visited "The Zone" more times than he can remember. Yet even Helton marvels at the place Seth Smith is in right now.

By Rox Girl Shortstop: Carlos Martinez still hasn't emerged as the player he was cracked out to be, but last season did see him make gains in his performance across the board from the futility he showed in his first year at Casper. Another solid step forward in 2009 should have him back on our prospect ra...

By Silverblood What's on Tap? JHOULYS CHACIN will start against the D-backs tomorrow, as Aaron Cook will get in his work in a B-game so the Snakes don't start getting familiar with him (yeah, like that's going to make much difference... they've faced him how many times, now?) But Rockies fans will appreciat...

By Silverblood What have we learned this week? There's been a lot. We've learned that Tulo's sporting mangy roadkill on his face, that Dan O'Dowd thinks that "wins" are another one of those weird sabermetrician stats like "VORP" that don't have much to do with judging the progress of a baseball team, that...

By Poseidon's Fist lt;h3>Renck's Rapid Pen<br /></h3> <p>In one of his many posts yesterday, Renck reports most notably that <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/rockies/2009/02/16/dragon-slayer-art-exhibit-showing-in-kids-room/" target="_blank">Manny C...

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By Rox Girl It's fairly common to read about crooks wearing Yankees or Dodgers regalia while perpetrating their crimes. Common, because these teams have long established brands and ubiquitous fanbases. Not common is to read of heists outside Colorado by people wearing Rockies gear. Now I know I'm g...

By Silverblood Jeff Francis, 28 (January 8) Ubaldo Jimenez, 25 (January 22) Alan Embree, 39 (January 23) Shane Lindsay, 24 (January 25) Aaron Cook, 30 (February 8) Moral of the story: If you would like to be a pitcher for the Rockies, please check to ensure that you were born in January).

By Russ Colorado Rockies: 2005 - Daniel Carte, OF, Winthrop - Hey, the Rockies had two second-round picks. Thank you Washington for hastily signing Vinny Castilla once free agency started and allowing the Rockies the easy decision of offering arbitration. Carte's advanced a level each year, bu...

By Rox Girl So the direction my NL West preview posts have been taking me leads me to believe that a good part of the Rockies fate in 2009 lies largely in four left arms, namely those of starters Jeff Francis, Jorge De La Rosa, Greg Smith and Franklin Morales and how well they are able to fill three slots in...

By Tom Stephenson No Rockies games for three days. Well, we can support Aaron Cook and Matt Holliday in the All-Star Game, but other than that, the Rockies have three days off. And it’s probably a good thing after a first half in which almost everything that could go wrong went wrong. The team started [...]

By Jim McLennan I think we all know who Player A is, so let's move on, shall we? Player B, however, might surprise you: Luis Gonzalez, in a less-than-full time role for the surprising (and NL East leading) Florida Marlins. Over on Major-League Jerk, Hef speculates on how Gonzo's career might have played ou...

Angels in trouble, Opening in Japan, Previewing the Rockies, Reds ... Most Valuable Network, MA - The guys spend the remainder of the hour covering missing team previews for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, ...

By James The Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies completed a trade today in which they’ll receive utility infielder Jamey Carroll for the infamous player to be named later.  Dan O’Dowd, the current Rockies GM was the former Director of Baseball Operations and Assistant General Manager for...

• Colorado Rockies: 2007 National League Champions. This incredible season just got a flag to fly over Coors forever. We are one more crowning achievement away from the ultimate prize, four wins away from a parade through downtown Denver. [Purple Row]

By Brandon Rosage Bringing back the weekly MLB talk program, “The Pitch” relaunched Friday on MVN Radio with Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage. We look at Jeff Francis’ NLCS Game 1 gem, Brandon Webb’s inability to dominate Colorado, Justin Upton’s interference play and the pitiful booing Arizona fans.

DENVER Two wrongs were made right Tuesday when Major League Baseball erased two errors charged to Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton in a game at Pittsburgh on July 16.

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Despite debut efforts of Reynolds, D-Backs fall to Rockies Arizona Republic, AZ - May 17, 2007 Brad Hawpe's two home runs, including a three-run shot in the sixth inning, powered the Rockies past Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb, whose struggles in ...

In the Diamondbacks 30 win against the Colorado Rockies, Randy Johnson was at his overpowering best for six innings.

Todd Helton drove in the 1,000th RBI of his career, and Brad Hawpe chipped in with a gamebreaking, tworun double to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 63 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday night at Chase Field.

Jeff Francis allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings, Willy Taveras and Kaz Matsui each scored runs thanks to their speed, and the Rockies beat Los Angeles 63 on Monday to snap the Dodgers fourgame winning streak and spoil their home opener.

The Rockies took advantage of a disputed error and scored three times in the first inning to quickly seized control of the game in an 114 victory at Coors Field on Wednesday afternoon.

The Rockies benefited from two close plays in handing the Diamondbacks a 43 loss in 11 innings at Coors Field.