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2009 in Review: Player Grades, Part 3

01 Nov 2009 17:22:07 PST

Written 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...

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2009 in Review: Top 10 Games of the Season

07 Oct 2009 11:05:49 PDT

Written 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 [...]

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Opinion: Saturday Rockpile: Wild finish on the horizon, Jimenez in playoff form, more

03 Oct 2009 08:50:57 PDT

Written 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)

Original story at Purple Row .

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Opinion: Rockies season ends on rare Street blown save

29 Sep 2009 06:44:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Rockies Review: Ladies and gentlemen, start your defibrillators

27 Sep 2009 18:06:12 PDT

Written 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!!!!!!!!!

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Rockies Review: The Knights Who Say NI! Declare That Merely A Flesh Wound

20 Sep 2009 17:51:46 PDT

Written 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...

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Colorado Rockies news and blogs - November 09, 2009

09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Colorado Rockies news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Big seventh lifts Pirates past Rockies -- from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Opinion: Rockies-Pirates Runs -- from MLive.com
• Opinion: Cardinals win in 10 after Reds rally in 9th -- from Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
• Opinion: Renck: Tulowitzki capable of rescuing Rockies -- from Denver Post
• Colorado Rockies week in review: March 23 - 29 -- from Examiner.com
• Rockies Blog Review: Francis Reactions Mixed among Rox fans -- by Rox Girl from Purple Row
• Opinion: Pirates Hire New Announcer To Replace Lanny Frattare -- from MSNBC
• Opinion: Pirates hire former Colorado Rockies broadcaster -- from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Opinion: MLB: notes -- from Salt Lake Tribune
• 2008 Rockies minor league team by team review -- from Rocky Mountain News

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Opinion: Rockies Farm Report: Your 2009 Asheville Tourists

09 Apr 2009 15:44:04 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Why the Rockies should have taken a flyer on Shawn Hill

25 Mar 2009 09:25:43 PDT

Written by RockiesMagicNumber
Tim Redding #44 / Pitcher / New York Mets Height: 5-11 Dan O'Dowd gets the strangest fixations on the crappiest pitchers. I'm not going to take the time to go through the past 5 years and point them out, but Tim Redding was the most recent O'Dowd ManCrush.

Original story at Purple Row .

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Rockies Review: What do you mean, it's still spring training?

22 Mar 2009 19:15:06 PDT

Written by Silverblood
The important bit (i.e. I put it in bold so you read it): I'd like to ask the community at large if they find Rockies Review, as currently constituted, a helpful feature. After all, should it be assumed that we Rowbots are all deranged dedicated enough to either follow every game live, or to cat...

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Rockies Review: Brought to you by Carls Jr.

15 Mar 2009 18:25:57 PDT

Written 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...

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Rockies Blog Review:

14 Mar 2009 18:59:06 PDT

Written by Rox Girl
FINALLY... You're never too young to start blogging about the Rockies, as Emily, with some help from her dad, Dan, shows in new Rockies blog Dinger's Best Friend. I want her room, although I noticed we have some of the same stuff already. I love my Todd Helton Babooshka.

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Rockies Blog Review: What to read now that the Rocky rests

28 Feb 2009 18:42:55 PST

Written by Rox Girl
On Base with the Asheville Tourists - Ditto Jason McGill of the Asheville Citizen Times Alright, that's the Rowbot assignment for this week, find me a Rockies blogger with a cowboy hat, because that part of replacing Ringolsby should at least be doable, I would think. Good luck, and go Roc...

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Rockies Review: Only 61 Days Until the NFL Draft!

22 Feb 2009 11:24:32 PST

Written 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...

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Rockies Review: In other news, the season has not started yet

01 Feb 2009 11:11:52 PST

Written 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).

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Opinion: Why Chris Iannetta is a Special Boy

21 Jan 2009 15:23:54 PST

Written by RockiesMagicNumber
The top 5 longest playing catchers in Rockies history are: 5. Charles Johnson Shout out to Charles Johnson, he put up some good numbers after the Hampton trade, but trading him to Boston for BH Kim was a decent move. 2003-2004 Charles Johnson

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Opinion: NL West 2nd Round Picks: Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks, 2000-2008

29 Dec 2008 05:04:25 PST

Written 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...

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Opinion: A Brief History of Recent 11th Overall Picks

15 Dec 2008 05:04:35 PST

Written by Russ
2003 - Michael Aubrey, Indians, 1B, Tulane - Aubrey made his major league debut in 2008 (15 games over two stints). His lack of power for a first baseman (48 in six seasons, 15 his season best) has held him back, but if given playing time he'd likely be an average first baseman.

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Opinion: Left-handed comebacks, how good will Francis, De La Rosa, Smith and Morales be?

24 Nov 2008 11:09:51 PST

Written 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...

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First half in review: What’s wrong with the Rockies?

01 Aug 2008 07:44:08 PDT

Written 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 [...]

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Opinion: Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3: Notes on a fuzzy viewing

14 May 2008 23:54:08 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 13: What is this thing called "defeat"?

13 Apr 2008 18:30:58 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
One good thing: attendance continues to impress. Obviously, the tenth-anniversary celebrations and some cool giveaways likely helped lure more people to the ballpark. But compared to the equivalent second home series in 2007 [which was also over the weekend against the Rockies], crow...

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Opinion: Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 12 - Not that it matters...

29 Mar 2008 15:34:32 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
Last night's game was...what it was. Davis got hammered, but his mere presence on the mound was an achievement in itself; the middle-relief was excellent (4.1 innings of one-hit ball); our C-list pitchers got roughed up by the Rockies' C-list hitters. They used 28 players, we used 27. The offici...

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Opinion: Steroids, competitive balance and more

20 Dec 2007 20:51:00 PST

Written by Tom Stephenson
There just really isn’t a lot going on with the Rockies. There really hasn’t been much going on at all since the end of the World Series. Well, we signed Mark Redman and Kip Wells. Hopefully, they’re just insurance and aren’t going to be taking rotation spots away from guys like Franklin [...]

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Opinion: A Fan's Answer

28 Oct 2007 02:41:00 PDT

Written by Greg
Yet I envy the Rockies. They've made it this far. They'll probably be dismissed as hopeless lightweights when (when, not if) they lose this World Series, but I hope their fans have enjoyed the unanticipated ride. No, they're likely not enjoying much right now, as evidenced by Fox's continua...

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Opinion: Diamondbacks 1, Rockies 5 - Nobody, No Time

12 Oct 2007 10:00:01 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
Ouch. That was not the National League Championship Series I signed up for. I signed up for the one in which the two best teams in the league collided, an ultimate test of the irresistible force meeting the immovable object. Whenever that series starts, please let me know - because it clearly w...

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