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Tracy, Scioscia Win Manager of the Year Awards

18 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

Written by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim Tracy was out of baseball when Clint Hurdle called last October to talk to him about joining Hurdle's staff in Colorado. Tracy was focused on his duties as bench coach for the Rockies when he came to spring training.

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Rockies' Jim Tracy favorite to be named NL manager of year

18 Nov 2009 00:03:05 PST

Written by editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)
Under Jim Tracy's watch, the Rockies went 74-42 and reached the playoffs, an accomplishment that should result in Tracy winning the NL manager of the year award today from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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Rockies' Tracy front-runner to win NL Manager of the Year

17 Nov 2009 15:07:31 PST

Written by trenck@denverpost.com (Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post )
From avid viewer to the National League's top manager — it has been quite a year for Rockies manager Jim Tracy.

Original story at Denver Post .

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Tulo unable to catch first Gold Glove

11 Nov 2009 10:33:09 PST

Written by trenck@denverpost.com (Troy E. Renck and Patrick Saunders / The Denver Post / )
By any measure, Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is a great defender. But, he is not yet a Gold Glover.

Original story at Denver Post .

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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...

Original story at Up in the Rockies .

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Saturday Rockpile: Several young Rockies participating in Venezuelan League, more

31 Oct 2009 04:52:50 PDT

Written 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...

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Colorado Rockies news and blogs - November 23, 2009

23 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.

• Rockies Atkins awaiting "another team" -- by editor@denverpost.com (Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• Reward a done deal for Rockies manager Tracy -- by trenck@denverpost.com (By Troy E. Renck and Patrick Saunders / The Denver Post) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• In a landslide, Rockies' Tracy wins NL manager award -- by trenck@denverpost.com (Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• Renck: Rockies' strategy with Betancourt risky, yet clever -- by trenck@denverpost.com (By Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• Rockies' O'Dowd voted executive of the year by his peers -- by editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• Saunders: Is 2010 the Rockies' year of Iannetta? -- by psaunders@denverpost.com (By Patrick Saunders / The Denver Post) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• Opinion: Updates on all the Rockies goings-on -- by tom-stephenson from Up in the Rockies
• Rockies decline Torrealba's option, and he becomes a free agent -- by trenck@denverpost.com (By Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• Rockies decline options on Torrealba, Embree -- by editor@denverpost.com (By Troy E. Renck / The Denver Post / ) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines
• Hurdle hired as Rangers" hitting coach -- by psaunders@denverpost.com (Patrick Saunders / The Denver Post / ) from Denver Post: Sports Headlines

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2004 NL West Draft Review

29 Oct 2009 09:38:57 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at Purple Row .

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Rockies revive regular lineup for Game 3

09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 PDT

Written 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

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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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With the Rockies in the playoffs, that means we'll watch them on TBS

02 Oct 2009 00:02:16 PDT

Written 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."

Original story at Purple Row .

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Rockies maintain wild-card lead behind Barmes' spectacular double play

28 Sep 2009 00:02:54 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at Denver Post .

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Helton not looking too far forward in race

24 Sep 2009 22:03:00 PDT

Written 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

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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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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 Review: Now With 50% Fewer Wisecracks

08 Mar 2009 18:25:04 PDT

Written by Silverblood
Offensively, it was another underwhelming day for the Rockies' bats, as they collected 10 hits but weren't very efficient at turning them into runs. Matt Murton, Paul "Who Da Hell?" Phillips, and Christian Colonel did the honours at banking the three they did get, with RBI singles apiece....

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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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Tuesday Rockpile: The Closer Battle, D-Day for Jeff Francis?, Uniform Numbers

17 Feb 2009 07:09:54 PST

Written 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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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: 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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Podcast: Angels in trouble, Opening in Japan, Previewing the Rockies, Reds ... - Most Valuable Network

27 Mar 2008 16:15:15 PDT

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, ...

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Podcast: Rockies roll in NLCS Game 1; ALCS preview

12 Oct 2007 15:47:44 PDT

Written 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.

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Podcast: 2 errors on Helton reversed

25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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.

Original story at AZ Central.com .

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Podcast: Johnson's 1st victory tempered by early exit

15 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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

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Podcast: Helton's RBI milestone is heavy burden for Webb

14 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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.

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Podcast: 1st-inning mistakes costly for D-Backs

05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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.

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