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Rolling Rocks: Rockies Make a Statement With Win Over Padres

Posted: 10th July 2010 by David Martin in MLB
Just another day at work for the Rockies. A 4-2 victory over the NL West-leading San Diego Padres at Coors Field on Saturday night. The victory moved the Rockies to within just one game of taking the lead. The game was yet another example of just how deep this Rockies organization is. Jason Hammel, the Rockies' fifth starter, continued his dominance. The righty, picked up off the Tampa Bay trash heap, pitched 6-1/3 ...

Colorado Rockie Miguel Olivo Snubbed by All-Star Picks

Posted: 6th July 2010 by David Martin in MLB
The Colorado Rockies are used to it. They are the lone team that plays in the Mountain Time zone. Therefore, games on the east coast are wrapping up when they start, and games on the west coast are underway shortly after the Rockies start. What that means is that none of baseball's so-called experts are watching the team play. That may not be a big deal from the ...
For the second time this season, the Rockies made Tim Lincecum, the two-time defending Cy Young winner, look like just another pitcher. This time, 22-year-old Jhoulys Chacin kept the Rockies in the game long enough to win 6-3. Chacin shook off a two-run first inning in which Aubrey Huff hit a long home run to right field. He held the Giants scoreless for the next four frames before serving up another home ...

Colorado Rockies: Back To Business as Usual

Posted: 27th June 2010 by David Martin in MLB
A three game series victory against the Red Sox had the Rockies and their fans invigorated. Finally this team had learned to battle back and find a way to win a game in the late innings.     Three days later the Rockies were back to their usual sloppy play, losing 10-3 to the Angels in Anaheim.     Once again, the victim was rookie pitcher Jhoulys Chacin. Chacin built on his ...

First Inning Dooms Rockies in Anaheim

Posted: 27th June 2010 by David Martin in MLB
After two nights of playing games that lasted over four hours, the Rockies played a game that lasted just 2:15. Unfortunately for the Rox, they lost the game 4-2. Aaron Cook had seven great innings of baseball. Unfortunately, he was in the game for eight innings. In the bottom of the first inning, Cook gave up a grand slam to Hideki Matsui, a veteran player who is not a stranger to the ...

Rockies Come From Behind, Then Survive Late Brewers Rally

Posted: 20th June 2010 by David Martin in MLB
Who would have thought that the magical formula for the Rockies to start playing better would be to lose their best player? That's exactly what seems to have happened, as the Rockies rallied for the first time all season, beating the Brewers 8-7 at Coors Field on Saturday night. The Rockies were down 4-1 heading into the bottom of the 7th inning after a disastrous top of the inning spoiled an otherwise ...

Tulowitzki Out at Least Six Weeks With Broken Wrist

Posted: 18th June 2010 by David Martin in MLB
Most Rockies fans hold out hope as long as possible that the team is going to turn a mediocre season around. As long as possible may have come with the news on Friday. Friday X-Rays revealed a broken wrist for Troy Tulowitzki after he was hit by a pitch in Thursday's matinee in Minnesota. Tulo initially remained in the game, but came out after the half inning. The Rockies ...

Ryan Spilborghs Carries Colorado Rockies To Sweep

Posted: 13th June 2010 by David Martin in MLB
This is why everyone thought the Rockies would be so good. On Sunday afternoon at a dreary Coors Field, Ryan Spilborghs led Colorado to a 10-3 win over the Blue Jays, completing a three-game sweep. Spilborghs completed perhaps the best weekend in his career by going 3 for 5 with a triple and two home runs. The Santa Barbara, CA native raised his average over .50 over the three game set, finishing ...

Lifeless Colorado Rockies Lose Again to Chicago Cubs

Posted: 18th May 2010 by David Martin in MLB
Disgusting, sick, gross, nasty, ugly. Their are plenty of words to describe the latest Rockies debacle, but none of them are positive. The Rox dropped a very winnable game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night 6-2. It was the latest example of the Rockies making a decent pitcher look like a Cy Young winner. Tuesday's Cy Young was Carlos Silva, an overpaid pitcher who has never had ...

Is It Summer Yet? Colorado Rockies Might Never Play

Posted: 15th May 2010 by David Martin in MLB
This is getting ridiculous. If depression from the weather hasn't set in, it never will. For most it has, and won't go away until the temperatures get above 60 degrees. Rockies writers are soon going to need to be certified by the American Meteorology Society in order to cover the team. While rain in May is no huge surprise in Denver, the cold is surprising. The ...