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The Colorado Rockies continued with the struggles that have bogged them down in recent weeks, watching their bullpen once again let things get out of hand on Monday night as they fell to the New York Mets by a final score of 12-2.
Bad timing to face Jacob deGromSo much of the gloom over tonight’s game emerged early on from simple bad timing (later on it came from the bullpen—oh did it come from the bullpen).
This would be a tough game to win under any circumstance, but it’s more...
The Colorado Rockies have been reeling in the month of June with a record of 4-11 in the month and on Sunday, they may have hit rock bottom. Dear Bud Black, What are you doing? I realize that the front office has handcuffed you on some decisions, like their atrocious free agent signings and the […] Colorado Rockies: An open letter to Rockies manager Bud Black - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
DENVER – A year ago today, many Denver-based cranks watched one of the finest games of hardball the city had ever hosted. Their beloved Colorado Rockies star launched a three-run home run to walk off the San Francisco Giants in a four-game sweep of their National League West foes. In doing so, Nolan Arenado competed […] Colorado Rockies: Despite what they say, it’s not “business as usual” - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has 1,124,563 votes to lead at his position, and is well on his way to earning an All-Star start. Trevor Story is fourth in the voting at shortstop, up one spot from last week, with 315,532 votes.
Discussion and updates as the Rockies start a homestand. The Colorado Rockies will try to bounce back from a rough weekend as they come home to a series against the New York Mets. Tyler Anderson gets the start against Jacob deGrom. Start time: 6:40 MT Lineups:
Could the Boston Red Sox have interest in trading for DJ LeMahieu if Dustin Pedroia continues to have injury issues? One reporter thinks so.MLB Network’s Jon Morosi said on Monday that he thinks the Red Sox could be a good trade match for the Colorado Rockies second baseman depending on Pedroia’s status. One area where LeMahieu could help the Red Sox is with hitting left-handed pitchers, which he excels at. LeMahieu is a two-time All-Star and led the league in hitting in 2016. He has a...
The Colorado Rockies have had a tumultuous June. Through 15 games, the Rockies have only won four games. On June 1, Colorado was leading the NL West by half a game over Arizona. Since then, the Rockies have only managed to win one series in the month of June. The Rockies’ Achilles Heel through the first two months of the season was a lack of production at the plate. Furthermore, this lack of production came at hitter-friendly Coors Field which boggled the mind of Rockies Manager...
Current New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway and current Colorado Rockies reliever Bryan Shaw both came to the Cleveland Indians prior to the 2013 season. The duo was a part of one of the best stretches of Indians baseball in the franchise’s history, including an appearance in 2016 World Series. As Cleveland’s pitching coach, Callaway […] Colorado Rockies: What Bryan Shaw’s former pitching coach is seeing - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and...
The Colorado Rockies focused a lot on improving their bullpen over the winter. One has to wonder what the front office is thinking about those investments right about now.Between re-signing Jake McGee and signing Wade Davis and Bryan Shaw, Colorado invested a total of $106 million in bolstering the relief corps. The rationale behind it all made sense, but things haven’t worked out thus far.This lack of production hasn’t been limited to these three hurlers, though — it’s spreading...
It’s been a strange first half of the season for the Colorado Rockies. At times, the pitching was dominant, but the offense didn’t show up. At other times, the offense was crushing the ball, but the pitching — particularly the bullpen — imploded. We’re nearly halfway through the season and it seems the Rockies are still […] Colorado Rockies: Charlie Blackmon’s weird season so far - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Prospect news and game results from the Rockies minor league affiliates from June 15-17, 2018. It was quite the weekend for the Rockies affiliates, where many games ended in football scores. All 8 teams combined for 142 runs to their opponents’ 121. Many prospects had excellent weekend series, but major-league utility man Pat Valaika probably had the best weekend of all. He went 7-for-12 in three games, including two homers and a triple. Many of those came on Sunday night, where he went...
Rockies news and links for June 18, 2018
Bullpen self-destructs again, Rockies lose 13-12 in finale against Rangers | Mile High Sports
The Rockies were able to put together some good defense in Sunday’s game. They got off to an early lead, sitting at 5-1 in the fifth. Gerardo Parra, Ian Desmond, Carlos Gonzalez connected, all of which are good signs for the team that needs to get out of an offensive slump. However, the Rangers came back, but the Rockies went on another tear, pulling ahead...
The Rockies return home to open a four-game series against the Mets on Monday at Coors Field. Colorado has struggled this season at home, where it holds an 11-19 record. The Rockies are tied with the Reds for the fewest home wins in the National League. Left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson (4-1, 4.88 ERA) will face righty Jacob deGrom (4-2, 1.55 ERA) at 6:40 p.m. MT.
The Colorado Rockies spent its offseason budget trying to build a dominant bullpen. On Sunday, Rockies fans watched again as their bullpen blew up and surrendered another lead. For the 21st time this season, Colorado lost a game that it was leading at some point in the contest. Sunday’s loss, however, was one of the most […] Colorado Rockies bullpen implodes again as Texas Rangers rally for win - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
That was one of the worst pitched innings you’ll ever see The Rockies melted down in spectacular fashion on Sunday afternoon. Calling the game “winnable” is an nderstatement. Despite a 12-9 lead heading into the ninth inning, the Rockies only faced one deficit during the whole game. That came after the Rangers tagged Jon Gray for five runs in the fifth inning. It felt like a back-and-forth game, but the Rockies had the lead for almost all of it. It was lost for good when Wade Davis...
Although the Rockies took a two-run lead into the ninth, closer Wade Davis couldn't hold on as the Rangers handed the Rockies a 13-12 loss at Globe Life Park.
Rockies vs. Rangers: Lineups and start time The Rockies are still trying to right the ship after losing 11 of their last 15 games. Today Jon Gray and the Rox will take on Yovani Gallardo and the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Start time: 1:10 MT Lineups:
Rockies news and links from Saturday, June 16, 2018 Rox hope mechanical changes improve ‘pen | MLB.com Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, you know the Rockies bullpen has been struggling. Entering this weekend’s series with the Rangers, the Rockies had lost 10 of the past 13 games and had a bullpen ERA of 8.29 during that span. The pen has offered very little relief, as it were, and then there’s this gem: Yes, the Rockies have lost 36 games so far and had...
Prior to the start of Spring Training for the 2017 season, Colorado Rockies starting Pitcher Chad Bettis was the Ace of the staff. He had the tools and pedigree. Then, cancer struck him, and he relinquished that title to Jon Gray. This season, with the struggles of Gray, Bettis has laid his claim to the title of “Ace”. Bettis was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the second round of the 2010 draft out of Texas Tech University. He played the first three seasons in the minors,...
Left-handed starter Kyle Freeland came into Saturday's start against the Rangers as the Rockies' best pitcher of late. And for six innings, he completely shut down the Rangers lineup as he worked with a lead for most of the afternoon. But the Rangers seemed to figure out Freeland in the seventh and reliever Harrison Musgrave in the eighth to hand the Rockies a 5-2 loss at Globe Life Park.