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Colorado Rockies fans know how great their infield is, but the outfield is pretty good too. The Rockies have three outfielders that play hard and give it their all whether they are on defense or offense. Let’s start with Chuck Nazty himself, Charlie Blackmon. His defense has proved over and over again that the Colorado […] Colorado Rockies: Talking the outfield with Nazty, Pony and Parra - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
The Rockies' offense didn't show up at SunTrust Park until two were out in the ninth inning Saturday night -- right on time, it turned out. After scoring three times in the ninth to tie, the Rockies used DJ LeMahieu's solo homer to spearhead a 2-run 10th, leading them to their seventh victory in eight games, 5-3, over the Braves.
Down to their last strike, the Rockies scored three in the ninth and two in the 10th to secure a series win.
Through 8 2?3 innings, the Colorado Rockies offense could not muster anything against Braves pitching, but that is why they play nine innings. Down 3-0, the Rockies got four straight hits with two outs in the top of the ninth to tie the game at three. They then got a go-ahead home run from DJ LeMahieu and an RBI single from Nolan Arenado in the 10th to take a 5-3 win and the series...
Saturday night is game three of a four game set in Atlanta
Rockies take on the Braves and try to secure a series win in Atlanta for the first time since—2016? That can’t be right. Sure enough!
Mike Foltynewicz takes the mound for the Braves and is 0-4 with a 5.14 ERA against the Rockies. The Braves are 0-7 when he faces the Rockies.
Antonio Senzatela starts for the Rockies. Pat Valaika was sent down to make room on the 25-man roster for him.
Start time: 5:10 pm MT
TV: AT&T SportsNet...
Manager Brendan Rodgers accuses "some people" of trying to "dismantle" his relationship with the Celtic board.
The Colorado Rockies have been on a roll as of late, winning six of their last seven and eight of their last 12 games. That includes a split in Houston with the defending World Champions and taking the first two games of an important four-game series in Atlanta. The wins have pushed the Colorado Rockies […] Colorado Rockies: A look at their current playoff odds - 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 Friday, August 17, 2018
If you’ve been following Purple Row over the last few weeks you’d be forgiven for thinking that we have a bit of a thing for Matt Holliday. But he’s technically not a prospect so he hasn’t made it much into the Pebble Reports. But that’s because he hasn’t hit a home run like the one he hit on Friday.
As promised, here is video of Matt Holliday's home run from tonight.
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Rockies news and links for August 18, 2018
With shifting expectations, David Dahl and Ryan McMahon are finding ways to make a positive impact with the Rockies | The Athletic ($)
Since July 29, the day McMahon was called up, Ryan McMahon and David Dahl have combined to post a .278/.381/.514 slash line, while Ian Desmond and Gerardo Parra have combined to deliver a slash of .208/.283/.257 (h/t to Jordan Freemyer). It seems safe to say that over the past few weeks, the youngsters McMahon and...
In his last start, on Aug. 2, Rockies righty Antonio Senzatela (4-3, 4.56 ERA) held the Cardinals to one run and five hits in six innings but shortly thereafter went to the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. Senzatela returns to the rotation to face the Braves and righty Mike Foltynewicz (10-7, 2.86) at SunTrust Park on Saturday at 5:10 p.m. MT.
Ian Desmond and Charlie Blackmon had key triples to lead the Rockies to an 11-2 victory over the Braves on Friday night at SunTrust Park. Both Desmond and Blackmon finished with three hits nights, as Kyle Freeland impressed on the mound, striking out nine in six innings of one-run ball.
The Rockies won handily on Friday The Rockies won easily on Friday night, beating the Braves 11-5 behind a strong performance from Kyle Freeland and a whole lot of hits. It wasn’t even as close as the score indicates, as the Braves posted three runs during trash time in the ninth inning. taco’s The Rockies set a franchise record yesterday by going 24-games without scoring more than six runs. That streak ended tonight in the fourth inning when Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run triple and...
PDP talks the Rockies young players and international baseball
We’ll get this out of the way early for Episode 145 of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast: the audio might not be our best. Tyler is still gallivanting around Panama and forgot both his microphone AND headphones, so there are some echoes and some Panamanian music in the background and just DEAL WITH IT, OK?!
But hey, your favorite costumed baseball strongmen are playing well! The Rockies rallied for a surprising win Thursday night in...
After dealing with injuries for much of the season, Rockies left-handed relief pitcher Mike Dunn threw a simulated game Friday and is scheduled begin a Minor League rehab assignment next week. The plan is to have the veteran Dunn back as a member of the bullpen in September.
Friday is game two of a four game set in Atlanta
The Rockies won a game in Atlanta last night. This is good news. It’s something they have only done 32 times in 97 tries (a .330 win percentage, in case you were wondering). They’ll try to take down the NL East leading Braves again tonight by sending Kyle Freeland to the mound to take on Braves hotshot rookie lefty Sean Newcomb.
Fun fact: both pitchers have come within two outs of a no hitter. Newcomb came one out away from no-hitting...
Before the Colorado Rockies second game of their four game weekend series with the Atlanta Braves, they announced that they have made a roster move. On Friday, the Colorado Rockies announced that they have activated reliever Scott Oberg off of the paternity list. In a corresponding move, the Rockies announced that they have optioned left-handed […] Colorado Rockies roster move: Scott Oberg activated from paternity list - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs,...
Earlier this week, I wrote an article discussing how the Colorado Rockies made the smart move by, for the most part, staying put at the trade deadline. Today, as part of a planned point-counterpoint with myself, I want to look at how the Rockies missed a great opportunity to boost their chances of taking over […] Colorado Rockies missed a golden opportunity at the trade deadline - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
If your favorite Rockie couldn’t play for the Rockies, who would you want him to play for? How many different active players can you name who, after the end of their rookie contracts, have spent their entire MLB career playing for one team? There are a variety of reasons for this but very few players in today’s game stay with one team after six-years in the bigs. Chances are your favorite player will one day don another team’s colors. If your favorite player was never allowed to play...
Watching Thursday night’s dramatic 5-3 come-from-behind victory over the Atlanta Braves, there are some painstakingly obvious decisions that the Colorado Rockies need to make: Ian Desmond, Gerardo Parra, and Tony Wolters should not be in the everyday starting lineup. The Colorado Rockies offense is a mess right now. For eight innings Thursday night, the Rockies mustered […] Colorado Rockies: Changes need to be made to the starting lineup - Rox Pile - Rox Pile - A Colorado Rockies Fan...
It doesn’t come with big deadline trades, but Jeff Bridich’s philosophy is keeping the Rockies competitive
With the July 31 trade deadline approaching, contending teams entered a trade fury. In the NL West, the Dodgers and Diamondbacks made significant changes while the Rockies, settled for acquiring Seung-hwan Oh and signing Matt Holliday and Santiago Casilla to minor-league contracts.
For Rockies fans, a general despair set in that the team hadn’t done more, which was consistent...
Prospect news and game results from the Rockies minor league affiliates from August 16, 2018.
It continues to be a tough season in terms of wins and losses for many of the Colorado Rockies’ minor league affiliates. The seven clubs in action on Thursday combined for just one win, and just two of the seven teams are above .500 for the year. There are, however, always bright spots, and Thursday’s came from No. 3 PuRP Colton Welker. The 20-year-old righty went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk,...