2009 Colorado Rockies Preview

C Chris Iannetta.256 AVG, 21 HR, 81 RBI1B Todd Helton.298 AVG, 17 HR, 64 RBI2B Clint Barmes.274 AVG, 8 HR, 42 RBI3B Garrett Atkins.294 AVG, 22 HR, 95 RBISS Troy Tulowitzki.288 AVG, 18 HR, 74 RBILF Seth Smith.282 AVG, 13 HR, 53 RBICF Ryan Spilborghs.293 AVG, 11 HR, 57 RBIRF Brad Hawpe.277 AVG, 24 HR, 92 RBI3B Ian Stewart.274 AVG, 19 HR, 69 RBISP Aaron Cook13-9 W-L, 4.32 ERA, 78 KSP...

No show squeezes five minutes of compelling baseball talk and information into an hour quite like MLB Network?s 30 Clubs in 30 Days. Commentators:? In Studio ? Greg Amsinger, Mitch Williams, Dan Plesac, John Hart.? On Location ? Trenni Kusnierek Opening Statements Greg Amsinger:? The beautiful city of Tucson, Arizona.? The spring home for a club that [...]

The Angels blasted the Colorado Rockies on Monday with a 12-3 victory, the club collected 20 hits including their first spring home runs.Catcher Jeff Mathis launched two in his first two plate apperances and the Angels got another from Brandon Wood. Wood had an extremely impressive day going 3-4 with a single, double, home run and three RBI. 2006's 23rd overall pick is the topic of discussion in

In a rematch of Saturday's World Baseball Classic upset between the surprising Netherlands and the heavily favored (yet apparently over-paid) Dominican Republic, Ubaldo Jimenez was nothing short of lights out.

A few weeks ago, I made a very critical post about the 2008-2009 Duke team. Having come off of a very poor stretch, the once promising Blue Devils seemed to be succumbing to conference play, with disastrous consequences. I concluded that Duke's pounding of non-conference foes was clouding our view of their standing, statistically speaking. Pomeroy's rankings simply cannot...

With the weight of his entire country (half of which belongs to David Ortiz) on his shoulders, and his team staring elimination directly in the face, Ubaldo Jimenez delivered the greatest single pitching performance ever seen in the storied history of World Baseball Classics. His ten strikeouts in four shutout innings shattered the record (eight) set [...]

And apparently that goal is to mention Matt Holliday in every single Rockies article they publish. Woody Paige on Thursday. Like or hate the deal, like or hate the Rockies, like or hate the ownership, the general manager, the manager or me, life its own self is not the same without Matt Holliday on this team. He was [...]

Cory Sullivan has adopted a take no prisoners approach to spring training this Even though he signed a major league contract in January to play with the Mets, he is taking no chances. He's not walking around with a sense of entitlement believing that he doesn't have to try ...

explanation of rankings and other team previews 2008 Record: Offseason Additions: Jason Marquis, Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street, Greg Offseason Subtractions: Matt Holliday, Brian Fuentes, Willy Ranks Line-Up - Rotation - 13th (rated prior to Jeff Francis ...

Emotions were high Tuesday afternoon at Hi-Corbitt Field in Tucson. The big day had arrived. It was a day many Rockies fans — myself included — had anticipated and circled on their calendar many weeks ago. On this day, the Colorado Rockies hosted the Oakland Athletics for the first time all spring.  And, as you know, welcomed back [...]