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Friday Rockpile: As the Greg Reynolds saga unfolds
October 30, 2009 by
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Could Clint Hurdle sport a Texas Rangers uniform in 2010? He may, as he is a finalist for the position.
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Saturday Rockpile: What the Rox should consider doing with Eric Young Jr.
October 24, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
about 1 month ago:
Colorado Rockies' Eric Young, Jr. hits a solo home run against the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009...
Colorado Rockies Top 10 Pitching Leaders
27 days ago by
Purple Row
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Colorado Rockies Top 10 Pitching Leaders
I forgot to look into this and/or mention this last time CR was published, but Jason Hammel is even more of a man than any of us realized.
If you scroll down to "Strikeouts / Base On Balls" (about 2/3 of the way down), take...
Saturday Rockpile: Several young Rockies participating in Venezuelan League, more
October 31, 2009 by
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Jhoulys Chacin has produced mixed results in a couple of starts in the Venezuelan League.
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Plenty of Rockies participating in Venezuelan...
Monday Rockpile: Projecting pitchers, Bill James-style
October 26, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by Nam Y. Huh - AP
Will Ubaldo Jimenez win more than 13 games in 2010? No, according to Bill James' projections.
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Not much news on the Rockies out there. If...
Gold Glove Fielding: Yet another reason why Ubaldo Jimenez is awesome
12 days ago by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
"Oh, I can get you out this way as well? Man, I should do this more often!"
And he did. More than anyone else in the NL.
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A Little Rockies Off-Season Over/Under
19 days ago by
Bugs & Cranks
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Bet #1 — Chances Brad Hawpe will be a Rockie on Opening Day 2010
Over/Under – 96%
With an abundance of left-handed hitters, there has been speculation that Hawpe would likely be dealt. That, however, would only be the case if the Rockies felt they received a solid return...
Monday Rockpile: The one in which we can only discuss indirectly the Rockies' catcher situation
22 days ago by
Purple Row
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There are many elements that go into every important decision. In the first place, you must try to grapple with the facts. What is the actual situation?
Secretary of State Dean Rusk to Eric Goldman (January 12, 1964)Quoted in Secret Agencies: U.S. Intelligence in a Hostile...
Scioscia, Tracy Win Manager of the Year Awards
13 days ago by
CBSSports.com
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Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.
Tuesday Rockpile: Thanks for a great season, Rockies
October 13, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
No, this picture had nothing to do with last night. But wouldn't you rather look at this than another picture of a dejected Huston Street. This is what I'll remember the 2009 Rockies...
Rockies 4, Phillies 5: Rocktober ends before it ever really began
October 12, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Oh, Yorvit. We take back every bad thing we ever said or wrote about you.
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I wish I had something profound to say about all of this--I...
MLB Managers of the Year Announced; Shouldn't Postseason Matter?
13 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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The MLB cavalcade of awards continued today with the announcement of the AL and NL Manager of the Year. Jim Tracy won the National League Manager of the Year award after taking the reins of the Colorado Rockies 46 games into the season and turning a team in turmoil into a contender...
Sunday Rockpile: What the Mets can learn from the late Larry Walker-era Rockies
16 days ago by
Purple Row
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by Rob Carr - ASSOCIATED PRESS
He doesn't wear #33, but something about Carlos Beltran's situation should be familiar to Rockies fans.
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While reading Bill...
Jason Hammel: The Man, the Myth, the Back-End Starter
October 21, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Awesomeness in the form of a #5 starter.
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Jason Hammel is a stud. At least, in my opinion he is. I found that he really solidified his spot...
NLDS Game 3: J.A. Happ vs Jason Hammel
October 11, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Rockies fans also have a chance to atone for all the empty seats behind Huston Street that day...
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The freeze out last night means that Pedro...
Jim Tracy Wins Award, Gets New Contract
13 days ago by
Knuckle Curve
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When Jim Tracy took over the Colorado Rockies, anyone who even suggested the team could make the playoffs would have been laughed at. The Rockies were 18-28 and looked like one of the worst teams in the league. But with Tracy at the reins, Colorado went 74-42 to finish the season and...
Wednesday Rockpile: Rockies want Street long term
October 21, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by Elise Amendola - AP
Brian Fuentes says that there aren't enough celebratory man-hugs in Colorado.
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Among Troy Renck's notes, which include tidbits about...
NL Manager of the Year: Colorado Rockies' Jim Tracy
by Jeff FletcherFiled under: MLB AwardsJim Tracy didn't even need a whole season to earn the NL Manager of the Year Award, or to earn a three-year extension. Tracy, who took over for fired Clint Hurdle in late May, became the second manager to win this award after taking over a...
How Efficient and Effective Were the Rockies in 2009?
October 15, 2009 by
Purple Row
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A common theme for Purple Row Academy this entire year has been looking at ways to quantify a player's value to a team, especially through the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) stat used notably by FanGraphs. For those who don't understand what WAR is or how it is calculated...
Dan O'Dowd named The Sporting News' Executive of the Year
22 days ago by
Purple Row
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According to The Sporting News' Jeff D'Alessio, Colorado General Manager Dan O'Dowd has won the publication's Executive of the Year award.
The man...
NL West in Review: 3rd Basemen
22 days ago by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Atkins could soon be a teammate of the pitcher he just hit a home run off of in this picture: Cole Hamels. Maybe going to a hitter's park away could help his career the Rockies.
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Tuesday Rockpile: Firin' up the hot....plate
21 days ago by
Purple Row
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by David Zalubowski - AP
It's okay, Bradley, you do a lot of little things well.
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All (Relatively) Quiet on the Colorado Front
The Sporting News' choice...
Colorado Rockies fans brace for cold Game 3 at Coors Field
October 10, 2009 by
Denver Post
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Colorado, welcome to Rockto-brrr. Leave the ball glove at home and bring the ski gloves instead. It's going to be post-freezin' baseball.
Rockies Set Rotation for NLDS and Lineup for Game 1
October 06, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by Matt Rourke - AP
Ubaldo Jimenez will lead the Rockies' playoff rotation.
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According to the Denver Post, without Jorge De La Rosa available, here's the...
Sunday Rockpile: Jim Tracy is the man, man.
October 25, 2009 by
Purple Row
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As you guys can probably tell by now, I must have a natural bias against baseball managers, so Troy Renck's points today about Jim Tracy probably help put me a little more at ease with his coming extension, but I'm still on my guard. Once again, I don't think...
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