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Sunday Rockpile: Jim Tracy is the man, man.

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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...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Mike Scioscia And Jim Tracy Are Your MLB Managers Of The Year

MLB awards week chugs along with the announcement of the Angels' Mike Scioscia winning AL manager of the year and the Rockies' Jim Tracy winning it for the NL. Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels and Jim Tracy of the Colorado Rockies, whose perseverance...
>> www.ngngsports.com/2009/11...
 

Saturday Rockpile: I'm not sure if you knew this, but apparently it's supposed to be cold tonight.

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP This is beyond baseball - it's tomfoolery. Browse more photos » I don't care that the weather is terrible right now - I'm absolutely thrilled to...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Monday Rockpile: Season-ticket prices hold steady

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Troy Tulowitzki's a pretty good defender. Browse more photos » Rockies tell season-ticket holders that price will remain the same | All Things RockiesBut...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/11...
 

Rockies Set Rotation for NLDS and Lineup for Game 1

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More photos » by Matt Rourke - AP Ubaldo Jimenez will lead the Rockies' playoff rotation. Browse more photos » According to the Denver Post, without Jorge De La Rosa available, here's the...
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The Batting Lineups the Rockies SHOULD Be Using

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More photos » by Will Powers - AP Jim Tracy and Charlie Manuel have a number of tough lineup decisions for the NLDS. Browse more photos » People have wildly differing viewpoints on batting lineups...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Marquis wants to be a Met...

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I like the fact that Jason Marquis wants to be a Met and that he would receive added incentive to pitch in front of friends and family. The Mets need players who have a desire to play here and aren't just here for a big payday.That doesn't mean that I believe Marquis is the...
>> metsfever.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Wednesday Rockpile: With Rocktober Over, Rockies Refocusing on 2010

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Even as Woody Paige writes the epitaph to a great 2009 season, Rockies fans looking for some solace after the toughest loss in franchise history can be consoled by looking forward to next year. That's not to say that we shouldn't look back and honor the efforts...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Rockies Review: Ladies and gentlemen, start your defibrillators

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Holy lawd awwwwwmighty. THANK YOU CLINT BARMES. Browse more photos » I have to say, Rockies fans, it is a stroke of luck that I am alive to write this. What...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/9/...
 

To be at Game Four: Bust out your hankies

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Huston Street's blown save absolutely should not allow us to forget the awesomeness of the bottom of the eighth last night.  If you are sufficiently numb, masochistic or very strong, I filmed (very amateurly on a still digital camera) the bedlam that ensued after what...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Monday Rockpile: Rockies head into the final stretch with series against the Brewers and Dodgers

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Do you want Jorge De La Rosa in your playoff rotation? Browse more photos » Rockies maintain wild-card lead behind Barmes' spectacular double play - The...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/9/...
 

BBWAA Managers of the Year

The Baseball Writers Association of America awards continue today with the announcement of the AL and NL Managers of the Year. (And just fyi, I'm dressed like Jack Sparrow and assuming the Captain Morgan pose while writing this post. Because it feels like the right thing...
>> www.fishstripes.com/2009/11...
 

NL West in Review: Shortstops

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by David Zalubowski - AP If UZR wasn't so strangely hard on Tulo, the Rockies' shortstop would be even higher above his competition. View full size photo » This is about as suspenseful as a modern...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/11...
 

Monday Rockpile: Contract Watch for Dan O'Dowd and Jim Tracy

Saunders: Rockies' offseason has numerous numbers challenges - The Denver PostPatrick Saunders believes Dan O'Dowd and Jim Tracy will receive new contracts this week, and then he provides them three numbers to work on: RISP, # of K's, and team ERA. One needs to go up...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Thursday Rockpile: Rockies attendance beating 2008, Dodgers may need to consult a physician

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP about 12 hours ago: Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki celebrates as he heads up the first base line after hitting a two-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Saturday Rockpile: Options are all a guy really wants

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Yorvit hopes to be diving face first into a pile of cash this offseason. Browse more photos » Rockies decline options on Torrealba, Embree | All Things RockiesNo...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/11...
 

If the Colorado Rockies were a tank. . .

The Rockies during the first two months of the season: That's an Italian M15/42 tank (sitting in a field on the US Army Ordnance Base in Aberdeen, MD.). Basically, it was Italian and already out-dated by the time it entered service. It failed. The Rockies during the Jim...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Colorado Rockies decline $5 million option on right-hander Rafael Betancourt

The Rockies have declined a $5 million option on right-hander Rafael Betancourt, a key setup man as the Rockies won the NL wild-card race.
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Sunday Rockpile: Better the devil you know than the devil you don't

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP about 20 hours ago: Dave Leonard, back left, jokes with Jeff Hart, back right, as Michael Delaney holds up the trio's tickets for seats in the left-field stands of Coors Field...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Rockies End 2009 Regular Season with 5-3 Loss to Dodgers

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More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Brad Hawpe finished the season on a high note. Browse more photos » It was a game that had the atmosphere of March, not October. An assortment of regulars...
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Friday Rockpile: Serious(?) Trade Proposals, Matzek Impresses, 2010 Projections

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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP This is Garrett Atkins if you couldn't tell. If I was Jonathan Papelbon I wouldn't want to be traded for him. Browse more photos » Wacky Offseason Idea I...
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Phillies push Rockies to brink of elimination with 6-5 win

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More photos » by Will Powers - AP about 1 hour ago: Colorado Rockies' Dexter Fowler tries to avoid the tag of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton, back, as Fowler tries to reach first base on a ground ball during...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Monday Rockpile: Rockies seek the correct postseason roster

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More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Eric Young, Jr. shows some grit to get the runner out at second. Browse more photos » Rockies fall to Dodgers in finale, turn attention to familiar playoff...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/10...
 

Blue Jays Interested In Torrealba

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We learned last week that Yorvit Torrealba was being pursued by his former club, the Rockies, as well as unnamed teams in the National League West and in the American League.  Yesterday, the NL West team was confirmed to be San Francisco, and today Newsday's Ken Davidoff (via...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/11...
 

Jason Marquis: Free Agent Stock Falling?

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For some, the postseason is a time to solidify their resume and increase their value on the free agent market. But for Jason Marquis, that's not the case. At least for now:"Marquis is expected to stay in the bullpen and lose his start in Game 4 to righthander Ubaldo Jimenez...
>> jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/10...
 
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