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• This Week in Purple: Bad history

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for May 10-11, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies continue to struggl...2025
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• This Week in Purple: It’s gonna be May!

Eakin Howard-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for May 3-4, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies closed the door on ...2025
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Over the weekend, the baseball discourse took a strange turn. Here’s a sample from Ken Rosenthal on Monday: The Orioles’ 10-17 record is the third-worst in the majors, ahead of only the Chicago White Sox (7-21) and Colorado Rockies (4-23). Their 5.83 rotation ERA is also the third-worst, ahead ...2025
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• This Week in Purple: At least the kids are playing

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for April 26-27, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies continue t...2025
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• Kris Bryant: “I want to be on the field. I want to play the game”

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images He reiterated that he does not have plans to retire. On Sunday morning, Kris Bryant spoke to media in the Colorado Rockies clubhouse about his health diagnosis with lumbar degenerative disc disease. The 33 year old has struggled with back issues since signing with the Colorado Rockies in 2022. An emotional Bryant described his frustration in addition to his ...2025
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• This Week in Purple: Time to turn the page

Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for April 19-20, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ This was a weird week in Colorado Rockies baseball. First, they were s...2025
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• Kris Bryant: “I want to be on the field. I want to play the game”
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• State of the Position, 2025: Catcher

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Perhaps the more interesting question is this: Who will earn the backup spot? In 2025, fans should expect a bit more intrigue at catcher. Bud Black’s tradition of relying on a veteran catcher remains unchanged; the questions surround the backup. The starter If there were a surprise addition to the Colorado Rockies in 2024, it was the one-year signing ...2025
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• Rockies spring training after dark: Notes from Salt River Fields (20 February 2025)

Colorado Rockies Let’s talk about pitchers and young outfielders. Today, the focus was on pitching and young outfielders. Bud Black Clearly, Scott Alexander, who was signed yesterday by the Colorado Rockies was a primary topic of conversation in Bud Black’s meeting with the press. (Mac Wilcox explains here why this was a good move.) As manager Bud Black told media this morning, Alexander ...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies infielder Thairo Estrada is ready to contribute

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Back on December 10, 2024, Mark Feinsand reported that the Colorado Rockies had signed former San Francisco Giants second baseman Thairo Estrada. Thairo Estrada has agreed to a one-year Major League deal with the Rockies, per source.— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 10, 2...2025
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• Purple Row’s favorite articles of 2024

Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports Join us in our rundown of the year before 2025 begins At the end of every year, Purple Row pauses to reflect back on the year that was. Today, we do that by continuing the annual tradition of highlighting each our writer’s favorite articles of 2024. We do this to give our writers another chance to put what they believe represents their best work out into th...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: The importance of Latin American origins in Colorado starting pitching

Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 7. 2024 As if fielding a competitive and consistent rotation wasn’t hard enough, the troubling trend of increased injuries and surgeries has made the task even more challenging for MLB teams. Then there are the Rockies — the only team trying to piece together a quality pi...2024
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• Affected by Altitude: The Big Huge 100th Episode Spectacular!!!

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Evan and Skyler are joined by Mac to celebrate their 100th episode of your favorite Rockies podcast! They discuss bad new jerseys, the TV deal, and answer mailbag questions! For more information on the future of podcasts here at Purple Row, please click here! ★ ★ ★ The podcast Affected by Altitude is hosted by Purple Row staff writers Evan Lang and Skyler Timmin...2024
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• Purple Row’s favorite articles of 2023

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Starting 2024 by looking back The New Year is a tried and true opportunity to remember and reflect on the previous year. Yesterday, we remembered the most-read articles of the 2023 calendar year. Today, we take the opportunity to reflect on the articles that brought us the most pride and satisfaction. This annual tradition of having our writers highlig...2024
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• This Week in Purple: Roster Madness
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Colorado Rockies recap and discussion thread for Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, 2023 This week, the Rockies made a lot of roster moves. Some of them were intentional, others were out of necessity. Last Sunday, Noah Davis was placed on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation. Nick Mears was called up in his place. On Tuesday, it was announced tha...2023
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite Charlie Blackmon memories

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Celebrate one last game with us... TONIIIIIIGHT! It’s official. Charlie Blackmon announced his retirement on Monday, and the final week of the season has been dedicated to honoring his illustrious 14-year career playing mile high baseball. There have been so many on- and off-field moments throughout Blackmon’s tenure that endeared him to so many fans...2024
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"Mac Wilcox Every time I’ve received the honor of attending a Rockies game as a media member, Jenny took time to say, “Hi” and ask me how I’ve been doing."

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"Winston O'Boogie (@baby_nashville) August 20, 2023 Elvis Andrus just stole home in the year of our lord 2023— Mac Wilcox (@MacWilcoxCBP) August 20, 2023 Unfortunately, the good vibes didn’t last long, and neither did the lead."

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• This Week in Purple: It’s Do(llander) Time!

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for April 5-6, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ I say once again: Thing...2025
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• This Week in Purple: And away we go!

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for March 29-30, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ And away we go! The Colora...2025
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• This Week in Purple: About the last weekend...

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for March 22-23, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ Folks, we ma...2025
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• This Week in Purple: Spring Break(out)

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for March 15-16, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ Happy spri...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Catcher
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• Rockies spring training after dark: Notes from Salt River Fields (20 February 2025)
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• This Week in Purple: Pitcher and Catchers report on Thursday

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for February 8-9, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ We made it...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Could Charlie Blackmon be the Rockies future manager?

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, February 3, 2025 Last week, Mac Wilcox wrote about former Colorado Rockies players who could find themselves in the team’s managerial seat. Mac cast a wide net in his survey, but I’d like to spend a bit of time teasing out Charlie Blackmon’s possible candidacy. As I was watching his media availability at Rockies Fes...2025
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• This Week in Purple: January is finally over!

Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for February 1-2, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ We made it! January is finally ov...2025
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Jared Thomas bring to the Colorado Rockies?

Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 23, 2024 Last Sunday with the 42nd pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, the Colorado Rockies drafted 1B/OF Jared Thomas from the University of Texas. With the 42nd pick in the 2024 Draft, the @Rockies select @TexasBaseball outfielder Jared Thomas, No. 60 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list. W...2024
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite memories of Todd Helton

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Toddfather has left his mark on both the Rockies franchise and their fans As Todd Helton prepares to take his place in the MLB Hall of Fame, we thought it would be a good time for staff members to reflect on their memories of The Toddfather. The ceremony starts at 11:30am MT. ★ ★ ★ Sam Bradfield My late maternal grandfather was a baseball guy, alwa...2024
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• This Week in Purple: Cooperstown

Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for July 20-21, 2024 We finally made it! Todd Helton will be enshrined in Cooperstown forever. The ceremony officially takes place this Sunday, July 21 at 1:30pm ET/11:30am MT. It will be televised exclusively on MLB Network and simulcast on MLB.com, and it is expected to take approximately two and a half hours. Helton received 79.7% of the votes this ye...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies have drafted Charlie Condon. Now what?

Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK Colorado Rockies news and notes for Friday, July 19, 2024 When the Colorado Rockies drafted University of Iowa pitcher Brody Brecht as the 38th pick in the MLB Draft, he tweeted this: GOOD— Brody Brecht (@brody_brecht) July 15, 2024 Okay, this is the kind of content we at Purple Row are very here for. Mac Wilcox wrote a quick a...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: The importance of Latin American origins in Colorado starting pitching
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 8 thread: Zack Littell vs. Austin Gomber

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Rockies host the Rays in the Coors Field Opener Today After 187 days, baseball is back at Coors Field. The Rockies will play their first home game of 2024 today against the Tampa Bay Rays. After a rough 1-6 start to the season on the road, the Rockies will look for some hometown love to help them turn things around. The Rays enter the...2024
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• This Week in Purple: #HeltonHOF

Colorado Rockies recap and discussion thread for Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28, 2024 It’s been a minute since we’ve done a true “This Week in Purple” roundup, and this week seemed like a good time to bring it back! In case you missed it, Todd Helton was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Tuesday with 79.7% of the vote. Let’s take a look back at everything Purple Row...2024
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• This Week in Purple: At least the kids are playing
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Could Charlie Blackmon be the Rockies future manager?
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• This Week in Purple: Festival of the Rockies

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for January 25-26, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ Hap...2025
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• This Week in Purple: 20 years of Purple Row incoming

Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for December 21-22, 2024 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies w...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Do the Rockies have a shot at signing Roki Sasaki?

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Anyone who watched the 2023 World Baseball Classic surely found themselves wowed by Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki. A 100+ mph fastball coupled with a killer splitter (as in one of the best in the world) can do that. At the time, Sasaki — a pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines — was only 21, so...2024
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• This Week in Purple: How do you do, fellow kids?

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for August 24-25, 2024 The Colorado Rockies only won two games this past week, but they clinched the season series against the San Diego Padres last Friday. The struggled mightily against the Washington Nationals, and lost 3-0 in the Bronx against the New York Yankees last night. They do have two more against th...2024
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• This Week in Purple: Forever Enshrined

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for August 17-18, 2024 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ It’s the last stop on the H...2024
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• This Week in Purple: Trade Talk

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for July 27-28, 2024 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ The All-Star Break is behind us...2024
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• Thank you, Jenny Cavnar!

Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images Cavnar has been a staple of Rockies broadcasts for the last 12 years, and now will be the first full-time In case you missed it, Colorado Rockies broadcaster Jenny Cavnar was named play-by-play voice of the Oakland Athletics — the first female full-time play-by-play announced in MLB history. Prior to this, Rockies fans have been able to watch Jenny serve as...2024
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• Bird App Recap: Rockies 11, White Sox 5

@MannyOnMLB It just keeps getting worse It’s Saturday night, the South Siders have yet to reach 50 wins, are facing the NL-worst Colorado Rockies, and the Chicago Bears are playing a prime-time preseason game. But, sure. Let’s see who’s still talking about the Chicago White Sox on Twitter. No matter what happens tonight, we’ll always have this double rainbow (all the way across the sky. I...2023
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• This Week in Purple: The Veen Machine has arrived

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for April 12-13, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ More things happened th...2025
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• This Week in Purple: It’s gonna be May!
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• Kris Bryant: “I want to be on the field. I want to play the game”
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• This Week in Purple: The Veen Machine has arrived
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• This Week in Purple: It’s Do(llander) Time!
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• This Week in Purple: Positional Battles

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for March 8-9, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ We’re now in the thick of spring tr...2025
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