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• Rockies To Promote Chase Dollander
The Rockies are going to promote their top pitching prospect, reports Patrick Lyons of Just Baseball. Right-hander Chase Dollander will make his major league debut when he starts for the club on Sunday. There’s already an opening on the 40-man roster, so the club will only need to make a corresponding active roster move. Dollander,…...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Five things we learned from the Colorado Rockies’ opening series

Dave Nelson-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, March 31st, 2025 The 2025 season for the Colorado Rockies is officially underway, and the first series of the season is now in the books. The Rockies took on the Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida in a three-game set. The results were . . . enlightening. All three games were at least close—competitive,...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Kris Bryant’s bat speed isn’t enough to dispel my doubts for 2025

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 19, 2025 As the start of the 2025 season draws closer, the Colorado Rockies have spent a great deal of time focusing on the youth present in camp. For good reason, the Rockies have kept the spotlight on the prospects hoping to make an impact with the club in the coming years yet some of the biggest questions rem...2025
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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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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West

Will the Dodgers hoist the World Series trophy again in 2025? | Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images One team in particular dominates all talk about this division. Something something Dodgers. Given what the Dodgers have spent the last couple of offseasons, they should win this division by eleventy-seven games, right? As you surely know, baseball doesn’t work that way. They l...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What if Kris Bryant hit lead off instead?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 5, 2025 In the wake of Charlie Blackmon’s retirement, the Colorado Rockies enter the 2025 season on a quest to establish a new leadoff hitter. During his tenure, Blackmon was one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball and now leaves the next player with some big shoes to fill. Manager Bud Black e...2025
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• Rockies Sign Scott Alexander, Designate Aaron Schunk

The Rockies have signed left-handed reliever Scott Alexander to a one-year, major league contract, per Patrick Lyons of Just Baseball. Infielder Aaron Schunk was designated for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Alexander is represented by Apex Baseball. Alexander, 35, is coming off a strong but injury-shortened season with the A’s. He…...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Why did the Colorado Rockies sign Kyle Farmer?

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, November 25, 2024 Initially, last Friday unfolded about like we thought it would: The non-tender deadline had passed with the Colorado Rockies moving on from Cal Quantrill (no suprise) and Brendan Rodgers (kind of a surprise) while tendering a range of players who were expected to remain on t...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Late yesterday, the news became official: Charlie Blackmon announced his retirement. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlie Blackmon (@chuck__nazty) Evan Lang wrote a terrific overview of Blackmon’s career yesterday, and our ...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Will the Colorado Rockies have another 100-loss season?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 29, 2024 We’re fast entering the homestretch of the Colorado Rockies 2024 season. This morning, Patrick Lyons of Just Baseball posted this: The toughest remaining schedule in MLB belongs to the Colorado Rockies who need to go 13-15 in order to avoid losing 100 games for the second year in a row. pi...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Will the Colorado Rockies have another 100-loss season?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 29, 2024 We’re fast entering the homestretch of the Colorado Rockies 2024 season. This morning, Patrick Lyons of Just Baseball posted this: The toughest remaining schedule in MLB belongs to the Colorado Rockies who need to go 13-15 in order to avoid losing 100 games for the second year in a row. pi...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: 2024 looks a lot like 2023, but here are 5 reasons to still watch the Rockies

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for July 26, 2024 At this point last season, the Rockies record was very similar to now. In 2023, the Rockies were 40-63 (.388). They finished July 9-13, 7-20 in August and 10-19 in September and October on their way to the worst finish in franchise history with 103 losses. Before the trade deadline, GM Bill Schmidt dealt...2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Hunter Goodman and Michael Toglia are making strides as big league sluggers

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 24th, 2024 Back at the beginning of May I took to the page pleading for the Colorado Rockies to stop mishandling young first baseman, outfielder, and catcher Hunter Goodman. The Rockies were struggling immensely with an 8-26 start and the 24-year-old Goodman wasn’t getting much playin...2024
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• Rockies Planning To Place Kris Bryant On Injured List
The Rockies expect to send Kris Bryant back to the 10-day injured list, Bud Black told reporters after today’s loss to the Reds (video relayed on X by Patrick Lyons). The Colorado manager said Bryant’s rib soreness “didn’t really respond to treatment,” necessitating the IL trip. Thomas Harding of MLB.com writes that first baseman Michael Toglia…...2024
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• Affected by Altitude: Do we call a moving truck or an ambulance? (feat. Patrick Lyons)

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Evan is joined by Patrick Lyons to discuss the plentiful roster moves and injuries of the Rockies, deals to be made, and having fun with a bad baseball team. 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...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?
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• Friday Rockpile: 2024 looks a lot like 2023, but here are 5 reasons to still watch the Rockies
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Some takeaways from the Colorado Rockies prospects panel at RockiesFest

Sterlin Thompson, Zac Veen, Drew Romo, Chase Dollander, Gabriel Hughes, Jaden Hill, and Case Williams | Renee Dechert Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, February 6 A highlight of RockiesFest 2024 was the “Player Q&A: Rockies Prospects” panel, which brought together Chase Dollander (2023 mid-season #4 PuRP) Jaden Hill (2024 pre-season #19 PuRP) Gabriel Hughes (2023 mid-season ...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What will happen with the Colorado Rockies television broadcasts?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, December 12, 2023 “When they were owned by Turner, the Braves played a prominent role in pushing baseball’s economics to its current model, one that present-day commissioner Rob Manfred has said can be thought of as two businesses: the in-person experience at the ballpark and media distribution.” — Evan Drel...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: MLB, Rockies need to patch together a new future for TV, streaming viewership
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for March 17, 2023 The 2023 season is 13 days away, but there are more questions than answers when it comes how Rockies fans will be able to watch their team this season. If you go to Coors Field, you’re all set. If the Rockies are out of town or if for some silly reason your life doesn’t allow you to atten...2023
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"com/BAMlev9vj9— Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) March 9, 2025 There are also the concerns that whatever bat speed numbers we’ve seen in camp will continue over into the regular season."

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"— Travis Sawchik (@Travis_Sawchik) January 17, 2024 For more, read these writers: Manny Randhawa (here and here) Mike Lupica (here) Patrick Lyons (here) Clint Hurdle (here) Travis Rowland (here) Evan Lang (here) Patrick Saunders (here) Mike Klis (here) Ryan Thibodaux’s indispensable Hall of Fame tracker has kept fans up to date on the voting, and as of 7:00 last night, Helton had received 82."

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"— Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) April 30, 2023 Generally speaking, the Rockies performed worse than ever at home in their first month of the 2023 season."

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"”~ Bud Black— Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) September 10, 2022 He did travel to Chicago with the Rockies when they faced the White Sox: Yes, Kris Bryant is in Chicago with the #Rockies this week."

• Wednesday Rockpile: Kris Bryant’s bat speed isn’t enough to dispel my doubts for 2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What if Kris Bryant hit lead off instead?
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• Rockies Sign Scott Alexander, Designate Aaron Schunk
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Why did the Colorado Rockies sign Kyle Farmer?
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies can’t keep doing same things and expect more streaming revenue

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, November 8, 2024 When I first started playing Little League, the players were given an assignment by our coach. He told us to find a great player who played our position and watch them. I played second base and already familiar with Ryne Sandberg because the Cubs were on WGN, so I picked Sandberg. The assign...2024
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Since the Colorado Rockies have not yet revealed the team’s manager for the 2025 season, let’s turn our attention to some roster speculation Katie Woo broke the news during the last week of the season: The St. Louis Cardinals would not attempt to bring back former 2022 National League Most Valuable Player ...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: “I want the game falling on my shoulders”: Zach Agnos is stepping into the spotlight

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Last week, Mario Delgado Genzor wrote about Luis Peralta and some encouraging trends he’s noticed in the Colorado Rockies younger arms. Although he didn’t mention Zach Agnos (No. 35 PuRP), the Hartford Yard Goats closer certainly fits into the promise of the current Rocki...2024
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• Luis Peralta and some Rockies pitching trends

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The young, exciting lefty talent is part of a growing trend within the Rockies’ pitching scouting and development. It’s well documented that the Colorado Rockies have tried all sorts of pitching ideas and philosophies throughout their now more than three decades of existence, most not turning out all that well, even after experiencing initial success. Even...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Kris Bryant’s bat speed isn’t enough to dispel my doubts for 2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Why did the Colorado Rockies sign Kyle Farmer?
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies need more Spirit Day vibes throughout the year

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, October 18, 2024 Thursday, Oct. 17, marked Spirit Day across the country and around Major League Baseball. Even though the Rockies season ended on Sept. 29, members of the organization’s staff dawned their purple for a reason beyond team spirit: to stand up for LGBTQ youth. Purple is al...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Will the Colorado Rockies have another 100-loss season?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Adam Ottavino be the next Colorado Rockies manager?

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 20, 2024 When the New York Mets visited Denver earlier this month to play the Colorado Rockies, it was a kind of homecoming for relief pitcher Adam Ottavino. He was with the team from 2012-2018 and was part of the last group to make it to the postseason. Of that time, Ottavino told Denver media, “To me, 2018...2024
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• Friday Rockies: As Todd goes gold, whose number will be retired next?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, August 15, 2024 During the Rockies current six-year playoff drought, significant franchise highlights have been few and far between. Coors Field hosting the 2021 All-Star Game and Germán Márquez throwing a scoreless inning in it, Elias Díaz hitting the winning homer and being named the All-Star MVP in 2023 and...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Kris Bryant’s bat speed isn’t enough to dispel my doubts for 2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Why did the Colorado Rockies sign Kyle Farmer?
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies can’t keep doing same things and expect more streaming revenue
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: “I want the game falling on my shoulders”: Zach Agnos is stepping into the spotlight
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Adam Ottavino be the next Colorado Rockies manager?
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• September 15 update: Former Cubs Javier Báez, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Time to check in with old friends again. With today being an off day for the Cubs, and a satisfying sweep of the Mets just completed, I thought it would be a good time to check in on some of our old favorites. Javier Báez Javy has hit .278/.297/.444 (10-for-36) since the last update with 13 strikeouts. He’s not had a good year and he’s playing for a team...2022
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• Monday Rockpile: Rockies fans are showing they’re tired of watching bad baseball (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 1, 2023 The Colorado Rockies mercifully snapped a seven-game losing streak at Coors Field with a win on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. That was their only victory in the series against the Snakes, however, and the team’s lone series victory of the season was accomplished on the road in Cleveland...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: An early (and flawed) attempt to measure the apathy of Colorado Rockies fans
Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 I spent the weekend pondering Joelle Milholm’s Friday Rockpile, “Could changes in the game alter how the Rockies operate?” She’s raised some compelling issues. In the Colorado Rockies’ first home stand, attendance was down (admittedly, the sample size is to...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Good for Jon Gray

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, November 1, 2023 As the Texas Rangers continue to put on a show in the 2023 postseason I can only think of one thing: Good for Jon Gray. It’s always a little bittersweet seeing former Colorado Rockies move on to bigger and better things while finding success but something about Gray’s time in ...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Will Todd Helton be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024? (We’ll know in a few hours.)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, January 23 Today, we’ll know if Todd Helton will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He should. His teammates are clear in making a case for the former first baseman. As former Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki told Patrick Saunders, “He was a fierce competitor and that’s what sticks out the mos...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: Pre-season projections agree the Rockies will be the worst team in baseball in 2024.

Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, February 12, 2024 Football season is finally over with the San Francisco 49ers falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday evening. That means it’s finally baseball season as camps across Arizona and Florida open for all 30 MLB squads. The Colorado Rockies have reported to their camp at the team’s Salt River Complex, where their jo...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Will Todd Helton be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024? (We’ll know in a few hours.)
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Kris Bryant’s bat speed isn’t enough to dispel my doubts for 2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Why did the Colorado Rockies sign Kyle Farmer?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?
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• Friday Rockpile: In times like these, Rockies fans must consider the A’s fan

Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 24, 2024 Usually, if the Rockies went 4-5 on a road trip, it wouldn’t be so bad. After all, the Rockies have an all-time franchise winning percentage of .389 on the road (957-1501) and 4-5 equates to .444. If the Rockies did that consistently, they would be a much-improved squad....2024
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• A bee swarm delayed last night’s game at Chase Field two hours. How long is too long a delay?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports We’ve seen bee delays in Spring Training... but during the season, it’s pretty unusual. Tuesday night’s Dodgers/Diamondbacks game at Chase Field had an unusual reason for a delay: The Dodgers-Dbacks game is in a delay due to a swarm of bees pic.twitter.com/SxansNG1op— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 1, 2024 The game was delayed for nearly two hours wh...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: Three low-risk, high-reward free agents for the Rockies to consider

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, November 27, 2023 The quiet off-season rolls on for the Colorado Rockies. There has been little-to-nothing in terms of news for both the team and most of MLB in the waning days of November. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners recently struck a deal, with the Snakes acquiring 3B Eugenio Suárez from the ...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Three Colorado Rockies who should be Gold Glove finalists (or winners)

Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 26, 2023 That the 2023 Colorado Rockies have not had a good season is no secret — Evan Lang looked at the specifics yesterday. But there’s one area in which the team has been strong, their defense, and on this front, three Rockies have been outstanding: Brenton Doyle, Ryan McMahon, and Ezequiel Tovar. As speculation begins turning to award se...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: For the Rockies, the NL West just can’t be won

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, September 8, 2023 While most Rockies fans were skeptical of Dick Monfort’s .500-ball prediction “if (stuff) goes right” prior to the 2023 season, there was still good news about the 2023 schedule: fewer National League West games. For a team that hasn’t won the division in its 30-year existence and will in...2023
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• Monday Rockpile: An insular philosophy, reaffirmed
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, January 30, 2023 Once again, we have entered “Sent from my iPad” season for the Colorado Rockies. On Saturday, Dick Monfort spoke at the annual Northern Colorado Friends of Baseball breakfast in his hometown of Greeley, Colorado, and…oh boy. Monfort’s appearance was first reported on by Patrick Saunders at the...2023
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