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What a couple of years. The Rockies nab a surprise World Series bid in 2007, struggle out of the gate, and then put together a nice second half run to at least get their name mentioned down the stretch.  The good news is, if you like the current machination of the Rockies, you’re really going [...]

Ubaldo Jimenez has had a rough season to put it lightly. His record was 3-8 going into Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. But with the way he pitched Monday, you would not think any of this was the case. Jimenez shut down the Brewers offense over seven innings and allowed just three hits in [...]

Aaron Cook has been dominant this year, but Tuesday night was a whole new level. He threw just 79 pitches in a complete game shutout of the Padres. He allowed just five hits in a game that lasted just an hour and 58 minutes, the shortest in Coors Field history. The Rockies won the game [...]

The Rockies were deadlocked in a 0-0 game going into the bottom of the ninth inning. They loaded the bases with nobody out. Garrett Atkins ended the longest scoreless game in Coors Field history when he scored on a sacrifice fly to left by Yorvit Torreabla.
Atkins was called out at first glance by the home [...]

For a team that has little to brag about thus far, Aaron Cook is quietly still putting together a very solid season. In the first game of a series with the Giants the Rockies took the win 10-5 and Cook won his ninth game.
Cook allowed four runs, three earned over seven innings to put the [...]

After winning the first two games of a three game set with the Brewers, the Rockies looked to sweep the series but failed to do so dropping a 3-2 game.
The Brewers pulled ahead early against starter Jeff Francis, scoring two in the first and one in the second. The Rockies pulled back close with a [...]

Brad Hawpe has been back from the disabled list for two days and two games. In that span he has two homers, one in each game.  The second one, a grand slam in the first innings. Hawpe and the Rockies helped Greg Reynolds to get his first Major League victory in a 6-2 win over [...]

The Rockies received a boost in a big way to pull them to a 6-4 win over the Brewers. A two run homer by Brad Hawpe in his first game back from injury highlighted the five run eighth inning that pushed the Rockies over the Brewers.
Ben Sheets had proved impossible to solve for the Rockies [...]

The Rockies find themselves in unfamiliar territory after a 2-1 on Wednesday. They are winners of two in a row after losing eight straight.
Aaron Cook took matters into his own hands on his way to his eighth win of the year. He improved to 8-3, and still has over a third of the Rockies wins [...]

Jeff Francis has had little to be positive about thus far in the season. Breaking the Rockies eight game losing streak with a four hit shutout effort for seven innings, now that is something Francis can hang his hat on.
In just his second win of the year, Francis came up huge.  He allowed just six [...]

The Rockies found themselves on a seven game losing streak and hoping to end it with starter Greg Reynolds and some offensive output that has been lacking all season. That hope was unfulfilled to say the least as the Rockies fell 8-2, dropping their eighth straight.
The Dodgers wasted little time in putting the game out [...]

Ubaldo Jimenez has not pitched bad this year. His record, and his teams record in his starts, do little justice in relfection of Jimenez’s season. He took the loss in a 5-3 defeat at the hands of the best team in the pros, the Cubs, and that put the Rockies record in his starts at [...]

Three homers in support of starter Glendon Rusch were not enough to help the Rockies break out of their recent losing ways. Omar Quintanilla, Todd Helton and Scott Podsednik all went deep for the Rockies but it was too little too late. The Cubs scored five runs in a three inning span that proved to [...]

The Rockies jumped out to a big eight run lead early in the game on Friday. Sadly, a team that could really use a big win could not keep the lead and eventually lost by a score of 10-9 to the Cubs.
Jeff Baker set the club record for doubles in a game with four, but [...]

A batting coach wants hitters to put the bat on the ball and put pressure on the defense to make plays. Of course, if a pitcher simply does not want the other team to hit his pitches and elects to walk them, the coach will not complain. Greg Reynolds had an extremely difficult time finding [...]

The Phillies offense has been one of the best all season. Putting 20 runs on the scoreboard though, that was not expected at the start of Monday’s game. The Phillies absolutely smacked the ball all over the place, rounding the bases frequently to wint 20-5.
Ryan Spilborghs gave the Rockies an early lead with a three [...]

Aaron Cook has been doing his part every time he steps out on he mound for Rockies. He has racked up seven wins after throwing his first complete game of the year Sunday by as core of 4-1. The Rockies needed the lift, and thanks to Cook’s efforts, they took the series win over the [...]

Matt Holliday stepped up the to plate a total of seven times in a game against the Mets Friday night. He failed to reach base safely until his sixth at bat which came in the ninth inning. His first hit of the night could not have come at a better time. He jacked a first [...]

Ubaldo Jimenez did everything he could to get the Rockies a win, throwing seven three hit innings. The Rockies bullpen could not finish the job he started, falling in the 10th inning to the Giants.
The Giants did not score off Jimenez, they broke through with two runs to tie the game in the top of [...]

Aaron Cook was gunning for his seventh win, but fell just short against the Giants. Tim Lincecum was up to the challenge and had one of his best outing of the year to pick up the win 6-5. Lincecum struck out six and allowed just five hits over six innings.
Clint Barmes continued his hot streak, [...]

Amidst a very inconsistent rocky season for the Rockies, Clint Barmes has been a light of consistency of late. Barmes helped carry the Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Giants on Monday. He smacked two hits, including his fourth homer of the season. Matt Holliday and Garrett Atkins also each had two hits.
Barmes has [...]

Ryan Spilborghs has had a flair for the dramatic in helping the Rockies to find a win every now and then. Almost two weeks ago, he lifted the team to a win after continuing a rally with two outs in the eighth. The Rockies needed him again in the biggest way last night. He did [...]

The Rockies just cannot catch a break. They have lost six straight now and are in last place in the NL West. Ubaldo Jimenez had a good outing, going seven innings allowing just three runs. Sadly, the offense only put up two runs in the game. Clint Barmes remained the lone bright spot for the [...]

I am beginning to run out of ideas and words to describe Brandon Webb. Perfect. Unbeaten. Unconscious. Incredible. You name it, he is it right now. After winning an improbable 12 games in the second half of last year, he has picked up where he left off to win his first nine starts of the [...]

As the cliche goes, the Padres could not hit the broadside of a barn against the Cubs Wednesday night. They could not put up a single run in the 4-0 loss and managed just a measly six hits.
The Cubs had no such trouble, pounding out 13 hits, 11 coming off starter Greg Maddux. Maddux was [...]

Micah Owings won his fifth game of the year, beating the Rockies 4-3. Owings threw six shutout innings with only five hits allowed and striking out five. His record stands at 5-1.
The Diamondbacks middle infielders provided the spark on offense, Stephen Drew and Orlando Hudson each had two hits in the game.  They each scored [...]

The Diamondbacks bats woke up back at home in the desert after going cold in Chicago. The D’backs pounded out 15 hits, 13 off Rockies starter Jeff Francis, on their way to an 8-4 win. Each of the Diamondbacks 1-5 hitters had at least two hits in the game, with Chris Young leading the way [...]

Greg Reynolds, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2006 Draft, had about as good a debut as anyone could have hoped for. The 21 year old right hander went 5.2 innings, allowing six hits and four runs. The Rockies bats did not show up to back him, and they plated just one run in [...]

Greg Maddux joined elite company Saturday. In his fifth attempt to win his 350th game, he succeeded. He got the victory over the Rockies by a score of 3-2.
Maddux gave up just three hits in six innings, only allowing one unearned run.
Ubaldo Jimenez had his most impressive start of the year for the Rockies. [...]

Aaron Cook had his best outing of the year, allowing just three hits in seven innings to beat the Padres 4-2. Garrett Atkins had three hits and Brad Hawpe drove in two runs to back the victory. Cook improved to 6-1 on the year.
Jake Peavy took the loss for the Padres, dropping to 4-2. He [...]