SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's team NL is the Colorado Rockies and our guest is Poseidon's Fist from the Rockies Blog, Purple Row . 1. The Rockies have a lot of pitchers, especially in the bullpen, entering...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Thomas Harding / MLB.com : Rockies re-sign Belisle, Flores — Club maintains bullpen depth with one-year deals — DENVER — The Rockies retained some of the bullpen depth they built in 2009 by re-signing right-hander Matt Belisle and left-hander Randy Flores to one-year contracts. Both were eligible for arbitration.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Rockies re-signed relievers Matt Belisle and Randy Flores to one-year contracts on Thursday. Terms of the deals weren't announced, though both pitchers were eligible for salary arbitration. Belisle, a right-hander, posted a 5.52 ERA but a strong 4.4:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 24 appearances last year with Colorado after spending his first five big-league seasons in Cincinnati. Southpaw Flores...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More items from a busy opening day of baseball's hot stove season... Free agent Bobby Crosby told MLB.com's Mychael Urban that he doesn't expect to be back in Oakland next season, Colorado re-signed relievers Matt Belisle and Randy Flores to one-year contracts, while reliever Joel Peralta has opted for free agency. The club also outrighted reliever Joel Peralta and infielder Omar Quintanilla, but Peralta...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Colorado Rockies say they've agreed to terms on one-year deals with pitchers Matt Belisle and Randy Flores.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitchers Matt Belisle and Randy Flores on one-year contracts for the 2010 season on Thursday.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Tracy Ringolsby of Inside The Rockies examines Colorado's commitments for 2010, and the decisions they'll face regarding potential free agents and arbitration cases. Here are a few of his thoughts: Jason Marquis has said he wants to sign with the Mets and likely won't be back in Colorado. There's a good chance that lefty Alan Embree will retire. Jose Contreras is interested in returning in a middle...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP about 5 hours ago: Colorado Rockies' Yorvit Torrealba, left, celebrates with teammate Todd Helton (17) in front of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz (51) after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of Game 2 of the National League division baseball series, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Browse more photos...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
On the morning of the Colorado Rockies ' NLDS showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies , there are a whole bunch of articles related to the series. Here are a few: Helton is heart of the Rockies - The Denver Post Troy Renck writes about the profound impact Todd Helton has in the locker room. Jimenez emerges as ace for Rockies - The Denver Post Patrick Saunders writes eloquently about the development...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
More photos » by Matt Rourke - AP Ubaldo Jimenez will lead the Rockies' playoff rotation. Browse more photos » According to Sports Illustrated , Jorge De La Rosa will not be available for the NLDS. As such, here's the Rockies ' NLDS rotation : Ubaldo Jimenez , Aaron Cook Jason Hammel It appears that Jason Marquis will be used out of the bullpen during the first three games, meaning that...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
After what seemed like a week and a half of failed attempts, listless offense and sagging starting pitching, the Dodgers finally came around and found an opponent they could beat. Oddly, it wasn't Rockies' starter Jorge De La Rosa, who wasn't super sharp the way Clayton Kershaw (mostly) was; De La Rosa got knocked out before the fourth started with a groin strain, but that was likely the best possible...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
by David Zalubowski - AP You want me to what ? View full size photo uploaded October 2, 2009 In the Rockpile today, Poseidon's Fist linked an article by Dave Cameron of Fangraphs discussing the Rockies ' postseason rotation. He breaks it down to Ubaldo-Cook-DLR-Hammel, leaving Marquis off of the rotation. But it isn't just "lol marquis is teh awfuls," he raises a really good point: Marquis...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Current Series Rockies lead the series 2-0 Tue 09/29 WP: Matt Belisle (3 - 1) LP: David Weathers (4 - 6) 5 - 7 loss Wed 09/30 WP: Jason Hammel (10 - 8) LP: Jeff Suppan (7 - 12) 6 - 10 loss Milwaukee Brewers Brew Crew Ball @ Colorado Rockies Purple Row Thursday, Oct 1, 2009, 2:10 PM CDT Coors Field Manny Parra vs Aaron Cook Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Current Series Rockies lead the series 1-0 Tue 09/29 WP: Matt Belisle (3 - 1) LP: David Weathers (4 - 6) 5 - 7 loss Milwaukee Brewers Brew Crew Ball @ Colorado Rockies Purple Row Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009, 7:40 PM CDT Coors Field Jeff Suppan vs Jason Hammel Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 20-25 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60. Complete Coverage > Thu 10/01 2:10 PM CDT If...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
More photos » by Ed Andrieski - AP Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah DOOM! Browse more photos » Jason Kendall . The guy who had exactly one more home run that I did this season coming into tonight's game, in 504 more plate appearances. Yet, with the way things have gone for the Rockies lately (not even all of which is their fault, necessarily), he was the one that drove the nail into their hearts...
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