The Colorado Rockies opened their Cactus League season with a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday afternoon, and although nothing could possibly be less indicative of how a season will transpire than the first game of spring training, I still find myself bothered by the result. The sole reason, of course, is that I [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Rockies Blueprint to Contention – Part 1
Posted in Colorado Rockies, tagged Alan Embree, Blueprint to Contention, Brad Hawpe, Chris Iannetta, Colorado Rockies, Garrett Atkins, Ryan Spilborghs, Spilly, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Ubaldo Jimenez, Willy Taveras on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rockies Acquire Murton – Precursor to Larger Deal?
Posted in Colorado Rockies, tagged Brad Hawpe, Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies, Corey Wimberley, Dexter Fowler, Garrett Atkins, Ian Stewart, Jeff Francis, Matt Murton, Ryan Spilborghs, Seth Smith, trades on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Colorado Rockies made another trade with the Oakland A’s this afternoon, acquiring outfielder Matt Murton in exchange for minor-league infielder Corey Wimberley. The trade didn’t merit a spot on ESPN’s Bottom Line, and you’ll likely only see about 5-6 paragraphs on it in the Denver papers tomorrow. Outside of Denver and Oakland, it’s almost [...]
Nuggets Squeak by Depleted Spurs
Posted in Denver Nuggets, Uncategorized, tagged Anthony Carter, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Chris Andersen, George Karl, Greg Popovich, JR Smith, Kenyon Martin, Linas Kleiza, Manu Ginobili, Renaldo Balkman, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nuggets and Spurs’ fans were supposed to be treated to a contest between two of the top three teams in the Western Conference Tuesday. While those two teams were indeed on the floor at the Pepsi Center this evening, the game was absent its most recognizable stars. In what was a perplexing coaching decision by [...]
