Tag: Bud Black
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Colorado Rockies storm back to beat Rangers after Kyle Freeland’s early exit
When the Rockies needed it most, Brendan Rodgers came through. Rodgers, their former top draft pick turned big hope for the future, had the first Rockies’ hit in the fourth inning, a towering home run to change the momentum after the Rockies dug themselves into a five-run hole in the second inning. Then, in the…
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Rockies notebook: Estevéz amped to be closing; tough decisions at leadoff spot
On Friday, Carlos Estevéz was handed the ball for the ninth inning of a tight game against the Dodgers. His first pitch was a 99 mph fastball. It was the fastest pitch he’s thrown this season, until a 100.2 mph fastball a few batters later. He was pitching hard, but missing the strike zone. He…
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Stripped of closer duties for now, Rockies and Daniel Bard are digging deeper
On Friday night, Daniel Bard came out of the bullpen to pitch an inning for the Rockies. Then he retreated to the dugout, where he sat and watched another reliever, his teammate Carlos Estévez, earn the save. Stripped of his closer duties, for now at least, Bard will have to get used to this new…
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Germán Márquez contributes on mound and at plate in Rockies’ win over Padres
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DENVER — An hour before the game, as a splattering of fans began to file into Coors Field, Germán Márquez stood alone in right field, in his own bubble. His last outing, when he gave up seven runs in four innings, was already out of his mind. He’s been through this twice this season already…
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Rockies’ explode for five home runs as they cruise to win over Marlins
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DENVER — For most of this year, it seemed like the only way to experience the Blake Street Bombers was through books. A team that used to be built on sluggers, this current Rockies’ team ranked 25th in the league for total home runs heading into Friday’s contest. Only one team — the 2006 edition…
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Two teams at a crossroads met on Tuesday night, with the Rockies taking one from the Cubs
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DENVER — Coors Field filled up with fans clad in Cubs and Rockies jerseys on Tuesday night. Only one small problem: a majority of them donned jerseys of players who were no longer part of those teams. Two teams at crossroads met for an August matchup. On one side were the Cubs, who came to…
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Rockies’ Garrett Hampson adds new position to his arsenal; Senzatela returns to team
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DENVER — Garrett Hampson was going about his normal Sunday morning pregame routine when Rockies’ third base coach Stu Cole approached him. Cole wanted Hampson to take infield practice on the field, even though players don’t normally do that before a day game. But Cole didn’t want Hampson to line up at second or shortstop,…
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Rockies’ Trevor Story’s and Bud Black’s home run derby predictions; Gomber on the mend
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Heads up! Balls will be flying all over the place at Coors Field during the home run derby. No area will be off limits. The best sluggers in baseball, coupled with altitude and no humidor, means home runs could hit all corners of the ballpark. Rockies’ shortstop Trevor Story, who will participate in the event,…
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The Field of Dreams is in Colorado this week | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s Shotime, Colorado. Growing up in Japan, Shohei Ohtani, aka Shotime, reportedly read comic books about Goro Shigeno, a fictional Japanese boy who hit and pitched baseballs and grew up to play for a pro baseball team in a mythical place called Anaheim in a…
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Chi Chi González and Rockies get much needed jolt with road win over Diamondbacks
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It’s fitting that when the Rockies needed a jolt, they got it from coffee master Chi Chi González. González has made a name for himself as the clubhouse barista, setting up camp in the Rockies’ home clubhouse and taking his espresso station on the road this year. He serves up Cafe Bustelo, with just a…