Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: My debt of gratitude to the late Doug Moe, King of the Dips
Doug Moe was great. If I tuned in late to a Nuggets game back in the 1980s, I could always tell immediately how it was going for Denver by the amount of disarray to Moe’s jacket, tie and collar. He was a great coach and an even greater personality. – Michael, a real no-hoper Kiz:…
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Rockies add Dodgers’ Brett Pill as major league hitting coach
The transformation of the Rockies’ coaching staff continued on Friday with another addition from a division rival. Brett Pill has been named as the club’s major league hitting coach, joining the Rockies after six seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. The 41-year-old Pill most recently served as the Dodgers’ minor league hitting coordinator from…
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New GM Josh Byrnes brings winning experience to rebuilding Rockies
As the franchise’s new general manager, Josh Byrnes comes to the Colorado Rockies at a time when the Denver sports scene is nearing peak levels. With the Broncos atop the AFC West and the Nuggets and Avalanche both aspiring to win a championship, the Rockies are the odd team out after a 119-loss season. However,…
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Colorado Rockies hire highly respected general manager, taking Josh Byrnes from Dodgers front office
The rebuilding of the Colorado Rockies front office took another big step forward Wednesday. Josh Byrnes, currently working as the senior vice president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, will be officially named as the new general manager for the Rockies, sources confirmed to The Denver Gazette. Byrnes will work directly under new…
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Rockies voice Drew Goodman: Colorado can take cue from Dodgers’ remarkable draft-and-develop success
On Oct. 1, 2018, the Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers played Game 163 at Chavez Ravine to determine which of the teams, who were tied atop the National League West, would win the division. The Dodgers won that game 5-2, keeping the Rockies from winning their first division crown. Since that day, the franchises have…
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Rockies to host naturalization at Coors Field, a year after calling it too ‘political’
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The Colorado Rockies will for the first time host a naturalization ceremony for new citizens at a baseball game later this month in conjunction with Colorado’s federal trial court. The ceremony — which appears to be the first instance in which the U.S. District Court has worked with a Denver-based sports team to host such an event…
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Rockies can’t build off Kyle Freeland’s stellar start as Dodgers win 1-0
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Kyle Freeland was at a crossroads earlier this season. After spending the first two months on the injured list with a shoulder strain, he muddled through his first five starts of the season with a 9.58 ERA. He could either fall back into his 2018 habits, when Freeland finished with a 2.85 ERA and in…
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All-Star fans flood downtown prior to first pitch
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For as long as she can remember, Natalie Tyre has dreamed that, one day, she’d be lucky enough to attend Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. After being stuck inside for over a year, Tyre said she decided this was the year she would see the…
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Comeback attempt falls short for Rockies as Phillies end Colorado’s winning streak
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DENVER — As the Rockies have faltered in almost every aspect of the game so far this season, starting pitching has been the one constant for the team. Colorado Rockies notebook: Blackmon off to worst start of career; Freeland makes progress On Saturday, even that group couldn’t deliver. The Rockies fell to the Phillies 7-5,…
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Colorado Rockies can’t keep momentum, fall to Mets in series finale
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DENVER — The Rockies have maintained that as soon as they start hitting, they’ll be tough to stop. That was not the case Sunday. On Saturday, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Mets, they strung together seven runs. On Sunday, less than 24 hours later, they could only get one. The Mets…