Tag: Manager
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Rockies’ notebook: Justin Lawrence gets first win, Sam Hilliard heating up
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DENVER • After the pomp and circumstance of the postgame fireworks died down Friday night but with the sting of another Rockies’ loss still present, Bud Black and reliever Justin Lawrence walked side by side in an empty stadium. Lawrence had just gotten his first major league save opportunity, and, despite a strong start, ended up…
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In first matchup since trade, Nolan Arenado and Cardinals get best of Rockies
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In Austin Gomber’s first outing with the Rockies earlier this season, when he gave up three runs in three innings, he said he suffered from new team jitters. Afterwards, he confided in manager Bud Black, a former big league pitcher, and pitching coach Steve Foster. In an almost therapy-session like meeting, Gomber revealed that he…
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Josh Fuentes and the Rockies face Nolan Arenado for the first time since trade
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Josh Fuentes wants to make a play on his cousin Nolan Arenado, maybe rob him of a hit this weekend. He’d also like to hit a liner right past him. After being teammates in Colorado, Fuentes and Arenado will face each other for the first time since Arenado was traded to the Cardinals in February,…
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‘Dream come true’: Rockies’ Lucas Gilbreath debuts for team he grew up cheering
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When Lucas Gilbreath was in kindergarten, his father pulled him out of school for opening day and drove him the 20 minutes from Westminster to Coors Field. That day, when he sat in the third deck in right field, is his earliest memory as a Rockies fan. On Saturday night against the Diamondbacks, he made…
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Colorado Rockies pitcher Justin Lawrence forms unbreakable bond during suspension
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Justin Lawrence’s best friend wasn’t able to see his MLB debut for the Rockies on Thursday night. It was on past his bedtime. Beckham Brown, 8, watched the highlights Friday morning though. The two became inseparable last year, when Lawrence was suspended and coached Beckham Brown’s youth baseball team. “He was obviously ecstatic,” Jared Brown…
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Charlie Blackmon breaks his slump as Rockies beat host Giants in extra innings
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Charlie Blackmon has looked nothing like Charlie Blackmon this season. One of the best to wear a Rockies uniform, the slugger had only nine hits entering Tuesday’s game and his batting average was just .148. Blackmon, who is accustomed to slow starts, has never had numbers that low to start a season. Colorado Rockies pitcher Kyle…
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Rockies’ Elías Díaz turns heads on defense, but wants his offense to stand out too
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DENVER — For a week, as he was held out of the Rockies lineup, Elías Díaz worked behind the scenes on improving his productivity at the plate. His defense has turned heads, but his offense has lagged behind. He had just two hits through his first 10 games. Comeback attempt falls short for Rockies as…
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Colorado Rockies notebook: Blackmon off to worst start of career; Freeland makes progress
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DENVER — Charlie Blackmon’s hitting slump may soon have him bumped from his prime-time spot in the Rockies lineup. Blackmon, who has hit in the fourth spot all season, has just nine hits through his first 17 games. Manager Bud Black said the team has had discussions about moving him down the order until he…
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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…
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Dodgers sweep Rockies as Colorado drops sixth game in a row
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The Rockies left for their road trip last week riding a small winning streak. They will return early Friday as the losers of six straight. The Rockies fell to the Dodgers 7-5 on Thursday, capping off a disappointing trip. Since leaving Colorado, the Rockies have been swept twice, by both the Dodgers and Giants. There…