Tag: Paul Depodesta
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Mark Kiszla: The Rockies might not lose 100! It’s a baseball miracle.
At age 34, the Rockies are taking baby steps in the only race they can win. Are you ready for this? Instead of stumbling toward baseball infamy, this new-and-improved 2026 version of our lovable losers might not be the worst in the major leagues. When the Rockies beat Arizona 4-2 Saturday, they actually resembled a…
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Kickin’ it with Kiz: Who’s the real MVP of NBA this season? Hint: It’s not Nikola Jokic
We don’t care who’s the MVP of the NBA regular season. All we want is for Nikola Jokic to be MVP of the NBA Finals. – H.N., Denver Kiz: In more than four decades of covering the NBA, I’ve never been asked to cast a ballot for MVP. But it seems to me the award…
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Mark Kiszla: How dumb were the Rockies to pay Michael Lorenzen $8 million to pitch in Coors Field?
In his debut at Coors Field for the new-look Rockies, starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen took the mound and got his socks knocked off like Charlie Brown. Wah, wah, wah. The juju was bad and the feeling of deja vu hurt worse during the home opener in LoDo, as the your local baseball zeros got blasted…
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Mark Kiszla: If Rockies don’t lose 100 games this season, it will be a Major League miracle
Don’t lose 100! How’s that for an inspirational battle cry? Or how about the Colorado Rockies make it the first big goal for the most laughable team in Major League Baseball? The odds, however, don’t care about our pain. The wise guys in Las Vegas have drawn the over/under betting line on Colorado losses during…
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Rockies fly to Opening Day after ‘toughest two days of the year’ | One-on-one with Paul DePodesta
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Shortly before the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday flew to Miami for Friday’s season opener, President of Baseball Operations Paul DePodesta sat down for an exclusive chat with The Denver Gazette about the buildup to the 2026 campaign. The Denver Gazette: How does it feel knowing you are about to start the season?…
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Mark Kiszla: How Paul DePodesta is finding cure for Rockies’ nagging headache of playing baseball at altitude
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Before the sad-sack Rockies can cure their crippling case of altitude sickness, somebody needs to tell manager Warren Schaeffer how to fix his 5,280 headache. “I’ll tell you what I do feel at altitude,” Schaeffer told me Friday. “When I come off the plane, back into Denver, I have a splitting, enormous…
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Mark Kiszla: At age 71, Rockies owner Dick Monfort insists chances of team winning World Series in his lifetime are ‘Excellent!’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – With his 72nd birthday and 30th season of Rockies ownership rapidly approaching, will Dick Monfort live long enough to see Colorado win the World Series? “Oh, god,” said Monfort, as his peaceful Friday morning was interrupted by a chance encounter with me on a sidewalk outside the Rockies’ spring training headquarters. “Good…
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Walker, Helton statues coming to Coors Field while Condon prepares for Rockies debut | Kevin’s take
Under the chill of winter at Coors Field on Saturday, the boys of summer provided some warmth to baseball fans at Rockies Fest. With a mix of top prospects, current players and Hall of Fame alumni in attendance, the 2026 version of Rockies Fest had a multigenerational feel with a common message: There are signs…
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Paul DePodesta Q&A: How Rockies’ front office plans to build new foundation at Coors Field
Paul DePodesta, the Colorado Rockies’ president of baseball operations, sat down with The Denver Gazette for an exclusive interview to discuss staff hires, organizational philosophy and the path forward after a 119-loss season: The Denver Gazette: The staff is coming together. Are there more staff hires, or are you comfortable with where it stands? Paul…
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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…