Tag: Rockies
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Introducing Paul DePodesta, new Rockies president of baseball operations: ‘I’m a bit of a sucker for a challenge’
LAS VEGAS — Not far from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel where the MLB general manager meetings are being held this week, the track and grandstands for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix are being built. It’s messy. It’s loud. It’s causing traffic nightmares in a city where the famed Strip already crawls…
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Kickin’ it with Kiz: The last thing Rockies need in next GM is another pencil pusher
My No. 1 priority for the Rockies’ next general manager is that he has no previous association with the Rockies. – Chruffman, Boulder Kiz: If the Rockies actually have a way of doing business, 323 losses in a three-year stretch suggest their way of building a winning team might be all wrong. That harsh truth…
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Rockies say GM Bill Schmidt steps down, team to begin ‘outside’ search for next baseball leader
The Rockies on Wednesday announced Bill Schmidt is out as senior vice president and general manager, signaling a significant organizational shift for a franchise plagued by inconsistency and fan frustration. With Schmidt’s departure, the Rockies will begin a search for a new head of baseball operations immediately. “After a number of conversations, we decided it…
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Mariners win AL West for 1st time in 24 years as Raleigh reaches 60 homers in 9-2 win over Rockies
SEATTLE (AP) — Only fitting it was Cal Raleigh who catapulted the Seattle Mariners to their first AL West championship in 24 years Wednesday night. The switch-hitting catcher launched two more homers to give him a major league-best 60 this season, and the streaking Mariners clinched the fourth division crown in the franchise’s 49-year history…
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Three Rockies things to watch, include Freeland vs. Giants rematch | Kevin’s Take
With stops in Seattle and San Francisco this week, the end of the 2025 Colorado Rockies season will have a distinct West Coast flavor to it. The final few games also will have both ends of the excitement spectrum attached to them, with Seattle battling for the top of the American League West and needing…
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Rockies’ top prospect Ethan Holliday dazzles with powerful batting practice at Coors Field
Ethan Holliday left a lasting impression at 20th and Blake on Friday afternoon, including a few dents on some third-deck seats. Holliday, the 18-year-old top prospect for the Colorado Rockies, took his first batting practice at Coors Field as a member of the organization before Friday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Angels. He showed…
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Has Rockies’ historic losing impacted Coors Field attendance? It’s complicated | Kevin’s take
On a sun-splashed Thursday morning, Steve Bauman rode his bike to Coors Field to buy Colorado Rockies tickets. Roughly an hour before the gates opened to welcome in fans for the series finale between the Rockies and Miami Marlins, Bauman secured his tickets and is ready to enjoy some baseball. To him, the records of…
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Savannah Bananas director of entertainment returns home to Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This weekend’s sold-out stretch of Savannah Bananas games will be the first time the pop culture phenoms have stepped onto Coors Field — except for Zack Frongillo. Frongillo, director of entertainment for Georgia’s Banana Ball team, used to sit on the bleachers right behind the first base…
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Opposing team’s flags and paper bags: Rockies fans resigned to historic losing season
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For fans of the Colorado Rockies, Thursday’s game was a glimmer of hope in a season that has been mostly devoid of it. After battling the San Francisco Giants — one of just six MLB teams with at least 40 wins this season — the Rockies rallied…
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Denver Ballpark district will be on November’s ballot after City Council approval
After nearly a decade of attempts, downtown Denver business and property owners are closer to creating an improvement district around Coors Field. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved a bill to create a Ballpark general improvement district — an area taxing both commercial and residential property owners — and put the issue on November’s ballot. The…