Juan Nicasio vs. Barry Zito
The Rockies have historically struggled against Barry Zito, until last week at Coors. Can they continue that path at AT&T? And will Juan Nicasio pick up where he left off in his previous start?
Rock Mining Week 8: Beating Lefties
A Saturday look at the past week of Rockies baseball, going beyond the box score to find the good and bad trends of the Colorado Rockies.
Saturday Pebble Report: Home Run Derby
It was a Home Run Derby in Colorado Springs yesterday. A 5-hit shutout capped off a great evening in Asheville. Meanwhile, Tulsa's offense underwhelmed, and Modesto lost in 17 innings after striking out 19 times and committing four errors.
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1Purple Row Video: Brutal loss by the bay
After tomorrow, the Giants will have to find a new way to torture the Rockies that doesn't involve head to head match ups in a park so stupid they can't even put bullpens in the right place.
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782Juan Nicasio vs. Barry Zito
The Rockies have historically struggled against Barry Zito, until last week at Coors. Can they continue that path at AT&T? And will Juan Nicasio pick up where he left off in his previous start?
Rock Mining Week 8: Beating Lefties
A Saturday look at the past week of Rockies baseball, going beyond the box score to find the good and bad trends of the Colorado Rockies.
Saturday Pebble Report: Home Run Derby
It was a Home Run Derby in Colorado Springs yesterday. A 5-hit shutout capped off a great evening in Asheville. Meanwhile, Tulsa's offense underwhelmed, and Modesto lost in 17 innings after striking out 19 times and committing four errors.
| Final - 5.25.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Saturday Rockpile: Welcome back, Michael Cuddyer
The Rockies right fielder has proven to be an integral part of the team's success.
Game Wrap: Rockies 5, Giants 0
The Rockies finally solved AT&T Park in impressive fashion Friday night, shutting out the Giants 5-0. Tyler Chatwood was phenomenal and Michael Cuddyer provided a huge boost in his return from the DL.
Know Your Foe No. 16: San Francisco Giants
Everyone's favorite team is on the schedule once again.
Rockies Prospects: Eddie Butler promoted to High-A
After a strong campaign in Low-A Asheville, Butler has earned a promotion and will start on Saturday for High-A Modesto. Josh Rutledge is demoted to Triple-A where he can use the opportunity to work on his defense.
Friday Rockpile: The best rotation, right now
In a surprisingly competitive year, the Rockies have to juggle the needs of the present and the future.
Friday Pebble Report: Culberson clubs two
Culberson went deep twice and Kiel Roling added his 12th of the year. The Rockies' affiliates went 2-1 and had one game suspended. Mediocre starting pitching and excellent relief work was the theme.
Past & Present: Paradigm shift
The NL West has not played out as expected, which has left the door open and changed how the Rockies are approaching the 2013 season.
Thursday Rockpile: (More) Changes
With their demotion of Josh Rutledge on Wednesday, the Rockies have now made a few significant changes as we approach the 1/3 mark of the season.
Thursday Pebble Report: Kyle Parker slugs 9th HR
All three Rockies affiliates in action won on Wednesday. Home runs were plentiful as Parker, McBride and many others went deep.
Game Wrap: Rockies 4 Diamondbacks 1
Carlos Gonzalez will get a lot of credit for this win with his home run and RBI triple, but Jorge De La Rosa is proving to be a steady rock for this team. Given an early lead, De La Rosa pitched...
Rutledge sent down
The Colorado Rockies have sent Josh Rutledge to AAA Colorado Springs, leaving D.J. LeMahieu as the team's de facto starting 2B.
PHI#5: Park Dimensions, Experience, and Questions
Inspired by Bill Simmons and Kevin Wildes Half-Baked Ideas, these Purple-Hazed Ideas may be flawed, which should be pointed out, but they serve as a fun way to discuss some outside-the-box ways to make the fan and overall sports experience more fun.
Wednesday Rockpile: The growing conflict at 2B
Josh Rutledge has managed to work his way into 43 of Colorado's 46 games so far this season, but if DJ LeMahieu continues to play the way he's been playing, it's going to be hard to justify that trend continuing.
Dickerson at 18-game hit streak
The Rockies' Triple-A outfielder continues to hit and hit and hit.
Rockies 5, D-Backs 4 (10 innings): Wilin walks off
Wilin Rosario drives in Carlos Gonzalez in the 10th to get the Rockies the win over Arizona
Tuesday Rockpile: This kid can play some defense
Nolan Arenado has already proved his worth defensively. Now, about getting that bat going...
Tuesday Pebble Report: Nina raking + name games
Angelys Nina is hitting .322 after a 3-for-3 effort in a Tulsa win over Jon Keck and NW Arkansas.
Game Wrap: D'Backs 5, Rockies 1
The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Colorado Rockies in game one of a three game set at Coors Field by a score of 5-1.
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In taking three of four from the Giants, the Rockies have made it clear that they mean business.
Know Your Foe No. 15: Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona's fast start has silenced those critical of the team's offseason moves.
