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Wednesday Rockpile: The 2012 Rockies Rotation -- Do Young Guns Have Enough Bullets?
When I read that the Rockies didn't have the money in their budget for Kevin Millwood, I thought to myself two things. One was, they offered Kevin Millwood a million guaranteed plus another million in incentives on a major league contract and he turned it down? The other was, we're counting on a...
Wednesday Rockpile: At Least Larry Walker Makes My 2012 Hall of Fame Ballot
Since nary a peep has been heard out of the Rockies since the announcement of the Casey Blake deal, I figured that it would be germane to discuss the big baseball topic at the moment -- the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot. The Hall is a very divisive topic among baseball fans, largely stemming from its...
Thursday Rockpile: Do the biases of SABR baseball writers tank Rockies Hall of Fame chances?
A couple of days ago Keith Law tweeted: If I had a Hall of Fame ballot: Raines, Bagwell, Larkin, McGwire, Trammell, Edgar. The first three should appear on any rational ballot. He then went on to explain in detail why Edgar Martinez deserved to be in: 22nd in OBP 66th in SLG Now, here's Larry...
Top Colorado Rockies All-Star Performances: #6 - Coors Field Hosts Midsummer Classic
Once upon a time, before the Florida Marlins won two World Series, before the Arizona Diamondbacks squeaked out a title, before the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays became legitimate contenders, the Colorado Rockies were the darling expansion franchise. In 1995, Colorado became the quickest MLB expansion...
Top Colorado Rockies All Star Performances: #10 - Larry Walker Goes Switch
Larry Walker's 1997 season was something to behold on any number of levels. After putting up a first half batting line of .398/.496/.741, hitting 25 HR and stealing 19 bags, Walker was named to the NL All Star team as the starter in RF, batting 6th. Position National League Position American...
Lance vs. Larry: Imitation is Flattery
Since crafting my previous graphic analyzing how Lance Berkman's performance at Minute Maid Park would translate to Busch Stadium, I've had a pesky thought stuck in my mind: is Lance Berkman the next Larry Walker? Check out the graphic below, and read the analysis after the jump. wWAR...
How Will Busch Affect Berkman?
When a player moves from team to team, and thus from one home stadium to another, some funky things can happen. Sometimes he performs better than he ever has, and other times his numbers tank. What will happen to Lance Berkman in 2011? </center>Click to embiggen, if you please When the St....
WAR Lords of the Diamond (Right Field)
Previous Sessions in the WAR Lords Series: C (with methodology) I 1B I 2B I 3B I SS I LF I CF For the next step in my ongoing quest to quantify the greatest Rockies ever by position, I'm revealing the best performers at the right field position. Once again, I'm using Sean Smith's historical WAR...
Rockies Retro: Colorado's All-Star History
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Rockies Retro: Interleague play
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