That Felt Like Nine Days
Not the actual Rockies-Phillies NLDS Game 3. I meant the time between games 2 & 3 felt like forever. Or at least like the nine day layover between the NLCS and World Series two years ago. All...
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Yeah, I know, if you’d told me 4 1/2 months ago that the Rockies would be going pitch-for-pitch with the World Champs in October, I would have dismissed you quicker than Jayson Werth dismissed this...
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What Went Wrong In The 9th Inning
Now more than 48 hours removed from the fateful 9th inning that ended the Rockies season, I believe I’ve collected my thoughts and emotions enough to honestly and accurately sum up what went wrong in...
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Own A Piece Of Mullet History
It’s the Troy Tulowitzki mullet hat! (Hair included) And it’s yours for a $25 donation to Win For Kids — the Rockies charity for The Children’s Hospital and Special Olympics Colorado. It’s a very...
View ArticlePeople Talkin’ Bout The Rockies
Lots of experts, columnists and bloggers weighing in on the Rockies during their day off yesterday. I picked out a few of the articles that I felt were worth linking and adding a thought to. The...
View ArticleRob Neyer Owes Carlos Gonzalez An Apology
I wish I shared a lot of people’s enthusiasm for a Gold Glove award that lost relevance about 15 years ago, but hey, at least a couple guys I felt deserved the award won it for a change. After 3 1/2...
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The Old Man and the Vitamin C
Imagine. One of their young flamethrowers stands on the hill for the Colorado Rockies. It’s tense. The home team’s just gone ahead on back-to-back bombs by Tulowitzki and Gonzalez after having trailed...
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Drill, Crybaby, Drill
Troy Tulowitzki carries himself an awful lot like old movie cowboy John Wayne. The swagger. The grit. Sneering at adversity. Apparently popped out of the womb wearing eye black. “Well, that was a rough...
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All That’s Left Are the Last Rites
The natural inclination is to protect kids from the notion of death for as long as possible. Let them play in their idyllic little worlds without the crushing, adult realization of just how temporary...
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Your B&C Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Caption This
“So go ahead! Go back to your fancy cars and your big bank accounts and your celebrity friends and your beautiful women…Victoria Silvstedt, Playmate of the Year…FUCK!” ...
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I Love the ’90’s: the “Coors Field Effect” is back
About two months ago, I mused here about how a rash of debilitating pitching injuries might signify a renaissance for Major League hitters in 2014. Well, maybe not: the current MLB leader in home runs,...
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Seasons Turn
My wife’s been buying these half-gallon glass containers of all-natural, fat-free milk. They cost about the same as regular store milk, except you have to leave a $3 deposit in case the bottle gets...
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Derby ’14: Who you got…?
It’s that time once again, Home Run Derby at the Midsummer Classic. As has been well documented (see below), I dig the Derby but haven’t gotten it right since Ryan Howard took it down in Pittsburgh....
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Prairie Dogs
When a prairie dog colony is threatened by, say, a menacing hawk, one of them will stand tall and squeak its fool head off to draw the marauder’s attention while the others scamper to safety. Only then...
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He Looks More Like No. 2 Every Day
What surprised me about Troy Tulowitzki being seated in the rows behind home plate at Yankee Stadium on Sunday? That he could afford the ticket. (Rimshot.) Very subtly played, Mr. Tulowitzki. Ugh....
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A Bird Around the Neck Is Worth … What?!?!
Wow. The Marlins are really stupid. What part of this movie did they miss? Alex Rodriguez? Albert Pujols? The Dodgers outfield? CC Sabathia? Ryan Howard? Or closer to home for me … Mike Hampton? Todd...
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Not for (Fire) Sale
No, you cannot have Nolan Arenado. No. No, no, no and no. Yes, the Rockies are awful. But this is the type of transcendent ballplayer you build a better team around. No, you cannot have Corey...
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Hunger Games
Maybe it’s just the road uniforms, but the Colorado Rockies have shown up for the 2015 season lean and mean. Forget the record-tying doubles (12 in two games to start the season). That’s nice,...
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Defense and Pitching and … the Rockies?
Everybody knew even before the season started that the Colorado Rockies would have the best defense in the majors. OK, maybe just the six of us who follow them, but whatever. (Plenty of room on the...
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