American League (MLB)

America's pastime is being subsidized by the American people

John Oliver talks llamas, Ray Lewis and the greatness that is Herman Cain

The first time John Oliver agreed to do an interview with Westword, Michael Roberts noted the utter futility of pointing out when either party -- but mostly the "humble scribe" -- laughed due to the ubiquitous chortles throughout. Five years later, Humble Scribe No. 2 (aka, yours truly), could have ... More >>

Jo Koy on the presidential election, sleep apnea and Chelsea Handler's benevolence

You probably know him best from his weekly appearances on E!'s Chelsea Lately, where host Chelsea Handler frequently questions his sexual orientation and capitalizes on stereotypes related to his Asian-American heritage. But Jo Koy isn't just a basic-cable punching bag. He's been climbing his way up ... More >>

Why do gabachos complain so damn much?!

Mike Coffman's birther-moment apologists can understand where he was coming from?

Denver blog posts are happy simply to be nominated. Big Media's Jason Salzman wonders if Cory Gardner is justifying Mike Coffman's birther comments even as he praises him for apologizing about them. Purple Row's Rox Girl on the Oakland A's sweep of the Rockies (at home!), continuing the rain of ba ... More >>

Colorado Rockies pitching staff blows leads like porn star Tori Black blows co-stars

Among other talents, porn star Tori Black is known for, well, blowing, as evidenced by her win in the Best Oral Sex Scene category at the 2011 AVN Awards. As such, she'd fit in perfectly on the Colorado Rockies pitching staff, which is also expert at blowing...leads, as happened again in an agonizin ... More >>

That's a Clown Question, Bro: Nationals' Bryce Harper gets a Denver beer

Nineteen-year-old Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper didn't take kindly to a question from a Toronto sports reporter about what kind of beer he planned to drink to celebrate a monstrous home run yesterday during a game between the Nationals and the Blue Jays. After all, the slugger is underage i ... More >>

Colorado Rockies kick off interleague play -- as if anyone could get excited about the Mariners

Denver blog posts root, root, root for the home team. Purple Row's Bryan Kirkpatrick notes that interleague play for the season pits the Rocks against the "offensively inept" Seattle Mariners. Hope they stay that way. Denver Infill's Rick Anstey checks in with the 100th update on Union Station con ... More >>

Play Ball

Why Jamie Moyer isn't a Baltimore Oriole

Westword feature subject Jamie Moyer is baseball's unlikeliest story. At 49, and coming off of major elbow surgery, he's not only become the oldest player ever to win a game, he's also managed to pitch well enough to be considered the Rockies's ace, though that may say just as much about the Rockies ... More >>

For 49-year-old pitcher Jamie Moyer, slow and steady wins the game

Infographic: Pitcher Jamie Moyer has shut down the Rockies' best hitters

Unpopularity Contest

Jamie Moyer notches historic Rockies win -- and manages not to die of old age

Assuming Jamie Moyer doesn't pitch in a playoff game (not likely) or break his hip while covering first base (somewhat likely), last night will be his signature moment this season. By pitching seven innings and allowing only two unearned runs in the Rockies' 5-3 win over San Diego, he became, at 49 ... More >>

Colorado Rockies season preview: Young guys, really old guys and two stars

Yeah, the Colorado Rockies don't have an "elite starting pitcher." They don't have a "guy who has played third base in the majors before." They don't have a "reliable fourth outfielder." You know what the Rockies do have? A bunch of old guys! Also, they have some youngins' they're relying on and two ... More >>

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis hit Boulder on April 11 and 12

Video: Ubaldo Jimenez suspended five games for drilling Troy Tulowitzki

Update: Rockies manager Jim Tracy got his wish, assuming the five-game suspension Cleveland Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez received for drilling Troy Tulowitzki on Sunday is enough for him -- and it might not be considering the vitriol he expressed towards his former ace after the game. The onetime ... More >>

Five worst American bands playing Irish music

Much has been made of the politically incorrect sin of appropriating a culture that is not your own. From the blackface minstrel shows of the 19th Century to the hippies finding sacred Native American beads and headbands to be some pretty groovy threads, Americans have been tripping over the cultura ... More >>

Signatures are piling up for the Broncos to make an "It Gets Better" video

Colorado Rockies 2011 review: Five keys to the season, and how they led to suckage

Troy Tulowitzki.​Examining the Rockies' season is a lot like an autopsy. Something has gone horribly wrong and now it's time to figure out why. At the beginning of the season the Rockies had very legitimate aspirations of winning their first National League West division title, if not more. Th ... More >>

Moneyball shows a little warmth behind those cold, hard statistics

Rich Dauer, Rockies coach, gets nose broken by throw in background of ESPN live shot (VIDEO)

Video below.​Talk about a metaphor for the Rockies' season. In the background of a Bobby Valentine live shot on ESPN last night, sharp-eyed viewers saw third-base coach Rich Dauer get drilled in the face with a cross-diamond throw from Chris Nelson, reportedly breaking his nose in the process. ... More >>

Ubaldo Jimenez making Rockies look bad in first outings with Cleveland Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez.​The Rockies won't know how they made out on the Ubaldo Jimenez trade until next year at the earliest. But based on Jimenez's first two starts with the Cleveland Indians, especially last night's gem, Colorado could be feeling some seller's remorse.

Top 10 sports stars who pissed us off by leaving Colorado

Ubaldo Jimenez.​This weekend, Ubaldo Jimenez, the greatest pitcher in Colorado Rockies history, is expected to make his first start for the Cleveland Indians. Which got us to thinking: What pro athletes who left Colorado teams either by choice or force have been most painful for local fans to ... More >>

Sports journalism: In the gutter and loving it

Thanks to all the unfounded trade rumors, Jimenez has no idea what team he actually plays for.​Even a reporter for a high school paper will tell you, it's kind of a basic rule of journalism: Get more than one source and don't just print anonymous rumors. It's what separates a news source from ... More >>

Ubaldo Jimenez trade: Swapping him for four guys you've never heard of was probably smart

Ubaldo Jimenez.​Watching Ubaldo Jimenez in the first half of last season was like nothing Rockies fans have ever experienced. The franchise has never had an elite ace the rest of the league was jealous of, and Jimenez was historically great to start last season. But everything that has happene ... More >>

Colorado Rockies are bums -- but if they trade Ubaldo Jimenez, they are shmucks

Ubaldo Jimenez.​We cheered when the Colorado Rockies re-signed Tulo and Cargo to huge deals before the season; we were patient as the two stars struggled... and struggled... and struggled some more; we kept our chins up as manager Jim Tracy reshuffled the lineup more times than Dexter Fowler h ... More >>

Colorado Rockies trade rumors: Ubaldo Jimenez likely staying and other odds and ends

Ubaldo Jimenez.​For the fan base, this Rockies team has to be annoying on almost all fronts. Given pre-season expectations, they are probably the most disappointing team in baseball. Their stars are obnoxiously average and injured. And the only trade of note the team is likely to make before t ... More >>

Ubaldo Jimenez: The Colorado Rockies should consider trading him if price is right

Jimenez.​The current baseball climate is perfect for creating Ubaldo Jimenez trade rumors. He's far and away the best pitcher rumored to be available, he's been injured and ineffective at times this year, and the Rockies are headed toward playoff irrelevancy if their play doesn't change in a h ... More >>

Hey. Bro. Sports: That hideous summer

Damn you, Dinger!​Every day we edge closer to the hideous sports wasteland that is mid-summer--when all we've got is baseball and other sports are nothing but arrests, rumors and deaths both hilarious and sad. So let's put off hiking, climbing and anything else outdoors, glue ourselves to our ... More >>

Take me out to the ballgame, or possibly a lecture about the ballgame

​Given that the only sports more American than baseball are truck-pulls and war, come spring, it's once again time to turn our attention to that most grueling contest of standing around with occasional bursts of activity. These days, actually, there are a lot of sports more in-line with the Am ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony selling Baltimore-themed car in Denver: Readying for big move? (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​One clue that Carmelo Anthony might actually stay in Denver: He hasn't reduced the price of the house he's selling. But heis lightening his load, by selling a cherry '71 Chevelle on eBay to benefit his charity, just as bride LaLa Vazquez did last year with a pink SUV. Look belo ... More >>

Five Super Bowl XLV moments that could enter the pop-culture lexicon this year

Nothing made it to this level in 2011.​Love it or hate, the Super Bowl crosses almost every cultural subgroup in the United States, and as befitting of such a massive national holiday, it also inspires new pop-culture touch points. From Mean Joe Green to Betty White, from Janet Jackson's wardr ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: What's with the trash dump in the Sonoran Desert?

Tim Tebow didn't propose for Yankees' Nick Swisher, no matter what Wikipedia says

Tim Tebow.​It seems that Tim Tebow is everywhere these days. But one place he wasn't, apparently, was on one knee in front of New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher's girlfriend, proposing on his behalf. The claim popped up on Swisher's Wikipedia page -- and his reaction when he heard about ... More >>

Ubaldo Jimenez's All-Star game highlight: Nearly beheading Derek Jeter

Ubaldo Jimenez.​Ubaldo Jimenez held the American League scoreless during the two innings he spent on the mound at last night's All-Star game, contributing to the National League's first win since the outcome established home-field advantage in the World Series. Still, Jimenez was far from fla ... More >>

George Steinbrenner almost bought the Colorado Rockies -- the other Colorado Rockies

George Steinbrenner.​New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died today, was among the most colorful characters in all of sports -- so much so that the satire of him perpetrated by the folks at Seinfeld sometimes seemed less loony than the genuine item. But did you know Steinbrenner a ... More >>

Coors Field ranks fifth on PETA's annual list of best ballpark food

You'll find plenty of veggie options inside those doors.​Most vegetarians remember the days when attending a ball game meant subsisting on popcorn and peanuts -- not bad as snacks go, but let's be honest: Peanuts are no substitute for a ballpark dog. Since 2002, People for the Ethical Treatmen ... More >>

Worst blown calls in baseball history: Armando Galarraga's shoulda-been perfect game joins list

A Flickr photoArmando Galarrago got jobbed.​Last night, Detroit's Armando Galarraga got screwed out of a perfect game when umpire Jim Joyce mistakenly called a runner safe with two outs in the ninth. Had Joyce, who's admitted his error, seen straight, Gallaraga would have joined an extremely ... More >>

Rockie Roll

We Will Rock You

Spring Training

Super Stoked

Blake Street Tavern offers a haven for Patriots fans.

Atomic Cowboy

Back in the saddle again.

Adrian Dater Flames ESPN

There is a limit to freedom of speech for this hockey scribe.

Ballers

A Cut Above

While Lil' Ricci's stumbles, Anthony's shows pizza lovers The Way.

Bite Me

Space Invaders

Bite Me

Gone Wishing

SPORTS & RECREATION