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Clint Hurdle

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    9/11 ten years later: What would big stories in Denver have been if the world hadn't changed?

    What happened to Ed?​The media coverage of the upcoming ten year anniversary of 9/11 has focused on the terrorist strikes and their aftermath. But what would the big stories in Denver have been if the attacks never happened? Look below at the lost top ten from the day before the tragedy, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    The 20 greatest moments in Colorado Rockies history

    Ubaldo Jimenez.​If mediocrity was a woman, she would have a restraining order on the current Rockies team. The only thing notable about this team is that Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez are both battling nagging injuries. So why not look back on the good times? On the twentieth anniversar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Colorado Rockies: We fearlessly predict... 98 wins this season

    Jim Tracy: One big reason for optimism.​On April 6 of last year -- opening day for the Colorado Rockies -- I fearlessly predicted that the team would end the 2009 campaign with a meager 72 victories. Early on, I looked like Nostradamus. But on May 29, after a dismal start, the team belatedly ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Rockie Roll

    Jim Tracy: One big reason for optimism.​On April 6 of last year -- opening day for the Colorado Rockies -- I fearlessly predicted that the team would end the 2009 campaign with a meager 72 victories. Early on, I looked like Nostradamus. But on May 29, after a dismal start, the team belatedly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Odd couples show off their fun bags for Denver Mag

    John Hickenlooper and Bill Ritter let their hair down (click to enlarge).​In today's Denver Post, media writer Joanne Ostrow takes on the September cover of Denver Magazine, in which Channel 31 stars Libby Weaver and Natalie Tysdal are transformed from anchors to shank-ers. After spotlighting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Inside the Rockies: Drawing a crowd, if not yet a paycheck

    With news that the mothership is landing in the local-sports market , and with sports-blog coalitions like SBNation and Bleacher Report continuing to expand, there are lots of questions about what the future of sports journalism will look like. Inside the Rockies wants to be part of the answer. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Rockies can become contenders, not pretenders, in Dodgers series

    Aaron Cook. Fears that the Colorado Rockies might turn their win streak upside down after losing for the first time in twelve games to the Tampa Bay Rays on June 16 proved unfounded in a major (league) way. The next day, the team began a stretch of fourteen games in fifteen days, with nine of those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Yorvit Torrealba kidnapping drama puts Rockies' woes in perspective

    Yorvit Torrealba as he appeared on the cover of the October 15, 2007 Rocky Mountain News, during much happier times. The kidnapping and subsequent safe return in Venezuela of Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba's eleven-year-old son and brother-in-law certainly makes matters like the firing of manager ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    PETA proclaims Coors Field the third most vegetarian-friendly ballpark

    As if Clint Hurdle's recent dismissal by the Colorado Rockies wasn't enough to piss off rabid baseball fans, now comes word that PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has bestowed a decidedly unsettling honor on Coors Field -- you know, home of the foot-long Rockie hot dog -- naming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Rockies' lack of power becomes laughing matter

    Photo by Holly Harris The Bleacher Report piece "Colorado Rockies No. 1 In Denver Columnist's MLB Power Rankings" claims that the local ballers have sat Denver Post scribbler Woody Paige's roster all season, for reasons like these: "This team is showing a lot of determination this season," said Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Rockies finally get over Clint Hurdle

    See ya. This morning, we published a blog asking the musical question, "Clint Hurdle: How Many Times Has He Not Been Fired?" Don't have to ask that anymore: Believe it or don't, the Rockies pulled the trigger a few hours later. Bench coach Jim Tracy will serve as interim manager -- and it wouldn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Denver Blogs: La Raza is not really down with Tom Tancredo and the things that come from his mouth

    Tom Tancredo has been lynched by La Raza. Metaphorically speaking. Our daily cruise through the blogosphere. Float tips this way. Shockingly, La Raza disagrees with Tom Tancredo's description of their organization as the KKK without the hoods. And no, it's not because they actually do have hoods. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 29 edition

    Photo by Aaron ThackerayWhat cute Offspring you have! Hello, we must be going. Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Punk Rocks at Red Rocks. • Catch the Buzz 3 Mixtape features Spoke-In-Wordz, Playalitical, DJ Chonz. • MP3 Freeloader: Saturday, the Rouge CD release party at Larimer Lounge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Clint Hurdle: How many times has he not been fired?

    Clint Hurdle during happier times. Yesterday afternoon, I was listening to the Klatt and Kreckman Show on Mile High Sports Radio/AM 1510 when the conversation turned to an item just put online by the Denver Post: To wit, Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle hadn't been fired yet. That the Post co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Todd Helton's 2,000th hit briefly gives Colorado a reason to notice the Rockies

    Todd Helton, bright spot. The upper-righthand corner of today's Denver Post announces, "Helton's Day a Hit -- No. 2,000," echoing an article that topped the main sports section. An exciting accomplishment for Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, sure. But the fine print beneath this headline notes th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Never before have the words "friend of freedom" sounded so dirty

    Ryan! Frazier! Our daily blog roundup. Check it. And send your own blogs to round up. Senate! Candidate! Ryan! Frazier! Loves! Him! Some! Exclamation! Points! (Colorado Pols) Rockies fans take to blogosphere to get manager Clint Hurdle fired. (Hurdling to Rock Bottom via 5280) The state of Color ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Will Clint Hurdle survive another dismal Colorado Rockies start?

    On April 6, opening day for the Colorado Rockies, I predicted that the team would only win 72 games this season -- and based on their performance thus far, they'll have to step it up considerably to reach even that mediocre total. No wonder Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman suggested this weekend th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Is seven Clint Hurdle's lucky number?

    He's got a few more Hurdles to clear... Insert good blogs into this slot. Clint Hurdle has been skipper of the Rockies for seven years. Anyone else got the seven-year itch? (Inside the Rockies) Lots of companies are looking for communications specialists. But with so many journalists losing jobs, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2009

    Rockies Opening Day 2009: The ill-advised live blog

    One of these shirts is not like the other. Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:15: So I'm sitting here with one of those guys who wears his own team hat to a game even though that team is not playing. What I mean is that Joe is wearing a Cardinals hat even though the game is between the Phi ... More >>

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    It's Broncos season in Denver, but Funny's transition is Rockie

    One of these shirts is not like the other. Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:15: So I'm sitting here with one of those guys who wears his own team hat to a game even though that team is not playing. What I mean is that Joe is wearing a Cardinals hat even though the game is between the Phi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    They Might Be Trashed, But Denverites Keep the Condoms Close at Hand

    One of these shirts is not like the other. Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:15: So I'm sitting here with one of those guys who wears his own team hat to a game even though that team is not playing. What I mean is that Joe is wearing a Cardinals hat even though the game is between the Phi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2008

    Colorado Rockies' Anemic All-Star Achievement

    One of these shirts is not like the other. Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:15: So I'm sitting here with one of those guys who wears his own team hat to a game even though that team is not playing. What I mean is that Joe is wearing a Cardinals hat even though the game is between the Phi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Home State Hero Shawn Chacon Goes Sprewell on GM

    One of these shirts is not like the other. Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:15: So I'm sitting here with one of those guys who wears his own team hat to a game even though that team is not playing. What I mean is that Joe is wearing a Cardinals hat even though the game is between the Phi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Top Ten Ways to Motivate the Colorado Rockies

    One of these shirts is not like the other. Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:15: So I'm sitting here with one of those guys who wears his own team hat to a game even though that team is not playing. What I mean is that Joe is wearing a Cardinals hat even though the game is between the Phi ... More >>

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    Sporting Chance

    Three strikes and Colorado's out.

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    Hope for the Colorado Rockies Springs Eternal

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2008

    2003 Best of Denver Winners

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2007

    Game One: Yeesh.

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    How The Colorado Rockies Became America's Team

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    The Rockies Are in the Playoffs, and I'm Not Sure I Can Take It

    It's easy to like a terrible baseball team, but supporting a winning team is hard work.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    Rockies Baseball: Stranger than Fiction

    It's easy to like a terrible baseball team, but supporting a winning team is hard work.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2007

    The Colorado Rockies Don't Lead the League in Sucking Anymore

    It's easy to like a terrible baseball team, but supporting a winning team is hard work.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2007

    The Colorado Rockies Lead the League -- in Sucking

    It's easy to like a terrible baseball team, but supporting a winning team is hard work.

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2007

    Rock On!

    It's easy to like a terrible baseball team, but supporting a winning team is hard work.

  • Summer Guide

    June 2, 2005

    How to Survive...Another season of Rockies Baseball

    The score may be bleak, but there's still fun to be had at Coors Field.

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 26, 2005

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Diamond in the Rough

    After a dozen years, your Colorado Rockies still face a rocky road. Play bawl!

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    What's So Funny

    After a dozen years, your Colorado Rockies still face a rocky road. Play bawl!

  • News

    October 14, 2004

    Somewhere, People Cheer

    The national pastime has passed the Rockies by -- again.

  • Music

    July 8, 2004

    The Beatdown

    Teaching the Rockies how to rock the Rockies.

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    Past Time

    Baseball's older, by George!

  • News

    March 4, 2004

    Ready to Hurl

    The cut-rate Rockies are armed and presumed harmless.

  • News

    October 2, 2003

    The Message

    You're Out!

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Pop Quiz

    Bummer Summer
    August 21, 2003

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    The Waiting Game

    For the Rockies, August can be the cruelest month.

  • News

    July 17, 2003

    Pop Quiz

    Sports' Greatest Hits
    July 17, 2003

  • News

    June 5, 2003

    Horse Play

    Funny Cide, the people's choice, embodies every railbird's dream.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 27, 2003

    Best Goofy Sports Gizmos

    The Rockies' Humidor and Hyperbaric Chamber

  • News

    March 6, 2003

    Thin Air, Thin Hope

    The secret Rockies formula: Prepare to meet thy doom.

  • News

    July 11, 2002

    Midterm Grade: F

    Colorado mopes along with baseball's other underachievers.

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