Clint Hurdle

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Rockie Roll

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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

Colorado Rockies' Anemic All-Star Achievement

Home State Hero Shawn Chacon Goes Sprewell on GM

Top Ten Ways to Motivate the Colorado Rockies

Sporting Chance

Three strikes and Colorado's out.

Hope for the Colorado Rockies Springs Eternal

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

2003 Best of Denver Winners

Game One: Yeesh.

How The Colorado Rockies Became America's Team

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.

Rockies Baseball: Stranger than Fiction

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

The Colorado Rockies Lead the League -- in Sucking

Rock On!

How to Survive...Another season of Rockies Baseball

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

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 26, 2005

Diamond in the Rough

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

What's So Funny

Somewhere, People Cheer

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

The Beatdown

Teaching the Rockies how to rock the Rockies.

Past Time

Baseball's older, by George!

Ready to Hurl

The cut-rate Rockies are armed and presumed harmless.

The Message

You're Out!

Pop Quiz

Bummer Summer
August 21, 2003

The Waiting Game

For the Rockies, August can be the cruelest month.

Pop Quiz

Sports' Greatest Hits
July 17, 2003

Horse Play

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

Best Goofy Sports Gizmos

The Rockies' Humidor and Hyperbaric Chamber

Thin Air, Thin Hope

The secret Rockies formula: Prepare to meet thy doom.

Midterm Grade: F

Colorado mopes along with baseball's other underachievers.