NL West

Rockies prove to be Giants killers -- sort of

Denver blog posts really mean it. Purple Row's Jay Tymkovich thinks the Rockies' series win over the San Francisco Giants makes a statement. Colorado Pols thinks the lack of viable Republican candidates to challenge Governor John Hickenlooper or Senator Mark Udall means the GOP has no bench. Denv ... More >>

Denver is safe from nuclear attack, if not excessive boozing

Celebrate Opening Day with alternative snacks at Vesta

Vesta Dipping Grill, 1822 Blake Street, is introducing Pre-Game Pop-Ups for the 2013 Rockies season today. Specials include Korean BBQ rib sandwiches and fresh fruit cups sweetened with agave syrup and chili lime; more pop-up items will appear on the menu throughout the season. See also: - Photos: ... More >>

An American Craft Spirit & Cocktail Showcase, an oyster extravagaza and more on this week's calendar

The Boulder Theater is hosting the High West Oyster Fest tomorrow, April 2, with live music by local funk band Juno What?! and fresh oysters courtesy of Jax Fish House (its LoDo outpost was this year's Best Seafood Restaurant); Odell's Brewery will be pouring its Emersum Oyster Stout. The event also ... More >>

Photos: Denver Now showcases Mile High businesses -- as of 1982

Back in 1982, the Mile High City-set series Dynasty was the most popular show on TV, but only establishing shots were regularly filmed here. So what was Denver really like back then? We stumbled upon a regular time-machine of a book that shows us: Denver Now, described as "Denver's Business Showcase ... More >>

Todd Helton's mug shot every bit as brutal as bust for DUI

Todd Helton has been a mainstay for the Colorado Rockies for a long, long time, holding steady while other teammates screwed up on the diamond and off. Which means it's about time for him to have a gaffe of his own. Like, for instance, a DUI arrest this morning, which generated an ultra-embarrassin ... More >>

These famous people who blamed Colorado's altitude are full of hot air

Colorado Rockies can still lose 100 games -- if they really try!

Denver blog posts root for the home teams. South Stands Denver's Colin D. estimates that if the Colorado Rockies continue on their current pace, they'll lose 99 games this year. C'mon, guys, tank just one more! Denver Egotist: This makes us miss hockey. Mile High Mamas' Lisa Vratny-Smith on endin ... More >>

Paul Ryan in Lakewood: Veep candidate talks economy, his love of Colorado

Had six non-Romney fans not be banned from attending, they would have learned that Congressman Paul Ryan is just a family man with a lot of love for the State of Colorado. That's how the newly announced vice presidential candidate presented himself at the start of his speech at Lakewood High School ... More >>

New shows at Robischon and Plus draw on disparity

See also: Summer shows at Robischon and Plus galleries knock it out of the park

Summer Guide 2012: Things to do June 21-27

We released our 2012 Summer Guide in June, including hundreds of events and opportunities to escape both in the city and in the great outdoors. Each Thursday, we'll roll out the best things to do this week, making it easier for you to plan your summer. Among this week's listings are the Westword Mus ... More >>

Colorado Rockies' four-man rotation and 75-pitch starters limit crazy -- but could it work?

Denver blog posts love you for all seasons. Purple Row's Jeff Aberle isn't ready to brand the Colorado Rockies' decision to install a four-man pitching rotation and a starters pitch count as desperate lunacy. The Intermittent Blogger declares the Scout tutorial the best-ever tool for tracking gove ... More >>

Jared Polis aiming to eliminate oil shale subsidy?

Denver blog posts are homegrown. The Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard on the prospect of Jared Polis introducing an amendment to squash the oil shale subsidy. Purple Row: Do the Colorado Rockies want Jeff Francis back? Coyote Gulch (H/T Colorado Statesman) ponders whether a couple of initiat ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

John Denver wasn't born in Colorado, but he's cleaning up in its halls of fame

Colorado beer calendar: IPApril at Rackhouse Pub; barrel-aged beers at Hops & Pie

Craft brewers sold $8.7 billion worth of beer in 2011, up more than 9 percent over the previous year, according to the Boulder-based Brewers Association. That's a lot of suds. The total amount of beer they made rose 13 percent, or roughly 1.3 million barrels, to nearly 11.5 million barrels. The num ... More >>

Catherine Robles Shaw captures the fine art of Tebowing

​Nederland santera Catherine Robles Shaw usually sticks to the basics when creating her lovely retablos -- plaques depicting the saints that are hand-carved and painted in a folk style that's been handed down over hundreds of years in northern New Mexico and Colorado's San Luis Valley. Contemp ... More >>

Breast-milk pumping results in job loss?: ACLU takes action on behalf of Heather Burgbacher

​Did a Jefferson County charter school decide not to renew the contract of veteran teacher Heather Burgbacher because she pumped breast milk at work? That's the contention of the ACLU of Colorado, which has taken legal action on Burgbacher's behalf that could lead to a lawsuit against Jeffco ... More >>

Top 5 stadium names just as ridiculous as Sports Authority Field at Mile High

​ News that Sports Authority is hoping to relieve Invesco of the naming rights to the Broncos stadium -- thus making the stadium's name even more of a mouthful: Sports Authority Field at Mile High -- is likely to rile fans who think the name is ridiculous enough already. But Denver isn't alone ... More >>

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 >>

D-Backs continue to own the Rockies and Chloe gets more press

♫ It's Friday, Friday ♫ Problem, Denver?​Colorado Rockies blog Purple Row drills down into why the D-Backs have been bullying the Rockies for some time now: "Know Your Foe #34: Surprising D-Backs Hope to Continue Haunting Inconsistent Rockies." Thrillist has a bloggy take on the new loun ... More >>

Coors Field rolls out Wok in the Park, the first food truck inside a baseball stadium

​The latest food truck to hit Denver will either have you shaking your head because the craze has gone mainstream, or nodding it for the same reason. On Thursday, Aramark Corporation, which runs the food venues at Coors Field, rolled out Wok in the Park, a truck serving noodle bowls and egg r ... More >>

How the Dodgers can escape bankruptcy

McCourt, shown here signing an extremely onerous loan.​This week the Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy amid accusations of mismanagement by owner Frank McCourt, who evidently learned nothing from his childhood of poverty and hunger in the slums of Limerick. Wait, different Frank McCourt ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase 2011

The Westword Music Showcase celebrates seventeen years, a lifetime for some of 2011's performers

Reader: Taco Bell's Colorado Rockies deal -- less meat for more money

​Yesterday, Jonathan Shikes wrote about the diminishing returns of Taco Bell's Colorado Rockies deal, which would be less impressive even if the Rocks weren't mired in an offensive slump. Not that one reader is actually salivating at the thought of a bargain bite.

Taco Bell-Colorado Rockies giveaway deal keeps getting worse -- just like the Rockies

​A friend of mine used to sell T-shirts in college. He was putting himself through school, along with a few scholarships, and he needed every dollar he could get. So he'd come up with a creative design idea, get a small loan from his mom and have the T-shirts printed. Then he'd go door-to-door ... 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 >>

Robert Seamans of Pueblo ID'd as Rockies fan who died sliding down Coors Field railing

Robert Seamans.​The Denver coroner's office has identified the man who died after a fall at a Colorado Rockies game on Tuesday as Robert Seamans, 27, of Pueblo. Seamans reportedly lost his balance and struck his head while sliding down a stairway railing at Coors Field -- one of his favorite ... More >>

The Denver Pedal Bar makes you work for your beer

Katy Perry tried to blow up Troy Tulowitzki's season with her shmucky fireworks

Tulo's nightmare.​Troy Tulowitzki isn't known for his Aprils. Or rather, he is known for his Aprils. He's known for sucking in them. Over the past few years, the Colorado Rockies' $134 million Gold Glove-winning All-Star shortstop has looked like a Little Leaguer through the first month of th ... More >>

Ubaldo Jimenez placed on 15-day disabled list: Not a good way to start Colorado Rockies season

Ubaldo Jimenez​At this time last year, Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez was mowing down batters at a historical pace. Simply pitching with a healthy hand is now Jimenez's goal. The Rockies placed Jimenez on the fifteen-day disabled list today, in order to give the cut cuticle on his right thumb time ... More >>

Opening Day is Friday, but the Sandlot at Coors Field is already in mid-season form

​Friday is opening day at Coors Field, and that means the return of Colorado's most unusual brewery, the Blue Moon Brewing Company @ the Sandlot. Open only during Colorado Rockies home games and only during baseball season, the Sandlot is celebrating its sixteenth year of serving baseball-the ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords tragedy hasn't convinced Ed Perlmutter to end grocery store meetings

Ed Perlmutter.​Just found these three Denver blog posts. Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard: Ed Perlmutter hopes to continue holding grocery store meetings despite the Gabrielle Giffords tragedy. Big Media's Jason Salzman chats with 9News's Adam Schrager, who's trading Denver for Wisconsi ... More >>

Troy Tulowitzki contract eighth largest in baseball history: Watch out, A-Rod!

FlickrTroy Tulowitzki.​It's two o'clock, so it must be our Denver blog post triptych. Purple Row's Andrew T. Fisher writes that the Rockies' $157 million contract with Troy Tulowitzki is the eighth largest in MLB history -- and it's mostly Yankees in front of him. Face the State's Greg Campb ... More >>

Karl Rove calls Colorado's gubernatorial race "the weirdest thing" -- and he's right

Karl Rove.​Karl Rove has spent much of the last week in Colorado: stumping for candidates, pontificating in Aspen -- "Moscow in the Colorado Rockies" -- and addressing the Colorado Committee for Heritage last night, where, in assessing the current campaign season for the conservative crowd, he ... More >>

Keli McGregor, late Rockies president, died of rare virus that attacked his heart, family says

Keli McGregor.​When Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor was found dead on April 20 in a Salt Lake City hotel room despite being just 48 and in apparently terrific health, speculation about his cause of death ran rampant -- and months of delays in McGregor's toxicology reports only increas ... More >>

Proposing on a roller coaster and what we might get for 'Melo

Look ma, no hands!​And now for your final blog roundup of the week: Roundball Trading Company gives us its speculations on the all-but-impending Carmelo Anthony trade. Gilbert Arenas, really? Purple Row has a breakdown of the Rockies' weekend series with the "venomless" Arizona Diamondbacks. ... More >>

Coors history: the top ten moments

​Priviett Moskva! Coors recently began distributing Coors Light in Russia, where the Silver Bullet will take on the former Iron Curtain. But without Rocky Mountain Spring Water: the beer will be brewed in Moscow by Moscow Brewing Company. That's big news, but it barely ranks in the pantheon o ... More >>

Breastfeeding mea culpa from Colorado Rockies

Sandy and Ashlie.​The Rockies may have lost to the Red Sox last night, but they won with Sandy Snow. Earlier this season, Snow had been breastfeeding her daughter, Ashlie, at a game when Coors Field personnel asked her to move out of view, even though only Ashlie's toes were exposed. Snow was ... More >>

Karle Seydel kept on pitching NoDo for Coors Field

​Without the late Karle Seydel, Denver's major-league ballpark wouldn't have landed where Coors Field is today. There were three sites considered -- one on land owned by Phil Anschutz, who had a lot more clout than Seydel, an urban planner who was devoting himself to the area north of LoDo two ... More >>

Dress for Success

Guess where I'm eating?

​The Colorado Rockies seem full of beans this season -- and so was this chili. Can you guess where I was eating?

Top five spring drinking rituals

In honor of opening day at Coors Field, herewith a brief homage to the five best spring drinking rituals: ​5. Easter Nothing cures the pain of spending a Sunday with the in-laws like a mimosa or 15. Be sure to balance out the alcohol with enough bagels and chocolate, or you could be known for ... More >>

Taco Bell Giveaway a Dinger

When the Rockies score seven runs, you can score four tacos for a buck. So make a run for the border.

Spring Training

The Dugout

The gang’s all beer – and the bathroom’s full.

190 Octane

The Tavern Downtown

Check, Please!

Readers give our food critic something to chew on.