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Five baseball-themed beers to drink on Rockies opening day

Ah, spring. The beginning of a new baseball season is always so full of hope, so full of life, so full of chances to turn over a new leaf. Perhaps you should start with your beer? If that's the case, here are five ways you can celebrate the season and the Colorado Rockies home opener, which starts t ... More >>

America's pastime is being subsidized by the American people

Celebrate the Rockies and Walt Weiss by drinking a Walt Weiss at Denver Beer Co

Denver Beer Co co-owner Charlie Berger loves baseball and he's come up with the perfect beer -- and beer name -- to celebrate the Colorado Rockies. The brewery will tap Walt Weiss (pronounced with a "v," German-style) at 10 a.m. on April 5, which is the team's home opener against the San Diego Padr ... More >>

Summer Guide 2012: Things to do June 28-July 4

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 Fourth of July c ... More >>

Jamie Moyer designated for assignment by Rox due to awful pitching

When a pitcher gives up a grand slam that left the hitter's bat at 122 miles per hour and broke part of the stadium when it landed, it's a pretty good sign the end is near for that pitcher -- especially when said pitcher is 49 years old. Two starts ago, the Rockies' Jamie Moyer gave up one such bomb ... 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 >>

Rockies sign Michael Cuddyer and other un-exciting but solid players

Cuddyer.​While other teams like the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are spilling money on free agents like a drunk at the bar who just won the lotto, the Rockies are making un-sexy yet sound acquisitions. The latest and best came Friday when word leaked that the Rockies were cl ... More >>

Huston Street traded by Rockies to Padres in salary dump they're not calling a salary dump

Street.​After your Colorado Rockies traded closer Huston Street to the San Diego Padres yesterday for a player to be named later, General Manager Dan O'Dowd made sure to tell MLB.com that the organization didn't just dump money in the deal, but created opportunities for players inside the orga ... More >>

Drew Pomeranz nearly perfect in minors, leads Rockies call-ups

Pomeranz.​Drew Pomeranz eats appendectomies and shits perfect innings. And now, the prize of the Ubaldo Jimenez trade is officially a major-league baseball player. Just over two weeks after having an emergency appendectomy, Pomeranz pitched three perfect innings yesterday for the Tulsa Drille ... 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 >>

Colorado Rockies abused by Justin Verlander on Father's Day but still win Detroit Tigers series

Troy Tulowitzki.​After his career debut at Coors Field, Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander told MLB.com that early in the game, "my fastball control wasn't anywhere near where it should be" and described his breaking ball as "okay." Yet his skills were enough to toss a complete game against t ... More >>

Colorado Rockies have the worst ticket agents in baseball, report says: Team promises to improve

​The Colorado Rockies were baseball's worst team in May -- and it's got the worst ticket agents in baseball, according to a study conducted by IntelliShop, a company that sends anonymous consumers into businesses to grade employees. Professional shoppers made calls to the Rockies' season ticke ... More >>

Colorado Rockies all wet? Shmuck of the Week humidor conspiracy theorists think so

​Hu-mi-dor, noun: 1) A case or enclosure (as for storing cigars) in which the air is kept properly humidified. 2) A catalyst for baseball conspiracy theorists, primarily those in NL West, who can't handle Denver's dry air.

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 >>

How the Rockies can beat the Phillies: Sit Franklin Morales

Franklin Morales.​Today's Denver Post quotes relief pitcher Franklin Morales as saying he's "ready" for the Philadelphia Phillies -- and the use of quotes in the headline suggests some appropriate editorializing on the part of the Post sports staff. On Saturday night, Morales was horrendous wh ... More >>

The next biggest series of the year for the Colorado Rockies

Ubaldo Jimenez.​In an August 24 blog, I noted that commentators had been hyping the Colorado Rockies' homestand against the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers as the most important in team history. I questioned that hyperbole at the time, and given that this particular stretch sp ... 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 >>

Colorado Rockies: Let's revisit the good old days (because this season sucks)

Don't Cry For Me, Colorado

Two Rockies Fans Take One for the Team

They thought they were supporting their club. The Rockies and the City and County of Denver thought otherwise.

How The Colorado Rockies Became America's Team

Rock Bottom

In the purple haze over the Rockies, one thing is clear: A World Series-class city needs a world-class mascot.

Here's the Pitch

Coors Field needs a voice for the future.

Phone Home

Seeing stars and stealing cells.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Call to Arms

Sky Sox pitching guru Bob McClure tackles mission impossible.

Past Time

Baseball's older, by George!

Ready to Hurl

The cut-rate Rockies are armed and presumed harmless.

Bite Me

Gone Wishing

Avs Lead the Parade

Despite a time-out for terror, 2001's roster was full.

Owners Get Batty

The Boys of Summer and Joys of Autumn fade into baseball's Icy Winter of Discontent.

Yuck!

The Rockies hit the dog-meat days of summer.

Off Limits

Imperfect Pitch

Yankee Ingenuity

All-Pro Chaos

Rox in His Head?

Fall Guys

Old Flames

A Golden Age? Bite Me.

Diamonds Are a Mogul's Best Friend

The Spitting Image

Seeing Red Once Again

Mr. Smith Goes to Cooperstown

DANTE? HELL, YES

LIFE'S A PITCH

AND IT THREW BRAD AND LISA MOORE ONE HELL OF A CURVE.A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN FOR BRAD AND LISA MOORE, OPENING DAY WAS POSTPONED ON ACCOUNT OF PAIN.

YEAR STRIKES OUT

CONFIDENCE MAN

HE SAID HE WORKED FOR THE CIA AND HAD A HIDDEN PIPELINE TO KUWAITI OIL MONEY. BUT POLICE NEVER DID CATCH UP TO COLORADO SCAM ARTIST JOHN SAVAGE--OR HIS MILLIONS.TRUE LIES WHEN HE DIED IN AUGUST, MASTER CRIMINAL JOHN SAVAGE LEFT BEHIND A TRAIL OF UNANSWERE

PLAYING BALL AT DU

LAST CALL