San Francisco Giants

All Choked Up

He's Out

Lame Dunk

Yuck!

The Rockies hit the dog-meat days of summer.

Baseball's Treasured Orb

Keep your eye on the ball.

Rox Time

The first big home stand beckons.

Diamond in the Rough

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

By Hooker or Crook

Baseball's current stumble is part of a jarring pro-sports tumble.

Somewhere, People Cheer

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

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

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

The Waiting Game

For the Rockies, August can be the cruelest month.

Bolder Memorial Day

Boulder's race keeps rolling

Safe at Home

Baseball's sunshine still peeks out among the clouds.

Heaven Help Us

A World Series miracle could save a devilish year.

The National Free-for-All League

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Fall Guys

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Old Flames

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

McGwire vs. Bichette

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

You Pitchin' to Me?

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Baseball? It's All Relative

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Seeing Red

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Farewell to Arms

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

TEN QUESTIONS--AND SOME ANSWERS

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

THE GRAND YOUNG GAME

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

THE GAME'S BIGGEST JERK

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

ROX RX: STRONG ARMS

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

THRILLS

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

THIN ICE

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

The Rockies bandwagon is leaving the station. Are you getting on, or what?

Aaron ThackerayThis could be you tonight. For better or worse. Baseball season is long and dense, epically so, the Infinite Jest of sporting seasons. So you can't be blamed for jumping in and out, especially in a place where there is so much else to do, and especially when your team plays like ... More >>

Colorado Rockies scoring with big balls and small

Tulo.​Local sports yakkers have been hyping the Colorado Rockies' current homestand as the most important in the history of the franchise, which strikes me as an example of enthusiasm trumping short-term memory. Seems to me there were some pretty key series at Coors Field during the run-up to ... More >>

Other lessons in Rockies' astonishing 14-inning victory

Ryan Spliborghs.​This morning on ESPN Radio, Jason Smith noted that only one walk-off grand slam in Major League Baseball history had taken place in a later inning than Ryan Spilborghs' 14th inning shocker that lifted the Colorado Rockies to an unlikely win over the San Francisco Giants last n ... More >>

Update: Colorado Rockies ratings going yard

Troy Tulowitzki in a shot from the FSN Insider website.​It's happening again. Just as in 2007, when the Colorado Rockies' World Series run coaxed people who would usually rather shave their body with a rotary lawnmower than watch a baseball game to plant themselves in front of their set, viewe ... 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 >>

Glass still half-full for Colorado Rockies despite getting slammed yesterday

Wish I hadn't seen it coming, but I did. In a Friday blog, I wrote that there was a very real prospect of the Colorado Rockies getting swept by the San Francisco Giants following their two consecutive Coors Field losses against the Los Angeles Dodgers. And so it came to pass, with the Rockies falli ... More >>

Colorado Rockies' mission: Sweep Cincy

Ian Stewart.​The Colorado Rockies' 4-3 victory against the Cincinnati Reds yesterday, thanks to a timely solo shot by Ian Stewart, means the club has won five of the first six games during its ongoing homestand, thereby taking advantage of their extremely favorable September schedule's first p ... More >>

Rockies-Padres series looms large

The Padres' Adrian Gonzalez.​Watching the Rockies' 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night wasn't as suspenseful as anticipated given the circumstances; the Reds had taken the lead late, only to surrender it to Seth Smith, who singled with the bases loaded in the ninth. After all, the ... More >>

Rockies mission: Solve Tim Lincecum

Tim Lincecum, in a screen capture from his last start against the Rockies.​Last Thursday, we talked about the impending trio of games between your Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres, and the importance of the Rocks winning at least two of the three games going into a key series in San F ... More >>

The Rockies, and the upside of humiliation, Giants-style

Tim Lincecum.​Our blog previewing yesterday's Colorado Rockies series against the San Francisco Giants was headlined "Rockies Mission: Solve Tim Lincecum." But that mission proved impossible. Lincecum, who'd squelched the Rocks the last time he'd faced them, repeated the feat, turning Colorado ... More >>

Rockies in danger of being broomed out of the Bay Area

Ubaldo Jiminez wasn't wearing this smile last night.​So much for psychology. The Rockies were crushed 9-1 by the San Francisco Giants on Monday to begin an important three-game series -- and I hoped the size and scope of the humiliation, coupled with the return of ace pitcher Ubaldo Jiminez to ... 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 >>

Colorado Rockies lose crucial game to San Diego Padres at home -- and it's all my fault

Miguel Tejada.​Who's to blame for the Colorado Rockies snapping their ten-game winning streak with a 6-4 loss to the San Diego Padres at home last night? The starting pitcher, who gave up a two-run shot to Miguel Tejada before many fans had found their seats? The bullpen, which allowed the Pad ... 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.

Dear Barry Bonds: You ain't gotta lie to kick it

Does your head look bigger?​Dear Barry Bonds, The prosecution is set to wrap today its case against you for four counts of false testimony and one count of obstructing justice on account of you gave false testimony to a grand jury in 2003 about taking performance enhancing drugs during your ... More >>

Colorado Rockies: If they want to prove they're baseball's best, they've got to school the Giants

Troy Tulowitzki.​Just to provide a little perspective on the Rockies having the best record in baseball: Their opponents are a combined 25-36 this year. But they've set a 12-3 mark without any meaningful contribution from ace Ubaldo Jimenez and even less from veteran pitcher Aaron Cook. Fresh ... More >>

Reader: Colorado Rockies would be even better if they got rid of Dinger

​When Tim Lincecum isn't on the mound, the Colorado Rockies are among the very best teams in baseball. But in response to a Kyle Garratt post about the Rockies series against the San Francisco Giants, one reader had a gripe. Not about one of the players, mind you. About the mascot.

Colorado Rockies avoid sweep and complete embarrassment at the hands of the Giants

Carlos Gonzalez.​ The Rockies came into their three game series against the San Francisco Giants with the best record in the league. And then the defending World Series Champions performed the baseball equivalent of telling the Rocks, "We don't give a shit."

Carlos Gonzalez powers Rockies past Tim Lincecum, Giants

Carlos Gonzalez.​If the Rockies start hitting like a real Rockies team and play like so many expected them to, last night's win over the Giants will be viewed as a turning point. If the Rockies continue to roll out a lineup full of players hitting in the .200s, the victory will be an aberratio ... More >>