For the Rocktober fan who has everything: The Rockiesmobile

Spotted for sale in Chicago by a Westword alum now livin’ large in Chi-town, this ’69 Chevy Chevelle with a certain recognizable black-and-purple color scheme has popped up just in time for the start of a glorious new Rocktober. The asking price is $10,500, which inspired us to do a…

Our top draft picks for Tony Romo’s new girlfriend

Your 3-0 Broncos face their biggest test this Sunday, when they take on the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo, a talented but erratic QB who’s prone to distractions, as demonstrated by his high-profile relationship with buxom, brain-challenged Jessica Simpson. Unfortunately, Romo has broken up with Jess, which should keep his…

Wild Rockies and the sounds of Rocktober II

Three easy ways to torture a Colorado Rockies fan: 1. Schedule the contest in which the team can clinch a wild-card berth at one in the afternoon. 2. Pile on so much work that he can’t even think about following the game. 3. Leave a television with the broadcast on…

Denver Blogs: Hockey season starts tonight — yes, hockey

Another day, another rundown of what’s happening on local blogs. Mile High Hockey has a cool salute to Joe Sakic in advance of tonight’s Avs opener. From Colorado Independent’s Joseph Boven: A new certificate program will give community college students an opportunity to enter the New Energy Economy, and the…

Don’t start dreaming of winning the West, Rockies fans

Yeah, the San Francisco Giants’ wild-card aspirations can no longer be aspirated, and the Atlanta Braves’ quest for the playoffs will wind up on the slab, too, if the Rockies drain the Brewers this afternoon. So, naturally, Colorado fans have their eyes on the Los Angeles Dodgers, who lead the…

Basebrawl: Goodbye to the Giants edition

It seems like less than two weeks ago that we launched Basebrawl, a trash-talking battle between Westword and the San Francisco Giants lovers at our sister paper, the SF Weekly — maybe because it was less than two weeks ago. And in that short amount of time, the Giants managed…

A Joe Sakic tribute: “Thank you! Thank you!”

At tonight’s season opener between the Colorado Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks, Joe Sakic’s number 19 will be raised to the rafters in appropriate honor of his accomplishments on ice. And there’s no better way to get ready for the orgy of good feelings on the way than by…

Gut check time for Rockies

An account of last night’s Rockies-Brewers game, as told by my large intenstine: First inning: As Jason Marquis loads the bases, my digestive system begins to rumble in distress, only to give a sigh of relief, in a matter of speaking, when he escapes with no scoreboard damage. Things further…

Basebrawl: Giants fans’ (pretty funny) last gasp

Our Basebrawl series of trash-talking with the folks at the SF Weekly, our sister paper, en route to the MLB playoffs is winding down thanks to the Giants’ 1-3 series against the Cubs over the weekend and a kind call on a Clint Barmes “catch” that allowed the Rockies to…

The seven worst blown calls in baseball history

Clint Barmes’ astonishing grab, which helped the Rockies preserve a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, turns out to have been neither astonishing nor a grab, as assorted photos that have been popping up in the past day or so prove. Clearly, the umpires missed Barmes’ bobble…

What the hell is that on Chauncey Billups’ lip?

Some of the celebrities who take part in the long-running “Got Milk” campaign pull off the moo-curdling look better than others. Chauncey Billups, for instance, actually looks kind of distinguished, as if he’s rocking a gray ‘stache in keeping with his status as one of the NBA’s elder statesmen –…

Did Jeff Kingery jump or was he pushed?

Here’s some odd (or maybe not so odd) timing. Even as the Colorado Rockies are fighting to secure a playoff berth, KOA has confirmed that Jeff Kingery, the squad’s play-by-play man since its inception, will retire at the end of the season. But while the outlet’s press release is as…

Basebrawl: Giants, meet shovel

This whole Basebrawl idea, in which we would trash talk with the San Francisco Giants lovers at our sister publication, the SF Weekly, along the road to the playoffs, hasn’t turned out to be much of a fight. Moments ago, I cyber-ambled over to the Weekly’s news blog to see…

Broncos suckage less humiliating than predicted

Earlier this month, the Denver Post’s Dan Haley and I made our bets about the Broncos’ season record — and I was one game more pessimistic than he was, predicting they’d end the season at four wins, twelve losses in an inglorious return to the days of Steve Tensi. Three…

Gambling with Homer: No Holliday during Raider Week

Homer Duggins is Westword’s house gambling expert. Read his dispatches every Friday in the Latest Word sports section. Read last week’s blog here. It’s Raider Week. Oh yeah, it’s Raider Week! Normally I’d be fully engaged in my typical Raider Week traditions — painting my face blue and orange when…

Basebrawl: Spreading the Giant-sized pain

I’ve been waiting for the deluded denizens at SF Weekly, our sister paper, to start crowing about the Rockies’ dispiriting performance over the past couple days, when they dropped two at home to the friggin’ San Diego Padres. (Note: From this point on, Franklin Morales’ pitch count should be one…

Raiders fans are one classy bunch

Another season, another Broncos-Raiders game, another five YouTube reminders that you shouldn’t make the trip to Oakland to root on your Broncos. 5. “I Will Kick Your Powder Blue Ass” Look below for more mayhem:…