DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Colorado Rockies put starting pitcher Jon Gray on disabled list Friday with a broken navicular bone in the middle of his left foot, and manager Bud Black said he expects Gray to be out for more than a month. Gray was forced to leave Thursday’s game against San Francisco…
via Rockies’ Gray May Be Out A Month Or Longer With Foot Injury — CBS Denver
The Colorado Rockies are probably scouring through the videotape and visitor logs from their spring training complex in Scottsdale right about now. They’re trying to figure out exactly what brought the injury curse upon this team this season. Exactly how many black cats were running around Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in March? Inquiring…
via Colorado Rockies Must Overcome Another Injury with Jon Gray Heading to DL — Rox Pile
This story originally appeared in Mile High Sports Magazine. Read the full digital edition. Bud Black had to stop the interview. There was business to attend to. “Hang on, Will!” Black said. The scene: Early March in the Rockies manager’s office down at Spring Training in Arizona. Black, kind enough to talk with this scribe, had to…
via Assembling the Pieces: Bud Black looks to exceed expectations in Colorado — Mile High Sports
So far in this very young season, the Colorado Rockies have gotten the best of Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner. Tonight in San Francisco, however, the Rockies could face their greatest test of the season. When Johnny Cueto takes the hill tonight for the Giants in the second of a four-game series against the Rockies…
via Colorado Rockies: 2 Keys to Winning in San Francisco on Friday Night — Rox Pile
The Colorado Rockies dropped a 6-0 decision to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon. The Rockies managed just three hits as Colorado dropped its first series of the season. The offense is in a funk. There’s no question about it. The timing perhaps couldn’t be worse with the Rockies heading out for a six-game…
via Colorado Rockies Offense in Funk But No One Hitting the Panic Button — Rox Pile
The Colorado Rockies have opened their season by compiling a solid record of 6-4. However, in a strange reverse of fortune, Colorado’s pitching has been carrying the load as the offense has struggled to kick things into gear to start the 2017 campaign. So far, the Rockies are hitting just .238 collectively on the season,…
via The Colorado Rockies offense has been dormant to start the season — Mile High Sports
The Colorado Rockies have one of the youngest starting rotations in the sport. With an average age of 24.8, the Rockies staff will certainly go through their fair share of up’s and down’s as the season progresses; however, if Colorado wants to have a legitimate chance at contending for a spot in baseball’s postseason their starters will…
via Rockies need starting rotation to make it deeper into ballgames — Mile High Sports
Baseball in Denver has changed dramatically since John Burke was drafted by his hometown Colorado Rockies in 1992. First off, the Rockies don’t have to share a stadium with the Denver Broncos. And there’s the added benefit of fans now understanding the game. “It’s very different because Colorado never had a team and when we…
via Stephens: Kyle Freeland joins an exclusive club of homegrown Rockies — The Denver Post
When it comes to their starting rotation, the Colorado Rockies are going with a full-on youth movement. The average age of their starters is only 24.8. The baby of the group is 22-year-old Antonio Senzatela. On Thursday, Senzatela will make his MLB debut when he takes the mound against the Milwaukee Brewers. Not only has he…
via The youngest of the Rockies’ starters, Senzatela set for MLB debut — Mile High Sports
Can you feel it? Baseball season is underway and the Colorado Rockies are set to make their home debut Friday at Coors Field against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s set to be a beautiful day — with sunshine and a 72-degree high temperature. But with all the Lower Downtown hooplah, from packed bars and a…
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