SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Chad Bettis beamed with relief last month when doctors showed him some promising cancer test results. But the Rockies right-hander will now require chemotheraphy after doctors found his cancer spread, he said Friday. Bettis, 27, who won 14 games last year to lead the Rockies, is the oldest member of what sets…
via Chad Bettis needs chemotherapy after cancer spreads in Rockies pitcher — The Denver Post
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Stuck with an exhibition in the middle of an extended Cactus League schedule at spring training, the Rockies on Thursday made the most of it. A bonanza of offense, led by Charlie Blackmon and three home runs, pushed Colorado to blowout 10-2 victory over Puerto Rico at Salt River Fields. Puerto Rico…
The Denver Broncos weren’t the only team making moves on Thursday. Down in Scottsdale, Ariz., the Colorado Rockies made some transactions of their own. On Thursday, the Rockies announced that they have reassigned six players to their minor-league camp. The #Rockies announced today that they have reassigned six players to Minor League camp. pic.twitter.com/Zb3uWCjZyP —…
via Colorado Rockies reassign six players to their minor league camp — Mile High Sports
Brick by brick Families can build a fun afternoon at Barnes & Noble on March 11. The bookstore concludes its three-month celebration of “The LEGO Batman Movie” with a free event for young fans of DC’s beloved superhero and LEGO toys. Kids can build the iconic Batmobile Speedwagon out of LEGOs to take home. Participants…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The waving chopper over the third baseman’s head Thursday morning was the kind of cheap hit that can needle a pitcher’s nerve. Greg Holland loved it. “I’m starting to get that itch,” he said. Holland, the Rockies’ key offseason pitching addition, returned to competitive action for the first time since his elbow…
via Greg Holland returns to Rockies game action – and with a big velocity jump — The Denver Post
I’m back in Colorado after five days in sunny Arizona with the Colorado Rockies. If you missed any of Rox Pile’s spring training coverage, click here to catch up on everything from who is emerging as a potential fifth starter candidate to why Bud Black and Rockies management are liking the team’s depth at catcher.…
via Colorado Rockies: 3 Things You Should Know on March 9 — Rox Pile
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Carlos Gonzalez spends his summers in Denver, not far from Coors Field. He spends his off-seasons in Orlando, Fla. The Rockies’ all-star right fielder has cashed in on his baseball talents to create a comfortable life in the United State for his wife and three children. But he remains a proud Venezuelan,…
via Rockies’ Carlos Gonzalez hopes WBC can help Venezuela rise above its troubles — The Denver Post
It takes a certain toughness to be a pitcher in Major League Baseball – to march out to that mound every five days with no less than 30,000 fans all fixated on your every move, your every pitch. It’s even more exaggerated for pitchers who call Coors Field home – a park with a cavernous…
via Rockies pitchers have a toughness, Bud Black says — Mile High Sports
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Rockies manager Bud Black continues to say that several pitchers are competing for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. Right-hander Antonio Senzatela, 22, is in the mix, and Black has mentioned his name numerous times. Black did so again Tuesday after watching Senzatela work like a veteran for three scoreless innings…
via Antonio Senzatela’s strong spring has him in mix for Rockies’ rotation — The Denver Post
Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders posts his Rockies Mailbag every other week on Tuesdays during the season. Pose a Rockies – or MLB – related question for the Rockies Mailbag. It seems like Carlos Gonzalez’s contract negotiations aren’t progressing from everything I have read, is this true? I can see general manager Jeff Bridich…
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