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Colorado Rockies

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Could the pitch clock on the Rockies loyal fan base finally run out?

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MDT on Sep 3, 202311:39 AM MDT on Sep 5, 2023

While fans like me keep coming back for “next year,” a 100-loss team and changes to the game could threaten attendance like never before

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Sell the team

by Ray Tillman 1:30 AM MDT on Sep 3, 20236:02 PM MDT on Sep 6, 2023

After 30 years of investment, Rockies fans are due a better return than team owners who take them for granted and are uncommitted to winning.

Posted inCartoons

Drew Litton: Colorado Rockies retrospective

by Drew Litton 2:15 AM MDT on Aug 25, 20238:16 AM MDT on Aug 25, 2023

The Colorado Rockies have had their ups and downs since they entered the National League in 1993, but cartoonist Drew Litton offers a few bright spots from years past.

A Colorado Rockies fan takes in a game at Coors Field
Posted inSports

“I’m kind of part of the problem”: Why do Rockies fans keep paying to watch a losing team?

Kevin Simpson by Kevin Simpson 3:15 AM MDT on Aug 23, 202310:30 AM MDT on Sep 2, 2023

The Rockies consistently finish in the top half of the Majors in attendance despite few winning seasons. What keeps millions of fans flocking to Coors Field every summer?

Austin Gomber of the Colorado Rockies
Posted inSports

Are the Rockies bad because they’re too high? Let’s examine how elevation affects baseball.

by John Ingold 3:25 AM MDT on Aug 22, 20238:09 AM MDT on Aug 23, 2023

Pitchers especially suffer by playing at elevation, but there are also negative consequences for hitters

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Is LoDo still thriving? Here’s how Coors Field helped shape a developing Denver neighborhood.

by Margaret Jackson 3:31 AM MDT on Aug 21, 20238:10 AM MDT on Aug 23, 2023

Investors, including the Monfort family, now are looking for opportunities in the blocks beyond the Ballpark neighborhood

A photo illustration of people watching a baseball game.
Posted inSports

What’s wrong with the Rockies? Three decades on, winning baseball is still a struggle in Colorado.

by Nick Groke 3:01 AM MDT on Aug 20, 20233:18 PM MDT on Aug 24, 2023

30 years into their existence and amid another losing season, Colorado’s major-league team remains in a constant state of reorganization and rebuilding. How did it get here?

Posted inCartoons

Drew Litton: Is All-Star Game MVP Elias Diaz on the clock?

by Drew Litton 2:15 AM MDT on Jul 14, 20237:27 PM MDT on Jul 13, 2023

Cartoonist Drew Litton observes that Rockies catcher and All-Star Game MVP Elias Diaz was the team’s only representative on the National League roster. How long before he’s traded?

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: The therapeutic power of Colorado sports

by Meghin Kiernan 1:30 AM MDT on Jun 12, 20236:27 PM MDT on Jun 10, 2023

Watching the Avs, Broncos, Nuggets and Rockies has been a reprieve from my reality, reminding me of better days I hope will return.

Posted inSports

Colorado Rockies pitcher released from hospital after skull fracture, concussion from line drive

by The Associated Press 8:09 AM MDT on May 15, 20238:09 AM MDT on May 15, 2023

Ryan Feltner was injured Saturday night and was discharged from Swedish Medical Center on Sunday. He will not need surgery.

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