Colorado Rockies

woody paige

Woody Paige Would Like To Trade Matt Holliday For Magic Beans

We've certainly made fun of Woody Paige for a while around these parts, but we've still given him a level of esteem and prestige above that of a random late-night talk-radio caller. But considering the amount of basic understanding (or lack thereof) of how the operation of a baseball team works he showed in yesterday's column about the Rockies and Matt Holliday, we have perhaps been too generous. More »

11:10 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Will Leitch
10,852 views, 62 comments

Latest by That-Dude: @Sandburgh: Uh, hence "type", and your statement is incorrect. Of course there can be a sign and trade . . more »

purple prose

The Mountain Men Over The Celibate Crew

Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Red Smiths, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: The Rockies' 2-1, 22-inning win over the Padres. More »

5:01 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By robert weintraub
3,219 views, 73 comments

Latest by Big John: i slugged it out all 22 in the tv truck, yet not one mention from mr. w more »

semi nude dashes

Rockies Fans Need To Bust Out

Every single person who chooses to disrobe at a sporting event in front of thousands of people is usually grinning from ear-to-ear, hypnotized by a state of joyfulness they've lost while suffering through the daily malaise of being fully-clothed. More »

12:35 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By DAULERIO
17,493 views, 98 comments

mlb closer

Mmmff (Yawn) Good Morning ... Is The Padres Game Over Yet?

As a weary nation slept peacefully, the Rockies' Kip Wells struck out Padres' pitcher Glendon Rusch to end the longest game in either team's history; a 22-inning, 2-1 win for Colorado at Petco Park. It all ended at 1:21 a.m. PST — 4:21 on the east coast — 6 hours, 16 minutes after it had begun. By the time it had ended, the seventh-inning stretch seemed miles and years away. In fact, there had also been a 14th-inning stretch and a 21st-inning stretch. Since no one was amused by the prospect of a 28th-inning stretch, or watching Rockies' players shave in the dugout to comply with the team's ban on facial hair, all were relieved when the Padres made two throwing errors and Troy Tulowitzki then doubled to drive in Willy Taveraz in the top of the 22nd. Also the outfield grass had grown to ankle level. My only regret is that ESPN wasn't televising it. More »

10:00 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By rickchand
6,748 views, 53 comments

Latest by MiamiMagic: Yes, no doubt, Stupid Angelos. more »

rocktober

The Colorado Rockies Own All The Hip Catchphrases

Remember when Pat Riley trademarked the phrase "Three-peat?" It's a good thing he did, because, you know, his team couldn't three-peat in the NBDL right now. Well, the Colorado Rockies have absorbed Riley's lesson: They're attempting to trademark the term "Rocktober." More »

4:40 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Leitch
2,832 views, 42 comments

Latest by broad street bully: G-A-Y more »

2008 division previews

Your NL West "Preview"

Question: Anybody else buy the MLB Extra Innings package? They're eventually gonna update that schedule with games, right? Our cable system is still showing nothing ... and the season starts Monday, doggone it! More »

6:00 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Leitch
3,289 views, 15 comments

Latest by Hernandez-is-the-Mandez: I would put LA in first if anyone in that organization had the sense to play Ethier, LaRoche, and Young more »

baseball season preview

Baseball Season Preview: Colorado Rockies

For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all.

Every weekday until the start of the season, a different writer will preview his/her team. We asked a gaggle of writers, from the Web, from print, from books, to tell us, in as many or as little words as they need, Where Their Team Stands. This is not meant to be factual, or dispassionate, or even logical: We just asked them to riff on why they love their team so much, or what their team means to them, or whatever.

Today: The Colorado Rockies. Your author is Mark T.R. Donohue.

Mark T.R. Donohue is a freelance writer, serial blogger, and member in good standing of the Baseball Toaster cartel. He lives in Boulder, Col. His words are after the jump. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Leitch
2,814 views, 57 comments

cow poop

Watch Where You Park Your Truck Around The Cows

Far be it from us to tell Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs what to do with his truck, or how to live his life, but we think he should either consider new parking options, or stop offending the golden gods of animal excrement. More »

12:35 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Leitch
4,996 views, 55 comments

Latest by MenaceIISobriety: What are you, Spilborghs....CHICKEN??? more »

boston red sox

The Red Sox Don't Just Win, They Save The Princess

If you're in the mood to be reminded yet again of the Red Sox's domination in October ... here's a Super Mario Bros-based reenactment of the Rockies' postseason. We're a sucker for Super Mario Bros.

11:40 AM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Leitch
2,676 views, 42 comments

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