Tag: mlb
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Why Blue Jays, Dodgers will meet in World Series — with Toronto winning it all | Kevin’s Take
The Major League Baseball season has come down to four teams competing for the sport’s ultimate prize. Those four teams also represent all sides of baseball’s payroll spectrum. In the National League, you have the Los Angeles Dodgers, who entered the postseason with the highest active payroll of any MLB team at close to $266…
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Rockies say GM Bill Schmidt steps down, team to begin ‘outside’ search for next baseball leader
The Rockies on Wednesday announced Bill Schmidt is out as senior vice president and general manager, signaling a significant organizational shift for a franchise plagued by inconsistency and fan frustration. With Schmidt’s departure, the Rockies will begin a search for a new head of baseball operations immediately. “After a number of conversations, we decided it…
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Rockies need smart offseason to rebound from historically bad season | Kevin’s take
The Rockies posting a third consecutive 100-loss season was certainly a possibility heading into 2025. However, no one believed this Rockies squad would become one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball history. A 5-25 record through their first 30 games officially put the Rockies on notice for what could become a historically bad…
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‘Circle of life’: Rockies acknowledge more trades could follow McMahon’s move to Yankees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CLEVELAND — The rain fell at Progressive Field on Monday, bringing a quick end to what had been a reunion vibe just a few minutes earlier. Nolan Jones and Tyler Freeman, swapped for each other when the Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Guardians made a late…
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Monument’s Billy Cook taken in 10th round of baseball draft
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Billy Cook received the long-anticipated phone call at about 4 p.m. Monday at his family’s home in Monument. It was a representative from the Baltimore Orioles informing the former Lewis-Palmer baseball star (class of 2017) that the organization had selected him in the 10th round…
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Woody Paige: Colorado Rockies need to get help and turn season around
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Blake Street Worm Turners can’t twist and twirl in the wind beyond the All-Star break interlude. They must win 60 percent of their final 73 games to become a six-time wild-card club. They’ll have to rock the rest of July and August and September…
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Paul Klee: Better late than never for Raimel Tapia, who delivers a life lesson and Rockies victory
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Run, Raimel, run. If there is a life lesson from Raimel Tapia’s walk-off winner on Monday, it is this: be yourself, dude. The Rockies want nothing more and nothing less from the best hair at 20th and Blake. “Have fun!” Ryan McMahon encouraged…
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Kyle Freeland shines, Rockies win 2019 season opener against Marlins
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MIAMI — Kyle Freeland allowed two hits and one run in seven innings in his first opening day start, and the Colorado Rockies beat the sloppy Miami Marlins 6-3 Thursday. Freeland (1-0), who had a breakout 17-win season in 2018, retired his first 11 batters…
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The top 10 things to look for in sports from Colorado Springs this coming week, starting Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No. 10 Local college home highlights include Air Force baseball Sunday, Friday and Saturday and UCCS baseball Friday to Saturday No. 9 NASCAR’s top teams are at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Sunday…
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Rockies, manager Bud Black agree to 3-year extension
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Rockies have agreed to a three-year contract extension with manager Bud Black after he guided the team to back-to-back playoff appearances. His contract now runs through the 2022 season, the team announced Monday in Scottsdale, Arizona. The 61-year-old Black has posted a 178-147…