Tag: rockies
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What’s coming to Coors Field for Rockies’ 2026 MLB season
The Rockies are back. The team hosted a media walk-through on Thursday at Coors Field about 24 hours before Opening Day against the Phillies. Reporters sampled a variety of new food options, which will be available to fans in different locations throughout the ballpark. The Rockies also detailed upcoming events. Below are the highlights: Promotional…
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Opening Day food lineup at Denver’s Coors Field includes 2-foot, 1-pound hot dog, boozy ice cream and Dubai cinnamon roll
When the Colorado Rockies return to Coors Field for Opening Day on Friday, fans streaming through the gates will come ready for two things: baseball and ballpark food. Think greasy, cheesy, gooey and sweet — the over-the-top options that have become almost as much a part of the game as the crack of the bat.…
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Rockies’ Ezequiel Tovar, Antonio Senzatela rejoice in Venezuela’s WBC championship: ‘I wanted to cry’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Still relishing his country’s World Baseball Classic championship, Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar wore his Venezuela jersey as long as possible Thursday night. Yes, Tovar had to switch into his Rockies gear before taking the field against the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. However, in the clubhouse and…
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Denver’s Marc Cash has collected 48,000 autographs from celebrities, with the Broncos being his biggest passion
Marc Cash has more pairs of cleats than one might find in the Broncos locker room. He has troves of Nuggets game-worn shoes and Avalanche hockey sticks. And it’s all on display in the basement of his Denver home. Well, some of it is. Cash, 38, has been collecting autographs since he was 6 and…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why a loss would be best thing to happen to Broncos
You say the Broncos might be the worst 10-2 in NFL history? Wrong. They are. – Mark, Aurora Kiz: The sum of this Broncos team is greater than its parts. That’s praise, not criticism, and a strong belief Sean Payton deserves stronger consideration as an NFL Coach of the Year candidate. I do believe the…
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Introducing Paul DePodesta, new Rockies president of baseball operations: ‘I’m a bit of a sucker for a challenge’
LAS VEGAS — Not far from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel where the MLB general manager meetings are being held this week, the track and grandstands for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix are being built. It’s messy. It’s loud. It’s causing traffic nightmares in a city where the famed Strip already crawls…
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Kickin’ it with Kiz: The last thing Rockies need in next GM is another pencil pusher
My No. 1 priority for the Rockies’ next general manager is that he has no previous association with the Rockies. – Chruffman, Boulder Kiz: If the Rockies actually have a way of doing business, 323 losses in a three-year stretch suggest their way of building a winning team might be all wrong. That harsh truth…
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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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Mariners win AL West for 1st time in 24 years as Raleigh reaches 60 homers in 9-2 win over Rockies
SEATTLE (AP) — Only fitting it was Cal Raleigh who catapulted the Seattle Mariners to their first AL West championship in 24 years Wednesday night. The switch-hitting catcher launched two more homers to give him a major league-best 60 this season, and the streaking Mariners clinched the fourth division crown in the franchise’s 49-year history…
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Opposing team’s flags and paper bags: Rockies fans resigned to historic losing season
For fans of the Colorado Rockies, Thursday’s game was a glimmer of hope in a season that has been mostly devoid of it. After battling the San Francisco Giants — one of just six MLB teams with at least 40 wins this season — the Rockies rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to walk off their divisional…