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With all due respect to the Cardinals' Tony La Russa, the National League Manager of the Year award was the easiest to choose in the bunch. On Wednesday, Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy was announced as the winner of the prestigious honor. A week after walking away, being told that their gloves are simply made of leather and not gold, the Colorado Rockies were finally recognized on Wednesday for their ...

Name the best shortstop to ever wear a Rockies uniform. The names are deep, but the talent is shallow. Anyone who watches baseball and has paid any attention to the Colorado Rockies knows that their is no argument for who has been the best at the shortstop position in the 17 years of Rockies baseball: Troy Tulowitzki. With all due respect to Walt Weiss, Tulowitzki has redefined what playing ...

"Rocktober" wasnÆt supposed to be over before the middle of the month. The team that seemed to be carried by destiny for four months was suddenly staring at four months of offseason. After carrying a 4-2 lead into the ninth inning Monday night, closer Huston Street faltered for the second time in as many days. In a season full of irony, where twists and turns both in the games and in ...

Major League Baseball announced early this morning that Saturday nightÆs game will be postponed. Game three will be played during the scheduled time for game four, Sunday night at 8:07 Mountain Time. Game time temperatures were supposed to be in the mid-20Æs. Major League Baseball made a good call with this decision. Baseball is not meant to be played in the extreme cold. Especially in such a pivotal game. ...

After much anticipation, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel named future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez the game three starter for Saturday nightÆs match up at Coors Field. Manuel came to that decision after using four of his starters in the first two games of the series. Cliff Lee went all nine innings in the opener, then after Cole Hamels only got through five innings, Manuel went with Joe Blanton and JA Happ, both ...

The Colorado Rockies opened their postseason in Philadelphia, the same place that they did in 2007. Both teams are essentially full of the same players. Except for one. At the trade deadline the Phillies acquired Cliff Lee from the Cleveland Indians. Lee won 22 games in 2008 en route to winning the American League Cy Young award. Lee and the Phillies won game one of the best-of-five ...

The Colorado Rockies enter the postseason against the same team that they started out with in 2007, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Rockies would love a repeat of the æ07 meeting, when the streaking Rox swept the Phillies in three games. While the two teams are essentially the same that they were in the first playoff meeting, some things are different. The Rockies are without slugger Matt Holliday, their undisputed ...

The Colorado Rockies are used to games at the end of the season that don't matter. This is the 15th time in 17 seasons that the Rockies' season finale has been a moot point. This time, however, they are not headed out for vacation. On Sunday, the Rockies lost to the Dodgers 5-3 while most fans turned their attention towards the surprising Broncos. After Saturday night's loss, there was no chance that the Rockies ...

The Colorado Rockies lost the division on Saturday night, losing 5-0 to the Dodgers, but that may not have been the worst thing about the game. Two pitches into the fourth inning, Jorge De La Rosa was perfect with his arm, but his groin was not. The lefty grimaced after getting behind Rafael Furcal 2-0. Trainer Keith Dugger and manager Jim Tracy came to the mound immediately. After a brief ...