Brad Hawpe

Pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer off David Weathers in the 11th inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.Iannetta sent a 3-2 fastball into the Rockies' bullpen in right-center for his 16th homer and first career game-ending drive.The Rockies widened their NL wild-card lead to three games over Atlanta with five games remaining.The crowd of 39,087, pretty big for a Tuesday night in downtown Denver, let loose a loud cheer when...Read Full Story

Brad Hawpe and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a $17.425 million deal on Tuesday, betting on at least three more seasons together with a club option for 2011.The 28-year-old right-fielder hit .291 last season with 29 longballs and 116 RBIs. Some of his better splits included batting .377 RISP with two outs and going 9-for-20 with the bags full.And Hawpe is thrilled. He offered this take on the organization, "I think there’s a good thing going on here, not just the players and the front office...Read Full Story

The Colorado Rockies and Todd Helton agreed on Thursday to a two-year, $9.9 million contract extension that runs through the 2013 season.The first baseman also agreed to defer $13.1 million of his $19 million salary in 2011 over a 10-year period beginning in 2014, the team said."We reached out for Todd in the wintertime, and had quiet discussions," Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd said. "He understood what we were trying to do and wanted to retire as a Rockie."Helton was slowed by back...Read Full Story

We're but a day away from yet another fake Opening Day, and in 48 hours we can kick of the season for reals. We've meandered through a selection of promising offensive baseball teams (and the Royals), so we might as well spend some time on the home state nine.You may have heard, even if the only sport you follow is dog tossing, about the Colorado ROCKies. They attended the World Series last October ROCKtober after winning something like a hundred games in a row. That's hard to do. They then...Read Full Story

USA TodayBrad Hawpe prepared to make a classy exit from Rockies, could help contenderUSA TodaySome team is going to get a relatively low-cost bargain with a lot of good miles left on it. Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe isn't flashy, but throw a new coat of paint on him (in this case a new uniform) and he could provide several crucial weeks of ...Hawpe plays final game with RockiesSan Francisco ChronicleRockies release OF Brad HawpeSportingNews.comRockies released OF Brad Hawpe.msnbc.comMLB.com...Read Full Story

Colorado Rockies team photo... in 3257 photos It's that time of year again for the Colorado Rockies team photo! And we decided to document our process of the one photo from start to finish in the form of a timelapse of 3257 individual photos. We set up 4 cameras around the stadium to take pictures ranging from every 1-6 seconds. To find out more of what we do, go to richclarkson.com Photography by Josh Duplechian & Ryan McKee Produced and Edited by Matt Sewick Shoot assisted by Rob Denton...Read Full Story

Todd Helton homered into the smoky sky and drove in four runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.The NL wild-card leaders moved a game ahead of the San Francisco Giants, who lost 1-0 at Philadelphia, as they started a 10-game homestand against losing teams with a much-needed win.Jason Giambi made his Rockies — and National League — debut in the seventh when he batted for the pitcher with the bases loaded and drew a...Read Full Story

Barry Zito carried a shutout into the ninth inning, Pablo Sandoval hit a home run and the San Francisco Giants got within a game of the Colorado Rockies for the NL wild card by beating them 5-3 Saturday night.Randy Winn, Juan Uribe, Nate Schierholtz and Eli Whiteside also drove in runs for the Giants, who won for the fourth time in five games.Brad Hawpe homered and Seth Smith drove in two runs for the Rockies, who lost their fourth in a row, tying their longest slide of the season.Zito (9-11...Read Full Story

It has been a while since we have done a Rizzo alert, partly because it’s been awhile since he has hit a bomb and partly because Brad Hawpe has finally started hitting the baseball. Anthony Rizzo has already hit 2 BOMBS in the first 2 innings of his game against Albuquerque and has 5 RBI. The kid keeps mashing the ball, but we can afford to be patient now that Brad Hawpe has started hitting the ball. Maybe Brad Hawpe was feeling the heat! As long as they both keep hitting the ball, we will...Read Full Story

Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe was taken to a hospital with a possible concussion after he was hit in the neck by San Diego catcher Nick Hundley's throw to second in the sixth inning Monday night.Hawpe stayed on the ground as Rockies trainers rushed out to attend to him. He was then rolled over, had a brace put around his neck and helped onto a cart, where he sat upright as he left the field, a medical staffer holding his neck.The injury occurred when Hundley scooped a ball out of the...Read Full Story