Jeff Francis

You've probably never heard of Matt Daley, unless you're a fan of an NL West team. Heck, I'd never heard of him until the Rockies called the right-handed relief pitcher up early last season. Given that I know about 2000 active players, Daley's failure to merit a blip on my radar reflected his anonymity. He didn't get a big league look until he was nearly 27. In his first season in the majors, Daley certainly showed one pronounced trend: he...  

Shortstop Chris Nelson will also participate in the mini-camp, but he has been working out during this offseason at Coors Field. Nelson, who is scheduled to play at Triple-A Colorado Springs next season, suffered a broken hamate bone ...  

← Previous revision Revision as of 05:47, 26 December 2009 Line 1: Line 1: - '''Robert Allan (Bob) Attwell''' (born December 26, 1959 in [[Spokane]], [[Washington]]) is a retired professional [[ice hockey]] player who played 22 games in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] between 1979 and 1981. His father, [[Ron Attwell]], and two of his uncles ([[Bill...  

The Colorado Rockies are becoming known as a come-from-behind team. In 2007 the Rockies completed the best three weeks to end a season in the history of the game. In 2009, the Rockies recovered from a such a huge deficit that Congress may want to call Jim Tracy for some advice. The Rockies are quickly gaining notoriety around the baseball world as a good team, but they have already achieved one title that they aim to change in 2010. The...  

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP 2 months ago: Colorado Rockies' Brad Hawpe follows the flight of his three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski...  

by David Zalubowski - AP 3 months ago: Cincinnati Reds shortstop Paul Janish, front, fields the throw as Colorado Rockies' Eric Young, Jr., steals second base in the third inning of the Rockies' 5-1 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski...  

DENVER — Jim Tracy discussed his new three-year deal and his new hardware today during a conference call. Here are some snippets: ON ANY DOUBT THAT HE WOULD BE BACK WITH THE ROCKIES There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that if I would manage in 2010, it would be the Colorado Rockies. I had practice watching [...]  

This marks the third edition in my new series in which I am attempting to name the top ten players in the history of each MLB franchise. This one will take a look at some of the Rockies greats. With as prolific an offense as the Rockies have had through the years, it only makes sense that the top seven guys on this list would be hitters. After all, in 1996, five of those seven guys were teammates and combined for 176 home runs and 590 RBI...  

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP 5 months ago: Clint Hurdle, the just-fired manager of the Colorado Rockies, talks during a news conference in Denver on Friday, May 29, 2009. Hurdle was dismissed after seven years as manager of the Rockies and replaced by bench coach Jim Tracy, who has...  

After announcement, the Colorado Rockies reward him with a three-year contract. Jim Tracy, whom the Colorado Rockies promoted to manager from bench coach after Clint Hurdle was fired in late May, was selected National League manager of the year Wednesday.  

From our old friend Tracy Ringolsby: 1. Tyler Matzek, lhp 2. Christian Friederich, lhp 3. Wilin Rosario, c 4. Jhoulys Chacin, rhp 5. Hector Gomez, ss 6. Eric Young Jr., 2b/of 7. Tim Wheeler, of 8. Rex Brothers, lhp 9. Esmil Rogers, rhp 10. Nolan Arenado, 3b  

I wanted to read this article but I couldn't get past the ridiculous first statement. Since when is it a weakness to utilize an infielder (Bernier) who has consistently led the league defensively each year? I don't know, is a career 2nd base fielding percentage of .981 (thebaseballcube.com) bad? I don't know, is that "so hurt, so bad?" And journeyman? He spent 6 years with the Rockies didnt he? Such lack of insight in just the first...  

by Jeff FletcherFiled under: MLB AwardsJim Tracy didn't even need a whole season to earn the NL Manager of the Year Award, or to earn a three-year extension. Tracy, who took over for fired Clint Hurdle in late May, became the second manager to win this award after taking over a team in the middle of the season. The other was Jack McKeon, who took over the Florida Marlins early in 2003 and led them to a World Series title. Shortly after...  

The Colorado Rockies have offered salary arbitration to free agent right-handed pitchers Rafael Betancourt and Jason Marquis. They declined to offer arbitration to left-handed pitcher Joe Beimel and catcher Yorvit Torrealba. If Betancourt  

Tracy favored to add more hardwareColorado Rockies NewsWhen Tracy replaced Clint Hurdle as manager on May 29, the Rockies were 18-28. Under Tracy, they went 74-42 and earned the ...Rockies' Jim Tracy favorite to be named NL manager of yearDenver PostSaunders: Rockies' Jim Tracy is the real deal, on and off the fieldDenver Postall 4 news articles »