Kazuo Matsui

Um, these guys are not joking. Kazuo Matsui, just a single short of the cycle, hit his first career grand slam and drove in a total of five runs, leading the Colorado Rockies over the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5 Thursday for a 2-0 lead in their NL playoff series. Making just their second postseason appearance in the club's 15-year history, the Rockies just plain out-hit the Phillies for their 16th win in 17 games -- 8 straight on the road -- with five impressive outings from the bullpen... Read Full Story

The Colorado Rockies are 6-1 when Aaron Cook starts and 6-18 in other games. Cookie (5-1) and his Rockies put the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-game winning streak to a screeching halt Sunday, retiring his first 10 batters and 13 of the first 14, mixing his sinker and fastball to record 17 groundouts. He surrendered nine hits and struck out two, lowering his ERA to 2.40. Is Cookie the toughest nickname ever? No, I'm pretty sure it is. [MLB.com] | [Purple Row] | [Rockies Register] Read Full Story

Last Season's Record: 90-73 108 Red Stitches Projected Finish: 1st NL West Major Offseason Acquisitions: - Jose Capellan: RHP - Luis Vizcaino: RHP Major Offseason Losses: - Kazuo Matsui: 2B - LaTroy Hawkins: RHP The Rockies were the Cinderella Team of 2007, making the playoffs after tearing through the NL in the last month of the season. Barnstorming through the playoffs, the Rockies kept on winning until they met the Red Sox in the World Series. A lot of the Rockies problems in the World... Read Full Story

"Hitting isn't an absolute science," explains Colorado Rockies second baseman Kaz Matsui through a translator. "Sometimes, we can hit. Sometimes, we can't." [Gazette] | [Amazin' Avenue] Read Full Story

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