Rockies tried to trade All-Star MVP Elias Diaz before cutting him
There was “no trade market’ for Elias Diaz? What, like there was no trade market for Trevor Story? Like there was no trade market for Jon Gray? Full disclosure: There …
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Kris Bryant is MIA again. What should Rockies do with MLB’s worst contract?
Troy Renck: The pairing represented hope and renewal, but hidden beneath their jerseys were expiration tags that had quietly passed. Before the Rockies’ 2022 home opener, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson …
MLB ace Paul Skenes’ heart belongs to Air Force, Colorado, wild blue yonder
Don’t flip out, Livvy Dunne. Apologies, bayou moms. Paul Skenes may have an LSU girlfriend and an LSU baseball card. He’s still, deep down, a Zoomie at heart. “Anything that …
Rockies in trouble with FAA for messing with a plane on autopilot
Some wise-apple in the Grading The Week offices, the one with the autographed photo of the late Norm Macdonald in his cubicle, suggested we lead off this week’s edition with …
Rockies players “trust” Kris Bryant. But will Colorado fans?
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — If Kris Bryant put his bat on the ball as quickly as he put a foot in his mouth, there’s no story. No shock, no clean-up, no …
Bud Black won’t rush the reconstructed elbow of German Marquez
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Late July. Early August. Even though German Marquez never hurt so good. “Normal soreness,” the Rockies’ ace right-hander told me with a grin Friday at Salt River …
Broncos, Russell Wilson, congrats! You just topped Rockies for worst trade in Colorado sports history.
Russ is cooked. Dick Monfort should send the Broncos a thank-you card. Heck, throw in another $51 million check while you’re at it. Because owner Greg Penner and general manager George …
Todd Helton got his Hall of Fame nod. Now it’s Randy Gradishar’s turn.
Todd Helton’s wrong was finally righted. Now It’s time to do the same for Randy Gradishar. Past time, now that you mention it. Like decades past. While the kids in …
Todd Helton, Mr. Rockie, became Cooperstown’s baddest dude
Before the thunder, Todd Helton ate lightning. Five fingers at a time. “He would jab his finger into my gut, hard,” longtime Rockies trainer and Helton confidant Keith Dugger recalled …