Last Word On Baseball

The 2023 season has been a very forgetful one for the Colorado Rockies. In the last eight games of the season, the Rockies have lost all eight, tying for their longest losing skid of the season.  In their first eight-game losing streak of 2023, opponents outscored the Rockies 24-64 and went from 5-6 on the year to 5-14, which is comparable to their most recent losing streak. … [Read more...] about Rockies’ Losing Skid

For as long as the Colorado Rockies have been a franchise, they have been looking for consistent and prolonged production from their backstop. A consistent cycle of catchers have made an effort to be the savior, but no one has been able to string together several seasons of at least league-average production.  Now in the 2023 season, the current backstop is in the midst of his … [Read more...] about The Rockies’ Franchise Catcher Search

The Colorado Rockies find themselves 13.0 games back in the NL West at a 29-41 record. They are well on their way to finishing the year below .500 for the fifth-straight season. Given a half-century straight of poor performances as well as trading a Hall of Fame-level player in Nolan Arenado, it would be easy to assume that the team’s farm system would rank among the best in … [Read more...] about Analyzing the Rockies’ Farm System

Once upon a time, a bright-blue-eyed third baseman made his debut on the north side of Chicago for the Cubs. That player was Kris Bryant and his Hall of Fame trajectory is no longer what it used to be. Starting his career, he went on a multi-season long tear like no other and appeared to be on the fast track to being a generational player.  Debuting at the not-young but … [Read more...] about Kris Bryant No Longer on Fast Track To Hall Of Fame

August is the month, according to last night’s Boston Red Sox flagship television station’s, on-field reporter. This was reported as it was also reported that Trevor Story was throwing from shortstop, before last night’s rain-delayed, extra-innings, 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. At first, this writer thought, “I must not have heard that right.” I rewound the telecast. Sure … [Read more...] about Trevor Story Coming Back to Red Sox in August