Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for August 17-18, 2024
The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments.
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It’s the last stop on the Hall of Fame trail for Todd Helton. This afternoon, the Colorado Rockies will celebrate him with a gold “HOF” circle around his retired number and a bobblehead commemorating one of the most iconic moments in the club’s history.
Meanwhile, it was a busy week for the Rockies roster (more on that later). They also only won one game this week against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Most of them were fairly close, but then they got clubbed 11-4 by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
That all said, here’s what our writers were up to this week:
To Read (Rockpiles)
- Monday: Victor Vodnik has the makings of a franchise closer | Evan Lang
- Tuesday: Checking in with Tanner Gordon one month into his MLB career | Renee Dechert
- Weekly Pebble Report: Getting Comfortable in New Places | Evan Lang
- Wednesday: The joy of hitting runs deep for Jared Thomas | Skyler Timmins
- Thursday: Following the path of another tributary of the Salt River Complex. | Kenneth Weber
- Friday: As Todd goes gold, whose number will be retired next? | Joelle Milholm
To Read (PuRPs)
All PuRPs articles are written by Jeff Aberle
To Read (Roster Updates)
- Kris Bryant returns to IL as Rockies make roster moves | Evan Lang
- It’s Romo time, Rockies fans | Mac Wilcox
To Listen
- Affected by Altitude: Everybody do the Rotation Shuffle
Weekend Discussion Topics
What are your expectations for Drew Romo in his first cup of coffee? Do you expect more prospects to follow him as we enter the final six weeks of the season? Sound off below!
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