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Purple Row After Dark: Send in your mailbag questions
It’s hard to believe that the 2026 season is almost over. With around 40 games left to play in the regular season, the Colorado Rockies are on the hunt to avoid their fourth-straight 100-loss season. As we draw closer to the end of the season and continue to look ahead, I wanted to take the […]
Rockies sunk by one big inning, fall to the Giants 7-1
The Colorado Rockies had a nice little win streak going entering this afternoon’s game. That momentum came to a screeching halt a few innings into the game as Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants played spoiler. The Rockies looked like they might solve Webb, getting out to an early lead and positioning themselves to […]
Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants game discussion: Michael Lorenzen vs. Logan Webb
After taking the first game of the series behind another deep Kyle Freeland start and Zac Veen firepower, the Colorado Rockies (49-73) try to continue their three-game road winning streak with a Saturday afternoon contest by the bay against the San Francisco Giants (50-72). A win would give the Rockies their 50th victory of the […]
Doubleheader Saturday — WPBL discussion thread
It’s another doubleheader Saturday in Women’s Pro Baseball League action. Thanks to a San Francisco Firebells offensive explosion on Friday night when they beat the Los Angeles Queens 17-3, the Firebells enter the day on top of the standings at 4-2. Kelsie Whitmore was again the star of the day, getting the win on the […]
Connor Norby could raise the bar at second base
Connor Norby has already packed quite a bit into a major-league career that is barely two years old. He debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in June 2024, was traded to the Miami Marlins at that year’s deadline, spent much of 2025 working around injuries and returned to Triple-A this summer after his offense backed up. […]
Freeland goes eight, Veen makes a splash as Rockies beat Giants 5-2
Kyle Freeland worked eight strong innings, Zac Veen put a baseball into McCovey Cove and the Rockies got contributions from all over the roster in a 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants Thursday night at Oracle Park. Colorado improved to 49-73 with the win, while San Francisco fell to 50-72. The Rockies are now […]
Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants game discussion: Kyle Freeland vs. Landen Roupp
Colorado enters Friday night at 48-73, two games behind the 50-71 Giants for fourth place in the NL West. The Rockies went 1-2 in St. Louis, then took two of three from Arizona before Thursday’s off day, leaving them 3-3 through the first six games of the trip. This is also the final series between […]
L.A. Queens vs. San Francisco Firebells — WPBL discussion thread
While it’s still early in the season, the winner of tonight’s showdown between the Queens (3-2) and Firebells (3-2) will become the first league four-game winner and immediately move to the top of the WPBL standings. Tonight’s game marks the fourth straight contest between the California squads. San Francisco has won two of the three […]
Rockies Reacts Results: We guessed right! Twice!
This week, we asked the community to vote on who they thought the Rockies would call up next. Apparently, the Baseball Gods were listening because when we first asked, 53% of folks thought Zac Veen would be called up. Later that same evening, Veen was indeed called up. Then, on Tuesday, we asked once again […]
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2026: numbers 30-26
Now that we’ve looked at the players who were on a single ballot, those receiving multiple votes (2-5 ballot players and PuRPs 43-36), plus the Honorable Mention PuRPs for mid-season 2026, it’s time to examine the players that made the list. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 29 qualifying ballots were cast, with 30 points granted […]
Lessons in organic chemistry: Meet Rockies performance dietitian Sam Hawkins
Whether it’s the physical demands on the body of playing at altitude or the grind of adjusting back and forth from a mile high to sea level, attracting talent to join the Colorado Rockies has always been a challenge. For Sam Hawkins, it’s the exact challenge she was looking for. The Rockies new performance dietitian, […]
Purple Row After Dark: Who ranks it right?
It’s that time of year. The longest days of the summer are behind us—though the heat is not—and the Major League Baseball season is about to enter the final stretch. It’s also that magical time of year where Purple Row’s mid-season PuRPs prospect rankings hit the website. These are the very same rankings that you, […]
Boston Hunters vs New York Heights — WPBL Discussion thread
After facing each other in the past three games, the Boston Hunters (1-3) and the New York Heights (2-2) will face off once more before moving on to other opponents later in the week. The Hunters took the first game of this three game “series” on Saturday 9-6 before the Heights came back late in […]
Francis Rivera is pitching his way through the Rockies minor league system
Author’s note: Earlier this season, Purple Row began a series exploring how Spanish-speaking players learn about English and American culture while working their way through the Colorado Rockies system. English instructor Dr. Paul Worley asked if we would interview some of this students to allow them to practice their English, and we were happy to […]
My personal Field of Dreams
Tonight, Major League Baseball returns to Dyersville, Iowa, for the Field of Dreams Game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. It’s fantastic that the event has returned, as the 1989 film is one of my favorites and has inspired memories and reflections of my own. Childhood memories One summer day in the early 2000s, […]
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2026: Numbers 35 to 31
It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the mid-season 2026 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — the Honorable Mention PuRPs — as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well as […]
Reasons to watch the end of another Rockies losing season
The novelty of a new season and a new front office has long since worn off. The most consequential opportunities for the team to build its future roster have come and gone with the draft and trade deadline. Barring a miraculous run over the next six weeks, the Rockies are in the final third of […]
Purple Row After Dark: What should the Rockies start, stop and continue doing?
The Colorado Rockies have 41 games left in the 2026 season. Beyond continuing to improve on their 2025 record and build for the future, what do you hope to see for the rest of this season? That question seems gigantic for an organization like the Rockies. While there are lots of ways to give feedback […]
Early home runs stave off Rockies bullpen struggles in 6-4 win over Diamondbacks
Trying to avoid yet another rubber-match loss, the Colorado Rockies utilized an early offensive outburst to stave off the Arizona Diamondbacks and a bullpen meltdown in a 6-4 victory to secure a series win. With the victory, Colorado is now 4-13 in rubber matches. This also marks the first series win in Arizona since 2022. […]
L.A. Queens vs San Francisco Firebells — WPBL Discussion thread
After a couple of off days the WPBL resumes this evening! Todays game will feature a rematch between the L.A. Queens (3-1) and the San Francisco Firebells (2-2). This past Saturday, the two teams faced off in a lopsided affair that saw the Firebells hand the Queens their first defeat in franchise history. The Firebells […]
Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game discussion: Ryan Feltner vs. Merrill Kelly
The Colorado Rockies managed to snag a 3-2 victory Tuesday night thanks to another inspired Tomoyuki Sugano start on the mound and a clutch two-run home run by Kyle Karros. Now, with the series tied, the Rockies face off against their most dreaded foe this season, the rubber match. When a chance to win a […]
Kyle Karros placed on concussion injured list, Adael Amador recalled
The Colorado Rockies announced this afternoon prior to their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks that third baseman Kyle Karros has been placed on the 7-day concussion injured list. Karros, who has largely been the Rockies’ everyday starting third baseman this season, suffered a head injury during Tuesday night’s game against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. […]
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2026: Numbers 43 to 36
After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot on Monday and 11 multi-ballot players yesterday, it’s time to write about the seven players who fell short from Honorable Mention Purple Row Prospect (PuRP) status in the pre-season 2026 voting but who were listed on at least six of the 29 ballots. For each player, I’ll include […]
Jake McCarthy has stabilized the Rockies’ leadoff spot
He may not have a bushy beard, the untamed mullet, and “Your Love” playing before every at-bat, but Jake McCarthy has invoked the spirit of Charlie Blackmon while batting leadoff for the Colorado Rockies. Just don’t tell him that. “I got to meet him. I played against him, obviously, over the last few years in […]
Rockies have a party at the snake farm, strike the D-backs 3-2
After getting trounced 9-0 by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the series opener, the Colorado Rockies looked to get back on track in Game 2. And they did that in a close game that found the Rockies defeating the D-backs 3-2. The offense got key hits (with a big thanks to Kyle Karros) The Rockies (again) […]
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