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850 KOA adds Zach Goodman to Rockies broadcast booth

Colorado Rockies radio broadcast affiliate KOA announced this morning that Zach Goodman has been named to their open position in the booth. He will join longtime voice of the Rockies Jack Corrigan on Rockies radio broadcasts beginning Saturday, April 4th. KOA—owned by media conglomerate iHeartRadio—used spring training this year to audition multiple replacements for Jerry […]

The “Running Rockies” may be here to stay

They’ve talked about it for years now. The Colorado Rockies would enter spring training with the prerogative of stealing more bases in the regular season, especially after the implementation of bigger bases in 2023. Players would run free during Cactus League action, particularly the speedsters, in the hopes that it would carry over into the […]

Blue Jays 5, Rockies 1: Wasted on the way

Last night, with the series opener, the Colorado Rockies soundly defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in a 14-5 onslaught. In Game 2, the Rockies hit some bad luck and (again) couldn’t seem to get the offense working (again). Add to that a seventh inning that put the Rockies on the back foot. They ended up […]

Colorado Rockies game no. 5 thread: Ryan Feltner vs Max Scherzer

In Game 1, the Colorado Rockies (1-3) managed to absolutely bludgeon the American League Champion Toronto Blue Jays (3-1) in a 14-5 win that saw them facing a position player pitching before the evening had ended. Tonight, they will look to take the series from the Blue Jays. Something to watch: Colorado has not had […]

Charlie Condon prepares to take the next step

One of the spring training positional battles that Colorado Rockies fans watched took place at first base. Would recent trade T.J. Rumfield get the nod or Rockies top prospect Charlie Condon (No. 1 PuRP)? In the end, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta went with Rumfield, sending Condon to Triple-A Albuquerque to continue his preparation. […]

Where are you on the Rockies “Hope-o-meter”?

Yesterday, The Athletic published their yearly survey of MLB fandoms and where they are on the “Hope-o-meter.” (Gift link here.) The Colorado Rockies finished 27th, ahead of the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins. Some 25.3% of fans said they felt “optimistic.” (Surprising no one, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are 99.7% optimistic.) Here’s […]

Rockies 14, Blue Jays 5: Colorado offense, welcome to 2026!

Seventeen hits. Two homers. Six doubles. Fourteen runs. Seven-for-18 with runners in scoring position and three stolen bases. The Colorado Rockies got their first win of the 2026 with an exclamation point of a beatdown over the defending American League Champion Toronto Blue Jays in front of a sold-out Rogers Centre crowd on Monday night. […]

Colorado Rockies vs. Toronto Blue Jays game no. 4 OVERFLOW THREAD

Friends, you’ve been so engaged that we had to put together an overflow thread! We’ll start doing that for game threads that reach 300+ comments (Sunday’s got a little unwieldy!). The Rockies just put up a seven-spot on the reigning AL champion Blue Jays after getting in around 2:30am. Also, it was the largest road […]

Colorado Rockies announce minor-league rosters

As the Colorado Rockies MLB and Triple-A teams move into action, rosters are becoming available for the rest of the organizations farm system. Triple-A Albuquerque The Albuquerque Isotopes will field the following roster to start the season: For the Isotopes, the name of the game is tested depth. Very few players on this roster are […]

Three overreactions from the Rockies’ opening series

The Colorado Rockies completed their first series of the 2026 campaign, and ultimately went 0-3 against the Miami Marlins and were outscored 10-7. Starting the season with a sweep is never good, especially starting against a team on a similar tier before heading into a gauntlet for the next six weeks. It’s also not good […]

Marlins 4, Rockies 3: Unable to avoid spring cleaning

The Colorado Rockies were unable to avoid the sweep in their Opening Weekend series against the Miami Marlins. The Fish walked off the Rockies on a two-run home run, cementing an 0-3 record to kick off the 2026 campaign with three straight one-run losses. Unable to capitalize The Rockies struck first, when Jordan Beck hit […]

Colorado Rockies game no. 3 thread: Jose Quintana vs Max Meyer

While practicing patience is still encouraged, the Colorado Rockies’ 2026 season is off to a familiar start. The Rockies are in Miami looking to avoid being swept by the Marlins on Opening Weekend after losing by just one run in both of their first two games. Yesterday afternoon had some fireworks as rookie TJ Rumfield […]

This Week in Purple: We are so back!

The Rockies played their last two spring training games and their first two regular season games this week. So far in the regular season, they’re 0-2 but there have been some moments of brightness. TJ Rumfield made his MLB debut, knocked his first MLB hit and launched his first MLB home run in his first […]

Colorado Rockies game no. 2 thread: Michael Lorenzen vs. Eury Pérez

After a disappointing 2-1 loss on Opening Day, the Colorado Rockies will look to even the series against the Miami Marlins. However, one bright note was first baseman TJ Rumfield. Rumfield made his MLB Debut last night, and is the only member of the Opening Day roster with true rookie status. He also became the […]

The 2026 Rockies and chasing history

Let’s be honest right up front: The Rockies are not chasing history in 2026. (They might be running from it.)   They’re not chasing Todd Helton and Larry Walker’s 49 home runs. They’re not chasing Andrés Galarraga’s 150 RBIs. They’re not sniffing Walker’s .379. This isn’t that kind of team. But that doesn’t mean this season won’t be worth watching.  Because while this roster won’t threaten the franchise record books over 162 games, […]

Purple Row After Dark: What are your Rockies first impressions?

We’re only one game in — so small sample size and all that — and you can read James Riggenbach’s game recap here of the Colorado Rockies 2-1 loss to the Miami Marlins. but what were your biggest takeaways from the game? Me, I was encouraged by the Rockies staying in the game after going […]

Marlins 2, Rockies 1: Alcantara stifles Rox in tight Opening Day 

The Colorado Rockies opened the 2026 season in Miami with a lineup that looked nothing like the one that started 2025 — between debuts and new additions, this felt less like a continuation and more like a reset.   Kyle Karros made his first Opening Day start, following in the footsteps of his father Eric, who made nine in his career.   […]