Author: Kevin Henry
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Hejny’s 5 TDs power CSU to 58-24 rout of Southern Utah
Colorado State proved last week that quarterback Hauss Hejny and an opportunistic defense are a lethal combination. The Rams wasted no time replicating that formula Saturday with dominant results. Hejny threw a pair of touchdown passes within CSU’s first four plays and the defense caused a fumble on Southern Utah’s first play, all part of…
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Ryan McMahon’s reunion ‘normal baseball, while Gabriel Hughes faces off with Aaron Judge | Rockies notebook
NEW YORK — Ryan McMahon has turned the page. While there were plenty of hugs and hellos from McMahon for those associated with the Rockies this week at Yankee Stadium, more than one year after the trade that sent him to the Bronx, McMahon said he treated the three-game series as just another part of…
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Rockies’ TJ Rumfield reflects on Central Park wedding during New York return
NEW YORK — No matter what TJ Rumfield does at Yankee Stadium this week, it will never replace his favorite New York memory. It was June 2023 and the former Yankees prospect now turned Rockies first baseman was based in nearby Somerset, N.J., and on the way to Portland, Maine, for the Patriots’ next series.…
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Rockies’ Kyle Karros returns to lineup as Colorado drops opener to Yankees
NEW YORK — All of the buzz in the Bronx on Tuesday night was around the return of Aaron Judge to the Yankees’ lineup. However, across the diamond, the Rockies were more than happy to welcome back one of their own offensive cogs from the injured list. After battling concussion symptoms since first being placed…
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Rockies frustrated by struggles in close games
Even on an off day, the question haunted Mickey Moniak. On a quiet Thursday between the Orioles and Cardinals series at Coors Field, Moniak dug into the Colorado record books. He wanted to see just how close this Rockies team was this season to having a record much different from the 55-87 mark the team…
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Rockies rookie Mason Adams showing poise on the mound
When the Rockies traded for Mason Adams, they liked what they saw in the right-hander’s stuff. However, it’s something that doesn’t show up in the box score that has perhaps impressed those inside the organization the most. Acquired in the Aug. 3 deal that sent Brenton Doyle to the Chicago White Sox, Adams has impressed…
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With Orioles in Denver, Holliday family creating more memories at Coors Field
Jackson Holliday had a new core memory at Coors Field unlocked Monday night. As a toddler, some of Jackson’s earliest baseball memories involve playing Wiffle ball on the same field where his father, Matt, was building a stellar MLB career as a member of the Rockies. Jackson hadn’t even reached his fourth birthday when Matt…
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Rockies face crucial questions entering September | Kevin’s take
When the calendar flips to September on Tuesday, all eyes will be on just how far the climb has gotten the Rockies this season. The franchise has embraced the mantra of “here for the climb” this year as the team tries to build toward a future where September play leads to a Rocktober berth. However,…
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At first, second or third, Connor Norby comfortable with Rockies at new Coors Field home
It didn’t take long for Connor Norby to feel at home in Colorado, both on and off the field. Dealt to the Rockies from the Miami Marlins on Aug. 3 along with minor leaguer Aiden May for reliever Victor Vodnik, Norby has quickly settled in as a regular in the Rockies’ starting lineup. That includes…
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With lockout looming, era of Dodgers superteams could be nearing an end | MLB Insider
Pour one out for the Los Angeles Dodgers. That may seem like an odd sentiment after this week’s series at Coors Field, where the Dodgers dominated the Rockies like a team leading the division should do against a team in the division’s basement. However, it’s a real possibility the Dodgers that just visited LoDo will…