Tag: colorado rockies
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Kroenke rep discussed buying Rockies before Penners got deal done
Stan Kroenke should’ve bought the Rockies instead of the Angels. — Ray, woulda, coulda, shoulda Kiz: We might not know much here at Kickin’ It Headquarters, but we absolutely, positively know this for certain. As recently as the early months of 2025, a man trying to broker a sale of Charlie Monfort’s share of the…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Only question is when Shedeur Sanders takes over as starting quarterback in Cleveland
Shedeur Sanders is the best quarterback on that Cleveland Browns team. Whether or not Sanders is a good NFL quarterback is yet to be seen. — M.M., surfing the net goofy style Kiz: In a reminder that what Cleveland does best as a football franchise is Browns down its leg, Deshaun Watson was inexplicably named…
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After Helton and Walker, which Denver athlete should be next up for a statue? | Friday Faceoff
The Rockies are honoring their Hall of Famers — Larry Walker and Todd Helton — with statues outside Coors Field. Which Denver sports figures should be next? Chris Tomasson, Broncos beat writer Answer: John Elway When one visits Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, there is a big statue out front of Peyton Manning. So why…
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Mark Kiszla: Rockies kick loyal season-ticket holders where it hurts with absurd 14% price hike
Taking over daily operations of the biggest joke in Major League Baseball, it appears Walker Monfort has already learned his father’s meanest trick. How to kick loyal Rockies fans where it hurts most: The wallet. “We feel like enablers,” longtime season-ticket holder Rocco Dodson told me Wednesday. “It’s people like us who allow the Monforts…
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Rockies record longest home losing streak in Coors Field history
On the same day that the Colorado Rockies honored one of their franchise legends with a statue outside Coors Field, they fell to a new low on the baseball diamond within. After the Cleveland Guardians scored three runs in the top of the first inning Sunday, Colorado only put up two of their own the…
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Mickey Moniak’s ‘love’ for Denver will continue after Rockies’ 2-year contract extension
With trade rumors swirling around him, Mickey Moniak found peace. In the days leading up to the MLB trade deadline Monday, the Rockies outfielder was often mentioned as a potential trade candidate. As he waited for the deadline to pass, Moniak said goodbye to three of his teammates before the deadline struck at 4 p.m.,…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: LeBron James is ‘King’ who would’ve been royal pain for Nuggets
At this point, the Nuggets should do absolutely nothing to their roster. Anything they do isn’t going to improve the team. Getting rid of “guys” to bring in other “guys” does nothing more than put a coat of paint on the house. It might look different, but it’s still the same house. – Joe, too…
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Rockies’ Jordan Romano, Matt Buschmann reunited with aim to regain All-Star form
For Jordan Romano and Matt Buschmann, it feels like 2022 all over again. Flash back four seasons and that duo was working together in Toronto, with Romano as the All-Star closer for the Blue Jays and Buschmann as the team’s bullpen coach and director of pitching development. Romano finished that season with a 2.11 ERA…
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Denver should be no-brainer selection for 2031 Women’s World Cup | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Spain vs. Argentina (1 p.m. Sunday, Fox) — There are no coincidences. So explain the photo of Lionel Messi (Argentina) bathing baby Lamine Yamal (Spain) 19 years before they meet in a World Cup final. 2. Broncos training camp (Wednesday) — Broncos rookies, including talented…
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Rockies pitcher Acevedo suspended 80 games for positive test under minor league drug program
NEW YORK — Right-hander Domingo Acevedo, a three-year major league veteran pitching with Colorado’s Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, was suspended for 80 games Wednesday for a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance stanozolol under the minor league drug program. Acevedo, 32, started this season with Piratas de Campeche in Mexico and signed a minor league contract…