Rockies look to Coors Field effect for inspiration
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The Colorado Rockies are hoping the Coors Field effect will help inspire them against the Boston Red Sox this weekend in the 2007 World Series.
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Third baseman Vinny Castilla said he fits fine with the Colorado youth movement, even though he&#39;ll turn 38 next season and the Rockies are coming off the second-worst
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Todd Helton had always wondered what it really, truly felt like. Yes, he'd been sprayed with champagne and doused with beer in celebrations this October - they come about once every 12 years for the Rockies, and he wasn't around for the first. But this one was different from the wild-card clinching win over the Padres and the ...
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As his Arizona Diamondbacks hammered the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 Saturday night, manager Bob Melvin allowed himself to peek at the out-of-town scoreboard. He liked what he saw. NL West leader San Diego lost. So did Los Angeles, San Francisco and Colorado.
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The World Series shifts to Colorado for  Game Three on Saturday, a move the Rockies hope will also bring  a shift in momentum as they trail the Boston Red Sox 2-0 in the  best-of-seven Major League Baseball championship.
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The Colorado Rockies hope a one-mile increase in altitude will make a world of difference. The Boston Red Sox are on a high, and it's not just because of their 2-0 World Series lead.
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Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle would like to see San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds swing the bat. &quot;For me, he&#39;s the most phenomenal offensive player I&#39;ve ever seen,.
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The Rockies were already in a fine pickle well before the Red Sox came to the plate in the fifth inning of last night's World Series opener.
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Even now, after the Colorado Rockies' amazing run of 21 wins in 22 games, many fans don't know this black-and-purple clad club of Tulowitzkis and Torrealbas. Maybe that changes this week. Come Wednesday night, the Rockies will be on baseball's biggest stage, playing the Boston Red Sox in the World Series opener.
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Game Four of the World Series on Sunday  will be as much about perseverance as runs and hits with  starting pitchers for both the Boston Red Sox and Colorado  Rockies coming back from life-threatening illness.
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The Colorado Rockies return home for Game Three on Saturday fully aware of the challenge the lies ahead but confident they can come back against the Boston Red Sox in the best-of-seven World Series.
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The Boston Red Sox try to build on their new image of success, while the Colorado Rockies write the first chapter of their Fall Classic history in Major League Baseball's World Series starting on Wednesday.
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He's supposed to be the jump-starter, the man who gets the Rockies going. First man up and, ideally, first man on. "It starts with me," said center fielder Willy Taveras. Problem is, after two games of the World Series, it had been ending with him, too.
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Jeromy Burnitz&#39;s RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat host Los Angeles, 4-1, last night to slow the
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DENVER - On a day when Colorado pitching dominated at Coors Field, a bloop single by Jeromy Burnitz gave the Rockies a doubleheader sweep.
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The Sporting News - 1. Will the Rockies show up? Forget the rust factor. Even if the Rockies' eight-day layoff played a part in their embarrassing Game 1 performance, they did their best not to use it as an excuse. "We heard all the talk about the eight days, so you have to answer the questions," catcher Yorvit Torrealba said. "But that's over with now. We're just down one game, and we need a win."
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Thousands of World Series fans will soon be converging on LoDo, a thriving section of downtown that is home to the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field. Fifteen years ago, they would have been warned to stay away.