Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies are one of the teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). This team is well-known for participating in the West Division of the National League in the MLB. The team is well-known for its competitiveness during its games.

The Colorado Rockies are notable for starting their MLB career in the 1993 season. Since then, they have competed in the National League (NL), hoping to win the titles and championships to their collection. Unfortunately, the team has only won the NL pennant once in their career till now.

Despite this, the team has appeared in the post-season five times and has even managed to make a position for themselves in the division's Wild Card. They are also known as the Wild Card Winners because they appeared in the post-season by winning the Wild Card.

In the present times, the Colorado Rockies have become one of the favorite teams of the people of Colorado. The team receives huge support from its fans despite not winning any titles. In return, the team has continued its competitive nature in the games, entertaining the fans with its performances. They are working hard to gain a World Series title.

Colorado Rockies History

The history of the Colorado Rockies dates back to the 1950s and 1960s when the people of Denver, Colorado, United States, expressed an interest in having a major baseball team from their city. This ultimately led to the MLB permitting John Antonucci and his group to create a team for the MLB expansion.

The Colorado Rockies was created in 1993 and started playing their first MLB season during the same year. Throughout the 1990s, the team continued improving by beating different opponents throughout the MLB seasons. They appeared in the playoffs for the first time in 1995 but lost the game to their opponents. Despite this, they were the leaders of the league in attendance.

The Colorado Rockies made history on April 4, 1999, when they defeated the San Diego Padres in Mexico with a score of 8-2. During the 2000s, the team had a topsy-turvy performance, winning some games while losing the others. In 2004, the arrival of several young talented players in the team was known as the “Generation-R.”

In 2007, the Colorado Rockies appeared in their first World Series. During that season, the team had a brilliant performance in October, named “Rocktober.” The team also won its first NL pennant in 2007, which they defended in the 2008 season. However, they could not maintain their winning consistency in the 2008 season. The team returned to the playoffs in the 2009 season but again failed to win it.

Throughout the 2010s, the team continued rebuilding and improving themselves. This led to Nolan Arenado receiving the Gold Gloves after the end of the 2013 season. Since then, the team hasn’t showcased good quality performance. However, the team has been constantly rebuilding and improving themselves to provide a better performance to its dedicated fanbase. Currently, the team is solely focused on winning their first World Series title in the MLB.

Colorado Rockies Owner

The Colorado Rockies are owned by Charles. K. Monfort and Richard. L. Monfort (the Monfort brothers). They are the sons of Kenneth Monfort, who used to own a meatpacking and distribution company called Monfort of Colorado Inc. The company was eventually purchased in 1987 by ConAgra Foods. Both brothers grew up in Greeley, Colorado, United States.

Charlie Monfort and Oren Brenton were the first to purchase controlling interest in the Colorado Rockies. Charlie’s brother, Richard Monfort, later joined the Colorado Rockies and was appointed as the company's vice-chairman. Both the brothers became the primary owners of the team in 2005.

Under their ownership, the team has improved and made four post-season appearances. Despite this, the fans have become disillusioned due to their incapacity to successfully run the team and win championships. Both these brothers have received criticism from the media due to their incompetency as owners of an MLB team.

Colorado Rockies’ Jersey and Logo

The Colorado Rockies have designed their own home and road jerseys to distinguish them from other MLB teams. Their home jersey consists of white colored shirts and pants with purple pinstripes. There is a purple-colored logo of Nike on the upper left side of the jersey. Below these, the team name “ROCKIES” is written in silver and trimmed with black color.

Below the team's name, the jersey number appears on the right side in black, trimmed with silver. The player name and jersey number below it are also found on the back of the jersey in black and trimmed in silver. One of the sleeves of the jersey celebrates the completion of 30 years by the team in MLB. The caps and helmets of the team are black colored, with the team's logo “CR” appearing purple-colored with silver interlinking in front of the cap or the helmet.

The road jersey of the Colorado Rockies consists of gray-colored shirts and pants. There are purple-colored pipings around the neck and running down on both sides of the jersey. A purple Nike logo is on the upper left side of the jersey. The word “COLORADO” appears in purple with white outlines in an arched way on the jersey's chest.

Below this, the jersey number also appears in purple and white outlines on the right side of the jersey. The back of the jersey features the player's name and the jersey number below it in purple and white outlines. The purple pipings are also available on the cuffs of both jersey sleeves. The caps and the helmets are the same as the home jersey. It is black in color with the team logo; the word “CR” appears interlinked in purple and silver in front of the caps and the helmets.

Colorado Rockies Nicknames

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated several nicknames throughout 30 years of their playing careers in the MLB. These are the nicknames given by the fans to the team:

• The Rocks and The Rox - This first nickname is a short form of the team’s name, “Rockies.” The second nickname has been a homophone of Rocks. The fans have imitated the style followed by the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox teams to create this nickname for their team.

• The Blake Street Bombers and The Blake Street Bullies - The first nickname refers to the players Larry Walker, Vinny Castilla, Dante Bichette and Andres Galarraga, who helped the team defeat their opponents. The second nickname refers to how other teams were almost bullied and dominated by the Colorado Rockies with The Blake Street Bombers.

• Todd and the Toddlers - This nickname was given to the team when Todd Helton was the only experienced player, with the rest of the team being rookies.

Colorado Rockies Retired Jerseys

Although the Colorado Rockies are one of the newer teams in the MLB, they have also retired the jerseys of some of the notable players. These are the Rockies, whose numbers have been officially retired by the team.

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Colorado Rockies Home Stadium

The Colorado Rockies play their home games at their home stadium, Coors Field, in Denver, Colorado, United States. This stadium can support around 50,144 spectators. The field surface is made up of Kentucky Bluegrass and Perennial Ryegrass.

One of the best features of this stadium is that it is totally eco-friendly. The seats are dark green colored, while the seats in the upper 20th row are elevated to show that the stadium is one mile above sea level. The Blue Moon Brewery, Diamond Dry Goods Gift Shop, the merchandise store of the Colorado Rockies, and the Mountain Ranch Club are some of the other features of the stadium. This makes it one of the most beautiful ballparks in the United States.

Besides baseball, Coors Field has also been used for sports, ice hockey (NHL), and musical concerts of artists and bands like Def Leppard, The Eagles, The Lumineers, Billy Joel, and more.

Colorado Rockies Tickets and Broadcasting Details

SeatGeek is the best place to buy tickets for the games for the Colorado Rockies. The prices for the tickets start as low as $3 and go high up from there, depending on the games and seat preference by the fans.

The Colorado Rockies have also developed proper broadcasting processes for the fans. For TV broadcasting, AT&T SportsNet is the channel to watch for viewing the Colorado Rockies games. The television broadcasters will be Drew Goodman, Jeff Huson and Ryan Spilborghs.

The radio broadcasting will be available on Rockies Radio KOA. Broadcasters will be Jack Corrigan and Jerry Schemmel. The games will be broadcast in Spanish on Rockies Spanish Radio 11:50 AM. Salvador Hernandez, Carlos Valdez and Hector Salazar will handle the Spanish broadcast. The game streaming will be available on MLB.TV for out-of-market areas. Fans just need to subscribe to the Colorado Rockies team for $19.99 per month.

Colorado Rockies Coaching Staff

Like all the other MLB teams, the Colorado Rockies have appointed a bunch of coaches to improve the team. These are the coaching personnel involved with training the players in the team.

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Colorado Rockies Rivalries

The major rivals for the Colorado Rockies have been the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rivalry of the Rockies and the Diamondbacks

The rivalry between these two teams originated since both were among the newest teams in the MLB. The two rivals have met twice in the post-season, with each team winning once. Recently, these teams have had an on-and-off rivalry between them.

Rivalry of the Rockies and the Giants

These teams’ rivalries are also related to the division and post-season. Giants have prevented the Rockies from pursuing their post-season championship goals. The Rockies have also been unable to win the NL West division because the Giants have prevented them from doing so again.

Rivals of the Rockies and the Dodgers

The rivalry between these two teams is also divisional and postseasonal. The Rockies have neither won the NL West nor the postseason because the Dodgers had put a stop to that goal by winning the division and the league themselves.

Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants seem to be the major obstacles in the path of the Colorado Rockies from achieving their goals.

Colorado Rockies MLB Records and Stats

These are all the all-time records and stats gathered by the Colorado Rockies as a team.

• All-time high record in batting average - .294 (2000 season)

• All-time high record in runs scored - 968 (2000 season)

• All-time high record in scoring home runs - 239 (1997 season)

• All-time high record in scoring singles - 1130 (2000 season)

• All-time high record in scoring doubles - 333 (1998 season)

• All-time high record in scoring triples - 61 (2001 season)

• All-time high record in scoring grand slams - 5 (1994 season), 5 (1998 season), 5 (2000 season) and 5 (2002 season).

• All-time high record in scoring strikeouts - 1387 (2018 season)

• All-time high record in scoring shutouts - 12 (2010 season)

Colorado Rockies World Series Championships

The Colorado Rockies are one of those teams in the MLB that have never won a World Series Championship yet. They made it to the playoffs but were defeated thereby ending their journey on five different occasions.

Colorado Rockies Other MLB Titles

Compared to the other MLB teams, the Colorado Rockies have won very little so far in their career. Here are all their achievements till now.

Colorado Rockies Hall of Famers

The Colorado Rockies have received very few Hall of Famers for themselves. Here are the players in the Colorado Rockies Hall of Fame.

Current Colorado Rockies Roster MLB 2023

These are the current active players on the Colorado Rockies roster.

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Colorado Rockies Schedule

The season for the Colorado Rockies is almost coming to an end. Here are the last couple of opponents they will face during the regular season.

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