Rockies beat writer @denverpost. Nancy's husband, golden retriever lover, Springsteen fanatic. Colorado native. Email: psaunders@denverpost.com
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Agent Joel Wolfe on @MLB owners crying poverty:
"The Marlins played without fans for 15 years, yet still managed to give a player the biggest contract in sports history (Stanton), and then sold the team for a Billion dollar profit, with 5 competing buyers."
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#Rockies Kris Bryant opens up about his struggles. Says he’s not thinking retirement.
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From ESPN: Colorado is on pace to finish 74 games out of first place, which would shatter the all-time record. #Rockies are also on pace to finish 58 games out of fourth place. They aren't just in the basement, they are tunneling their way to the center of the Earth.
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Some sad news to share. My wonderful father, Dusty Saunders, a giant of Colorado journalism, died today. He was 90. What a long, incredible life. We will miss him dearly, even as we celebrate his life.
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#Rockies Todd Helton gets The Call to the Hall of Fame.
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#Rockies Trevor Story: Nolan’s one of my best friends, baseball aside, so this hurts. He’s the best 3B in the game. I’m sad and a little frustrated to be honest. All I can do is focus on playing the best baseball I can for my teammates and the fans, they deserve it.
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I'm going to say it. I would love to see the #Cardinals win the World Series with Pujols, Yadi, Wainwright, Goldschmidt and Arenado.
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BREAKING: Nolan Arenado feels "disrespected" as Rockies GM Jeff Bridich nixes trade talks dpo.st/2GleBBX via @denverpost
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Vin Scully:
"You don't need an official scorer at Coors Field. You need a certified public accountant."
#Rockies
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I'm no #Broncos expert, but Phillip Lindsay sure looks like a better football player than Melvin Gordon.
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Cool moment at Savanna Bananas game tonight. Ubaldo Jimenez pitches one third of a perfect inning.
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#Rockies rookie RHP Chase Dollander throwing live BP today. Rox are more excited about Dollander than any pitcher I can remember.
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For those few yahoos out there taking cheap shots at #Rockies Ian Desmond in the wake of his very heartfelt and difficult decision ... get a life.
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#Cardinals Nolan Arenado and #Rockies Trevor Story had dinner last night. Got to wonder if they were scheming for a way to get Trevor to St. Louis.😏
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I'm told that the #Rockies will honor #Cardinals Nolan Arenado with a video when he returns to Coors Field tomorrow.
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Nolan Arenado: “Congrats to Todd Helton on making the Hall of Fame. Incredible player. Loved him as a teammate. He was really good to me. He was tough on me, but good to me and I needed it. He deserves this. He was such a good player and he was durable.”
#Rockies
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7 a.m., walking into the complex, I see a lone player on a back field doing footwork drills and stretches
... Who do you suppose it is?
Nolan Arenado, of course.
#Rockies
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I received a couple nasty emails today telling me to stop writing about baseball. I was told it was a waste of time. I'm not sure what to say other than it's my job and I think some people care about that part of their lives.
Just trying to keep fans informed during scary times.
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Nancy and I lost our beloved Shelby today. She loved to watch #Rockies games on TV. We will miss her forever.
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#Rockies Chad Kuhl wore this uni for his bullpen today. What do you think? White pants with City Connect jersey.
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An emotional German Marquez reacts to firing of Bud Black. #Rockies.
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Lots of #Rockies Nolan Arenado for #Cubs Kris Bryant rumors floating out there.
But one source told me that the Cubs might be creating media noise to make a better deal with #Phillies, #Nationals or #Braves
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Someone remind me why the #Broncos didn’t draft Josh Allen.
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#Rockies icon Todd Helton on Nolan Arenado deal:
"He should be a Rockie for life. The best I've ever seen over at third."
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A long time coming. My 2022 #HallofFame ballot arrived today. I've covered the #Rockies since 2005 but spent 2010-11 as an online editor at The Post. You have to have 10 consecutive years with a #BBWAA card in order to be eligible to vote. I'm finally there.
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Why does #Rockies Nolan Arenado want out? This from Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci: Since Arenado made his first All-Star team in 2015, the Rockies have spent $281.6 million on 12 free agents. Virtually all of their decisions have been disasters.
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#Rockies Kyle Freeland:
* 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 37 strikeouts over his last 5 starts.
* ERA now 2.90, best among NL lefties.
* In 12 starts at Coors field, has a 2.27 ERA.
* National attention? Close to zero.
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Thanks to #Rockies Nolan Arenado for 8 great years of baseball. More than that, thanks for the time you've given me for interviews, etc. You're a class act. I've sensed you lost a bit of your joy for the game over the last 2 years. I hope you find it again in St. Louis.
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#Rockies LHP Ryan Rolison,22nd overall pick in 2018, talks about finally making it to the majors.
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I'm sure I'll get roasted for tweeting this, but I think Bud Black deserves a lot of credit for not letting the #Rockies completely implode.
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Whatever happens tonight, remember Kyle Freeland's performance. #Rockies.
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#Rockies great Larry Walker is Cooperstown Bound! No. 33 makes the Hall of Fame!
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#Rockies Game 163 on Monday in L.A. would be 11 years to the day of Game 163 in 2007 when Matt Holliday touched home plate.
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In 5 starts at Coors Field this season, Austin Gomber has an .095 ERA and opponents are hitting .139 against him.
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Washington’s last World Series team was not the Senators. It was a Negro League dynasty. washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
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Three things strike me about the huge response to @jschemmel6 losing his #Rockies job at @KOAColorado:
1. How respected and well-like Jerry is.
2. How important radio voices remain to the relationship between a team and its fans.
3. @iHeartRadio made a huge, short-sighted mistake
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David Dahl:
I’m thankful for the #Rockies drafting me and giving me the opportunity to live out a dream of playing in the big leagues. Will miss my teammates and of course the fans. I’m sorry it didn’t work out here in Denver but I’m really looking forward to a new opportunity.
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#Rockies @Chuck_Nazty would like to see baseballs NOT stored in the humidor at Coors Field for the Home Run Derby. "They should just hit moonballs, that's what I think."
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.@markkiszla asks Dick Monfort if he would ever sell the team. "You'd like that, wouldn't you."
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Matt Holliday about Coors Field factor and #Rockies Todd Helton:
"What about playing on turf back in the day, when the field was like concrete and guys collected an extra 500 hits on balls that nobody could field because they were playing on cement?"
Todd's a Hall of Famer."
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From @Buster_ESPN: For Nolan Arenado and his agent, Joel Wolfe, it's a staggering, shocking victory. For the #Rockies, it's an almost incomprehensible set of gaffes.
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#Rockies owner Charlie Monfort, now sober, says team 'needs new set of eyeballs' denverpost.com/2025/06/22/ch…
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Let's be honest .... during the #Rockies 1st 12 games, they have disappointed in nearly every facet of the game.
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First time in franchise history #Rockies bullpen pitched five consecutive perfect innings.
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You know what cracks me up? When @DJLeMahieu won a batting title with the #Rockies, a lot of East Coast media dismissed it as a fluke. Now he's the pride of New York.
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I find it interesting -- and maddening -- that many national baseball writers are quick to dismiss #Rockies hitters because of Coors Field, but we rarely hear anything about how Kyle Freeland has pitched so well at Coors.
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#Rockies @Chuck_Nazty: I am fortunate to have played alongside Nolan. We experienced a great deal together, and shared some great moments as Rockies. I will always enjoy watching him play, no matter what uniform he wears. His competitiveness and intensity will be missed. “
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Just said goodbye to Julian Valentin, #Rockies director of brand management & social media. Rox always had a great media presence under Julian. In his 10-plus years with Rox, he was responsible for roughly 350,000 tweets and 8,500 Instagram posts. He will be greatly missed.
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Can #Rockies contend for the playoffs with this roster?
Kris Bryant: "Of course. ... I have never been on a losing team in my big-league career."
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As expected, I'm told that Trevor Story will definitely NOT accept the #Rockies qualifying offer. The deadline is Wednesday. As many as eight teams have checked in on Story ... but not the Rox.
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Nolan Arenado pumping up the crowd for former #Rockies teammate Trevor Story.
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Likely final game in #Rockies uniforms for DJ LeMahiue, CarGo, Adam Ottavino and Gerardo Parra.
Class acts all the way.
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#Rockies German Marquez throwing live BP today. His fastball hit 98 mph.
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Best Nolan Arenado at-bat? Father's Day walk-off for the cycle.
Best play? The tarp play in San Francisco.
#Rockies #Cardinals
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#Rockies Kyle Freeland, comparing what Tigers & Royals have done to turn things around: "What they're doing is right, what we're doing is wrong. And we're not winning baseball games. We're playing a bad brand of baseball, all the way around. Pitching, fielding, hitting.
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Kyle Freeland's overall ERA is 2.91. His Coors Field ERA is 2.21.
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We lost our beautiful Ginger today. She was put to sleep peacefully in the backyard where she loved to play “Glowball.”
We loved her so much. We will miss her forever. Now she can romp with her sister Shelby.
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I am so sick of people like you telling me to “stick to sports.” It’s my Twitter account and my opinion. You don’t like it? Don’t follow me.
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#Rockies C.J. Cron named NL player of the Month. Well deserved.
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Good for #Rockies fans. Long, heartfelt standing ovation for #Cardinals Nolan Arenado. You could tell that it got to him.
He loved Colorado, just didn't think he would ever win big here. That's the bottom line.
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“I’m confused and I don’t have really anything good to say about the situation and how it unfolded."
#Rockies Trevor Story not happy as trade deadline passes and he and Jon Gray remain in Colorado: denverpost.com/2021/07/30/tr… via @denverpost
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Reports surfacing that the #Rockies are back in the mix for Trevor Story. I'm told that's not the case. In fact, there has been no recent contact.
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A day to celebrate! #Rockies @cbettis35 has been cancer free for one year.
So happy for Chadwick Reginald Bettis III
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Tip of the hat to #Rockies media relations folks. They did an amazing job spreading the Hall of Fame Gospel of Larry Walker.
A job very well done!
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I asked #Rockies Connor Joe if his homer tonight was the biggest moment of his MLB career. He said it was the second-biggest. The first was when he hit his first major league home run last year on the one-year anniversary of him being declared cancer-free.
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Unless a late trade is announced, #Rockies SS Jose Iglesias and RHPs Alex Colome, Carlos Estevez and Chad Kuhl can all walk as free agents after the season and the Rox will get nothing for them. Not even prospects.
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Hugs in the #Rockies dugout for German Marquez. Gee, I wonder what that could be about?
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For your consideration:
#Rockies Larry Walker:
* Won 1997 NL MVP.
* Named a National League All-Star five times.
* Was a seven-time Gold Glove winner.
* Won Silver Slugger 3
* 3-time National League Batting
Champion.
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ESPN's @Buster_ESPN ranks #Rockies Nolan Arenado as majors' No. 1 third basemen. Was there ever a doubt? Details here: dpo.st/2CESp25
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Got a bunch of emails criticizing me for writing that the #Rockies can't make the playoffs. That's not what I wrote. I wrote that their recent 4-game losing streak "almost certainly doomed their chances to qualify." Besides, it's not my job to be a cheerleader.
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Can I just say that @TonyWolters is about a classy as they come? Best of luck to Tony.
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A guy threw 96 mph in Coors FIeld's speed pitch challenge. Now he has a contract with the A's and not the #Rockies. dpo.st/2KoR7xo via @denverpost
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This is cool. On Father’s Day, #Rockies have their kids join them during the National Anthem.
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#Rockies manager Bud Black said that German Marquez "toughed it out tonight." Marquez was sick with diarrhea but he still took a one-hitter into the 7th and he drove in 2 runs with single and a double.
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Does anyone else find it ironic that Pete Rose was banished from baseball but ads for betting are all over the #Rockies broadcast?
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I know it's not popular to praise the #Rockies, but at least new GM Bill Schmidt is doing things to reshape the roster.
OK, you can hammer me now.
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From Ashley Blackmon about the possibility of her husband, @Chuck_Nazty, shaving off his beard:
"I told him, 'Whenever you’re ready, I’ll be ready, too. But just don’t do it too abruptly. You just need to do it in small amounts or you’ll scare off our kids."
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