Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies play their first home game of the season on Friday. And after wrapping up their worst season in franchise history last year, some fans think it might be time to try something different. Today on In The NoCo: how a proposal to use baseballs with thicker seams could make playing at Coors Field a little more successful for future Rockies lineups.

The Colorado Rockies are wrapping up their worst season in franchise history. So it might be time to try something different at Coors Field. Here's how a proposal to use baseballs with thicker seams could make playing at Coors Field a little more successful for future Rockies lineups.

It’s been a historically bad season for the Colorado Rockies. Yet thousands of fans keep showing up to home games at Coors Field. What’s the story behind that loyal fan base – and does their devotion send the wrong message to the team’s owners?

Fireworks are mostly illegal in Colorado, but some city-approved events will still give residents a chance to see a show.

It’s been a Rocky time for Denver sports fans, as the Rockies sink in the West. But KUNC commentator Peter Moore has a plan, and it involves beer and the Bhagavad Gita.

The Rockies are having a historically terrible start to the season. But thousands of fans keep showing up to home games at Coors Field. What’s the story behind that loyal fan base – and is it starting to lose faith in the team?

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As injuries and losses pile up, Dick Monfort’s Colorado Rockies are hurtling toward third consecutive 100-loss season — and perhaps worst ever.

Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics. Cavnar becomes the first woman to handle primary play-by-play duties in major league history. She has covered baseball for 17 of her 20 years in the media business, most recently calling Colorado Rockies games the past 12 years as a backup play-by-play announcer while also hosting pregame and postgame shows and regional coverage.

Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was recently elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. That means a lot of things to a lot of different Rockies fans, including MLB official scorer Jillian Geib. She joins In The NoCo today.