Rockies' Olivo makes good impression with defensive work - 3 hours ago - denverpost.com

... by 7:30 a.m. "For a veteran to come in and work like that says a lot. I will go to work out around 6, and he's already in there," said Rockies catching instructor Mark Strittmatter. "He's had a positive impact on Wil." Forget the powerful bat a .583 average in 13 at-bats that has impressed teammates during the Cactus League. The real test for Olivo is his defense. How much can he improve on his receiving skills if he's to carve into Chris Iannetta's playing time? "Those drills are something I am going to try and do every day during spring training," Olivo said Wednesday. "I am only ... Read More »;</a>
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Cook's class act impresses new ace of rotation - 4 hours ago - denverpost.com

... a day. Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle will accompany the Rangers to Hi Corbett Field today. Hurdle was hired as the Rangers' hitting instructor last winter. . . . The Rockies' promotional commercials, which include shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and first baseman Todd Helton, can be seen on the team's website beginning this morning. Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post Hits: Jeff Francis pitched three scoreless innings, showing better velocity and command of his fastball. "That looked more like the Jeff we are used to seeing," teammate Aaron Cook said. . . . Troy Tulowitzki remained hot ... Read More »;</a>
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Greinke works three more scoreless innings as Royals top Rockies - 7 hours ago - kansascity.com

... to include a single pitcher certain to break camp with the club.
So it might seem strange the starting pitcher was Cy Young winner Zack Greinke.
Its fine with me, he said. The bus ride was nice. I got to sleep the whole way. I was hoping to come over here early and hang out with (ex-teammate Jimmy) Gobble, but theres a lot of stuff going on at home. Emilys family is there.
Greinkes appearance at Hi Corbett Field traced to his looming start April 5 in the season opener against Detroit at Kauffman Stadium. Pitching coach Bob McClure simply counted back from that date in ... Read More »;</a>
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Redding hoping to change for Rockies - 9 hours ago - harding.mlblogs.com

.com Knowing that the Rockies have one of baseball's best defenses, Redding is trying to take advantage. Read More »;</a>
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Tracy sees what he needs to from Francis - 9 hours ago - harding.mlblogs.com

.com Rockies lefty Jeff Francis' first Cactus League appearance on Friday -- his first time in a Major League game in 18 months -- wasn't pretty. Read More »;</a>
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Torrealba still fears for family in Venezuela - 11 hours ago - sportingnews.com

... Venezuela. This past November, the mother of former Venezuelan major league pitcher Victor Zambrano was also kidnapped, though she was rescued two days later. Torrealba's son, Eduardo, was kidnapped last June 2 while on an outing with his uncle. Then with the Colorado Rockies, Torrealba left the team and traveled to Caracas. Torrealba said his son's captors held him for two-plus days and demanded a $500,000 ransom. He was on the way to pay the ransom when the kidnappers unexpectedly released the boy, who was 11 at the time. Once reunited, Torrealba spent the next 10 days with his son and ... Read More »;</a>
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Hawpe, Helton, Giambi debuts on tap - 11 hours ago - blogs.denverpost.com

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Greinke goes 3 scoreless as Royals top Rockies 5-0 - 12 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com

. Greinke, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, threw 51 pitches31 for strikesto help the Royals to a 5-0 victory Wednesday. Read More »;</a>
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Greinke works harder against Rox - 12 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... I wasn't allowed to. Once I did, I saw Gobble," he said. "Just too much stuff going on, and on the bases, I wasn't paying attention." This likely will be Greinke's last trip to Tucson to pitch. The Rockies and the D-backs are moving to the Phoenix area next year, leaving this city vacant of teams. But, really, Greinke doesn't mind the 2 1/2-hour bus trip from Surprise. "It's fine with me. The bus ride was nice, I got to sleep the whole way pretty much. I was hoping to come over here early and hang out with Gobble either yesterday or today, but there was a lot of stuff going on at ... Read More »;</a>
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Francis shining light in Rockies loss to Royals - 12 hours ago - blogs.denverpost.com

Royals 5, Rockies At Hi Corbett Field Hits: Jeff Francis worked three scoreless innings, showing better velocity and command of his fastball. â;€&oelig;That looked more like the Jeff we are used to seeing,â;€™â;€™ teammate Aaron Cook said. â;€&brvb Read More »;</a>
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Francis, Redding fire zeros in loss - 13 hours ago - colorado.rockies.mlb.com

. March 10, 2010 Royals at the plate: Second baseman Mike Aviles singled twice. Read More »;</a>
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Cook passes torch to Jimenez as Rockies opening-day starter - 14 hours ago - denverpost.com

. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post) TUCSON Ubaldo Jimenez heard the whispers. Read More »;</a>
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Cook hands Opening Day torch to Jimenez - 15 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... hands Opening Day torch to Jimenez TUCSON, Ariz. -- It's always a special moment when a manager informs a pitcher he will be making his first Opening Day start. When Ubaldo Jimenez received the word Wednesday from Rockies manager Jim Tracy, a gracious teammate made it unique. Jimenez, 26, became the Rockies' top pitcher last season, when he went 15-12 with a club-record 3.47 ERA. From May 1 to Sept. 7, he went six or more innings in 25 consecutive starts. It was just a matter of time before Tracy would tap Jimenez for April 5 against the Brewers ... Read More »;</a>
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Jimenez named opening day starter - 15 hours ago - blogs.denverpost.com

... moment special was that Aaron Cook was in there. He had told Tracy he wanted to be in the room. So he was the first to congratulate Jimenez. I already had a lot of respect for Cookie and I have even more now, Jimenez said. This is a real honor. I look forward to the challenge of facing (the other teams top pitchers). More on this in a later story No registration or sign-in is required to leave a comment, but you may choose to sign in using Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, OpenID or DISQUS. Comments are moderated and may not appear immediately. See our commenting ground rules for more ... Read More »;</a>
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Hawpe shows off arm in intrasquad game - 16 hours ago - harding.mlblogs.com

.com The Rockies finally put right fielder Brad Hawpe in a game -- an intrasquad game on Wednesday morning. Read More »;</a>
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Rockies name Opening Day starter - 16 hours ago - 9news.com

</td> . (AP) - Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy named Ubaldo Jimenez his Opening Day starter on Wednesday. Read More »;</a>
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Hawpe doesnt skip a beat - 16 hours ago - blogs.denverpost.com

</td> Brad Hawpe takes batting practice at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post) TUCSON –Â; ”It isn’t an easy game.” Not for a minor leagueÂ; pitcher at spring training, behind in the count, withÂ; the general manager _ Dan O’Dowd, the aut Read More »;</a>
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Betancourt throws off flat ground with no issues - 18 hours ago - blogs.denverpost.com

TUCSON — Rafael Betancourt pitched off flat ground, throwing smoothly to Aaron Cook from about 60 feet away. Yes, Cook was his catcher (not with gear on, just squatting down). And no Betancourt wasn’t throwing 100 percent. But his mechanics were in order. Betancourt is taking steps forwa Read More »;</a>
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MLB notebook: Street might be questioned in probe - 1 day ago - stltoday.com

. Anthony Galea, who is being investigated in probes involving HGH and another drug. Read More »;</a>
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Dodgers have a very bad day in 12-0 loss to Rockies - 1 day ago - latimes.com

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