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Baseball Brunch: Time for Draft Reform?

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.As the No. 1 overall pick in 1990, Chipper Jones signed with the Braves for $275,000.Even in today's dollars, that's about $450,000 -- or about 3 percent of Stephen Strasburg was guaranteed as this year's No. 1 pick.And Jones agreed to his deal the...

'Manager Bump' Gets Rockies Rolling

If you picked Jim Tracy as the NL Manager of the Year, pat yourself on the back.Even though he wasn't a manager when the season began, he's looking like a pretty sweet pick right about now. The Rockies were 18-28 when they fired Clint Hurdle, and they are 22-7 since elevating Tracy from bench coach, heading into a showdown...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 8

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world. Well, that took freaking forever ... but the Blue Jays finally started to stink the joint up. I swear to you, you can't stay long atop the MLB Power Rankings -- our failure...

From the Windup: Trade Season Nears

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.With the recent news that Mark DeRosa is on the trade block and the White Sox have possibly landed Jake Peavy, junkies of major league baseball trade rumors got an early glimpse at what promises to be a very interesting July....

MLB Power Rankings: Week 7

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.While it's entirely possible the Blue Jays do hit a snag, isn't it about time columnists across the internet stopped doing Can the Blue Jays Really Keep This Up? pieces by...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

THIS IS WHAT A RUT LOOKS LIKE

The Colorado Rockies were swept for the second time at home and the third time overall this season.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Eleven Innings Later, Rockies Topple Braves

The Colorado Rockies let a five-run lead float away into the Mile High air, and once again a short outing by the team's starting pitcher was at the heart of the problem.

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05/26/12 MLB: Rockies end Reds' win streak Source: Deseret News - Salt Lake City UT Todd Helton homered and drove in three runs Friday night, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-3 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' longest winning streak of the season at six games.
05/23/12 Before off-day, Fowler, Helton get breather Source: MLB - Colorado Rockies With a much-needed off-day looming Thursday, Rockies manager Jim Tracy made a couple lineup changes for the team's series finale on Wednesday at Marlins Park. Eric Young Jr., who Tracy lauded Tuesday afternoon, got the start in center field in place of Dexter Fowler.
05/22/12 Todd Helton Rocks Out to 'Macarena,' Auditions for... Source: NESN Todd Helton has been a big leaguer for many years and has overcome many obstacles, but the Rockies first baseman must now deal with being the subject of a #NESNcaption contest.
05/21/12 Tulo, Helton dropped in order for slumping Rockies Source: All Things Rockies Looking to create a spark, manager Jim Tracy shook up the lineup for tonight's series opener against the Marlins, dropping Troy Tulowitzki to fifth and Todd Helton to sixth.
05/21/12 Rockies fail to deliver in clutch against Mariners Source: Journal-Advocate - Sterling CO DENVER --The Colorado Rockies were swept for the second time at home and the third time overall this season.