Purple Row
Of, by, and for Rockies fans. Every day.
Total reads
3,099
This week
6
Rank
#68 of 369
Published
887 posts
Most read posts
Featured on Sportsblogs
Run this blog? Add the badge to your site to show readers you're featured — it links back to this page.
Latest Entries
Weekly Pebble Report: Aidan Longwell embraces the challenge
As a student-athlete at Massillon Washington High School in Madison, Ohio, Aidan Longwell had choices. In addition to being an outstanding baseball player, he was also a standout quarterback and received offers to continue his football career at a D-1 school. For him, though, the way forward was clear. “It’s always been baseball since as […]
Jake McCarthy finds his groove with the Rockies
When the Colorado Rockies traded with the Arizona Diamondbacks for outfielder Jack McCarthy back in January, their logic was fairly clear. First, he brought a left-handed bat to platoon with righty CF Brenton Doyle; second, he has outfield versatility that would allow him to play all three positions and give Doyle a day off; and […]
Rockies 9, Angels 8: Wild ride propels Rockies to comeback win
The stats were bonkers in this one. The Rockies drew 10 walks and added two more free passes through hit by pitches, which should lead to numerous runs. On defense, the Rockies committed four fielding errors, which should result in a loss. When it comes to pitching, Kyle Freeland gave up a grand slam to […]
Colorado Rockies game no. 61 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. José Soriano
In a battle of the worsts of the Wests, the Los Angeles Angels will host the Colorado Rockies in the first showdown of a three-game series tonight. The Angels (23-37) are currently in last place in the AL West, eight games back of the AL West-leading Mariners. The Rockies (22-38) are in the NL West […]
Colorado Rockies announce three pitching moves; promote TJ Shook
The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have made three moves that affect their pitching staff: TJ Shook, 28, was selected by the Rockies in the Minor League Phase of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft from the New York Mets and has spent the 2026 season in Triple-A Albuquerque. In 22 appearances, the right-hander has […]
Making an All-Star case for Antonio Senzatela
Two weeks ago, I made the case for Mickey Moniak to be an All-Star in 2026. The Rockies will likely only get one representative this year — especially with their May regression — but if Moniak isn’t chosen, there might be another candidate: Antonio Senzatela. Antonio Senzatela’s 2026 renaissance has been a thing of beauty […]
Purple Row After Dark: May Rockie(s) of the Month
May is in its final hours, and the Colorado Rockies ended on a high note after scuffling hard for most of the month. After going 14-18 to start the season, they went 8-20 in May, but did finish by winning the series against the San Francisco Giants. Unfortunately, the series (and month) ended with a […]
Giants 19, Rockies 6: A blowout loss brings May to a merciful end
“I had a root canal on Thursday and I’m not sure which was worse,” said Rockies commentator Jeff Huson about today’s baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants. The Rockies entered today’s game with a series win already wrapped up and a chance to sweep a scuffling division rival. Instead, they lost […]
Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants game no. 60 OVERFLOW THREAD
Friends, you’ve been so engaged that we had to put together another overflow thread! Unfortunately, the Rockies are currently losing to the Giants 12-5 in a game that started over 2.5 hours ago after a ghastly seven-run fifth. In case you forgot, here are the lineups: Keep it civil, friends, and please remember the Purple Row […]
Colorado Rockies game no. 60 thread: Robbie Ray vs Tanner Gordon
For the first time in over a month we can say this: the Colorado Rockies have not only won a series against an opponent and are now aiming for the sweep. The Rockies started the series with a much-needed walk-off win thanks to a late-game rally and an Ezequiel Tovar home run. Then last night […]
This Week in Purple: Goodbye May and hello June
After a promising—but still losing—April, the Colorado Rockies slid into May and… certainly had themselves a month of some kind. It’s been a weird and rough May. The Rockies are 8-19 in May. They have just one series win for the month while polishing off the final weekend of May against a bizarrely struggling San […]
Rockies 8, Giants 3: Ryan Feltner’s stellar return secures a series win for Colorado
The only way to build a streak is one game at a time. After a five-game losing streak, the Colorado Rockies mounted a ninth-inning comeback win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night to get back in the win column. The Rockies came out swinging on Saturday to make it two. In a refreshing […]
Colorado Rockies game no. 59 thread: Adrian Houser vs. Ryan Feltner
Is it just me, or did anyone else really need that? Not gonna lie, the Denver Nuggets’ first-round exit is still weighing heavily. Then the collapse of the Colorado Avalanche made things feel a billion times worse. Then, after the Colorado Rockies posted a 13-14 record last month, they’ve gone downhill at 6-19 this month […]
Luis Arráez would lead the Rockies in WAR. He’s not the only “What-If” who would
The San Francisco Giants are in town this weekend, and that means Luis Arráez is, too. Arráez was one of the more divisive names connected to the Colorado Rockies this winter. Plenty of fans wanted him. Plenty of others argued against it. He did not bring much power, the defensive fit was questionable, and the […]
Rockies 8, Giants 6: Tovar walks off Giants after wild ninth-inning comeback
The Rockies came home trying to end a losing streak against a reeling division opponent. They did it by turning a frustrating offensive night into their first walk-off win of the season. Colorado beat San Francisco 8-6 on Friday at Coors Field, improving to 21-37 while dropping the Giants to 22-35. The Rockies trailed 4-1 […]
Colorado Rockies game no. 58 thread: Logan Webb vs. Michael Lorenzen
After a much-needed day off yesterday, the Colorado Rockies return home tonight to open their final series of May against the San Francisco Giants. Colorado enters at 20-37, last in the NL West, after going 1-6 through Arizona and Los Angeles. The Rockies won just one of four against the Arizona Diamondbacks, then were swept […]
Ethan Holliday to miss remainder of 2026 season
Multiple sources, including Thomas Harding of MLB.com, reported on Friday afternoon that Colorado Rockies top prospect Ethan Holliday (no. 2 PuRP) will miss the remainder of the 2026 minor league season. The report comes with news that Holliday will be undergoing surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Holliday, 19, was the […]
Zach of all trades: Agnos pitches when and where needed for Rockies
Zach Agnos loves doing impressions. So when the outgoing 25-year-old got the text from Warren Schaeffer telling him he’d be starting instead of waiting in the bullpen on May 21 vs. the Diamondbacks, Agnos stuck with his pregame routine. That includes mimicking some of his teammates, including the pitchers he works with day in and […]
Purple Row After Dark: Reinforcements
With just a few days left in May, the Colorado Rockies find themselves in a bit of a conundrum. With a record of 6-19 for the month and a run differential of -70, the Rockies are looking much more like the bad and rebuilding team we expected them to be compared to a relatively successful […]
Sterlin Thompson reflects on his first week in the big leagues
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Sterlin Thompson (No. 13 PuRP) is most famous among Colorado Rockies fans for being drafted with the compensatory draft pick they received from the departure of Trevor Story. Thompson was drafted 31st overall in 2022 and finally made it to the bigs nearly three years later. Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque […]
Jaden Hill is quietly emerging as the Rockies most reliable reliever
The Rockies pitching staff as a whole has been under heavy scrutiny to start 2026 as fans look for any signs that the new pitching regime is actually finding ways for this franchise to succeed on the mound. Coming into the season, the expectation was that the bullpen would be anchored by some combination of […]
Dodgers 4, Rockies 1: One hit wonders
For the 10th straight time in Los Angeles, the Colorado Rockies lost to the LA Dodgers as they fell 4-1 on Wednesday. In a game featuring two of Japan’s baseball heroes on the mound, it would be the Dodgers’ unicorn of a player that highlighted the game as Colorado managed just one hit. Sugano’s shortened […]
Colorado Rockies game no. 57 thread: Tomoyuki Sugano vs. Shohei Ohtani
As the Colorado Rockies aim to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, there will likely be more than just Colorado and Los Angeles fans eagerly paying attention. The entire country of Japan may very well be checking in as two of their most beloved stars take center stage on the […]
The Colorado Rockies and the late-game woes
Generally, a team needs to play nine complete innings to have a chance at winning a baseball game. They have to compete for 27 outs — executing hit and runs, stealing bases, hitting home runs, making routine plays, and performing on the mound. It’s not always going to work out if those things are happening, […]
Dodgers 15, Rockies 6: California nightmare (with a twist)
It was Eric Lauer’s first game in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform — he’d only signed with them 17 days earlier — but he pitched like he’d been a part of the organization for years as the Dodgers made quick work of the Colorado Rockies in a 15-6 rout with a bizarre ninth inning. Kyle […]
Displaying items 126-150 of 887 in total