SB Nation User Blog: Rocktober 2007

Forbes ranks Rockies 20th in Value

Rocktober 2007 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:19:41 -0000

saw this on Tracy Ringolsby's site, Inside the Rockies: http://www.insidetherockies.com

Forbes list the Rox 20th, D'backs are 19th & in 1st are the Yankees, Mets are 2nd, Red Sox are 3rd as for the other teams check out the complete list

Complete List
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/33/baseball-values-09_The-Business-Of-Baseball_Rank.html

Read the Article
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/22/yankees-mets-baseball-values-09-business-sports-land.html

Coors Field changes & Additions

Rocktober 2007 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:13:18 -0000

Changes: The smoking area over at Gate C is gone, reason is because whenever the wind blew hard it blew the smoke into those sections & it made the fans feel like they were in the smoking area so now the smoking areas left are the usual spots; gates E & D, Upper level, Mezzanine, Rockpile & in the Wells Fargo Club & Suite Level just ask an usher in those levels for directions to the smoking area there.

No Bags Gates: Entering the no bag gates in Coors Field with plastic sandwich bags is considered a bag, there for cannot go through the "No Bags" gates.

Additions: RocHenge is a new suite level added into Coors Field, there's the RocHenge conference center which can hold up to 40 to 400 people for business meetings & is connected to the RocHenge super suites can accommodate 36 to 60 after the meetings so you can catch the game, it features retractable glass walls for both field & concourse sides of the rooms.

Rockies Players Autograph Program: Brad Hawpe has joined Clint Hurdle, Troy Tulowitzki, Todd Helton & Garrett Atkins in the Rockies players autograph program, although all donations for Clint Hurdle should be made out to the Colorado Prader Willi Syndrome Association.

Game Time Changes for 2009 Season

Rocktober 2007 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:15:20 -0000

Got my newsletter from Event Services in the mail Tues & this was in the newsletter.

Time Changes for the 2009 Season

In coordination with Fox Sports Network all Colorado Rockies home games will start five minutes later then in the past to allow for a more comprehensive pre-game show. Games will be as follows;

2:10 Opening Day
6:10 Saturday games
7:10 Friday night games
1:10 Sunday games
6:40 Weeknight games

My Event Services 10yr Anniversary picture taken pre-game before the Dodgers vs Rox night game on...

Rocktober 2007 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:50:57 -0000

My Event Services 10yr Anniversary picture taken pre-game before the Dodgers vs Rox night game on EY Day (Sept 12th). I'm the one not in uniform.

Starting Pitcher change for the Rox on Sun

Rocktober 2007 — Sun, 25 May 2008 04:53:27 -0000

The Rockies swaped starting pitchers, Aaron Cook who's 6 & 3 with a 3.06 ERA is pitching Sunday's game against John Mayne (5 & 3 w/a 3.29 ERA), Jorge De La Rosa (1 & 2 w/a 7.78 ERA) pitches Monday's game against the Phillies' Jamie Moyer (4 & 3 w/a 4.37 ERA) @ Citizen's Bank Park in Philly.

Before this swap, Cook was Monday's starting pitcher while Jorge was Sun's you can read more about this change in this articale on the Rockies official site.