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The Monday Mommy: Can the Broncos Pull Off a Receiver Triple Crown?

The Monday Mommy: Can the Broncos Pull Off a Receiver Triple Crown?

"Having all three of a quarterback’s receivers reach 1,000 yards in the air in a single season is extremely difficult, as the past has proven. Many teams have come close,...

We want ROY!

We want ROY!

The Colorado Avalanche need a new coach. According to the good people over at Mile High Sports web (http://milehighsports.com/2013/05/16/several-names-surfacing-in-avalanche-coaching-search/), the scuttlebutt seems to be that the team is looking at...

Hats off to Josh Rutledge and his insanely hot girlfriend

Hats off to Josh Rutledge and his insanely hot girlfriend

Josh Rutledge isn’t going to make the Baseball Hall of Fame when he retires; at least I don’t see him turning into the second coming of Jeff Kent or something....

The Monday Mommy: What Should Really Be Taught at NFL Rookie Camps

The Monday Mommy: What Should Really Be Taught at NFL Rookie Camps

"Sure, it’s great to know what plays are being run and what one’s role iswhile “Green Frog Left” is going down. Building chemistry with teammatesis understandably a solid thing...

Soon you won’t have Joel Klatt to kick around anymore

Soon you won’t have Joel Klatt to kick around anymore

Joel Klatt is history July first. He’s gone. You won’t have him to kick around anymore. The CU quarterback turned Tom Helmer replacement is moving on to greener pastures having never...

Denver Nuggets front office says team not a contender, yet George Karl keeps job

Denver Nuggets front office says team not a contender, yet George Karl keeps job

Did George Karl deserve another vote of confidence and the chance to coach the Nuggets for one more year?

Radio Row: Is a seismic shakeup coming to Denver Sports Radio?

Radio Row: Is a seismic shakeup coming to Denver Sports Radio?

"Sports radio in Colorado is a little like the weather here. If you don’t like it just wait awhile. It’ll change. And there’s a sense that another seismic shift is...

The Monday Mommy: Colorado's Curse of The One & Done

The Monday Mommy: Colorado's Curse of The One & Done

"Folks were basically gathering up their chairs, selecting spots on the parade route and putting in their PTO days to plan accordingly. The Super Bowl was a done deal in...

Von Miller hooked up with thirty-eight chicks!

Von Miller hooked up with thirty-eight chicks!

Whoa. Von Miller got a ton of chicks. Thirty-eight of them! No, silly. Not THAT kind of chicks. Von is getting into the poultry business! He's just taken posession of...

The Nuggets are just a jumble of disappointment and sadness

The Nuggets are just a jumble of disappointment and sadness

"Never have the Nuggets entered the first round more heavily favored over an opponent. Never have they won so many regular season games. Never have they seemed as talented or...

Curious George Continues To Learn He's Not a Playoff Coach

Curious George Continues To Learn He's Not a Playoff Coach

"Call him Curious George, because he's continually searching for a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory."

The Monday Mommy: Depth is the Takeaway from Broncos' Draft

The Monday Mommy: Depth is the Takeaway from Broncos' Draft

" What we can tell from this draft is that Denver wants to be prepared for anything this season. Depth at every position is crucial down the stretch and into...

Eric Decker and his wife Yoko catch their own reality show on E!

Eric Decker and his wife Yoko catch their own reality show on E!

Truth is stranger than reality. Just two weeks after learning that Denver's bumbling center, JaVale McGee has designs on starring in the world of reality television (along with his smothering mother...

Don't get your hopes up, Denver Nuggets fan

Don't get your hopes up, Denver Nuggets fan

Can a George Karl led team win in the playoffs? Don't get your hopes up.

A "Rant" about "Reporting" "Sports" from the "Bleacher" by a pissed off writer

A "Rant" about "Reporting" "Sports" from the "Bleacher" by a pissed off writer

"Sadly, those writing on the internet have become accustomed to writing for free, and what results is the bastardization of journalism."

The Monday Mommy: So What if The Broncos Don't Win A Super Bowl With Peyton Manning

The Monday Mommy: So What if The Broncos Don't Win A Super Bowl With Peyton Manning

Realistically Manning only has a few good years of high physicality left in his 37 year old body. What happens if Denver fails to get to a championship game in...

Loving to hate Kobe Bryant has made the NBA a lot more fun

Loving to hate Kobe Bryant has made the NBA a lot more fun

"To NBA fans outside of LA Kobe has been an incessant thorn in the side. He’s not likeable at all which makes it that much more painful to see him...

Morton: Advice for the closeted gay athlete

Morton: Advice for the closeted gay athlete

"For the professional athlete, the consideration is even more complex – to reveal something intrinsically private, and in the same vein become the public face of your private life." Read...

Here are seven new mascot suggestions for DU

Here are seven new mascot suggestions for DU

The University of Denver needs a new mascot. The school’s traditional symbol is Boone. Drawn in 1958 by an artist with the Walt Disney Company, Boone is a cute “Pioneer”...

The Monday Mommy: Power Ranking The Broncos Overachievers

The Monday Mommy: Power Ranking The Broncos Overachievers

Over the years, the Denver Broncos have had their share of great late-round picks and even undrafted free agents who have added major contributions to the legacy of the franchise....

They should make soccer way badder ass for America

They should make soccer way badder ass for America

"With a few new rules, soccer can kick ass on the wild side. After all, few billion heathens can’t be wrong. The world spends half its rupees on soccer, so...

The Monday Mommy: NCAA Tourney Off-Court Entertainment

The Monday Mommy: NCAA Tourney Off-Court Entertainment

Basically guys, it's a crap shoot and we all know it. However, as a society we are all still riveted. What keeps us enthralled even after our carefully chosen brackets...

NFL Rule Changes: What's Next, Leather Helmets?

NFL Rule Changes: What's Next, Leather Helmets?

To be expected, these tweaks to the rulebook come with mixed feelings by both present and former players as well as fans and the media. Is the league going soft...

Boone's Tavern launches new Spring menu

Boone's Tavern launches new Spring menu

Boone's Tavern (http://www.pourkids.com/) at Downing and Evans grows more popular by the day. That doesn't mean that the POUR KIDS (http://www.pourkids.com/) are resting on their laurels. Today they launched their new...

Elvis Dumervil's “Fax Gate” just latest sports technology fail

Elvis Dumervil's “Fax Gate” just latest sports technology fail

The ridiculousness of "Fax Gate" leaves many wondering how this could happen.

Stokley must stay

Stokley must stay

"Whatever the Broncos may be able to save under the cap by not signing Stokely, it will cost more not to have him." Read more

Across the pond "Silent Stan" is wearing out his welcome

Across the pond "Silent Stan" is wearing out his welcome

(article inspired by the Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci_22734327/stan-kroenke-hot-seat-gets-backing-mls-commish)) "Arsenal has developed a reputation of being unwilling to pay top players. Kroenke’s notoriously tight check book is problematic in the NHL and...

The Monday Mommy: My Coors Field Conundrum

The Monday Mommy: My Coors Field Conundrum

" It would be phenomenal as a fan base to collectively boycott Coors Field until ownership changes their philosophies. What a novel concept, don’t give the Rockies organization any money...

Ignorance, religion and sexuality: understanding discrimination in professional sports

Ignorance, religion and sexuality: understanding discrimination in professional sports

"There’s little question that, despite overtures to the contrary, most professional athletes are still uncomfortable with the idea of gay team mates. Ignorance tops the list of reasons. These men...

Your guide to starting a Walking Dead fantasy league

Your guide to starting a Walking Dead fantasy league

Football season has been over long enough that folks are pining for fantasy football again. An entire spring and summer still stand between degenerates and their leagues. Fantasy basketball and...

Monday Mommy: 2013: The Year of the Boob

Monday Mommy: 2013: The Year of the Boob

Conversations about cleavage, side boob, under boob and of course the man boob have now become commonplace around the water cooler. What else would have Katherine from accounting and Richard...

How to cook trout: A Coloradan's guide to fresh fish from the water to your plate

How to cook trout: A Coloradan's guide to fresh fish from the water to your plate

Want fresh fish? Follow these steps and you'll be eating Colorado trout in no time.

The Monday Mommy: 4 Score and Several Cheers & Jeers Ago

The Monday Mommy: 4 Score and Several Cheers & Jeers Ago

It’s time for Karl and the Nuggets to let go of the “we don’t need a superstar” mentality. Quite frankly, they do. People are always quick to complain about a...

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Thursday, 12 July 2012 12:02

Guest post: I am taking my talents to 20th and Blake. Written by Chris Barrios

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Today Christopher Barrios, our reader and Twitter pal, offers some perspective on the Rockies and suggests that maybe they should go after Tebow.

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Before I begin my rant, I would like to establish that I get it...the Rockies suck. In fact, “suck” may be an understatement. This 2012 squad is nothing short of pathetic and are slowly but surely heading towards the worst season in franchise history.
As a fan since the inaugural season in 1993, I can’t remember being so disgruntled and fed-up with my team before the calendar hits August. If it was up to me, I would buy one-way tickets to the other side of the world for ALL these clowns who are running this little league team. Not only would I pay for those plane tickets with my own dough but I would even drive them to the airport in my spacious Honda Prelude.
“Rocktober” seems decades ago and Mr. O’Dowd has been given more than a decade to get it right. Year of the Fan you say? That’s great! I would like to be the starting pitcher against the Phillies on Friday night. I am half the age of Jamie Moyer and I have a really sweet glove. My ERA is in the teens, my heater can almost hit 60 mph, and did I mention I have a really sweet glove?

Those stats alone make me the ace on this team, right? Time to hit the road Charlie, Dick, and Dan...and for the love of god don’t you ever come back.
The Rockies are a joke, the management is a joke, and my 60 mph fastball is a joke. Yet, every year they give us the same product and shockingly it is the same result. How the hell did this management get this team to the World Series In 2007?
Oh that’s right they didn’t, it was the act of the baseball lords who felt so damn sorry for this fanbase...they then proceeded to sprinkle magic baseball fairy dust on Coors Field, which resulted in 21 wins in 22 games and a berth in the playoffs and eventually the World Series.

Thanks for that dudes upstairs, we really enjoyed that ridiculous run! My liver...not so much!
Last season, I attended 23 games including one in San Diego. This season, I have been to 16 games and I have a trip booked in August to watch them play in Chicago (what an epic battle of craptacular baseball that will be). Chicago has lots of babes and I like babes, so hopefully that will dull the pain when we likely get swept.

But back to my point, that is 39 games in a season and a half, and I have witnessed 10 wins in that span....10 wins out of 39 ballgames! I can win 10 games with the Rockies on my Xbox in a single afternoon, and if I played sober then my squad would be nothing short of amazing.
Unless you live under a rock, you are an idiot, or you are an idiot who lives under a rock, then it is obvious this team needs drastic changes. In fact, I think we should borrow that slogan from that dude Obama, you know the one about change?
The Rockies have always had a loyal group of fans but more and more of us are beginning to show our discontent for these dingleberries in the front office. After hours of research, I believe I have come up with a couple solutions to our problems.
First, Rockies fans rebel and tell the Monforts and O’Dowd to kick rocks until they listen...this seems to be the most logical solution. One problem though, Coloradans love heading to the ballpark, even if we have a guy in the rotation that is pushing 80 freaking years old.
To completely cut out the Rockies will be extremely difficult for some, myself included, but it may be our only hope.
Second, call up the New York Jets and propose a trade of all our starting pitchers (minus Pomeranz) and some prospects, in exchange for the son of God, Tim Tebow. He won an AFC West title and a playoff game without even knowing how to throw a football. Can you imagine how baffled opposing hitters would be trying to hit anything that guy throws? Finally, and unfortunately our last hope at saving this team...more damn magic baseball fairy dust!

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