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Saunders: No doubt Mauer to catch AL MVP

The Twins' Joe Mauer should be awarded the American League MVP today. There is no doubt about that. And if there is any justice, he will get every first-place vote cast by the baseball writers. He probably won't. Some New York-area yahoo will insist ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American League,  Joe Mauer,  Derek Jeter,  Mark Teixeira,  Yorvit Torrealba

Synergy provides basketball scouting for digital age

Nuggets advance scout Chad Iske has the NBA at his fingertips. With a few strokes on his laptop keyboard, Iske can: • Find out exactly how many times a game Lakers guard Kobe Bryant posts up, and how effective Bryant is from that spot. • See how often ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  Kobe Bryant,  Dirk Nowitzki,  Steve Nash,  Paul Westphal

Rox sticking with the skipper: Tracy gets 3-year deal

The Rockies' road into the future will continue to be navigated by manager Jim Tracy. Tracy, who engineered one of the greatest in-season turnarounds in major-league history, received a three-year contract and the rest of the coaching staff also was ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Clint Hurdle,  Jim Tracy,  Major League Baseball,  Dan O'Dowd,  National League

Saunders: Rockies' Jim Tracy is the real deal, on and off the field

When people find out I write about the Rockies, they invariably ask me, "What is 'so and so' really like?" For most of the Rockies, I can offer only a sketch. Professional athletes lift the veil only so far, even for baseball beat writers who are ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jim Tracy,  National League,  Felipe Alou

Ameen-Moore spurs Mustangs

WESTMINSTER — Watching Adonis Ameen-Moore rumble for 211 yards on just 13 carries a frosty, slick Friday night, one couldn't help conjure up images of Jerome "The Bus" Bettis. Ameen-Moore, Mullen High School's muscle-clad junior, crossed the goal line ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dave Logan (football)

Rockies decline Betancourt's option

Colorado Rockies RHP Rafael Betancourt after consecutive strike outs to end the top of the 8th inning of game three of the National League Division Series at Coors Field, Sunday October 11, 2009. (THE DENVER POST | ANDY CROSS) The Rockies announced ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rafael Betancourt,  National League,  Dan O'Dowd,  Jose Contreras,  Joe Beimel

Rockies, most other teams deal with economics in free-agency market

A year ago, baseball's general managers gathered at the cushy St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, Calif. This year's GM meetings, running today through Wednesday, are at a hotel near Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The message is ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS THE DENVER POST, Vail Daily,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Dan O'Dowd,  Mike Hampton,  Yorvit Torrealba,  Rafael Betancourt

Saunders: Is 2010 the Rockies' year of Iannetta?

be a mistake to dismiss him as passive. He burns with a white-hot competitive fire. I've seen that in his eyes. And remember, for all of Iannetta's woes in 2009, he still hit 16 homers, had a .460 slugging percentage and had a .344 ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National League,  Jeff Francis,  Jason Marquis,  Dexter Fowler,  Ubaldo Jimenez

For starters, CU needs to get going early

CU's Tyler Hansen hangs his head after the Buffs' 36-17 loss to Missouri on Saturday. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) BOULDER — The slow starts Colorado has had in some games this season make it appear its opponents are sprinting out of the blocks in ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dan Hawkins (football),  Big 12,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Jerrod Johnson

Rockies sign relievers Flores, Belisle

The Rockies didn't waste any time making sure they have some depth in their bullpen for the 2010 season. The club announced today that it agreed to one-year major-league contracts with right-hander Matt Belisle and left-hander reliever Randy ...

From PATRICK SAUNDERS, Denver Post,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Matt Belisle,  Randy Flores,  Rafael Betancourt,  Joel Peralta,  Omar Quintanilla

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