Jason Hirsh News

The Colorado Rockies are becoming known as a come-from-behind team. In 2007 the Rockies completed the best three weeks to end a season in the history of the game.

Coors Field during Game 4 of the National League division series between the Rockies and Phillies on Monday The red-haired waif was right.

Payroll still matters in the only major sport without a salary cap, but the Rockies have become Baseball's new standard of how to do more with less.

MOOSIC Kevin Russo has been one of the best hitters in the International League for most of the season.

MOOSIC Kevin Russo has been one of the best hitters in the International League for most of the season.

At 6-foot-8, 250 pounds, Jason Hirsh is certainly an imposing figure. And the two times the 27-year-old has taken the mound in a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre uniform, he's pitched as big as he looks.

The advice Jorge Posada delivered to Chien-Ming Wang sounded a little different than the usual clubhouse pep talk, and certainly wouldn't mesh with the Yankees' team-first philosophy on most days.

Jason Hirsh departed the Rockies organization last week with less fanfare than when he arrived as a highly touted pitching arm of the future in 2006.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Some quick notes from the Trop. - Alfredo Aceves said he woke up on Wednesday without feeling the effects of a fatigued right shoulder.

The Rockies were given a day off Wednesday as the rain poured down on Citi Field in New York.

The Rockies continue to stockpile arms, signing free agent Mike Timlin. The reliever is in short-season Casper after throwing well in three separate workouts with the Rockies last week at Coors Field.

Groans. Murmurs. Grinding teeth. A collective gasp. This is what anxiety sounds like.

This season, the Astros are commemorating their 10th season at Minute Maid Park.

Best trade in Rockies history? Todd Helton frowned. "I can't remember them all," he said, "but that's got to be right up there." Well, let's see.

Highlights from the Giants ' farm: John Bowker had 2 HRs among his four hits; Angel Villalona had three singles to snap out of his cold streak; and Ari Ronick allowed 0 ER in 7.0 IP.

Matt Miller drove in two runs and starter Jason Hirsh earned his first victory in over a month as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox won 4-3 at Sacramento 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Friday 05 Jun Colorado Springs Sky Sox Drill Frenso Grizzlies with 16-8 Win - PCL Friday, June 5, 2009 at 11:22AM Colorado Springs - The Sky Sox came out and drilled the grizzlies throughout the game on Thursday night winning by a score of 16-8 in front of 4,126 fans at Security Service Field.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Chris Seddon knows a thing our two about pitching in the top hitters' parks in the Pacific Coast League.