Yorvit Torrealba News

The mother of former major league pitcher Victor Zambrano has been rescued after a three-day kidnapping ordeal, Venezuelan authorities said Wednesday.

Rafael Betancourt turned down a two-year offer for about $7 million from the Rockies, who could decline his option and offer arbitration.

The mother of former major league pitcher Victor Zambrano was kidnapped Sunday, Zambrano's agent Peter Greenberg said late Sunday night by phone.

The Colorado Rockies have declined their part of mutual options on catcher Yorvit Torrealba and left-hander Alan Embree, and they both filed for free agency.

Baseball prides itself on being the only major sport without a clock. But when did it become cool not to have a clue? Let's go back to Sunday night.

Watching words spill out of Ozzie Guillen's mouth on the Fox TV set down the left-field line brought back memories.

Hard to figure how a guy who stands 6-feet-5 and weighs some 225 pounds could blend into the background so easily.

Jim Tracy Jim Tracy has returned to Pennsylvania to attend to some projects around his house, but he could return to Denver later this week to sign a multiyear deal as the Rockies' manager.

Kressskin has David Bowie style eyes. Kressskin also has David Bowie style venereal diseases, which imbue him with extra sensory perceptions regarding the cloudy reaches of the distant future and the hidden intricacies of the present, along with painful rashes and burning sensations upon urination.

Upon the news that Jorge De La Rosa would be unavailable for the series due to a groin injury, the piece made a whole lot less sense and the Rockies were put at an immediate disadvantage.

Here's what analysts are saying about the heart-breaking loss: ESPN Analyst Dave Winfield: This is great theater.

If the Rockies weren't so fixated on next year, they might still be playing Baseball this year.

Bottom 1: The Phils went up 1-0 on a Chase Utley solo homer, but the Rocks have come back smartly and pecked J.A. Happ to death on three singles and a groundout, tying the game at 1-1 . Yorvit Torrealba singles with men on the corners to make it 2-1 Rockies with two out.

The Rockies figured they would be in Philadelphia tonight, finishing a dramatic division series.

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Coors Field in Game 3 of their NLDS.

"Rocktober" wasna TMt supposed to be over before the middle of the month. The team that seemed to be carried by destiny for four months was suddenly staring at four months of offseason.

Will the real Yorvit Torrealba please stand up? "With a strong finish to the regular season and a surprise home run in Game Two of the National League Division Series, Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba found himself with a more prominent role for Sunday night's Game Three.

From left, Dexter Fowler, Yorvit Torrealba and Carlos Gonzalez were among the Rockies getting the last laugh when the team made the NL playoffs after an 18-28 start.

Greetings from Coors Field, where an hour before first pitch the temperature is a balmy 35.1 degrees, according to WeatherBug.com's tracking station at the stadium.

The Colorado Rockies Todd Helton congratulates teammate Yorvit Torrealba after Torrealba brought Helton home with a two-run, home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth inning of their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Philadelphia, October 8, 2009.