Colorado Rockies lose home run derby at Great American Ballpark

An inspiring story, but it's time to move on from Jamie Moyer.

Nine home runs were hit on Sunday at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. Five of them were by the Colorado Rockies. In a slug fest, the Rockies found themselves on the short end, losing 7-5 to close out a six-game road trip at 2-4.

The Reds showed exactly what the saying "solo home runs don't beat you" means. The Rockies hit five solo bombs, the only five hits the club registered on the day. In fact, in an odd coincidence, Reds starter Mat Latos went 7-1/3 innings, giving up all five earned runs--and never pitched out of the stretch.

The reason the Rockies lost was due to another poor pitching performance. For the second time on the road trip, Jamie Moyer was lit up on the mound. His low 80's fastball wasn't fooling anyone, and he quickly had the Rockies in a hole 5-1.

Moyer was good enough to fight his way through five innings, but the club was reminded once again of just how important it is for the starting pitcher to be good enough to keep them in the game.

Jeremy Guthrie proving to be a horrible offseason move for Colorado Rockies

Trading for Jeremy Guthrie is proving to be a huge mistake.

Jeremy Guthrie looked extremely pedestrian for the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night in Cincinnati as the Reds ended the Rockies two game winning streak with a 10-3 victory.

The Rockies main objective this offseason was to create a winning culture in the clubhouse. They made moves to get savvy veterans who would play team baseball. They wanted to bring in players who were hungry to win and would put their personal numbers aside to play the game the right way.

On paper, it sounded good. The team impressed many around baseball by overpaying for Michael Cuddyer, a free agent who plays hard-nosed baseball. They were willing to take on the salary of Marco Scutaro, another hard-nosed veteran who knows how to take a good at-bat.

The third big move was to shore up the pitching staff. General Manager Dan O'Dowd pulled the trigger on a trade that sent Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom to Baltimore for Orioles ace Jeremy Guthrie. Hammel had fallen out of favor, and out of the rotation, in Colorado and Guthrie was a proven innings-eater.

Colorado Rockies show the talent that they have in win

Christian Friedrich has been a pleasant surprise.

Two in a row. The Colorado Rockies are the proud owners of a two game winning streak.

It doesn't sound like much, but considering the way the team has performed in May, a two game streak may as well be a 15 game winning streak.

Friday night was a game that showcased why the club should be far better than they have performed throughout the month of May.

The majority of the credit for the win has to go to left-handed starting pitcher Christian Friedrich. The rookie, making his fourth career start, once again was impressive for the Rockies. He continued looking focused and poised. Despite a poor outing on Saturday against the Mariners, Friedrich bounced back and pitched well, giving the Rockies a chance.

Colorado Rockies break losing streak, avoid sweep in Miami

Alex White kept his team in the game with a 6 inning performance.

On Wednesday night in Miami, the Colorado Rockies won 8-4, giving them their first win in three months.

So, it wasn't three months, but that is what it seems like. In reality, the win is just their fourth since embarking on a west coast road trip that was eight games long. That trip made the Rockies go from within striking distance, to fans looking for something to strike.

Wednesday night was one of those games that makes the people who follow this team so frustrated. It was so easy. It went too well. The starting pitching performed. Alex White gave up four runs in six innings of work. He struck out three and walked one while giving up eight hits.

From an outsider's perspective, a starting pitcher going six innings while giving up four runs doesn't seem like a great night. However, based on the way the pitching situation has gone for the Rockies over the past couple of weeks, it was a phenomenal start simply because White made it six innings.

Colorado Rockies mediocrity starts at the top

Dick Monfort stirred the frustration of Rockies fans on Tues.

The Colorado Rockies lost in Miami on Tuesday night. Of course, that was no surprise.

Troy Tulowitzki and Todd Helton came up with the tying run at third base, and both predictably failed. It was simply par for the course in a season that has shown the true colors of a franchise.

The real news came earlier in the day when the Denver Post published an article penned by beat writer Patrick Saunders. Shocking many fans, and yet, not surprising others, principle owner Dick Monfort expressed his support for both general manager Dan O'Dowd and manager Jim Tracy.

In the article, Monfort said "I know everybody wants a fall guy and everybody wants blood. I just don't think it's appropriate to do."

The confusion begins at this point. What exactly does a statement like that mean? Does he think that having a 'fall guy' means that one single person has to take the blame for an entire organization's faults? What that statement says is that Monfort knows that the issues go beyond just one person, or one coach.

Essentially, Monfort is telling fans that instead of removing part of the problem, one coach, one manager, one general manager, who is part of the issue, it wouldn't be fair because the issues go far beyond that one guy. So, instead of getting rid of the entire problem, Monfort has decided to keep each and every one of those people who comprise the problems because it wouldn't be fair to get rid of just one of them.

Colorado Rockies take their losing streak to South Beach

Jim Tracy has looked confused by his team's play often in 2012.

What is left to say about these Colorado Rockies? They are running out of ways to lose baseball games.

After being spotted a four-run lead in the 1st inning, Jamie Moyer couldn't pitch well enough to hold the Marlins at bay. His final batter, Giancarlo Stanton, blasted a grand slam just inside the left field foul pole to give the Marlins a 6-4 advantage.

After tacking on another late run, the scoring was over, Marlins win 7-4.

Moyer got crushed, victimized by batters adjusting to the slow speed of his pitches after seeing them a couple of times through the order. He didn't give the Rockies much of a chance to win, but it wasn't a night when the starting pitcher was the lone man to blame.