Keli McGregor, Rockies President passes

At the age of only 48 years old, the Colorado Rockies President, Keli McGregor has passed away. It was a shock to everyone involved in the organization as Keli was relatively young, in good shape, and had no outstanding health issues. Yesterday, in a memorial service where ex-Rockies manager, Clint Hurdle spoke,  there wasn't a dry eye in the audience. The Rockies are wearing a patch on their jerseys honoring McGregor, and donned his jersey in the dugout during the 8-4 win against the Florida Marlins Sunday, April 25, 2010. All over the Colorado Rockies official website are highlights of the ceremony and a tribute to McGregor. Check out the links below:

http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7660133&c_id=col

http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100425&content_id=9568090&vkey=news_col&fext=.jsp&c_id=col

Ubaldo Jimenez throws first no-hitter for the Rockies ever

Ubaldo Jimenez became the first pitcher for the Colorado Rockies to ever throw a no-hitter last night (Saturday, April 17, 2010). Jimenez had amazing stuff throwing his final pitch at 97 mph. Several times throughout the game the no-hitter was in jeopardy. Late in the game a ball that looked like it was going to fall in, in the gap for a double was pulled in by a diving Dexter Fowler, who had a nice play earlier in the game as well. Ubaldo threw a MLB high, 128 pitches in the no-no. This no-hitter by Jimenez is the first in the major leagues since Mark Buehrle did it for the White Sox on July 23, 2009 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jimenez gave up 6 walks in the game, which prompted pitching coach Bob Apodaca to have Jimenez pitch the remainder of the game from the stretch, allowing him to increase his accuracy and work more efficiently. Jimenez had 7 strikeouts in all and the Rockies scored 4 runs on his behalf. Jimenez also helped his own cause in knocking one of the four runs in, in the 4th inning. Overall, it was a dominant performance. Video highlights can be see at this link: Ubaldo Jimenez No-Hitter Highlights - mlb.com

Rockies shut out and blow out the Padres in their home opener

Starting Pitcher, Jorge De La Rosa set the tone for the team in the home opener in Coors Field. De La Rosa pitched 7 scoreless innings, allowing only 1 hit and 1 walk, and striking out 9 (including Scott Hairston 3 times and Adrian Gonzalez twice.. ouch)! It was a great win after losing the rubber match against the Brewers in a game where the Rockies led for the majority of the game. The Rockies' bats were hot.. Clint Barmes homered towards the end of the game, and Brad Hawpe and Troy Tulowitzki both had 2 doubles a piece. It was an exciting home opener and sets up a beautiful weekend in Denver, CO that the Rockies will hopefully take advantage of.. Go Rockies!