Good morning, Rockies fans!
Did you see what happened in Milwaukee yesterday?
The Brewers were down 3-2 in the ninth, and after Andrew Vaughn flied out for the second out, their win probability had sunk to 17.6%. Gary Sánchez walked to load the bases, but even then Milwaukee was still sitting at just 28.2%.
Then Jackson Chourio ripped a 109.5 mph line drive up the middle.
One swing, and Milwaukee’s win probability was 100%.
Two runs scored. Game over.
Our friends at Brew Crew Ball have the full recap,
but watching the Padres stand around while another team celebrated a walk-off got me thinking about something Rockies fans know pretty well.
Walking off the Padres.
The Rockies were down two runs in the 13th inning of Game 163 in 2007 when Kazuo Matsui and Troy Tulowitzki both doubled, Matt Holliday tripled and Jamey Carroll lifted a sacrifice fly to right.
Holliday came flying home.
Safe.
Colorado won 9-8, and Rocktober kept rolling.
As far as Rockies walk-offs go, nothing tops it.
And since walk-offs are awesome, here are a few more worth remembering.
Todd Helton kept the surge toward Rocktober alive with a two-run walk-off homer against the Dodgers during Colorado’s mad September 2007 charge.
The great Ryan Spilborghs sent everyone home in 2009 with a 14th-inning walk-off grand slam against the Giants.
Carlos González completed the cycle with a walk-off homer against the Cubs in 2010, jumping on the first pitch and launching a no-doubter into the third deck at Coors Field.
Nolan Arenado somehow did it, too. On Father’s Day in 2017, Arenado hit a three-run walk-off homer to complete the cycle against the Giants. Arenado emerged from the celebration looking like a wild man — completely amped up, blood streaming down his face. Unforgettable.
And Dante Bichette christened Coors Field properly. The first Rockies game ever played there went 14 innings before Bichette ended it with a three-run walk-off homer.
Which ones did I miss?
Rockies News & Links
Did the Rockies Fix Their Biggest Offensive Problem in 2026? | SI.com
Colorado’s offense made a noticeable jump in plate discipline this season, improving from a league-worst .293 on-base percentage in 2025 to .322 in 2026. TJ Rumfield, Kyle Karros and Cole Carrigg were all part of that progress, while the piece also points to Jordan Pacheco’s approach as part of the broader shift.
Projecting the Colorado Rockies’ 2027 Opening Day lineup | SI.com
Maddy Dickens takes an early look at how the Rockies’ lineup could shape up next season, with TJ Rumfield leading off, Cole Carrigg and Hunter Goodman near the top, and Charlie Condon making his MLB debut as the primary DH. The young core is starting to come into focus, even if there is still plenty of offseason left to change the picture.
Arizona Fall League: The next wave of Virginia baseball prospects | Augusta Free Press
Rockies left-hander Konnor Eaton is among the Virginia-born prospects getting extra work in the Arizona Fall League. The 2024 sixth-round pick reached Double-A Hartford and went 5-3 with a 4.46 ERA over 107 innings this season, giving Colorado an arm to keep an eye on this fall.
Every major contract decision facing the Colorado Rockies this offseason | SI.com
Matt Postins runs through the Rockies’ biggest financial calls heading into 2027, from Kyle Freeland and Jordan Romano’s free agencies to arbitration decisions on Hunter Goodman and Jake McCarthy. Kris Bryant’s contract still looms over everything, but there are several smaller choices that could help shape DePodesta and Byrnes’ next step.
Around Baseball
Burning questions for each ALDS team ahead of Game 2 | MLB.com
Monday’s ALDS action shifts the spotlight to two critical Game 2s. Cleveland was supposed to have a rotation advantage in a series that otherwise looked fairly evenly matched, but Chicago took Game 1, while the Rays will try to push the Yankees into a 2-0 hole in the nightcap.
The new pitch making Cam Schlittler even nastier | MLB.com
Cam Schlittler has dominated all year with a fastball-heavy mix, but his curveball is becoming a real postseason weapon. He threw a career-high 32 of them against Boston, generated eight whiffs and four strikeouts with the pitch, and now gets a Rays lineup that has also struggled against hard curveballs.
1, 2, 3! There’s strength in offensive numbers atop Rays’ lineup | MLB.com
Tampa Bay finally settled on Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero atop the order, and the trio became the engine of one of the AL’s best offenses. They all get there differently, but together they give the Rays a tough mix of contact, patience and power — and plenty for the Yankees to worry about in Game 2.
What to expect when MLB lockout strikes this winter | SNY.com
Baseball is headed toward a Dec. 1 lockout with the owners pushing for a salary cap and the players firmly opposed. The piece lays out what a work stoppage would actually mean — no player-team contact, likely no Winter Meetings and possible schedule changes — with neither side looking especially close to blinking.
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