This Week in Purple: Word to Your Mother

May 13, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; General view of the socks and shoes of Colorado Rockies first baseman Mark Reynolds (12) to commemorate Mother's Day during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images It ended up being a tough week for the

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It ended up being a tough week for the Colorado Rockies. They kicked things off on Sunday by giving up 11 runs to the Atlanta Braves to complete a sweep, and it didn’t get much better when the New York Mets came to town.

The Rockies lost to the Mets on Monday before the snow—yes, snow—rolled in and postponed Tuesday’s game and delayed the start time on Wednesday. As the snow cleared, the Rockies lost 10-5 in a chilly affair before snapping what had become a six-game losing streak on Thursday.

On Friday

evening the Rockies offense roared to life with a 9-7 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love after a collapse by the bullpen pushed the game into extra innings. However, they could not carry the momentum into Saturday.

The Rockies have just two wins so far this month. They’ll wrap up the series against the Phillies later this morning before heading across the state of Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

With that being said, here’s what our staff here at Purple Row had to say this week:

To Read: Rockpiles

To Read: Other News

Rockies prospect news: Cole Carrigg named PCL Player of the Week | Renee Dechert
Weekly Pebble Report: Cade Denton looks to build on a strong fall in Arizona | Evan Lang, Skyler Timmins, & Sam Bradfield
Rockies roster news: Colorado Rockies sign Jordan Romano to MiLB contract | Renee Dechert

Weekend Discussion Topics

On Mother’s Day in 2017, Nolan Arenado and Pat Valaika hit a combined three home runs to topple the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. Valaika was responsible for two of them, both of which were two-run home runs.

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What are your favorite Mother’s Day baseball moments? Skyler Timmins wrote about a few back in the day. Feel free to also discuss how your mom may have contributed to your own baseball life!