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2005 Colorado Rockies Season
The Colorado Rockies' 2005 season was the 13th for the Rockies, attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 67-95, last in the NL West. Offseason *December 18, 2004: Danny Ardoin was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *January 6, 2005: Desi Relaford and Dustan Mohr were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies. *March 30, 2005: Charles Johnson was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Chris Narveson to the Boston Red Sox for Byung-hyun Kim and cash. Regular season Season standings National League West Record vs. opponents Transactions *June 7, 2005: Troy Tulowitzki was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2005. *July 13, 2005: Preston Wilson was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Washington Nationals for Zach Day, J.J. Davis, and cash. *July 13, 2005: Joe Kennedy was traded by the Colorado Rocki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. The league could have insisted on a purely geographical alignment like the American League did. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Garabito
Eddy Jorge Garabito (born December 2, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played for the St. George Roadrunners of the Golden Baseball League and played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies and in the minor leagues for the Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter .... External links , oRetrosheet 1976 births Living people Azucareros del Este players Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Bluefield Orioles players Bowie Baysox players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Delmarva Shorebirds players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Italy Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike DeJean
Michael Dwain DeJean (; born September 28, 1970) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Career DeJean played shortstop during his college career at Mississippi Delta Community College and Livingston University. In , while playing for Livingston in the Division II College World Series, DeJean pitched to two batters, retiring both. He was selected in the 24th round of the 1992 amateur draft by the New York Yankees and signed to a professional contract as a pitcher. The Yankees traded DeJean to the Colorado Rockies for Joe Girardi after the 1995 season. He made his major league debut on May 2, , pitching a scoreless inning in relief against the Philadelphia Phillies. DeJean achieved modest success as a closer for the Milwaukee Brewers in and , but struggled mightily during brief tenures with the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles. He was named National League Player of the Week for May 26 through June 1, . He was traded to the New York Mets durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Day
Stephen Zachary Day (born June 15, 1978) is a former right-handed sinker-ball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for two teams from 2002 to 2006. Career history Day graduated from La Salle High School in Cincinnati in 1996, where he played basketball, baseball and golf and was prep player of the year in Cincinnati in 1995. He went on to attend the University of Cincinnati, studying pre-business. Drafted in the fifth round in 1996 by the New York Yankees after his senior year in high school, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians in July . 2002 Day made his major league debut for the Montreal Expos in 2002. His debut was on his birthday, and he was credited the win. He was the first pitcher to achieve that combination (birthday, debut, win) since at least 1901, possibly ever. He finished 2002 at 4-1 with a 3.62 ERA in 19 games. He also had 1 save. His one save came on September 26, 2002 during a Expos 4-3 victory over the Marlins. Day pitched the final three innings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cortés (baseball)
David Cárdenas Cortés (born October 15, 1973) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves (), Cleveland Indians (), and Colorado Rockies (–). Cortés was a member of the Mexicali, Mexico, team who were the runners-up of the 1985 Little League World Series. As a teenager, he left his family to attend high school and play baseball in El Centro, California. He was undrafted out of high school and next played college baseball at Imperial Valley College where he did not attract any attention from scouts. His grades were too poor for a four-year school and, after finishing junior college at 19, took a job at a department store for $4.75 per hour () while pitching for an amateur team in Tijuana. Three years later, in 1996, with a three-month-old daughter at home, he was convinced to attend a Cincinnati Reds tryout in San Diego. The Reds did not sign Cortés on the grounds that he was too short at but he was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Cook (baseball)
Aaron Lane Cook (born February 8, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox. High school In high school, while playing for Hamilton High School (Hamilton, OH), Cook allowed only one home run, to fellow Major Leaguer Kevin Youkilis, who was playing for Sycamore High School in suburban Cincinnati. Colorado Rockies Cook was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the second round of the 1997 MLB Draft and made his Major League debut in 2002. 2002 season Cook made his debut, against the Chicago Cubs, pitching two innings and allowing a home run. He would make his first start, against the San Francisco Giants, pitching six innings while allowing four walks in a no decision. Cook would finish the season appearing in nine games (five starts) with a 4.54 ERA in 35 innings. 2003 season Cook made the opening day roster after pitching a solid spring training and was named the Rockie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Chacón
Shawn Anthony Chacón (born December 23, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He last played in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros in 2008. During his career, he threw an 88–92 mph sinker, a big curveball, a slider, and a changeup. Early years Chacón was born in Anchorage, Alaska, but has only dim recollection of his biological mother and none of his father (he believes his biological father was African-American and his mother was Hispanic). His mother placed him in a Greeley, Colorado, foster home when he was aged four, and he was adopted by Tony and Blanca Chacón. Chacón was recruited by Arizona State, but chose to play professionally after he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the third round of the amateur draft. He signed on June 18, 1996. Professional career Colorado Rockies Chacón made his MLB debut in as a member of the Rockies. In his first start, Chacon allowed seven runs in innings while striking out eight en route t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Anderson (baseball)
Matthew Jason Anderson (born August 17, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher. The first overall pick in the 1997 MLB Draft, he played for the Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies between 1998 and 2005. Early life and college career Anderson attended St. Xavier High School, which was also attended by MLB players Paul Byrd, Chris Burke, and Jack Savage. After high school, he went on to Rice University. In 1995, Anderson was a Southwest Conference all-star. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named the league's top pro prospect. In 1997 he was a Western Athletic Conference all-star and a First Team College All-American. Anderson set Rice University records for career wins (30) and saves (14), and also posted a 1.82 earned run average (ERA) during his final year with the team. In the 1997 amateur entry draft, Anderson was selected first overall by the Detroit Tigers. He eventually si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Acevedo (baseball)
José Omar Acevedo (born December 18, 1977) is a retired right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who last played for the Baltimore Orioles organization. Acevedo played previously with the Cincinnati Reds from - and the Colorado Rockies from to . In his five-year career, Acevedo has a career record of 18–25 with an ERA of 5.74. He is a cousin of Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal. He has no relation to pitcher Juan Acevedo, as he is from Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... Acevedo was released by the Baltimore Orioles on March 12, 2007. References External links 1977 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players Charleston AlleyCats players Chattanooga Lookouts players Cincinnati Reds players Clinton LumberKings players Colorado Rocki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Esposito (baseball)
Michael Anthony Esposito (born September 27, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies. He throws right and bats right. He graduated from Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ... before playing baseball at Arizona State University. Esposito's only Major League experience came during the season, where he served as a starting pitcher for 3 games as a late-season call-up when rosters expanded. Mike Esposito is the son of Joe "Bean" Esposito, best known for singing " You're the Best" and as the lead singer for the Brooklyn Dreams whose duet " Heaven Knows" with Donna Summer reached #4 on Billboards Hot 100. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Carvajal
Marcos José Carvajal (; August 19, 1984 – January 24, 2018) was a Venezuelan relief pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 4", , 175 lb. , Carvajal batted and threw right-handed.Marcos Carvajal MLB Statistics and History ''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on January 27, 2018. Career Carvajal was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the in . On May 3, , for the Single-A ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Speier
Ryan Andrew Speier (born July 24, 1979) is an American former right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played with the Colorado Rockies for his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career, from when he was called up to July 24, when he was designated for assignment. Early life High school Speier was a standout pitcher at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia along with Joe Saunders and Borchers Ina Vineyard. College Speier attended Radford University in Virginia, where he was a standout pitcher for the Highlanders baseball team. In 2001, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Speier set a league record with 16 saves, and allowed only 10 hits, one walk, and one earned run in his 20 innings of relief. He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2013. Speier was signed by the Rockies in 2001 as an undrafted free agent. Professional career Colorado Rockies Speier won the Minor League Rolaids Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
