Aaron Cook News

After covering a tremendous distance in 2009 -- from 18-28 to the National League Wild Card -- the Rockies find themselves trying to figure out how to take the next difficult step.

Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez gets Rockies manager Jim Tracy's nod to start on the mound for today's Game 4 of the National League division series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The red-haired waif was right. It didn't happen until 11:27 a.m., but, finally, the sun did come out tomorrow.

Aaron Cook wanted to rack up another win, not more frequent flier miles. The Colorado Rockies ace flew out to Philadelphia on Monday hoping to get a good night's rest for a decisive Game 5 against the Phillies on Tuesday.

They won't see him again until tomorrow at the earliest, when he will either take the mound for Game 5 or greet the team following the conclusion of the series.

The National League's top two power teams square off in the Division Series when the Phillies and Rockies cross bats in the postseason for the second time in three years.

The World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies try to take a 2-0 series lead against Colorado into today's divisional playoff against Colorado, which dropped a 5-1 decision to the Phils on Cliff Lee's six-hitter. Today the Phils go with lefty Cole Hamels, last year's World Series MVP, while the Rockies counter with Aaron Cook.

It was the fourth inning Thursday afternoon, and the Rockies' Aaron Cook couldn't seem to get through a 1-2-3 frame.

It will be Cliff Lee pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday afternoon against Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.

They st rike fear into every network TV executive whose job depends on ratings. They are a team of unfamiliar faces and unknown names recognizable only to fantasy-league fanatics.

Sixteen-game winner Jorge De La Rosa will miss Colorado's first-round playoff series against Philadelphia because of an injured left groin.

" The Rockies' postseason plans remained shrouded in mystery and injury. Starter Jorge De La Rosa spent extensive time in the training room today, trying to rehab his strained left groin.

It's officially Rocktober after Thursday's games, but there's still the matter of deciding baseball's tightest divisions.

Aaron Cook and Franklin Morales combined on a six-hitter Thursday, leading Colorado to a 9-2 decision over Milwaukee and a three-game sweep.

Starting pitcher Aaron Cook #28 of the Colorado Rockies pitches agianst the Arizona Diamondbacks during the MLB openning day game at Chase Field on April 6, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

With two on and nobody out for Milwaukee in the top of the fifth Wednesday night, the crowd at Coors Field suddenly rose and started cheering.

Aaron Cook will be rewarded for a month of tireless rehab, starting Friday at Coors Field against the St.

To call "Rockies vs. Cardinals" a good baseball game is like calling "Waiting for Godot" a swell play.

Friday night's Cardinals-Rockies showdown was the kind of baseball game that leaves fans exhausted and players exhaling after every pitch.

Rockies manager Jim Tracy, left, pulls reliever Franklin Morales after Morales walked the Padres' Everth Cabrera with the bases loaded to force in a run in the seventh.