Todd Helton News

May has been less than merry for the Rockies, turning playoff hopes into a fantasy.

After their first win in a week, music replaced sighs as the Rockies' clubhouse soundtrack Wednesday.

Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to their third straight win, 7-4 over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in a game that saw the benches empty... Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to ... (more)

Todd Helton homered and drove in three runs Friday night, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-3 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' longest winning streak of the season at six games.

Colorado Rockies' Marco Scutaro, left, dives safely back to first as Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto catches a pick-off throw in the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 25, 2012, in Cincinnati.

Todd Helton #17 of the Colorado Rockies takes an at bat against the Florida Marlins during MLB action at Coors Field on May 10, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.

Owner and CEO Dick Monfort said that he will not replace Dan O'Dowd or manager Jim Tracy, and lauded both.

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Grace Christian's Timothy Alexander Helton throws Eagleville's Joshua McCrary out at first in the 2nd inning at Riverdale High School in the Division I Class A match during the BlueCross Spring Fling XVIII in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Last night, the Miami Marlins scratched out an early three-run lead and maintained that until the eighth inning, when Edward Mujica allowed three hits and a run without getting an out and a slew of Marlins relievers had to appear to hold the game to a one-run lead.

But no pitcher has won as many games in a Marlins uniform as the right-hander from Beaumont, Calif.

Colorado Rockies' Juan Nicasio pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Miami.

One of Rick Cochran's worst rounds of the season on the Hooters Tour just might have been the best... 'Big and Small, Wide and Tall: Pop-up Books and the Function of Scale' will be on display at MTSU's... Eagleville pitcher Jake McDougal threw a shutout on Tuesday, beating Knoxville Grace 1-0 at Riverdale in the BlueCross Spring Fling Class A state ... (more)

Not a single baseball fan believes that New York Mets third baseman David Wright will be batting .400 by the end of September, not even David Wright.

As we prepare to watch Barry Larkin take his rightful place in Cooperstown this summer, the game's stars constantly remind us that we're watching players who will be doing the same at some point in the future.

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Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton, right, is met at home plate by Logan Morrison after hitting a grand slam in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Miami, Monday, May 21, 2012.

Through 40 games, the 2012 Rockies have been an abomination. They now sit at 15-25, ten games under .500, and are on pace to finish a disgraceful 61-101 - A mark that would easily be the worst in franchise history falling six games short of the dreadful 67-95 record both the 1993 expansion team and 2005 complete rebuild team posted.

Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is not happy after striking out in the ninth inning Sunday with two runners on base.

The Rangers fell 7-0 in a substate affair, despite getting an excellent pitching effort from its junior hurler, Isaac Ray.Head coach Aaron Dugger was pleased with Unaka's effort after the loss.