Renee Dechert
@reneedechert.com
I write about baseball — mostly the Colorado Rockies. (Fandom is weird.)
Find my work at Purple Row, SB Nation, & Rockies Pitch.
SABR member.
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Find my work at Purple Row, SB Nation, & Rockies Pitch.
SABR member.
she/her/hers
RockiesPitch.com
https://muckrack.com/renee-dechert
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Renee Dechert
@reneedechert.com
· Mar 29
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Joe, buddy, just stop.
Wyoming billionaire Joe Ricketts alleges he was defrauded out of $34 million in failed federal land swap - WyoFile
New lawsuit contends that TD Ameritrade founder’s former agent and a Star Valley developer conspired to run up costs, rig appraisals and falsely suggest that the U.S. Forest Service was interested in ...
wyofile.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Joe, buddy, just stop.
Younger me is grappling with Rod Stewart being described as “elderly.”
“You can’t stop these guys; [performing] is in their blood,” said one manager about older rock stars with health issues still performing. “It’s almost detrimental for them to just be sitting around doing nothing.” 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/4reejSX
September 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Younger me is grappling with Rod Stewart being described as “elderly.”
Having spoken to and interviewed Zach Agnos, I can confirm that he is, in fact, a real person.
However, Rockies fans have raised some concerns about whether a player named “Kris Bryant” actually exists.
However, Rockies fans have raised some concerns about whether a player named “Kris Bryant” actually exists.
September 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Having spoken to and interviewed Zach Agnos, I can confirm that he is, in fact, a real person.
However, Rockies fans have raised some concerns about whether a player named “Kris Bryant” actually exists.
However, Rockies fans have raised some concerns about whether a player named “Kris Bryant” actually exists.
A few years ago, a student was working on a paper and asked me, in astonishment, “Did you realize there were once gas lines and rationing and that speed limits were 55 mph?”
With the aged wisdom that comes with having lived thru the 70s, I confirmed it was all true.
Time is a flat circle.
With the aged wisdom that comes with having lived thru the 70s, I confirmed it was all true.
Time is a flat circle.
September 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A few years ago, a student was working on a paper and asked me, in astonishment, “Did you realize there were once gas lines and rationing and that speed limits were 55 mph?”
With the aged wisdom that comes with having lived thru the 70s, I confirmed it was all true.
Time is a flat circle.
With the aged wisdom that comes with having lived thru the 70s, I confirmed it was all true.
Time is a flat circle.
What an amazing writer.
Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
What an amazing writer.
Serious question here: Why use Sterlin Thompson as the Rockies DH?
He has spent most of the season in ABQ. He has 77 PAs with the Rockies.
Mickey Moniak or Hunter Goodman make sense here, but Sterlin Thompson does not.
He has spent most of the season in ABQ. He has 77 PAs with the Rockies.
Mickey Moniak or Hunter Goodman make sense here, but Sterlin Thompson does not.
WAR Leaders by Team — Designated Hitter
Data: FanGraphs https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2026&month=0&season1=2026&ind=0
Data: FanGraphs https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2026&month=0&season1=2026&ind=0
September 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Serious question here: Why use Sterlin Thompson as the Rockies DH?
He has spent most of the season in ABQ. He has 77 PAs with the Rockies.
Mickey Moniak or Hunter Goodman make sense here, but Sterlin Thompson does not.
He has spent most of the season in ABQ. He has 77 PAs with the Rockies.
Mickey Moniak or Hunter Goodman make sense here, but Sterlin Thompson does not.
Romanticized versions of rural cultural are not real.
Just try to get healthcare at a rural hospital or find a job with benefits, and then get back to me on the “rural vibe shift.”
Young people are leaving at record numbers for a reason.
Just try to get healthcare at a rural hospital or find a job with benefits, and then get back to me on the “rural vibe shift.”
Young people are leaving at record numbers for a reason.
Opinion | Ella Langley. ‘Landman.’ The Rural Vibe Shift Is Real. (Gift Article)
Social marginalization means something different today.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Romanticized versions of rural cultural are not real.
Just try to get healthcare at a rural hospital or find a job with benefits, and then get back to me on the “rural vibe shift.”
Young people are leaving at record numbers for a reason.
Just try to get healthcare at a rural hospital or find a job with benefits, and then get back to me on the “rural vibe shift.”
Young people are leaving at record numbers for a reason.
Apparently, this is a thing tonight.
September 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Apparently, this is a thing tonight.
Randal Grichuk with a go-ahead homer.
Just as we all expected.
Just as we all expected.
September 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Randal Grichuk with a go-ahead homer.
Just as we all expected.
Just as we all expected.
His uncle was a colleague of mine.
When Justin pitched for the Red Sox in the World Series, I will never watching Mike balance keeping up with the game with conducting a jazz concert.
(Lawson Inada was the featured poet.)
When Justin pitched for the Red Sox in the World Series, I will never watching Mike balance keeping up with the game with conducting a jazz concert.
(Lawson Inada was the featured poet.)
Justin Masterson
Pitcher
Debut: 2008 - Retired: 2015
CLE - STL - BOS
Pitcher
Debut: 2008 - Retired: 2015
CLE - STL - BOS
Justin Masterson at baseball-reference.com
Career stats of Justin Masterson
baseball-reference.com
September 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
His uncle was a colleague of mine.
When Justin pitched for the Red Sox in the World Series, I will never watching Mike balance keeping up with the game with conducting a jazz concert.
(Lawson Inada was the featured poet.)
When Justin pitched for the Red Sox in the World Series, I will never watching Mike balance keeping up with the game with conducting a jazz concert.
(Lawson Inada was the featured poet.)
Those are gonna be some bitter, bitter taco’s.
taco’s
September 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Those are gonna be some bitter, bitter taco’s.
Kyle, buddy, eat something.
DETROIT – Jaden Hill was an athletic 10-year-old, at the time playing and dreaming of football. His father, Kenneth Hill, was a former basketball player from the University of the Ozarks.
links.mlb.mlbemail.com
September 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Kyle, buddy, eat something.
Reposted by Renee Dechert
Good afternoon, everyone!
@joellemilholm.bsky.social has a new article out on the WPBL:
www.kicktheconcrete.com/post/a-vibe-...
@joellemilholm.bsky.social has a new article out on the WPBL:
www.kicktheconcrete.com/post/a-vibe-...
A Vibe of Their Own: With dynamic players, the WPBL is establishing its culture in inaugural season
Walkup songs, eye black and home run celebrations all create camaraderie and identity.
www.kicktheconcrete.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Good afternoon, everyone!
@joellemilholm.bsky.social has a new article out on the WPBL:
www.kicktheconcrete.com/post/a-vibe-...
@joellemilholm.bsky.social has a new article out on the WPBL:
www.kicktheconcrete.com/post/a-vibe-...
Please enjoy Sam Hilliard’s KT Wiz player song:
THE BIGINNING KT
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September 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Please enjoy Sam Hilliard’s KT Wiz player song:
Well, I learn something new about TJ Rumfield every day — this courtesy of @kgh23.bsky.social
Rockies’ TJ Rumfield reflects on Central Park wedding during New York return
NEW YORK — No matter what TJ Rumfield does at Yankee Stadium this week, it will never replace his favorite New York memory. It was June of 2023 and the former Yankees prospect now turned Rockies first...
www.denvergazette.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Well, I learn something new about TJ Rumfield every day — this courtesy of @kgh23.bsky.social
Part of the new FO’s philosophy is that “walks travel,” and TJ walks — he’s about to break the Rockies record for walks by a rookie (Dexter Fowler).
Yankees may regret trading TJ Rumfield, who ‘absolutely’ knew he could star for Rockies
The rookie first baseman has shined since being traded in January. He entered Tuesday with a .299 average, 15 home runs and an .850 OPS.
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Part of the new FO’s philosophy is that “walks travel,” and TJ walks — he’s about to break the Rockies record for walks by a rookie (Dexter Fowler).
Reposted by Renee Dechert
This week, I wrote about technology the Rockies are using to manage pitcher workload.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
Tuesday Rockpile: How the Colorado Rockies are using technology to manage pitcher workload
Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 8, 2026
www.purplerow.com
September 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This week, I wrote about technology the Rockies are using to manage pitcher workload.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
I like YHF a lot.
But this one is an easy Gillian Welch win for me.
Time (The Revelator) is as good today as it was the first time I listened to it.
(And I have listened to it a lot.)
But this one is an easy Gillian Welch win for me.
Time (The Revelator) is as good today as it was the first time I listened to it.
(And I have listened to it a lot.)
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#1 Wilco, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT
VS.
#8 Gillian Welch, TIME (THE REVELATOR)
Go here to vote: forms.gle/5Bc5rPazHR2N...
September 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I like YHF a lot.
But this one is an easy Gillian Welch win for me.
Time (The Revelator) is as good today as it was the first time I listened to it.
(And I have listened to it a lot.)
But this one is an easy Gillian Welch win for me.
Time (The Revelator) is as good today as it was the first time I listened to it.
(And I have listened to it a lot.)
This week, I wrote about technology the Rockies are using to manage pitcher workload.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
Tuesday Rockpile: How the Colorado Rockies are using technology to manage pitcher workload
Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 8, 2026
www.purplerow.com
September 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This week, I wrote about technology the Rockies are using to manage pitcher workload.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
The Rockies are late to Catapult, so it may not be news to most, but it is to the Rockies.
It’s never going to end, is it?
So this Cards-Giants game . . . .
September 8, 2026 at 3:36 AM
It’s never going to end, is it?
So this Cards-Giants game . . . .
September 8, 2026 at 3:23 AM
So this Cards-Giants game . . . .