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Renee Dechert
@reneedechert.com
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I write about baseball — mostly the Colorado Rockies. (Fandom is weird.)

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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Schaeff’s back.
An X post from Patrick Saunders that reads, “BREAKING: Warren Schaeffer returning as #Rockies manager for 2026 season denverpost.com/2025/11/24/war… via @denverpost.” There’s also a photo of Schaeff.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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A movie that takes place where you’re from.
The poster for *Brokeback Mountain.”
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Halloween remnants:
A small skeleton dog looks up concrete stairs at a big spider skeleton. It’s a fall day, and shadows fall across the stairs.
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Aftermath.
One skeleton sit in a red chair, perhaps some green garland wrapped around their neck. Two others sit at the feet of the first one. They are askew and look drunken. A red table is in the foreground, and there are leaves on the ground, marking the day as post-Halloween.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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We’ll know soon enough.

(Yes, I think he would.)

www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Would new Washington Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni trade shortstop CJ Abrams and his three remaining years of control within the division? Would new Colorado Rockies boss Paul DePodesta give up one of his few quality players, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, when he is highly affordable at $54 million over the next five seasons, plus a $2.5 million buyout on a $23 million option for 2031?
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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May have to start a new thread.
A skeleton with a red scarf sits on a wooden horse in someone’s yard. Two jack-o-lanterns at at their feet, and there’s an elk shed to the right. Also, a small skeleton burro waits at the base of the Biden horse, keeping the horse and skeleton company.
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Go on . . . .

www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Around the horn • Rival executives cite two names to keep in mind as new Colorado Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta builds out his front office: Ian Levin and Chad MacDonald. Levin worked with DePodesta in the New York Mets’ organization and ultimately rose to assistant GM before leaving the team at the end of the 2024 season. MacDonald, a veteran scout, also overlapped with DePodesta while with the Mets, and left the team for personal reasons at the end of ’23. The roles they would play if hired by Colorado are unclear. DePodesta was the Mets’ vice president of player development and scouting from November 2010 to January 2016. That was his last job in baseball before the Cleveland Browns hired him as their chief strategy officer.
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Would you recognize Jon Tester?
Jon Tester sits in his home office during an MSNBC interview. Rather than a military crew cut, he now has short hair, a goatee, and glasses with blue frames.
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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@brittneybush.bsky.social

!!!
An X post from Jeff Passan that reads: “BREAKING: First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners are finalizing a five-year contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. The first major free agent to sign this winter goes back to Seattle, where he was beloved after joining the Mariners in a deadline trade.”
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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It is time.
November 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I’m sorry.

What?

www.nytimes.com/athletic/680... MLB GM Meetings buzz: Future of Skenes and Skubal, Orioles getting calls for Rutschman and more
A quote from an article written by Jim Bowden in The Athletic: The other team that could be a sleeper on Murakami is the Rockies, led by new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, because his power would be especially impactful at that altitude, given the light air and the lack of movement on breaking balls at Coors Field, which could help minimize his swing-and-miss issues. Put your seat belts on, everyone. The next month is going to be a blast.
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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This is how I’m gonna look every time someone hits the dislike button on one of my posts.
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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This right here is some vintage Rockies.
A post from Rockies Club Information: “The Colorado Rockies announced the following transactions today: - Claimed RHP Garrett Acton off waivers from Tampa Bay. - INF Thairo Estrada elected free agency after being activated from the 60-day IL and outrighted off the 40-man roster. The Rockies' 40-man roster is at 39.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Oh, yeah, let’s do 2025 again.
An X post from Rockies Club Information that reads as follows: “The Colorado Rockies announced the following transactions today: - Claimed INF/OF Troy Johnson off waivers from Miami. - Reinstated INF/OF Kris Bryant and RHP Jeff Criswell from the 60-day IL.”
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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So @patricksaundersdp.bsky.social has provided this update:

x.com/psaundersdp/...
A post from Patrick Saunders that reads, “An excellent source tells me there is no truth to rumors that #Rockies front-office search has stalled and might be looking at alternative candidates.”
November 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Per @hardingmlb.bsky.social:
Jon Herman posted, “Hearing that for now anyway, leading candidates Amiel Sawdaye and Matt Forman MIGHT NOT be going to Colorado to become Rockies baseball honcho. Unclear if they dropped out or where Rox might be headed next” Thomas Harding quote posted, “Good work from @JonHeyman. I hear talks with Aniel Sawdaye (#Dbacks) and Mart Forman (#Guardians) have been productive, but the search continues for new #Rockies baseball ops head. Sawdaye and Forman were publicly identified but the feeling was there were other candidates.”
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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If you’ll indulge me, an old favorite.
Jeff Hoffman wearing an Albuquerque Isotopes jersey holds two puppies. One nuzzles his neck. Truly, it’s adorable.
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Game 7?

Absolutely.
Max Scherzer yells as manager John Schneider as he threatens to remove him from the game. Alejandro Kirk looks on.
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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What wackiness awaits us tomorrow night?

Who knows!
George Spring makes a gesture like he’s asking a question after getting on base.
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Okay, this is great.
From the Blue Jays X account, a camera takes a photo of a blue jay in flight over Toronto. There’s a Game 6 logo LA vs. Toronto note at the bottom. It’s pretty cool.
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Mood:
A photo of the Coors Field D gate that’s been photoshopped to have a broken camera lens, a dark sky, and a jack-o-lantern head on The Player statue.
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Pirates fans, you are gonna love Dugan Darnell, who’s a wonderful person with a great baseball story.

Here he is with his family and Brenton Doyle’s family after his MLB Debut.

They went down for a family photo. The lower stands were still full with folks waiting for a Grateful Dead cover band
October 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Since @kgh23.bsky.social is posting Halloween video from Salt River Fields, here’s a classic of Zac Veen during his time in the Arizona Fall League.
Zac Veen stands behind the batting cage at Salt River Fields. He’s holding a bat, wearing batting gloves, cleats, and mirror sunglasses. He’s also wearing a brown monkey onesie.
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Happy Halloween!

And so ends (for this year) #HalloweenSkeletonsLivingTheirBestLives

Thanks to everyone who shared the skeletons they encountered!
At a Walmart, a skeleton holds a pot of white flowers. They wear a jaunty orange brimmed hat with a hint of a black veil.
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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#HalloweenSkeletonsLivingTheirBestLives
A group of skeletons is doing something—I’m not sure what. Two hold yellow caution tape like a jump rope. One small skeleton is in uneventful ground while a group of small and large skeletons looks on.
October 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM