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The Chicago Cubs bullpen has the sixth-best ERA in baseball. However, there is no such thing as having too many good ...
Full disclosure: Grading The Week’s baseball wonks, like most of us, can’t wait for the Rockies to get their 17th almost ...
But UCLA alumni Jake Bird and Michael Toglia are the source of a glimmer of light. Toglia is finding his swing again after ...
Former UCLA standout and current Colorado Rockies premier reliever Jake Bird is having the best year of his career. On ...
Rockies' Jake Bird: Makes spring debutBird (oblique) allowed one hit in a scoreless inning of relief in Tuesday's 14-2 loss to the Padres in Cactus League play. Bird faced four batters in his ...
Rockies' Jake Bird: Shining in reliefBird struck out five batters over two perfect innings of relief in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Giants. Though he has yet to record a save this season, Bird has ...
Bryce Harper was ready to fight Colorado Rockies pitcher Jake Bird after Bird appeared to taunt the Philadelphia Phillies' dugout during Sunday's game.
Philadelphia Phillies legend Jimmy Rollins urges the team to acquire a closer at the trade deadline: "We need somebody that can close out the games." ...
Colorado right hander Germán Márquez struck out a season-high eight batters to outduel Reds rookie right hander Chase Burns ...
It was a frustrating afternoon all around in Denver for Bryce Harper, and Rockies reliever Jake Bird managed to end Harper's day early. With the Rockies up four runs in the seventh inning, Bird ...
Rockies right-hander Jake Bird has been terrific in the role of the bullpen workhorse over the first month-and-a-half of the season.
Just a week removed from giving up three runs in one inning and enduring the worst appearance of a breakout season, former UCLA and current Colorado Rockies reliever is right back on track. Bird ...