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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RockiesPitch.com
https://muckrack.com/renee-dechert
Mastodon: @ReneeDechert@flipboard.social
Find my work at Purple Row, SB Nation, & Rockies Pitch.
SABR member.
she/her/hers
RockiesPitch.com
https://muckrack.com/renee-dechert
Mastodon: @ReneeDechert@flipboard.social
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Renee Dechert
@reneedechert.com
· Mar 29
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If it’s a Tuesday, I have a column due.
What to watch for in the early days of Paul DePodesta’s Rockies rebuild
Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, November 11, 2025
www.purplerow.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If it’s a Tuesday, I have a column due.
A transcript of Paul DePodesta’s first interview with beat writers.
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Rockies’ Paul DePodesta on taking job with Colorado: ‘I’m a sucker for a challenge’
Paul DePodesta, the newly hired architect of the Rockies’ rebuild, has been mulling over his plans for more than a month.
www.denverpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A transcript of Paul DePodesta’s first interview with beat writers.
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why would you pick a fight with someone who spent their life teaching literary fiction seminars aka the insult Olympics
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
why would you pick a fight with someone who spent their life teaching literary fiction seminars aka the insult Olympics
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Some thoughts for @denvergazette.com on what I heard this afternoon from the new #Rockies POBO … www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/10/i...
Introducing Paul DePodesta, new Rockies president of baseball operations: ‘I’m a bit of a sucker for a challenge’
LAS VEGAS — Not far from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel where the MLB general manager meetings are being held this week, the track and grandstands for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix are bei...
www.denvergazette.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Some thoughts for @denvergazette.com on what I heard this afternoon from the new #Rockies POBO … www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/10/i...
And so @kgh23.bsky.social has the first story about Paul DePodesta’s Rockies debut.
Introducing Paul DePodesta, new Rockies president of baseball operations: ‘I’m a bit of a sucker for a challenge’
LAS VEGAS — Not far from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel where the MLB general manager meetings are being held this week, the track and grandstands for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix are bei...
www.denvergazette.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
And so @kgh23.bsky.social has the first story about Paul DePodesta’s Rockies debut.
Reconsidering Joyce Carol Oates’ social media game.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Reconsidering Joyce Carol Oates’ social media game.
The new guy speaks!
(And I don’t believe he’s wearing purple!)
(And I don’t believe he’s wearing purple!)
What attracted Paul DePodesta to the #Rockies POBO job? Here’s what he said in Las Vegas on Monday.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The new guy speaks!
(And I don’t believe he’s wearing purple!)
(And I don’t believe he’s wearing purple!)
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Former #Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa inducted in the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.
www.mlb.com/news/jorge-d...
www.mlb.com/news/jorge-d...
De La Rosa picks Rockies jersey for Mexican HOF induction
LAS VEGAS -- Left-handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa, the Rockies’ career leader in wins, was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday. He was surprised to be elected on t...
www.mlb.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Former #Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa inducted in the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.
www.mlb.com/news/jorge-d...
www.mlb.com/news/jorge-d...
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
I wanted to share a link to this GoFundMe for Braylen Wimmer, a Rockies minor-league shortstop.
Donate to Help Support Braylen’s Brain Surgery and Recovery, organized by Peyton Gray
On November 1st, 24-year-old Braylen received news that completely chang… Peyton Gray needs your support for Help Support Braylen’s Brain Surgery and Recovery
gofund.me
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I wanted to share a link to this GoFundMe for Braylen Wimmer, a Rockies minor-league shortstop.
Telling Luke Bell’s story is so important.
And his mother is an amazing woman.
And his mother is an amazing woman.
Country Music Casualty: The Tortured Life and Untimely Death of Luke Bell — Rolling Stone
The country singer was poised to be the next big thing, but his struggle with mental illness left him lost, alone, and on a path of self-destruction
apple.news
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Telling Luke Bell’s story is so important.
And his mother is an amazing woman.
And his mother is an amazing woman.
Troy Renck weighs in.
Renck: In hiring Paul DePodesta decades too late, Rockies continue making wrong moves even with right intentions
For those who want to believe it will work, Paul DePodesta has brainpower. The question becomes: Will he have real power?
www.denverpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Troy Renck weighs in.
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These are all good questions but I'm also interested in how quickly a man can add a lot of purple to his business wardrobe too
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/08/paul-depodesta-rockies-key-questions/
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/08/paul-depodesta-rockies-key-questions/
Rockies Journal: Key questions for Paul DePodesta, Colorado’s new front-office boss
So many questions for Paul DePodesta, the Rockies’ new president of baseball operations. Not the least of which is, “What did you think about actor Jonah Hill’s portrayal of you?&…
www.denverpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
These are all good questions but I'm also interested in how quickly a man can add a lot of purple to his business wardrobe too
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/08/paul-depodesta-rockies-key-questions/
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/08/paul-depodesta-rockies-key-questions/
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New #Rockies baseball ops president Paul DePodesta is not the type to cut corners while restructuring a team, peers say
www.mlb.com/news/paul-de...
www.mlb.com/news/paul-de...
DePodesta not the type to cut corners in rebuild, peers say
DENVER -- If patience with a process can produce phenomenal results, longtime baseball executive J.P. Ricciardi believes, Paul DePodesta can overcome set-in challenges and build a winner with the Rock...
www.mlb.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
New #Rockies baseball ops president Paul DePodesta is not the type to cut corners while restructuring a team, peers say
www.mlb.com/news/paul-de...
www.mlb.com/news/paul-de...
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Opening NBA highlights tonight:
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Opening NBA highlights tonight:
This is amazing, but Stevie Nicks twirling a baton would make it next level.
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This is amazing, but Stevie Nicks twirling a baton would make it next level.
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THE RIM WAS DEF HURT IN THE PROCESS
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THE RIM WAS DEF HURT IN THE PROCESS
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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NBA Cup court designer with a stomach ache: I’VE GOT IT
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
NBA Cup court designer with a stomach ache: I’VE GOT IT
Okay, so it’s not Nickelodeon slime green, but what is the color of the floor at Ball Arena tonight?
Fuchsia?
Fuchsia?
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Okay, so it’s not Nickelodeon slime green, but what is the color of the floor at Ball Arena tonight?
Fuchsia?
Fuchsia?
Watching the Rockets-Spurs game based solely on my ability to tolerate the court design.
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Watching the Rockets-Spurs game based solely on my ability to tolerate the court design.
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look at that court — i love anti-audience art
Will Hardy losing his mind with the officials as Rudy scores after a battle with Nurkic for the rebound
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
look at that court — i love anti-audience art