Carlos Gonzalez RUMORS & NEWS

Denver Post "Like evidence at a crime scene, the footprints in the warning track told the story. The Rockies had the Chicago Cubs outfielders running sprints to the wall Tuesday, the streaks and skids in the dirt eloquently explaining the damage inflicted by the suddenly resuscitated lineup. Outfielder..." May 15

Denver Post "Lightning flashed and thunder rolled at Coors Field on Tuesday night, but it was Carlos Gonzalez's two-run homer in the sixth inning that shocked the visiting Yankees and their Rocky Mountain faithful. The Rockies' left fielder worked a 3-2 count off Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda before ripping..." May 08

Denver Post "Nothing is slowing down Carlos Gonzalez in the first month of the season. Snow, cold, frosty breath and marathon doubleheaders? No problem. CarGo keeps delivering. He even provided the best quote of night after the Rockies swept the Mets in a doubleheader Tuesday that extended deep into the..." April 18

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez has evolved to valuing certainty over versatility. Don't misunderstand him. He would go to right field if the Rockies asked, but his preference is to stay in one spot. And right now, that's left. "It's easier if I don't bounce around, because you get comfortable with the..." April 03

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez sits roughly 10 feet away from Troy Tulowitzki in the Rockies' clubhouse at Salt River Fields. They share much in common. Both are stars, National League MVP candidates, and better when the other is playing. But their frustration over last season's debacle is much different, framed..." February 26

MLB.com "Making his third start in four Cactus League games, Carlos Gonzalez finally found his first hit, driving a single to left in his first at-bat against the Cubs on Tuesday. With the World Baseball Classic around the corner, Gonzalez didn't stop there. His competitive nature is ramped up, and he..." February 26

Denver Post "An MRI of Carlos Gonzalez's left hamstring showed inflammation behind his left knee, which could sideline the all-star for the remainder of the season. "I don't know if I will be able to play again. It's a tough spot. I want to," Gonzalez said. "I don't want to end like last year where I miss a..." September 25

Denver Post "After playing in just 127 games last year because of injuries — chiefly a strained right wrist that landed him on the disabled list — Carlos Gonzalez hoped he would be healthy throughout the 2012 season. It hasn't quite worked out that way. Although the left fielder has avoided the DL this..." September 22

Denver Post "To remain optimistic, Carlos Gonzalez envisions next season's lineup. This year has been a grease fire, the Rockies out of contention before school let out. But Gonzalez, who is under contract through 2017, sees glimmers of hope. "We get Tulo back, have (Josh) Rutledge for a full year, (Chris)..." September 20

Denver Post "Nobody goes to a ballpark in a hurry. The sport's most famous song, "Take Me Out to The Ball Game," encourages people never to go home. There is no clock, yet Carlos Gonzalez can hear one ticking on this season. This was going to be his "The Empire Strikes Back" sequel to 2010, when he won a..." September 04

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez likes "The Simpsons" (in Spanish) and "Family Guy" (in English), making his sense of humor known. So it should come as no surprise that he's wearing a shirt poking fun at himself. It features a "Swag Meter" fuel tank on the front, and CarGo's needle sits at full. "A friend gave it..." August 25

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez flew back to Venezuela on Saturday following the death of his grandfather, Eduardo Guerra. Gonzalez was placed on the bereavement list, leaving him eligible to rejoin the Rockies on Tuesday in New York. A player, however, can remain on the list for seven days. "I will always..." August 19

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez flew back to Venezuela on Saturday following the death of his grandfather Eduardo Guerra. He was placed on the bereavement list, leaving him eligible to rejoin the Rockies on Tuesday in New York. A player, however, can remain on the list for up to seven days. "I will always..." August 18

Denver Post "Marco Scutaro's exit was a sobering reality of a season gone horribly wrong. No one thought his original acquisition was a better move than Carlos Gonzalez, a fellow Venezuelan, who played winter ball with Scutaro. "It's tough," Gonzalez told The Denver Post on Saturday. "But we knew it was..." July 29

Denver Post "No one with the Rockies plays with more style, verve and swag than all-star outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. There are days when his swing seems capable of shifting the standings in the National League West. But it has become obvious over the last three seasons that he can't turn a makeshift bunch..." July 18

Denver Post "The roar reverberated with the first pitch, like a gallery celebrating a 60-foot putt. Detroit's Justin Verlander fired a 97-mph strike to the Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez. Verlander promised he was going to treat this experience like any other game. But maybe he meant a video game, MLB2K12. He..." July 11

Denver Post "His front shoulder leans slightly toward the plate. His eyes fixate on the target. The hands fly, the weight transfers, his back foot slides out and the ball leaves the bat screaming like a child seeing a spider. Carlos Gonzalez has a gorgeous swing, a work of art. Watching him at work in the..." July 10

Denver Post "Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez can take solace in his first Home Run Derby performance. At least he wasn't the Yankees' Robinson Cano. The American League captain was booed relentlessly by the sellout crowd. The Kansas City fans were angry that Cano initially said he would take a Royals..." July 10

Denver Post "On the road to 100 losses, Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez could boldly go where no ballplayer has gone before. Could Gonzalez win the Most Valuable Player award while playing on the worst team in the National League? It's not easy to lose 100 games in a season, although the Rockies are..." July 06

Denver Post "In Denver, he is CarGo. In Kansas City, Mo., he will be Carlos Gonzalez. As a first-time participant in the Home Run Derby, the Rockies outfielder isn't getting any respect. Bovada, a gaming site, lists CarGo as the longshot in the derby field at 13-2 odds, well behind favorite Jose Bautista..." July 04

Denver Post "Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez has been stomping toward this honor since he signed as a 16-year-old prodigy from Venezuela. He promised his mother then that if he didn't make it to the big leagues, he would return to school. She wanted him to be an astronaut. Instead, he has continued..." July 02

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez won't nibble his way through his first all-star weekend. He's getting the full buffet. The Rockies' outfielder agreed to participate in the Home Run Derby for the National League team, accepting Matt Kemp's invitation via the players association Saturday morning. "I am going to..." July 02

Denver Post "When the fan voting was released each week, the dig followed. I would remind Carlos Gonzalez that maybe someday he'd crack the top 10. He'd respond with a smile and an expletive. There will be no curse words necessary Sunday as the Rockies outfielder finally makes his first all-star team...." July 01

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez is like nobody that's ever played for the Rockies before. He's brash, talented and has more tools than The Home Depot. Sometimes his motor purrs rather than roars, but his ability overshadows the random misfiring spark plug. So, of course, the Rockies want to move him. And he's..." June 25

Denver Post "Think of Monday as a standing eight count for the punch-drunk Rockies. They mercifully get the day off. If ever a team needed a day away from the ballpark, it's the Rockies, losers of 10 of their past 11 games. Sunday afternoon, they were hit with a one-two punch in a dismal 5-0 loss to the..." June 18

Denver Post "The song remained the same for the Rockies on Sunday afternoon in Motown. Starter Jeremy Guthrie was off key, again. The Rockies' bats were silenced on the road, again, this time by Detroit right-hander Max Scherzer, who blanked them for eight innings. Compounding Colorado's misery, star..." June 18

Denver Post "The Rockies are limping into Philadelphia. Star left fielder Carlos Gonzalez was scratched from the starting lineup just minutes before the first pitch of Sunday's game against the Tigers because of soreness in the back of his right knee. He is listed as day to day. Monday, shortstop Troy..." June 18

Rotoworld.com "Ok, now back to business . . . . You have all read about Johan's No-No and the risk of 130+ pitches on his post-shoulder surgery, so I assume you have that covered (and if not, Schultz does at the south end of this piece. Carlos Gonzalez: There is no one hotter in major league baseball (or..." June 04

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Denver Post "It was CarGo T-shirt day at Coors Field, and fans were waving their purple shirts with gusto in the fifth inning Saturday. That's when Carlos Gonzalez, the hottest hitter in baseball, strode to the plate to face Dodgers starter Aaron Harang with one out, the bases full and the Rockies trailing..." June 03

Denver Post "Sitting in the corner of the locker room, feet propped up, Carlos Gonzalez remains comfortable, unbothered. He makes everything look easy, whether it's playing video games or streaming songs through his Dr. Dre Beats headphones. Not since Larry Walker have the Rockies had a player this..." June 03

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez is a star straight out of central casting. He has a bright smile and an endearing accent, and every time he swings, folks end up with cheap tacos. When the Rockies' left fielder stepped into the batter's box in the first inning Thursday, it conjured up images of..." June 01

Denver Post "Until Thursday, there had been the same number of pitchers in major-league history with perfect games as hitters with home runs in four consecutive plate appearances. Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez changed that. His home run off Houston's Bud Norris in the first inning at Coors..." June 01

Yahoo! Sports "Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies used what might have been a humblebrag to describe how he goes about his baseball business: "I'm a guy that doesn't really play for records. They just happen," Gonzalez said as quoted by the Denver Post. When he's going like this, records seem..." June 01

Denver Post "Even in a win, the Rockies lose. Colorado spent the better part of three hours Wednesday clobbering the Astros 13-5 for their third consecutive victory, then spent the night wondering if Troy Tulowitzki will avoid the disabled list. Carlos Gonzalez made like Reggie Jackson in the 1977 World..." May 31

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez' s elegant, powerful swing launched two home runs Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field. Both came against Los Angeles Dodgers lefty and reigning Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw in the Rockies' 8-5 victory. But the home runs don't fully explain the hot streak CarGo carries into..." May 04

Denver Post "Tyler Chatwood always saw the bullpen as a layover. He is a starter and will now get that chance again, albeit in Triple-A. The hard-throwing right-hander was sent to the Sky Sox today as the Rockies added reliever Edger Escalona to protect a taxed bullpen. "I understand what they are doing...." April 18

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez took batting practice and shagged flyballs Monday and said after the Rockies' 7-1 loss to the Padres that he could be in the lineup Tuesday. "I want to be in there. I am feeling a lot better," Gonzalez told The Post. "It depends on how I feel when I wake up. But I want to..." April 17

MLB.com "Left fielder Carlos Gonzalez, who played Friday with strep throat and went 2-for-5, was not in the lineup Saturday. Asked if Gonzalez was completely unavailable on Saturday, Manager Jim Tracy said, "I won't pin myself down 100 percent, but I would probably say that there's a strong chance that..." April 15

Denver Post "When CarGo is feeling it, he delivers. Carlos Gonzalez blasted two RBI triples off Giants ace Tim Lincecum. The first was an opposite-field shot in the first inning; the second, a drive to right in the third. It was the 16th time a Rockies player mashed two triples in a game." April 12

Denver Post "He's no longer the "Little Pony." "Caballo" is more like it. Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez lifted more heavily this winter and arrived in camp thicker and stronger. He plans to lose 10 pounds in spring training, but right now the difference between September is startling. He weighs 225..." February 25

Denver Post "Headaches replaced goose bumps. A year later, Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez can easily identify when his 2011 season unraveled. "I didn't prepare myself the way I should have. I wasn't ready," said Gonzalez, who showed up at spring training heavier than was expected a year ago. "It was..." January 27

Denver Post "When healthy, Carlos Gonzalez has proved to be one of the National League's top players. Without him last season, the Rockies were exposed, losing games and ultimately hope. After missing 33 games with multiple injuries to his right wrist, Gonzalez has healed this winter and will arrive at..." January 12

Denver Post "Yeah, yeah, yeah, so Kim Kardashian is getting divorced before the catering bill arrives. Can we please get to Monday's really big news? The Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez wasn't named a finalist for the Gold Glove in left field. No, we're not making this up. CarGo apparently didn't scale enough..." November 01

Denver Post "The Rockies' dream of returning to a World Series in their 20th season hinges on a better roster and improved health from its top players. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez told The Denver Post on Monday that injuries that sidelined them in September are healing as..." October 18

Denver Post "The right side of his mouth swollen from a wisdom tooth extraction, his right wrist in a brace, Carlos Gonzalez looked like he lost a fight with an airbag. "I have felt better," he said with a smile. After rejoining the Rockies on Saturday, Gonzalez admitted that he doesn't expect to be able..." September 25

Denver Post "Carlos Gonzalez could hear the doubters, the ones who questioned his breakout 2010 season because of his huge offensive numbers at Coors Field. That's one of the reasons winning a Gold Glove was so important to CarGo. They could question his numbers, and they did, most notably Chipper Jones...." September 18

Denver Post "Drew Pomeranz peeked at the lineup, and his eyes widened a bit. He wasn't sharing the spotlight with anyone Sunday. All-star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki? sat out for the second time in two days with stiffness in his left hip and will undergo an examination to determine whether he has bursitis. He..." September 12

Denver Post "Is it time to have second thoughts about reaching first place with homegrown players? Consecutive disappointing seasons have fostered frustration, creating questions about the Rockies' future. Namely, can the Rockies rebound without spending money on proven players while the farm system..." September 11

Denver Post "Typically, when a team has more ejections than runs, it loses. Such was the case on an odd Friday night at Coors Field. A paid crowd of 40,114 watched as evaluation gave way to frustration in the Rockies' 4-1 loss to the Reds. The game began with Troy Tulowitzki sitting out for precautionary..." September 10