Colorado Rockies
Established: 1993
Other Names:
None
2016 results: 75-87,
3rd in NL West
2017 Prediction: 4th
World Series Titles: 0
Most Recent: N/A
Last World Series
Appearance: 2007
Last Division Title: None
Ballpark: Coors
Field
Est: 1995
Best Season: 2007
The 2007 Colorado Rockies
finished the scheduled regular season with a 89-73 record, tied with the San
Diego Padres for the only NL Wild Card spot. In a precursor to what we have now
with two wild card teams, the Rockies and Padres staged a one-game playoff to
see who would get the right to advance to the postseason. The game was played
at Coors Field in Denver and was arguably the most exciting one-game playoff
game ever played. The two teams were tied at six after 12 innings and the Padres
pushed across two runs in the top of the 13th inning. But the
Rockies rallied for three in their half of the inning, the winning run being
scored on a sacrifice fly, with the Padres disputing the call at the plate.
Replays were inconclusive (although there was no reversal of calls due to
replay back then) and the Rockies advanced to the NLDS to play the Phillies.
The Rockies swept Philadelphia and then swept the Arizona Diamondbacks in the
NLCS to advance to their first World Series in franchise history.
Unfortunately, the magic faded pretty fast as Colorado went down to the Red Sox
in four straight games.
Best All-time Player:
Todd Helton
Todd Helton did something rare
during his playing days, and that was remaining with one team throughout his
entire career. He played 17 seasons with the Rockies and put up some impressive
numbers along the way. He collected 2519 hits in 2247 games, producing a career
batting average of .316, 369 home runs and 1406 stolen bases. Even though he
hit over .300 12 times, he only won the batting title once (.372 in 2000). He
was a five-time All-Star, won four Silver Slugger Awards and three Gold Gloves.
Best Player on the
Current Roster: Nolan Arenado
Impressive numbers while with
the Rockies will always be met with a “Yeah, but…” response due to the high
altitude of Denver which makes the ball travel farther. However, when compared
with his teammates, Arenado is the best player on the team. He has led the
National League in home runs and RBIs for two consecutive seasons. He’s won a
Gold Glove all four years he’s been in the league and has added two Silver
Slugger Awards. In 561 career games, the two-time All-Star has posted a batting
average of .285 while hitting 111 homers and adding 376 RBIs. His strike outs
aren’t terrible for a slugger (223 in the last two years) and his batting
average suggests he’s more than just a power threat.
Follow us on Twitter at @topofthethird
No comments:
Post a Comment