That said, unless you live under a rock or in a hole, you know exactly how the year is going. Either hear say from a conversation you over heard or one of those awkward quick conversations that happen at a bus stop, in line at the grocery store, in the elevator, etc. You might have read about it, in the news paper, Sports Illustrated, online somewhere. You might have heard about what has been happening on the radio or on television. Or, if you are like myself and all of my friends, you have a large grasp on what is going on and also questioning the decisions of the leadership in the Rockies organization. We have been losing...a lot! I wonder if they are having a problem with "jammed eyelids", lack of a "Live rooster because Jose's glove is cursed" or possibly, no one knows "what to buy Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present." I don't know what it is but it needs to change.
We were swept by the Phillies and out scored 33-10 in three games (with thew first game ending at 20-5). The Cubs just swept the four-game set and now hold the best record in the National League. Our starting pitching has not been the greatest, our relievers cannot hold onto a lead, and where are the bats. I don't understand what the problem is "This is a simple game: You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball." (Bull Durham). For a team who plays in Colorado and the "thin air" (which I will admit, I am the last person to say we have great hitters because of the "thin air" - mostly because in high school I only hit 7 home runs in this so called "thin air") it is hard to understand how the bats are so silent, especially at Coors Field.
We now have a lot of Triple-A players starting for us because of injuries, and I wasn't expecting to see a lot of these names until September when the roster expands for the playoff run. I think Hurdle needs to give a speech to these guys.
Now I am not saying that I don't think we can pull out of this. I am not saying I am going to stop believing and am no longer going to watch the games. What I want to know is, with everyone buying tickets at the beginning of the year and excited for Rockies-Mania, where did you all go? My group has 10 tickets for every Tuesday game throughout the season. We have not missed a game yet and I doubt anyone will. We were at Opening Day and the Sunday game after. We attended the Twins Saturday and Sunday games. Out of our group, there has not been an empty seat, however, every game we go to, we keep seeing more and more empty seats in the stadium. If you are not a Rockies fan, I understand you only buy tickets for your team when they come to town. If you are not a baseball fan, why did you buy tickets in the first place? If you bought tickets, why are you not going to the game? If you want to waste money, I will make a special bank account for you to deposit it into so my friends and I can use it to buy more tickets because we are true fans of the game.
The Rocky Mountain News has "Win, Lose or Drew" in the front of the Sports page everyday. And just the other day was the perfect explanation of the fans this season.
We all know that Colorado has the largest population of "Fair Weather Fans" that have no loyalty to the professional teams in Colorado. The Rockies have 4 months and over 100 games left to play. If you seriously think it is impossible for them to get back into this thing, then keep staying home.
However, I have a couple of quotes that fit in this situation right now:
For all the Rockies players out there, here is one from the Bad News Bears - "Listen, Lupus, you didn't come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can."
As for all of you fans of the game, you will enjoy this and I believe this to be true. Lou Brown from Major League - "Ya know, when I first got to camp I figured this team had no chance. I was just hopin' we'd win enough that I could stay on and really start to build something here. But there's a lotta talent on this club, Charlie. The veterans are starting to play back to form and the rookies are developing faster than I thought. There's two or three potential all-stars in there. I think we're a first division team right now."
So that said, lets support the team and see if we can turn this one around!
