As the Colorado Rockies entered September, fans were starting to write them off for the playoffs. With a month left in the season, the team was 6 1/2 games behind in both races: the N.L. West and the N.L. Wildcard. Today, the team has reeled off 10 wins in a row bringing back memories of the 2007 playoff run. In fact, since 2007, the Rockies have the second best record in September, behind the New York Yankees, going 58-33 in that time (Ringolsby, 2010).
With 19 games left in the season, nine of which are played in Coors Field and three games against each of the teams ahead in the N.L. West (S.D. Padres and S. F. Giants), the Rockies have the playoffs in their grasp. Only time will tell if the Rockies can pull off another miracle ending like the "Once upon a time..." story they gave Colorado in 2007.
Source: Ringolsby, Tracy. 2010. "Tracy gave Rockies renewed motivation", Retrieved from: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Rockies-on-a-roll-in-September-again.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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