I went to Coors Field in Lower Downtown Denver (LoDo) Wednesday afternoon to watch the Colorado Rockies play the Chicago Cubs. Both teams have a lot on the line - the Cubs have a chance of making the playoffs (they are 4.5 games out of 1st place and have a 2.5 game lead for a wildcard spot) and the Rockies have a chance of avoiding 100 losses, which would be their worst season ever. I really expected the Cubs to play well, but they actually looked pretty bad - they are the Cubs, after all - and the Rockies beat them 7 to 3. If the Cubs do make the playoffs, I suspect they will be eliminated in the first round.
The Rockies had an on-field celebration of their victory, as seen in the photograph on the right, no doubt thinking about those bargain tacos. Their record is now 53-92, with 17 games to go, meaning they will have to win at least 10 games to avoid going down in history as the worst Rockies team ever. A tall order, but they did hit a lot of home runs Wednesday afternoon, so perhaps it is possible. As for my South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, they have been just awful, recently losing 2 out of 3 to the Kansas City Royals, currently the worst in baseball. This from a team that was expected to make the playoffs. Wait until next year - or possibly even next decade - White Sox fans. In other words, situation normal. Deal with it.
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