My friend Mark - seen in the photograph on the left - and I went to Coors Field yesterday afternoon to watch the Colorado Rockies play the San Francisco Giants. It was a bit on the cool side, but the rain that was predicted did not materialize, and so it turned out to be a relatively pleasant day, especially since the Rockies beat the Giants 9-1, breaking a 4-game losing streak. Make no mistake - they are still the worst team in baseball, but in all fairness, their pitching looked pretty good yesterday, and they had 14 hits and 9 runs. The true test will start today, when the Rockies begin a 3-game series against the defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers. And yes, the Rangers are currently in first place in the American League West Division. A pretty scary opponent, to be sure.
This was the first Colorado Rockies game I have attended this year, and to be honest, neither Mark nor I thought the Rockies, who currently have a 9 and 28 record, would win. And since a win happens so infrequently for the Rockies these days, you can be sure the team celebrated this victory big time, as seen in the photograph on the right. But I don't think they are opening the champaign bottles quite yet. Perhaps they should wait until they sweep the Rangers. And be sure to get your bets down on them right now! You could make a fortune, right? Right? RIGHT?
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