I went to see the Colorado Rockies play the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field yesterday afternoon with my friend Mark and sister Susan, seen in the photograph on the left. It was hot and sunny, the high reaching 93 degrees, which was probably the reason attendance was down at the ballpark Sunday. Which was a shame, since the Rockies actually played a very good game and won by a score of 4 to 2. The Rockies still have the worst record in baseball right now, at 18-60, but are an even .500 (5-5) over their last 10 games. Which is quite an improvement, considering that for a while people in Denver were wondering if the Rockies would even win 10 games this season. Nobody is talking World Series right now, but if the team continues to play .500 ball for the rest of the year, most fans will consider the season a success. And will the team actually be able to do that? In my opinion, probably not, but I have been wrong before once or twice in my life.
Whether or not they continue to improve, the Rockies' players are certainly making sure they take advantage of celebrating every win, as seen in the photograph on the right. Especially at home, where year-to-date they have won a mere 8 games. Even Dinger, the team mascot, seemed to be pretty enthusiastic yesterday afternoon, waving that flag around signaling a Rockies win. Of course, the true test will come tomorrow, when the Rockies begin a 3-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who currently have the best record in the National League. But relax, everyone. What could possibly go wrong?
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