The Rockies won the first game at Coors on April 26, , defeating the Mets in an example of "mile high style" of baseball. Mile high is not an exaggeration at Coors Field — the 20th row of the upper deck is exactly one mile above sea level. The "mile high style" of baseball comes courtesy of the thin air at Denver's altitude.
According to the Coors Field web site, scientific studies show a baseball hit feet in New York sea level will travel 10 percent farther in Denver, or feet. The result? A "mile high style" of baseball where runs and home runs come cheaply, punch-and-Judy hitters become sluggers, no lead is safe, and final scores sound like the teams had field goal kickers instead of batters in their lineups.
The "mile high style" broke new ground in when a record homes runs were launched at Coors Field and the average score was The Rockies have parlayed "mile high style" baseball into seven winning seasons. They have earned three wild card appearances, their first in in only their third season. Their lone National League pennant and World Series appearance came in when they lost to Boston.
Their most recent postseason appearance came in Their short history has not prevented the Rockies from setting some impressive offensive numbers. They have had six batting champions and three home runs champions in their first 18 years. Many years their staff earned run average has been above 5. However, hard throwing right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez has shown that pitchers can succeed in Coors, with a record and a 2.
With a career record, Jimenez is quickly moving up the list among Rockies all-time victory leaders. One reason pitchers struggle in Coors is the thin air that prevents breaking pitches from having their usual bite.
This has also scared away potential free agent pitching talent, and made those free agents who did sign with Colorado regret it - see Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle. If not, we will remove the player. Colorado Rockies Team Formation. Colorado Rockies began in when a Major League Baseball expansion franchise for Denver was granted to an ownership group headed by John Antonucci.
Read More. See Full Story. Coors Field. Coors Field is a baseball venue located in Denver, Colorado. Rockies Primary Logo. Rockies Alternate Logo. Rockies Wordmark Logo. With all the young talent that saw the field in , the Rockies can justifiably view themselves as a team on the rise. The Rockies went in , recording 9 more wins than the previous year. The club ranked tied for the 5th-largest improvement in both wins and winning percentage in the major leagues from to The rise in both categories was 3rd-best in the N.
Colorado finished In fact, the only four seasons in which the Rockies have ever had smaller deficits to end a campaign came in a four-year span from Team was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on September 22, marking latest such date in a season since The Rockies had the 5th-highest winning percentage ,. Club was just The record at the halfway point 81 games matched the 3rd-best start in franchise history.
Club was season-high 7 games over. Louis , but were never above. That day marked the first time to be at least 7 games over since July 7, The Rockies had at least a share of first place for 34 days, the 2nd-most days in first place in a season in franchise history. Last time team was in first place was July 5, which marked the latest in a season to have a share of the division lead since July The team set franchise records for wins and winning percentage in a season, as the Rox had never had more than 83 wins in any campaign.
The '07 season marked the second time the Rockies had ever made the playoffs, as they secured the NL's first-ever Wild Card berth in Colorado dropped 3 of 4 games to Atlanta in Rox went in '07 postseason, sweeping Phillies and D-Backs in first two rounds, then getting swept by Boston in World Series. The playoff berth was a result of the Rockies winning 14 of their final 15 games in the regular season, a stretch which included a franchise-record game win streak and a Wild Card tiebreaker win over San Diego on Oct.
The game win streak from Sept. Club also had best record in NL in second 'half' , this after not having had a winning record after the All-Star break since The Rockies did not hold the Wild Card lead at any point after the season's first few games until the final day of the regular season, when San Diego lost and the Rockies won to force the Wild Card tiebreaker. The tiebreaker win marked the only time the club led the Wild Card race.
Colorado finished just 0. The Rockies' 90 wins matched Arizona for most by any National League team in , and the win total was tied for 5th-most in the majors.
Club had finished in 4th or 5th place in 9 consecutive years until this season. The final 0. The team finished the season a franchise-best 17 games above. The Rockies had never been better than 12 games over. Colorado's final win total was 14 more than in and 23 more than in As defending National League Champions for the first time in franchise history, the Rockies finished the season with a record of , 3rd place in the NL West and With a sub-.
Louis, in following their World Series championship. For the Rockies, it marked their 11th losing season, the 7th losing season for the franchise in the last eight years since The third-place finish for the Rockies marks the first time the team has finished in that spot in the NL West standings since Including last season's 2nd-place finish, the Rockies finished in 3rd place or better in consecutive years for the first time since The Rockies, aided by a modest second half surge, were in contention for much of the season.
The club was mathematically eliminated from the playoffs on September As a result, the team played only nine games without their own playoff implications on the line.
In fact, the Rockies were within 5. The Rockies were in 3rd place or tied for all but three days from July end of the year. Colorado had records of in the first half and in the second half. Throughout the season the club was never more than one game over. The Rockies had the 7th-best record in the NL after the All-Star Break, their second consecutive season to post a winning record in the second half, and just the sixth time to do so in franchise history.
The Rockies finished the season with a record of to capture the National League Wild Card spot in the playoffs. The club finished in 2nd place in the NL West, 3. Colorado set franchise records for wins and winning percentage in a season, ahead of the club marks in ,. This is the third time in 17 years as a franchise that the Rockies have made it to the postseason, all as a Wild Card representative.
After that date, the Rockies played 32 games over. The club fell to a season-worst 12 games below even on June 3 before going a National League-best from June 4 through the end of the season. As late as June 5, the Rockies trailed the first-place Dodgers by On June 3, the club was a season-high No team has ever overcome a Although the Rockies never overtook the Dodgers from first place, they did cut the deficit to just 1. The pre All-Star record was the 3rd-best mark for the club in history despite the slow start in April and May.
Wild Card lead for the final 34 consecutive days of the season following an win vs. The Rockies finished the season 22 games over. On October 2, the Rockies improved to 24 games over.
Prior to , the club had never been more than 17 games over finished , In his first full season as Rockies Manager, Jim Tracy skippered the club to an record, and a third-place finish in the National League West. Tracy joined Don Baylor as the only Rockies managers to have winning records in consecutive seasons. Baylor accomplished the feat in , and The Rockies had a shot at their third playoff appearance in four years, but lost 13 of their final 14 regular-season games.
Pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez threw the first no-hitter in Rockies history, a victory over the Braves on April Jimenez went with a 2. In addition, he became the first Rockies pitcher to start in the All-Star Game. He threw two scoreless innings for the National League. The power numbers were impressive, considering he hit leadoff for 44 games during the early part of the season.
On Aug. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki earned his first All-Star Game invitation, and had a career year by hitting. Tulowitzki, the first shortstop to lead the NL in slugging percentage and fielding percentage since the Pirates' Jay Bell in , earned his first career Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards. Pitching-wise, the Rockies set club records for lowest ERA 4.
Those are the only two times the Rockies have done so in the club's 18 seasons. The Rockies' quest for a third straight winning season came nowhere close to the mark. A team that was predicted to contend finished , fourth in the NL West. The Rockies won just 38 games at home, tied for the fewest wins at home over a full season in the Rockies' year history. The club won 25 at home in , but that was a strike-shortened year.
The 35 road wins were fourth-most in club history. The Rockies, beset by injuries by season's end, used a club-record 55 players, most by any team in the Majors. A bright spot was a bullpen that posted a 3. It turned out to be a big year for shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who led all shortstops in the Majors in extra-base hits with 68, slugging percentage, OPS on-base percentage plus slugging percentage and RBIs wit , and tied for the lead in home runs with 30 and doubles with In addition, he was the dominant defensive shortstop, so he took home Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger awards.
Colorado went Colorado finished with the third-lowest winning percentage in the league in , as only Houston ,. The early part of the season was marked by history - year-old Jamie Moyer winning not once, but twice.
He became the oldest starting pitcher in history to earn a "W". However, Moyer became one of many pitchers to come in and out of the rotation. Injury and ineffectiveness marked the rotation throughout the season. Rockies starters combined for a record with a 5. Struggling to field a five-man rotation , the Rockies experimented with a four-man rotation with tight pitch limits. As rough a year as it was on the mound, it was an encouraging year at the plate despite the fact Opening Day regulars Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Michael Cuddyer and Ramon Hernandez saw their seasons end early because of injuries.
Outfielders Carlos Gonzalez, who made his first All-Star trip and had a solid year despite little protection in the lineup, and Dexter Fowler, who overcame a slow start to have his best season in the leadoff spot, had big years. Infielder Jordan Pacheco led National League rookies with a.
The Rockies'. Still, the year called for changes. General manager Dan O'Dowd remained the chief baseball officer but named Bill Geivett the senior vice president of Major League operations and gave him day-to-day duties. On Oct. Two weeks later, the Rockies hired Walt Weiss -- who spent part of a long and productive career in purple pinstripes -- as the sixth manager in club history.
The Rockies finished last in the National League West for the second straight year. It marked the first time in club history the team had finished last in consecutive years. Still, the record under first-year manager Walt Weiss marked a game improvement over , and the year was full of individual accolades.
Right fielder-first baseman Michael Cuddyer earned his first National League batting championship with a. The club's starting pitchers even made some history. Jhoulys Chacin 3. Even with all the accomplishment, the rough finish is easily explained.
The Rockies went on the road, matching the team. After being a contender in the NL West through May, the season turned inexplicably in the wrong direction on June Gonzalez being smoked on the ankle by a foul ball while in the on-deck circle foreshadowed a bad Rockies day. Center fielder Dexter Fowler, who was headed for a career year, was hit on the right hand by a pitch and would eventually land on the disabled list. Late in the game, Tulowitzki dove for a grounder and suffered a broken rib that would cost him 47 games.
Those weren't the only season-scuttling injuries. Closer Rafael Betancourt suffered a groin injury, missed time because of an emergency appendectomy and suffered a season-ending right elbow injury. His injuries were a big reason the bullpen -- a key part of the club in winning years -- went with a 4.
But will be remembered most for the finish to a year career for first baseman Todd Helton, who spent his entire career in Rockies purple pinstripes. The Rockies honored Helton before their final home game, on Sept.
Helton finished his career 16th in Major League history in doubles with , and landed in the top in : hits 2,, 96th , doubles , 16th , home runs , tied for74th , RBI 1,, tied for 61st , walks 1,, 35th , extra-base hits ,37th , total bases 4,, 57th , batting average. The Rockies finished with a record, going at home but turning in the worst road record in their year history at Injuries were a part of the story.
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who has battled the injury bug for several seasons, seemed headed for National League Most Valuable Player consideration but suffered a left hip injury that led to season-ending surgery in August. All-Star and three-time Gold Glove outfielder Carlos Gonzalez had a benign tumor removed from his left index finger in June, then underwent season-ending knee surgery in August.
Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin made just 11 starts because of a shoulder injury, and Tyler Chatwood made just four starts and saw his season end because of Tommy John surgery on the right elbow. There were also weird injuries. Third baseman Nolan Arenado missed 35 games because of a broken left middle finger he suffered sliding into second base on a double, and saw his year end a week early because of pneumonia. Right-handed pitchers Jordan Lyles and Christian Bergman each lost time with broken left hands.
Lefty reliever Boone Logan went to the DL three times with elbow issues, and had a fourth trip to the DL because of the digestive ailment diverticulitis.
Catcher Wilin Rosario and infielder Josh Rutledge each were felled by a flu bug.
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