Despite yesterday's blowout loss, winning the series in San Diego has put the Rockies in an excellent position if they continue to have the same kind of post-June success that they have the last three years
The Rockies record from July 1 on the past three seasons:
- 2009: 51-34
- 2008: 42-37
- 2007: 51-31
Now the fan confidence poll on the left suggests that Rockies fans don't really deserve the kindness the team has shown in the past since they are of so little faith. A 49 would suggest that Rockies fans deserve a slightly less than .500 team that has little prospect of getting anywhere the rest of the way like say the A's or the Blue Jays. Come on people, shape up. We have our enemies right where we want them, too busy worrying about everybody else to realize we're using their drag.
For your punishment, I'm going to make you have to click through for the links:
Yeah, actually I'm just going to present them without comment. The team continues to juggle their young talented and wildly inconsistent relievers between AAA and the majors, this time with Esmil Rogers replacing Morales. It sort of reminds me of that movie Mulholland Drive, where the waitresses/starlets are so interchangeable that they're really actually interchanged frequently in the weird parallel dimensional twists. It doesn't really matter which one is which as they all seem destined for some sort of unhappy ending once their moment does arrive.
So Manuel Corpas equals Franklin Morales equals Esmil Rogers equals Manny Corpas. Uhp, see there's my non-confidence slip showing, bad Rox Girl. This time it will be different: Esmil Rogers will shine and he won't have to unlock some creepy cube of doom he gets off of a homeless man behind the Denny's:
- Has SI jinx ruined Ubaldo's try for Cy? - The Denver Post
- Rockies bullpen's struggles increase - The Denver Post
- Morales' latest meltdown results in Triple-A demotion - The Denver Post
- Padres pound Francis, Rockies to avoid NL West sweep - The Denver Post
- Wild NL West could stay close for duration - The Denver Post
The Rockies owe much of the success that they have had over the last few seasons to their savvy in the International free agency market. With the opening of that signing period just a day away, it will be interesting to follow who Rolando Fernandez and the team are able to acquire. Unfortunately this year with Kiley McDaniel and Jorge Arangure Jr. no longer covering international signings, the flow of information has been more limited, mostly coming from Baseball America's Ben Badler.
In any event, we'll try to keep you informed of who the Rockies do pick up. The team is not usually as involved on July 2 (although we did sign Rosell Herrera last year) as it is in picking through the leftovers afterward. Allowing the extra months or even years to see how players develop beyond what they are at 16 has allowed the Rockies to unearth finds that most organizations ignore.