Happily ever after collided with the morning after Tuesday.
The Rockies are officially eliminated from the postseason. The dream died, not on a frozen October mound in a far- away city in front of unruly fans — but on a warm evening at Coors Field, where the team spent the summer gulping magic beans and teasing fans into thinking that it was 2007 all over again.
There's a reason they call them miracles. They don't happen often. There was nothing charming Tuesday night, only the dull thud of disappointment resonating throughout the stadium after a 9-7 loss to the Dodgers.
It was the Rockies' eighth loss in nine games. And it removed the adverbs — arguably, hopefully, possibly — from the vocabulary. The Rockies are finished in the wild card and National League West.
Well there isn't much more to say about the Rockies this year. It was a rollercoaster year that gave us hope and took it away just about every month. The most recent being their 10 game winning streak, followed by a slump at the worst possible time, being officially eliminated last night.
There were some good things to take away from this year, however. Tulowitzki is the future. If he can play all year like he did in September, we are always going to have a chance to win games.
It is very unlikely that there will be a 3 team race next year, so with consistent pitching and good bats next year, we could make another push, and will probably make the post-season.
Jimenez is good, but he's also human. Just 1 win short of 20 wins on the season, he has one chance left. I hope he gets it - it's pretty much all the Rockies have to play for.
CarGo and Olivo were unlikely superstars this year....and it was great to have Giambi on the team.
All in all, good season boys. See ya in the spring.
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