The Ramblin' Rockies

The Ramblin’ Rockies seem to be the talk of the town in Major League Baseball. And why shouldn’t they be? Their story has been nothing short of amazing late in this season leading into the postseason. In an article titled “Unbeatable Rockies find yet another way to win” Jayson Stark, of ESPN.com, writes “But heck, does the plot line even matter anymore? Do the details ever get in the way of the Colorado Rockies these days? They win when they hit. They win when they don't. They win when they pitch. They win when they don't. They win when they score early. They win when they score late. And Friday, they even won when their closer blew a save with one out in the ninth inning. It's enough to make you wonder: Is there any way they haven't found to win a game over the past four weeks?”

The past couple of weeks for the Rockies have been unbelievable and historic winning 19 of their last 20 games; a feat that is difficult no matter which sport is being played. As a matter of fact the Rockies are the first National League team at this time in the season to accomplish this feat in 72 years. The last team was the 1935 Cubs. They are also the only team in history to continue this streak into the postseason where they have won 5 straight and are about to clinch the sixth straight victory. So how have they been able to do this? Why aren’t the teams with the big payrolls pulling off streaks like this? The answers to these questions are what make baseball one of the best sports in the world. Baseball is a TEAM sport where there can be a different hero every night of the series, as proved by this Colorado team, it is a sport where everyone can contribute while working together towards the same goal; winning.

Ryan Spilboroghs of the Colorado Rockies has said this about the historic event "Look around this clubhouse, you think it feels historic to us? Not at all. When it's historic will be sometime in November, when we're out of this clubhouse and we're not thinking about it. Right now, we're just playing good baseball. And every guy can't wait to get to the ballpark and do something special." Even though they have become apart of history in Major League Baseball the Rockies remain to concentrate on the game at hand and will not look into the future helping them to continue this great run.

So will the Rockies lose at all in this postseason? Nobody knows what the answer to this question is but as I sit here in my apartment watching the Rockies lead 4-1 with two outs to go in Game 3 of the NLCS it’s beginning to look more and more probable.