DENVER – That the Diamondbacks accomplished something this week at Coors Field is hard to deny. They twice dismantled a streaking Colorado Rockies team – the most recent being a 10-3 victory on Thursday afternoon -- and came within five outs of a three-game sweep. They left town with a series victory at the end of a road trip that will go down as one of the best in franchise history.
Even the eternally levelheaded Paul Goldschmidt seemed to acknowledge, in his own roundabout way, the significance of how well they played.
But as to whether they made a “statement” this week, as manager Torey Lovullo suggested, that might depend on whether anyone is listening, and when it comes to that, the Diamondbacks do not seem to care.