Way back in 2010, the Colorado Rockies were trying to make the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in franchise history. With 15 games left in the season, they were in a three-team battle for the NL West lead, only a game and a half back of first place and one game out of the Wild Card.
Then the season turned ugly. The Rockies would go on to lose 13 of the final 15 games of the season, finishing with a 83-79 record, nine games out of first place and seven games out of the Wild Card.