The Rockies have never won the NL West. That does not bear repeating. Most–if not all–Rockies fans are aware of this fact. What they might not know, however, is that this is the closest the Rockies have been to first place in the West this late in the season since 1996.
Colorado is on a tear, winning 16 of 21 and pulling themselves to just two games back of the division-leading Dodgers, a half game back of second-place Arizona, and one game behind Atlanta for the second wild card. If they keep playing anywhere near this good and the Dodgers and Diamondbacks keep treading water, they have a good shot at finally securing the top spot in the West and guaranteeing Nolan Arenado and company an actual playoff series instead of the one-and-done wildcard game that prematurely ended the 2017 season.