While most Rockies fans were skeptical of Dick Monfort’s .500-ball prediction “if (stuff) goes right” prior to the 2023 season, there was still good news about the 2023 schedule: fewer National League West games.
For a team that hasn’t won the division in its 30-year existence and will increase that to 31 season in 2023, this had to be good news right? Especially when you consider that an NL West team has gone to the World Series 10 times and won it five times in the last 30 years. Instead of facing the Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks, and Padres 76 times in a season — nearly 47% of the schedule — like they did in the past, the Rockies only had to play their NL West rivals 52 times (32% of their games).