Jim Tracy is not a hard man to pin down nowadays in Mason, Ohio. The former manager of the Rockies, as well as the Dodgers and Pirates, can often be found working in his yard, reminiscing on his major league career or on his back patio where his TV feeds him all the baseball he could want.
And in particular, Tracy noted he recalls Colorado’s wild-card run in 2009 — when he took over for Clint Hurdle two months in and proceed to lead the Rockies to a franchise-best 92-70 mark — with particular fondness.
The 62-year-old won National League manager of the year for his efforts that season, as Colorado posted a 74-42 record (.