On June 5, 2009, the Colorado Rockies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4 at Busch Stadium in Jim Tracy‘s first week as manager after replacing the recently-fired Clint Hurdle.
The 2009 Colorado Rockies had an interesting year, finishing 92-70 and going to the playoffs, where they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series. As strong as the club would finish, though, they didn’t start well, leading to Clint Hurdle’s firing as manager on May 29, 2009.
One week later, on June 5, 2009 – exactly six years ago today (and it’s my birthday!