Question: Other than Kris Bryant, which Rockies player has to step up to make fans care in the second half once Russell Wilson and the Broncos crank up?
Keeler: Fun fact: Since the Avs dented Lord Stanley’s Cup, the Rockies are 12-8, thanks in no small part to the return of slugger Kris Bryant, who re-appeared on the scene the day after Game 6 of the Cup Finals. But the Rox missed their window to change hearts and minds — from May 26-June 26, while most of us were watching hockey, Colorado went 11-19 to dig a hole it’s going to take about six Matt Hollidays to crawl out of.