He looked out on the field as the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, began to stretch and get ready for their contest against the Oklahoma City Dodgers. As the pitching coach for the Triple-A Dodgers, Herges had prepared his scouting report against the next generation of Rockies.
Tonight though, Herges is ready to reflect back upon a group of Rockies who made magic happen nearly a decade ago in LoDo.
At the age of 37, Herges was a part of the 2007 Rockies that advanced to the franchise’s only World Series.