After finishing a three-game set at the Los Angeles Dodgers and heading up the California coast to begin a three-game series against the Giants in San Francisco, the Colorado Rockies rookies were informed they would be wearing special-made cockroach costumes for the flight.
Now, for those who don’t why the cockroach may be the choice costume, the Rockies adopted the “Las Cucarachas” mindset in mid-August as a way to bring a little levity into a long, frustrating season. According to Ryan McMahon in this article, the cucaracha is meant to be seen as “a grinder” and something that simply doesn’t give up.