The typical Major League Baseball season is referred to as a 162-game marathon, but really, it’s filled with sizzling streaks, slumps, rebounds, epic collapses and sprints to the finish.
For the Rockies, a team predicted by most to be an also-ran in the National League West, a short season could be a blessing. Or a curse.
The 2007 Rocktober Rockies, remember, won 14 of 15 games down the stretch to qualify for the postseason. Then they swept their way through the playoffs en route to the World Series.
Then again, last year’s Rockies opened 3-12, rebounded to a 36-32 record by June 13 and then went 6-19 in July to doom their season.