For much of their 26-season history, many area fans have seen the Rockies as more of an entertainment outlet and less of a true baseball experience.
Coors Field became the beacon for LoDo’s social butterflies. And even when Colorado churned out each of its four wild-card berths, including an improbable run to the 2007 World Series, the city’s expectations for on-the-diamond results have never been sky-high.
Until this year, that is, with Colorado coming off the excitement of a 2017 postseason appearance and — entering Tuesday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants — sitting in first place in the NL West later in the season than they have in more than two decades.