I have an email pen pal named Thomas who is the ultimate Rockies optimist.
He’s a pretty savvy baseball guy, but when it comes to his Rockies, he dons purple-colored glasses. If I write something he considers too harsh, he inevitably chastises me for “being negative.” As for Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla and Sean Keeler, let’s just say that Thomas doesn’t like them very much. I’ll leave it at that.
Late Friday night, after the Rockies pummeled the Phillies, 11-2, in Philly, Thomas opined that the Rockies “are very close to getting back to the playoffs.