ARLINGTON, Texas — Walking into the Rockies clubhouse over the last two weeks and asking the players and manager Bud Black about the current state of the team is a bit surreal. It’s like walking into an alternative universe.
As the losses have mounted, the same cliches have rolled off their tongues: “It’s early. It’s a long season. All teams go through stretches like this. We just haven’t put it all together at the same time — yet. This team has the talent to win the division this year.”
As The Bard would put it: “Methinks thou dost protest too much.