That line from the opening narration of the first episode of Ken Burns’ Baseball always hits home this time of year, but as the Rockies crashed out of the playoffs on a frigid afternoon at Coors Field it felt especially appropriate.
Sunday’s weather was a reminder that winter is around the corner and that baseball’s hours on the stage this season are numbered. Against this bleak backdrop, these Rockies made their exit after but a cameo in the postseason. And it wasn’t just the Rockies, it was these Rockies.
The vast majority of the best position players to debut for the franchise in the last 20 years were in the starting lineup on Sunday — each of them a fan favorite whose name could have been found on the backs of hundreds of those in attendance if you had checked under their winter jackets.