The Rockies started 11-3 in 2020, but finished the season an abysmal 26-34 (.433) after going 15-31 down the stretch. Pretty much everything that could’ve gone wrong, did go wrong and the Rockies missed the playoffs for the second year in a row despite a shortened season and expanded field. However, it was a very different story in 2007.
On this day in 2007, the Rockies kicked off Rocktober by clinching a spot in the Game 163 tiebreaker against the Padres — MLB’s first one-game playoff since 1999. As we all remember, September 2007 was a magical time in Rockies history.