The passion from 17 seasons with one major league club doesn’t wear off easy.
That’s why Todd Helton follows the Rockies closely from his home in Knoxville, Tenn., where the former Colorado first baseman can be counted among the believers that there will be a Rocktober 2018.
“This is what you live for, right here, if you’re playing ball — in September with a chance to make the playoffs,” Helton said. “They’re doing all they can right now, and I believe they’ll make the playoffs somehow. They just need someone to help them out with the Dodgers.