First, the boos from the hometown crowd hailed down upon Rockies’ reliever Scott Oberg, after the usually reliable right-hander yielded a pair of runs via a balk and a wild pitch.
Then the Coors Field faithful came for Nolan Arenado after the slumping slugger struck out in the midst of a 6-0 loss that ended their season at the hands of the Brewers in the National League division series Sunday.
The defeat was ugly, no doubt, as was the offense’s putrid performance throughout a sweep that took the shine off the notion of Rocktober. But in the wake of a 91-win season in which Colorado posted its first back-to-back postseason showing in franchise history in addition to winning the wild card, the question is begged: Was the Rockies’ performance in their first home playoff game in nearly a decade boo-worthy?