If you were to pick a team to get wildfire hot down the stretch, Colorado would have ranked down the list. The Rockies haven't made the postseason since 1995. They were the only major league team without a win streak of at least five games in 2005 or 2006. And when Aaron Cook and Jason Hirsh went down with injuries in August, that left Jeff Francis and Josh Fogg as the only April starters left in manager Clint Hurdle's rotation.The series this week with the Dodgers has been keeping me way up past my bedtime, but its been worth it.
After a 10-2 loss to Florida on Sept. 15, the Rockies were fourth in the NL West, 6½ games behind the first-place Diamondbacks. But they beat the Marlins 13-0 behind rookie starter Franklin Morales in the series finale and proceeded to whip up on the Padres and the reeling Dodgers. Now they're one game out in the wild card and two behind Arizona in the division.
* The last time I blogged on the Rockies was after they had swept the Yankees in a phenomenal series at Coors Field. They then proceeded to lose their next 9. They have one last game at LA and then three at home against Arizona. It's completely possible that could not only win the Wildcard but actually end up with the Division pennant. It's not likely, but it's possible. And there's nothing I enjoy more than the triumph of the possible over the probable. Anarchist miracles, &c.
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