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In games of "Rox, paper, scissors" the ball team of Our Dusty Old Cowtown, as
first dubbed in 1865, would fail to win the majority.

At the halfway juncture the Rockies are on pace to lose 90 games for the ninth
time and finish below .500 for the 21st in 30 seasons of existence.

Wait 'til next year. Perhaps then the Rox finally will be rewarded with their
first division title.




As says Bill Schmidt, who has a 99-114 record as the club’s general manager, the
current objective is to "get back to playing .500." The Rockies last stood at
that level May 15 (17-17) and were 18-28 since before Monday night's game in Los
Angeles against the Dodgers.



KYLE FREELAND'S PROMISING START CRUMBLES AS ROCKIES FALL TO DODGERS

The Rockies obviously can’t continue to flop in twice as many games on the road
as they win, but they definitely will wind up fourth or fifth in the National
League West for an 18th season.

Mediocrity, thy name is Rox — which the franchise suddenly has recognized on the
sleeve of its new uniforms honoring Colorado’s license plates.

The Rockies have gone green.

Well, at least the team owner must be happy. Although he enduringly, but not
endearingly, has referred to Denver as a woe-are-us small- or mid-market city
that doesn’t have the, uh, greenbacks to compete against the major
municipalities, the Rockies, as usual, are among the leaders in baseball
multitudes.



Because of Fireworks Nights and fanatical supporters of visiting teams, the
Rockies have announced their attendance (not always accurate) as 1,417,785 —
32,971 per game. The Rockies are ranked below only the Dodgers, the Cardinals,
the Braves, the Yankees, the (surprising) Padres and the Astros, and are ahead
of the Cubs, the Red Sox and the Mets. Denver doesn’t seem quite as minor league
as the owner believes.

Except the other franchises are not so excited when the Rockies arrive for a
series. Attendance at every other National League ballpark is at its lowest
average — 22,925 — for games against the Bottom-Feeders from Colorado.

CJ CRON BLASTS 2 THREE-RUN HOMERS TO SEND ROCKIES TO SERIES WIN OVER
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Even though scattered skeptics called for boycotts of The Keg last season and
this because the owner had gotten rid of Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story, DJ
LeMahieu, Jon Gray and all but six players from the 2018 team that won 91 and a
wildcard game, nobody wants to give up Friday nights and Sunday afternoons in
LoDo, especially when the Dodgers, the Cubs, the Braves, the Giants, the
Cardinals, the Mets and others are on the friendly field.



Build Coors Field, and they will come. Build a party deck and a multiplex across
the street, and more will come. Build a team that folds by July Fourth, yet even
more will come.

The Rockies still are tied for first batting in Major League Baseball at .261,
and they still are among the worst three teams in pitching (4.98 earned-run
average). But this peculiar clown-car defense is a change. The Rockies are tops
in errors with 58 and would own more without kindly local official scorers. Gold
Glove winners have been replaced by Iron Mitt misfits.

What now?

Nothing really. The ownership, the administration, the loyal general manager and
Teflon field manager Bud Black will remain the same. The "draft-and-development"
franchise philosophy is unchanged, even though Schmidt, the longtime draft
director, keeps bringing in players that weren't D-and-D'd by the Rox. Three
outfielders (Kris Bryant, Connor Joe and Randal Grichuk), three infielders (C.J.
Cron, Jose Iglesias and Elehuris Montero), catcher Elias Dias, three starters
(German Marquez, Chad Kuhl and Austin Gomber) and five relievers previously
served with other organizations. That’s 15.



KRIS BRYANT SHINES AS ROCKIES PULL OUT THE FIREWORKS IN WIN

The trading deadline is Aug. 1 this year, and the Rox may do a dump of two or
three impending free agents. However, what they’ve got is basically what they
will have until a few Isotopes from Albuquerque, N.M., and the random Yard Goat
from Hartford are called up in September.

At least the Rockies are composed of a pleasant group of men who don’t cause
trouble and try hard.

The intriguing twist of a season that began late will end for the Rockies with
16 consecutive games against the four division teams, including the final six
vs. the Dodgers.



And 90 will be the magic number to avoid.

Enjoy the second half of the season.



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