Like the title says, it’s ours to give away. The NL west has gone from a sure Dodger clinching to what seems to be a race till the end of the season. The Rockies smell the NL west lead and not letting off the gas pedal. The Dodgers however, have bottomed out in a way. They responded when Manny was suspended and a bit when he came back. Since then, the Dodgers have played very average baseball and with the Rockies playing elite baseball, they are within legitimate reach of their first NL west division championship.
The key to the Rockies coming close will be playing above average against the other west teams. They have shown they can beat other teams outside the division, but have yet to show they can beat the west, mostly the Dodgers. I see that changing very soon. With a huge week and a half of NL west games against the Giants and Dodgers at Coors Field, it will be interesting and exciting to see what the Rockies can do. Watching competitive baseball in August is almost a dream come true after watching how the season started.
If the Rockies pull of the comeback of the season to win the NL west, it will be their first ever NL West title and give them great position when playoff time comes. Not to get to ahead of myself, the team seems to be on some sort of mission to prove all wrong. Do you blame them? They have been counted out since June 1st. Shutting up all the national bias no-it-all’s is sweet sweet victory and with the bitter taste of betting swept in the 2007 World Series, they have many to prove that it was just not a fluke. I was first to call the 07 team a fluke especially after last year’s performance. This team is by far the greatest in team history. Enjoy it now Rockies fans, go to the games, fill the place up and help support this team. It’s not like we will see this type of competitiveness with the Broncos this year…
Nick
True Fan Colorado
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