Scary ending to last night’s game where I almost thought we might let it slip away. Like I’ve said though, this is now a different Rockies team. Under Clint Hurdle, the Rockies would have blown that lead and probably lost the game furthering the teams plummet in the NL standings. Jim Tracy makes all the right moves, pulls pitchers when they need to be pulled (with exception to Jimenez against the Angels) and leaves pitchers in when they need to stay in. Last night he did that and it lead the team to a big win after a disappointing series against the Angels.Garret Atkins is now starting to hit the ball now which is good since we are playing against the American League, but when we go back to playing NL ball, what will Tracy do? Ian Stewart has cooled off a bit but I believe he is the permanent third basemen for the Rockies now. We are getting closer to the trade deadline and the Rockies continue to look like buyers as we continue to win. One thing that should be done is trading Atkins and gives him a chance to start somewhere and succeed. We could get a back end pitcher to the rotation and perhaps a middle reliever for him to sure up the bullpen. Atkins is an All Star caliber third baseman but with the resurgence of Ian Stewart and his pure power both offensively and defensively, it’s time to let Atkins go and move forward towards October.
Go Rockies
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