In this four-part special report, The Denver Post delves into “The Rockie Way,” a look into the Colorado Rockies’ philosophy and why after three decades, the franchise has yet to …
Fans dance with Dinger during a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field in Denver, Colo., on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies, 8-5. This wasn’t the kind of history anyone in purple pinstripes wanted to be a part of, of course, but it remained notable all the same: The Rockies’ 100th loss of the 2023 season, a franchise first handed to them by an old nemesis in the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A crowd of 25,133, roughly half Coors Field’s capacity, paid to witness the moment on the back end of a day-night doubleheader. While Rockies manager Bud Black insisted 100 was just another number, no different than 98 or 99, many in a fanbase beaten down by years of mediocre baseball could not ignore its significance.
As the Rockies play out the string in the waning days of the worst season in club history, The Denver Post examines the franchise in a series of stories that attempt to define the core principles that led to this moment and currently guide a club that from the outside has often appeared directionless.
Just what is the “Rockie Way,” and why has it produced only nine winning seasons and zero National League West titles in the club’s 31-year history? In talking to dozens of sources across the baseball landscape, including agents, front office executives, former players and league observers, The Post found a franchise walled off from its peers, that lags behind innovative industry leaders and remains stuck in a middle ground between going all-in for a championship and rebuilding its roster...
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