2008 Colorado Rockies season

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2008  Colorado Rockies
League National League
Division West Division
Ballpark Coors Field
City Denver, Colorado
Record74–88 (.457)
Divisional place3rd
Owners Charles & Dick Monfort
General managers Dan O'Dowd
Managers Clint Hurdle
Television FSN Rocky Mountain
KTVD (My20)
Radio KOA
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The Colorado Rockies' 2008 season was the team's 16th season overall. The Rockies attempted to repeat their previous season's success after making it to the World Series; however, they ended up finishing third place in the National League West with a record of 74-88. The Rockies drew 2,650,218 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002. The average home attendance was 33,127 fans.

Contents

Likely the most memorable game of the year was against the San Diego Padres on April 17, as it went 22 innings before Troy Tulowitzki drove in the winning run. It is the longest Rockies game in franchise history and (as of 2023) the longest game of the 21st century. [1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 84780.519—48–3336–45
Arizona Diamondbacks 82800.506248–3334–47
Colorado Rockies 74880.4571043–3831–50
San Francisco Giants 72900.4441237–4435–46
San Diego Padres 63990.3892135–4628–53

Record vs. opponents

2008 National League record

Source:
TeamARIATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona –3–52–42–415–32–74–28–102–53–33–44–310–811–73–44–26–9
Atlanta 5–3–0–63–34–310–83–34–23–611–74–142–55–12–52–56–128–7
Chicago 4–26–0–8–75–14–38–95–29–74–23–414–45–24–39–63–36–9
Cincinnati 4–23–37–8–1–56–23–121–710–83–43–56–94–35–15–104–39–6
Colorado 3–153–41–55–1–5–33–38–104–33–60–55–29–911–73–44–37–8
Florida 7–28–103–42–63–5–4–23–45–18–1010–83–24–23–32–514–35–10
Houston 2–43–39–812–33–32–4–4–37–85–23–48–83–37–17–84–27–11
Los Angeles 10–82–42–57–110–84–33–4–4–23–44–45–211–79–92–43–35–10
Milwaukee 5–26–37–98–103–41–58–72–4–2–41–514–14–36–010–56–27–8
New York 3–37–112–44–36–310–82–54–34–2–11–74–32–55–14–312–69–6
Philadelphia 4–314–44–35–35–08–104–34–45–17–11–4–24–23–35–412–64–11
Pittsburgh 3–45–24–149–62–52–38–82–51–143–42–4–3–44–210–73–46–9
San Diego 8–101–52–53–49–92–43–37–113–45–22–44–3–5–131–65–13–15
San Francisco 7–115–23–41–57–113–31–79–90–61–53–32–413–5–4–37–06–12
St. Louis 4–35–26–910–54–35–28–74–25–103–44–57–106–13–4–5–17–8
Washington 2–412–63–33–43–43–142–43–32–66–126–124–31–50–71–5–8–10

Transactions

Major League debuts

Game log

2008 Game Log
March
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
–March 31@ Cardinals Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for April 1
April
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1@ Cardinals 2–1 Buchholz (1–0) Franklin (0–1) Corpas (1)45,9961–0
2April 2@ Cardinals 8–3 Wellemeyer (1–0) Cook (0–1)39,9151–1
3April 3@ Cardinals 3–0 Thompson (1–0) Jiménez (0–1) Isringhausen (1)33,7481–2
4April 4 Diamondbacks 8–1 Owings (1–0) Redman (0–1)49,2331–3
5April 5 Diamondbacks 7–2 Webb (2–0) Francis (0–1)43,1241–4
6April 6 Diamondbacks 5–2 (10) Lyon (1–1) Bowie (0–1) Qualls (1)42,8651–5
7April 7 Braves 2–1 Herges (1–0) Boyer (0–2) Corpas (2)24,3042–5
8April 8 Braves 4–3 Jiménez (1–1) Jurrjens (1–1) Corpas (3)24,6403–5
9April 9 Braves 12–6 Redman (1–1) James (0–1)23,2104–5
–April 10 Braves Postponed (snow)Rescheduled for June 16
10April 11@ Diamondbacks 8–2 Webb (3–0) Francis (0–2)31,7324–6
11April 12@ Diamondbacks 10–3 Haren (2–0) Morales (0–1)29,2564–7
12April 13@ Diamondbacks 13–5 Cook (1–1) González (0–1)31,3215–7
13April 15@ Padres 6–0 Wolf (1–0) Jiménez (1–2)24,4395–8
14April 16@ Padres 10–2 Redman (2–1) Germano (0–1)21,7306–8
15April 17@ Padres 2–1 (22) Wells (1–0) Rusch (0–1)25,9847–8
16April 18@ Astros 11–5 Morales (1–1) Sampson (0–2)34,2728–8
17April 19@ Astros 3–2 Cook (2–1) Villarreal (0–3) Corpas (4)34,5409–8
18April 20@ Astros 6–4 Wright (2–0) Fuentes (0–1) Valverde (2)35,2869–9
19April 21 Phillies 9–5 Seánez (2–1) Buchholz (1–1)24,8869–10
20April 22 Phillies 8–6 Madson (1–0) Corpas (0–1) Lidge (4)26,6659–11
21April 23 Cubs 7–6 (10) Wood (2–0) Wells (1–1) Mármol (2)36,8649–12
22April 24 Cubs 4–2 Cook (3–1) Hart (2–1) Fuentes (1)32,79110–12
23April 25@ Dodgers 8–7 (13) Park (1–0) Buchholz (1–2)53,20510–13
24April 26@ Dodgers 11–3 Penny (4–2) Redman (2–2)50,46910–14
25April 27@ Dodgers 3–2 (10) Beimel (1–0) Corpas (0–2)50,67010–15
26April 28@ Giants 4–0 Cain (1–2) Morales (1–2)30,15310–16
27April 29@ Giants 3–2 Cook (4–1) Lincecum (4–1) Fuentes (2)32,17611–16
28April 30@ Giants 3–2 Valdéz (1–0) Speier (0–1) Wilson (9)30,50911–17
May
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
29May 2 Dodgers 11–6 Penny (5–2) Francis (0–3)30,29111–18
30May 3 Dodgers 12–7 Kuo (1–1) de la Rosa (0–1)38,59711–19
31May 4 Dodgers 7–2 Cook (5–1) Lowe (2–2) Buchholz (1)43,72612–19
32May 5 Cardinals 6–5 Flores (1–0) Fuentes (0–2) Isringhausen (11)28,18312–20
33May 6 Cardinals 6–5 Looper (5–1) Redman (2–3) Franklin (1)25,46012–21
34May 7 Cardinals 4–3 Speier (1–1) Isringhausen (1–3) Fuentes (3)25,43213–21
35May 8 Cardinals 9–3 de la Rosa (1–1) Lohse (3–2)25,37614–21
36May 9@ Padres 4–2 Cook (6–1) Peavy (4–2) Fuentes (4)31,05715–21
37May 10@ Padres 3–2 Maddux (3–3) Jiménez (1–3) Hoffman (6)34,11715–22
38May 11@ Padres 6–1 Young (3–3) Reynolds (0–1)28,62415–23
39May 13@ Diamondbacks 8–4 Johnson (3–1) Francis (0–4)27,29215–24
40May 14@ Diamondbacks 4–3 Owings (5–1) de la Rosa (1–2) Lyon (11)23,12715–25
41May 15@ Diamondbacks 8–5 Webb (9–0) Cook (6–2) Lyon (12)21,44715–26
42May 16 Twins 4–2 Blackburn (4–2) Jiménez (1–4) Nathan (13)35,33615–27
43May 17 Twins 3–2 Herges (2–0) Hernández (6–2) Fuentes (5)43,14916–27
44May 18 Twins 6–2 Francis (1–4) Slowey (0–4)40,32617–27
45May 19 Giants 4–3 Grilli (1–0) Chulk (0–3) Fuentes (6)28,36218–27
46May 20 Giants 6–5 Lincecum (6–1) Cook (6–3) Wilson (13)28,36118–28
47May 21 Giants 3–2 (10) Walker (2–2) Herges (2–1) Wilson (14)27,08118–29
48May 23 Mets 6–5 (13) Buchholz (2–2) Heilman (0–1)33,34119–29
49May 24 Mets 9–2 Vargas (1–2) Francis (1–5)38,14219–30
50May 25 Mets 4–1 Cook (7–3) Maine (5–4)42,12320–30
51May 26@ Phillies 20–5 Moyer (5–3) de la Rosa (1–3)44,76420–31
52May 27@ Phillies 7–4 Kendrick (4–2) Jiménez (1–5)34,71620–32
53May 28@ Phillies 6–1 Eaton (1–3) Reynolds (0–2)39,84520–33
54May 29@ Cubs 8–4 Wuertz (1–1) Herges (2–2)39,85120–34
55May 30@ Cubs 10–9 Eyre (2–0) Corpas (0–3) Wood (13)39,68620–35
56May 31@ Cubs 5–4 Dempster (7–2) Rusch (1–3) Mármol (3)41,52920–36
June
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
57June 1@ Cubs 5–3 Gallagher (3–1) Jiménez (1–6) Wood (14)41,73020–37
58June 2@ Dodgers 8–2 Lowe (3–5) Reynolds (0–3)39,09820–38
59June 3@ Dodgers 3–0 Francis (2–5) Penny (5–7) Fuentes (7)38,54821–38
60June 4@ Dodgers 2–1 Cook (8–3) Kershaw (0–1) Fuentes (8)36,39322–38
61June 6 Brewers 6–4 Corpas (1–3) Mota (2–4) Fuentes (9)30,55823–38
62June 7 Brewers 7–2 Reynolds (1–3) Bush (2–6)37,28324–38
63June 8 Brewers 3–2 Suppan (4–4) Francis (2–6) Torres (7)32,25624–39
64June 10 Giants 10–5 Cook (9–3) Misch (0–3)28,35925–39
65June 11 Giants 1–0 Fuentes (1–2) Yabu (2–3)26,23526–39
66June 12 Giants 10–7 Sánchez (6–3) Reynolds (1–4) Wilson (19)30,37626–40
67June 13@ White Sox 5–4 Thornton (3–1) Herges (2–3) Jenks (16)30,14326–41
68June 14@ White Sox 2–0 Grilli (2–0) Dotel (3–4) Fuentes (10)35,66327–41
69June 15@ White Sox 5–3 Cook (10–3) Contreras (6–5) Fuentes (11)32,00428–41
70June 16 Braves 7–1 Jurrjens (7–3) Jiménez (1–7)25,12028–42
71June 17 Indians 10–2 Reynolds (2–4) Byrd (3–7)28,14629–42
72June 18 Indians 4–2 Francis (3–6) Laffey (4–4) Fuentes (12)28,33930–42
73June 19 Indians 6–3 de la Rosa (2–3) Sowers (0–2) Fuentes (13)33,17431–42
74June 20 Mets 7–2 Maine (7–5) Cook (10–4)30,41131–43
75June 21 Mets 7–1 Jiménez (2–7) Martínez (2–1)35,63732–43
76June 22 Mets 3–1 Pelfrey (4–6) Reynolds (2–5) Wagner (17)45,01932–44
77June 23@ Royals 8–4 Bannister (7–6) Francis (3–7)12,26032–45
78June 24@ Royals 7–3 Greinke (7–4) de la Rosa (2–4)19,16932–46
79June 25@ Royals 4–2 Hochevar (5–5) Cook (10–5) Soria (21)16,61532–47
80June 27@ Tigers 7–1 Bonine (2–0) Jiménez (2–8)40,84232–48
81June 28@ Tigers 7–6 Dolsi (1–2) Fuentes (1–3)42,72932–49
82June 29@ Tigers 4–3 Rogers (6–5) Reynolds (2–6) Jones (15)41,30532–50
83June 30 Padres 15–8 Bell (6–3) Fuentes (1–4)43,24832–51
July
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
84July 1 Padres 4–0 Cook (11–5) Banks (2–3)26,22133–51
85July 2 Padres 8–1 Jiménez (3–8) Wolf (5–8)28,37734–51
86July 3 Marlins 6–5 (11) Herges (3–3) Gregg (6–3)48,08435–51
87July 4 Marlins 18–17 Buchholz (3–2) Gregg (6–4)48,69136–51
88July 5 Marlins 12–6 de la Rosa (3–4) Tucker (2–3)35,13737–51
89July 6 Marlins 10–5 Volstad (1–0) Cook (11–6)27,16837–52
90July 7@ Brewers 4–3 Jiménez (4–8) McClung (5–4) Fuentes (14)35,16138–52
91July 8@ Brewers 7–3 Sabathia (7–8) Redman (2–4)42,53338–53
92July 9@ Brewers 8–3 Rusch (2–3) Sheets (10–3)37,09239–53
93July 10@ Brewers 11–1 Bush (5–8) de la Rosa (3–5)43,38939–54
94July 11@ Mets 2–1 Feliciano (2–2) Buchholz (3–3) Wagner (21)49,01639–55
95July 12@ Mets 3–0 Muñiz (1–1) Jiménez (4–9) Wagner (22)54,13739–56
96July 13@ Mets 7–0 Pelfrey (8–6) Redman (2–5)51,29339–57
97July 17 Pirates 5–3 Jiménez (5–9) Maholm (6–6) Fuentes (15)30,58440–57
98July 18 Pirates 5–2 Rusch (3–3) Snell (3–8) Fuentes (16)37,11441–57
99July 19 Pirates 7–1 de la Rosa (4–5) Herrera (0–1)44,56542–57
100July 20 Pirates 11–3 Cook (12–6) Duke (4–7)30,48843–57
101July 21 Dodgers 16–10 Falkenborg (2–2) Wells (1–2)38,29143–58
102July 22 Dodgers 10–1 Jiménez (6–9) Kershaw (0–3)41,56744–58
103July 23 Dodgers 5–3 Rusch (4–3) Kuroda (5–7) Fuentes (17)36,30545–58
104July 25@ Reds 7–2 Cook (13–6) Vólquez (12–4)27,50146–58
105July 26@ Reds 5–1 de la Rosa (5–5) Bailey (0–4)33,98147–58
106July 27@ Reds 11–0 Jiménez (7–9) Fogg (2–3)28,24648–58
107July 28@ Pirates 8–4 Snell (4–8) Grilli (2–1)15,30348–59
108July 29@ Pirates 6–4 Davis (1–0) Herges (3–4) Yates (1)17,50748–60
109July 30@ Pirates 7–4 Cook (14–6) Duke (4–9) Fuentes (18)16,58749–60
110July 31@ Marlins 12–2 Sánchez (1–0) de la Rosa (5–6)13,63449–61
August
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
111August 1@ Marlins 5–2 Jiménez (8–9) Volstad (2–2) Fuentes (19)16,55550–61
112August 2@ Marlins 5–3 Nolasco (11–6) De Los Santos (0–1) Gregg (24)22,32450–62
113August 3@ Marlins 3–2 Buchholz (4–3) Nelson (2–1) Fuentes (20)14,31051–62
114August 4 Nationals 9–4 Redding (8–6) Cook (14–7)33,14351–63
115August 5 Nationals 8–2 Corpas (2–3) Ayala (1–7)27,48352–63
–August 6 Nationals Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for August 7
116August 7 Nationals 6–3 Bergmann (2–8) Francis (3–8) Hanrahan (2)52–64
117August 7 Nationals 6–3 Pérez (5–8) Jiménez (8–10) Hanrahan (3)30,44852–65
118August 8 Padres 6–3 Rusch (5–3) Peavy (8–8) Fuentes (21)33,14753–65
119August 9 Padres 8–3 Maddux (6–8) Cook (14–8) Hoffman (25)41,64053–66
120August 10 Padres 16–7 Hampson (1–1) Hernández (10–9)45,66053–67
121August 12 Diamondbacks 4–2 Johnson (10–8) Jiménez (8–11) Lyon (25)31,21853–68
122August 13 Diamondbacks 6–5 Buchholz (5–3) Rauch (4–3) Fuentes (22)30,24754–68
123August 14 Diamondbacks 6–2 Haren (13–6) Rusch (5–4)27,57554–69
124August 15@ Nationals 4–3 de la Rosa (6–6) Redding (8–8) Fuentes (23)27,96555–69
125August 16@ Nationals 13–6 Hernández (11–9) Lannan (6–12)28,90956–69
126August 17@ Nationals 7–2 Cook (15–8) Pérez (5–9)31,46757–69
127August 19@ Dodgers 8–3 Jiménez (9–11) Kuroda (7–9)46,68758–69
128August 20@ Dodgers 4–3 Buchholz (6–3) Broxton (3–5) Fuentes (24)48,18359–69
129August 21@ Dodgers 3–1 Lowe (10–10) de la Rosa (6–7) Broxton (10)44,88559–70
130August 22 Reds 8–5 Harang (4–13) Hernández (11–10) Cordero (25)30,33759–71
131August 23 Reds 7–6 Vizcaíno (1–0) Lincoln (1–4) Fuentes (25)42,28260–71
132August 24 Reds 4–3 (12) Speier (2–1) Lincoln (1–5)31,17361–71
133August 25@ Giants 4–2 Francis (4–8) Cain (8–10) Fuentes (26)31,13262–71
134August 26@ Giants 7–2 de la Rosa (7–7) Palmer (0–2) Grilli (1)32,69563–71
135August 27@ Giants 4–1 Lincecum (15–3) Hernández (11–11) Wilson (36)31,62763–72
136August 29@ Padres 9–4 Cook (16–8) Hayhurst (0–1)25,27464–72
137August 30@ Padres 9–4 Geer (1–0) Jiménez (9–12)30,24064–73
138August 31@ Padres 2–1 Hoffman (3–6) Buchholz (6–4)26,39564–74
September
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
139September 1 Giants 4–0 de la Rosa (8–7) Sánchez (8–10)31,38865–74
140September 2 Giants 6–5 (12) Grilli (3–1) Yabu (3–6)23,71066–74
141September 3 Giants 9–2 Zito (9–16) Cook (16–9)23,48166–75
142September 5 Astros 5–3 Jiménez (10–12) Moehler (10–6) Fuentes (27)26,16367–75
143September 6 Astros 2–0 Oswalt (14–9) Francis (4–9)32,35267–76
144September 7 Astros 7–5 Brocail (7–5) Buchholz (6–5) Valverde (40)30,50967–77
145September 9@ Braves 5–4 (10) Tavárez (1–2) Buchholz (6–6)21,82167–78
146September 10@ Braves 9–5 Bennett (3–6) Vizcaíno (1–1)19,69367–79
147September 11@ Braves 8–4 Jurrjens (13–9) Rusch (5–5)20,03967–80
148September 12 Dodgers 7–2 Billingsley (15–10) Francis (4–10)30,14767–81
149September 13 Dodgers 5–1 Kershaw (4–5) de la Rosa (8–8)40,29167–82
150September 14 Dodgers 1–0 (10) Corpas (3–3) Kuo (5–3)28,91068–82
151September 15 Padres 11–5 LeBlanc (1–1) Reynolds (2–7)25,29668–83
152September 16 Padres 10–3 Jiménez (11–12) Estes (2–3)25,50769–83
153September 17 Padres 1–0 Hernández (12–11) Geer (2–1) Fuentes (28)25,15570–83
154September 19 Diamondbacks 3–2 de la Rosa (9–8) Scherzer (0–3) Fuentes (29)43,13771–83
155September 20 Diamondbacks 5–3 Peña (3–2) Fuentes (1–5) Qualls (6)38,28371–84
156September 21 Diamondbacks 13–4 Haren (16–8) Reynolds (2–8)32,91571–85
157September 23@ Giants 9–4 Jiménez (12–12) Lincecum (17–5)33,92272–85
158September 24@ Giants 15–6 Hernández (13–11) Sánchez (9–12)31,94273–85
159September 25@ Giants 3–1 de la Rosa (10–8) Zito (10–17) Fuentes (30)31,85774–85
160September 26@ Diamondbacks 6–4 Cruz (4–0) Grilli (3–2) Qualls (8)34,59074–86
161September 27@ Diamondbacks 6–4 Lyon (3–5) Corpas (3–4) Qualls (9)33,23474–87
162September 28@ Diamondbacks 2–1 Johnson (11–10) Vizcaíno (1–2)35,90874–88

Roster

2008 Colorado Rockies
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Chris Iannetta 10433388.2641865
1B Todd Helton 8329979.264729
2B Clint Barmes 107393114.2901144
SS Troy Tulowitzki 10137799.263846
3B Garrett Atkins 155611175.2862199
LF Matt Holliday 139539173.3212588
CF Willy Taveras 133479120.251126
RF Brad Hawpe 138488138.2832585

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jeff Baker 10429980.2681248
Ian Stewart 8126669.2591041
Yorvit Torrealba 7023658.246631
Ryan Spilborghs 8923373.313636
Omar Quintanilla 8121050.238215
Scott Podsednik 9316241.253115
Seth Smith 6710828.259415
Jonathan Herrera 286114.23003
Jayson Nix 22567.12502
Joe Koshansky 18388.21138
Dexter Fowler 13264.15400
Cory Sullivan 18235.21704
Adam Melhuse 7101.10001
Doug Bernier 240.00000
Edwin Bellorin 331.33300

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Aaron Cook 32211.11693.9696
Ubaldo Jiménez 34198.212123.99172
Jeff Francis 24143.24105.0194
Jorge De La Rosa 28130.01084.92128
Greg Reynolds 1462.0288.1322
Mark Redman 1045.1257.5420
Liván Hernández 840.1338.0313
Franklin Morales 525.1126.399
Valerio De Los Santos 28.0015.6310

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Glendon Rusch 2364.0434.7843
Jason Hirsh 48.2008.316

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Brian Fuentes 6715302.7382
Manuel Corpas 763444.5250
Taylor Buchholz 636612.1756
Matt Herges 583405.0446
Jason Grilli 513212.9359
Ryan Speier 432104.0633
Luis Vizcaíno 431205.2849
Kip Wells 151205.2722
Alberto Arias 120002.635
Steven Register 100009.008
Micah Bowie 100109.005
Josh Newman 80009.356
Cedrick Bowers 500013.505
José Capellán 10004.502
Juan Morillo 10000.000

Notes

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Tom Runnells
AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Stu Cole
A Modesto Nuts California League Jerry Weinstein
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Joe Mikulik
A-Short Season Tri-City Dust Devils Northwest League Fred Ocasio
Rookie Casper Ghosts Pioneer League Tony Diaz

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The Baltimore Orioles' 2007 season involved the Orioles finishing with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses and fourth place in the AL East. On June 18, 2007, manager Sam Perlozzo was fired and replaced with bullpen coach Dave Trembley as interim manager. Trembley was named full-time manager on August 22, 2007. On this same day, the Orioles suffered a 30 to 3 loss to the Texas Rangers, the most lopsided loss in franchise history. Perlozzo's record was 29 wins and 40 losses and Trembley's was 40 wins and 53 losses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 San Diego Padres season</span>

The 2007 San Diego Padres season was the 39th season in franchise history. It began with the Padres' attempt to win a third consecutive NL West title. After finishing the regular season with 89 wins and 73 losses, they were in a tie with the Colorado Rockies for both the NL wild card and second place in the NL West, they were defeated in a tie-breaker which placed them third overall in the division and out of playoff competition.

The Colorado Rockies' 2007 season started off with the team trying to improve on their 2006 record (76-86). They finished second in the National League West division with a franchise record of 90 wins in 163 games and earned a playoff berth as the National League Wild Card team. The team would go on to lose the 2007 World Series to the Boston Red Sox, four games to none.

The 2003 New York Yankees season was the 101st season for the team. The team finished with a record of 101-61-1 finishing 6 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they defeated the Red Sox in 7 games in the ALCS, winning the pennant on Aaron Boone's dramatic 11th-inning home run. The Yankees advanced to the World Series, losing in a dramatic 6 game series to the Florida Marlins. It would be their second World Series loss in three years and their last appearance in a World Series until 2009.

The 1995 season was the third in the history of the Colorado Rockies, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado. It was also their third season in the National League, and first at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing with a record of 77−67, second in the division. The Rockies simultaneously won the first-ever National League wild card berth in the first season of the revised postseason format and first postseason appearance in franchise history. They faced the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series (NLDS), who won this first round series in four games, with the Rockies taking game three.

The Colorado Rockies' 2004 season was the 12th for the Rockies, attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 68-94, 4th in the NL West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seth Smith</span> American baseball player (born 1982)

Garry Seth Smith is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles. He was the Rockies' 2nd round pick in the 2004 MLB draft.

The 2005 San Diego Padres season was the 37th season for the San Diego Padres. For the first time since 1998, the Padres qualified for the postseason after six straight losing seasons. The 2005 team is noted as having the weakest record among any team to qualify for the postseason, finishing 82-80, tied with the 1973 New York Mets for the fewest wins ever in a non-shortened year since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961, and the fewest of any team since 1885. The NL West was weak in 2005, with all teams finishing below the .500 mark except for the San Diego Padres, who only finished two games above the .500 mark. The closest team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, were five games back. Three teams in the Eastern Division finished with better records than San Diego but failed to qualify for the playoffs, such as the Philadelphia Phillies, who won 88 games and won all six of their games against the Padres. There had been some speculation that the Padres would be the first team in MLB history to win a division and finish below .500, but their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 30 gave them their 81st victory, guaranteeing a split record. They were swept in three games by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2005 NLDS.

The 2008 San Diego Padres season was the 40th season in franchise history. The Padres were attempting to win the NL West for the 3rd time in 4 years.

The 2009 Colorado Rockies entered the season attempting to improve on their 74–88 record from 2008. They lost 28 of their first 46 games, but following the hiring of interim manager Jim Tracy, the Rockies came back to win their third Wild Card title, and second in three years. The team drew 2,665,080 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002. The average home attendance was 32,902 fans. Their 92 regular season wins is currently the most in a single season in Rockies franchise history.

The Colorado Rockies' 2012 season was the franchise's 20th in Major League Baseball. It involved the Rockies' 18th season of playing their home games at Coors Field.

The History of the Colorado Rockies began in 1991 when a Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion franchise for Denver, Colorado was granted to an ownership group headed by John Antonucci. In 1993, the Colorado Rockies started play in the National League (NL) West division. Since that date, the Rockies have reached the MLB postseason four times, each time as the National League wild card team. Twice they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. In 2007, the Rockies advanced all the way to the World Series, only to be swept by the Boston Red Sox.

The 2014 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 22nd in Major League Baseball. Beset by injuries to key players, the team finished with a 66–96 regular season record, fourth place in the National League West. Walt Weiss returned for his second season as the Rockies' manager for the 2014 season.

The 2015 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 23rd in Major League Baseball. Walt Weiss returned for his third consecutive season as manager. It was the 21st season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Colorado Rockies season</span>

The 2016 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 24th in Major League Baseball. It was the 22nd season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field. After doing reasonably well most of the season and even posting a 54-53 (.505) record as late as August 3, they collapsed through the months of August and September, going an MLB-worst 21-34 in that span to finish 75-87, third place in the National League West, and missing the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. At the end of the season Walt Weiss resigned his position as manager after 4 seasons at the helm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Colorado Rockies season</span>

The 2017 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 25th in Major League Baseball. It was the 23rd season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field. Bud Black became the new Rockies Manager after the resignation of Walt Weiss. Black in his first season was a finalist for the Manager of the Year award. The Rockies finished the season 87–75 in third place in the National League West Division, 17 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. They did, however, receive the second wild card spot in the National League and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2009. In the Wild Card Game, they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

References

  1. ↑ "The longest games in MLB history". MLB.com .
  2. ↑ "Jamey Carroll Stats".
  3. 1 2 "Kip Wells Stats".
  4. ↑ "Luis Vizcaino Stats".
  5. ↑ "Scott Podsednik Stats".
  6. ↑ "Jorge de la Rosa Stats".
  7. ↑ "Jason Grilli Stats".
  8. ↑ "Glendon Rusch Stats".
  9. ↑ "Liván Hernández Stats".
  10. ↑ "2008 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
  11. 1 2 3 ESPN – Rockies vs. Padres – Recap – April 17, 2008
  12. 1 2 ESPN – Weary Rockies hang on vs. Padres in 22nd inning for historic win – MLB
  13. ↑ August 31, 1993 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play – Baseball-Reference.com
  14. ↑ ESPN – Padres vs. Rockies – Recap – July 01, 2008
  15. ↑ ESPN – Marlins vs. Rockies – Recap – July 04, 2008
  16. ↑ "Dodgers vs. Rockies - Game Recap - September 14, 2008 - ESPN".
  17. ↑ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates".
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