NL West

Jason Giambi earned his paycheck on Wednesday.

The atmosphere felt like October, the weather like the beginning of summer.

Last year's NL Cy Young competition was quite the horse race. Chris Carpenter, Tim Lincecum, and Adam Wainwright all received significant votes from the BBWAA as well as vocal and passionate support from fans.

While this year's race is far from unanimous, there is one obvious favorite who would win hands-down if a vote was held today.

Need proof?

Residents of Denver take pride in the fact that they are one of only a few cities in the country that can boast four major sports teams. The pride is much larger when you consider the fact that Denver is considered a small to mid-market city.

Who would have thought that the magical formula for the Rockies to start playing better would be to lose their best player?

There were high expectations for Carlos Gonzalez entering the 2010 season, and thus far he has lived up to them. Just look at his numbers through Tuesday if you need proof:

Disaster struck today when the Colorado Rockies placed Troy Tulowitzki on the DL with a broken wrist.  He is expected to miss six to eight weeks or approximately 30-40 percent of the entire fantasy baseball regular season.  

At an already top-heavy position where the drop-off is significant after the elite players, fantasy owners need to make a quick decision.  You don’t want to put yourself in a position where you have to pick up a new SS every week because of lack of production. This strategy just wastes moves and fuels frustration.

There is no doubt that the 2010 season for the Colorado Rockies has belonged to one man: Ubaldo Jimenez.

Most Rockies fans hold out hope as long as possible that the team is going to turn a mediocre season around. As long as possible may have come with the news on Friday.

The story is the same one every fifth day, it seems. Ubaldo Jimenez once again dominates an opponent. On Thursday afternoon, the Rockies salvaged the final game of a three game series, winning 5-1.