View From the Rockpile: Musings from a Mile High along the Journey to Rocktober
Although Rocktober magic has made the club's recent slow starts a distant memory, the Rockies entered 2011 determined to get off on a better foot than in previous seasons.
Coming off of a less than stellar 7-11 2010 record against the divisional rivals, the Los Angeles, Dodgers, the Rockies welcomed an early season opportunity to make a statement that they are a force to be reckoned with in the 2011 Wild Wild NL West.
The Rockies jumped at the chance, taking two tough contests from their foes from L.A.: a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday night, in which Jhoulys Chacin out-dueled sleeper Cy Young candidate Clayton Kershaw, followed by a good old fashioned slugfest on Wednesday afternoon as the Rockies outlasted the Dodgers 7-4.
How did the Rockies do it? What does the mini-sweep tell us about the Rockies?
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