I bet it's killing him that the one Rockie discussion we have on this board comes directly after he's banned.
I bet it's killing him that the one Rockie discussion we have on this board comes directly after he's banned.
Haha, I hadnt even thought of that.
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I love this forum. At least half the threads are calling out someone.:lol:
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2007 World Series Champs
Originally Posted by rician blast;306386;
yeah. I'm not gonna lie, I've watched the Rockies from a far the last few years (as I did with the Expos before they moved) hoping they would get better. I like watching shitty teams in hopes of seeing them win. Sounds kinda weird coming from a Yankee fan, but I like rooting for the underdog (except when the Yanks are playing, of coarse).
The Rockies, being an attendance leader? That I would have to see to even IMAGINE.Originally Posted by See Red
OK 26, I've always had this weird annoyance when you type "Of coarse." In this context, it's spelled "course." With a U.
"Coarse" is an adjective that goes with the likes of rough, crude, those textural adjectives. Also, composed of many smaller particles. "Coarse sand" is a good example of that.
So, "of course" is the correct spelling. Not "of coarse." Sorry, it annoyed me when I read it every time. Hahahaa :lol:
See Red's right. My uncle lives in Denver and that is one mad, crazy sports town. They get into any team that is playing well. They were first in the NL in attendance their first 7 years. The first two I'm sure were due to the novelty of having an MLB club in town, but then they had a decent team for a few years and they filled the seats.
The first year of Coors Field, they sold out every single game.
To back what One Red Seat said, the Avalanche, until this year, had a streak of over 400 straight sellouts, which was the longest active streak in professional sports. It'd probably still be going if not for interest lost with the lockout.
The Broncos are always top 5 in attendance (but that has to do more with stadium capacity in the NFL, but the Broncos are always at 100% capacity)
In 2002, the Rockies were 9th in the MLB in total attendance. They were 70-92 that season. In 2001, they were 5th. They finished that year 63-79. It's recently started to tale off because they've been so bad for so long. But if they got good again, and made the playoffs one year, I guarentee they'd be top 3 in attendance the next year.
The Colorado Mammoth of the NLL also average about 17,000 people per game -- this for an indoor lacrosse league.
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I'm going to assume the Monforts (the owners of the team) have been cheap and don't want to put the money out. I don't know how it compared to other teams around the league, but their 1995 payroll was about $35 mill, I know the Braves payroll that year wasn't too much more, and they won the World Series. Interestingly enough, the Rockies have always done exceptionally well at home, but have been atrocious on the road, which makes me think it's because they don't know HOW to put together a contender or that they simply can't.
The fact that they store game balls in a humidor now, limiting the effect of the high altitude, might help to change that, though.
The 1995 team, though, was a legitimate contender. Galaragga, Bichette, Larry Walker, Joe Girardi and Castilla ripping the cover off of the ball and they also had the best (or one of the best) bullpens in the league. The World Series Champion Braves said the Rockies were the toughest team they played in the playoffs(or so I've been told). The Rockies had a lead in every game.
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