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Standing: Game Synopsis Salaries in Parens, M=Millions, K=Thousands Game#, Date, W/L Score, Record
Game 162 at SD, 10/7, W 10-3 (73-89)
Game 161 at SD, 10/6, L 4-10 (72-89)
Game 160 at SD, 10/5, W 4-0 (72-88)
Game 159 at AZ, 10/4, L 4-5 (71-88)
Game 158 at AZ, 10/3, L 3-4 (71-87)
Game 157 at AZ, 10/2, L 1-10 (71-86)
Game 156 vs. MIL, 9/30, W 10-0 (71-85)
Game 155 vs. MIL, 9/29, W 14-12 (70-85)
Game 154 vs. MIL, 9/28, W 6-5 (69-85)
Game 153 vs. SD, 9/27, W 13-9 (68-85)
Game 152 vs. SD, 9/26, L 1-3 (67-85)
Game 151 vs. SD, 9/25, L 7-8 (67-84)
Game 150 vs. SD, 9/24, W 5-3 (67-83)
Game 149 at MTL, 9/23, W 5-3 (66-83)
Game 148 at MTL, 9/22, L 1-3 (65-83)
Game 147 at MTL,9/21, W 11-9 (65-82)
Game 146 at MTL, 9/20, L 3-8 (64-82)
Game 145 vs. AZ, 9/19, W 8-2 (64-81)
Game 144 vs. AZ, 9/18, W 10-9 (63-81)
Game 143 vs. AZ, 9/17, L 3-7 (62-81)
Game 142 vs. SF, 9/9, L 5-9 (62-80)
Game 141 vs. SF, 9/8, L 3-7 (62-79)
Game 140 vs. SF, 9/7, W 3-2 (62-78)
Game 139 vs. LA, 9/6, L 5-9 (61-78)
Game 138 vs. LA, 9/5, L 2-7 (61-77)
Game 137 vs. LA, 9/4, W 5-2 (61-76)
Game 136 at SF, 9/3, W 4-1 (60-76)
Game 135 at SF, 9/2, L 1-3 (59-76)
Game 134 at SF, 9/1, L 1-2 (59-75)
Game 133 at SF, 8/31, W 5-2 (59-74)
Game 132 at LA, 8/30, L 4-5 (58-74)
Game 131 at LA, 8/29, W 5-3 (58-73)
Game 130 at LA, 8/28, W 4-3 (57-73)
Game 129 at MIL, 8/26, W 3-2 (56-73)
Game 128 at MIL, 8/25, W 5-4 (55-73) "That's the way it goes sometimes."
Game 127 at MIL, 8/24, W 12-6 (55-72)
Game 126 at NYM, 8/23, W 10-0 (54-72)
Game 125 at NYM, 8/22, L 1-2 (53-72)
Game 124 at NYM, 8/21, L 2-5 (53-71)
Game 123 vs. FLA, 8/19, W 6-5 (53-70)
Game 122 vs. FLA, 8/18, W 8-3 (52-70)
Game 121 vs. FLA, 8/17, W 12-5 (51-70)
Game 120 vs. ATL, 8/16, L 1-4 (50-70)
Game 119 vs. ATL, 8/15, L 2-7 (50-69)
Game 118 vs. ATL, 8/14, W 5-4 (50-68)
Game 117 at CIN, 8/12, W 7-6 (49-68)
Game 116 at CIN, 8/11, L 3-7 (48-68)
Game 115 at CIN, 8/10, W 16-7 (48-67)
Game 114 at CHI, 8/9, W 14-5 (47-67)
Game 113 at CHI, 8/8,
L 1-2 (46-67)
Game 112 at CHI, 8/7,
L 4-5 (46-66)
Game 111 vs. PIT, 8/5,
L 4-5 (46-65)
Game 110 vs. PIT, 8/4,
L 3-6 (46-64)
Game 109 vs. PIT, 8/3, W 12-7
(46-63)
Game 108 vs. PHI, 8/2,
L 2-4 (45-63)
Game 107 vs. PHI, 8/1,
L
1-8 (45-62)
Game 106 vs. PHI, 7/31,
W 7-6
(45-61)
Game 105 at LA, 7/29, W 3-2 (44-61)
Game 104 at LA, 7/28, L 6-10 (43-61)
Game 103 at LA, 7/27, L 2-4 (43-60)
Game 102 at LA, 7/26, L 1-3 (43-59)
Game 101 vs. SF, 7/25, L 3-9 (43-58)
Game 100 vs. SF, 7/24, W 6-4 (43-57)
Game 99 vs. SF, 7/23, W 8-2 (42-57)
Game 98 vs. LA, 7/22, L 8-9 (41-57)
Game 97 vs. LA, 7/21, L 22-7 (41-56)
Game 96 vs. LA, 7/20, W 11-3 (41-55)
Game 95 at SF, 7/19, L 1-2 (40-55)
Game 94 at SF, 7/18, L 0-10 (40-54)
Game 93 at OAK, 7/17, L 2-3 (40-53)
Game 92 at OAK, 7/16, L 1-5 (40-52)
Game 91 at OAK, 7/15, L 3-6 (40-51)
Game 90 at TEX, 7/14, W 11-2 (40-50)
Game 89 at TEX, 7/13, L 2-10 (39-50)
Game 88 at TEX, 7/12, L 3-6 (39-49)
Game 87 vs. ANA, 7/8, L 3-11 (39-48)
Game 86 vs. ANA, 7/7, L 3-10 (39-47)
Game 85 vs. ANA, 7/6, L 5-6 (39-46)
Game 84 at SD, 7/5, W 4-0 (39-45)
Game 83 at SD, 7/4, L 3-8 (38-45)
Game 82 at SD, 7/3, L 5-6 (38-44)
Game 81 at AZ, 7/1, L 4-5 (38-43)
Game 80 at AZ, 6/30, L 5-6 (38-42)
Game 79 at AZ, 6/29, L 3-5 (38-41)
Game 78 vs. SD, 6/27, W 10-9 (38-40)
Game 77 vs. SD, 6/26, L 3-11 (37-40)
Game 76 vs. SD, 6/25, L 4-6 (37-39)
Game 75 vs. AZ, 6/24, W 4-3 (37-38)
Game 74 vs. AZ, 6/23, L 5-9 (36-38)
Game 73 vs. AZ, 6/22, L 4-5 (36-37)
Game 72 vs. AZ, 6/21, L 5-14 (36-36)
Game 71 at HOU, 6/20, L 4-3 (36-35)
Game 70 at HOU, 6/19, L 4-3 (36-34)
Game 69 at HOU, 6/18, L 5-13 (36-33)
Game 68 at CIN, 6/17, W 4-3 (36-32)
Game 67 at CIN, 6/16, W 8-7 (35-32)
Game 66 at CIN, 6/15, W 8-4 (34-32)
Game 65 vs. SEA, 6/14, L 1-5 (33-32)
Game 64 vs. SEA, 6/14, W 8-2 (33-31)
Game 63 vs. SEA, 6/12, L 9-10 (32-31)
Game 62 vs. STL, 6/10, W 12-3 (32-30)
Game 61 vs. STL, 6/9, L 2-8 (31-30)
Game 60 vs. STL, 6/8, W 9-1 (31-29)
Game 59 vs. HOU, 6/7, L 1-2 (30-29)
Game 58 vs. HOU, 6/6, W 9-8 (30-28)
Game 57 vs. HOU, 6/5, W 7-5 (29-28)
Game 56 vs. SF, 6/3, W 11-2 (28-28)
Game 55 vs. SF, 6/2, W 7-5 (27-28)
Game 54 vs. SF, 6/1, L 7-11 (26-28)
Game 53 at LA, 5/30, L 1-4 (26-27)
Game 52 at LA, 5/29, W 7-2 (26-26)
Game 51 at LA, 5/28, L 10-11 (25-26)
Game 50 at SF, 5/27, L 4-5 (25-25)
Game 49 at SF, 5/26, W 10-4 (25-24)
Game 48 at SF, 5/25, W 6-1 (24-24)
Game 47 at SF, 5/24, L 1-5 (23-24)
Game 46 vs. LA, 5/23, L 4-6 (23-23)
Game 45 vs. LA, 5/22, W 11-8 (23-22)
Game 44 vs. LA, 5/21, W 6-3 (22-22)
Game 43 at FLA, 5/20, L 7-2 (21-22)
Game 42 at FLA, 5/19, L 0-1 (20-22)
Game 41 at FLA, 5/18, L 1-2 (20-21)
Game 40 at ATL, 5/17, W 8-3 (20-20)
Game 39 at ATL, 5/16, L 4-6 (19-20)
Game 38 at ATL, 5/15, L 3-5 (19-19)
Game 37 vs. MON, 5/13, L 14-10 (19-18)
Game 36 vs. MON, 5/12, L 13-4 (19-17)
Game 35 vs. MON, 5/11, W 13-4 (19-16)
Game 34 vs. NYM, 5/10, W 8-2 (18-16)
Game 33 vs. NYM, 5/9, W 6-0
(17-16)
Game 32 vs. NYM, 5/8, W 12-4
(16-16)
Game 31 vs. NYM, 5/7, L 9-10
(15-16)
Game 30 at Pit, 5/6, L 3-4
(15-15)
Game 29 at Pit, 5/5, L 3-11
(15-14)
Game 28 at Pit, 5/4, W 9-3 (15-13)
Game 27 at Phi, 5/3, L 5-7
(14-13)
Game 26 at Phi, 5/2, W 6-2
(14-12) Game 25 at Phi, 5/1, L 1-7 (13-12) Game MVP: Ron Villone (2.8M) 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 2 SO. LVP: Denny Neagle (7M), 6-2/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 BB.
Game 24 vs. Cin, 4/29, W 14-7 (13-11)
Game 23 vs. Cin, 4/28, L 4-9 (12-11)
Game 22 vs. Cin, 4/27, L 9-12 (12-10)
Game 21 vs. CHN, 4/26, L 2-7 (12-9)
Game 20 vs. CHN, 4/25, W 6-5 (12-8)
Game 19 vs. CHN, 4/24, W 14-1 (11-8)
Game 18 at AZ, 4/22, W 2-1 (10-8)
Game 17 at AZ, 4/21, L 5-10 (9-8)
Game 16 at AZ, 4/20, L 2-3 (9-7)
Game 15 at SD, 4/19, W 4-0 (9-6)
Game 14 at SD, 4/18, W 8-0 (8-6)
Game 13 at SD, 4/17, W 9-5 (7-6)
Game 12 vs. AZ, 4/15, W 10-7 (6-6)
Game 11 vs. AZ, 4/14, W 9-8 (5-6)
Game 10 vs. AZ, 4/13, L 3-7 (4-6)
Game 9 at SL, 4/12, W 6-4 (4-5)
Game 8 at SL, 4/11, L 1-3 (3-5)
Game 7 at SL, 4/9, L 2-3 (3-4)
Game 6 vs. SD, 4/7, L 3-11 (3-3)
Game 5 vs. SD, 4/7, L 10-14 (3-2)
Game 4 vs. SD, 4/6, L 6-11 (3-1)
Game 3 vs. SL, 4/5, W 11-2 (3-0)
Game 2 vs. SL, 4/4, W 13-9 (2-0)
Game 1 vs. SL, 4/2, W 8-0 (1-0) Glossary Game MVP: The Rockie's Player of the Game, the team member who made the most effective effort toward winning the game regardless of the final outcome.
LVP:
Least Valuable Player - The participating team member that made the
smallest contribution toward a victory. |
Make management look foolish... Rockies' Defy Logic, Tradition March 16, 2002. You know how Baseball Management justifies paying those huge salaries to big-name players by insisting that they "put fannies in the seats"? In other words, hiring pitchers like Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle will insure that more fans will pay their way into the ballpark on the days that they pitch. Indirectly, more revenue will also be earned because there will be more consumption at the park vendors and more TV and radio advertising revenue due to higher ratings. So, according to the people who hire and represent these players, it is a win-win proposition because they more than pay for them selves. Well it's not happening in Colorado. According to official attendance figures as published by ESPN on their web site, attendance figures at Coors field are as follows for all Rockies starting pitchers in 2001:
Rancor bubbles to the surface.... Trouble in Rockieville March 14, 2002. The fans, news media, and even the players, it seems, are fed up with the Rockie's management. In today's Denver Post, Mark Kiszla, one of the Rockies' biggest homers in the past, says: "For too long, we have all been duped into believing the team was trying to win a championship. The Rockies, however, have become the biggest sports joke in town." (We know Kiszla will say or do anything to get people to read his column, so you have be skeptical about anything he writes. But, in this case, he seems to be in the majority.) Larry Walker has expressed his dissatisfaction with management, has suggested they should trade him to a contender, and even says he was lied to (see the related article at the Denver Post link above). In addition, ticket sales are apparently not up to normal levels as the Rockies are now giving away free tickets to grocery shoppers, something they have never done before (to our knowledge). Stay tuned, its starting to get interesting. However, our greatest fear is that Denver will be "contracted" instead of Montreal or Minnesota, and it looks like the Rockies management is trying to make it so.
Zeile should retire...so should O'Dowd Rockies Will Suck in 2002 February 11, 2002. Truckboy and the Meatmen have outdone themselves this year. For 9 years they have stumbled and bumbled with crude attempts to provide winning teams to reward the best baseball fans the world has ever known. All the while they put up a good pretense of actually trying. Well that's over, now. This year they announced that they are only in it for the money and they are joining with the the City of Denver to officially give the finger to the fans. Instead of a baseball expert, they put a former football player in as president. Instead of keeping up the tradition of great third basemen, they're re-treading a senior citizen who hasn't played there since 1999, and was lousy then. Two rookies will play short and second who will undoubtedly wilt under the pressure of a 162 game season in last place. The stars of the team, Walker and Helton certainly will not be able to keep up the spectacular numbers they have been posting, particularly when the frustration of another losing season sets in. And the pitching, while looking slightly better on paper, has the look of disaster about it, particularly since they lost the best pitching coach in history and effectively didn't replace him. But hey, this is the year of saving money. Stick with the coach who's track record is mediocre at best, and a general manager who is a loose cannon who could trade anyone at any time with no regard for value, logic, fan wishes, or team chemistry. Meanwhile, the city is erecting a forest of parking meters, raising the prices and extending the hours to 11:00 PM. There will probably not be a free parking space within 25 miles of downtown. And, they have imposed a quota of 100 tickets per day on the meter maids to maximize harassment of downtown customers. Oh, and did I forget to mention that the Rockies are dramatically increasing the price of tickets and everything else? Well they are! Surprised? If this trend keeps up, we may be envious of those luck Minnesotans. Contraction would be preferable to this kind of torture. Who's playing third? More Ex-Rockies Added To The Fold December 19, 2001. "Crazy" Dan O'Dowd is jettisoning Rockies' players at a record pace. aFirst, it was Jacob Cruz, who was given his unconditional release (that means they got absolutely nothing for him, folks). Earlier, "Crazy" traded promising catcher Josh Bard and outfielder Jody Gerut, for Cruz, who only showed two problems during his stint with Colorado: he couldn't hit and he couldn't catch. aNext, Jay Powell became a free agent and signed with the Texas Rangers (you guessed it, got nothing for him either). aThen, catcher Sal Fasano and outfielder Clifford Brumbaugh were "designated for assignment (baseballese for "dumped"). aNext, Jeff Cirillo was traded to Seattle for three unknown minor league pitchers: LHP Brian Fuentes and RHPs Jose Paniagua and Denny Stark (read "salary dump"). aNext, "Dealin' Dan" traded pitchers Luke Hudson (who?) and Gabe White to Cincinnatti for relief pitcher Dennis Reyes and second baseman Pokey Reese (who O'Dowd says he doesn't want). aJust to prove he wasn't kidding, Mr. O'Dowd traded Pokey to Boston for catcher Scott Hatteberg, whom they were unable to sign and lost to Oakland. So they got nothing for Reese at all. Nice deal. We heard his next move was to trade Larry Walker and Todd Helton for the Minnesota Twins (don't tell them they're being disbanded, he was too busy trading at the meetings and didn't get the news). Maybe ESPN's Not That Good After All October 28, 2001. In an article entitled "Angels looking to clear air with Vaughn" an anonymous ESPN writer penned "Anaheim reportedly wants to move Vaughn to the designated hitter slot -- Darin Erstad played first base during the last week of the regular season as an experiment". If they would have checked their own statistics they would have seen that Erstad has played nearly 300 games in the past 5 years at first base for the Angels. Its no wonder the Angels haven't won if it takes them 5 years to decide if a player can play. Now, That's Writing! October 21, 2001. ESPN may have corralled all of the best sportswriters in the world. Read the latest NLCS coverage by Jason Starks. We especially enjoyed the line "This was a game that didn't just mushroom on this team. It downright Portabellaed." It may not be Steinbeck, but at least it's fun to read. Rockie's Owners Go Nuts Again October 19, 2001. They couldn't build a winning team with guys full of Trucking and Meat Manufacturing knowledge at the helm, so they've taken the next step. The new president is an ex-football player. Well, at least they've moved back into the sports arena. If only it had been sports management... It's no coincidence that the team rose to it's zenith in the 1993 to 1995 period, when there was an actual BASEBALL man in charge - John McHale, Jr. Let's compare: McHale built the "Big Red Machine" and won World Championships in baseball before coming to the Rockies - the new president led CSU with 69 pass receptions. Yea, that'll work. Marcel Lachemann Quits October 7, 2001. The best pitching coach in baseball will no longer be in the Rockies dugout. Marcel Lachemann has decided to find a way to spend more time at home in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. He will certainly be missed. The Rockies are expected to choose his successor from within the organization, with Jim Wright of Colorado Springs on the inside track. The Rockies may do well to consider Oscar Acosta, the former Cubs pitching coach who was forced to resign recently by former Rockie manager Don Baylor. Acosta worked miracles with the Cub's pitching this year and most of the Cub's pitchers are voicing bitterness at his forced departure... Fans Continue to Desert Sinking Ship October 2, 2001. The good news is, the Colorado Rockies topped the 3 million paid ticket mark for the 9th consequtive season. Also, they have never played before a crowd of less than 30,000 observers, though they came dangerously close this year, with a low-water mark of 30,301 in a game against Arizona on Wednesday night, September the 19th. Also, they are still playing hard (inexplicably), as evidenced by last Friday's game in which the Rockies' Greg Norton broke Brewer's catcher and former Rockie Henry Blanco's hand during a collision at home. In the same game Rockies' shortstop Juan Uribe injured second baseman Mark Loretta's knee while trying to break up a double play. The bad news, other than the losing record, is that they have continued to lose patrons every year since 1996. According to the Denver Post, attendance in 1996 was 3,891,014 (first in baseball) and in 2001 it was 3,140,416 (fifth) or a 19.3% decline. This represents a 4.4% decline from last year. Even worse, first half attendance averaged over 41,000 per game while the second half average declined to just under 36,000, or an average of over 13%. At this rate, they will not make 3 million next year unless they are in the pennant race in the second half. A Winning Season At Home! September 30, 2001. The Rockies closed out their home season with a roar, sweeping a three-game series from the Milwaukee Brewers, and ending up with a home record of 41-40. No Chance For a Winning Season |
