Why the Colorado Rockies Will Win the World Series

Medium ^ | August 16, 2025 | DAvid Manning

[real saxophonist]

I don't care about the Rockies. just what I hear on the Denver news.

But my immediate response so seeing this article was:

WHAT??

[real saxophonist]

Well, you probably remember Vic Correll, the catcher. My brother-in-law, sorry to say.

He played for the Braves, then went to the Reds for a couple of years.

Then, he got too big for his britches, became a free agent, and nobody picked him up.

Because he had a well-deserved reputation of being very difficult to work with.

[xp38]

It’s very impressive but exactly how many teams even qualify to be eligible? Not a large universe there.

[TBP]

12 out of 30. Too many, in my view.

[GingisK]

Well, they ARE bigger than the Smokies.

[waredbird]

The experiment known as MLB baseball in Denver needs to be unceremoniously terminated.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

All they have to do is play the Pirates every game for the rest of the year and this could happen. They looked like the ‘27 Yankees when the Bucs were in town.

[dfwgator]

Did it again tonight down 1 in the 9th, and win it in the 11th. 14 in a row!

[Rummyfan]

Brooklyn got screwed, and O’Malley gets more of the blame than he deserves (though he deserves plenty.) O’Malley wanted to build a dome at Atlantic & Flatbush. Robert Moses stopped it, saying that wasn’t a fit spot for a sports facility, and offered the Flushing Meadow (where the Mets currently play.)

So O'Malley tried to make it work in Brooklyn. He saw the popularity of the Dodgers and the limiting factor of the bandbox that was Ebbetts Field. Then, thwarted by Moses he saw the virgin territory of LA and the possibility of a new stadium there where the Dodgers have consistently drawn around three million per season ever since. Dodger Stadium at Chavez Ravine is a beautiful setting too.

[TBP]

“All of the Mets’ road wins against Los Angeles this season have come at Dodger Stadium.” — Ralph Kiner

[xp38]

That’s not what I’m asking. How many teams have existed in both leagues? Astros and Brewers are the only two I know of but I don’t know the full histories of every franchise.

[Varsity Flight]

🏈 🎹🪕

* “We’re the Houston Oilers,
“ We’re the Houston Oilers,
“ We’re the Houston Oilers.
...Number One” 🎹

[dfwgator]

The Oilers stole that song from the Dolphins.

[TBP]

The National League had 12 teams from `1892-99 after the American Association collapsed due to the Players League war. Prior to 1900, they dropped four cities: Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville, and Washington. Three of those cities became part of the American League the following year: Baltimore, Cleveland, and Washington. St. Louis was the only American Association club retained by the NL in the contraction.

In the modern era (since 2001), only the Brewers and Astros have changed leagues.

[TBP]

Did anyone notice the author’s name?

[RckyRaCoCo]

The Brewers always surge in the regular season and flop in the playoffs.

^ This

[ducttape45]

I’m beginning to wonder other teams are letting the Brewers win just to spite Craig Counsel.

[Hyman Roth]

How bout Ken Burroughs. Double 0?

[real saxophonist]

Well, it's official:

Rockies mathematically miss playoffs despite promising stretch