Ottavino will wear the number 0 this season. Image: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

ZERO. How about some Rockies connections (courtesy of Paul Lukas over at ESPN.com)? Former manager and hitting coach Don Baylor wore 00 as a member of the Oakland Athletics. Former Rockies great Curtis Leskanic wore it as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. Curtis Goodwin also played for the Rockies once. In Colorado he wore the cockiest number in sports, the big #1. The “00″ he wore in Cincinnati prior to his tenure with the Rockies would have been more fitting, no?

Miguel Tejada wore 0 by accident as a member of the Baltimore Orioles because the “1″ in his “10″ came loose during a slide. That’s two Miguel Tejada references on Rox Pile in one day, boys and girls. Eat your heart out.

Bobo Newsom was the first MLB player to ever wear the double zero. Could he have pulled that off if he wasn’t called Bobo?

Oddibe McDowell wore 0 because his first name started with O. This logic parallels Ottavino’s, who likes 0 because his last name starts with O. The more important question is this: how was there a baseball player named “Oddibe” whom I had not heard of until today? I’m ashamed of myself.

Does this make Adam Ottavino the “Mike Bibby of the Colorado Rockies.” I’m officially making that his nickname until somebody comes up with something better.

He can’t be “the Chief” and he can’t be “Agent Zero.” Those are taken.

Ottavino is not the only current Colorado athlete who wears 0. Gary Forbes, he of the limited but effective playing time, wears 0 for the Denver Nuggets. I’m sure Forbes will now want to take “the Mike Bibby of the Nuggets” as his nickname. I’m sorry Gary. The nickname is spoken for.

Westbrook is a famous zero these days. Image: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder wears 0. Somebody should tell him that, now that Ottavino wears 0, he is the second greatest current athlete who wears it. He would freak out.

Enough musing about the number 0. Consider me excited to see the “Mike Bibby of the Colorado Rockies,” Adam Ottavino, in action this season.

If you ever wanted a clear sign that things are not meant to be, look no further than a pitcher going 2-for-3. RHP Vance Worley was 0-21 coming into the game and proceeded to hit a two run double.

Adam Ottavino pursued a usually wise decision to walk Mike Fontenot with two-outs to get to pitcher Vance Worley. Problem is, Worley had different plans as he smacked a two-run double down the right field line, putting the Phillies up 6-2.

Jeremy Guthrie allowed four runs on seven hits, while walking two. The four-runs in four innings look bad, but if you’re looking for a positive, Guthrie gave up all four runs in the first inning and managed to work the remainder of his start allowing no runs. Guthrie buried himself out of the gate giving up a double to Shane Victorino, an RBI single to Chase Utley and then walking Ryan Howard. Carlos Ruiz was able to take advantage early with men on and cranked a three-run homer.

Guthrie now has an ERA of 9.31 at Coors Field.

Wilin Rosario made another case as to why the Rockies need to remain patient with his development. The dreaded word with this team has been potential, but Rosario’s offensive upside can’t be ignored. He had two hits, including an eighth inning three-run homer to put the Rockies back in position to win within one run.

Unfortunately, Matt Belisle couldn’t keep the score 6-5 and gave up two runs in the ninth.

Tyler Colvin proved why you always need to hustle and have field awareness. Colvin decided to jog back to first after Jordan Pacheco hit a ball to center field and was thrown out at first.

The Rockies have put themselves in the position to win their first series at home since the beginning of June.