Over the last decade, things have changed drastically. The Broncos have become a complete mess. Currently, the franchise is trying to rebound from the Josh McDaniels disaster by hiring a head coach that is coming off a two-win season in Carolina. The Nuggets made occasional appearances on scene, but I’ll spare everyone from a Nuggets discussion. The Carmelo Anthony debacle has put a really bad taste in all of our mouths. Meanwhile, the Rockies have become a picture of institutional health, building a consistently competitive team by combining tried and true methods with innovative ones.
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The season officially started yesterday for the Yanks and Red Sox, but who really cares? Not me, for one. In fact, having “that” game shoved down my throat last night seemed eerily close to being forced to wear underwear on my head while having bamboo needles jammed under my fingernails… Pure torture! As a baseball fan, however, the game was on and I did glance at the TV on occasion…in between servings of ham, potatoes and, most important, giant cups of vodka.

Last night was for the elite; last night was for the arrogant East Coast-Blue-bloods sitting around their televisions debating which city/team is “the best ever.”

Today is for the rest of us; today is for the working stiffs who fantasize about crowding the plate, waiting to jack a Randy Johnson fastball into the stratosphere.

In a battle of the beers, Colorado visits Miller Park today to play the Milwaukee Brewers. Ubaldo Jimenez is slated to face Yovani Gallardo in what I believe will be an explosion of wood for the Rox.

I really like the Rockies’ chances of  continuing their unbelievable run of 74-42 from last season, after firing Clint Hurdle. Jim Tracy, for my money, is one the best Skippers in MLB, and I think he’ll lead this incredibly talented Colorado team to the postseason again.

It’s a long season…