Rox Pile » Eric Young Jr. http://roxpile.com A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 16 May 2012 22:10:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Monday Morning Shortstop: First Things First, Win NL West http://roxpile.com/2011/03/21/monday-morning-shortstop-first-things-first-win-nl-west/ http://roxpile.com/2011/03/21/monday-morning-shortstop-first-things-first-win-nl-west/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:01:20 +0000 Zach Cohn http://roxpile.com/?p=1569 The Rockies have been to the playoffs thrice (all via the Wild Card), made it to the Word Series once, but still have never have won their division.

So before we anoint this years Colorado Rockies as one of the league’s best teams, first things first – win the NL West.
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