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Colorado Rockies: why Rockies fans should not be disappointed

By JD Jensen

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 29: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies gestures to the crowd after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 29, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 29: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies gestures to the crowd after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 29, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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Jon Gray of the Colorado Rockies
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 07: Pitcher Jon Gray #55 of the Colorado Rockies pitches during the first inning of the MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) /

The Colorado Rockies played a really good baseball game, despite multiple players not filling their roles.

Jon Gray‘s pitching was abysmal. It was awful. You need to get more than an inning and two-thirds from your ace. However, let’s remember the circumstances. Gray is only 25 years old. He also had a pretty bad injury early in the season. In addition, this was his first postseason start, and in pretty rough circumstances. It’s not like we have to worry about Jon Gray. He didn’t step up. Simple as that.

Charlie Blackmon, DJ LeMahieu, and Mark Reynolds went 0-12 combined. These are very key players in the Rockies lineup. For one, Charlie Blackmon put up MVP type numbers this season. DJ LeMahieu, as I’ve said time and time again, is one of the most underrated players in baseball. He won the batting title in 2016, and hit .310 this year. He should not have gone a miserable 0-5. Mark Reynolds is in the same boat.

And still, despite the awful games for a good number of key players, the Rockies stayed in the game, battled all night long, and lost a close game. The Diamondbacks were on the receiving side of a lot of sloppy play on the Rockies side, and it still took a relief pitcher getting a triple and a Daniel Descalso home run just to barely escape the Rockies by the skin of their teeth. Feel a little better about the loss?

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