Colorado Rockies: Why this season and postseason push is far from over

It finally happened. After 24 hours of wandering around in a dazed and depressed state, I snapped out of it and was able to convince myself that the Colorado Rockies’ playoff chances are much better than they seem. In fact, this is far from over.

As brutal and soul-crushing the sweep to the Dodgers was, the Colorado Rockies‘ path to Rocktober is very manageable and much less daunting than what we have made it out to be in our heads. They are only 1.5 games back from the ridiculous salsa-eating St. Louis Cardinals for the final Wild Card spot with 10 games left in the season. I repeat, 1.5 games back, not 4 or 5.

That said, here is the path for the Rockies to make the playoffs:

Do not let the Dodgers beat the Rockies for a fourth straight game

What that means is don’t let the hangover from the last three games carry over into the Arizona Diamondback series. The Rockies better have used Thursday’s off day to regroup and refocus on winning the Wild Card instead of the NL West.

Take advantage of playing the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Triple-A team

Wednesday night against the Cubs, the D-Backs lineup was full of September call-ups. We will see if they roll out that type of lineup again but, one thing is for sure, the Diamondbacks have already moved on to the offseason.

The probables for the Rockies’ final homestand are shaping up to be in their favor

As long as nothing changes, it looks as if the Rockies will avoid facing Cy Young candidates Aaron Nola and Max Scherzer when the Phillies and Nationals come to town to end the season. They will likely see Jake Arrieta and Stephen Strasburg but that’s not as daunting.

Hope for some help

The Cardinals’ last nine games of the season are much more difficult than the Rockies. They do have a three-game series against the Giants this weekend but they finish the season with series against the Brewers and Cubs. As long as the Brewers and Cubs are still fighting for the NL Central until the very end, the Redbirds won’t have any easy games left on the schedule and a losing record in the final nine games is completely possible.

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As rough a series as Dodgers was, that cannot overshadow the fact that Rockies are still right in the middle of the playoff race. With the Cardinals’ remaining schedule, a 7-3 or 6-4 could easily push the Rockies into the Wild Card game or at least force a game 163 tie-breaker.

Don’t give up hope Rockies’ fans. There is a lot of baseball left to be played.

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