The Open Forum The Rockies short ride

One issue I have not heard addressed regarding the Rockies demise: Look at the six losses our million dollar closer produced. Several of them the TV announcers (called) “gut wrenching.”

If he does his job in just one of those games, we never play the Dodgers for the division, the Cubs in the wild card and then face the Brewers.

Instead, we start off at home with the Atlanta Braves, a team we did quite well against this year. Could have been a lot different ending.

I am an avid Rockies fan since moving to Colorado nine years ago. It was embarrassing to me to listen to the fans at Coors Field on Sunday actually boo our players.

Yes, it was a disappointing loss but these young men have worked their butts of during this long season and have given us some wonderful baseball moments.

It was sad to see that players like DJ LeMahieu, Cargo (Carlos Gonzales) and Matt Holliday did not even get a standing ovation or any acknowledgment during their last atbat at Coors.

Nolan was very gracious in The Denver Post’s reporting on the booing. He said he understood the crowd’s frustration after his at bat did not produce. Thank you, Nolan, for being gracious when your fans were not. Thank you, Rockies, for a wonderful season.

I am proud of your accomplishment of being in the NLDS and how hard you fought all season to get there.

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