After their usual late-season push, the Colorado Rockies are finally starting to fall off the playoff map.
We've all been wondering over the last couple of weeks which NL West team would blink first, and it seems the Rockies aren't as seasoned when it comes to staring contests. Losing two out of three to the Giants this weekend basically puts the Rockies out of it, barring a collapse in this last week by either San Francisco or San Diego. And if you notice, Troy Tulowitzki has been a big reason why the Rockies have stumbled as of late. Just as Tulowitzki powered the Rockies back into the NL West title chase, he is slumping the Rockies right back out of it. Before Saturday's win, Tulowitzki had been 2 for his last 21 over a five-game span, and naturally, the Rockies lost all five of those games. Tulowitzki's line in today's loss to the Giants? 0-4, one strikeout. Of course, Tulowitzki can't do it all himself, but at the same time, he has to do something if the Rockies are going to have any success offensively. He hasn't this week, and the result was a sweep in Arizona before the Giants series this weekend, and the Rockies essentially being eliminated from playoff contention.
And then, there were two. The Giants and Padres, seesawing possession of first place in the NL West, knowing the finish line is in sight with an enormous series looming in San Francisco next weekend. The Giants get Arizona to start the week, while the Padres get the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley. And then the division title will be decided in San Francisco October 1-3. It doesn't get any better than this, folks. What a way to start October baseball!
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