2008 Colorado Rockies season
2008 Colorado Rockies | |
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Record | 74–88 (.457) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | Charles & Dick Monfort |
General manager(s) | Dan O'Dowd |
Manager(s) | Clint Hurdle |
Local television | FSN Rocky Mountain KTVD (My20) |
Local radio | KOA |
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The Colorado Rockies' 2008 season was the team's 16th season overall. The Rockies attempted to repeat their previous season's success after making it to the World Series; however, they ended up finishing third place in the National League West with a record of 74-88. The Rockies drew 2,650,218 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002. The average home attendance was 33,127 fans.
Offseason[]
- December 7, 2007: Jamey Carroll was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Sean Smith (minors) (April 24, 2008) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[1]
- December 13, 2007: Kip Wells and Luis Vizcaíno were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies.[2][3]
- February 17, 2008: Scott Podsednik was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
- March 26, 2008: Ramón Ramírez was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Jorge de la Rosa (April 30, 2008) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[5]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | — | 48–33 | 36–45 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 2 | 48–33 | 34–47 |
Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 12 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 21 | 35–46 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | – | 3–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 15–3 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 8–10 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
Atlanta | 5–3 | – | 0–6 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 8–7 |
Chicago | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 8–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 8–9 | 5–2 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–6 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–8 | – | 1–5 | 6–2 | 3–12 | 1–7 | 10–8 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 9–6 |
Colorado | 3–15 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | – | 5–3 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–8 |
Florida | 7–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 14–3 | 5–10 |
Houston | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 12–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | – | 4–3 | 7–8 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 7–11 |
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–10 |
Milwaukee | 5–2 | 6–3 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–7 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 1–5 | 14–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 10–5 | 6–2 | 7–8 |
New York | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–6 | 9–6 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–11 | – | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 4–11 |
Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–14 | 9–6 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | – | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
San Diego | 8–10 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–13 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 3–15 |
San Francisco | 7–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 9–9 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 13–5 | – | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–12 |
St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–9 | 10–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 7–10 | 6–1 | 3–4 | – | 5–1 | 7–8 |
Washington | 2–4 | 12–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–5 | – | 8–10 |
Transactions[]
- April 30, 2008: Jason Grilli was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Colorado Rockies for Zach Simons (minors).[6]
- May 16, 2008: Glendon Rusch was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[7]
- August 6, 2008: Liván Hernández was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Minnesota Twins.[8]
- August 14, 2008: Kip Wells was released by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
Major League debuts[]
- Batters:
- Jayson Nix (Apr 1)
- Jonathan Herrera (Apr 30)
- Doug Bernier (Jun 17)
- Dexter Fowler (Sep 2)
- Pitchers:
- Greg Reynolds (May 11)
- Cedrick Bowers (Jul 2)
- Steven Register (Aug 4) [9]
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Player stats[]
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Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Chris Iannetta | 104 | 333 | 88 | .264 | 18 | 65 |
1B | Todd Helton | 83 | 299 | 79 | .264 | 7 | 29 |
2B | Clint Barmes | 107 | 393 | 114 | .290 | 11 | 44 |
SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 101 | 377 | 99 | .263 | 8 | 46 |
3B | Garrett Atkins | 155 | 611 | 175 | .286 | 21 | 99 |
LF | Matt Holliday | 139 | 539 | 173 | .321 | 25 | 88 |
CF | Willy Taveras | 133 | 479 | 120 | .251 | 1 | 26 |
RF | Brad Hawpe | 138 | 488 | 138 | .283 | 25 | 85 |
Other batters[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jeff Baker | 104 | 299 | 80 | .268 | 12 | 48 |
Ian Stewart | 81 | 266 | 69 | .259 | 10 | 41 |
Yorvit Torrealba | 70 | 236 | 58 | .246 | 6 | 31 |
Ryan Spilborghs | 89 | 233 | 73 | .313 | 6 | 36 |
Omar Quintanilla | 81 | 210 | 50 | .238 | 2 | 15 |
Scott Podsednik | 93 | 162 | 41 | .253 | 1 | 15 |
Seth Smith | 67 | 108 | 28 | .259 | 4 | 15 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Aaron Cook | 32 | 211.1 | 16 | 9 | 3.96 | 96 |
Ubaldo Jiménez | 34 | 198.2 | 12 | 12 | 3.99 | 172 |
Jeff Francis | 24 | 143.2 | 4 | 10 | 5.01 | 94 |
Jorge De La Rosa | 28 | 130.0 | 10 | 8 | 4.92 | 128 |
Greg Reynolds | 14 | 62.0 | 2 | 8 | 8.13 | 22 |
Other pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Glendon Rusch | 23 | 64.0 | 4 | 3 | 4.78 | 43 |
Ryan Speier | 43 | 51.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.06 | 33 |
Luis Vizcaíno | 43 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.28 | 49 |
Mark Redman | 10 | 45.1 | 2 | 5 | 7.54 | 20 |
Liván Hernández | 8 | 40.1 | 3 | 3 | 8.03 | 13 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Manuel Corpas | 76 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.52 | 50 |
Brian Fuentes | 67 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 2.73 | 82 |
Taylor Buchholz | 63 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2.17 | 56 |
Matt Herges | 58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.04 | 46 |
Jason Grilli | 51 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.93 | 59 |
Notes[]
- On April 17, 2008, Colorado beat the San Diego Padres, 2-1, in a 22-inning road game that spanned 6 hours and 16 minutes.[10][11] It was the longest game in Rockies history, in terms of both total innings and total length of time.[10] 659 total pitches were thrown in the game by 15 different pitchers (eight Rockies pitchers and seven Padres pitchers).[11] The 22-inning affair was the longest since August 31, 1993, when the Minnesota Twins, at home, defeated the Cleveland Indians, 5-4, in 22 innings.[10][12]
- On July 1, 2008, the Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-0, in the shortest nine-inning game in Coors Field history – one hour and 58 minutes.[13]
- On July 4, 2008, Colorado defeated the Florida Marlins, 18-17, after at one point being down, 13-4. The nine-run deficit that the Rockies overcame made it the largest comeback win in team history.[14]
- On September 14, 2008, the Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers played a game that went scoreless into the bottom of the 10th inning at Coors Field. It was the longest scoreless stretch in Coors Field history.[15] The Rockies eventually won the game, 1-0, as they scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Tom Runnells |
AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Stu Cole |
A | Modesto Nuts | California League | Jerry Weinstein |
A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Joe Mikulik |
A-Short Season | Tri-City Dust Devils | Northwest League | |
Rookie | Casper Ghosts | Pioneer League | Tony Diaz |
References[]
- ^ "Jamey Carroll Stats".
- ^ a b "Kip Wells Stats".
- ^ "Luis Vizcaino Stats".
- ^ "Scott Podsednik Stats".
- ^ "Jorge de la Rosa Stats".
- ^ "Jason Grilli Stats".
- ^ "Glendon Rusch Stats".
- ^ "Liván Hernández Stats".
- ^ "2008 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ a b c ESPN – Rockies vs. Padres – Recap – April 17, 2008
- ^ a b ESPN – Weary Rockies hang on vs. Padres in 22nd inning for historic win – MLB
- ^ August 31, 1993 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play – Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ ESPN – Padres vs. Rockies – Recap – July 01, 2008
- ^ ESPN – Marlins vs. Rockies – Recap – July 04, 2008
- ^ "Dodgers vs. Rockies - Game Recap - September 14, 2008 - ESPN".
- ^ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates".
External links[]
- Colorado Rockies seasons
- 2008 Major League Baseball season
- 2008 in sports in Colorado
- 2000s in Denver