2008 Colorado Rockies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Coors Field | |
City | Denver, Colorado | |
Record | 74–88 (.457) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Charles & Dick Monfort | |
General managers | Dan O'Dowd | |
Managers | Clint Hurdle | |
Television | FSN Rocky Mountain KTVD (My20) | |
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.
Likely the most memorable game of the year was against the San Diego Padres on April 17, as it went 22 innings before Troy Tulowitzki drove in the winning run. It is the longest Rockies game in franchise history and (as of 2024) the longest game of the 21st century.[1]
Offseason
[edit]- 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.[2]
- December 13, 2007: Kip Wells and Luis Vizcaíno were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies.[3][4]
- February 17, 2008: Scott Podsednik was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[5]
- 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.[6]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | 48–33 | 36–45 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2 | 48–33 | 34–47 |
Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 12 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | .389 | 21 | 35–46 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AZ | 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
[edit]- April 30, 2008: Jason Grilli was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Colorado Rockies for Zach Simons (minors).[7]
- May 16, 2008: Glendon Rusch was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[8]
- August 6, 2008: Liván Hernández was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Minnesota Twins.[9]
- August 14, 2008: Kip Wells was released by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
Major League debuts
[edit]- 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) [10]
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Roster
[edit]Player stats
[edit]= Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
Jonathan Herrera | 28 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 3 |
Jayson Nix | 22 | 56 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Koshansky | 18 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 3 | 8 |
Dexter Fowler | 13 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Sullivan | 18 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
Adam Melhuse | 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Bernier | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Edwin Bellorin | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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 |
Mark Redman | 10 | 45.1 | 2 | 5 | 7.54 | 20 |
Liván Hernández | 8 | 40.1 | 3 | 3 | 8.03 | 13 |
Franklin Morales | 5 | 25.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.39 | 9 |
Valerio De Los Santos | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 10 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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 |
Jason Hirsh | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Brian Fuentes | 67 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 2.73 | 82 |
Manuel Corpas | 76 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.52 | 50 |
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 |
Ryan Speier | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.06 | 33 |
Luis Vizcaíno | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.28 | 49 |
Kip Wells | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.27 | 22 |
Alberto Arias | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 5 |
Steven Register | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 8 |
Micah Bowie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |
Josh Newman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 6 |
Cedrick Bowers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 5 |
José Capellán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Juan Morillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Notes
[edit]- 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.[11][12] It was the longest game in Rockies history, in terms of both total innings and total length of time.[11] 659 total pitches were thrown in the game by 15 different pitchers (eight Rockies pitchers and seven Padres pitchers).[12] 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.[11][13]
- 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.[14]
- 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.[15]
- 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.[16] The Rockies eventually won the game, 1-0, as they scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The longest games in MLB history". MLB.com.
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on September 18, 2008.
- ^ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates".