Cannabis Sativa

thcscience_admin
2008 Colorado Rockies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Charles & Dick Monfort
Manager(s) Clint Hurdle
Local television FSN Rocky Mountain
KTVD (My20)
Local radio KOA
 < Previous season     Next season  >

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[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.[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[edit]

Season standings[edit]

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
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[edit]

Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WAS AL
Diamondbacks – 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
Braves 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
Cubs 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
Reds 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
Rockies 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
Marlins 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
Astros 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
Dodgers 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
Brewers 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
Mets 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
Phillies 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
Pirates 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
Padres 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
Giants 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
Cardinals 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
Nationals 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
AL 9–6 7–8 9–6 6–9 8–7 10–5 11–7 10–5 8–7 6–9 11–4 9–6 15–3 12–6 8–7 10–8 –

As of September 28, 2008.


Transactions[edit]

  • 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[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) [9]

Game log[edit]

2008 Game Log

Roster[edit]

2008 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
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
Baker, JeffJeff Baker 104 299 80 .268 12 48
Stewart, IanIan Stewart 81 266 69 .259 10 41
Torrealba, YorvitYorvit Torrealba 70 236 58 .246 6 31
Spilborghs, RyanRyan Spilborghs 89 233 73 .313 6 36
Quintanilla, OmarOmar Quintanilla 81 210 50 .238 2 15
Podsednik, ScottScott Podsednik 93 162 41 .253 1 15
Smith, SethSeth Smith 67 108 28 .259 4 15

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
Cook, AaronAaron Cook 32 211.1 16 9 3.96 96
Jiménez, UbaldoUbaldo Jiménez 34 198.2 12 12 3.99 172
Francis, JeffJeff Francis 24 143.2 4 10 5.01 94
De La Rosa, JorgeJorge De La Rosa 28 130.0 10 8 4.92 128
Reynolds, GregGreg Reynolds 14 62.0 2 8 8.13 22

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
Rusch, GlendonGlendon Rusch 23 64.0 4 3 4.78 43
Speier, RyanRyan Speier 43 51.0 2 1 4.06 33
Vizcaíno, LuisLuis Vizcaíno 43 46.0 1 2 5.28 49
Redman, MarkMark Redman 10 45.1 2 5 7.54 20
Hernández, LivánLiván Hernández 8 40.1 3 3 8.03 13

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
Corpas, ManuelManuel Corpas 76 3 4 4 4.52 50
Fuentes, BrianBrian Fuentes 67 1 5 30 2.73 82
Buchholz, TaylorTaylor Buchholz 63 6 6 1 2.17 56
Herges, MattMatt Herges 58 3 4 0 5.04 46
Grilli, JasonJason Grilli 51 3 2 1 2.93 59

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.[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[edit]

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
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
Short-Season A Tri-City Dust Devils Northwest League Fred Ocasio
Rookie Casper Ghosts Pioneer League Tony Diaz

[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carroja01.shtml
  2. ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wellski01.shtml
  3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vizcalu01.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/podsesc01.shtml
  5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosajo01.shtml
  6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grillja01.shtml
  7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruschgl01.shtml
  8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hernali01.shtml
  9. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/debut.php?y=2008&l=NL
  10. ^ a b c ESPN - Rockies vs. Padres - Recap - April 17, 2008
  11. ^ a b ESPN - Weary Rockies hang on vs. Padres in 22nd inning for historic win - MLB
  12. ^ August 31, 1993 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. ^ ESPN - Padres vs. Rockies - Recap - July 01, 2008
  14. ^ ESPN - Marlins vs. Rockies - Recap - July 04, 2008
  15. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280914127
  16. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/affiliate.cgi?id=COL

External links[edit]
The franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Key personnel
National League pennants (1)
National League wild cards (3)
Minor league affiliates
source: https://web.archive.org/web/20150302072628/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Colorado_Rockies_season

Leave a Reply