On this day in 1995, Colorado won it’s first postseason game in franchise history, a 7-5 victory over Atlanta on the road in 10 innings. The Blake Street Bombers came through in a huge way, especially Vinny Castilla, against a trio of Hall of Fame starters. The final figures for 2021 attendance show the Rockies ahead of some interesting teams.…
In the 1994-95 offseason, two clubs in the National League West spent top dollar on bolstering their starting rotations in completely different ways. The Colorado Rockies gave a 33-year-old veteran Bill Swift $13.150M over three years to lead a starting rotation looking for its first bonafide ace. The Los Angeles Dodgers gave a 26-year-old Hideo Nomo a minor league contract…
In the wake of the 1994 players’ strike that caused the cancellation of the World Series, part of the collateral damage for the small market Montréal Expos was the need to cut costs on what was already the second-lowest payroll in MLB. After trading closer John Wetteland to the New York Yankees, even more Expos players, including three All-Stars, moved…
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