Why should anyone feel sorry for the Colorado Rockies? The eleven-year-old club has been blessed with support that, at its peak, was the envy of Major League Baseball, giving the squad's brain trust the means to assemble a championship-caliber crew the newfangled way: by buying one. But despite a hefty payroll, the Rockies have earned an invitation to the playoffs just once, back in 1995. Most other seasons, a June swoon led to a July slide, August disgust and a September not... More >>>