Found August 03, 2011 on Rockies Review: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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A sea of red blanketed Coors Field for a second night in a row. Fans flocked to Coors Field not to see Troy Tulowitzki and Todd Helton, they came to see Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins. It is something that is annoying about living in Denver. There are so many transplants that there is very little loyalty to the home team, especially the Rockies.It was understandable when the Rockies were new. No one knew them and everyone already had a favorite team. But as the team gained a personality, it was, or should have been expected that residents switched their loyalties. What happened, though, was that fans just put on their Rockies hat when their original favorites weren't in town.The unfortunate truth is, the Rockies haven't given many people in Colorado much of a reason to switch loyalties, and trading Ubaldo Jimenez didn't help the situation for the common fan. Trading Jimenez was a tough decision. Many factors played into the timing of it.There is no doubt that one of the r...
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