As the Colorado Rockies season continues to dwindle down the drain, Aaron Cook continues to take the mound every fifth day.
Anyone who still argued three weeks ago that the Rockies had a chance to crawl back into the race had completely ignored the fact that Cook was a regular in the club's rotation.
Look at Cook's line on Sunday and it really doesn't look bad. He only gave up three runs in three runs in six innings. He struck out two and walked four.
The problem for Cook came with two outs. Both innings in which the Padres scored against the redhead, he had already recorded two quick outs. After the two outs, Cook gave up hits and walks and hit-batters which resulted in base runners. Followed immediately by a big hit that scored runs for the Padres.
Cook isn't the pitcher that he once was. He used to rely primarily on his sinker. He induced ground balls and was dependable. Even when he gave up hits, he often got the next hitter to ground into a double play. He was...
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