PLAYERS:
Carlos Gonzalez,
Jim Tracy,
Ubaldo Jimenez,
Troy Tulowitzki,
Ty Wigginton,
Chris Iannetta,
Huston Street,
Seth Smith,
Michael Cuddyer
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres
There is no way to sugar coat it. The 2011 Colorado Rockies season was one to forget. A team that was destined to win their first-ever National League West title fell on their faces. They came out of the gate winning 11-out of-13, then proceeded to win just 62 of their next 149 games.Injuries were a huge part of the disappointment. It seemed that almost every Rockie went down with an injury of some sort at least once throughout the season. Carlos Gonzalez hurt his wrist running into the wall in July, and if the truth were told, he never fully recovered. As the season came to an end, Jim Tracy pointed to the nagging injuries as a reason why the Rockies ended up contending for the basement of the National League West rather than the crown. The excuses were empty. They were just that, excuses. The reality is, every team deals with injuries. All 30 teams in Major League Baseball will have their depth tested throughout the course of a 162-game season. Some teams are more fortunate than o...
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