Hot Rocks:The Colorado Rockies Dog Day Dominance Continues

The Colorado Rockies, now only 2 games out of 1st place as of Aug. 26th, have gone from being this Spring's lame ducks to this Summer's club full of studs without even a gentle nod to the baseball purists' idea of a "winning" ball club. They walk and strikeout as much as anyone (in the top five in both categories respectively), they steal no more than the average club (thanks to the departure of hack and run fool, Willy Taveras), and they don't really use their bullpen in what has become the "traditional" way (ideally going sp-short relief-set up man-closer). One would be ridiculous NOT to question the fact that maybe this is WHY they are winning, and not constantly perplex themselves with the questions of HOW are they winning?   Start From The Top Although a manager does indeed make some crucial decisions for the club's day to day success, the managerial change from Clint Hurdle to Jim Tracy has a lot less to do with the "Rocks&quo...