The Rockies have lost a franchise-record 104 games, but who’s counting? Not the players or the manager. At least that’s what they say.
They also say that the club’s brush with baseball infamy has not been discussed, at least not as a group.
“Zero,” interim manager Warren Schaeffer said on Sunday when asked how many times he talked to his players about the mountain of losses.
Added veteran left-hander Kyle Freeland: “This MLB record for losses? Sniffing it and being on pace for it and all of that? For us, it’s out of sight, out of mind.”
The Rockies entered Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 40-104 record after nearly getting no-hit on Monday night. With 18 games remaining, Colorado was on pace to finish 45-117, tied with 1916 Philadelphia Athletics for the