In 2007, the Colorado Rockies incinerated their opponents in the month of September and were the National League's wild card representative in the playoffs. The streak continued through the divisional and championship series, sweeping both the Phillies and Diamondbacks, respectively, but were then promptly put out to pasture when they faced the Red Sox in the World Series. Some statistics from the 2007 regular season (all numbers taken from www.baseball-reference.com):
-Their primary position players (excluding the pitching staff) posted a team batting average of .300, with Matt Holliday leading the way at .340.
-Six players reached double-digit home run totals, again with Matt Holliday leading the way at 36.
-The team had two pitchers post double-digit winning seasons: Jeff Francis with 17, Josh Fogg with 10.
-The six listed starting pitchers for the season posted a combined 4.47 ERA.
In comparison, the 2009 Rockies (I'll leave the 2008 season out of this, thank you very much) currently have the National League wild card, with a three and a half game lead over the San Fransisco Giants. I'll offer the same statistics, with the differences in bold.
-Their primary position players (excluding the pitching staff) have posted a team batting average of .277, with Todd Helton leading the category at .318.
-Eight players reaching double-digit home run totals, with Troy Tulowitzki leading the category with 27.
-The team had four pitchers post double-digit wins, with Jorge de la Rosa and Jason Marquis both at 15 wins.
-The five listed starting pitchers for the season posting a combined 4.07 ERA.
One final stat to note for the 2009 season:
-There are 15 games remaining.
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