The Colorado Rockies have been a lowly franchise for the past few seasons. But their start to the 2024 Major League Baseball season is outdoing their usual output. We don’t mean that to be a good thing in this case, either.
The Rockies are a meager 5-17 and sit in last place in the National League West Division. They are seven games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers, who are off to a mere 13-11 start. That puts it into perspective. And then there’s more.
Colorado has manged to pull off something not done in nearly 100 years. The Rockies haven’t gone a game without falling behind their opponent in any of their 22 contests this year, a staggeringly bad start.
ESPN’s SportsCenter account made note of this, saying the Rockies’ streak is the longest since the 1931 Cincinnati Reds.
It's the longest streak to start a season since the 1931 Reds 😳
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 22, 2024
Colorado holds the worst run differential in the NL at -55, with 80 runs scored and 135 runs allowed. It’s not the worst in baseball, at least. That number belongs to the Chicago White Sox, who hold a -71 run differential.
While it’s not all bad… it’s still pretty bad. The Rockies don’t look to have a lot of promise this year, and this dismal start could effectively take them out of the equation after the first month of the season. Dispiriting might not be the word.
