DENVER – A bat would crack while a ball screamed, fans belted out ohhhs and ahhhs as Trevor Story rounded the bases. The sounds of Story’s hot rookie start in 2016 may seem anecdotal one day—or even now—but those sounds were the first steps the occupiers of Major League Baseball’s penthouse heard as the Colorado Rockies ascended the stairs from the sport’s cellar.
Story’s stellar April was the Battles of Lexington and Concord, it was the first shot in what will be a long process for the Rockies in turning the heads and making people believe their cause is worthy.