As we know, the Rockies banked a lot of wins early when they charged out to first place in the National League West and were more than 20 games over .500. They are still enjoying the benefits of banking those early wins as they cling to a 1.5 game lead in the wild card race despite an unsteady second half.
We know the star players have kept playing like stars. It is the group of players who were surprisingly very good early who have come back to earth. Michael Baumann takes a look at some of the culprits and what the Rockies will have to do to still make the playoffs.