Rockies manager Bud Black has been trying to recruit the services of Peyton Manning for a while now, hoping the former Broncos quarterback could somehow inject his energy into Coors Field.
And during Thursday’s series finale against the Phillies, The Sheriff delivered the goods to get the hometown crowd roaring in what is the final pivotal homestand of Colorado’s playoff push.
Manning, who played in Denver from 2012-15 and won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos, appeared on Coors Field’s recently renovated jumbotron to pump up the fans in the seventh inning of Colorado’s game against Philadelphia.