Nobody wearing a Rockies uniform gets booed at Coors Field, the most forgiving ballpark in the major leagues. But Ian Desmond accomplished the feat not once, but three times, while being a total zero with the bat during a shutout loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
Desmond, getting paid $22 million, whiffed four times Wednesday, his ineptitude stranding six runners desperately trying to get something started for a struggling Colorado offense that was blanked for the second time in 14 home games of this young major-league season.
The Coors Field crowd, usually as sweet as Dippin’ Dots, unleashed their displeasure at Desmond with a chorus of boos repeated three times, reaching a crescendo in the ninth inning, when he stood flatfooted in the box and stared as strike three thumped in the mitt of Angels catcher Rene Rivera.