It’s Tuesday morning, five days before Hunter Goodman is officially named to the National League All-Star Team. Goodman and his wife, Sydney, sip coffee in their downtown Denver apartment, about three-quarters of a mile from Coors Field.
They dated for nine years, ever since they were high school sweethearts growing up outside of Memphis. They’ve been married for almost two years, so they’ve learned to read each other’s moods.
They know the toil and rhythms of a long season. They usually don’t talk baseball, especially not in the morning.
“That is our time together, it’s pretty rare that we talk about the game,” says Sydney, who’s been to about 90% of the games this season, usually adorned in her Rockies gear.