With seemingly every loss this season, the Colorado Rockies make headlines for a new level of futility: They have already set the modern mark for fewest wins (eight) in the first 50 games of a season and lost a record 22 consecutive series before sweeping the Miami Marlins this week.
But unlike most teams marching toward baseball infamy, Colorado's roster isn't made up of rookies and journeymen. Instead, it consists of some of the key players from the franchise's last glory days.
They remember the good times. When Coors Field was packed, players were flying around the bases and the Rockies had just enough pitching to catapult them into the postseason.