The Colorado Rockies resisted the urge year after year, loss after loss, and failure after failure.
They knew their historically dismal start wasn’t manager Bud Black’s fault.
They also knew Sunday that with a 7-33 record that they had no choice.
Just one day after Rockies GM Bill Schmidt gave a vote of confidence to Black on Saturday afternoon, hoping to stop the noise that he was to blame, along came a 21-0 loss later that night, and the decision was made.
So, only in Rockies fashion, they have their biggest victory of the season, winning 9-3 over the San Diego Padres, and then wreck the euphoria by announcing Black was fired minutes after the game.