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He spent time with the Phillies and the Rangers before signing a Minor League contract with the Rockies going into the season. Oswalt made the team, but made just nine appearances six starts and was with an 8. During that season, Oswalt missed two months with a left hamstring injury that he sustained covering the plate after a wild pitch. Greg Vaughn, Vaughn appeared in four All-Star Games and hit home runs in his career, including seasons of 41 in , 50 in and 45 in But in , he was a short-timer with the Rockies.
He hit. Rockies fans barely remember his 93 games in , when he batted. Jose Contreras, With much fanfare, Contreras defected from Cuba to join the Yankees in , and would pitch at times with distinction for five teams in an season career. His brief time with the Rockies was significant. He came in a trade with the White Sox in and helped the Rockies to the postseason by going with a 1.
Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Craig Counsell, , Now known as manager of the Brewers, Counsell was an 11th-round Rockies Draft pick in who saw all of four games -- three in '95, one in '97 -- with the club. Blocked at shortstop by another future Major League manager, Walt Weiss, Counsell was traded to the Marlins, where he began in earnest a career that saw him earn two World Series rings.
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This averages out to 23, fans per game, which was seventh best in the MLB. Baseball attendance data is already tricky. With each stadium seating a vastly different amount of fans, from the low end of the Blue Jays, who were relocated to the 16,seat Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N. This is only to be expected with not only capacity limits in place for many stadiums at different parts of the season, but also because of fan hesitancy with health concerns.
If you look at that number without context, you could also say there was an increase of It is indeed all relative. Acknowledging that the data is skewed by state and local government pandemic restrictions, the data is telling nonetheless.
The Rockies, in their third consecutive losing season and after trading away superstar Nolan Arenado in the offseason, still finished ranked No. Colorado had 78 home games, which bumped them up to No. Despite having one of the later full-opening days, the Rockies still finished seventh. The Texas Rangers were the only team in to play the entire season with full capacity. They are also the only team who had the benefit of playing in a brand new stadium, which is always a huge draw for fans.
Other teams slowly started opening up to full capacity in May and June. The Rockies had Opening Day 2. The Rockies started the season with Once Coors Field had no seating limits, the Rockies averaged 31, fans per game — a 28 percent increase.
The All-Star Game may have added more draw for fans or the freedom of being let out of a lockdown. Perhaps big chunks of those fans were there to cheer for the other teams as the Rockies hosted the Cardinals and Cubs in July and August and teams like the Dodgers six times from July on.
The Rockies were already well on their way to being out of playoff contention, but they did have an outstanding home record.