Baseball has always had a flair for the dramatic, but even MLB couldn’t script this twist. Fans are turning out in surprising numbers—not for a playoff chase, but to witness something that feels more like a historical reenactment. The Colorado Rockies, currently redefining rock bottom, have managed to pull off the improbable: Packing seats while plunging toward a level of futility not seen in over a century.
The Colorado Rockies are writing a story of their own. They might be playing in the leagues, but they are surely not competing with any other team. Even then, they have been able to pull an audience that some of the other performing teams can’t. They are literally standing at 10th when it comes to per-game home attendance. Ummm… That is also last in their division in that area.
Now, MLB insider David Schoenfield says that the Rockies are heading towards a record that their fans might not like.
With Memorial Day here, the MLB standings are looking good for some teams and not so good for others. But David Schoenfield takes one team in particular and said, “The Rockies are so bad, they make the 2024 Chicago White Sox look like the 1998 New York Yankees… To be fair, though, they’re better than the 1899 Cleveland Spiders — who hold the worst single-season record in MLB history, finishing at 20-134.”
With numbers like these, the comparison was bound to rise from baseball’s dusty history books.
The Rockies’ .167 winning percentage, a -171 run differential, and blowout losses have ignited talk of infamy. But to stand beside the 1899 Spiders, you need more than futility—you need a full-blown system collapse.
The Spiders finished 20-134, lost over 100 road games, and were outscored by 723 runs—yes, 723. Their best players were stripped by ownership and sent to a sister team, leaving them defenseless. The Colorado Rockies, by contrast, still have competent hitters, a home crowd, and functioning management. Ugly? Absolutely. Historically catastrophic? Not quite.
And that’s the difference between disaster and disgrace—one fights, the other folds. The Rockies may be losing games, but they haven’t lost their soul. Their season is a mess, yes, but it’s at least a living, breathing one. Call it tragic comedy or competitive absurdity, but this isn’t 1899. For now, Colorado remains bad—just not Spiders-bad.
The records keep tumbling as the Rockies march on in the wrong direction
Just when you thought Major League Baseball had seen the depths of competitive despair, the Colorado Rockies have tunneled straight through it. Forget rock bottom — they’ve set up permanent residence beneath it, complete with a gift shop. In a sport defined by failure and resilience, the Rockies are offering a masterclass in the former, with history watching in horror, popcorn in hand.
The Colorado Rockies just got swept by the Phillies, and it wasn’t even close. Thursday’s 2-0 loss capped a four-game disaster, dropping Colorado to a league-worst 8-42. That makes this the worst 50-game start in MLB history, breaking the 2023 Athletics’ infamous 10-40. Even the 1904 Senators, with their three ties, had it better.
This team looks bad in every direction—offense, pitching, fielding, and now, morale. They’ve lost 21-0, haven’t won a series, and lead the league in nothing but dysfunction. Their run differential sits at a stomach-turning -159, putting them on pace to shatter records for futility.
Injuries pile up, players underperform, and management seems clueless.
Even ownership looks asleep at the wheel, showing little urgency despite years of cellar-dwelling. Their minor-league system ranks just 18th, with no franchise savior in sight. Kris Bryant, their marquee signing, is aging fast and always injured. These Rockies aren’t rebuilding—they’re unraveling.
If dysfunction were a sport, there, the Rockies might be World Series favorites. Because right now, they seem to hold a blueprint for how not to run a franchise. Ownership’s silence is louder than the boos at Coors Field, and the product on the field is a punchline wrapped in pinstripes. At this pace, Colorado isn’t just chasing history—they’re redefining rock bottom. Baseball deserves better; sadly, the Rockies seem content delivering worse.
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