Nolan Arenado was the star of the game last night, hitting his 42nd HR and driving in his 130th run. He also set the record for most XBHs by a third baseman in history with 88. He has 42 HRs, 42 doubles, and four triples.
Today, Chris Rusin toes the rubber in a 2:15 daytime game. Meanwhile the Giants announced that Matt Cain will start the final game Sunday.
Jeremy Affeldt retiring (along with Tim Hudson) … Affeldt will always have a special place in Rockies history since he’s one of the first guys who actually seemed to look forward to pitching at Coors. Last year I recall an interview with him where he said that even with the Giants’ success (at the time he’d been part of 2 World Series winners, soon to become 3), his favorite baseball season was the magical 2007 with the Rockies — a… Read more »