Rocky start ends in playoff berth

Tracy leads team to Wild Card but season ends in NLDS DENVER -- The Rockies' clubhouse was a din of individual hushed tones. All the folks talking combined didn't lift the volume above the level of conversational. Closer Huston Street was bravely explaining what went wrong in the ninth inning of the 6-5 loss to the Phillies that eliminated them from the National League Division Series. General manager Dan O'Dowd decided to push through the media around Street, and tried to pick up the mood. "Hey, we wouldn't have gotten here without you, just keep that in mind," O'Dowd said, hugging Street and delivering slaps to the back that would be unheard in a victorious room but rang loudly in this instance. "You did a helluva job." As days go by, the disappointment of the ending will fade and the Rockies will remember a season that... [read full story]                    

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