According to a report by the Colorado Springs Gazette, several Rockies players believe that manager Clint Hurdle will get the axe soon.
“Following another dismal showing Wednesday in an 8-6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field, several Rockies players privately speculated that today’s off day could mark the end of Hurdle’s seven-plus-year tenure as manager,” read’s The Gazette’s report. The Rox are off to an 18-28 start and attendance numbers have plummeted. We’ll be on watch.
It’s amazing how quickly things can change in sports. Just two seasons ago, Hurdle led the Rockies to their best finish ever in the club’s 15-year history by winning the last 14 of 15 regular season contests to force a one-game tie-breaker with the Padres for the right to win the NL Wild Card.
Colorado beat San Diego and the Rockies marched right into a World Series appearance for the first time in club history. The Red Sox eventually swept them right out of the Fall Classic but still, it was quite the magical season for Hurdle and the Rockies.
And now Hurdle could be on his way out just two seasons later. Amazing.
