Rockies Ready To Scale World Series Mountain.

Troy Tulowitzki is a Rockie 4 life

The Colorado Rockies are agonizingly close to being a great that's right a GREAT team one that will contend for years and win the World Series that TULO promised in his press conference today. To get there the Rockies must improve 3 key things

1. Play.500 Baseball on the road

Splitting 81 games on the road along with 50-55 wins at home could win the Rockies first Division and set them up nicely with Home Field Advantage through the playoffs. Coors Field usually is a nightmare for teams but when you throw in a rabid, sellout crowd and cold weather what normally is an uphill battle turns into a full scale Everest climb. In addition the Rockies CANNOT lose on the road to bad teams far too many times the Rockies have lost series on the road in Washington D.C, Pittsburgh, Florida, Arizona, and other places the Rockies have no business losing in. The rockies DO NOT have to be great on the road Average will do.

2. Figure Out First Base

There is no doubt that Todd Helton is Mr. Rockie he has been the face of the franchise and stuck with them through all the lows throughout the last decade. But there is no denying that Helton's Productivity has slipped in the last few seasons, First Base is a power position you need power from there if you expect to play deep into October, the Rockies need to find a first baseman that can either A. Replace Helton full time, moving Todd into a defensive sub and nightmarish late innings pinch hitter (Todd still has the best eye in the game and can still draw walks which is huge late in games) or B. Split time with Helton at the spot giving Todd more rest and fresher legs late in the season.

3. Get Maximum Improvement From Key Players

Two players under the gun will be Ian Stewart at 3rd Base, and Chris Iannetta at Catcher. Both have shown to be more than able to become forces at a Major League Level but both of them have gone through periods of maddening inconsistency, the knock on both of them is that they strike out too much especially on the road learning to be a bit more patient and not going for the Home Run Dagger every at bat (Stewart is especially guilty of this crime) will make the Rockies lineup downright Icy for opposing pitchers a healthy Stewart and patient Iannetta leave no holes in the Rockies Lineup 1 through 8.

With the Broncos in turmoil, the Nuggets maybe or maybe not trading Melo away, and the Avalanche muddling along until the playoffs and through key injuries. Today gave Rockies and sports fans in Denver one thing they have coveted for a long long time...

Hope.