A day later, the excitement is starting to sink in for Rockies fans. For years Rockies pitchers struggled to throw a complete-game shutout, let alone a no-hitter. The Rockies organization was about pounding the baseball and winning baseball games with football scores.
Ubaldo Jimenez' no-hitter underscores once again that the organization's decision to build from within was the right way to go. To say it took patience is a huge understatement. While the many media types bashed the organization, and fans were jumping off the bandwagon as quick as possible, there were still believers. No doubt about it, the patience was tried. The years were rough for Rockies fans.
The rough years, however, seem to make success sweeter for those who were patient. Many will say they were fans the whole ...
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Has Ubaldo Jimenez’s No-Hitter Rewarded Rockies’ Patience?
Posted: 18th April 2010 by David Martin in MLBComments Off on Has Ubaldo Jimenez’s No-Hitter Rewarded Rockies’ Patience?