The Colorado Rockies have had better seasons. It seems like only yesterday when the organization roared their way into a World Series back in 2007, led by the likes of Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Holliday, Ubaldo Jimenez and Jeff Francis, before being disposed of by the Boston Red Sox. The Rockies haven’t been to the playoffs since, and currently find themselves mired in a lost year.
In the final month of the regular season, tickets to see the Rockies at Coors Field are averaging just $40 as a result, with the club buried significantly under .500. At 52-76 on the season, another finish in the NL West cellar seems to be locked up for Colorado, who waved the white flag on the 2015 season awhile ago when they dealt Tulowitzki, their longtime fan-favorite at shortstop, to the Toronto Blue Jays. While the club certainly isn’t going anywhere in regards to this season, Rockies fans can still enjoy their team’s unique brand of baseball, as they do possess one of the more potent lineups in the game today that scores runs on a regular basis, especially at home. Led by outfielders Carlos Gonzalez and Charlie Blackmon, Colorado ranks amongst the league-leaders in most of the major offensive categories.
They’ll hope their offense can continue to flex its muscle throughout September, as the Rockies have a chance to be a true playoff spoiler, with 17 of their remaining 29 games coming against teams in the playoff hunt. That also includes matchups with their division rivals, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, who are currently duking it out for first-place in the NL West.
In the beginning of the month, the Rockies will host the defending World Series Champions, who currently sit 3.5 games out of first. Tickets for that series are averaging just $35, according to Razorgator, while the get-in price for all four games ranges from just $3-$6, making it a terrific bargain to see the hometown Rockies try and hinder the Giants’ playoff chances. Later in the month, LA comes to town, and tickets to see the Dodgers tangle with the Rockies are a bit pricier, though still cheap, being $49 on average. Meanwhile, the get-in price for each of the three games fails to enter double-digits, and with this series featuring a Fireworks Night on September 25 and Fan Appreciation Day on September 27, these games might be the best value of the month.
It’s been a long season for Colorado, who have also been bitten by the injury bug. At the very least, though, they can try and salvage the final bits of the season if they are able to play quality ball against their division foes. At the same time, even with their team well out of contention, fans still have a chance to enjoy some excellent games at Coors Field when the Rockies take on these playoff contenders in meaningful late-season action.
