ROCKIES ABSORB ANOTHER FISHY LOSS COLORADO HITS NEW LOW AS FLORIDA COMPLETES SWEEP WITH 2-1 WIN.(Sports)

Byline: Tracy Ringolsby News Staff Writer

MIAMI -- The expectations for the Colorado Rockies were great.

The results, however, haven't been.

A season that began with visions of a pennant has turned into a question of personal pride.

A team that expected to battle for the National League West championship finds is at the bottom of the NL West standings.

The Rockies face the challenge of trying to hold off Florida and Montreal, teams whose combined payrolls are about half the Rockies' $58.5 million, to avoid the humiliation of finishing with the worst record in the league.

As far as trying to catch the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks . . . …

ROCKIES ABSORB ANOTHER FISHY LOSS COLORADO HITS NEW LOW AS FLORIDA COMPLETES SWEEP WITH 2-1 WIN.(Sports)

Byline: Tracy Ringolsby News Staff Writer

MIAMI -- The expectations for the Colorado Rockies were great.

The results, however, haven't been.

A season that began with visions of a pennant has turned into a question of personal pride.

A team that expected to battle for the National League West championship finds is at the bottom of the NL West standings.

The Rockies face the challenge of trying to hold off Florida and Montreal, teams whose combined payrolls are about half the Rockies' $58.5 million, to avoid the humiliation of finishing with the worst record in the league.

As far as trying to catch the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks . . . …