For years, the city of Denver had made several attempts to bring a Major League baseball team to the city most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1985 ,but it seemed almost as if the city would never get a major league franchise. But led by Denver businessman and banking executive Larry Varnell, along with the Colorado Baseball Commission, the city of Denver finally got its franchise. On July 5, 1991, the National League approved Denver and Miami as expansion teams to start play in 1993. http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/index.jsp

The Rockies play in the National League's West Division in Major League Baseball. In its franchise history the Rockies have won two Wild Cards, and one National League Pennant.

The Rockies would experience their finest season to date with its 2007 Playoff run. The team would secure the National League Wild Card by defeating the San Diego Padres in a one game Playoff. The game lasted thirteen innings with Rockies winning by a score of 9-8.

The Rockies would face the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series. They would sweep the Phillies in three games and face their division rival Arizona Diamondbacks. http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/index.jsp

The Rockies would go on to sweep the Diamondbacks in four straight games, setting up a World Series against the Boston Red Sox. The Rockies would be swept in four games by the Red Sox. http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/index.jsp

The 2009 season marked the return of the Rockies to the playoffs as a wild card. The Rockies got off to a shakey start to begin the season with a 19-28 mark which led to the firing of manager Clint Hurdle who led the Rockies to the post season and the World Series just two years ealier. He would be replaced by former LA Dodgers manager and bench coach Jim Tracy. The Rockies would go from nine games under .500 to five games over .500 by the end of June.

The Rockies continued to ride their wave of success into September and the playoffs. But the Giants, Dodgers, and Braves wouldn't make it easy for the Rockies. All three teams would make a push at the end of the season, but the Rockies would manage to hold them off to get a playoff berth. Throughout most of the season, the Rockies were battling the Dodgers for the division, but the Dodgers would snap the Rockies five game winning streak to win the NL Western Division.

The Rockies would end up facing the NL Eastern Division winners the Philadelphia Phillies and would lose the series 3-1.

• 1993: First MLB season
• 1995: Moves into Coors Field
• 1995: Wild Card berth
• 1997: Todd Helton debuts with Rockies
• 2007: National League Champions

• Pitchers
• Taylor Buchholz
• Aaron Cook
• Manny Corpas
• Jorge De La Rosa
• Jeff Francis
• Brian Fuentes
• Jason Grilli
• Matt Herges
• Ubaldo Jimenez
• Franklin Morales
• Ryan Speier
• Huston Street
• Luis Vizcaino
• Kip Wells

• Infielders
• Garrett Atkins
• Jeff Baker
• Todd Helton
• Troy Tulowitzki
• Chris Iannetta
• Yorvit Torrealba

• Outfielders
• Brad Hawpe
• Seth Smith
• Ryan Spilborghs
• Willy Taveras
• Matt Holliday