La ofensa de los Colorado Rockies expone numerosos "fuegos artificiales"

La temporada de las Grandes Ligas aún es temprana, pero es especial, especialmente por un equipo como los Colorado Rockies (22-14). Mientras tienen una ofensa mucho mejor que su lanzamiento cada año, este año han dominado consistentemente la pizarra. Los Rockies anotaron 29 carreras totales en los últimos tres partidos.

Los Rockies lideran casi cada categoría ofensiva. El promedio de bateo de los Rockies es ,310 por ciento, el siguiente equipo es Detroit con un promedio de ,285 por ciento. Colorado ha bateado 50 cuadrangulares, 87 dobletes (71 del próximo equipo) y anotado 215 carreras, 36 más que las Medias Blancas, segundo en esta categoría.

¿Cuáles jugadores específicamente han contribuido a estos fuegos artificiales? Superestrellas Troy Tulowitzki y Carlos Gonzalez desempeñan bien. Tulowitzki lidera la nación en promedio de bateo (,414%) y Gonzalez recientemente pegó cinco por cinco en un partido contra Tejas.

Varios jugadores jóvenes claves también están haciendo gran impacto. Primero, Charley Blackman tuvo comienzo acalorado, donde bateó seis por seis en un partido en el principio de Abril contra Arizona y ha mantenido alto nivel de jugar. Luego, el tercera base Nolan Arenado ha prolongado su racha de batazos por 28 partidos, así también ha retenido sus habilidades aun más talentosas en la defensa. El jugador anteriormente con los Twins Justin Morneau también ha contribuido bastante, habiendo reemplazado al recién retirado Todd Helton en primera base.

Mientras no se sabe si el lanzamiento seguirá capaz de sostener al éxito de los Rockies, la ofensa debe continuamente colocar puntos en la pizarra.

Colorado Rockie's Offense Displays Multiple "Fireworks Shows"

The MLB Season is still early, but it's been special, especially for a team like the Colorado Rockies (22-14). While they have a much better offense than pitching every year, this year they have dominated the scoreboard consistently. The Rockies scored 29 runs total in the last three games.

The Rockies lead in basically every offensive category. The team batting average is .310 percent, the next best team is Detroit with a .285 percent average! Colorado has hit 50 long bombs, 87 doubles (71 for second) and scored 215 runs, 36 more runs than the White Sox, at second place in the category.

What players in particular have contributed to the fireworks? Superstars Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez are doing great, where Tulowitzki leads the nation in batting average (.414%) and Gonzalez recently hit five for five in a game against Texas.

Several key young players are making a huge impact as well. First, Charley Blackman had a hot start, where he hit 6/6 in a game against Arizona in early April, and has maintained a high level of play. Next, third baseman Nolan Arenado has pushed a 28 game hitting streak, along with maintaining his even more talented defensive skills. Former Twins player Justin Morneau has also contributed substantially, who has replaced recently retired Todd Helton at first base.

While it's yet to see whether or not the pitching will be able to sustain the Rockies' success, the offense should consistently put points on the scoreboard. 

Mexico City

I just had the chance to be in Mexico City for the first time. It was quite the experience. You can see the city for miles and miles while flying over it. It's pretty impressive. The airport had some interesting features. They had basically everything in English and Spanish, as well as quite a few messages in other languages (welcome signs in Japanese, etc.). When I just got outside of the airport, it smelled pretty weird. Some of the people I was there with said it kind of smells like dirt. The rest of the city I got to see seemed much better!

When we got to the hotel, a guy was standing outside and offered to take our bags, which were very few. One of our group members told him we were fine. The entryway of the hotel had one wall that had strings of beads covering it completely. It was pretty cool. The key we received was a card and is also used to turn on the electricity in the apartment. It took us a bit to figure it out, especially when the power kept going out after a minute or so. We learned that you have to leave the card in the slot to keep everything on.