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Jun 8, 2009 4:02 pm US/Mountain

Miller: Nothing Complicated About The Rockies Roll

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Gary Miller

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So what the heck has gotten into the Rockies? Suddenly, they look like the team they and their fans expected them to be from the start of the season.

The reasons are fairly simple. They're getting quality starting pitching. The bullpen is delivering strikes and with men on base, and the hitters are actually getting hits. Told you the reasons were simple.

Certainly Jim Tracy has helped. The new manager hasn't done anything extraordinary in terms of strategy, but he's basically sticking with a set lineup.

Guys know where they are going to play and in what spot they're going to hit.

Ian Stewart, Clint Barmes and Troy Tulowitzki have all benefited from Tracy's approach.

There's also no doubt the team is more relaxed. All the players knew Clint Hurdle's job was in jeopardy and they were trying hard, probably too hard, to save him.

Since his firing, it's a much more relaxed team. Sweeping the Cardinals is no small feat, and the Rockies did it in style, dominating every game.

I know what you're thinking; will it last?

Probably not.

The Rockies are probably not going to win 21 of their next 22 like they did in 2007.

They're still very much a work in progress.

But they are also not as bad as they looked for the first seven weeks of this season. The truth is somewhere in the middle -- and that's a lot better than things seemed a few days ago.