Weiss and Elway

 

 

Walt Weiss became the Rockies Manager in 2012

John Elway was named Executive V.P. of Football Operations the year before

Prior to the above, both had excellent playing careers

Elway only a Bronco, Weiss playing for different teams, for a total of four 

Elway was a quarterback for the Broncos for 16 years

In 1997 and 1998 he lead them to Superbowl wins, displaying skills that were great

Coincidentally, Weiss was voted American League Rookie of the year

In that same year-1998 

Since the beginning of Elway's and Weiss's managerial careers

The fortunes of the Broncos and Rockies have sharply diverged

The Broncos have been in the Superbowl twice, winning last year

A winning season for the Rockies has not yet emerged 

As of May, the odds quoted in Las Vegas

Were 150-1 against the Rockies having a World Series win 

As to the Broncos chance to repeat as Superbowl winners

Las Vegas showed odds of 12-1,before the football season begins 

The Rockies record in 2015 was 68 wins and 94 losses

However, as I write this they have nineteen losses and twenty wins

Excellent hitting ,with mostly sub-par pitching

But in their recent 3 game winning streak , Arizona had only 5 runs knocked in 

I very vividly recall the situation in 2007

When they had a 76 win and 72 loss record on the sixteenth of September

The Rockies went on to win  21 of their last 22 games to win the pennant

A feat for the reasons below, I will always remember 

I was living in Las Vegas at the time and my daughter lived in Colorado

I bet $10 on the Rockies to win the pennant when the Rockies hadn't shown much yet

The odds at that time were 70 to one

And thus was entitled to receive collect $700 dollars for my bet 

I had put the ticket in a "safe" place

As it would be months before it would be known who would win

The problem was that when I went to retrieve the ticket

The "safe" place remained forever hidden and I never could cash in 

This year the Rockies have a very potent offense

And if they can develop reliable pitchers

The unlikely might just happen

And they could end up as World Series winners 

Manning retired, and Ostweiler chose to  play with Houston

The Broncos acquired Mark Sanchez, and drafted Paxton Lynch, to fill the Q.B. position

The potent Bronco defense remains largely intact

And repeating as Superbowl Champs is obviously Elway's burning ambition 

The last time a city had both a World Series winner

And a Superbowl Champ in the same year

Was in 1979 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Steelers

And with good fortune it just might happen here