When the Rockies returned home a year ago from baseball’s all-star break, they got lost in the weeds, strangled by unruly pitching and a glaring talent gap. At 12 games below .500 and 11 1/2 back in their division, they kissed the season goodbye halfway through. “At this point last year, we were nowhere to be found,” Nolan Arenado said. After a weekend series victory at last-place Atlanta, the Rockies trotted back to Coors Field on Monday to face last-place Tampa Bay with a different vibe. But where’s that feel coming from? The Rockies this year are seven games below even and...
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