It began as an answer and became a recipe for revival. In order to pry open the lid on this season’s casket, the Rockies, in manager Clint Hurdle’s estimation, need to forget personal statistics.
“One of the problems you have in athletics is that when things go bad you internalize and become so focused on not being the weak link that you don’t play to win,” Hurdle explained. “All we did in the second half of last season was throw it out on the field and not worry about that. We need to find a way to rekindle that.”
Or you can just pitch Aaron Cook.
For all the Rockies’ problems, the game appears pretty simple when he’s on the mound. Cook made one heck of a pitch to start the All-Star Game with the National League manager sitting in his dugout, working over the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night with his second complete-game win this season.
Cook (11-5) snapped the Rockies’ eight-game losing streak and continued his mastery over the Padres. He’s 10-3 lifetime against San Diego with a 2.41 ERA. This win required just 81 pitches from him.
