I agree Str A..Tracy was Manager of the year in my book.

This is a no brainer. I predicted the Rockies when they elevated Jim Tracy to manager, he would turn around this club. I just did known he would get them all the way to the playoffs. He is manager of the year!

I was very unhappy when the Rockies fired Clint Hurdle and hired Jim Tracy. I had been a Hurdle fan and thought Tracy was not a very good manager.
Boy was I wrong. The team turnaround was immediate and stark. Apparently Clint Hurdle had lost the respect of his players and couldn't control the clubhouse and Jim Tracy stepped in a righted a ship full of good players. He restored clubhouse confidence and made at least a couple of important moves in the starting line up.
He also seems like a really good guy who is about as straight forward as you could possibly want in a manager. He also is a good game manager. I was able to watch or attend virtually every inning since he assumed control and by my count he made less than a handful of questionable moves and only two of those were really serious - he knows what he is doing and I am glad that he and O'Dowd are going to be extended - both deserve it and I hope they are around for many successful seasons in Denver. Congrats guys!

Nice post! John M.
Wish all posts, here, were as positive! Good luck next year!
Huston Street must be comeback player of the year. The A's dumped him after an unproductive season, and replaced him with Devine and Ziegler, and now Andrew Bailey.

Hated Tracy when he was with the Dodgers because he was a wimp but congrats on the job with the Rockies.

Rockies' hitters must take a cue from the Phillies' hitters. Ranking in the top five in runs-scored masks a weakness that a decent pitching staff can continually exploit: the Rockies' batters struck out almost 1300 times this season. With runners in scoring position, the batting average was barely above .240. I know Baylor gets a lot of credit when the line-up, especially the younger players, produces. But, Hawpe, Atkins, Barmes, and even Tulo, do not put the ball in play enough when the time is critical. Carlos Gonzales is a super-star in the making. A returning Francis will bolster the pitching staff, even if Marquis signs elsewhere. The Rox need Hirsch and Bucholz to rebound in 2010.
Still, a great season, and Tracy and O'Dowd deserve a lot of credit. Plus, I got to enjoy Hurdle on the MLB Network, and he was insightful and a pleasure to watch.
Looking forward to the Yankees and Phillies in the Series.

I think the Rockies can contribute their turnaround more to the placebo effect than to Tracy's brilliance. In other words, the team was going to play better for whomever replaced Hurdle. Tracy just happened to be the guy to fill in. He did very little for the Pirates, and he massively underachieved for the Dodgers. With the pitching staffs he had in LA, he should have been playing deep into the post season every year - not just the division series in 2004.

Noooooooooooooooo! The Dodgers need to fire Torre after this season and rehire Tracy.

I appreciate that the commentary on this rumor is entirely respectful. Good points, guys.

O'Dowd is a great GM and has really stocked up their farm with some ridiculous talent. He has done a great job drafting and really set this team up with what is most likely the best young core in the game.
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Hirsch got traded to the Yankees around the deadline.

As a Dodger fan, the Rockies are one of our competitors in the NL West, but Jim Tracy did an outstanding job this season. He also did a terrific job with the Dodgers, even though he was unfairly let go. If he wins Manager of the year it is well deserved!

As a Dodger fan, the Rockies are one of our competitors in the NL West, but Jim Tracy did an outstanding job this season. He also did a terrific job with the Dodgers, even though he was unfairly let go. If he wins Manager of the Year it is well deserved!

Hated him when he was with the Dodgers, laughed at him when he was with the Pirates, Hate him now that he is with the Rockies, but I have to say that besides maybe Bochy w/ SF..... Tracy is the runaway candidate for MOY

Tracy is a good guy.

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