“We can’t back down. We are going to relentlessly attack. We might get bloodied. But we’ve got to knock the other guy out.”

David Coors knows what it means to assume the throne of a Colorado institution. Pressure. Expectations. Public scrutiny. Family ties.

Memo to Rob Manfred: You can’t spell “ABS” without a little “BS” at the end. If all Earl Weaver has to do to win an argument at home plate is kick a plug out of the wall, is it really baseball?

Following three straight 100-loss seasons that led to a front-office house cleaning, Rockies fans are peering down the road for glimmers of hope.

Zac Veen is an intriguing player because he was a first-round draft choice — No. 9 overall in 2020 — and because he has prodigious power potential.

The rebuilding, retooled Rockies believe they will be a better team in 2026. They’d better be.