Sam Adams' Sports Talk Sam Adams offers video commentaries and tidbits of sports news, one-on-one interviews with prominent sports figures as well as man-on-the-street views — serious and not so serious. You can reach Sam at adamss@rockymountainnews.com.

Thanks to loyal Chicago Cubs fans, the Rockies enjoyed a successful weekend at the box office -- drawing over 116,000 fans that watched the home team win two of three games in the series at Coors Field.

More than 35,000 fans were at the ballpark for Sunday's series finale won by the Cubs. If you closed your eyes and listened to crowd reaction, often times it was tough to guess which team was the home team.

Now . . . how many Rockies fans will be out in force for the important four-game home series against the National League West Division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks that begins tonight?

On the field, the Rockies and Diamondbacks are jockeying to reach the top spot in the N.L. West. At the turnstiles, the two teams rank near the bottom of the league in attendance. Colorado ranks 12th among 16 N.L. teams, averaging 27,354 fans after 57 home games, and is on pace to finish the season with 2,215,715 fans -- second-lowest in franchise history. The Diamondbacks rank No. 14 in the N.L.

Last year the Rockies finished below two million fans (1,914,389) for the first time in club history.

NOTEWORTHY

The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is Aug. 19 (6:30 p.m.) and Aug. 20 (3:30 p.m.) at Adams County Fairgrounds. For ticket information call 303-373-1246, or go to the Web site www.billpickettrodeo.com.

Littleton High School athlete Becca Huffer finished in sixth place in the girls division of the Westfield Junior PGA Championship. Huffer shot 299 for the tournament, 15 strokes over par. Kent Denver athlete Andrea Watts tied for 14th, with a score of 303.

READER COMMENTS

That just goes to show you that Cub fans are the most ignorant people around. Oh well, at least they're not getting jacked for overpriced Old Style at the park.

Posted by Furball on May 16, 2007 09:49 PM

I really wish the sports fans of Colorado would open there eyes. Look, this is a talented team. They might not go to the postseason this year. But, they are definately heading in the right direction. I am a native of Colorado, and grew up in the Denver area. Unfortunately, I have been in Grand Junction for the past year and a half. So, I can not support the team as much as I would like. So, it's up to those of you on the front range. It will be well worth your while. They are young and talented. Give them back the support they once had, and deserve!

Posted by Jeremy on August 19, 2006 02:00 AM

It's Bronco season, Rockie season is officially over. And the Rockies and all their appologists can now go crawl back under the rock they came from.

Posted by Jason on August 17, 2006 12:18 PM

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