Now, it’s Warren Schaeffer’s turn to navigate the Rockies away from a season that’s careening toward infamy. The Rockies have the worst start since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles began 6-34. Colorado is on pace for 134 losses a season after the Chicago White Sox went 41-121 — the worst since baseball adopted a 162-game schedule in 1961.

The Rockies picked up a win on Sunday, but they opted to fire manager Bud Black as the team's gone 7-33 through the first 40 games.

All the losing nearly reduced lefty Kyle Freeland to tears as he recently chatted about the woeful state of his hometown team.