text: Still popping the popcorn, but I don't see the Rox being able to keep up with the oncoming Cardinal rush during the impending road trip of death.  Stranger things have happened, but not often do you see a faltering team regain its composure against elite opponents on the road. 
  
  Strangely, despite the early success of this team they just haven't grown on me.  Had you said the starting pitching would dramatically improve I would likely have been ecstatic by that alone.  However, I just don't think this team has the spark that looked possible during the first 2 1/2 months of the season.
  
  Bridich will have his hands full reconstructing this putrid offense, but at least that's a more manageable task in Colorado than finding ways to pick arms from the proverbial pitcher tree.