Promotions fill final Colorado Rockies home stand

The Colorado Rockies picked up their 62nd win of the season Friday night against the San Diego Padres – the team they’re chasing in hopes of avoiding a last place finish in the National League West. A fifth-place finish in 2015 would be Colorado’s fourth cellar-dwelling finish in five years.

The Rockies need to gain seven games on the Padres in the final 15 games of the season, with a game in hand, to avoid their seventh last-place finish in franchise history. It’s an unlikely scenario, as Colorado faces Pittsburgh, who is just one game back in the NL Wild Card, and Los Angeles, who enters Saturday with an 8.5 game lead on San Francisco in the division, to round out their final home stand of the year.

Thanks to Atlanta and Philadelphia, it appears that Colorado will at least avoid the fate of being the worst team in baseball, but 2015 will mark another disappointing year in the win-loss column for a team that fielded three All-Stars and will likely have the NL’s RBI king and could put two players atop the NL in home runs.

Still, the marketing arm of the franchise has devised plenty of reasons for fans to make one (or more) final trip to Coors Field as the season winds down. The final nine home games of the season are jammed with seven different promotional events to give fans something to root for, even if the baseball disappoints.

Here’s a snapshot of the remaining promotional events, with descriptions provided from the team…

Saturday, Sept. 19 vs. San Diego
6:10 PM MDT

Colorado Rockies BBQ Contest
The best BBQ in the country can be found at Coors Field. This BBQ contest includes a People’s Choice Award where fans get to decide who their favorite is by sampling their BBQ. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to be amongst other grilling enthusiasts and talk with cooks. Each BBQ team will have a limited number of samples available, but only for those guests with a game ticket and BBQ voucher.

Sunday, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego
2:10 PM MDT

Bike to the Game
Ride your bike to the game EVERY Sunday home game and check in at the Coors Field bike lot near Gate E by the 4th inning for the chance to win prizes!

Monday, Sept. 21 vs. Pittsburgh
6:40 PM MDT

Purple Monday Hat – Fudd Hat
First 5,000 Fans