The Colorado Rockies’ disastrous 2025 season sank even deeper Saturday night, as they suffered a humiliating 21-0 drubbing at Coors Field against the San Diego Padres, the worst shutout loss in franchise history. The scoreboard looked more like a football game than baseball, and Rockies fans inside the stadium were left stunned, their frustration spilling into chants of “Sell the team!” as Padres supporters vastly outnumbered them.
A Season Spiraling Out of Control
At 6-33, Colorado’s record this season is by far the worst in Major League Baseball, and Saturday’s collapse only underscored how far the franchise has fallen. One X (formerly Twitter) user captured the scene grimly: “The Rockies are losing 19-0 at the bottom of the fifth. The crowd is chanting, ‘Sell the Team, Sell the Team.’”
These chants aren’t new to Rockies owner Dick Monfort, who’s faced similar calls before. The team hasn’t posted a winning record since 2018 and has endured back-to-back 100-loss seasons. The mounting frustration from fans has clearly reached a breaking point.
Criticism Pours In From All Sides
Veteran Denver Gazette columnist Woody Paige didn’t hold back after watching the Rockies’ collapse Saturday.
“Delusional Dick Monfort said before season in rare form Rockies could have the best defense in history of baseball,” Paige wrote on X.
“Roxhead was just a bit outside. Rockies lead MLB in errors and are last in fielding percentage. Go back to Greeley, Dick, and take the stink with you.”
The poor defense has been glaring. One young fan at Coors Field even held up a sign reading, “My arm is rested if needed!”—a poignant symbol of desperation among the faithful for any spark of hope.
The vitriol extended beyond the stadium, with fans demanding drastic measures. “Send the Rockies to Triple-A,” one user pleaded. Another slammed ownership outright: “Leagues should step in and take teams from inept ownership, McCourt style. Rockies ownership is just not worthy of having that team anymore. The [Nolan] Arenado trade was the absolute end.”
Still, Some Fans Refuse to Bail
Despite the embarrassment and lopsided score, a surprising number of fans stuck around to watch. When Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. launched a three-run homer to push the score to 19-0, the crowd’s energy didn’t wane.
One X user offered a bleak explanation for why Monfort won’t sell the team: “It’s 20-0 #Padres in the sixth inning and fans are doing the wave having the time of their lives. This is why the Monforts won’t sell the #Rockies. Fans don’t care. Good weather, beer, etc. Pathetic for a true baseball fan.”
Among the diehards, some urged their fellow Colorado natives to take a stand by simply staying away. “As a Colorado native it is absolutely embarrassing that people still go to the games then complain how bad they are,” wrote one frustrated fan. “…YOU ARE THE REASON THE MONFORTS WON’T SELL. STOP ATTENDING AND GIVING THEM MONEY.”
A Season Heading Toward Infamy
With the Rockies’ social media team trying to inject some humor into a bleak situation, the reality remains harsh. The MLB record for most losses in a season—121—was set just last year by the Chicago White Sox. At this pace, Colorado looks dangerously close to matching that ignominious mark.
For Rockies fans, the pain is real, the future uncertain, and the demand for change louder than ever.
