Rockies baseball - the toddlers have grown up

The Colorado Rockies were perennial cellar dwellers while they 'grew their own' using the draft and minor trades rather than picking up free agents or trading for big-name players.

In fact, they traded away Matt Holliday (upper photo) one of their two legitimate stars.

The Holliday trade left future Hall of Fame first baseman Todd Helton (lower photo) and a bunch of young players. The team was then often referred to as "Todd and the toddlers."

Well, now the "toddlers" have grown up. After a slow start, the Rockies have turned heads in the National League winning series after series including 2 out of 3 from the elite Boston Red Sox.

The Rockies just finished a 4 game series with the San Francisco Giants by winning three games.

Yup, the toddlers have grown up.