Rockies Pitching with Steve Foster

If you listen to Colorado Rockies pitching coach Steve Foster you might assume his office is full of motivational posters. That’s just the way he is wired as a coach. The way he approaches conversations and development is about more than results. A phrase he uses is growth step. Simply put, dealing with a situation, learning from it and getting better. “It’s a game of failure,” Foster said as a guest on The Opening Drive. “There’s not many places in life where you can be successful when you fail more than you succeed.” The Rockies went 6-4 on their most recent 10 game road trip. They have the ninth best ERA in baseball, 3.38, away from Coors Field. Plant them at home and their ERA sits dead last. Foster knows the numbers are not going to be steady across the board based on ballpark variations which is why he knows that Rockies staff just needs to give their offense a chance in games at home. Chad Bettis and Tyler Chatwood have paced the Rockies rotation this season. However at home it has been a different story. Bettis holds a 4.05 ERA while Chatwood was rocking a 7.88 mark heading into [...]

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