Choking, Defined

This is the Phillies/Rockies Win Probability chart from game 4. Houston Street channeled his inner Brad Lidge.

The snow isn't the only thing white in Colorado

Most people who watch major league baseball on a consistent basis(not DME) notice that some teams tend to be more ethnically diverse than others. The Mariners love their Asian players. The Mets clubhouse only plays salsa and merengue music. While the Colorado Rockies still take the Mason-Dixon line a tad too seriously. They must be the whitest team in all of major league baseball, which makes it surprising that they are in the playoffs yet again. Lets take a look at their roster.

White...........................Not White
Iannetta...............................Torrealba
Helton...................................Gonzalez
Barmes.................................Fowler
Tulowitzki............................Jimenez
Atkins...................................De La Rosa
Stewart.................................Morales
Giambi..................................Betancourt
Hawpe...................................Corpas
Smith
Spilborghs
Murton
Cook
Marquis
Hammel
Francis
Street
Beimel
Herges

18/26 regular players are white. Impressive. Still, they have nothing on the 2004 Astros, who's white supremacy was only exceeded by the cast of Friends. I've seen hockey teams with more racial tolerance

White............................Not White
Ausmus..................................Beltran
Bagwell...................................Viscaino
Kent........................................Hidalgo
Everett...................................Dotel
Ensberg..................................Hernandez
Biggio
Berkman
Lane
Bruntlett
Burke
Oswalt
Clemens
Pettitte
Miller
Redding
Munro
Lidge
Miceli
Backe
Harville
Gallo
Qualls
Weathers
Duckworth
Bullinger