Managers Starts

The 2013 Rockies have gotten off to a 13-4 start under Walt Weiss, which is the best start by the Rockies from the beginning of the season, which got me thinking:  How good of a start did Jim Tracy have when he took over the team in May, 2009.  

Turns out he had an identical 13-4 start.  The Rockies were 18-28 on May 28th, when they replaced Clint Hurdle with Jim Tracy.    The Rockies then won their next 2 before losing the next 4.  But then went on an 11 game winning streak before losing their next game and go on a 6 game winning streak.  After 17 games under Tracy they were 13-4, after 24 they were 19-5.  In his first 30 games he was 22-8 on his way to a 73-42 finish in his first season.

Clint Hurdle also had a decent start when he took over for Buddy Bell on April 26, 2002.   His team won 11 of his first 17 games.  He would eventually lead them to a 24-10 record (30-26 overall) before a losing streak would bring them back below .500.

Buddy Bell started 2000 with an 8-9 record, after 17 games and 14-16 in his first 30 games.  Jim Leyland in his only season in 1999 was 7-10 in his first 17 games with the Rockies and 13-17 in his first 30.  And Don Baylor in the Rockies inaugural season of 1993 had the Rockies at 6-11 after 17 games and 12-28 after 30.