The Colorado Rockies are 2-1 since new skipper Jim Tracy has taken over for Clint Hurdle, the team's seven-year coach, who was fired last Friday. The same issues that plagued the Hurdle-led Rockies this season--inconsistent starting, bullpen pitching, and spotty offense--led to Tracy's first loss as coach yesterday. The Rockies were defeated by the San Diego Padres 5-2, falling to 20-29 as they head into an 11-game road trip starting tonight (at the Houston Astros, 6:05 p.m., Fox Sports Net). The Denver Post [2] notes that pitcher Jorge De La Rosa's record fell to 0-6 as a starter, and the team is 2-8 in the 10 games he's started this season. Tracy can't do much beyond putting a good lineup out there and letting them do their jobs, writes fan blog Purple Row [3]. If that doesn't work, we all may be yearning for ol' Hurdle to return, even though many of us--5280 [4] included--predicted the likable but mediocre coach would be fired.