Maybe it's an altitude thing.
It was all the Marlins could do just to squeeze out one win in mile-high Denver. But on their first day down from the mountains, the Marlins were breathing easier after a 3-1 victory against the Padres behind a pitching gem from Ricky Nolasco.
These are dangerous altitudes for any team, but especially for the Colorado Rockies, whose record-making ascension to the World Series and subsequent fall from atop the National League has been one of the summer's biggest mysteries.
In 2000, a 23-year-old Ryan Dempster earned himself a spot on the National League All-Star roster after emerging as the Florida Marlins' top pitcher in his first full year in the major leagues.
