It was a thoroughly forgettable night of baseball. And all of the national sports media types who ripped this team and their fans in the last week or so probably feel validated Friday.

They asked, how did the D-backs get this far? How did they win 90 games?

What kind of fans do they have out there? No sellout for game one of the NLCS? What’s wrong with you people?, they screamed.

In losing 5-1 to the Rockies, in a game that had to be shut down for about 8 minutes because fans were throwing their garbage on the field, the D-backs and their fans looked guilty as charged.

Let’s start with the game itself. I never felt like the D-backs were in this one even though they briefly held the lead. Watching the Rockies send a steady stream of talented hitters to the plate inning after inning gave the sense the D-backs were simply overmatched. Brandon Webb wasn’t awful. His one bad inning (the 3^rd) was the result of three straight softly hit balls followed by a walk and a hit by Webb’s personal assassin Brad Hawpe. But his pitch count rose quickly, the Rockies made him work.

This ain’t the Cubs, fellas. They’re not a bunch of free swinging, home run hitting sluggers.

Offensively, not much there for the local nine. Stephen Drew would be the guy you’d want up twice representing the tying run. In the 5^th he struck out swinging, in the 7^th he flew out to right on the first pitch he saw.

The team looked flat, listless.

The same cannot be said for the fans.

Let’s say this about the crowd because it deserves to be said. The passion was fantastic. The energy was wonderful. In the seventh inning when Justin Upton and Augie Ojeda were called out after Upton’s hard slide took out Kaz Matsui, you got pissed and it was good to see. This past week you’ve been picked on for your lack of fervor.

But…..

It does not in any way justify throwing your crap on the field. There’s a line, it was crossed. And if you can’t understand that, than I can’t reach you.

Once again, the national media types will be ripping Arizona Diamondback fans. But now they have 2 minutes worth of video footage featuring security guards picking up water bottles to back their claim.

Now that’s embarrassing.

Game two tonight features Doug Davis making the start of his career. The Rockies have already scored big, winning on the road against their opponents ace. A D-backs loss tonight and this series is well on it’s way to being over quick.