The Need To Sweep

I'm heading to Coors Field tonight to take in the Giants and Rockies game.
After getting swept by the Diamondbacks the previous three games and holding a 4-game losing streak, people here at KNUS this morning are telling me it's over.
As the baseball voice of reason, part of my job description here, I fully believe, is calming down the masses and giving them hope. I have to keep them from jumping off the ledge although I have a few co-workers I wouldn't mind see take the leap to their impending doom.
Speaking of impending doom, back to the Rockies.
Ok, they've lost 4 in a row. They coughed up a 6-1 lead at LA on Sunday and a 4-0 lead at Arizona on Wednesday despite Ubaldo Jimenez on the hill looking for his 20th win.
Here's the way I see the Rockies series against the Giants. If Colorado sweeps the 3-game series, people will be excited and pumped up again, with good reason. They would be a 1/2 game behind the Giants with 7-games to play.
Much is incumbent upon what the Padres do. San Diego hosts Cincinnati for 3-games, not an easy task. Should Cincinnati win 2 of 3 then the Rocks with a sweep would be a game behind the Padres with a week to play.
Now, if the Rockies win 2 of 3 versus San Fran this weekend, they'll still be in business but will need to win 5 of 6 or even 7 of their final games, 3 against the Dodgers and 4 at St. Louis.
Anything less than 2 of 3 and you might as well put the Rockies to bed for 2010.
When the Rockies look back at their season, they will think to the ones that got away, especially the two tough losses this week. This is a team that will kick themselves all season and rightfully so. Losing 4 of 6 to the Astros, including 3 games at home hurts. Going 3-4 against the crap show that is the Pirates. Heading into the All Star break on a 10-3 run but coming out of the break by going 2-11.
The failure to win on the road, the blown saves by Huston Street and going 2-4 on the last road trip will all be thought of painfully if the Rockies don't make the playoffs this season.
If the Rocks win tonight, people will walk out of Coors Field with hope. If they don't win tonight, well, it ain't over the the fat lady will be warming up her vocal chords as she downs another Helton Burger. Damn, those Helton Burgers are good. I hope they have them tonight in the press box or I'll have to go out to the Helton Burger Shack on the left-field concourse sometime tonight.
Anyway Rockies fans, don't give up the ship just yet.
Lincecum versus Chacin tonight. Good matchup.