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Sports business insider: The Colorado Rockies drew strong crowds to Coors Field in May despite a historically bad season.

Short version: The Rockies ranked No. 16 among MLB teams in home attendance as of Tuesday with an average crowd size of 27,621 over 27 games played.

The lowly Rockies (10-50) are currently drawing bigger average crowds than the Mariners, Tigers, Reds, Orioles, Guardians, Royals, Twins, Pirates, White Sox, Marlins, Athletics and Rays.

Long version: The Rockies are teetering on infamy.

People are still showing up at Coors Field.

Home attendance struggled in April with six crowds under 20,000

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