Well, they’ve done it. The Colorado Rockies are officially in the record books — and not in a way anyone would ever want to be. After getting swept by the

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After two months and 58 games played, the Rockies finished Saturday guaranteed to enter June with single-digit wins. Their record sits at 9-49, keeping them beyond nearly any precedent for the worst start in MLB history.

The Rockies are mired in a miserable season but the team is on the verge of bringing in a valuable veteran who just hit the open market.

The loss made the Rockies the first team in MLB history to lose 21 straight series, according to Opta Stats. The stretch dates back to last season. Despite a comeback attempt led by Brenton Doyle, the Rockies fell to an overall record of 9-46 on Tuesday evening with their second straight loss to the Cubs.

For a team on a winding path to nowhere and lacking talent or a plan to acquire it, Colorado seems destined to be MLB’s newest historic laughingstock.

The Rockies have made history, and not in a good way. With Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado fell to 8-42. That's the worst 50-game start in the modern era (since 1901).