Helton Always Knew Rockies Had It in Them
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Todd Helton has let his emotional guard down a little more each step of the journey to the World Series, starting with the wild-card tie breaker against San Diego to seal a playoff spot.
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Jeromy Burnitz&#39;s RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat host Los Angeles, 4-1, last night to slow the
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Joe Maddon called Carlos Pena's monster shot into the third deck at Coors Field "prodigious." The usually eloquent Pena couldn't come up with a better word than "blast." But Pena cried foul following Tampa Bay's 7-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
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Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins both drove in a season-high five runs and the Colorado Rockies routed the Mets again Wednesday night, this time 17-7 to become the first team in more than half a century to sweep two New York clubs in the same year.
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Given the choice, Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said he wouldn&#39;t let Barry Bonds hurt his team. Hurdle went back on his word and got away with it.
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Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis had everything to do with why Boston advanced to Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies.
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Great teams have one thing in common: Great leaders who set a winning tone not just by their play but also by their attitude. Joe Namath did it.
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The Sporting News - Rockies hitters. Daisuke Matsuzaka will run up a high pitch count if the Rockies let him. If they swing early in the count, that means they're pressing. The temptation to do too much will be there since they've been struggling -- and since this will be the first World Series game at Coors Field.
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Johnny Podres , who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series championship, was remembered Thursday as a consummately confident player and supportive coach.
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He had it. Of that, he was sure. And so, too, were most of those assembled inside Jacobs Field. After all, next to Lake Erie there hasn't been a more dependable sight in these parts since 2004 than Grady Sizemore chasing down a fly ball.
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After watching Jeff Fassero pitch against his team earlier this month, Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique was impressed. &quot;I thought that he still had enough in his tank to help a Major League team,&quot; Pedrique said.
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Choo Freeman hit his second career home run during a six-run first inning and Todd Helton also homered and had two singles to keep up his strong hitting in June, leading the Colorado Rockies to an 11-6 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
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The Giants and Rockies played five innings of one-run ball Wednesday night as lefties Kirk Rueter and Joe Kennedy put on an uncharacteristic high-altitude pitchers&#39; duel at Coors Field.
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The Colorado Rockies settled right back in at Petco Park. Jason Jennings threw a two-hitter, facing four over the minimum, and Matt Holliday, Brad Hawpe and rookie Ryan Spilborghs homered to lead the Rockies to a 5-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
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The Rockies might have been wiser to have gone home during their pre-World Series break and stayed home for the winter.
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Todd Helton's two-run double off the wall in the fifth inning sparked the Colorado Rockies past the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on a wet and chilly Friday night at Coors Field.
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The man can pitch. The man can hit. The man can field. Daisuke Matsuzaka played the game of his life last night, picking up the win with 5 1/3 solid innings in the Red Sox' 10-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.