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Colorado Rockies
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The 2006 season for the Colorado Rockies was suppose to be a stepping stone for years to come. The team had changed its philosophy of signing older veteran stars and began relying on young talent from their farm system. The Rockies showed slight improvement over the previous years by winning 76 games in 2006, the most since they won 82 games in 2000. The 2006 Rockies were led by All Star players like Todd Helton, Jamey Carroll, Garrett Atkins, Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe. The Rockies have a solid group of young superstars but need significant help on the pitching side. The 2006 starting pitching for the Rockies posted only 50 wins versus 60 losses.
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The Colorado Rockies have been enticing baseball fans since 1993, when Major League Baseball saw the birth of its newest franchise team. Since then, the bats of Todd Helton, Larry Walker and Andres Gallaraga have all graced the stadium — Todd is still going strong with the Rockies and plans on continuing to hit for power. A roster of young talent joins this seasoned first baseman. Newcomers Clint Barmes, Matt Holliday, Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe gave fans some fresh faces in the 2005 season, and are back in 2006 to prove their stuff.
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The Colorado Rockies had ownership problems before they even played their first game. An embezzlement scandal at Phar-Mor tarnished the reputation of Michael Monus and John Antonucci, the heads of the first ownership group. In 1993, Jerry McMorris, a trucking company executive, became head of the ownership group were he remained until 2005 when he was bought out by the current owners Charlie and Dick Monfort.
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The Associated Press reports Colorado Rockies 1B Todd Helton had his University of Tennessee baseball number retired Wednesday, Jan. 30. It is the first time the university has retired a baseball number.
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The Colorado Rockies joined the National League Western Division of Major League Baseball as an expansion team in 1993 along with the Florida Marlins. The Rockies played their home games at Mile High Stadium from 1993 and 1994 until their new stadium, Coors Field, was complete in 1995. The Rockies first manager was Don Baylor and in three short years he had the Rockies in the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Rockies had All Star players like Andres Galarraga, Vinny Castilla, Larry Walker and Dante Bichette to lead the way. The Rockies lost in the 1995 divisional playoffs to Atlanta Braves 3 games to 1 but the future seemed bright for this franchise.
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The first manager in Colorado Rockies history was Don Baylor who managed the Rockies for their first six seasons. He was moderately successful as the team did win as many as 83 games in 1996 and 1997. Their sister franchise the Florida Marlins started off young while the impatient Colorado Rockies franchise started off with veteran players such as Joe Girardi, Andres Galarraga, Charlie Hayes, Dante Bichette, and Jerald Clark who all played for the original 1993 team. However, the pitching staff was made up of youngsters and the team managed 95 losses.
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