Tag: mlb
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Monument’s Billy Cook taken in 10th round of baseball draft
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Billy Cook received the long-anticipated phone call at about 4 p.m. Monday at his family’s home in Monument. It was a representative from the Baltimore Orioles informing the former Lewis-Palmer baseball star (class of 2017) that the organization had selected him in the 10th round…
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Monument’s Billy Cook taken in 10th round of baseball draft
Billy Cook received the long-anticipated phone call at about 4 p.m. Monday at his family’s home in Monument. It was a representative from the Baltimore Orioles informing the former Lewis-Palmer baseball star (class of 2017) that the organization had selected him in the 10th round of this year’s Major League amateur draft. The 287th overall…
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Denver landed MLB All-Star Game thanks to Polis’ and Hancock’s hustle
It was no accident that Denver’s Coors Field landed this summer’s All-Star Game after Major League Baseball pulled the event from Atlanta over recent changes to Georgia’s voting laws. But the feat had more to do with preparation and hustle — and possibly the Mile High City’s high, dry air — than the state’s election…
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MLB All-Star Game to be hosted by Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in July
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be hosted by the Colorado Rockies on July 13 at Coors Field, baseball officially announced Tuesday. The game was originally scheduled to take place in Atlanta, but was moved from the state after Georgia passed new laws critics say restricts voting access. “Major League Baseball is grateful to…
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Woody Paige: Colorado Rockies need to get help and turn season around
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Blake Street Worm Turners can’t twist and twirl in the wind beyond the All-Star break interlude. They must win 60 percent of their final 73 games to become a six-time wild-card club. They’ll have to rock the rest of July and August and September…
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Woody Paige: Colorado Rockies need to get help and turn season around
The Blake Street Worm Turners can’t twist and twirl in the wind beyond the All-Star break interlude. They must win 60 percent of their final 73 games to become a six-time wild-card club. They’ll have to rock the rest of July and August and September to reach October. The manager, who has the same name…
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Paul Klee: Better late than never for Raimel Tapia, who delivers a life lesson and Rockies victory
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Run, Raimel, run. If there is a life lesson from Raimel Tapia’s walk-off winner on Monday, it is this: be yourself, dude. The Rockies want nothing more and nothing less from the best hair at 20th and Blake. “Have fun!” Ryan McMahon encouraged…
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Paul Klee: Better late than never for Raimel Tapia, who delivers a life lesson and Rockies victory
DENVER • Run, Raimel, run. If there is a life lesson from Raimel Tapia’s walk-off winner on Monday, it is this: be yourself, dude. The Rockies want nothing more and nothing less from the best hair at 20th and Blake. “Have fun!” Ryan McMahon encouraged a nervous Tapia before the latter spoke to a crowd…
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Kyle Freeland shines, Rockies win 2019 season opener against Marlins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MIAMI — Kyle Freeland allowed two hits and one run in seven innings in his first opening day start, and the Colorado Rockies beat the sloppy Miami Marlins 6-3 Thursday. Freeland (1-0), who had a breakout 17-win season in 2018, retired his first 11 batters…