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Baseball Teams - National League West
Colorado Rockies
Team's name: Colorado Rockies
League: National League
Division: West 
Location: Denver, Colorado
Nickname:
The Rox,
Blake Street Bombers
Mascot: Dinger
Team Colours:
Black, Purple, Silver and White
Joined the League: 1993
Team's President:
Charlie Monfort and Dick Monfort
Manager: Clint Hurdle
General Manager: Dan O'Dowd
Baseball Field: Coors Field
Current Capacity: 50,445
First Year of Baseball: 1993
League Titles:
NL Pennants: 2007
West Div: 0
Wild Card berths: 1995, 2007
World Series: 0 |
The Colorado Rockies team is a relatively new team; during its early beginnings the Rockies struggled to maintain their spectator attendance as well as their game wins.
A couple of years later in 1995 the new stadium known as Coors Field opened its doors and the Rockies began a new season which they managed to finished with a 77-67 record; obtaining a second place in the West division as well as a playoff appearance.
Amongst some of the Colorado Rockies most outstanding players are: Todd Helton, Vinny Castilla, Shawn Chacon, Aaron Cook.
Most recently in the previous 2007 campaign the Rockies had one of the their seasons. The team obtained 90 wins, 73 losses and a win percentage of .552 besides a World Series appearance which they lost to the Red Sox (0-4). |
Some of the current Rockies’ pitchers are: Jason Hirsh, Juan Morillo, Josh Newman and Pedro Strop.
This 2008 season, the Rockies will play their 16th season in the professional baseball league at which they expect to repeat their big success from last year.
Colorado 2008 Roster
| Pitchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 44 |
Micah Bowie |
RP |
L |
L |
33 |
6-4 |
220 |
| 35 |
Taylor Buchholz |
RP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-4 |
220 |
| 60 |
Manny Corpas |
RP |
R |
R |
25 |
6-3 |
170 |
| 40 |
Brian Fuentes |
RP |
L |
L |
32 |
6-4 |
230 |
| 34 |
Matt Herges |
RP |
L |
R |
38 |
6-0 |
210 |
| 51 |
Luis Vizcaino |
RP |
R |
R |
33 |
5-11 |
210 |
| 28 |
Aaron Cook |
SP |
R |
R |
29 |
6-3 |
215 |
| 26 |
Jeff Francis |
SP |
L |
L |
27 |
6-5 |
205 |
| 48 |
Jason Hirsh DL |
SP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-8 |
250 |
| 38 |
Ubaldo Jimenez |
SP |
R |
R |
24 |
6-4 |
200 |
| 56 |
Franklin Morales |
SP |
L |
L |
22 |
6-0 |
170 |
| 55 |
Mark Redman |
SP |
L |
L |
34 |
6-5 |
245 |
| 16 |
Kip Wells |
SP |
R |
R |
30 |
6-3 |
205 |
| Catchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 20 |
Chris Iannetta |
C |
R |
R |
24 |
6-0 |
225 |
| 8 |
Yorvit Torrealba |
C |
R |
R |
29 |
5-11 |
200 |
| Infielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 27 |
Garrett Atkins |
3B |
R |
R |
28 |
6-3 |
215 |
| 10 |
Jeff Baker |
1B |
R |
R |
26 |
6-2 |
210 |
| 12 |
Clint Barmes |
SS |
R |
R |
29 |
6-0 |
210 |
| 17 |
Todd Helton |
1B |
L |
L |
34 |
6-2 |
210 |
| 4 |
Jayson Nix |
2B |
R |
R |
25 |
5-11 |
185 |
| 2 |
Troy Tulowitzki |
SS |
R |
R |
23 |
6-3 |
205 |
| Outfielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 11 |
Brad Hawpe |
RF |
L |
L |
28 |
6-3 |
205 |
| 5 |
Matt Holliday |
LF |
R |
R |
28 |
6-4 |
235 |
| 22 |
Scott Podsednik |
LF |
L |
L |
32 |
6-2 |
190 |
| 19 |
Ryan Spilborghs |
CF |
R |
R |
28 |
6-1 |
190 |
| 3 |
Willy Taveras |
CF |
R |
R |
26 |
6-0 |
160 |
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