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Purple Row found this 9/8/2008 on www.denverpost.com [flag]
Earlier this season, when Jorge De La Rosa ran into trouble, he quickly collapsed. So it's a sign of some progress that the left-hander managed to stick around for 5 1/3 innings on a day when he clearly lacked his best stuff. "He didn't pitch bad, and I thought be battled through some things today," manager Clint Hurdle said. De La Rosa, in line to be a part of the starting rotation next ... [link]

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Monday Rockpile:
Published 9/8/2008 by Russ at Purple Row
... Discuss anything. Here's something to start off with: Now that Clint Hurdle has admitted that he has conditional love for Dexter Fowler this September, how long will it be before Fowler and others receive more playing time? ...

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Published 9/11/2008 by Mark Townsend at Bugs & Cranks
... On Sunday, Clint Hurdle was quoted as saying he had no intentions of starting Dexter Fowler unless the Rockies were no longer in playoff contention. ...

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