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The Case Against Todd Helton: A Great Player with Two Phenomenal Seasons
The Case Against Todd Helton: A Great Player with Two Phenomenal Seasons
“Back then it was a different culture.” Four days after his interview with Peter Gammons, the words of Alex Rodriguez still ring true. With another superstar humbled by a positive test, we have little to do but wait for the next player to fall, the next group of fans to come down devastated. Rockies fans have been lucky so far. But realistically, there is only one player whose positive test could put a dagger through his fan base: Todd Helton. There have been whispers before, but ...
Mount Rockmore Selections
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bugsandcranks.com — The folks at the Rocky Mountain News are asking Rockies fans to help them select the four... greatest players in franchise history . Those selected will then be ‘carved’ onto “Mount Rockmore” by cartoonist Drew Litton. This ... (more) Mount Rockmore Selections
2009 Spring Training Guest List
2009 Spring Training Guest List
bugsandcranks.com — The following players have been invited to participate in the Rockies 2009 spring training camp. As always,... if your name is not on the list, better luck to you next season. Receivers I believe the Rockies may have overcompensated for Chris ... (more) 2009 Spring Training Guest List
Colorado Dreamin’ About Roy Halladay
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bugsandcranks.com — Potentially catchy tune. This isn’t even close to a rumor, and it will probably never reach rumor... status, but there’s some talk going on within Rockies circles that the team should be looking into acquiring Cy Award winner, Arvada, ... (more) Colorado Dreamin’ About Roy Halladay
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Rockies Blog Review: Previews, Perusals and Perturbances
Purple Row — ...  while Tyler Thompson presents the circumstantial evidence that Helton's innocence isn't so clear cut. I'm at odds with both writers on philosophical grounds. I think honesty rewards only foster hypocrisy. Here's the paradox: people will either be honest and good or they'll be frauds and cheats, but the more incentive there is to be the former, the more likely that people will become the latter. As for Thompson's piece, I believe a society that presumes guilt and carries mistrust will have a hard time moving forward from the past. Unless and until there are smoking ...

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