Jose Bautista has more than home run swing

Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, MLB,

Jose Bautista, the reigning Major League home run king, temporarily took the lead in long balls on Saturday afternoon; blasting two line drives over the left field wall off of Tampa Bay Rays ace David Price to bring his total to seven. Neither were majestic shots Toronto Blue Jays fans have come to love in their slugging right fielder, nor were they enough to get a win for the team, but as far as personal accomplishments go, Bautista is certainly making the most of his prime baseball years.

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Carlos Gonzalez and Colorado Rockies agree to seven-year contract

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Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez extends with the team, signing a seven-year deal $80 million deal. The 25-year-old had an excellent 2010 season, leading the National League in batting average (.336) to go along with 34 home runs and 117 runs batted in, which earned him a Silver Slugger award. However, Gonzalez is a complete player and can do spectacular things on the defensive side as well, winning a Gold Glove award this past season. Gonzalez and the recently extended Troy Tulowitzki, who recently signed a ten-year $157.75 million will form a deadly duo in the middle of the Rockies batting order for the next several seasons.

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Another possible Rocktober as the Colorado Rockies surge

Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, MLB,

Thanks to a terrible past couple of weeks for the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants have made the National League West pennant race one to keep an eye on. Don’t look now, but the Colorado Rockies have made yet another late-season surge and with a 10-game winning streak have made it a three-team show. There’s still some work to be done before we witness another “Rocktober,” but the fact that Colorado is making this kind of thing a habit is pretty interesting.

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Rockies Beat Padres in 22 Innings

Posted by Milo Taibi Categories: Athletes, MLB, Scoreboard,

It took 22 innings, but last night the Colorado Rockies were able to put away the San Diego Padres for a 2-1 victory. The winning run was scored by Willy Taveras, after Troy Tulowitzki hit an RBI double.

“It’s tough to keep your head into it and put together good at-bats and be into every pitch,” Tulowitzki said after the game. “We were talking about how our legs were hurting out there. It’s tough to stand on your feet for 22 innings and keep moving.”

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Tulowitzki Turns Triple Play In Victory

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Rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki turned the 13th unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history on Sunday. The Colorado Rockies would go on to win the game in extra innings 9-7 over the Atlanta Braves, because of a walk-off home run by Matt Holliday. Brad Hawpe also homered for Colorado in the victory.

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