Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, 39, was arrested early Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving in Thornton.
Reached by phone Wednesday, Helton declined to comment on the record to The Denver Post, saying only that he was “very sorry.”
During a visit to Coors Field for the Rockies game Sunday, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning had one big question: What was outfielder Michael Cuddyer doing occupying his locker?
(Photo by David Zalubowski, Associated Press)
Apparently today is going to be a very uniform heavy day, and I have no problem with that. Above are the new road uniforms unveiled this past weekend by the Rockies, essentially just removing the pinstripes. Really, it was the road uniform they felt needed to be updated and not the black sleeveless number?
Though I normally don’t like pinstripes on most non-New York teams, I thought the Rockies looked sharp. With purple pinstripes, the team had a unique take on a classic style. Now, the team’s road uniforms will look exactly like every other team’s, purple excluded of course. Until I see brand new stirrups, I’ll remain unimpressed.
What’s your take?
(image via Rockies Facebook, h/t Reddit)
— The Post’s Woody Paige, reflecting on a trip to see a four-game series between the Cardinals and the Giants on Memorial Day weekend in 1958.
The Rockies pulled ahead of the Cubs in the eighth inning today after a two-out, two-strike, two-run double by Dexter Fowler touched off a four-run rally. The 9-5 victory over Chicago puts the Rockies at 12-3, still the best record in the majors this season. The game also marked the major-league debut of pitcher Alan Johnson, who allowed six hits and five runs, four earned, in four innings.
On the mound, everyone in Colorado is waiting for star hurler Ubaldo Jimenez to return. Originally set to return tomorrow against the Giants for a matchup with the champions’ Tim Lincecum, Rockies manager Jim Tracy decided to start Esmil Rogers tomorrow to avoid a 9-day off stretch for Rogers. Jimenez will return Tuesday, instead, against the Giants’ Jonathan Sanchez. (Photo above by Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
Speaking of Ubaldo, today is the one-year anniversary of the Rockies’ first no-hitter, pitched by Jimenez in Atlanta, April 17, 2010. Here’s the cover of the next morning’s Sports section with our headline, “No-no Ubaldo!”
Denver-native Roy Halladay pitched the second postseason no-hitter in history for the Philadelphia Phillies on Oct. 6. Nearing the end of a great season, which included a perfect game in May, Halladay joined the New York Yankees’ Don Larsen, the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. Larsen pitched a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
Compiled by Daniel J. Schneider, The Denver Post
Silo and Barn at Sunset.
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golden hour in steamboat, colorado
Sunrise over Manitou Springs after several days of below-freezing temperatures.
Garden of the Gods
Pikes Peak, once again.
Echo Lake, Colorado
