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Colorado Rockies: 3 Things You Should Know on February 26

By Ben Macaluso

Mar 26, 2016; Salt River Pima-Maricopa, AZ, USA; Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story (27) celebrates after hitting a solo homerun in the third inning during a spring training game against the Texas Rangers at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2016; Salt River Pima-Maricopa, AZ, USA; Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story (27) celebrates after hitting a solo homerun in the third inning during a spring training game against the Texas Rangers at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports /
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All is right with the world again as the Rockies played their first game of the season beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4. The first game of 2017 for the Rockies was also Ian Desmond’s first game as a Rockie. He had a very solid debut going 3-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Our own Kevin Henry broke down his performance here. 

Barring any injuries or Spring Training competitions, this looks like what the starting lineup will look like on Opening Day. This is how the lineup played out.

  1. Blackmon CF
  2. LeMahieu 2B
  3. Gonzalez RF
  4. Arenado 3B
  5. Desmond 1B
  6. Reynolds DH
  7. Story SS
  8. Parra LF
  9. Wolters C

Without a Designated Hitter, expect Story to hit higher in the order. If he cuts down on strikeouts this year, he may well hit in the second spot. He had his own great performance against the Diamondbacks, hitting a home run looking like his old self before his 2016 season ended with a thumb injury.

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Schoppe asks what looks better, Charlie Blackmon’s beard or Jon Gray’s hair? Decide for yourself here. Either way, both have hair Vikings would be jealous of.

This story has been updated to include that the Rockies will be playing both the White Sox and Diamondbacks on February 26. 

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