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Homegrown Homecoming: Kevin Ritz
Not many guys have the distinction of being a “good pitcher” for the Rockies in the early years. I’ve written here about plenty who are remembered more for the teeth-gritting that went…Read More
Homegrown Homecoming: Mike Kingery
I have this T-shirt with a caricature of the Rockies’ 1995 wild card team on it. I love this T-shirt. It is a rag by now because I’ve worn it so many times. I didn’t wash it during their…Read More
Homegrown Homecoming: Ellis Burks
If anybody deserved to be known as a member of the Blake Street Bombers and somehow wasn’t, it was Ellis Burks. Burks was perhaps the biggest free agent to sign with the Rockies in the offseason…Read More
Homegrown Homecoming: Eric Young
I am an enormous Eric Young fan, and if you’re not, I’m not sure that we can be friends. There are many iconic images from the mid-’90s heyday of the Blake Street Bombers, and most…Read More
Homegrown Homecoming: Bruce Ruffin
Long before there was Huston Street and nightly antacid-popping in Denver, there was Bruce Ruffin, the Rockies’ first legitimate closer. He finished his career with Colorado and saved 60 games in…Read More
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