Colorado Rockies: The top 32 moments in franchise history tournament

There have been some amazing moments in the 25-year history of the Colorado Rockies. As the team prepares to honor the members of the 2007 World Series team in September, we thought this would be a great time to let Rockies fans decide which of 32 top moments in Rockies history would be considered the most important one in franchise history.

In order to set the field, co-expert Noah Yingling and myself poured through the Rockies history book to find the 32 moments that stood out the most. We then split the moments into four eight-team brackets. Each of the four brackets is named after an iconic Rockies player (Todd Helton, Larry Walker, Nolan Arenado and Andres Galarraga) and each of the moments in those brackets are seeded one through eight.

Each day, we’ll be highlighting one of the special moments in the bracket and letting you vote on Twitter (follow us @RoxPileFS) so you can cast your vote for the moment that you think matters most.

We will end up, with your help, naming the top moment in Rockies history at the end of the fan-driven tournament.

Without any further delay, here are the 32 moments we picked and their seeding…

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Helton bracket

1. Game 163 vs. San Diego
2. Ubaldo Jimenez no-hitter
3. Ryan Spilborghs slam against the Giants
4. Todd Helton’s retirement
5. Charlie Blackmon 6-for-6 game at the plate in 2014
6. Catcher Brent Mayne earns a win on the mound
7. Andres Galarraga hits a reported 529-foot homer in Miami
8. Rockies win most games ever by an expansion team

Walker bracket

1. Rockies makes 1995 playoffs
2. Carlos Gonzalez walkoff grand slam against Cubs
3. Larry Walker wins 1997 National League MVP
4. July 4th 18-17 game vs Marlins in 2008
5. Jon Gray strikes out 16 San Diego Padres
6. Troy Tulowitzki’s unassisted triple play
7. DJ LeMahieu wins batting title in 2016)
8. Jamie Moyer becomes oldest MLB pitcher to record a win

Arenado bracket

1. Rockies make 2009 playoffs
2. Nolan Arenado walkoff vs. Giants for cycle
3. First-ever game in Rockies history
4. Seth Smith caps nine-run Rockies comeback
5. Nolan hits three homers in a game in 2017
6. Nolan goes over tarp in San Francisco for the catch
7. Chad Bettis Labor Day game masterpiece against Giants
8. Todd Helton reaches seven times against St. Louis in 2003

Galarraga bracket

1. Rocktober streak in 2007
2. Kyle Freeland’s flirts with no-hitter at Coors Field
3. First-ever win at Coors Field
4. Tulowitzki hits for cycle in 2009
5. Darryl Kile’s 1998 gem vs. Marlins
6. Denver hosts 1998 All-Star Game
7. Galarraga gets six hits vs. Astros (1995)
8. Rockies steal 10 bases vs Dodgers (1996)

Be watching our Twitter account every day so you can vote in the tournament!