Colorado Rockies: Top 10 all-time best Opening Day lineups

DENVER – OCTOBER 12: Jason Giambi #23 of the Colorado Rockies in Game Four of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Coors Field on October 12, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

6. 2009: (Overall Batter OPS+ 102)

Ryan Spilborghs CF
Seth Smith LF
Todd Helton 1B
Garret Atkins 3B
Brad Hawpe RF
Ian Stewart 2B
Troy Tulowitzki SS
Chris Iannetta C
Aaron Cook P

Ahhh, the year of the Golden Thong Goes West.

Ok, I kid, this has been argued as the best Rockies team to ever take the field. And while this may be true when you talk about the overall roster, when just taking the lineup into account with the outstanding history that lays in the hallowed halls of Coors Field, you only get to sixth all-time. This should go to attest to the depth of offensive greatness that has graced the field at 2001 Blake Street. A lineup in which a fresh-faced Carlos Gonzalez couldn’t crack on a regular basis as the key piece in the Matt Holliday trade can only make it this high. Oh and Jason Giambi was crushing off the bench while showing off the old-man beach-bod in the clubhouse. That all helps it land just outside the top five.

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