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

By Daniel Wettstein II

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 18: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates with Charlie Blackmon #19 after hitting an eighth inning two-run home run against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field on August 18, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 18: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates with Charlie Blackmon #19 after hitting an eighth inning two-run home run against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field on August 18, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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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)
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)

  1. Ryan Spilborghs CF
  2. Seth Smith LF
  3. Todd Helton 1B
  4. Garret Atkins 3B
  5. Brad Hawpe RF
  6. Ian Stewart 2B
  7. Troy Tulowitzki SS
  8. Chris Iannetta C
  9. 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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