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Colorado Rockies trivia: 5 questions that could stump you

By Kevin Henry

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Closer Rafael Betancourt #63 of the Colorado Rockies throws a pitch in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Closer Rafael Betancourt #63 of the Colorado Rockies throws a pitch in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 01: Shortstop Jose Reyes #7 of the Colorado Rockies and second baseman DJ LeMahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies celebrate after they teamed up with Ben Paulsen #10 of the Colorado Rockies for a triple play on a line drive by Paul Goldschmidt #44 of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning at Coors Field on September 1, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies 6-4. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 01: Shortstop Jose Reyes #7 of the Colorado Rockies and second baseman DJ LeMahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies celebrate after they teamed up with Ben Paulsen #10 of the Colorado Rockies for a triple play on a line drive by Paul Goldschmidt #44 of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning at Coors Field on September 1, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies 6-4. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

Who were the players involved in the last triple play for the Colorado Rockies?

Well, the photo above should give you a big clue if you haven’t already gotten the answer.

Yes, it was the immortal combination of Jose Reyes to DJ LeMahieu to Ben Paulsen that was the last triple play turned by the Rockies. Another important fact to note about this date is that the photo above actually shows Reyes smiling in a Rockies uniform. That was a rarity during his short, troubled time in Denver.

And that’s the last time we will be talking about him any time soon.

Let’s get back to a happier thought. Who was the Arizona batter who started the events that would lead to the triple play? Paul Goldschmidt. With that, there is proof that, every once in a while, he doesn’t completely destroy Colorado pitching.

And speaking of pitching, let’s move on to our third trivia question as we focus on the mound … kind of. You see, we are wanting to know if you can name the last Rockies pitcher to steal a base? It also happened against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but we’re going to up the points for this one by not telling you which year it happened.

Think you know the answer? Ready to guess? Head over to the next page.

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