Colorado Rockies by BurgerM

Champion(s):

GrahamJ
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Runner(s)-Up:

OppenheimS


Quiz Description

Answer questions about the MLB's first professional softball team, the Colorado Rockies.

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Questions:

For the first two seasons, the Colorado Rockies played their home games in this stadium.

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Mile High Stadium

The first major league home run in that stadium was hit by this player, whose namesake son led the majors in 2013 in stolen bases.

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Eric Young

This first baseman led the NL in batting average in the first season for the club, one of the eight batting titles won by the Rockies.

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Andres Galarraga

Although he led three other MLB teams to several playoff runs, this manager had the shortest tenure of any Rockies manager, lasting just one season in 1999.

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Jim Leyland

The Rockies have made the playoffs three times. How many times have they won their division?

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This current Rockie is also the franchise's all time leader in wins with 78.

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Jorge De La Rosa

The best individual season by a Rockie pitcher was likely this hurler's 2010 season, where he went 19-8 with a 2.88 ERA, the only full season sub-3.00 ERA by a Colorado hurler.

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Ubaldo Jimenez

The commercial in the link is a reference to the 2007 NL tie-breaker game against what team?

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San Diego Padres

The top 10 individual seasons in batting WAR are held by 4 different players. Troy Tulowitzki, Larry Walker and Todd Helton hold 9 of the 10 spots. Which Blake Street Bomber's 1996 season holds the #4 spot? He was signed as free agent in 1994 after previous stints with the Red Sox and White Sox.

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Ellis Burks

Although never playing a game for the Rockies, this current A.L. manager was plucked with the team's 27th pick in the expansion draft. He eventually played for the Padres, Tigers (twice), Astros (twice) and Dodgers, primarily at catcher.

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Brad Ausmus

Only three players have started at first base for the Rockies on opening day. Name the most recent player, who did so in 2014 and 2015.

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Justin Morneau

The only Rockies draftee to win over 100 games in the majors never did so for Colorado. He was dealt to Montreal for Mike Lansing, but pitched most of his career with Cleveland and St. Louis. He was the winning pitcher for the Cardinals in the epic 10-9 Game 6 victory in the 2011 World Series.

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Jake Westbrook