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In the Western Division of the National League, the Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado is named Colorado Rockies after the Rocky Mountains which pass through Colorado. Colorado Rockies joined the National League in 1993 with the Miami franchise, the Florida Marlins.
Their first pick in the expansion draft was Pitcher David Nied and he pitched 4 seasons for them. On April 5, 1993, Colorado Rockies using David Nied as the starting pitcher, played and lost their first game 3-0 against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. The franchise's first home game at Mile High Stadium saw their first 11-4 win in franchise history.
Despite struggling in their first year of existence, Colorado Rockies did manage to set a Major League record of a home attendance of 4,483,350 for the season that stands to this day. 67 wins later, the season finished with setting a record for a National League expansion franchise. Andrés Galarraga, Colorado Rockies first baseman, has the honor of winning the batting title after hitting .370 for the season.
The club's roster was overhauled completely by the trade of Walker allowing Castilla and Jeromy Burnitz who led the team with 37 homers in 2004, to leave as free agents. Also, the Boston Red Sox got Catcher Charles Johnson, who had initially been acquired along with Wilson in the Hampton trade. This group was dubbed "Generation-R" by the Colorado Rockies as virtually all of the team's regular players, other than Helton and Wilson, were under the age of 30.
The winningest pitcher in Colorado Rockies history was Jennings who was traded to the Houston Astros for pitchers Jason Hirsh and Taylor Buchholz and outfielder Willy Taveras following the 2006 season.
At 5,280 feet above sea level, Denver is by far the highest city with a Major League Baseball team. At just 1,085 feet above sea level, Phoenix is the second-highest major league city. Altitudes greatly affect the baseball games in Colorado as Denver's altitude makes it difficult for the Rockies to field a competitive team.
All because of the altitude, the most hitter-friendly ballpark in the majors has been Coors Field as fly balls hit there carry farther than they would at a sea-level ballpark, thus increasing the numbers of home runs. Also, because of the dry air in Denver, pitchers have difficulty in gripping the ball properly and the pitches do not break as much as they would elsewhere.
In an effort to decrease the number of home runs, the Colorado Rockies built a spacious outfield at the ballpark. The deepest outfield fences in the majors are at Coors Field leading to an increased numbers of singles, doubles, and triples.
In terms of runs scored, The Colorado Rockies have never finished lower than fifth in the National League in their fourteen years of existence, often leading the league in that category by a wide margin.
There are wide discrepancies in the performances of the Colorado Rockies hitters on the road as opposed to those at home as hitting at Coors is relatively easier as compared to other ballparks. While hitting just .294 on the road in his ten-year career, Todd Helton has a .371 batting average at home.
Believing that it will bring them focus and success, an explicitly Christian code of conduct has been set for the team's players by the Colorado Rockies management, including manager Clint Hurdle. Men’s magazines (such as Maxim) and sexually explicit music have been banned from the team's clubhouse
To store baseballs at the manufacturer's specification, a humidor was installed in 2002. The one at Coors Field keeps the baseballs at the exact same size and weight as they are originally constructed for Major League Baseball. All this is done in support of the theory that this eliminates the controversy of "tampering" with the baseballs and might serve as an equalizer for the teams if every team stored the balls in exactly the same conditions.
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