The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball ( MLB ) franchise based in Denver, Colorado.

After previous failed attempts to bring the Major League Baseball to Colorado ( most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates nearly relocating to Denver following the Pittsburgh drug trials in 1985 ), by the late 1980s a team seemed to be a possibility in Denver.

The Rockies trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres for most of 2007 Major League Baseball season – however – by August, Colorado showed a steady series of wins, while the Division-leading Dodgers began to struggle.

Baseball America named the Colorado Rockies the " Organization of the Year " for their accomplishments during the 2007 season.

Fans are generally encouraged to sing along, and at some ballparks, the words " home team " are replaced with the team name, as is the case with the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and several other Major League Baseball teams.

* Curt Leskanic, Major League Baseball player for the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, and the Boston Red Sox

* Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball team

Humidors can be used to store other goods for which a certain level of humidity is desirable ; the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team stores game balls in a large humidor at their home stadium, Coors Field, to counteract the effects of Denver's high altitude and generally low humidity.

On June 28, 2007, Biggio became the 27th player in the history of Major League Baseball to join the 3000 hit club, with a single against Colorado Rockies pitcher Aaron Cook, even though he was tagged out on the play as he tried to stretch it into a double to draw a throw and allow a run to score.

* Jerry Schemmel – Radio announcer for the Colorado Rockies, Denver's Major League Baseball team, and a former radio announcer for the Denver Nuggets, Denver's National Basketball Association basketball team.

* Christian Friedrich-( Baseball ) Starting pitcher, Colorado Rockies

The Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates were often mentioned as a leading contender in the latter category and Buffalo was one of the five finalists in the 1993 National League expansion derby, which brought the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins to Major League Baseball.

The sport clubs at Colorado State University include: Alpine Ski Team, Baseball, Bowling ( Coed ), Crew, Cycling, Field Hockey, Horse Polo ( Men's and Women's ), Ice Hockey ( Men's and Women's ), In-Line Hockey, Lacrosse ( Men's and Women's ), Logging Sports, Rodeo ( Men's and Women's ), Rugby ( Men's and Women's ), Shotgun Sports ( Men's and Women's ), Snowboard, Soccer ( Men's and Women's ), Synchronized Ice Skating, Triathlon ( Coed ), Ultimate Frisbee Summer League, Ultimate Frisbee ( Men's and Women's ), Volleyball, Water Polo ( Men's and Women's ), and Wrestling ( Men's and Women's )

* Joe Kennedy, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Bluejays.

*( born 1963 ) Jim Czajkowski, American former Major League Baseball player for the Colorado Rockies

Category: Baseball players from Colorado

Category: Baseball venues in Colorado

Rafael Jose Betancourt ( born April 29, 1975 ) is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.

Gregory Lamont Vaughn ( born July 3, 1965 ) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers ( 1989 – 96 ), San Diego Padres ( 1996 – 98 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1999 ), Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2000 – 02 ) and Colorado Rockies ( 2003 ).

He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets ( 1997 ) and Colorado Rockies ( 2000 ), primarily as an outfielder.

Alexander José Escobar ( born September 6, 1978 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela ) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies organization.

This is a list of players who, at one point, played for the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball club.

Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (; born June 18, 1961 ) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Montreal Expos (– and ), St. Louis Cardinals (), Colorado Rockies (–), Atlanta Braves (-), Texas Rangers (), San Francisco Giants ( 2001 and ) and Anaheim Angels ().

In 1990, amendments to the Clean Air Act established the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission ( GCVTC ) to advise the US EPA on strategies for protecting visual air quality on the Colorado Plateau.

Many of SOM's post-war designs have become icons of American modern architecture, including the Manhattan House ( 1950 ), designated as a New York City landmark in 2007 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ; and the Lever House ( 1952 ), also in New York City ; as well as the Air Force Academy Chapel ( 1958 ) in Colorado Springs, Colorado ; and the John Hancock Center ( 1969 ) and Sears Tower ( 1973 ), both in Chicago.

Murdo Mackenzie ( April 24, 1850 near Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland – May 30, 1939 in Denver, Colorado ) was twice ( 1891-1901 and 1922-1937 ) manager of the Scots-owned Matador Land and Cattle Company, and founding president of the American Stock Growers Association, for whom he testified before congress and the Interstate Commerce Commission.

* 1985 Texas Water Commission grants permission to impound of water on the Colorado River at Stacy, to create the O. H. Ivie Reservoir.

Within days of the visit, the legislators unanimously approved a bill giving the Colorado River Commission of Nevada the authority to purchase the industrial plants.

Report of the Secretary of War Communicating, In Compliance With a Resolution of the Senate of February 4, 1867, a Copy of the Evidence Taken at Denver and Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory, By a Military Commission, Ordered to Inquire into the Sand Creek Massacre, November, 1864.

One of five undergraduate-only programs in the United States to hold such accreditations, Monfort is the sole business school to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the Office of the President of the United States and the U. S. Department of Commerce, the Timberline Award from Colorado Performance Excellence, and the Program of Excellence Award from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

The college is accredited with the Colorado State Board of Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

It is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education ( NCATE ), the Colorado Department of Education ( CDE ), the Colorado Commission on Higher Education ( CCHE ) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs ( CACREP ).

Ameri has also spoken at events on Middle East issues, democracy promotion and UN reform nationwide, including a testimony before the United States Helsinki Commission's Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing, " The Iran Crisis: A Transatlantic Response ," as well as at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco, the World Affairs Council of Oregon, and the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

He also served on the Colorado Agricultural Commission from 1999 to 2002 before being elected to the Colorado House of Representatives from 2003 until 2004.

* Gabriel E. Eckstein, " Commentary on the UN International Law Commission ’ s Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers " Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy Vol.

The State Board of Equalization of the state of Colorado and the Colorado Tax Commission ordered that the valuation of all taxable property in Denver be increased by forty percent.

" Beginning in March 1988, the State of Colorado Higher Education Commission gave Patriot " Religious Authorization ", which they define as " A bona fide religious postsecondary educational institution which is exempt from property taxation under the laws of this state and whose degrees or diplomas have no state recognition ".

In 1999, Al Lewis of the Rocky Mountain News was awarded the Morton Margolin Prize for Distinguished Business Reporting, presented by the University of Denver School of Communication and Daniels College of Business, for his reporting on the dubious financing schemes of a Chattanooga, Tennessee, developer who bought out a failed special district in Colorado and used it to issue tax-free bonds to pay for a new headquarters for the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D. C ..

The acquisition of the refuge lands was approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission on August 20, 1963 in order to develop and manage waterfowl habitat in that portion of Browns Park within the state of Colorado.

During the administration of Rutherford B. Hayes, Meacham served on the 1880 Ute Commission with George W. Manypenny, a former Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the railroad executive Otto Mears to plan and oversee the relocation of the Colorado Ute tribe, led by Chief Ouray, to a new reservation in Utah.

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* Colorado Public Commission ( CPUC ).