2012 Media Guide - MLB.com - Colorado Rockies
2012 Media Guide - MLB.com - Colorado Rockies
2012 Media Guide - MLB.com - Colorado Rockies
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front offICe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20<br />
<strong>2012</strong> roCKIeS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-172<br />
• Coaches/Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-36<br />
• Players A-D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-72<br />
• Players E-H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-116<br />
• Players I-M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117-127<br />
• Players N-R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128-147<br />
• Players S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148-154<br />
• Players T-Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155-168<br />
• Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169-170<br />
2011 In reVIeW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171-182<br />
• National Baseball Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183<br />
reCorDS & HIStorY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185-264<br />
• Team / Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186-216<br />
• Franchise Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217-222<br />
• Home Run History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223-229<br />
• Miscellaneous History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230-237<br />
• All-time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238-245<br />
• Chronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246-248<br />
• Awards / All-Star Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249-251<br />
• History of Baseball in Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252<br />
• Postseason History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253-264<br />
table of ContentS<br />
<strong>2012</strong> roCKIeS InformatIon GuIDe<br />
<strong>2012</strong> oPPonentS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265-276<br />
farm SYStem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277-350<br />
• Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278-280<br />
• Player Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282-283<br />
• Minor League Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286-287<br />
• Triple-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288-290<br />
• Double-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291-294<br />
• High-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294-296<br />
• Single-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297-299<br />
• Short Season-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300-302<br />
• Rookie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303-305<br />
• Dominican Summer League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306-307<br />
• Minor League Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308-350<br />
meDIa InformatIon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351-356<br />
SPrInG traInInG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357-360<br />
CommunItY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361-363<br />
CoorS fIelD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364<br />
InDeX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365-367<br />
The <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Colorado</strong> <strong>Rockies</strong> Information <strong>Guide</strong> was produced by the club’s <strong>com</strong>munications department, Jay Alves vice president. The<br />
guide was written and <strong>com</strong>piled by Nick Piburn, Mike Kennedy and Irma Castañeda. Cover concept by Jay Alves, Nick Piburn and Mike<br />
Kennedy. Cover graphic design by Mike Kennedy. Special thanks to David Vincent, John Labombarda, Bob Waterman and Ryan McKee.<br />
Thanks to the <strong>Rockies</strong> front office and baseball operations department for their assistance. Information is as of February 8, <strong>2012</strong>. Books printed<br />
by American Web, Inc.<br />
All photos–unless otherwise noted–are courtesy of the outstanding staff at Rich Clarkson & Associates. Team photographers include:<br />
Rich Clarkson, Josh Duplechian, Ryan McKee, Steve Nowland, Jamie Schwaberow and Brett Wilhelm.<br />
Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau, STATS, LLC., Baseball Information System, Baseball-Reference and SABR.<br />
This guide is an official copyrighted publication; all rights reserved. Any reproduction of the guide without written permission from the <strong>Colorado</strong><br />
<strong>Rockies</strong> Baseball Club is strictly prohibited.<br />
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Home: Coors Field (50,398)<br />
first Game: April 26, 1995<br />
Surface: Grass<br />
fences (lf-Cf-rf): 347, 415, 350<br />
league/Division: National League West<br />
founded: 1990, <strong>Colorado</strong> Baseball Partnership<br />
Inaugural Season: 1993<br />
Colors: Purple, Black and Silver<br />
owner/Chairman & Ceo: Richard L. Monfort<br />
owner/General Partner: Charles K. Monfort<br />
eVP, Chief baseball officer & Gm: Daniel J. O’Dowd<br />
manager: Jim Tracy<br />
General Club InformatIon<br />
Important Phone numbers<br />
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(303) 292-0200<br />
fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(303) 312-2116<br />
Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(303) ROCKIES<br />
Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(800) 388-ROCK<br />
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick . . . . . . . .(480) 362-2800<br />
fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(480) 362-2876<br />
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(303) 312-2325<br />
fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(303) 312-2319<br />
Press Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(303) 312-2326/2327<br />
<strong>MLB</strong> Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(212) 931-7878<br />
fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(212) 949-5654<br />
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