Colorado Rockies' Active Roster ending the 2007
NLCS
Monday, October
22nd,
2007
You know what I dislike about MLB? It doesn't seem to be
so much anymore about the city. People don't realize it, they
cheer on, chant the name of their city and their team with
pride.
But it's not like you can say, "that Boston sure breeds good ball players,"
or "Cleveland really knows how to make 'em." It's not as often,
anymore, that the players on your city's team are even from your
city.
Training can account for a part of success, sure, but natural talent
stands for more of why each player is on that
diamond. Yet money, contracts, trading, corporate hoo-hah as I like to call
it - that is landing them there more than that any real sense of
loyalty to where one came from.
What is the purpose? Ratings? So that everyone in the
nation will want to tune in when the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado
Rockies face off in the World Series?
Check out the Colorado Rockies' Active Roster at the end of the
2007 National League Championship Series:
| Player
Name |
Position |
Home City |
Home
State |
Home
Country |
Played Longest
for |
Started
with |
| Jeremy Affeldt |
Pitcher |
Phoenix |
Arizona |
USA |
Kansas City Royals |
Kansas City Royals |
| Garrett Atkins |
Infielder |
Orange |
California |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Jeff Baker |
Outfielder |
Bad Kissingen |
Bad Kissingen |
Germany |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Taylor Buchholz |
Pitcher |
Lower Merion Township |
Pennsylvania |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Houston Astros |
| Jamey Carroll |
Infielder |
Evansville |
Indiana |
USA |
Montreal Expos |
Montreal Expos |
| Manuel Corpas |
Pitcher |
Panama City |
Republic of Panama |
Panama |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Josh Fogg |
Pitcher |
Lynn |
Massachussets |
USA |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Chicago White Sox |
| Jeffrey Francis |
Pitcher |
Vancouver |
British Columbia |
Canada |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Brian Fuentes |
Pitcher |
Merced |
California |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Seattle Mariners |
| LaTroy Hawkins |
Pitcher |
Gary |
Indiana |
USA |
Minnesota Twins |
Minnesota Twins |
| Brad Hawpe |
Outfielder |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Todd Helton |
Infielder |
Knoxville |
Tennessee |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Matthew Tyler Herges |
Pitcher |
Champaign |
Illinois |
USA |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Matt Holliday |
Outfielder |
Stillwater |
Oklahoma |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Christopher Iannetta |
Catcher |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Ubaldo Jiminez |
Pitcher |
Nagua |
Maria Trinidad Sanchez |
Dominican Republic |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Kazuo Matsui |
Infielder |
Osaka |
Japan |
Japan |
New York Mets |
New York Mets |
| Franklin Morales |
Pitcher |
San Juan de los Morros |
Guarico |
Venezuela |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Seth Smith |
Outfielder |
Jackson |
Mississippi |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Ryan Speier |
Pitcher |
Frankfort |
New York |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Ryan Spilborghs |
Outfielder |
Santa Barbara |
California |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Cory Sullivan |
Outfielder |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |
| Willy Taveras |
Outfielder |
Tenares |
Salcedo |
Dominican Republic |
Houston Astros |
Houston Astros |
| Yorvit Torrealba |
Catcher |
Caracas |
Capital District |
Venezuela |
San Francisco Giants |
San Fran Cisco Giants |
| Troy Tulowitzki |
Infielder |
Santa Clara |
California |
USA |
Colorado Rockies |
Colorado Rockies |