{"product_id":"major-league-baseball-a-mile-high-the-first-quarter-century-of-the-colorado-rockies","title":"Major League Baseball A Mile High: The First Quarter Century of the Colorado Rockies","description":"Major League Baseball A Mile High: The First Quarter Century of the Colorado Rockies provides a look at the first 25 years (1993 through 2017) of the major-league baseball team in Denver, the Colorado Rockies. Included are essays on the birth of the Rockies and biographies of 24 of the most important players, managers, and club executives as selected by the Rocky Mountain chapter of SABR. We added “ballpark bios” of the two fields on the Rockies have called home: Mile High Stadium and Coors Field. In addition, 18 memorable and historic games are recapped here.\n\nIncluding a foreword by beat writer Thomas Harding, who has covered the Rockies since the year 2000, and illustrated with over 30 photos from the archives of the Colorado Rockies and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball A Mile High is the perfect addition to any Rocky Mountain baseball fan's personal library.\n\nThis book is a production of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Over three dozen SABR members contributed as authors, editors, fact-checkers, and pitched in with ideas to shape the book.\n\nContents:\n1.FOREWORD By Thomas Harding\n2.INTRODUCTION\n3.THE BIRTH OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES BASEBALL CLUB By Roger L. Kinney\n\nPLAYERS AND EXECUTIVES\n4.PEDRO ASTACIO\nGregory H. Wolf\n5.GARRETT ATKINS\nPaul Hofmann\n6.CLINT BARMES\nKurt Wells\n7.DON BAYLOR\nMalcolm Allen and Alfonso L Tusa C\n8.DANTE BICHETTE\nManny Randhawa\n9.ELLIS BURKS\nRobert Brustad\n10.VINNY CASTILLA\nKyle Eaton\n11.AARON COOK\nJoy Hackenmueller and Bill Nowlin\n12.JEFF FRANCIS\nAlex Marks\n13.BRIAN FUENTES\nRyan Keeler\n14.ANDRES GALARRAGA\nBrian Werner\n15.BOB GEBHARD\nPaul Parker\n16.BRAD HAWPE\nJohn Paul\n17.TODD HELTON\nAlan Cohen\n18.CLINT HURDLE\nBrian C. Engelhardt\n19.JASON JENNINGS\nMichael T. Roberts\n20.KELI MCGREGOR\nAlex Marks\n21.JERRY MCMORRIS\nBob LeMoine\n22.THE MONFORTS - DICK AND CHARLIE\nRoger L. Kinney\n.DAN O’DOWD\nChristopher Williamson\nKEVIN RITZ\nChad Moody\n25.LARRY WALKER\nAlan Cohen\n26.WALT WEISS\nKen Reed\n27.ERIC YOUNG SR.\nMike Cooney\n28.THUMBNAILS OF SOME CURRENT ROCKIES\nEd Meserko and Gwen Meserko, and Carm Reale\nNolen Arenado \/ Charlie Blackmon \/ Jorge de la Rosa \/ Dexter Fowler \/ Carlos Gonzalez \/ Matt Holliday \/ Ubaldo Jimenez \/ Trevor Story \/ Troy Tulowitzki\n\nTHE BALLPARKS\n29.MILE HIGH STADIUM\nCurt Smith\n30.COORS FIELD\nThomas J. Brown Jr.\n\nMEMORABLE GAMES\n31.APRIL 9, 1993: A ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH ON OPENING DAY\nJohn Bauer\n32.APRIL 26, 1995: THE OPENING OF COORS FIELD AND THE BIRTH OF THE BLAKE STREET BOMBERS\nEriel F. Barcenas\n33.OCTOBER 1, 1995: THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL COMEBACK\nJohn Bauer\n34.JULY 7, 1998: DENVER BALLPARK HOSTS HIGHEST SCORING ALL-STAR GAME - EVER!\nAlan Cohen\n35.JUNE 19, 1999: ROCKIES’ TODD HELTON HITS FOR THE CYCLE WITH FOUR LEAD-OFF AT-BATS\nMike Huber\n36.APRIL 10, 2000: KEN GRIFFEY JR. YOUNGEST PLAYER TO HIT 400TH HOME RUN\nRichard A. Cuicchi\n37.AUGUST 22, 2000: THE WINNING PITCHER WAS THE CATCHER\nPaul Hofmann\n38.AUGUST 23, 2001: JASON JENNINGS HOMERS, SHUTS OUT THE METS IN DEBUT GAME\nJoseph Wancho\n39.APRIL 4, 2005: ROCKIES RESILIENT ROOKIES LEAD COMEBACK\nPaul Hofmann\n40.OCTOBER 1, 2007: GAME 163\nLauren Cronin\n41.JULY 4, 2008: ROCKIES OUT-BLAST MARLINS IN FIREWORKS NIGHT GAME\nMike Huber\n42.AUGUST 10, 2009: ROCKIES’ TROY TULOWITZKI HAS 5 FOR-5, 7-RBI NIGHT AS HE HITS FOR THE CYCLE\nMike Huber\n43.AUGUST 24, 2009: SPILBORGHS\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1943816778\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1943816778.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Parker, Paul T.|Nowlin, Bill|Riechers, Carl|Harding, Thomas|Levin, Len|Kinney, Roger L.|Huber, Michael|Wolf, Gregory H.|Cohen, Alan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499123580986,"sku":"DBV.1943816778.A","price":13.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1943816778-0.jpg?v=1783019031","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/major-league-baseball-a-mile-high-the-first-quarter-century-of-the-colorado-rockies","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}