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Todd Helton pleads guilty to driving while ability impaired

By Michael Roberts Tue., May 7 2013 at 9:42 AM
Categories: Baseball, Colorado Crimes, Follow That Story

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The mug shot of Colorado Rockies all-star Todd Helton taken after his arrest for DUI in February spoke volumes about the most humiliating moment of his career -- an incident detailed in an arrest report on view below in its entirety.

Now, however, with the Rockies' season underway and going better than anticipated, Helton is taking responsibility for this error in judgment and attempting to put the embarrassment behind him by pleading guilty today to driving while ability impaired.

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Photos: Rockies fans celebrate team in first place -- and not sucking!

By Michael Roberts Mon., Apr. 8 2013 at 9:50 AM
Categories: Baseball, Photos

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We admit it. After taking one look at the pitching staff of the 2013 Colorado Rockies, we thought the team would set records -- for ineptitude. But thus far, we've been happily surprised -- no, thrilled -- by all aspects of the team, which currently has a 5-1 record and sits atop the National League West standings.

The fans captured on opening day by photographer Danielle Lirette never had any doubts. Check out a sampling of her shots below, and click to see our complete "Fans of the Rockies' Opening Day" slide show.

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Todd Helton's DUI police report: Lottery tickets and wine in Igloo cups

By Michael Roberts Fri., Feb. 8 2013 at 6:47 AM
Categories: Baseball, Colorado Crimes, Follow That Story

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The mug shot of Colorado Rockies all-star Todd Helton taken after his arrest for DUI speaks volumes about the most embarrassing incident of his career. But the police affidavit about the bust adds lots of wacky detail, about everything from chewing tobacco to the chalices from which Helton prefers to sip his wine. Details, the complete report and, of course, a larger version of the mug shot below.

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Todd Helton's mug shot every bit as brutal as bust for DUI

By Michael Roberts Wed., Feb. 6 2013 at 1:31 PM
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Todd Helton has been a mainstay for the Colorado Rockies for a long, long time, holding steady while other teammates screwed up on the diamond and off. Which means it's about time for him to have a gaffe of his own.

Like, for instance, a DUI arrest this morning, which generated an ultra-embarrassing mug shot and a major Helton mea culpa.

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Denver Post's decision to sell stake in Colorado Rockies not sign of financial turmoil, CEO says

By Michael Roberts Wed., Nov. 14 2012 at 9:46 AM
Categories: Baseball, Media, Sports

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Last week, the Denver Post announced a desire to sell its 7.3 percent stake in the Colorado Rockies -- an asset acquired due to the Rocky Mountain News's 2009 closure. A knowledgeable source tells Westword this move was motivated by dire financial problems at the Post -- ones serious enough that they could lead to bankruptcy. But Post CEO Ed Moss denies this assertion while highlighting what he sees as progress in improving the paper's economics.

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Photos: See spectacular home new Rockies manager Walt Weiss may not need to sell now

By Michael Roberts Thu., Nov. 8 2012 at 6:59 AM
Categories: Baseball, Follow That Story, Photos

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Onetime Regis High baseball coach Walt Weiss will no longer be the second-most famous person at the school -- after Olympian Missy Franklin. The ex-Colorado Rockies shortstop has just been hired to manage his former (and currently sorry) squad.

Does that mean he'll hang onto the astonishing Castle Rock property that landed him on the TopTenRealEstateDeals.com list of best MLB players' homes for sale, featured in photos below?

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Colorado Rockies pitching staff blows leads like porn star Tori Black blows co-stars

By Michael Roberts Thu., Jun. 14 2012 at 6:30 AM
Categories: Baseball

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Among other talents, porn star Tori Black is known for, well, blowing, as evidenced by her win in the Best Oral Sex Scene category at the 2011 AVN Awards. As such, she'd fit in perfectly on the Colorado Rockies pitching staff, which is also expert at blowing...leads, as happened again in an agonizingly predictable 10-8 loss to the mediocre Oakland A's.

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Jamie Moyer designated for assignment by Rox due to awful pitching

By Kyle Garratt Thu., May 31 2012 at 2:32 PM
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When a pitcher gives up a grand slam that left the hitter's bat at 122 miles per hour and broke part of the stadium when it landed, it's a pretty good sign the end is near for that pitcher -- especially when said pitcher is 49 years old. Two starts ago, the Rockies' Jamie Moyer gave up one such bomb to young Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton. If that monster shot didn't provide thudding punctuation to Moyer's time with the Rockies, his most recent start did. Yesterday, Moyer was designated for assignment, likely ending his time in Denver.

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Jamie Moyer's old man fetes only highlights of awful Rockies season

By Kyle Garratt Tue., May 22 2012 at 3:58 PM
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This isn't just another one of those "Jamie Moyer is really old, but still doing things" stories. No, it's a "Jamie Moyer is really old and still doing things, but it's really depressing because it's basically the only highlight of the Rockies season" stories. See the difference? At 49-years-old, almost every time Moyer takes the hill, he becomes the oldest major league player to do something. These accomplishments would be really enjoyable if they were a small side-note on the Rockies season and not the only uplifting part of it.

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49 things younger than 49-year-old Rockies pitcher Jamie Moyer

By Kyle Garratt Thu., May 3 2012 at 6:45 AM
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Every story about Rockies pitcher Jamie Moyer, including our cover story this week by Caleb Hannan, prominently features the word "old." But because, rightly or wrongly, that word can have a negative connotation in our society, we decided to focus for once on something young in relation to the 49-year-old Moyer. So we created a list of 49 things younger than him.

See how young and fresh that feels? Count down our top 49 list below.

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