Table of Contents Page Chapter Chapter Page Meet the Rockies 4 Glory Days 6 Home Turf 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Baseball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Extra Innings 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
FLY YOUR OWN FLAG Darren OLO
Meet the Rockies T here is almost never a dull moment when you go to a Colorado orado Rockies game The hitters blast baseballs all over the park ark e The pitchers throw hard and dare opponents to swing The runners dive headfirst into the bases The outfielders climb the walls trying to snatch home runs The Rockies are a true hometown team They believe in finding promising young players and training them in the minor leagues When they are ready for the major leagues they join the team in Colorado Because so many Rockies have grown up together there is a family feeling in the dugout This book tells the story of the Rockies They are one of of baseball’s newest teams but they have already made a lot of history story Fans in Colorado have seen lots of record-smashing moments and fantastic finishes They cheer for their team no matter what the score because they know the Rockies will never quit The Rockies greet Troy Tulowitzki as he returns to the dugout after a home run 5
