Saluting The Rockies News

 
Monday's Sports in Brief
SI.com
Crews also fired water cannons while the plane taxied, saluting the team's 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday. The players then took buses to the team's headquarters in East Rutherford, where thousands of fans lined the gates waiting ...

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Widescreen wonders: Arizona's 100 years of statehood
The Independent
Just outside its main entrance, a huge cactus – 15ft high, torso a muscular green – lifts arms in salute. And the building seems to respond, nodding back via a dome that, unlike those of its colleagues in New England, with their sleek marble masonry, ...

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Bleacher Report
The 10 Goofiest Mascots in MLB
Bleacher Report
When the Colorado Rockies made their debut in 1993, there were many things they could have done in terms of mascots. They could have had a mountain man as a salute to the Rocky Mountains or maybe even a mountain lion of some sort.

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ESPN (blog)
Exploring the Powder Highway
ESPN (blog)
"This lift celebrates 50 years of skiing at Fernie and it's a fitting salute to our powder pioneers," says Matt Mosteller, vice president of marketing for Resorts of the Canadian Rockies. Beyond new terrain and bragging rights, the lift also helps the ...


 
Don't Look Back: An Ageless Tale of Satchel Paige
Pinstripe Alley
Hoyt Wilhelm and Jack Quinn are the only two pitchers since 1901 to be active at the age of 49, so, if Moyer throws a pitch with the Rockies, he'll join that select company. An appearance would also put him on the precipice of the 50-year old club, ...


 
Regional Books: An Earthquake in China, Stories of Oklahoma, a Plant Guide to ...
Tucson Citizen
Carolyn Dodson, co-author of “Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies, has taught wildflower identification classes in the University of New Mexico Department of Continuing Education for more than twenty years. Her new book is a practical ...


 
Monday's Sports in Brief
NOLA.com
Crews also fired water cannons while the plane taxied, saluting the team's 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday. The players then took buses to the team's headquarters in East Rutherford, where thousands of fans lined the gates waiting ...

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