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Mr. Rockie: Back in the Saddle Again

Found August 20, 2009 on Bugs & Cranks:
PLAYERS: Todd Helton
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies

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You want to witness a complete 180?  Keep reading. July 23rd, 2008: I declared the end of the Todd Helton Era in Colorado. I’m no doctor, nurse or trainer, but I know epidurals and baseball don’t mix. I know no timetable has been set for Helton’s return. I know when you start experiencing leg pain related to back injury, you’re dealing with something serious. I know when you reach 34 — with the physical wear and tear of college football and 12 years of professional baseball — and the back gives out, there’s no turning, well, back. August 19th, 2008: I kicked a little more dirt on Helton’s baseball career. No, Todd Helton is not dead.  His legacy in Denver will never die.  However,...
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