Adopting The Rockies

We hope you’ll stick around and chat.

I promise: no jokes about Iowa State and Big 10 expansion.

I was born in Iowa City. And I was starting to wonder about your list. Who would shell out money for jerseys from Oakland and Colorado? And the two-year old I know pronounces “andrew” as “UJJ,” so “Tulowitzki” is out of the question

I love Iowa…they know how to make some killer hotdogs! Looking forward to chatting with you on the Row!

you and your wife will enjoy it quite a bit. Any idea where you are going to live?

Stroll over to a game thread soon and enjoy the banter. No better way to follow the game short of being there in person.

I like the idea of the “Snow Series” mentioned above. Both teams look pretty good this year so it is possible (or maybe some time in the near future, maybe in June?).

I consider the Twins one of my favorite AL teams, so we’ll be great friends. As long as you’re funny. Are you funny?

Welcome!

in 2007 after their remarkable run. We’ll never see that done at that time of the year ever again.

My circumstances are similar.

I grew up in (and still live in) Texas, a lifelong Astros fan. After 45+ years of mostly frustration, I thought, “Hey, this is getting Cub-like. Those fans are sad. I refuse to do that.” And the team had no farm system & no future, to boot.

Partly because there was a big preseason-2007 trade involving the Astros and Rockies, and I wanted to follow the ex-Stros (Hirsh, Buchholz, Taveras), I started following the Rockies more closely, found PR, thought Silverblood was a hoot & Russ & Rox Girl quite knowledgeable about baseball in general, and essentially switched teams. And the team had a great year in ’07.

Then we bought a retirement home (target move date: 2012) in Lyons, So it’s not exactly like we moved to CO because of the Rockies or Purple Row (my family had been vacationing in CO since I was very little & I’ve always loved the state), but it’s sure been a great way to transition.

The PR community has been very welcoming & a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy it. See you at Coors in a couple years.

It’s always nice to see another Iowan. I lived the first 14 years of my life there (born in Marshalltown, moved to Cedar Rapids when I was 4), until my family moved to upstate New York. The funny thing is that I grew up a Mets fan, even though I got a steady diet of Cubs games on WGN (RIP Harry Caray) and Wrigley Field was the first place I ever saw a game. I think it had a lot to do with my dad being a die-hard Mets fan (he’s a Brooklyn boy, born and raised). I didn’t even think about rooting for another team even after I moved out, even when I was in Baltimore and sorta liked watching O’s games.

I moved to Colorado three years ago with my family (not Boulder, though), and started watching the Rockies because, well, that’s the only way I was going to be able to watch any baseball living in the Denver area. The funny thing is, though, the team really started to grow on me. They’re like that. Lots of talent, fun to watch, and no real divas. Even more, they started growing on my kids. The improbable run in 2007 is when I knew I might be hooked. It was confirmed the next time the Mets played the Rockies…and I found myself unashamedly rooting for the Rockies.

I still have a soft spot for the Mets, but I don’t keep up with them much any more. It will be interesting when I go visit my parents in a couple of weeks, though…:)

Welcome to the Row. You’ll find that this is a great bunch of folks, who are very friendly and fun. I’m glad you have a sense of humor, too…you need it sometimes with this team.