In an effort to increase team speed, the Rockies began their serious run at Padres free-agent outfielder Dave Roberts.
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October 2006
Rockies eye speedy Roberts (Denver Post)
Rockies’ Quirk to interview with A’s (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Colorado Rockies bench coach Jamie Quirk is among the five candidates scheduled to interview for the Oakland Athletics manager position. Quirk is scheduled to interview on Nov. 7. He played the final three of his 18 major league seasons for the Athletics.
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‘Crossover Pueblo’ precedes Colo. Baptists’ annual meeting (BPNews.net)
PUEBLO, Colo. (BP)–Colorado Baptists hosted “Crossover Pueblo,” the first such evangelism event in their convention’s history, prior to their 51st annual meeting at the Pueblo Convention Center Oct. 16-18.
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A’s schedule interviews for manager job (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Oakland Athletics have scheduled interviews with five candidates for their managerial opening, starting with two members of last season’s coaching staff.
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IN DEVELOPMENT: October 26-29, 2006 (HoopsWorld.com)
Twice weekly Daily updates from the NCAA, D League, CBA, ABA, IBL, UBL, USBL, WBA and Euroleague: • PREPS: South Medford (Ore.) standout Singler chooses to become a Blue Devil • NCAA: CSU’s Smith sits out two (possession), GWU’s Opoku 11 (violations) • D LEAGUE: Colorado 14′ers looking at Rodney Billups, summer league staple • GREECE: Former Longhorn Buckman gets two-year suspension for
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Friday’s Foaming Rant: Oh, Colorado’s calling me (Velo News)
Oh, Colorado’s calling me From her hillsides and her rivers And her mesas and her trees. When blizzards snap the power lines And all the toilets freeze In December in the Colorado Rockies.
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Rockies cleans up, gets ready for ski season (CNN.com)
DENVER, Colorado (AP) — Some schools were closed Friday, but highways and runways were back open and a ski resort was getting ready for an early start for the season after a storm left up to 2 feet of snow.
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A place where pedestrians and dogs walk freely (Ruidoso News)
In September, when the aspens flamed to gold along the steep banks of the Rockies, we trekked the high country of Colorado. The Condo State offers so many similarities to the Land of Enchantment that it’s impossible not to draw comparisons.
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Deadly wildfires in California, Snowstorm in Colorado, Week in Review (CNN.com)
October 27, 2006
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Krieger: This is becoming a watershed Series (Rocky Mountain News)
You don’t hear the words Rockies and World Series in the same sentence very often, and when you do, the word never is usually between them.
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BASEBALL NOTES / A’s search to include Quirk (San Francisco Chronicle)
The A’s continue to add to their list of managerial candidates; on Wednesday, they asked for and received permission to interview Colorado bench coach Jamie Quirk. Quirk, who will meet with A’s general manager Billy Beane in Phoenix next week, was…
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Drive defensively and save a buck (Rocky Mountain News)
The Colorado Department of Transportation warns motorists to be on the watch for wildlife, especially deer, because collisions with wildlife can be deadly.
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Glad tidings for Rockies fans in CBA (Denver Post)
With baseball experiencing an unprecedented financial windfall, the new collective bargaining agreement quietly raised the stakes for small-market teams such as the Rockies.
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First pitch, October 25 (Rocky Mountain News)
The Rockies are preparing to set up interviews in the search for a first-base coach and hitting coach. Nobody has been offered a job, and several candidates have pulled out for personal reasons.
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