Coors Field - Home of Rockies Baseball |
| Colorado's Coors Field is a baseball only facility situated within the city limits of Denver at the corners of 20th and Blake Streets. The $215-million venue was slated to seat 43,800 but after record setting attendance statistics in 1993 of over 4 million, ownership decided to expand the seating capacity to 50,200 before the field opened. New suites added in 1998 and expansion in 2001 brings the total capacity to 50,445. |
Capacity: 50,449 Address:
2001 Blake Street
Denver, Colorado 80205 Dimensions:
Left field - 347 feet
Left-center - 390 feet
Center field - 420-415-424 feet
Right-center - 375 feet
Right field - 350 feet
2004 Attendance:
Home Games: 79
Total Attendance: 2,338,069
Percent Capacity: 58.7%
Rank (by Pct. Cap.): 21st
Per-Game Average: 29,595
Rank (by Average): 16th |
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Situated in the lower downtown (LoDo) of Denver, Coors Field offers spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains from the first base and right field areas of the stadium. Most seats are painted green, however the upper deck's 20th row is purple as it represents the 5,280 foot above sea level line (one mile). Otherwise the facility is known as one of the most prolific homerun hitting ball parks in all of baseball. The thinner air that accompanies the altitude of Denver allows longballs to travel 9 percent father than one hit at sea level. Thus a ball hit approximately 400 feet at Yankee Stadium would travel 440 feet at Coors Field.
The first two seasons of Colorado Rockies baseball were played at the long-time home of the Denver Broncos NFL franchise, Mile High Stadium. The Rockies averaged 57,051 fans per game during their two-year run there and netted over 70,000 fans during 21 of those contests. |
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Jeff Francis was named the Class AA Texas League Pitcher of the Year, putting a cap on an impressive season |
that eventually saw him hold his own in the majors (3-2 5.15 ERA).
His plus command (6.8 K/BB) is his best attribute, as he's able to place all four of his pitches where he wants. He possesses two- and four-seam fastballs in the 86-91-mph range, complementing them with a 78-80-mph curveball, 81-82-mph slurve and 78-80-mph straight changeup. He is consistent with his arm speed and low, three-quarters delivery. |
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"They said it" - Clint Barmes |
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"He's the type of player you root for. He's a blue-collar shortstop. You have to see him a couple times before you appreciate him, but if you watch you are going to like what you see. He has a little bit of jolt in his bat. He is a nice guy to hit second because he can drive the ball the opposite way and he'll battle pitchers. He's at least adequate defensively, and he just keeps getting better. He picks up tendencies and can move to give himself a better chance at making a play. He's the kind of guy who figures out how to get the job done." |
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