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Two great players have decided to join Mariano Rivera in calling it a career at the end of this season. Air Jordan China . The first was arguably the last star produced by the Montreal Expos organization, Vladimir Guerrero, and the second is one of the all-time greats with the Colorado Rockies, Todd Helton. Helton is calling it quits at the end of this season and will go down as one of the few players who played with the same franchise his entire career. The Blake St. Bombers were born in 1995 when Colorado moved from Mile High Stadium, where it played its first two seasons, to Coors Field. The Rockies, at that time, were the most successful franchise ever. Their first year attendance was nearly 4.5 million - a record for all pro sports. They clinched the National League wild card spot on the final day of the 1995 season, coming back from an 8-2 deficit to win 10-9 and becoming the quickest expansion team ever to make the post-season - doing so in just their third year of existence. The 1995 team featured the likes of Andres Galarraga - who won the National League batting title in 1993 with a .370 batting average - Dante Bichette, Vinny Castilla, Ellis Burks and Larry Walker. This team could flat out hit, aided and abetted by the rarified Denver air that helped balls carry further and flattened out even the best of curve balls. Helton joined the party in 1997. He had been a two-sport star at the University of Tennessee. He was the starting quarterback with the Volunteers until he was supplanted by some guy named Peyton Manning. They are still good friends to this day and ironically for the past two years have played pro in the same city. Helton has had a spectacular career. He became the 96th player in Major League history to crack 2,500 hits and he leads in seven all-time Rockies hitting categories. Number 17 has a career average of .317 and has hit 367 homers over 2,235 games. Helton is a three-time Gold Glover at first base, but these are the numbers that really stick out. He has over 2,500 hits, 550 doubles, over 350 homers and a .310 or higher batting average. The only other match in Major League history to accomplish that was St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan "the Man" Musial. For the record, Heltons final appearance in Toronto came in a three game series from June 17 through the 19. It was right in the middle of the Blue Jays record-setting 11 game win streak. The Jays swept the series and outscored the Rockies 15-5. Helton played the first two games at first base for the Rockies and was rested by skipper Walt Weiss in the third. He went a combined 1-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts. His final hit in Toronto came in the second inning of game one; a line drive single to centre fielder Colby Ramus. The man who gave up that hit was Josh Johnson. This night was arguably his best game as a Blue Jay. Johnson pitched seven and a third shutout innings, gave up just five hits, walked two and struck out 10 but didnt get the decision. The Jays rallied late and beat the Rockies 2-0. Not counting this year, in 20 seasons, the Rockies have had only five winning records. Still, theyve made it to the post-season three times as a wild card and got all the way to the World Series in 2007 where they were swept by Boston in four straight. Though attendance has slipped since the early glory years, Colorado still averages over 2 million and has only slipped below that figure once in 20 years. At one point, they had a stretch of 203 straight sell-outs. Helton wasnt with the Rockies in 1995 and 96 but he can still lay claim to being part of one of the most dominant hitting teams to come down the pike. Colorado lead the National League in hitting every season from 1995 to 2002, led in homeruns from 1995-97 and again in 99. They also led in runs scored in 1995-97 and again from 2000 to 2001. Yes, Helton played his entire home career at Coors Field but on balance you cant deny the mans Hall of Fame credentials. Former Helton teammate Jason Giambi is in the twilight of his career right now with Cleveland. With two weeks to go in the season, the Indians are just a half game back of Texas and Tampa Bay for a wild card spot. If Cleveland gets in, Giambi will be going to the playoffs for the ninth time with his fourth different team. The Baltimore Orioles went into Sundays play leading the American League in walks. The next five behind them in order were Boston, Rays, As, Cleveland and the Tigers. The common factor - four of the six are holding playoff positions at the moment. Cleveland is just a half game out and Baltimore is still alive at three and a half out. The Blue Jays should take note of this if they already havent. Cheap Jordan From China . The two were in the batting cage moments before game time. Bautista was taking final warm up cuts. Pillar was hitting soft toss. The one-time utility player turned All-Star pulled aside the clubs young, fourth outfielder and offered him some advice. Clearance Air Jordan Store . The game had many controversial incidents that, upon closer inspection, were not as controversial as many believed. The Formations Toronto FC lined up in its usual 4-4-2 formation, with Nick Hagglund slotting in at right fullback and Bradley Orr at centreback in place of the injured Mark Bloom and Steven Caldwell, respectively. https://www.jordanchina.us/ . -- Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana agreed Tuesday to a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles as he tries to come back from the second major operation on his left shoulder.Which are the most credible Liverpool transfer rumours right now? Sky Sports has teamed up with Football Whispers to bring you the latest transfer talk as Jurgen Klopp looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the new Premier League season.Football Whispers have developed a unique algorithm to take all of the transfer rumours from across the globe and calculate the likelihood of them happening. They track transfer stories and give them a score out of 5.0, with the hottest Whispers closest to 5.0.Here are the current top three:1. Jetro Willems (PSV) - 4.7The 22-year-old Netherlands international is a former team-mate of Liverpools newest signing, Georginio Wijnaldum and his Football Whisper ranking is still strong. Willems tweeted Wijnaldum wishing him all the best and said that hell be seeing him soon, which has got tongues wagging about whether Klopp is about to make an offer for the player.However, according to De Telegraaf, Monaco are also keeping tabs on Willems.2. Lucas Moura (PSG) - 3.6 PSG midfielder Lucas Moura is being linked to an Anfield move Lucas is again being linked with a move away from the Paris capital as Liverpool continue in their attempts to strengthen their squad ahead of the start of the 2016/17 season.The Brazilian netted 13 times in 55 games for Paris Saint-Germain last season, but that impressive form has not stopped him moving up to second place on Liverpools Football Whispers list. 3. Max Meyer (Schalke) - 3.4 Meyer features in third place for Liverpool Following the signing of Wijnaldum on Friday, Schalkes Max Meyer has shot into Liverpools Football Whispers list but has gone from 4.4 to 3.4 in the last 24 hours.The 20-year-old attacking midfielder has been a Bundesliga regular for several seasons, and netted five times in 32 appearances last campaign.Could he become Jurgen Klopps latest addition at Anfield? Hottest Liverpool whispers - Wednesday July 27 Player Club FW rating (out of 5) Jetro Williems PSV 4.7 Lucas Moura PSG 3. Cheap Air Jordan Free Shipping. 7 Max Meyer Schalke 3.4 Jonas Hector FC K?ln 2.4 Jordan Amavi Aston Villa 2.2 Joao Mario Sporting 2.2 Moussa Sissoko Newcastle 1.9 Presnel Kimpembe PSG 1.6 Mahmoud Dahoud Borussia M?nchengladbach 1.6 Ricardo Rodriguez Wolfsburg 1.3 Theo Walcott Arsenal 1.2 Mateo Kovacic Real Madrid 1.0 Dont forget to follow the most up-to-date information around the clock with the Sky Sports Transfer Centre. Also See: Transfer Centre Latest transfer news Paper Talk Liverpool fixtures ' ' '

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