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還記得山神Todd Helton嗎？這位在洛磯隊打了１７年之久的打擊之神，去年年底
宣布說要退休時，許多球迷都覺得很惋惜，而球團也希望在Helton生日
（８月２０日）之前，將他的球衣成為隊史第一位退休球衣的號碼，１７號，以
表揚他在洛磯隊打這麼久的貢獻
he Colorado Rockies will retire Todd Helton's No. 17 uniform during a pregame
ceremony in August, according to Mark Townsend of Yahoo! Sports. Helton, who
hung up his cleats after the 2013 season, will be the first player to have
his number retired by the team in honor of his time in a Rockies jersey.
Helton spent his entire career, which coincidentally lasted 17 years, in
Colorado. He is the Rockies' career leader in games played, plate
appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, singles, doubles, home runs,
walks, sacrifice flies and bWAR. The ceremony to retire his number will occur
on Aug. 17, three days before his 41st birthday.
The Rockies have retired two other numbers in the past, but Helton's will be
the first tribute based on an individual's Colorado playing career. Jackie
Robinson's No. 42 is honored by every team in the majors, and pitcher Darryl
Kile's No. 57 was retired when the 33-year-old hurler, then a member of the
Cardinals, passed away unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack during the
2002 season.
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During Helton's prime, the five-time All Star was one of the best hitters in
the game. His natural talent, combined with the explosive offensive
environment of Coors Field, allowed him to reach gaudy career-highs of 49
home runs, 147 RBI, 138 runs, 59 doubles, 216 hits and 127 walks in various
years. In 2000, he batted .372/.463/.698, although the fact that his
MLB-leading 1162 OPS translated to only a 163 OPS+ provides context about his
home park and the era in which he played.
Helton's overall body of work will likely put him on the fringe of the Hall
of Fame debate. He racked up 369 home runs and 2,519 hits, batted
316/.414/.539, walked 160 more times than he struck out and earned three
Gold Gloves at first base. Baseball-Reference values his career at 61.3 bWAR,
which is right around average for a Hall of Fame first baseman, but he will
have to overcome the perception that he was a product of Coors Field (1048
career OPS at home, 855 on the road) in order to gain enshrinement. The team
reached the playoffs only twice during his tenure, but he did help lead
Colorado to its first World Series berth in 2007. Although the Rockies got
swept in that Series by Boston, Helton hit .333 with a pair of doubles.
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