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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Welcome to the Stupid History Mint. I'm your host

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<v Speaker 1>Kep Pound. Today we're talking about the Colorado Rockies. The

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<v Speaker 1>Colorado Rockies brought Major League Baseball to the Mile High

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<v Speaker 1>City of nineteen ninety three. The expansion franchise was awarded

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<v Speaker 1>to Denver in nineteen ninety one, with businessman Jerry McMorris

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<v Speaker 1>leading the ownership group. Named after the Rocky Mountains. If

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<v Speaker 1>you couldn't have guessed that, the team immediately became a hit,

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<v Speaker 1>drawing more than four point four million fans during its

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<v Speaker 1>inaugural season, a major League record that still stands. Since

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<v Speaker 1>moving into Course Field in nineteen ninety five, the Rockies

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<v Speaker 1>have become famous for high scoring games thanks to Denver's

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<v Speaker 1>thin air, where baseball seem to fly farther than anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>Turns out altitude. Is it just tough on pitchers? It's

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<v Speaker 1>great for home runs. This has been a Stupid History Minute,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm Kep Pound.

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