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Finding Joy in Baseball After Chilling Ordeal

Sep. 19, 2009
Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba, whose son was held for two days by kidnappers in Venezuela, has rediscovered his passion for the game.
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MLB: Colorado 4, San Diego 1

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A three-run double by Yorvit Torrealba in the ninth inning kept alive Colorado's late-season surge Friday and lifted the Rockies to a 4-1 win over San Diego.

MLB: Colorado 9, Arizona 2

PHOENIX, April 8 (UPI) -- Franklin Morales yielded an earned run and just six hits in six innings Wednesday, keying the Colorado Rockies' 9-2 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

MLB: Colorado 6, Florida 5 (11 inn.)

DENVER, July 3 (UPI) -- Ryan Spilborghs delivered a two-run single in the 11th inning Thursday, giving the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 victory over Florida.
MLB:Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado 3

MLB:Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado 3

CHICAGO, June 1 (UPI) -- Alfonso Soriano, Jim Edmonds and Aramis Ramirez powered the Chicago Cubs past Colorado 5-3 Sunday, stretching their winning streak to seven games.

Holliday wins weekly N.L. player honor

NEW YORK, July 30 (UPI) -- Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday, who had a league-high four home runs last week, Monday was named the National League player of the week. Holliday's four home runs allowed him to pile up 10 runs batted in and nine runs scored.

MLB: Colorado 10, Milwaukee 6

MILWAUKEE, July 13 (UPI) -- Yorvit Torrealba, Matt Holliday and Troy Tulowitzki homered Friday night, as the Colorado Rockies beat Milwaukee, 10-6, for their sixth win in seven games.

MLB: Colorado 7, Philadelphia 6 (11 inn.)

DENVER, July 7 (UPI) -- Yorvit Torrealba's third hit of the game Friday night, a two-out single in the 11th, drove in Garrett Atkins, as the Colorado Rockies beat Philadelphia, 7-6.

MLB: N.Y. Mets 7, Colorado 4

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Lastings Milledge had two runs, three hits, and two RBI Saturday night as the New York Mets beat Colorado, 7-4, for their third straight win.

MLB: San Francisco 9, Colorado 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Marquis Grissom smacked a three-run homer for the San Francisco Giants, who defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-5 at SBC Park.

Rockies ink Gregg Zaun

DENVER, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The Colorado Rockies have signed Gregg Zaun, five days after the Houston Astros released the switch-hitting catcher.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch