#127 Greg Colbrunn

WORKIN' : noun  work·ing  \ˈwər-kiŋ\
the manner of functioning or operating

Singled in his first at bat off Francisco Oliveras of the San Francisco Giants on July 9, 1992

 Hit for the cycle on September 18, 2002

2X World Series Champion 2001, 2013

Montreal Expos (1992–1993)

Florida Marlins (1994–1996)

Minnesota Twins (1997)

Atlanta Braves (1997–1998)

Colorado Rockies (1998)

Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2002)

Seattle Mariners (2003)

Arizona Diamondbacks (2004)

Emotion Recap - Page 14

118 Deion Sanders - LIGHTNING

119 Reggie Sanders - PLANNING

120 Pete Schourek - HEATER

121 John Smiley - COMPETATIVE

122 Jason Bates - PRESSURE

123 Dante Bichette - THE HEAT

124 Vinny Castilla - PSYCHED

125 Andres Galarraga - OBSERVING

126 Larry Walker - BLAST

#126 Larry Walker

BLAST : transitive verb \ˈblast\
:  to hit vigorously and effectively <blasted a home run>

In 1997 he hit .366 with 49 home runs, 130 RBI, 33 stolen bases, and 409 total bases, and became the first Canadian player to win the MVP Award.

He won the Tip O'Neill Award as Canada's top baseball player 9 times in his career.

His walk-up song was "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne.

Superstitious about the number three. He wore number 33 and was married on Nov. 3 at 3:33. He would take three, or any multiple of three, swings in the batter's box before he would hit.

Montreal Expos (1989–1994)

Colorado Rockies (1995–2004)

St. Louis Cardinals (2004–2005)

Career highlights and awards

5× All-Star (1992, 1997–1999, 2001)

NL MVP (1997)

7× Gold Glove Award (1992, 1993, 1997–1999, 2001, 2002)

3× Silver Slugger Award (1992, 1997, 1999)

3× NL batting champion (1998, 1999, 2001)

NL home run leader (1997)

#125 Andres Galarraga

OBSERVING : verb  ob·serve \əb-ˈzərv\
:  to watch carefully

The Big Cat

Montreal Expos (1985–1991)

St. Louis Cardinals (1992)

Colorado Rockies (1993–1997)

Atlanta Braves (1998, 2000)

Texas Rangers (2001)

San Francisco Giants (2001)

Montreal Expos (2002)

San Francisco Giants (2003)

Anaheim Angels (2004)

Just a few highlights from his career:

Led National League in Hits (184 in 1988)

Led National League in Total Bases (329 in 1988)

Led National League in Doubles (42 in 1988)

Led National League in Runs Created (113 in 1988)

Led National League in Extra-Base Hits (79 in 1988)

Led National League in Batting Average (.370 in 1993)

Led National League in Home Runs (47 in 1996)

Twice led National League in RBIs (150 in 1996 and 140 in 1997)

Ranks 69th on MLB All-Time Total Bases List (4,038)

Ranks 83rd on MLB All-Time Doubles List (444)

Ranks 43rd on MLB All-Time Home Run List (399)

Ranks 57th on MLB All-Time RBI List (1,425)

Ranks 58th on MLB All-Time Extra-Base Hits List (875)

Ranks 95th on MLB All-Time Intentional Walks List (106)

Was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2007(1st Rockies Baseball Player to be inducted)

Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award 2001 (Atlanta Braves)

The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award winner 1993 (Colorado Rockies) 2001 (Atlanta Braves)

First Rockies player ever represented at All-Star Game (1993)

Rockies Career Leader in At Bats per Home Runs with 15.5.

His 150 RBI season in 1996 is still a single season record for the Rockies [1].

Won the three triple crown categories (BA, HR, RBI) although in different seasons

Set Rockies record for RBI before the All-Star break (84 in 1997)

Became the first player in history to win two NL Comeback Player of the Year Awards

Honored in the docudrama movie Galarraga: puro béisbol (Galarraga: Nothing But Baseball - Venezuela, 2000)

Honored in the book Andrés Galarraga - Real Life Reader Biography, by writer Sue Boulais (2003)

Gained induction into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (2010)

#124 Vinny Castilla

PSYCHED : verb \ˈsīk\
: to make (yourself or another person) mentally ready to perform or compete

With Andrés Galarraga and Ellis Burks became just the second trio of 40-homer teammates in MLB history.

And along with Dante Bichette, became just the third 100-RBI team-quartet in MLB history.

Atlanta Braves (1991–1992)

Colorado Rockies (1993–1999)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000–2001)

Houston Astros (2001)

Atlanta Braves (2002–2003)

Colorado Rockies (2004)

Washington Nationals (2005)

San Diego Padres (2006)

Colorado Rockies (2006)

2× All-Star (1995, 1998)

3× Silver Slugger Award (1995, 1997, 1998)

NL RBI leader (2004)

#123 Dante Bichette

THE HEAT

First use of the word "THE" in the descriptor.

Previously, our non-single-word descriptors have been LOCKED-IN, ALL-OUT, and MR. INTENSE.

California Angels (1988–1990)

Milwaukee Brewers (1991–1992)

Colorado Rockies (1993–1999)

Cincinnati Reds (2000)

Boston Red Sox (2000–2001)

He hit the first home-run in Rockies history.

Had a big year in 1995: All-Star, Silver Slugger Award, NL home run leader, NL RBI leader.

Also barely missed a Triple Crown and an MVP Award with .340 batting average, 40 home runs and 128 RBIs.

I'll always remember him as an Angel.

#122 Jason Bates

PRESSURE: verb pres·sure \ˈpre-shər\
: to use pressure to force or try to force (someone) to do something

Pressure?

Did coach need to pressure Jason to get off his arse and get his head in the game or something?

1995-1998 Colorado Rockies

I cannot find anything else interesting on Jason Bates.

Anyone got anything?