How the Mountain ranges have actually done in the Crowning achievement Derby

This is an interesting piece by Joe Nguyen from The Denver Post discussing some important happenings for the week. Joe Nguyen recently posted the article and I thought it was well worth sharing here.

Shortstop Trevor Story on Monday announced he will be competing in the Home Run Derby at Coors Field on July 12. He will be the 12th Rockies player to compete in the competition and first since Charlie Blackmon in 2017.

Here’s a look a how the first 11 Rockies players fared in the annual summer event:

Dante Bichette (1994): The outfielder was Colorado’s first-ever participant. He clubbed three, tying Houston’s Jeff Bagwell, in the first round.

Ellis Burks (1996): Burks, another member of the Blake Street Bombers, was eliminated after he had just one homer in the first round.

Larry Walker (1997, 1999): The soon-to-be-enshrined Hall of Famer totaled the highest overall number of home runs in 1997 with 19, but ran out of juice late, losing to Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez, 3-1, in the finals. He didn’t do as well two years later, failing to advance out of the first round with just two.

Vinny Castilla (1998): The power-hitting third baseman represented host Colorado at Coors Field. He hit seven in the first round but failed to advance in round two, falling three short when he hit five.

Todd Helton (2001): Helton clobbered 49 home runs during the 2001 season. Unfortunately he mustered just two at the derby and failed to advance past round one.

Matt Holliday (2007): The outfielder tied for the lead with five in the first round, but fell just short of advancing to the finals when he hit eight in round two.

Carlos Gonzalez (2012): CarGo hit four in the first round, but fell short of advancing.

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Michael Cuddyer (2013): The Rockies outfielder advanced out of the first round after hitting seven. He added eight in round two, but was one short of Bryce Harper to advance to the finals.

Troy Tulowitzki (2014): Tulo hit four in the first round, but his run ended in the second after hitting just two.

Justin Morneau (2014): The Canadian first baseman was eliminated after he hit two in the first round.

Charlie Blackmon (2017): The bearded outfielder fell short in his matchup against Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, 15-14, to be eliminated in the first round.

A pair of former Rockies sluggers are noticeably absent from the list: Andres Galarraga and Nolan Arenado. Galarraga is the lone member of the Blake Street Bombers to not participate. In an interview with The Post in 2018, Arenado said, “It’s never really grabbed my eye, for some reason. I’d like to say that one day I will want to do it, but for now, I just enjoy hanging out.”