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Rockies’ Gold Glove finalists: Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar, Ryan McMahon
Throughout the Rockies’ difficult 101-loss season, the one positive thing they could count on was their solid and often outstanding defense. So it was no surprise that center fielder Brenton Doyle, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar and third baseman Ryan McMahon were named Tuesday morning as finalists for the National League’s Rawlings Gold Glove awards. Three finalists […]
Corbin Carroll homers twice off Austin Gomber as Rockies lose series finale 9-4 to Diamondbacks
Before the Rockies’ relievers could even settle into their seats beyond the right-field wall, Corbin Carroll jolted them awake. Carroll’s 438-foot blast on Austin Gomber’s seventh pitch Wednesday ricocheted off the second-deck facade and landed in the home bullpen, setting the tone for Gomber’s disappointing start, the bullpen’s long afternoon and the Rockies’ 9-4 loss […]
Austin Gomber sparkles in Rockies’ 3-1 win over Nationals
Related Articles Quality start doesn’t begin to describe Austin Gomber’s performance. How about dominating? Or commanding? Or just plain terrific? Whatever the adjective, Gomber sparkled in the Rockies’ 3-1 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. Read the rest of this story on TheKnow.DenverPost.com.
Rockies’ German Marquez placed on injured list with right elbow inflammation following first start of season
Related Articles German Marquez’s comeback was short-lived — at least for now. After making his first start of the season on July 14 in New York in his return from Tommy John surgery, the Rockies placed the right-hander on the 15-day injured list on Monday with right elbow inflammation. Marquez, who broke the Rockies’ career […]
As Trevor Story returns to Coors Field for first time since signing with Red Sox, injury-riddled shortstop remains confident he can regain old form
Related Articles Trevor Story is still waiting to show the Red Sox who he really is. The former Rockies All-Star and Silver Slugger made his first trip back to Coors Field on Monday since he signed a six-year, $140 million contract with Boston ahead of the 2022 season. In the time since that mega-deal, Story’s […]
Cody Johnson sings anthem smoothly at All-Star Game a night after Ingris Andress’ panned rendition
Related Articles ARLINGTON, Texas — Country music artist Cody Johnson performed the national anthem without a hitch before the All-Star Game in his home state of Texas, a night after a widely panned performance by Ingris Andress that led to an apology and an admission that she was drunk. Johnson walked toward the microphone between […]
Colorado high school and college players selected in 2024 MLB Draft
Related Articles There were 12 players with ties to Colorado high schools or colleges selected in the 2024 MLB Draft. Here’s a look at where each went: RHP Greysen Carter, Vanderbilt: Round 5, No. 152, Yankees The Fairview graduate was 4-2 with a 6.58 ERA and 38 Ks in 18 games (four starts) for the […]
Major League Baseball now has an official CBD supplier, and it’s based in Colorado
Charlotte’s Web will be the official CBD supplier to professional baseball players through December 2025.
Play Ball … or Not? MLB and Marijuana
Being a big league ballplayer involves a fair amount of stress. While some players get tanked on alcohol to handle their 162 game schedule, others choke down fistfuls of prescription medications to deal with their job-related health issues, leaving more than a few MLB players who prefer smoking some connoisseur grade cannabis as a means of dealing with […]
Update on International Marijuana Issues
Support for marijuana reform seems to be growing all around America. As marijuana.net has suggested previously, President Barack Obama has been getting pressured on the issue an awful lot lately. Marijuana’s benefits are not simply a domestic issue and there have been interesting updates from around the globe.
Over the weekend, marijuana.net briefly spoke about a new trend in professional sports that refreshingly was not about inflating ticket prices, player salaries or owner profits. The NBA has already decided not to test its players for marijuana in the offseason and the Detroit Lions‘ general manager Martin Mayhew has indicated that he is not overly concerned with his players being arrested for marijuana. Building on this trend internationally, Australia’s Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports has recently said that marijuana should not be grouped with performance enhancing drugs such as steroids or Human Growth Hormone. Unlike the United States (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS etc.), Australia has one organization that represents many of the different professional sports. As Martin Mayhew suggested, the culture is changing and athletes in their prime are in their 20s. Altering the approach professional sports takes on marijuana seems to be very crucial moving forward.
We have already witnessed the pressure put on the United States and President Obama from our neighbors to the south to change marijuana laws. Now, mayors from British Columbia cities in Canada are also calling for a new approach to cannabis law enforcement. Eight mayors are now officially calling for marijuana legalization in order to reduce crime and violence associated with cannabis laws. The mayors are also seeking to generate tax funds from a regulated marijuana system.
In particular, Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver recently stated in a letter to the Canadian government, “As mayors of BC municipalities, we are fully aware of the harms stemming from the province’s large illegal marijuana industry, “Our communities have been deeply affected by the consequences of marijuana prohibition including large-scale grow-ops, increased organized crime and ongoing gang violence. It is time to tax and strictly regulate marijuana under a public health framework; regulating marijuana would allow the government to rationally address the health concerns of marijuana, raise government tax revenue and eliminate the huge profits from the marijuana industry that flow directly to organized crime.”
It is great to see a progressive approach from other countries even though the Netherlands seems to be trying to uphold their recent ban on allowing tourists to purchase marijuana. The plan is controversial and may cripple Holland tourism so it will be interesting to see if the ban remains permanently. If the ban on Amsterdam coffee shops hurts the Dutch economy, will the United States take note? Even with tough talk from the feds it seems that marijuana has gotten over the hump and moved into mainstream acceptability.