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QUESTION 1 Helped lead Boswell (Texas) High School to a Class 4A state championship. … Named to 2000 College World Series all-tournament team after helping LSU to the national championship. … Has one of the best position-player arms in baseball. … Had a game-winning home run in 14th inning at San Diego this season.
QUESTION 2 Attended University of British Columbia. … Featured on cover of Sports Illustrated this week. … Nicknamed “Boomer” by his parents after Montreal Canadiens legend Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion. … Tied club record with 17 victories this season.
QUESTION 3 Was a member of the 2003 USA national team that won a silver medal at the Pan American Games. … Played three seasons of college ball at Mississippi and finished ninth on school’s all-time hit list. … Had a key pinch hit in the play-in game against San Diego. … Held the clipboard as a backup to Eli Manning as quarterback at Ole Miss.
QUESTION 4 Played college ball at Evansville. … Made 50 starts for Montreal in 2004. … Acquired from Washington before spring training in 2006. … Led all NL players at his position in fielding percentage a season ago.
QUESTION 5 Avid hunter. … Was Baseball America prep All-American in high school at Knox Central (Tenn.). … Finished second in 1998 rookie of the year voting to Kerry Wood. … Named to five all-star teams.
QUESTION 6 Recruited out of high school to play quarterback at hometown Oklahoma State. … Was a third baseman in his second full minor-league season, at Salem. … Competed for the 1997 USA junior national team. … Led the National League in hitting and RBIs this season.
QUESTION 7 Longtime star in Japan before being signed by the New York Mets in 2003. … Was Rockies’ spark plug in division series sweep of Phillies. … Switch hitter. … One of the team’s best base-stealing threats.
QUESTION 8 Two-time All-American at Long Beach State. … Averaged 22.6 points per game as basketball standout in his senior year of high school. … Made major-league debut for Rockies in August 2006. … Had one of the all-time best offensive seasons for a rookie in major- league history.
QUESTION 9 Graduate of Gary (Ind.) West Side High School. … Made professional debut with Minnesota’s Gulf Coast team in 1991. … Former starter and closer who is now used as a setup man. … Played for Baltimore in 2006.
QUESTION 10 Played college ball at Florida, where he was a first-team All-American as a closer. … Went 12-12 with Pittsburgh in 2002. … Provided clutch relief in Game 2 of the NLDS. … Started play-in game vs. San Diego.
Source: Colorado Rockies
Grading scale
10 – You’re a longtime season-ticket holder. Well done!
7-9 – You have a serious case of Rockies fever.
4-6 – You got onto the bandwagon late but are learning fast.
0-3 – You’re a Broncos fan who just learned the Rockies are a baseball team.
