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Andy Van Slyke: Not a Fan of the Helmet Rule

One of the things I'm still not used to seeing this spring is the first and third base coaches all paying their respect to John Olerud this season by wearing those batting practice helmets while out in the field this season. It's a new rule baseball passed after the death of Mike Coolbaugh, who died after being hit in the...

It's Getting Hard Not to Root for the Rockies

The Rockies have become everybody's favorite underdog. First they had a scorching finish to the regular season, forcing (and winning) an epic one-game playoff with the Padres. Then, undaunted by playing the favored Phillies, they won the first two games on the road to put the Phillies on the ropes. But if that wasn't...

Helmets on Base Coaches Will Be Discussed

After Tulsa Drillers first base coach Mike Coolbaugh tragically died from a line drive to his head/neck during a game last month, there's been some buzz around baseball that wearing a helmet in the coach's box should become mandatory. Rockies first base coach Glenallen Hill went so far as to start wearing a helmet himself....

Preliminary Autopsy: Burst Blood Vessel Killed Mike Coolbaugh

The Pulaski County coroner has released a preliminary autopsy report on Mike Coolbaugh, the Tulsa Drillers coach who was killed by a line drive while in the first-base coaching box Sunday. Here are the details:A preliminary autopsy report shows that a burst blood vessel in Mike Coolbaugh's neck, near his brain, killed the...

Rockies First Base Coach Glenallen Hill Now Sports a Helmet

Partly due to the recent tragic death of Mike Coolbaugh and partly because he's wanted to do it for some time, Rockies 1B coach Glenallen Hill wore a helmet throughout tonight's game against the Padres. "It just makes sense," he said Tuesday night.[ ... ]As a player, Hill hit some balls that whizzed past the pitcher's...