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Diamondbacks Decide Against Using Humidor at Chase Field

By Josh AlperFeb 4th 2011 – 4:18PM

The number of humidors used for baseball purposes in the National League West remains at one. The Diamondbacks thought about installing their own version of what the Rockies use to take some life out of baseballs at Coors Field, but Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports that they almost certainly aren't going to...

Rockies Are Smoking on Their Thick Grass

By Larry BrownJul 5th 2007 – 4:40AM

It's almost like manicuring a golf course; it's your home field, you can regulate the conditions to your liking (unless there are rules I'm missing). And that's exactly what the Rockies have done this year. In addition to using the humidor, the Rockies have changed the way the game is played at Coors Field through their...

Background on humidor

A humidor is any kind of box or room with constant humidity, used to store cigars, cigarettes, or pipe tobacco.

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