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How Charlie Blackmon (a.k.a. Chuck Nazty) Bluffed His Way Into a Career - The New York Times
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SB Nation - Tampa Bay Rays
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With Mike Trout out, Rockies' Charlie Blackmon is baseball's best center fielder - ESPN
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20/20 Retrospective - The 20 greatest Rockies players in the 2000s - Denver Sports
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Buy, Sell or Stand Pat for Every MLB Team 2 Weeks Before the 2020 Trade Deadline, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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MLB Top 100 Players 2019: Ranking Harper, Machado, more - Sports Illustrated
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Ranking the ultimate all-star lineups in NCAA baseball history - ESPN
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2020: Play Ball Premium Edition by Bay Area News Group Marketing - Issuu
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What is Rockie Way? After decades of mediocrity, Colorado searches for answers
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2018 MLB Mock Draft: MLB Pipeline Release Edition, by Alex Giobbi, Minor League Madhouse
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Every MLB Player Making Over $100,000 Per Game This Year
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Ranking the ultimate all-star lineups in NCAA baseball history - ESPN
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MLB Top 100 Players 2019: Ranking Harper, Machado, more - Sports Illustrated
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Charlie Blackmon hits clutch RBI triple vs. Cubs