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Up Against It

By Buster Olney

Monday, December 8, 2008

Todd Helton's instinct is to stay and fight, because that's what he said he would do. He signed a contract that locks him up into the next Ice Age, he gave his word and, without complaint, he will stand at his post. Helton is the first baseman and leader of the Colorado Rockies, which, in baseball circles, is like being commander of the Alamo. His team is among the worst in the game, and there are serious doubts about whether any band of baseball brothers can thrive in oxygen-deprived Coors Fi ...

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