This is the Rockies version of Ogden Nash’s classic 1949 poem “Line-up for Yesterday.” Of the poem Nash said “These men are up there. These men are the game.” My Rockies version is “An ABC Of Baseball Immortals” plus some quirky-ness. If you have suggestions or think I have missed someone comment below, otherwise enjoy “Rockies Line-up for Yesterday”

A is for Aaron

One splendid Cook

Fixing up deceptive balls

His record requires no second look

B is for Blake

The street where the game is played

We the fans love to come here

And Serenade

C is for Coors

The beer – not the park

With it we drown our sorrows

And show we are Colorado at heart

D is for Dinger

The monstrosity for which we named

A mascot so 90’s

He puts Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to shame

E is for Ellis

The centerfield playmaker

When the ball saw him coming

It yelled “here is my undertaker”

F is for Fireworks

Which the ball field supplies

When they are displayed

Fans multiply

G is for Galarraga

The Big Cat himself

A bomber in his heyday

Who left to find wealth

H is for Helton

The king of our cathedral

Not one first baseman

Can ever be his equal

I is for Me

Just a regular baseball krank

The Rockies are my love

And represent my home state

J for JDLR

Not a good beer Brewer, or monarch either

At 5280

His pitches are just lither

K is for KOA

The Rockies radio home

When on the road

There is no better place to say shalom

L is for Lodo

And the streets that surround

From Wazee to Wewatta to Wynkoop

There is not a bad time to be found

M is for Matt

Owner of a terrific dive

His legendary abrasion

Can tell no lies

N is for Nolan

Who flashes golden leather

If he’s not

There must be inclement weather

O is for anyone but O’Dowd

He brought the Rockies to the postseason twice

But he is never thought of highly out loud

P for Purple

A majestic color

One that is unique to us

Albeit the uniforms could use an extra dollar

Q is for Quick

That’s how Rocktober felt

The Red Sox ended it all

And a sweep was dealt

R is for the Rockpile

There I grew up

From way above the playing field

I could barely see the fart of a duck

S for the Silver Slugger

That many have earned

The altitude lets the ball fly

That makes the fans yearn

T is for Tulo

The greatest player to lace-em up

An athletic freak

But not all that tough

U is for Ubaldo

Ace of the deck

An All-Star starter

In 2011 – He laughed at a weak check

V is for Vinny

The RBI machine

Played a solid third

His swing was oh-so clean

W is for Walker

A Canuck whose power was never stopped

The OG Bomber

Still leaves pitchers shell-shocked

X is for Extra Base Hit

For which Todd mastered

His face will soon be in Cooperstown

Mounted around plaster

Y is for Young

We’ve been blessed by having two

Nothing could slow them down

Nothing but the flu

Z is for the Zephyrs

And the Bears too

They hopped on a train to leave town

As soon as the Rockies rolled through