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  Todd Helton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball first baseman who has played for the Colorado Rockies since the 1997 season.
Todd Helton was drafted in the 1st round 8th overall in the 1995 by the Colorado Rockies.
Todd was a top candidate for MVP, but was overshadowed by Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds, and the fact that he plays half his games at hitter friendly Coors Field.
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 JockBio: Todd Helton Biography
Todd Lynn Helton was born on August 20, 1973 in Knoxville,Tennessee.
Todd (who needed one of his parent’s to ink his deal because he was still underage) ultimately agreed—though he didn’t completely close the door on the Padres.
Todd came to plate in his last at-bat needing a triple, and he hammered a ball off the rightfield wall to complete his magical day.
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 Todd Helton : Rotoworld.com - Todd Helton Biography from Rotoworld.com
Todd Helton hit his third homer of the spring as the Rockies beat the Brewers 6-1 on Saturday.
Helton ends the spring with a.421 average, and to go along with the homers, he had 11 doubles in 59 at-bats.
Todd Helton, who has played in 159 or more games four times in his career, is open to taking a few more days off this season.
www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=2456   (950 words)

  
 Fantasy Baseball Profile - Todd Helton
Helton was released from the hospital this morning and is currently at his home resting comfortably with his family.
Todd Helton was back in the lineup on Thursday after missing two games to be with his wife for the birth of their daughter, their first child.
Todd Helton was away from the Rockies on Tuesday because his wife was having a baby.
www.thomasgeorge.com /baseball/profile.cfm?playerId=1555&allNews=1   (999 words)

  
 Todd Helton
The most important thing to keep in mind with respect to the Helton situation is to take into account his overall value to the team as they move from the current rebuilding phase into the contending phase we all expect to happen in a few years time.
Todd Helton decided against opting out of his contract, a deadline that was passed on Wednesday -- which would involve walking away from $73.5 million from 2008-11 in order to re-enter free-agency.
Helton's contract allows him to opt for free agency after 2007 (a decision he'd have to make by Nov. 15, 2006), but that would involve walking away from $68.9 million in base salary.
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 Helton Now the Complete Player :: Former Vol Todd Helton holds the highest career batting average (.334) and slugging ...
Helton is secure enough in himself to risk joking about the source of a bruise on his hip.
Helton has always excelled with the bat, hitting.407 with 20 homers and 92 RBIs his final season at the University of Tennessee, where he also played quarterback.
Helton received a score of 99.130; Arizona's Randy Johnson was second at 98.250.
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 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Helton, who replaced Andres Galarraga at first base for the Colorado Rockies, came out of the gates slowly, but exploded in the second half to register the third-best average in his league after the All-Star break.
In the closest balloting in 16 years, Todd Helton finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year race, despite one of the finest rookie seasons in recent memory.
Helton flied out his first at-bat, but in his second trip to the plate, singled off the Pirates Francisco Cordova for his first hit in the majors.
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 Todd Helton Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Todd Helton was born on Monday, August 20, 1973, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Helton was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 2, 1997, with the Colorado Rockies.
Helton is a 100 percent pure, meat-and- potatoes, made-in-America athlete.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=heltoto01   (352 words)

  
 Only Piazza, among recent rookie winners, ahead of Helton's stats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
DENVER— Todd Helton does not consider the final three games of the Colorado Rockies' season to be his last statement in a drive toward winning the Rookie of the Year Award.
Helton's father, Jerry Helton, is in Denver for the first time to watch Todd play at Coors Field.
Helton has brought his overall numbers to.317, 24 homers and 94 RBI with an outside chance of driving in 100.
www.bouldernews.com /sports/baseball/25rlead.html   (388 words)

  
 MLB Trade Rumors: Todd Helton
Helton has said in the past that he'd consider waiving his no-trade to play in Boston; he's aware of the current negotiations.
When the Rockies spoke to the Angels about a possible Todd Helton trade in December and at the winter meetings, it represented a change in philosophy regarding their expensive first baseman.
Helton would have to approve a trade to L.A. Meanwhile, the Denver Post has basically the same info, but is careful to label a trade a "longshot."
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 Todd Helton : USAToday.com - Todd Helton Biography from USAToday.com
ET Todd Helton went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in the Rockies' 11-5 win over the Mets on Wednesday.
ET Todd Helton hit a three-run homer off David Wells and doubled Tuesday in a 5-5 tie against the Padres.
Helton hasn't been able to play much, but the inactivity hasn't hurt his timing, as he's off to a 7-for-14 start.
fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=2456   (392 words)

  
 The Ballplayers - Todd Helton | BaseballLibrary.com
Helton will confirm that they were riding all terrain vehicles‚ but insists that breach of contract was unrelated to the injury.
Todd Helton of the Rookies narrowly loses the N.L. batting title to Albert Pujols of the Cardinals on the final day of the season‚ He trailed Pujols by as much as 56 points before making his charge.
Walker and Rockies teammate Todd Helton (.336) become the first teammates to finish 1-2 since John Olerud (.363)‚ Paul Molitor (.332) and Roberto Alomar (.326) were the top 3 for Toronto in 1993.
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 Colorado Rockie Todd Helton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Todd Helton has become a top player in the National League.
Todd Helton was born in the college football Mecca of Knoxville, TN in 1973.
Helton played college baseball at a football school, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
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 Todd Helton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Helton's batting statistics also receive a boost from where he plays: Coors Field.
A winner of three Gold Glove Awards (2001, 2002, 2004), he looks smooth around the bag, his arm is average at best, and he also makes plays that most first basemen would not.
At Knox Central High School, he was a quarterback and a defensive back in football, and was recruited to play for the University of Alabama and the University of Tennessee.
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 Colorado Rockies, Todd Helton, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, who was hospitalized last week with stomach cramps and a fever, has been diagnosed with an intestinal problem.
Helton was placed on the disabled list retroactive to April 20 and will not be eligible to return to the active roster until May 5.
Helton is hitting.347 with a homer and nine RBI this season.
www.cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/9396169   (275 words)

  
 Major League Baseball News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Helton was chosen as a celebrity guide for the USA Outdoors Celebrity Goose Hunt neat Fort Collins, Colo., in January, along with pitcher Mike Hampton and several former Colorado teammates.
Todd Helton: You usually fish in the summertime, at least where I'm from (Knoxville, Tenn.).
Helton: Me and my buddies used to do it when I was 14 or 15, then I quit for a while.
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 Rockies notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Walker's triple in the fourth inning, a shot off the hand-operated scoreboard that bounded toward the infield on right fielder Sammy Sosa, was the 49th of the season by the Rockies, 10 shy of their 1993 single-season club record of 59.
Todd Helton struck out twice in a game for the first time since Aug. 16 in New York and the fifth time this season.
Todd Walker is 5-for-9 (.556) with five RBIs in his last two games after going 0-for-8 the previous two games.
www.bouldernews.com /sports/baseball/05srnot3.html   (1277 words)

  
 Todd Helton, power producer for the Colorado Rockies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Todd has improved his overall performance in each consecutive season since being drafted into the Major leagues.
Helton became only the third player in Major League history to have multiple extra base-hit seasons in a career.
...Todd has a career.995 average as a fielder, making him one of the toughest defensive first bases in baseball, battling the late-evening Coors Field sun most of the summer...since '98, he's ranked among major league leaders in 3-6-3 double plays; he has a quick release and a very accurate throwing arm.
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 Todd Helton Jersey - Colorado Rockies jersey
Todd was the first player in MLB history to have
Todd's 2000 campaign was one for the ages as he paced the NL in BA (.372), On-Base Percentage (.463), Slugging Percentage (.698), Hits (216), RBI (147), Doubles (59), Extra-Base Hits (103) and Total Bases (405).
Todd hit for the cycle on June 19, 1999 against the
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 SWOSU Athletics | Football | Coach Todd Helton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Todd Helton is in his 16th season at SWOSU, having been promoted to the post of defensive coordinator this summer.
A native of Perryton, Texas, Helton joined the staff in 1990 after an All-American playing career with the Bulldogs.
A 1991 graduate of SWOSU, Helton earned his master’s of education degree from SWOSU in 1993.
www.swosu.edu /athletics/football/coaches/helton-todd.asp   (114 words)

  
 Netsports Community Forums - Todd Helton... where does he stand?
You could say Helton was valuable to his team in the sense that they would've been considered the worst ballclub ever if he wasn't on the team.
I think Todd Helton is a great player but I don't know if you can count him as being one of the best of all time.
Helton is a career.298 hitter on the road.
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 USATODAY.com - Helton is rock of Rockies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
TUCSON — Todd Helton reported early to the Colorado Rockies camp this spring, not sure what to expect from a team that plans to open the season with three rookies and two second-year players in the starting lineup.
Helton, 31, was one of the few bright spots for the Rockies last season as they finished fourth in the NL West with a 68-94 record.
The Rockies' last winning season was in 2000, when Helton hit a career-high.372 to win the NL batting crown and also when the team was still packing Coors Field on a regular basis.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/nl/rockies/2005-03-03-spring-preview_x.htm   (774 words)

  
 KKTV | Rockies Activate Todd Helton
DENVER (AP) -- Todd Helton is back from his first trip to the disabled list.
Helton had been out since July 26th with a strained calf, for the first time in eight seasons he had been on the D-L. He played two rehab games with Colorado Springs, going 3-for-5 with two doubles.
Helton says the time on the D-L was boring, adding baseball is more fun to play than to watch.
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 RotoTimes.com - Todd Helton - Fantasy Baseball Profile
Todd Helton received a scheduled day off on Thursday, the AP reports.
Helton, who had been out with a sore knee, was hitless in three at-bats.
Todd Helton was scratched again Saturday due to his sore knee, the Rockies official site reports.
www.rototimes.com /mlb/player/1274   (225 words)

  
 Of Todd Helton and freedom - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki, Sports Blog, Sports Resource, Sports Community, Sports 2.0
In 2004 Helton became just the third player ever to hit at least.315, 25 HR’s, and 95 RBI’s in seven consecutive years.
Helton is also one of the classiest athletes in sports.
From a baseball standpoint I would argue Helton is quickly heading to the downside of his career.
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 Todd Helton - Reviews on RateItAll
Born in 1973, Todd Helton was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the first round of the 1995 free agent draft.
Todd Helton found himself in the middle of the steroid controversy in March, 2005 when an announcer suggested on ESPN radio that Helton had experimented with "the juice." The announcer later apologized saying that by "juice" he meant creatine
Is Todd Helton really as underrated as he is, or are his numbers really that inflated because of Coors Field.
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 The Way To .400 - baseball player Todd Helton Sporting News, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The long, narrow box next to Todd Helton's locker at Coors Field holds three bats, his latest shipment of Louisville Slugger lumber, each 34 1/2 inches long and weighing 32 ounces.
The first time Helton used the Manto-model bat, he went on a 13-for-20 rampage in late May. And recently, when he began to take it to the plate again, he blazed his way through a road trip (St. Louis, Montreal and New York) with 19 hits in 29 at-bats.
Helton's batting average at home this year is.425, and 19 of the Rockies' final 29 games are at home.
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