I attended the Colorado Rockies' final game of the season at Coors Field last September, and the highlight was celebrating the retirement of long-time outfielder Charlie Blackmon, seen in the photograph on the left with his young son. But just the other day, it was announced that Blackmon has been hired by the Colorado Rockies as a special assistant to the general manager. Blackmon recently sold his home in Denver's Belcaro neighborhood, and I was wondering whether he might be regretting that decision, but when I went deeper into the article, I read that Blackmon would be spending much of his time scouting prospects in his home state of Georgia. In addition, he will be working with the team at spring training in Arizona and with young players at the Rockies' minor league parks. In other words, he won't be spending much time here in Denver, which is a shame, since he was the most fan friendly player on the team, and as far as I can tell, a really nice guy. But at least he is still part of the organization.
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