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Monday, May 10, 2010

Phillies at Rockies: May 10th through May 12th

Monday & Tuesday 8:40, Wednesday 3:10

Records: Phillies 19-12, 1st Place in NL East (2 games ahead of the Mets and Nationals); Rockies 15-16, 3rd Place in NL West (4 games behind the Padres)

Former Rockies with the Phillies: Reliever Jose Contreras finished 2009 with the Rockies, pitching against the Phillies in the NLDS. Pinch-hitter Ross Gload played in 26 games with the 2002 Rockies. And hitting coach Milt Thompson wrapped up his 13-year playing career with 14 games with the Rockies in 1996.

1995 Topps Traded #140T Charlie Hayes

The First Ex-Phillie Rockies: On November 17, 1992, the Rockies and Florida Marlins participated in an expansion draft to populate their new teams for Opening Day 1993. With their 26th and final pick in the 1st round, the Rockies selected pitcher Andy Ashby from the Phillies' list of unprotected players. Pitcher Keith Shepherd was taken with their 50th pick in the 2nd round and outfielder Braulio Castillo was selected with their 70th pick overall in the 3rd and final round.

However, the very first Ex-Phillie to don the purple and silver in an actual game was third baseman Charlie Hayes. Hayes had been selected with the Rockies' 3rd pick in the expansion draft from the New York Yankees, eventually becoming the team's opening day third baseman. He played in Colorado in 1993 and 1994 before coming back to the Phillies via free agency for the 1995 season.

Phillies Probables:
Kyle Kendrick, Roy Halladay, Jamie Moyer
Rockies Probables: Greg Smith, Aaron Cook, Esmil Rogers

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