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By Mark Kiszla The Denver Post If the Rockies weren't so fixated on next year, they might still be playing baseball this year. During an abrupt exit from the playoffs, Colorado prematurely kicked its two all-star players from 2009 to the curb. Veterans Brad Hawpe and Jason Marquis got done wrong. It proved to be a major mistake. The bright future the Rockies want to sell us now? Don't count on Marquis being part of it. Boxes were packed in front of his locker, and the veteran pitcher looked prepared to move on down the road 30 minutes after Philadelphia dumped the Rockies from the postseason. But before we can regard Colorado as a serious World Series contender in 2010, general manager Dan O'Dowd better think very carefully before trading Hawpe and removing the power in his bat from this team. "It was the toughest thing for... [read full story]
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