DEEPER ROOTS

WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS TODD HELTON. MANY PEOPLE ROOTED IN THE COLORADO ROCKIES HISTORY WOULD ARGUE THAT TODD HELTON USED TO BE THE FACE OF THE FRANCHISE.

HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE PROBABLY DON’T KNOW THAT TODD HELTON USED TO BE THE STARTING QUARTERBACK FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, PEYTON MANNING SERVED AS HIS BACK-UP UNTIL HELTON GOT INJURED, ALLOWING MANNING TO SHINE. WHO KNOWS, BUT TODD HELTON COULD’VE HAVE ENDED UP IN THE NFL, NOT THE MLB.

WHAT NOBODY KNOWS IS THAT I PLAYED LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL ON THE SAME FIELD AS TODD HELTON IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. SO THERE YA HAVE IT.

BLACKLIST X ROCKIES T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE IN-STORE & ONLINE FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST