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Colorado Rockies obliterate Diamondbacks, 19-2, in game full of records
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Paradigm-changing 2004 team found challenges in bid to repeat, too
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Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis thinks it's 'crazy' MLB players still try and get away with using performance-enhancing drugs
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Inside GM Bill Schmidt's plan to make Rockies competitive, now and into the future: “Why not us?” – The Denver Post