With Rockies Rising, Troy Tulowitzki Is Fast-becoming One of MLB's Elite Hitters

There's something various about Troy Tulowitizki that we don't often see. He is able to hit residence runs like I will flick on a light switch, sure. He's one with the most profound shortstops inside the National League?athat's absolutely a bonus. And when it comes to RBI, let's just say I'd hate to be a starting pitcher with runners on bag. This really is all stuff we know. It's no news to you. In case you had been to get a "Troy Tulowitzki For Dummies" book, anticipate the suggestions above to fill the contents page.

Tulowitzki claims he admires Derek Jeter?athere's a fact that may possibly win you a bet on Trivial Pursuit one day. He also originates from Polish descent?aI guess the last name kind of gave that a single away. However, there is a lot we don't know about Tulowitzki. He's the international man of mystery; just waiting to become discovered. Think about Albert Pujols for a second. One of the leagues', if not the, best hitter in baseball, no? He might be going by means of a slump and Tony LaRussa still looks like a rabid insomniac within the dugout, but when there is a comparison really worth producing, it really is between Tulo' and Pujols.

Besides the fact that their names each sound cool, they've a thing else in frequent: they are scary. Not the type of "big blue monster" kind of scary you worried about once you had been a kid. It is the sort of "I wouldn't want to meet them in a dark alley" scary you see in prison documentaries. When Tulowitzki measures as much as the plate, Coors Field doesn't fall silent. The fans anticipate a house run. They expect it. But when you happen to be a key league heckler, Tulowitzki's 6-3 stature is a competitors in its own appropriate.

In his third bet on the 2011 normal season, Tulowitzki went from Colorado cold to Texas chili hot. He hit two property runs from the Dodgers at Coors Field and one more away at Pittsburgh. He eased off, and then came came on powerful hitting four from the Mets in New York. By the time that series ended, Sandy Alderson's eyes were bloodshot from antidepressants. Do not forget his shortstop abilities either. Tulowitzki is really a Gold Glove winner for a cause. He isn't utterly useless on defense like other hitters. He makes plays?agood ones?aand that's the main cause for the Rockies 13-5 record.

That is what makes this storyline so compelling, though. Major League Baseball no longer features heroes; Bud Selig's league is not permitted to. Kids worshipping their preferred hitters went out the same door that hit Barry Bonds on his way out. Merely put, the steroid era has ruined what used to be. And it really is a damn shame. So now Rockie fans remain with a leader; a person they are able to admire while the Denver Broncos wallow in sadness, longing for the days of John Elway to return. What is ironic though, is that they may possibly by no means have observed it coming.

This time around last year, Tulowitzki's interests were a mile high. His contract was because of expire. He was only 5 years into his career and, with rumors swirling, Tulo' grew a wandering eye for other Major League clubs. But when Rockies owner Dan O'Dowd known as Tulowitzki into his workplace last October, much more was up for debate than just dollars and cents. The issue of Tulowitzki's future ambitions was a talking point and, to create a extended story short, the Rockies played their cards proper.