Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki working hard for 2012 season – MLB News
The Colorado Rockies’ brilliant shortstop, Troy Tulowitzki, who is considered as one of the best players at this particular position, is preparing hard for the next Major League Baseball season and aiming high to achieve something extraordinary for his franchise.
Recently, Tulowitzki spoke to the media and said in detail about how much he loves baseball and how important this game is for him. He explained, “Baseball is my life, it's my job. I want to be great, and there's only one way to make that happen. To work,
nothing was ever handed to me growing up. My parents were always renting houses, I have battled this far, and I am not going to change now. The pressure is only to grow as expectations increase for our team and as I make more money. I look back at my rookie
year when the sellout crowd was doing the, I could hear it.”
Since joining the Rockies in 2006, he never played anywhere else in the league. Earlier, the Rockies top management has also sent him in their minor league affiliates where he truly learned the tricks of the trade and became a specialist at shortstop position
that has now put him in the elite class of shortstops like Cal Ripken Jr. along with Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter.
Tulowitzki’s last season’s stats are very significant as he had a hitting average of .302 along with 30 home-runs, 105 RBIs and .372 On-Base-Percentages, while his career hitting average of .293 along with 122 home-runs, 443 RBIs and .364 OBP also makes
him a great player in the current MLB era.
His contribution to the Rockies’ winning consistency in 2009 was widely recognised where he also hammered a cycle hit in the late regular season and won an award as well from the MLB’s authorities.
Along with many honours, Tulowitzki has also won National League Gold Glove award, Silver Slugger, Fielding Bible and Unassisted triple play award. He has also played in two All Star games and preformed tremendously in those two particular worldly acclaimed
matches.
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