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Larry Walker, Rockies' First Hall Of Famer, Filled With Nerves Ahead Of Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
Walker will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Sept. 8. The Rockies will retire Walker's jersey on Sept. 25.
By Romi Bean, CBS Denver:
DENVER (CBS4) – Larry Walker’s first experience with the Rockies was as a Montreal Expo in 1993 – and it was love at first sight.
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“The first games were played at Mile High Stadium. When you’re a performer, entertainer, baseball player, whatever we want to call us, it’s a blast when every seat is full and the place is rocking. And that’s what that place was obviously with 85,000 people. So that was very exciting to see how hungry the Colorado fan base was for baseball,” Larry Walker said.
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