OC Register: Nolan Arenado celebrated by grateful Rockies fans

[AngelsWin.com]

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies fans let Nolan Arenado know that they appreciated him.

The El Toro High product was a star for the Rockies for eight seasons before he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals prior to the 2021 season.

When he was introduced at Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Coors Field, though, Arenado got one of the loudest ovations. The fans roared for him again when he came to bat in the first inning. He stopped and tipped his cap to the Coors Field crowd.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Arenado said. “That’s one of the best feelings of my career.”

Arenado had already returned to Coors Field with the Cardinals once this season, but this ovation from a packed ballpark was apparently much more meaningful.

His National League teammates, who are normally his opponents, even appreciated it, particularly one of his former NL West rivals.

“That was amazing,” the Dodgers’ Max Muncy said. “You can’t say enough about what Nolan did when he was over here. We’re personally happy that he’s no longer here because he’s not fun to play against. He’s very fun to watch, but it’s not fun to play against because you always feel like he’s gonna do something against you.”

HAPPY TO BE BACK

The crowd itself was a subject of appreciation from the players, who had spent the pandemic-shortened 2020 season playing in front of empty ballparks. This season crowds were still limited until recently.

“We kind of took it for granted, fans being in the stadium and the atmosphere they created,” Muncy said. “Last year was a real kick in the gut when it came to everything that we’re used to. to have fans back and have this game happening again, it was incredible. It was awesome.”

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[failos]

If you guys ever feel like complaining about Arte, remember the Rockies. Their owner doesn’t give a shit.

[TroutField]

38 minutes ago, failos said:

If you guys ever feel like complaining about Arte, remember the Rockies. Their owner doesn’t give a shit.

Yet they have been to playoffs more recently than us

[Stradling]

9 hours ago, TroutField said:

Yet they have been to playoffs more recently than us

And?  

[Taylor]

There's a Nolan Arenado Street in Lake Forest.

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

There's a Nolan Arenado Street in Lake Forest.

Take that Arte!

[tomsred]

But Arte has billboards everywhere.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, tomsred said:

But Arte has billboards everywhere.

Lower beer prices!

[failos]

20 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Lower beer prices!

Oh man. Angel Stadium is great, but the food and drinks are so overpriced—and trash. 
 

folks, never get the nachos or Oggi’s “pizza”

[Angel Oracle]

Go to Lazy Dog after the game.

[Lou]

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and file this under: " Things i don't give a rat's ass about."

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and file this under: " Things i don't give a rat's ass about."

Like basketball updates in the game day threads

[Lou]

7 minutes ago, Jason said:

Like basketball updates in the game day threads

No clue what you're talking about.

[Blarg]

Common Courtesy. 

[Angel Oracle]

22 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Common Courtesy. 

Are you Angling to be in AZ?

[Tank]

I almost had a heart attack.

[Tank]

On 7/14/2021 at 7:52 AM, Stradling said:

And?  

Caring = playoffs

duh.

[Taylor]

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