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Widow Gets Rockie Playoff $$$

Posted Oct 5, 07 2:11 PM CDT in US,  Arts & Living,  Gossip,  Sports 

(Newser) – Looking to close out their first-round playoff series this weekend, the Colorado Rockies are focused on more than just baseball, the Denver Post reports. Manager Clint Hurdle revealed yesterday that his players voted to give a share of their playoff income to the widow of a minor league coach killed by a line drive to the head earlier this season.

“When I heard about what the players did, I almost cried,” Rockies GM Dan O’Dowd said. Mike Coolbaugh, 35, was first-base coach for Colorado's Double-A Tulsa affiliate when he died in July. His widow, Amanda, is expecting the couple's third child this month. The playoff share could be worth as much as $362,000 if the Rockies win the World Series.

Source Denver Post

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This is a 2006 file photo of Mike Coolbaugh, formerly of the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Coolbaugh, a batting coach for the Tulsa Drillers, was knocked unconscious by a line drive during the ninth...   (Associated Press)
Jacob Coolbaugh, 3, touches the back of the hearse carrying his father after a funeral Monday, July 30, 2007, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in San Antonio. Coolbaugh was killed by a line drive while...   (Associated Press)
Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle reaches out in the sixth inning of Game 2 of a National League Division Series playoff baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 in...   (Associated Press)
Colorado Rockies second baseman Kazuo Matsui of Japan, right, is greeted by teammate Troy Tulowitzki after Matsui's grand slam home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth inning of Game 2...   (Associated Press)
Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton bows his head during a pre-game tribute to Tulsa base coach Mike Coolbaugh before the Rockies host the San Diego Padres in a Major League Baseball game in Denver...   (Associated Press)
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