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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. – He is ours. But he is also theirs. Few artists are more closely associated with Colorado than John Denver. The capital is named after him. OK, that is a lie. He was born John Deutschendorf in Roswell, N. M. We always knew our mountains were beautiful, but when he put our thoughts to his lyrics in “Rocky Mountain High” five decades ago it became our state’s unofficial soundtrack. But West Virginians consider Denver one of them.

As another losing season for the Rockies draws to a close, Kris Bryant remains a problem, not a solution. He’s intent on changing that. But there’s no getting around the fact that Bryant has been a bust as the team’s highest-paid player. Many in the organization are frustrated, even if they won’t say it publicly. Bryant says he knows what’s at stake and understands why so many are disappointed. “I am trying to convey to you, and the fans, how awful I feel about this,” he said Friday afternoon in the dugout before the Rockies’ hosted the Dodgers at Coors Field. Bryant was, by turns, emotional, determined, frustrated and optimistic.

LEWISBURG, W. Va – The battle of Lewisburg in the Civil War was fought in 1862. The red brick Airbnb where we stayed this week to cover Broncos practice was built in 1845. That year resonated because that is when Charlie Blackmon began growing his beard. Blackmon announced his retirement this week, tying a bow on a 14-year run with a dive into the Hot Tub Time Machine.

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