Comment on Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon bids adieu to Coors Field in emotional finale: “This exceeded my wildest expectations”

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It takes a lot to overwhelm Charlie Blackmon. Blazing fastballs rarely did. Neither did the intense pressure of big-league baseball. But Sunday afternoon’s festivities at Coors Field in front of a sellout crowd of 48,320 fans left the Rockies’ four-time All-Star outfielder gobsmacked. “This exceeded my wildest expectations, and it’s just been incredible for me and my family,” the 38-year-old Blackmon said after playing the 1,624th and final game of his career in a 2-1 loss to the Dodgers. Blackmon’s going-away party included words of adulation, video tributes (from former Rockies greats Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story, Todd Helton and Walt Weiss), multiple standing ovations and goosebumps aplenty. The Rockies even gifted Blackmon a Toyota Tundra truck, adorned with the team logo on the side and his No.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. — Defense travels. The past 10 days, Denver’s defense traveled a lot. From Denver to Florida to West Virginia to New Jersey. And now back home to the Front Range with a road sweep in the bag after a second straight dominating performance delivered a second straight upset win on the East Coast, this one a 10-9 Vance Joseph master class against the New York Jets. “I thought Vance called a great game as he’s done all year,” inside linebacker Justin Strnad said after making his first start of the season.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. — The Oregon Duck looked like a fish out of water. Bo Nix could not get a grip. His throws were as slippery as the ball in his right hand, falling oddly in all directions. Did he consider putting on a glove as he became the first NFL quarterback since 1991 to complete three passes in the first half and throw for negative yardage? “I didn’t,” Nix told The Denver Post as the locker room cleared out, smoke dissipating from Club Dub’s celebration of a 10-9 upset victory over the New York Jets.

LOS ANGELES — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family.

Down by two points in the fourth quarter against the New York Jets on Sunday, Javonte Williams turned back the clock. On first-and-10 with 13:34 to go, the Broncos running back sliced through a hole for a 9-yard gain. On the next play, he went around the right side for another 9 yards.