The Colorado Rockies have given retiring first baseman Todd Helton a horse.
While Mariano Rivera has gone around collecting gifts at each stop this season, other retiring players have not received such fanfare. Todd Helton, the best of the rest, may have gotten a gift that tops all of the ones received by Rivera.
A Tru Bustamove
The Rockies presented Helton with the horse prior to his last game at Coors field on Wednesday night. Which begs the question: Why does it seem that every retiring great does it on the road?
Fact: The @Rockies ROCK at retirement gifts. They presented #Rockies Todd Helton with a HORSE and a #Rockies saddle: pic.twitter.com/sRvrdCXbUh
— April Whitzman (@Alleycat17) September 26, 2013
Yes the @Rockies gave Todd Helton a horse. No seriously, a living horse -> pic.twitter.com/tJ4Hvb8k7G
— Joey Maestas (@SportsJoey) September 26, 2013
Meet the newest member of the Helton family, A Tru Bustamove. #ThanksTodd pic.twitter.com/fIWXUhaqia
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) September 26, 2013
The Rockies reported that 48,775 were in attendance for Helton’s last game at Coors.
Helton did not disapoint in his finale. He went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run, driving in three in the Rockies loss.
