Russ Oates
Feb 12, 2008 Mar 20, 2010 1444 18976
How I became a fan of the major professional Colorado sports teams: Avs playing for the Cup in ’96. Friend wanted the Panthers, I went with the Avs. Classmates assumed I liked all the Colorado teams and I went with it. Baseball being my favorite sport, I went all in with the Rockies.
I can also talk your ears off on Star Wars. I recently completed my MA thesis, "Waging Diplomacy: The United States, NATO, and Russia in the Kosovo Crisis," and have recently joined the Society for Military History (SMH) and the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR).
website: Purple Row
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Posted Rockies 11, Angels 10: Rockies rally in ninth to win on Purple Row - 03/20/10 9:37 PM EDT
Posted Spring Training Game #19: Scott Kazmir vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/20/10 3:00 PM EDT
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Commented During the offseason, on Friday Rockpile: Huston Street's MRI results turn out negative; Plan B at first and Plan C, D(?)... on Purple Row - 03/19/10 9:43 PM EDT
Commented I just reinstituted on Friday Rockpile: Huston Street's MRI results turn out negative; Plan B at first and Plan C, D(?)... on Purple Row - 03/19/10 9:07 PM EDT
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Posted Friday Rockpile: Huston Street's MRI results turn out negative; Plan B at first and Plan C, D(?)... on Purple Row - 03/19/10 9:31 AM EDT
Commented I believe that's how it works. on Purple Row's 2010 CBSSports.com Commissioner League Pre-Draft Open Thread on Purple Row - 03/18/10 9:21 PM EDT
Commented Has been. on Reporting from Tucson: A photojournal (continued) on Purple Row - 03/17/10 9:43 PM EDT
Commented Position players on Rockies 6, Indians 3: Rockies, quiet at first, knock Indians around late in game on Purple Row - 03/17/10 7:27 PM EDT
Commented Win nothing on Rockies 6, Indians 3: Rockies, quiet at first, knock Indians around late in game on Purple Row - 03/17/10 7:12 PM EDT
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Posted Rockies 6, Indians 3: Rockies, quiet at first, knock Indians around late in game on Purple Row - 03/17/10 7:09 PM EDT
Commented Yes, we did. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:57 PM EDT
Commented But the version on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:38 PM EDT
Commented What did you do? on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:30 PM EDT
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Commented Seems too little . . . if he did it during the regular season. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:27 PM EDT
Commented Really? on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:25 PM EDT
Commented Whoa. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:24 PM EDT
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Commented Just heard it on SportsCenter. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:15 PM EDT
Commented 5 regular season games. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:15 PM EDT
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Commented Cliff Lee suspended 5 games on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 6:14 PM EDT
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Commented Dreamy with a two-run triple! on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:49 PM EDT
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Commented Nats are still going on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:38 PM EDT
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Commented Jeff wrote that part. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:27 PM EDT
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Commented Barmes and Mora with back-to-back singles. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:27 PM EDT
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Commented We previewed on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:23 PM EDT
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Commented I would need to ban myself on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:22 PM EDT
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Commented My reality on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:20 PM EDT
Commented All that proves on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:20 PM EDT
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Commented I'm looking, but on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:17 PM EDT
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Commented This is true, on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:15 PM EDT
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Commented Prove it. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:13 PM EDT
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Commented Once upon a time on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:11 PM EDT
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Commented Not a bit. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:11 PM EDT
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Commented Ah. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:09 PM EDT
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Commented Upstate or downstate? on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:08 PM EDT
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Commented Another Rockies fan in NY! on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:06 PM EDT
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Commented You're not Gen. Anthony McAuliffe. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 5:04 PM EDT
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Commented Bunty McBunt? on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 4:54 PM EDT
Commented Exactly. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 4:47 PM EDT
Commented Yes, yes, yes. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 4:45 PM EDT
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Commented Not attempting. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 4:43 PM EDT
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Commented Because the bear doesn't give a crap? on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 4:35 PM EDT
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Commented Supposedly the bottom of the first, on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 4:25 PM EDT
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Commented 2-0 Indians. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 4:23 PM EDT
Commented Gameday link on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 3:49 PM EDT
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Commented Q's getting an MRI. on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 3:11 PM EDT
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Commented It appears on Wednesday Rockpile: Happy St. Patrick's Day! on Purple Row - 03/17/10 3:10 PM EDT
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Commented Let's go Reynolds! on Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 3:09 PM EDT
Posted Spring Training Game #17: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jorge De La Rosa on Purple Row - 03/17/10 3:00 PM EDT
Commented Hey! on Wednesday Rockpile: Happy St. Patrick's Day! on Purple Row - 03/17/10 2:55 PM EDT
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Commented Being nice on New York Times: Arizona > Florida on Purple Row - 03/17/10 2:52 PM EDT
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Posted Purple Row's 2010 CBSSports.com Commissioner League Pre-Draft Open Thread on Purple Row - 03/17/10 1:30 PM EDT
Commented And we all know my feelings on Update: Huston Street to open the season on the DL on Purple Row - 03/17/10 12:15 PM EDT
Commented The truth shouldn't be sad. on Wednesday Rockpile: Happy St. Patrick's Day! on Purple Row - 03/17/10 10:36 AM EDT
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Posted Wednesday Rockpile: Happy St. Patrick's Day! on Purple Row - 03/17/10 9:13 AM EDT
Posted Tuesday Rockpile: Ubaldo Jimenez dispenses fastballs like he would have medicine (fast... on Purple Row - 03/16/10 10:00 AM EDT
Commented It involves a hot dog, right? on Reporting from Tucson: A photojournal on Purple Row - 03/15/10 9:13 PM EDT
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Commented Is one of the on Reporting from Tucson: A photojournal on Purple Row - 03/15/10 8:42 PM EDT
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Commented Your grandmother can throw faster than 89mph? on Rockies 5, Cubs 2: Rockies score late to grasp victory from the Cubs on Purple Row - 03/15/10 7:21 PM EDT
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Commented Andrew and I received word on Rockies 5, Cubs 2: Rockies score late to grasp victory from the Cubs on Purple Row - 03/15/10 7:02 PM EDT
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Commented Wrap is up. on Spring Training Game #15: Carlos Zambrano vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/15/10 6:37 PM EDT
Posted Rockies 5, Cubs 2: Rockies score late to grasp victory from the Cubs on Purple Row - 03/15/10 6:36 PM EDT
Commented One would assume so. on Spring Training Game #15: Carlos Zambrano vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/15/10 6:18 PM EDT
Commented To what? on Spring Training Game #15: Carlos Zambrano vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/15/10 6:17 PM EDT
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Commented Bet your life savings on on Spring Training Game #15: Carlos Zambrano vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/15/10 5:37 PM EDT
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Commented Mostly insinuations on Spring Training Game #15: Carlos Zambrano vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/15/10 5:15 PM EDT
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Commented Updates on Spring Training Game #15: Carlos Zambrano vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/15/10 3:44 PM EDT
Posted Spring Training Game #15: Carlos Zambrano vs. Jeff Francis on Purple Row - 03/15/10 3:00 PM EDT
Commented You hear that? on Monday Rockpile: Buchholz, Helton, and ..... Pujols? on Purple Row - 03/15/10 10:18 AM EDT
Voted for Pwn Dan Haren's FACE (and the rest of the NL) on Purple Row - 03/14/10 9:10 PM EDT
Commented NYT article on Sunday Rockpile: Rockies saying "Do not pass Go" to opposing runners on Purple Row - 03/14/10 11:03 AM EDT
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Commented Should we reduce them? on Purple Row's 2010 CBSSports.com Commissioner League Draft, Rules, and Scoring Discussion on Purple Row - 03/13/10 11:25 PM EST
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Commented Everyone take a look at the rosters. on Purple Row's 2010 CBSSports.com Commissioner League Draft, Rules, and Scoring Discussion on Purple Row - 03/13/10 11:14 PM EST
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Commented Draft picks can now be traded. on Purple Row's 2010 CBSSports.com Commissioner League Draft, Rules, and Scoring Discussion on Purple Row - 03/13/10 11:00 PM EST
Commented Can't find it. on Purple Row's 2010 CBSSports.com Commissioner League Draft, Rules, and Scoring Discussion on Purple Row - 03/13/10 10:54 PM EST
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