April 2022 – Page 13 – Mile High News Report

(Bleacher Report)

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After signing with the Boston Red Sox, former Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story will also be in for a change of scenery on the field as he will shift to second base. But Story doesn’t sound concerned about the position switch.

“Playing second is something I’m comfortable with,” Story said on Wednesday.

There will be less time for Story to get used to his new position thanks to the lockout-shortened spring training. But the 29-year-old said he played a substantial amount of second base during his minor league career and he’s also grown accustomed to playing on that side of the infield because of the defensive shift.

Story signed a six-year deal reportedly worth $140 million. The Red Sox already have four-time All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts, but there’s a chance that he opts out of his contract at the end of the 2022 season. Despite this, Story said Bogaerts played a big part in recruiting him to Boston.

“He reached out to me. We talked on the phone for

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(Colorado Peak Politics)

A downright decent human being who represented Colorado with honor and distinction in both the state legislature and Congress, has made an endorsement in the 7th Congressional District race to replace Ed Perlmutter.

Hank Brown threw his support behind economist Tim Reichert this week for the Republican primary.

Reichert has already petitioned his way onto the ballot, and if elected would take on the chosen ones, Mr. and Mrs. State Senator Brittany Pettersen, who has already been deemed the successor by the entire Democrat Party establishment.

In making his endorsement, Brown said: “Tim comes to the table with a background suited for our current economic climate and has the tools to make change in Washington.”

That’s a gentlemanly way of saying the dude’s got the smarts and the temperament to deal with those fools in D.C.

Reichert, of course, was honored by the endorsement:

“Senator Brown embodies leadership,” Reichert said. “Whether it was volunteering to serve in Vietnam in the U.S. Navy, to his selfless service in Congress, or his dedication to our students during his time as president of CU, I could not think of a better example of a Colorado statesman.”

Also running in the Democrat primary without a chance are Kyle Faust and Julius Mopper.

In the Republican primary, Erik Aadland’s petition was denied by Colorado’s Election Tzar Jena Griswold, so he’s fighting that in court while planning to get the support he needs at the party’s district assembly.

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