Ian Desmond, first baseman for the Colorado Rockies.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In the polarized world we live in, rabid, partisan debate is inevitable. I discovered this sad truth the other evening at a local watering hole a few blocks from Salt River Fields.
I was sitting at the bar, sipping a nice glass of Malbec and eating shrimp and grits (weird combo? You name it). I struck up a conversation with a seemingly friendly woman from Boston who now lives in Florida. She had family ties to Colorado and attended a few Colorado games. Coors Field.
When I told him what I did for a living, I gritted my teeth, knowing what was coming next.
“Isn’t this new purple on the Rockies uniforms the worst?” » she said, making a face. “I mean, it’s way too purple.”