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Colorado Rockies nominate Gerardo Parra for President

PHOENIX — The Rockies came to a political consensus in their Chase Field clubhouse before Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks. They nearly all wore the same T-shirt, a slogan printed in large type on the front.

"PARRA FOR PRESIDENT"

Gerardo Parra, in his Rockies debut Monday, helped his poll numbers by knocking three doubles in a 10-5 rout of Arizona.

But what position is he running for? President of Colorado? President of the world? President of the clubhouse?

"President of something," Parra said, laughing, before he handed out more T-shirts. "It's my opportunity to be president.