Rockies first baseman Todd Helton went 2-5 with 2 RBI in
Friday night's 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks giving him 1,000 career RBI. While he has a ways to go to reach Hank Aaron's career record of 2,297, there's no denying that Helton has enjoyed a stellar career and even made Rockie fans forget about
Andres Galarraga. But Helton's enjoyed even more success against Diamondbacks starter Brandon Webb who
received his 2006 NL Cy Young Award Friday night, the same night his likeness was distributed throughout the stadium in the form of a bobblehead. Helton is 15-for-42 (.357) lifetime against Webb -- trailing only Moises Alou (.478) and Jimmy Rollins (.417) for a higher batting averages among players with at least 25 plate appearances against Webb. The Rox are 5-5 on the year and have taken three of four against Arizona thus far, but Helton knows they have work to do
"We need to step on somebody's neck right now," Helton said. "That's the attitude we have to have."
If the Rox are going to make a move -- which would be something new for Helton -- that's a pretty good approach to have. Cut throat and kick butt. Only deal is the Rox need to maintain the momentum throughout the year, and not flame out as the season goes on. And being
one of the highest paid players in the league, Helton has a lot to live up to, but he's on his way to doing so.
