{"id":661702,"date":"2026-04-03T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661702\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:11:14","slug":"colorado-gov-jared-polis-attends-rockies-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661702\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Gov. Jared Polis attends Rockies home opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DENVER \u2014 The Colorado Rockies&#8217; opening day brought thousands of fans to Coors Field, including Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s great having a great baseball team here,\u201d Polis told Denver7 ahead of the game. &#8220;And we have high hopes for this year, as we always do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe Rockies may have lost 10-1 to the Phillies in Friday\u2019s home opener, but the governor is keeping the faith.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We got a lot of pieces that can fall together, and we can have a good, competitive team this year,\u201d Polis said. \u201cWe have some great young talent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Polis also issued <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovofCO\/status\/2039894241653203087\/photo\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">a letter<\/a> granting Coloradans an \u201cofficial, fully sanctioned excuse from all responsibilities that may interfere with the celebration of the Colorado Rockies&#8217; home opener.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I&#8217;m encouraging bosses to be a little generous in letting people take the afternoon off for an early Friday. And you know, a lot of people want to watch the Rockies home opener here. I&#8217;m excited to be here myself with my daughter,\u201d Polis said.<\/p>\n<p>This opening day marks the final one Polis will experience as governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat means I just get to hang out with the rest of the fans next year and the year after. So, it&#8217;s kind of exciting to celebrate. You know, it&#8217;s my eighth year as governor,\u201d Polis said.<\/p>\n<p>Polis said he\u2019s looking forward to attending a home game for a different Denver team very soon: the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denver7.com\/sports\/denver-summit-fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Denver Summit FC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe broke all attendance records for women&#8217;s soccer, and really we&#8217;re a sports town, so it&#8217;s great to have a women&#8217;s soccer team here,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Polis said he\u2019s also hopeful within the next few years Denver will host the Super Bowl. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the new [Broncos] stadium, we&#8217;re gonna qualify\u2026 they want to see a retractable roof. We&#8217;re going to have that. So, I&#8217;m ready for Super Bowl, maybe 2033 or 2034,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Polis said if that happens, just like opening day, he\u2019ll be in the stands cheering.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Coloradans making a difference | Denver7 featured videos<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-left\">Denver7 is committed to making a difference in our community by standing up for what&#8217;s right, listening, lending a helping hand and following through on promises. See that work in action, in the videos above. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DENVER \u2014 The Colorado Rockies&#8217; opening day brought thousands of fans to Coors Field, including Colorado Gov. 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