It’s hard to believe it has been almost a decade since the great Catcher Wars were waged. Then, young catcher Chris Iannetta slugged his way into our hearts and overthrew Yorvit Torrealba as the Rockies’ primary backstop. (That’s how I remember it, at least.) It was a battle that tore at the hearts of Rockies fans, or as Troy Renck put it in Feb. of 2010, “Google [Purple Row] and you’ll see debates about Chris Iannetta and Torrealba that could make Lincoln and Douglas blush.”
Fast forward eight years, and Iannetta is back in Colorado after a six-year hiatus that saw him suit up as an Angel, Mariner, and Diamondback.