Batting .176, booed at residence, Ian Desmond might be most unpopular player in Denver since Kyle Orton

Nobody wearing a Rockies uniform gets booed at Coors Field, the most forgiving ballpark in the major leagues. But Ian Desmond accomplished the feat not once, but three times, while being a total zero with the bat during a shutout loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
Desmond, getting paid $22 million, whiffed four times Wednesday, his ineptitude stranding six runners desperately trying to get something started for a struggling Colorado offense that was blanked for the second time in 14 home games of this young major-league season.

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