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Blame Dinger: Rockies conclude fan was shouting name of mascot
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Rockies say fan wasn't using N-word after mascot video emerges
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Rockies Fan May Have Been Yelling “Dinger” — The Name Of The Team
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Clay Travis Mocks the Media's False Claims of Rockies Fan Using 'N
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Rockies: Fan yelled at mascot, not a racial slur at Lewis Brinson
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Colorado Rockies Backtrack after Accusing Fan of Shouting Racial
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