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DENVER -- Justin Morneau made this perfectly clear: Hes stepping in for Todd Helton, not replacing the longtime Colorado Rockies first baseman. Because filling Heltons cleats, he said, simply cant be done. "(Helton) is irreplaceable, the impact he had in the clubhouse," Morneau said Friday after finalizing a two-year, $12.5 million deal. Morneau realizes the comparisons are inevitable as he inherits the position from Helton, who retired after a 17-year career in the Mile High City. He understands, but "were different people, were different players," he quickly added. They do have one glaring thing in common, though: Their fielding prowess at first base. Since 2003, Morneaus fielding percentage (.996) is second to only Helton (.997). "I dont think anybody will ever fill those shoes in that organization," Morneau said of Helton. "You see how rare it is for someone to play their entire career with one organization and put up the numbers he did throughout his career. His career is Hall of Fame worthy, for sure. "Im going to try and do the things I do well and not really try to replace anyone or be anyone else. Just help this team win ballgames." Over his 11-year career, Morneau is a .277 hitter and a four-time All-Star. He was the 2006 American League MVP while a member of the Minnesota Twins, batting .321 that season with 34 homers and 130 RBIs. Last season, he was traded from the Twins -- the only organization he had ever known -- to the Pittsburgh Pirates for their playoff run. That was an interesting experience. "Just kind of not being settled was completely different. At the same time, it was exciting -- to play in a new league and all the new opponents and all that stuff was fun," Morneau said. And this is another new start for him, with some familiar faces in the clubhouse. Hes reuniting with outfielder Michael Cuddyer, his former teammate in Minnesota. Cuddyer actually played a big role in Morneaus arrival at Coors Field, delivering a pretty effective sales pitch. The two talked and texted quite a bit before Morneau decided to sign, which meant Cuddyer could stay in right field and not have to move to first base. Morneau is scheduled to make $5 million in 2014 and $6.75 million in 2015. Theres a $9 million mutual option for the 16 season and a $750,000 buyout if the club declines. He also has some incentive escalators for 2015 should he have 550 or more plate appearances in 2014 ($500,000), finish in the top three in MVP voting ($1.5 million) or become an All-Star ($375,000). While Morneau has yet to discuss with manager Walt Weiss where he will hit in the batting order, this much he does know: The lineup is stacked with sluggers such as Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Cuddyer, the reigning NL batting champion. "(Cuddyer) told me great things about the organization, from their desire to win and the desire to take care of players, take care of the guys," Morneau said. "Someone I respect as much as him and plays the game the way he does, you want to (join) guys like that." Cuddyer wasnt the only one Morneau consulted for a little information on the Rockies. He also went to his fellow Canadian and boyhood idol, Larry Walker, asking Walkers opinion of the franchise the outfielder helped put on the baseball map. Walker touted the Rockies so much that they vaulted to the top of Morneaus free-agent list. Now, Morneau is hoping Walker gives him approval to wear No. 33. "To go there and possibly wear his number is something special for me," said Morneau, who grew up in New Westminster, B.C. As for the concussion issues that have plagued him at times in his career, Morneau believes thats a thing of the past. "There was a time there that Id do certain things and wonder if I was going to bring on symptoms," Morneau said. "But now it seems like Im able to get through pretty much any activity without even having a second thought or any hesitation on what Im doing. For the most part, its behind me. "Being that its baseball and not hockey or football, the chances of something like that happening again are very rare. Im hoping thats the case." Washington Nationals Store . Or, for that matter, the aged. Gerardo Parra Jersey . The 30-year-old Texas native was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Duke spent six years in Pittsburgh and also had stints with Arizona, Washington and Cincinnati. https://www.cheapnationals.com/897r-yan-...-nationals.html. They say things like "stress is when you dont know what youre doing" and "I wasnt hired to motivate players, I was hired to coach motivated players." 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I dont get the feeling that Mercedes looks anywhere as dominant as it normally does when I am out here on a Friday, said Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundle from trackside. In the sister cars neither Lewis Hamilton nor Sebastian Vettel managed clean flying laps due to a mixture of traffic and driving errors. The world champion was third quickest, seven tenths down on Rosberg, with the Ferrari driver fourth, a further four tenths back. It is definitely tighter in Barcelona because of all the testing the teams know the set up, said Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. But it is tricky, you could see that Lewis wasnt really happy with his car, so we havent found the sweet spot yet.On home soil Carlos Sainz was a remarkable fifth for Toro Rosso as he once again demonstrated his pace. The Spaniard may have seen his former team-mate Max Verstappen promoted to the senior team ahead of this weekend, but emerged top of all four Red Bull backed drivers in the session. Sainz was a massive 1.2 seconds quicker than Daniil Kvyat in the sister Toro Rosso. Who has the best line-up? Vote on whether Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull or McLaren have the driver best line-up Daniel Ricciardo was sixth, two tenths ahead of Verstappen, with the new team-mates split by Fernando Alonso in a heavily revised McLarenn.ddddddddddddThe Woking team have new front and rear wings in Barcelona, as well as brake duct and floor changes on the MP4-31. Renault too have a host of updates in Spain, but their struggles continued as Jolyon Palmer lost most of the session following an early puncture.Whats new on the carsThe left rear on his car blew up on the pit-straight causing a red flag as well as substantial damage to the floor. The Briton did manage some further laps late in the session, but will go into Saturday on the back foot after missing Practice One where he was replaced by reserve driver Esteban Ocon. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Practice Two timesheet1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:23.9222. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, +0.2543. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, +0.7194. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, +1.0955. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, +1.2096. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, +1.2727. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, +1.4208. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, +1.4539. Sergio Perez, Force India, +1.51510. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, +1.53111. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, +1.78612. Jenson Button, McLaren, +1.97113. Romain Grosjean, Haas, +1.97714. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, +2.32215. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, +2.45316. Felipe Massa, Williams, +2.56917. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, +2.84818. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, +3.03819. Rio Haryanto, Manor, +3.33020. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, +3.89021. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, +4.28322. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, +4.579 Also See: P1 report: Ferrari finish one-two When is the Spanish GP on Sky? ' ' '