"It's a lot of competition here, and it gets better every single year, " Rockies slugger Carlos Gonzalez said.

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Every time you get up it gets better.

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Sure, it seems like every other movie that gets released these days is 3-D -- some a lot better than others.

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It is an amazing triumph of technology that gets better and better, year after year, and yet somehow is every bit as exciting as a 25 mph drive through a sensible neighborhood at a reasonable time of day.

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