Friends,
My "current favorite" team (love the underdog) going onto the post season, the Colorado Rockies had won 12 out of 13 games to end the regular season. Thanks to their timely tear, the Rockies were able to force a playoff tiebreaker with the San Diego Padres scheduled for today. The game just went into extra innings tied 6-6...and stayed so until the 13th. The Padres got a two run homerun in the top of the 13th -- bummer. Double bummer because the all-time saves leader, closer Trevor Hoffman would be coming in for the bottom half of the inning. Game over, right? It should have been, but...the Rockies quickly jumped on Hoffman for three hits and scored two runs to tie the game. With one out and a man on third, Jamey Carroll slapped a liner to right field, which was caught. Matt Holliday, the runner on third charges to the plate where the throw meets the catcher and him. He somehow slides in under the catcher -- safe!! Rockies win 9-8! Bedlam ensues -- you just gotta love it. One of the best finishes to a baseball game I've ever seen. Now, on to Philadelphia for the cardiac kids. Go Rockies!
Don
1 comment:
My OH My! You gotta love baseball! I'm routing with you . . . that is until if and when Colorado ends up playing against the Bo Sox . . . they are in the playoffs, right? :-)
PPLI
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