Correction - 13 innings.
I don’t think Holliday touched the plate, and he even knew it.
This is why Mariano Rivera is better Trevor Hoffman.
The 13th and decisive inning had the first scoring since the top of the 8th inning, when the Padres’ Brian Giles hit a 2 run homer to tie the score at 6. Ironically enough, Giles was on base in the top of the 13th inning, when Hairston hit a two run homer to give the Padres am 8-6 lead.
Then you see...him...Trevor Hoffman, all time saves leader, warming up in the bullpen. With him, a two run lead might as well be six. I told my mother as I conversed with her on the phone, “the only chance the Rockies have is that they are playing this game in Coors Canaveral (sp).”
Sure enough, I turn away to watch Hannity and Cryptkeeper (well, it was really to watch Ann Coulter), and when I turn back, I see Hoffman on the mound, Kaz Matsui on second base, and no one out.
I turn the channel to get the final score of the football game, and when I turn back, the score is tied at 8, courtesy of a double by Tulowitski (scoring Matsui), and a triple by Holliday, scoring Tulowitski.
And still, no one out. This time, I didn’t change the channel.
Some guy named Carroll hits a fly ball to right. The catch is made, Holliday tags at third, comes home at the same time that the ball does, and after what seemed like an eternity, the umpire makes a call.
Safe.
Rockies go wild, beating Hoffman and the Padres, 9-8 in 13 innings.
Upon viewing the TBS replay, I noticed that, while the catcher didn’t tag Holliday before his hand touched the plate...well, actually, Holliday’s hand didn’t touch the plate at all. The catcher’s foot was on the plate, and Holliday’s hand never touched it. (His head bounced off the dirt as he slid by.)
It must have taken about 5-8 seconds for the umpire to make that call of safe.
So the Rockies continue their hot play of late, and the Padres are done. October has started. “Go crazy, folks, go crazy!”
GO BREWERS! (Runs and hides)
A great game for the Rockies! Beat those Phillies.