Giants Play Scorpion, Rockies Play Frog

ROCKIES 6, GIANTS 4 (14) Dodger fans were having fun with tonight's marathon game at Coors Field. Jim Tracy had burned through seven pitchers, finally leaving in Adam "Mark" Eaton (ERA hovering around 8) in for 55 pitches, which burned Tracy when two triples and a backfired IBB resulted in a three-run top of the 14th inning, giving the Giants a 4-1 lead. Insurmountable, right? Not for the Giants, whose nature is so hard-coded to screw the Dodgers, even at sacrificial cost to themselves. Remembering that their playoff chances are only about 11% anyway, the Giants went ahead and coughed up a huge hairball, watching Giant reliever Justin Miller walk in the Rox' pitcher (the aforementioned Eaton) on five pitches to cut the lead to two runs. And then, just for icing, Bruce Bochy brings in Jerkin' Merkin Valdez, whose second pitch of the ballgame results in a walk-off grand salami for Ryan Spilborghs. Game over, Rockies win and take three of four from the Gian...