Seth Smith, Jason Giambi Provide Late-Night Heroics to Lift Rockies to Victory

This team is like a good Hollywood script. It almost as if the team forgets that they can win the game earlier than the seventh, eighth, or ninth innings. But why should they do that, that wouldn’t be as much fun.The Rockies, trailing 4-2 in the seventh inning, got a huge hit from Seth Smith. Smith doubled for the second time on the night. This time came with runners on first and second base. The double scored two runs and tied the game at four.The importance of Seth Smith to this Rockies club cannot be understated.On a night when the Rockies were facing one of the league’s best pitchers in Dan Haren, Smith went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. Smith has been productive in any role the Rockies have asked him to perform. He has been incredible as a pinch hitter, hitting well over .400. As a starter, Smith has also proven to be no slouch.At the end of June, it was reported that Rockies hitting coach Don Baylor convinced Smith to use a longer bat. Ever since switchin...