Found June 29, 2011 on Rockies Review: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Stranger things have happened.When Troy Tulowitzki hit third base and kept on going, scoring from first base on a Ty Wigginton bloop single to give the Colorado Rockies a 3-2 victory in 13 innings against the Chicago White Sox, it was time for a celebration, but an odd one.Scoring from first doesn't always happen on a line drive into the gap, let alone a blooper to center field. However, White Sox centerfielder Brent Lillibridge was playing deep, guarding against a ball in the gap, then didn't hustle to pick up the ball that Wigginton had softly hit, and Tulowitzki simply kept on going. Lillibridge's throw seemed unprepared, and the Rockies first walk-off win of the season was in the books.The Rockies were in desperate need for a good start to an important six-game homestand. The club is now one game over .500 at Coors Field, a figure that wouldn't have been good enough for even the horrible Rockies teams of the early 2000's. This homestand needs to be one in whi...
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