Troy Tulowitzki came to the plate in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the Rockies down by three runs. There is no doubt that special players do special things at special times, and there is no doubt that Tulowitzki is a super-hero. However, Tulo's ninth inning at-bat was annoyingly predictable. As he has done far too often in his Major League career, Tulowitzki swung at the first pitch, which was at his eyes, and popped out to second base.Tulowitzki is a great player--one of the best in the game--yet, he still lacks maturity. All he had to do was pay attention to the game while he was on deck. All he had to do was watch one of the game's best hitter's when it comes to working counts. The hitter in front of him, Todd Helton, had just worked a 0-2 count into a full count, fouled off two pitches, and then took a walk on an 11-pitch at-bat, driving in a run in the process.Instead of following Helton's lead, Tulowitzki continued to over-try in pressure situation...
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