What Went Wrong In The 9th Inning

Now more than 48 hours removed from the fateful 9th inning that ended the Rockies season, I believe I’ve collected my thoughts and emotions enough to honestly and accurately sum up what went wrong in four words. Everything.  Every damn thing. Fortunately for you, I won’t torture you with the pitch-by-pitch analysis I’ve been agonizing over the last couple days.   Instead I’ve knocked it down to five things. FIVE things that went completely haywire in that 9th inning. 1) Premature Celebrating The collapse began before the action did.  TBS came back from break showing a replay of Rockies teammates welcoming Yorvit Torrealba to the dugout with high fives, hugs and secret handshakes.  Things the Rockies usually save for postgame celebrations.  That made me very...