Is this the Rockies year?

I know what you're thinking: "Gotta' work in the morning, I've got to get to bed." The Rockies are going to lose anyway, trailing 4-1 heading into the bottom of the 14th.

It's understandable.

Tell me you at least DVR'd it, just in case there is a miraculous rally.

You didn't?

Ryan Spilborghs' walk-off grand slam home run, however, changed everything and the Rockies got a huge, huge, huge 6-4 victory.

This could go down as one of the Rockies biggest wins in team history. I say could if they hold off San Francisco to win the wild car or even pass the Dodgers to win the NL West title.

And you missed it. Wait a minute, this sounds like a DirectTV commercial for its NFL package. And I'm not Peyton Manning.

It was pure redemption for Spilborghs, who hit into an inning-ending double play earlier in the game. The Rockies missed out on a couple of chances to win earlier, but wiffed. Facing a three-run deficit, with no position players left to play, Jim Tracy jumped for joy after Spilborghs' blast.

And Spilborghs? It might have been the fastest home run trot in team history and it might have been the best mugging in Denver away from Colfax Ave. in many years.

On the Rockies Radio Network, Spilborghs admitted he went from zero to hero in a hurry.

The Rockies will now host first-place Los Angeles for three more games before facing the Giants again this weekend for three in San Francisco.

You might want to invest in a DVR for the rest of the season.

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