 Welcome back to watching baseball. My name's Jimmy. I've got Jake with me, and we are going to watch the 2007 NL wild card a tiebreaker Padres versus Rockies very controversial very exciting game we're gonna watch the 13th inning and I Don't know just take it in react a little rewatch Jake. You excited to watch this one. This is a big one Finally some NL West action and yeah, man. This is a Famous game for reasons if you don't know you're about to find out this game Jim is as the people by now should know is I do have a weird geeky slash attachment to baseball slash childhood attachment and These rosters man will send you all over the board because if you go to this Padres team I mean you see names like Greg Maddox and David Wells were on the pitching staff Along with a young younger Jake PV who had a really really good year And then you look through this lineup and there's some guys that if you didn't follow baseball closely You might not know but some dudes who were big-time prospects Khalil green Kevin Coosman off Along with some other names you might be familiar with from other teams Mike Cameron Adrian Gonzalez for the Padres And then this Rockies team man. I mean it's a Rockies team for sure I mean they could hit the snot out of the ball They had a really strong lineup and it was whoever can twirl the pill for you that day, which this game turned into Yeah, this game it goes 13 innings. We're gonna watch this 13. I said I have the Wikipedia up right here Got interesting says the Padres spent 52 days With at least a share of the lead for the division the diamond back spent 89 So it was really the diamond backs in the Padres fighting to win the West the entire time The and then it says the Rockies spent just three days Up there, but they were able to tie for that second spot play this game Let's just dive right in this episode of watching baseball is brought to you by Laughs from the past. It's a history and comedy podcast that Jake and I do every Tuesday We're currently on its eighth season and it's all about the Wild West. It's It's really just funny stories and history and kind of being like what the how did that happen who go Ben? Go binge it. Yeah, they're evergreen so you can binge them. All right. Here we go Little recap So this is the recap, right? Yeah They go Brings back the Rockies with an around his 17th home run of the year to make it five to four Rockies would pull ahead in this one. Hey, was this decided by a coin flip as well, Jake Yes, sir, really And I think what's even funnier about that is I think I read they did the coin flip in September like Anticipating if this would happen. That's what that's what all the past ones to work. They don't do them like they just do them way earlier So ridiculous that they thought that was a proper solution. Yeah, this is the first time in a while 99 so it's been eight years Julio, I mean those are some those are rocky reliever Do you like either of these uniforms I do not like these Padre uniforms, that's where I am on the Rockies the Padres I feel like Giles is doing a very bad job representing that they might be look good on another body or Think that base color is just like gnarly man. I'm not into that It would have to be like a throwback. Yeah, it's a weird color It looks staying Just looks old It looks like when you like have old-timers day and they give them to the old like this is what you used to wear They did out with the yogi bearer once they they put it Uniform on them. They're like, this is what used to wearing yogi was like, I don't think so like it was white when I wore it They were like You didn't have to leave it outside for 50 years Yogis like I think the pictures just made it look off-white White existed Yeah, I have to tell you we did have white uniforms holiday with a cut collar Wonder if that was for sponsorship reasons or comfort a lot of players in the Yankees you have for sponsorship reasons Third straight inning with the guy on but Last two times it didn't matter Jim no, it's kind of fun Scott Harrison We had the Giles brothers on this team Marcus Giles and Brian Giles now you have well They needed a hairston hairston's got a brother that plays in MLB. Yeah, I should have done that Morgan Then they would to call them the San Diego. What's brothers in Spanish her monos? Monos her monos. Yeah Yeah, it had been something could have been something So he's all over the place walk the leadoff batter throws a ball one a ball that made the crowd gasp Let's see how bud black plays this with the wildness of Julio if he wants to see if he can throw a strike So this is bud black versus Clint hurdle right picture enough Uh, yeah, hairston swinging away sends it out towards deep left field back goes matt holiday that ball is up and that ball is gone To run home run for Scott hairston Did you see the little pat on the side that fan gave the old man Good catch She wanted it Right very silent stadium Just the most silent of stadiums Yeah, you had to throw five straight balls or whatever. So I'm just trying to groove one and I think also Don this break went for the Padres Advanced on and appeared on the yellow line Yeah, those uniforms are pretty ugly. It's gonna is added to this lineup that was needing some Yeah, because I mean, it's supposed to be like a modern type font slash logo Is gonna bring bob up a jack out I don't I don't mind the the way it says San Diego or Padres Just the color really too much of it. Maybe if they see like that that jacket that That guy in the coach is wearing with the mixture of that color and blue look cool But just straight that color So excited, I mean All-time close all-time saves leader right now and you just took a lead and you bring Hoffman in and it's like science He'll delivered And you're thinking you might get morons That's that's a huge chip because you know, they've been doing the dance for about Four innings about should we bring in Hoffman at what point do we bring him in and now you've got at least a two-run lead Yeah, man the difference in this one nice scoop by this fan See it hit off the it hit off the guy's hands went to the other guy. He ran over and then he was like, okay Good job. Good job You got it You earned it Padres who have had their chances in the 11th and the 12th lead runner on they left The runner in scoring position twice get him chase As this is in the right field is Chase Hadley's got himself a base hit And shit single now the Padres are thinking they'll just you know tack on Yeah, let's make it ugly. Holy smokes dude. Chase Hadley Chase Hadley in 2007 he was uh somebody was gonna give up Before that at bat his last played appearance in in Major League Baseball was June 24th Chase Hadley got called up for seven games in June Didn't play in September at all, but somehow was on the roster for game 163 I mean, I guess Padres fans are someone has to know what How or why that expanded I think He's on top in the top half of the 13th still a regular season game, right? Yeah, but he didn't get a single lot bad all September Yeah, I know I know I wear an extra innings and a lot of guys get used but it just seems crazy I mean that at bat by by Chase Hadley right there was his 18th Big League at bat. This is the ninth pitcher for the Padres or for the Rockies. Excuse me That blurs Got fog. Oh, excuse me. Ramon Ortiz is the 10th. Oh cool Brian Fuentes blew the save. Yeah, because he threw weird a tall task of facing Adrian Gonzalez. There's still nobody out go faced Three batters the leadoff walked to Giles the two run home run for Hairston And a pinch it single for chase Hadley you now stands at first base held on by Helm Who's sledge? Turmal sledge man. That's uh I mean that's baseball, baby Turmal sledge That's exactly what that is Turmal sledge rhymes with thermal thermal You know his name Yeah, just because you know his name I mean he was supposed to be a guy and it just never panned out. I mean dude Khalil green was like A huge prospect thermal sledge had a great rookie season got rookie of the year votes, but Then didn't play at all on 05 or 06 30 games 20 games and then played 100 games for these Padres Then never played again Crazy career Of September three games in San Francisco four in milwauki Turmal sledge come to colorado at least 13 innings and they've got a chance Sledge was an expo. That's right Wow Well, you're dude, uh, Khalil green's coming up next Otherwise you want to just skip to the bottom of the 13th Um or tease get some one two three here I guess so I I think maybe this is the the big thing because he he punches adrian gonzalez Which is huge three two count best hitter on the team no outs in the inning um I I mean this is if you don't get adrian gonzalez Hey, you're in you're lined up for a very bad time It's true What do you think he goes with just high heat 91? So I don't know where how much we can say heat Hey, Khalil put together a couple good 94 ops plus just slightly below average, but seven years. I mean I'll take that not like a Weird looking back in the third inning. I don't know what's going on very straight Yeah, he's uh Let's see. Uh, he went to clemson Went to high school in key west And then I mean he's he's in southern cal he west that's weird Khalil tabbit green by the baseball family, um, maybe the biggest he looks like, uh, uh, Todd snider Uh, Todd Snyder's the guy who sings d-double-e-double r-u-n-b-r underneath it And a lot of other good songs That's what he looks like now everyone knows Now you know people All right So good for this kid maybe I should have used him earlier that is that club huge or is her face tiny Is that club huge or is face time for Ramon or oh for her? I think that's a big glove A huge Yeah, I think this is the Ramon Ortiz Who's a starting pitcher is on the angels for a while Tula witsky in his rookie year Got mvp and rookie dearboats Cal ripkin in the booth Too much booth talking. We have like so yeah Ramon or Ramon Ortiz was on minnesota And I think he got traded to colorado and he was terrible Um, so that Ramon Ortiz and he has to be remembered pretty fondly You think uh because Trevor Hoffman warmed up three times It's the guy you want to feel triple warm-up, man. It'll get you every time So who's he got a face coming up? I mean this uh, he's got uh, matt suey Tulo holiday top of the lineup. Oh my god. I read I just read the box score again Trevor Hoffman fans do not watch this inning. Yeah, holy shit outstanding change up This is uh Man, this is course. I feel like this is course field, baby Starts on out of the fastball and then you got to think changeups coming next right Pump two fastballs and drop the strikeout change up Let's ball one Now 2-0 uh-oh But it's usually the change up that does the work three fastballs You think he throws at least one cool change up that we get to watch Because it's change up when it does what it does. It's so fun I think so, uh, of course fields man. It's brutal Triple warm-up, dude Triple warm-up Triple warm-up plus course field Everything just doesn't break 2-2 Yeah, this is a change up count. There's anyone matt suey's got wide eyes though looking to hammer this ball It's another fastball What a job the bullpen has done tonight for the san diego Padres After jake pb was not exactly jake pb like giving up six runs in six and a third heath bell doug brickel Joe thatcher all outstanding guys very sad clapping. He's gonna be very happy clapping soon I think we get a follow-up shot with him Matt suey out towards right center field that's gonna get down into the gap to the track in the wall Kind of like six straight fastballs six straight 84 mile per hour fastballs by hoffman It's a second base with a double to begin the bottom of the third thing casca get him I think maybe through one off speed But I mean to pitch up and matt suey With a quick top hand came through it nicely. Thank you through one off speed pitch, but yeah, I mean but it was up You can't throw a six trick like, you know, you can't throw 90 fastballs when they're 84, but it's it's colorado Now you've got some thumpers waiting for the change it to the tying run I mean that change that that's like such a bad guy that because now you have too low, uh holiday helens So there's Guys praying right behind home plate So strike in there and it's one on one There's the uh fastball 86 Located Be patient hoping he makes another mistake up Single double triple not bad for game 163 outside two and one Stop breaking ball but nowhere near the play for hoffman Like so many closers throwing strikes and getting ahead in the count being able to dictate to the hitters What you want them to hit I don't know that suey's gap at a rate center has him at second with nobody out Oh, the whiskey follows it off and it's two and two the lady right behind home plate like Snuggling up on her dude For good luck or whatever Probably chilly Yeah, it could be cold There's the bald heads to get on top of that 13th inning in colorati And again, you go to a two and two count out to the whiskey's Approach has to change because two strikes on the first two hitters that other guy's got a dog on his lap Denver baby extra bases That dog's got a great view of this game Bet it doesn't give a shit like it's a good ball I'd like the crowd in car auto to be just a little more one color Okay, I see what you're saying that's fair But again, I think we might be in jacket modes for a lot of people Okay, also earlier in the game the dinosaur behind home plate I don't know the name of the dinosaur. I'm sorry people that want me to know the name of that dinosaur Um is spinning its head And not watching pitches and it's kind of a good mascot It's a mental game. Yeah, not gonna watch this pitch. Let's see if it spins its head right here Look like I just spun its head Ha ha ha ha ha Not watching not watching Wow That was kind of a risky go to second because the ball was never behind the outfielder, right? No, and I think um, let me see who's in center there This was a because I might Cameron was on this team and he's one of the more special center field defenders of all time Uh, but he was hurt they mentioned that in the play-by-play, so I think Jason Lane is out there Jason Lane, so yeah, I mean and that's a really close play. You wonder if Mike Cameron First pitch I mean Hoffman just shell shocked right now And I love that holiday triple warm-up. I love he swung at the first pitch right there, you know The balloon is is blowing Pop that baby just do it right away Don't let him catch your breath Game of inches is as corny as it gets, but hey, we almost had too low thrown out at second Giles almost catches that ball I don't know. I don't know if you can say Giles almost caught that ball I'm not saying he almost caught it, but I mean I think he should have played that off the carom own save Second and the last three games Hoffman having a tough stretch here. All right Yeah, I want to pause that because we that's something we researched beforehand Uh The Clint if he had the batting title one after 162 games If you went 0 for 5 He would have lost the batting title mad holiday He went 2 for 6 and that was his second hit. So it clinches the batting title Uh, he wins no matter what but and He had it even if they don't get a 163. So I got that but The rbi's Ryan Howard had the most rbi's or they were tied with most rbi's in the nl And holiday gets one more which now he led the league in rbi's, but he did it in one extra game tricky Take it baby So they are intentionally walking Todd Helton to get to our old friend. Jamie Carroll Who's 38? Jamie Carroll 30 Former twins great Travels All of a sudden he pinch ran and then went to third base. Jamie Carroll He's 33 33 in 2007 Yeah, because poof poof didn't come up to a way later All right, get ready for count tro version Little wood on it. Jamie little wood Hey mental mental, no, um, we should tell poof to talk to Jamie Carroll about this at bat Yeah, there's not many pitches, but yeah Still be good to see what he was thinking right and then a good I mean how locked in are you into his other at bats like we saw the casmets suey he pretty much only through fastballs Hoffman hate throwing his change up in colorado Is he trying like if you're Jamie Carroll, do you want to hit the fly ball or would you rather put it on the ground? Jamie Carroll had a hit in the 11th inning as well All right, just put it in the air. I hope the dinosaur is still turning its head around I just want to watch all the replays My thoughts right now That was a bad throw by giles just like kind of went in the sky right away Because I remember it not being that shallow and like that ball got to giles quick Yeah, and on a line basically Like I think if that's a lot of right fielders, you don't even test that throw, especially mad holiday There's not a speedster at the time. I mean I I think Again, it's almost like the situation It turns into one of those like we talked about in the the royals world series Like you're you're kind of in this crazy moment of the game where a lot of stuff has to go right Like giles has to put the ball there and the catcher has to squeeze it, which isn't an easy task Yeah, but still like if it still gets there league You know some of these guys with oh, yeah, if it's anyone with a plus arm You're not even running. You're probably not doing it. Yeah Holiday hurt or just like exhausted holidays hurt hurt they say I don't know what happened on the slide and all that's going on the rest of the team's going crazy Rick seger down there A trainer just like sprinted away like you had to go get something Or someone All right, I want to see I want to see replays though They missed the plate Michael Barrett was trying to get that's the conchers So you can go on youtube and let's change the playback speed to slow as possible See what we got here. Yeah, I don't think he touched the plate Yeah Um, I mean I that from that one angle and I'll we can see as many as we want Look like his hand went underneath his foot, but never through enough to get to the plate I don't know if it would have been overturned Yeah, I mean and that that becomes kind of the bigger question And it's like one of those both things could be true Like I could say Matt holiday probably didn't touch the plate, but you could also probably say it wouldn't be overturned Then you got to get mad at the umpire for Like yeah, I mean the delay in safe calls weird Maybe it did Oh that looked like it definitely did not It's weird that the umpire waited Yeah, it's almost like the ump mclellan Saw the catcher going to tag Runner and was like, oh, I better end this quick. Otherwise we're gonna have a shit show on our hands So we just do the safe out there. You don't want the dog pile And I mean You are taught as an umpire to make the right call the first time So I mean when the ball kicks away from Barrett You're processing a lot Um, but yeah, and it's it also kind of looks like he didn't touch the plate. So yeah Crazy game. Here he is So I'm bringing him in. I'm just trying to get a ball up in his own Had a guy in third maddie We did a great job of getting on. I just Just trying to put the ball in play. So I'm just thankful that maddie ran his butt off to get down to home and uh I know one thing when mom's up in heaven. I guarantee she was she was knocking on god's arm telling him Let this happen for us. I'm gonna do them. But thank god for this opportunity I'm so happy that we get a chance to go on happy for the city I want to go celebrate if you don't mind. Well, I know One of the guys that you guys are celebrating with got injured on the plate on the plate holiday I don't know what happened. Well, I came in home plate. Apparently got a collision with michael barrett He was attended to he's gone back in but hopefully we'll be all right. Yeah, we celebrate with him You know, he's For us and we know he's been rmbp. So we need a guy like that going into this first season and uh He's been here as far as came up here to that big last hit and uh, let's hope he's okay He's been rmbp all year, but you're the hero tonight. Thank you. Appreciate that I still think holidays the hero I know we're being nice. Yeah, jammy carol's not the hero. I mean tulo has a pretty big hit there Appreciate it, uh, but you know just now Tulo holiday. It's rocky's team goes to the world series tough inning for uh Giles Yeah There it is I don't think he touched I think I think that's the common the common Just thought process that he didn't right Yeah, but then like, you know, because he called him safe would have got overturned. I don't think so because I don't think it's that clear. But who knows crazy game crazy ending In colorado after this sweeps their way to the world series and then they get swept, right? They go to the world series and yeah the the socks Um, if it wasn't a sweep, it was a gentleman's sweep. But yeah Holiday had a pretty good uh a postseason run too, I believe I think he had 13 hits in 11 games five home runs in those 11 games in the postseason 10 rbis 941 op s Good for matty All right, I mean that's a fun game. I'm sure there's a lot of moments throughout the entire game. That's awesome That slide I kind of want to go on like a premiere and just zoom in and fucking get the best look I can at it But it looks like he couldn't Looks like he couldn't have I lose some friends in colorado, but yeah well They don't care. I mean you can't be upset if someone says he didn't touch because you got it. So All right, that ends this one. We'll see you later. Thanks for watching. Goodbye