Incredible 2007 21-of-22 Run to the World Series

Incredible 2007 21-of-22 Run to the World Series. . , [Part 1 – south side] , The 2007 Rockies team captivated fans throughout baseball with an unprecedented run at the end of the season. The sensational 21-of-22 run began on Sept. 16, with a 13-0 win over the Florida Marlins, placing them 6.5 games behind the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, and behind several teams in the Wild Card hunt. But they were just getting started. The Rockies went on to win the next 13 of 14 games to tie the San Diego Padres, forcing a wild card tiebreaker (game 163) on Oct. 1 at Coors Field. , The tiebreaker game was an unforgettable, extra-inning, back-and-forth battle. Colorado led 6-5 with two outs in the eighth inning, but the Padres managed to tie it up, pushing the game into extra innings. It stayed knotted until the 13th inning, when San Diego went up 8-6 and called on future Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman to attempt to seal the victory for San Diego. , Back-to-back doubles from Kazuo Matsui and Troy Tulowitzki brought the Rockies within a run, and Matt Holliday hit a triple to score Tulowitzki and tie up the game. The Padres chose to intentionally walk Todd Helton in order to face Jamey Carroll, with Holliday and the winning run on third. Carroll hit the first pitch from Hoffman to right field, where Padres Brian Giles caught the ball and threw home to try and cut down Holliday. Holliday dove head first into home plate, narrowly beating Giles' throw. The Rockies won, 9-8, and they booked their spot in the playoffs! , [Part 2 – north side] , After winning Game 163, the Rockies were headed to the postseason in dramatic fashion, and for just the second time in franchise history. , The Rockies' winning streak continued. They swept the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series in three games, and then were set to meet the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series. The Rockies had finished the regular season only one game behind Arizona in the NL West, so they relished a chance to prove themselves best in the West. And they did just that. , In the final out of a four-game sweep of the Diamondbacks, Troy Tulowitzki fielded a ground ball and threw to Todd Helton at first base to put out a sliding Eric Byrnes. Helton threw up his arms in exaltation and the crowd erupted. The Rockies were National League Champions. Despite losing the World Series to the Boston Red Sox, the 21-of-22 run was certainly one for the ages. The '07 team might have been headlined by Helton, Matt Holliday and Tulowitzki in his rookie year, but contributions came from all corners of the roster, and the core group would return to the playoffs in '09 as well… Jeremy Affeldt, Garrett Atkins, Jamey Carroll, Aaron Cook, Manny Corpas, Josh Fogg, Jeff Francis, Brian Fuentes, LaTroy Hawkins, Brad Hawpe, Matt Herges, Chris Iannetta, Ubaldo Jiménez, Kazuo Matsui, Ryan Spilborghs, Cory Sullivan, Willy Taveras, Yorvit Torrealba, to name just a few, all led by Manager Clint Hurdle.