The Dragonslayer Van. My New Baby Yorvit. Playing for the Pennant!

ROCKIES NATION!! NLCS Game 3.

I used to think that the Big Hurt was the best nickname in baseball. But now it has to be Josh Fogg’s new nom de pitch: the Dragonslayer. Someone in Aurora is airbrushing a picture of him on the side of their van (shirtless, muscles rippling, flowing mane of hair, thrusting a sword into a many headed beast). Please send me a pic. Thanks.

Let’s face it. The weather was crap tonight. My parents left the game in the 5th inning. Each one blamed the other for wanting to leave. I was sitting all too comfortably in my Brooklyn living room watching on HD (falling rain in slow-mo is really cool). So I had my wife pour icewater down the back of my shirt every inning or so to get the proper feel.

My wife, who is a Boston raised Red Sox fan, has been mostly amused at the Rockies recent run. She considers the season to be practically over since the Sox are still playing and the Yanks have imploded. But after watching a few of the games in recent days, she has begun to become impressed. And tonight, we’ve finally agreed on a name for our new baby that will be born in less than a month: Yorvit.

Big jacks from Matt and Yorvit. Great day for Josh Fogg. Spectacular defense: 3 more double plays! Barely missed a triple play!!! Tulowitzki did a ballerina pirouette at one point during a DP. Are you kidding??? This is going beyond unbelievable.

20 for 21. Swish. Swish. Swish. Tomorrow the Rockies have the chance to win something that no one can ever take away. The National League pennant awaits. Now I have to go get some sleep. Tomorrow’s game starts at 10pm ET.