The Baseball Chick

MIND FREAK!!!!  Clint Barmes made like Criss Angel on Sunday with some straight rock-n-roll ninja magic.  The above photo taken by a fan at the game seems to show that Barmes did not make the catch which basically won the game for the Rockies, thereby helping to preserve their small lead in the NL Wild Card race over the Atlanta Braves.

Though the second baseman was able to turn the over-the-shoulder barrel-roll grab into a game-ending double play, a series of photos published by Rockies fan Craig Welling later that night contains one picture where it appears the ball hits the ground.

Think fans of the fast-charging Braves or the homefield-chasing Cardinals are interested in this evidence? If the ball is ruled a drop, Julio Lugo would have scored the tying run and the Cardinals would have had runners at the corners with one out. However, the Rockies would have had one more chance at the plate, so it’s not as if we can definitively say that St. Louis would have won the game and Atlanta would have crept another game closer in the NL wild card standings.  (Yahoo! Sports)

Commenting on the catch, gay pirate Ryan Spilborghs told the Denver Post:

Only me and Barmes know the truth…. It’s better that it’s (mysterious).

I guess Ryan thinks it’s better for the public to question the validity of the Rockies’ wins and resultant postseason berth.  Dumbass.