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Seamheads of the Rocky Mountain region might be a bit bleary eyed after Rockies West Coast games the next morning, but this am an extra Mountain Dew or Double Starbucks may be needed. The Rox and Padres went into the wee hours of the morning, almost 2:30am MST in a 22 inning game which eventually the good guys won, 2-1.

The 6 hour fest featured every position player used, every pitcher from Jeff Francis, Jake Peavy, the collective bullpens, Bruce Hurst, Steve Garvey, Marvin Freeman, Dan Fouts, and Goose Goosage. The game telecasters were in a strange TV time slot usually reserved for Mork and Mindy reruns and infomercials. Hell, not even Matthew Lesko is on at 2am, his little brother "Petey" is selling how to get free money from the bottom of sewer grates.

The good news is the Rockies pitching came through the entire night, especially starter Jeff Francis, who pitched nearly flawless from innning 1 to the 8th. Brian Fuentes is nearly unhittable in the season's early going, and if closer Manny Corpas falters more, will we see Fuentes back in the closer role? The remaining of the bullpen also shined. The bad news is the AA Tulsa Drillers will be called up to play the Astros tonight.