Special Teams – The 2007 Padres-Rockies NL Wild Card Tie-Breaker: 13 Mile-High Innings of Pressure

<p>Subscribe to the Special Teams podcast right here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-teams/id1481245350">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-teams/id1481245350</a>.  In 2007 the Padres &amp; Rockies engaged in a game for the ages, as after 162 games the two teams were tied for the National League Wild Card. A tie-breaking contest raged into 13 innings of punch-counter punch - and still, 13 years later, the winning run never touched home plate. How did that happen - and how did Jason turn into the person who broke that news to one of the teams? The second-best closer we’ve ever seen had the worst two-game run of his career at the worst possible time, and one of the teams overall strategies certainly was, well, let’s just say different. Plus, we go in-depth on players like Jake Peavy, Adrian Gonzalez, Khalil Greene, Matt Holliday and more.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>