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Top of the 4th:

Todd Helton and his sexy goatee saunter into second base with a double. (Seriously, look at the fullness on that thing. Rahr.) There have been a ton of hits off the Green Monster tonight.

Beckett records his sixth strikeout of the night against Garrett Atkins. Your turn Brad Hawpe.

And you strike out, too. I Hawpe you do better next time, sir.

It's still 4-1 Boston.

Bottom of the 4th:

Tim McCarver and Joe Buck are just fawning of Troy Tulowitzki. His parents must be proud. McCarver referred to his arm as a "Howitzer" or something like that. I don't know what that means. Someone smarter than I, please enlighten. (Update: Commenter Joe alerts me a howitzer is a type on cannon. Thank for that.)

Also, this just in from the wisdom of Tim McCarver: David Ortiz = clutch.

How long do you think it takes Manny to do his hair in the morning? Speaking of Manny, he smacks a double into right-center. (It actually looks like he hustled to second!) We got Big Papi on third, Manny on second. Two outs.

This little spoons game thing in the Red Sox bullpen: does this annoy anyone else?

Jason Varitek rips one down the line. Papi and Manny score. It's 6-1 Boston. It's looking bad for the Rockies. Very, very bad. J.D. Drew strikes out. Inning over.

What can I say about the Rockies that no one else has said? 21 wins in 22 games, including sweeps in the division series and championship series. No one's ever done that before. None of the great Yankees teams of last decade could do it, nor could the 2005 White Sox during one of the most impressive post-season runs I remember. The Rockies are the National League Champions. Just let that sink in for a moment.

Anyways, if you want the details, Matt Holliday won the MVP on the strength of his three-run homer that clinched Game 4 tonight, Matt Herges gets the win after another fantastic outing from the pen, and Manny Corpas nailed down the last four outs for the save after a Chris Snyder homer put the outcome briefly in doubt. And after 11 seasons and more than 1500 games, Todd Helton is going to the World Series in the same year he was very nearly trade to the Red Sox. You can knock the National League all you want, but they get a World Series berth just like the American League does and the Rockies have seized it with a run unlike any other in MLB history.