The Rockies’ purple victory chain hung around Ty Blach’s neck caked with shaving cream. His T-shirt dripped from a beer shower.
There’s nothing like postgame shenanigans to welcome a player into the big-league family.
“This was a dream come true,” Blach said Sunday afternoon after pitching four scoreless innings of relief in Colorado’s 9-4 victory over the Dodgers at Coors Field. “This was one of the most wonderful things that’s ever happened to me. I feel really, really blessed, for sure.”
Blach, a Denver native and 2009 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School, gave up one hit with one walk and four strikeouts to earn his first professional save.