Rockies somehow win a baseball game with everything going against them

All of the natural, uncontrollable elements of a baseball game were working in full force against the Colorado Rockies on Friday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs. In one of the most bizarre games in recent memory, the Rox battled the umpire both on the mound and at the plate, some rare defensive miscues, and some pesky defending champs who seemed to draw out every at-bat as though their lives depended on it. There were even ducks on the field. This game was literally an odd duck.

The end result was the most hard-fought, grinding win of the season by a score of 5-3.

In the first inning, home plate umpire Dan Bellino put made a series of horrible calls that immediately put German Marquez…