One: Our martial arts man who loves baseball more than his job at Sports Authority, a stretch only Helton could appreciate.

Two: Our ex-minister's ex-wife who grew up watching Class D minor league baseball in the Longhorn League and now sells Major League real estate.

Three: Our Mountain Man Fruit & Nuts woman - delicious!

Four: Our assisted-living owner, devoted to senior women and open to adopting some senior Rockies, if and when.

Five: Our mental health counselor and DUI class instructor - Coors would be proud of this designated driver!

Six: Our spiritual head, cerebral-palsied, steady-as-a-rock guy who prays regularly for the Rockies that they won't fall from grace in the standings.

Seven: Our interior designing woman - she'll upgrade your suite - or the infield, as you'd like.

Eight: Our octogenarian mom, gracious and loving to the Rockies, even when they lose.

Nine and Ten: Our father and step-mom of Big Head Todd; and no, he's not conceited.

Eleven: Our marathon-running children's librarian who accepts the Rockies, bad endings and all.

Twelve: Our only teenager, a zinger of a guy, he got his dad's and grandpa's autographs on a Rockies baseball in the late '90s when he could have gotten Dante's. We love you, Zack. Time for your holiday in the sun.

And God himself, present in spirit, who created our national pastime and the first fan "in the Big Inning."

From Monday Night Picnic & Prayer in the Park Group, Eagle, Colo.,
fearlessly led by Fred Bapp, fbapp@cwrmhc.org, 970-328-1662.

P.S. Sept. 3 is the anniversary of the Mental Health Counselor and the Assisted Living Group homeowner's first eHarmony date. They were married Feb. 10, 2007. She attended her first Rockies game in late September '06 - there were fireworks!