I didn’t want to say anything about this.

But the evidence leaves me little choice.

God is a Colorado Rockies fan.

How else do you explain this extraordinary run the Rox are on? 7 games back in the wild card with two weeks to go. An improbable 13-inning victory in the playoff play-in game. A first round sweep of the Phillies. An LCS sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Winning 21 of their last 22. I’ve never seen anything like this. Ever. It’s gotta be divine intervention.

Or maybe not. It should be noted that these aren’t your older brother’s Rockies. Long gone are the days of the Blake Street Bombers, a fantasy squad of sluggers that lit up the scoreboard but not the win column. This collection of mostly homegrown players plays the game the way it’s supposed to be played. Make no mistake: their lineup of Holliday, Helton, Atkins, Hawpe and Tulowitzki has been striking fear in NL pitchers all year long. But this club is also built around solid starting pitching, a record-setting defense and a lights out bullpen that’s helped sustain this unlikely streak.

It’s a testimony to this team’s character that All-Star closer Brian Fuentes, after struggling mightily to begin the second half, accepted a demotion to become the team’s set-up guy, giving way to lights out phenom Manny Corpas. That same character was evident down the stretch when every game was a “must win” for Colorado. This team has been playing playoff baseball for more than a month. The beautiful thing is nobody saw this coming. Nobody.

Sure, it takes more than talent to win 21 of 22 at any point in the season, much less October. Seth Smith — he of 8 career regular season at-bats — came off the bench to deliver a pinch-hit bloop in last night’s critical 4th inning to plate the Rockies’ first two runs. Connor Jackson’s ill-timed miscue of a Willy Tavares grounder set the stage for NLCS MVP Matt Holliday’s decisive 3-run homer later in the inning. But it’s been the character of this team that’s been so impressive to me over these last 4 weeks.

I don’t know if the Rockies will keep up this historic streak. If the ALCS goes the distance, Colorado will have a lengthy layoff before the World Series begins. And honestly, even though I’m an NL guy, it’s my tendency to root for the “classic” teams over these expansion franchises in situations like this. But I can honestly say I’ll now be pulling for this underdog team in the Fall Classic. I guess I’m officially on the Rox bandwagon.

I have a feeling the Man upstairs agrees with me.