04/25/08 10:00 AM ET
Spilborghs to spill it all on TWIB
Outfielder will tell feeling of driving in five runs in a game
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com

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TWIB also will feature the Rockies and the torrid streak that put them in last year's World Series, and their so-called "humidor" -- the atmosphere-controlled chamber at Coors Field where the club stores baseballs. The storage method prevents the baseballs from shrinking and hardening, the way they used to when home runs flew out of the park at a crazy rate.
Spilborghs wore a microphone for Major League Baseball Productions during an April 9 game against the Braves at Coors Field.
Spilborghs is no stranger to being featured on television. He hosts segments for "Rockies All-Access" on FSN Rocky Mountain, and has been wired for many games, including playoff games last season.
"You just forget that you even have the stupid thing on. It's not like all of a sudden, you've got it on your shirt and you start talking. I'm always talking to begin with. It's not like I'm going to talk to somebody I don't normally talk to. I'm not going to change because I have a microphone on me."
But rarely do mic and magic match up the way they did for Spilborghs and TWIB. Spilborghs went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double. The five RBIs were the second-most he's had in a game in his career.
"That was funny -- made it pretty fun to have it documented," Spilborghs said. "I haven't seen it all. I think we have a game Saturday, but I'm sure I'll get a copy of it somehow."
There are plenty of opportunities. TWIB will be shown Saturday on FOX -- check local listings -- and throughout the week on SportsTime Ohio and Comcast SportsNet West.
TWIB also airs on the video board in stadiums, as well as internationally in Australia, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Japan, Latin America, Middle East, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama and Taiwán. Also, TWIB's Web site, features original blogs and bonus footage not seen in the broadcast. Send them e-mail feedback too.
This week's TWIB provides rare national exposure for the Rockies.
James Potocki, the TWIB lead producer, said the show's brain trust discussed doing extended coverage of the Rockies late last season. At the time of the decision, however, the Rockies were a long shot to make the playoffs, so the show went in another direction.
Then, the Rockies won 14 of their final 15 regular season games, including a tie-breaker for the National League Wild Card. They also won all seven NL playoff games.
"I guess we were wrong about that one," Potocki said. "But we're glad and fortunate to feature them on This Week in Baseball this year, to introduce a good team like that to the nation. It's almost like we're the USA Today of baseball shows, a 'Baseball 101.' It's fun to be able to introduce a club like this to fans around the league."
The MLB Productions cameras stayed with the club throughout the playoffs. It was then that much of the "humidor" footage was shot. In Aquafina's "Make Your Body Happy", Rockies such as Matt Holliday take fans through their magical 2007 run that landed them in the World Series. The show also will include a segment in which catcher Yorvit Torrealba wore a microphone during a batting practice session.
The Rockies will get a little extra airtime on the show, as "TWIB Notes" take a look at the Rockies' 22-inning, 2-1 victory over the Padres at PETCO Park that began on April 17 but ended in the early hours of April 18.
In other segments this week:
Screen icon Jackie Chan discussed his favorite team, the Dodgers, and the development of baseball in China in the "Baseball Is . . .", sponsored by Chevrolet.
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley gives a State Farm's "Big League Blast".
A milestone for Braves pitcher John Smoltz, who became the 16th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts, is the "XM Call of the Week".
The great plays and bloopers of the week make up "How 'Bout That," which features the track "Given Up" by Linkin Park.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.









