Let's take a moment to marvel at Troy Tulowitzki's 8-year-old unassisted triple play

Eight years ago, on April 29, 2007, the Rockies hosted the Braves. It began as a normal enough game -- through seven innings, there had been a smattering of hits, a couple of homers and each team had five runs apiece. It had grown into a compelling game, sure, but no one watching knew that it would become a historic one.

With runners on first and second and no outs, Chipper Jones came to the plate with a good chance at the go-ahead run. He lined a shot in the direction of shortstop -- and then this happened:

Troy Tulowitzki yanked the ball out of the air, tagged second and nabbed the runner incoming from first before anyone had a chance to react. It was the first unassisted triple play since 2003 and, at the time, the 13th in MLB history. (There are have been 15 total: Asdrubal Cabrera pulled off the feat in 2008 and Eric Bruntlett had the most recent in 2009.)

Tulo's defensive unicorn kept the game tied, and the Rockies would eventually win on a walk-off in the 11th inning.

One final fun fact about the game: Tulowitzki's lone hit of the game was a triple. It was just one of those days, apparently.