Putting my journalist, analyst, impartial, blogger opinions to the side for a moment; never before in life have I ever been a bigger Colorado Rockies fan than I am right now!
GO ROCKIES!!!
As a die hard Yankees Fan I must always hate the Boston Red Sox with a passion! And so the Colorado Rockies hold all my hopes and dreams of salvaging the few remaining games of what has otherwise been a very disappointing baseball season for me. Watching Colorado celebrate their first ever World Series victory at the expense of my arch nemesis is all I have left!
Of course the 2007 MLB World Series (which begins Wednesday night at 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time on FOX) heavily favors the Boston Red Sox.
At 96 and 66 during the regular season, Boston has been the best team in baseball this season. The American League Champion Red Sox are playing the Wild Card Rockies. Boston is playing with home field advantage. Which means playing with American League rules (using DH David Ortiz) four out of seven games. They are playing with a fully rested pitching rotation. Red Sox best pitcher Josh Beckett matching up with Rockies best Jeff Francis. Boston’s bullpen is stable, tough and dominant. The Rockies bullpen has been shaky and unreliable. Boston’s staring line up has been pesky and productive. Colorado’s starting lineup has been adequate.
Yes on paper it should be a Boston Sweep.
But on paper the Rockies season should have been over 21 different times over the last 22 games. Tony Kornheiser of ESPN, (PTI- my favorite after work show!) often says objects in motion stay in motion. Well I certainly hope Colorado has four more wins left in their remarkable six-week victory tour.
I make no bold predictions!
Besides I have been wrong with almost every pick this post season anyway. In this, Major League Baseball’s 102 annual World Series, I am nothing more then a huge Rockies fan!
