While We Wait for the Rockies to Play in the World Series, Part Three
We also wait to buy tickets to the World Series. If today goes anything close to what yesterday did, they'd better be ready for a mob at Coors Field. Why do you call a news conference to announce that you have no news?
ESPN has a nice rundown of "The Streak". This is important to read, because, with this long lay off, we fans need to keep our edge too. I've been periodically perusing the video highlights on the Rockies' multimedia page to stay in game shape.
Josh Kalk outlines little things that could impact the outcome of the World Series. All in all I think he did a decent job, but it still amazes me as to how so many continue to get away with writing something while not doing their homework, as he says the Rockies have some experience at Fenway, but none this season. He also uses the outdated reference of Coors Field as "a park that inflates home runs". Enough already. He somewhat piggybacks on Tim Kurkjian's piece where his biggest question for the Series is how the Red Sox will get Ortiz in the games at Coors Field. The Rockies will need to take advantage of Manny in left at Coors and whatever else the Sox decide to do to maximize their offense at the expense of their defense.
This guy, who has exposed his bias more than once over the last couple of weeks, actually thinks this has the makings of a very good series. One thing I do disagree with him on though is Boston's rotation. He calls their rotation "outright imposing". My take on their rotation: Beckett is imposing, definitely, especially when the stakes are high; Schilling can be effective but in no way imposing (three years ago, yes, now, no); Wakefield is befuddling, but imposing probably isn't a word that's ever been used to describe Wakefield; Matsuzaka can be downright imposing at times but can be just as downright bad at other times.
Dave Krieger calls this the Dr. Seuss Series: the Rox vs. Sox on Fox.
Only one more day until we get this thing going.
Until next time, Go Rockies!
ESPN has a nice rundown of "The Streak". This is important to read, because, with this long lay off, we fans need to keep our edge too. I've been periodically perusing the video highlights on the Rockies' multimedia page to stay in game shape.
Josh Kalk outlines little things that could impact the outcome of the World Series. All in all I think he did a decent job, but it still amazes me as to how so many continue to get away with writing something while not doing their homework, as he says the Rockies have some experience at Fenway, but none this season. He also uses the outdated reference of Coors Field as "a park that inflates home runs". Enough already. He somewhat piggybacks on Tim Kurkjian's piece where his biggest question for the Series is how the Red Sox will get Ortiz in the games at Coors Field. The Rockies will need to take advantage of Manny in left at Coors and whatever else the Sox decide to do to maximize their offense at the expense of their defense.
This guy, who has exposed his bias more than once over the last couple of weeks, actually thinks this has the makings of a very good series. One thing I do disagree with him on though is Boston's rotation. He calls their rotation "outright imposing". My take on their rotation: Beckett is imposing, definitely, especially when the stakes are high; Schilling can be effective but in no way imposing (three years ago, yes, now, no); Wakefield is befuddling, but imposing probably isn't a word that's ever been used to describe Wakefield; Matsuzaka can be downright imposing at times but can be just as downright bad at other times.
Dave Krieger calls this the Dr. Seuss Series: the Rox vs. Sox on Fox.
Only one more day until we get this thing going.
Until next time, Go Rockies!
Labels: Boston Rotation, Manny Ramirez, The Streak, World Series
posted by Todd Nikkel | 7:31 AM
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