Monday, October 22, 2007

Immovable Object, Unstoppable Force, Etc.

Kudos to the Red Sox for putting the finishing touches on an impressive three-game comeback last night with an 11-2 victory over the Indians. Boston will now head to the World Series for the second time in the past four years, and they will take on a Colorado club that is amidst one of the most amazing hot streaks in major-league history. The question now is whether it is better to be good or hot.

In my opinion, the Red Sox are pretty clearly a superior team to the Rockies in almost every aspect. But with the way that Colorado has been playing lately, that might not matter a whole lot. The MLB playoffs often seem to be all about momentum, and the Rockies have that in spades. In fairness, the Red Sox have some pretty good momentum built up themselves after outscoring the Indians 30-5 in their final three ALCS victories.

It should be a fun series, and I'll be intrigued to see how these two teams match up. If pressed to pick a team to cheer for, I'd have to select the Rockies, if only because those big-market teams have plenty of fanfare as it is. Mostly though, I'll just be cheering for some entertaining baseball.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Rockies played Boston this year for interleague play at Fenway. They went 2-1, beating Shill and Beckett

James

Nick N. said...

Interesting, I hadn't even noticed that. Of course, as well know, Beckett and Schilling are both totally different animals in the playoffs as opposed to the regular season.

Thanks for the note James!