Rox vs. Sox

Sorry, Colorado. Your days of riding high had to come to an end sometime during postseason play.

After convincing sweeps of the Phillies & Diamondbacks, a lot of folks thought that Colorado could perhaps do more of the same against the AL Champs (who BTW are the Red Sox, not the Indians...boo to that).

But with a long layoff, there also comes that trademark rustiness which is the end result of not having played baseball for the longest time...a good week or so in Colorado's case. And did the Rockies ever look rusty as Boston took it to the house to the tune of 13-1.

Then again, Boston could show these upstarts a thing or two about playing quality baseball. I mean, they've got Manny, David Ortiz, Dice-K, Beckett...how can you top these four dudes? At the same time, the Red Sox has way too many weapons under its belt for the Rockies to have a chance at even keeping things close in the World Series. Point is, Boston has been there, done that already. On the other hand, Colorado is an up & coming ballclub newly arrived on the scene reveling in the hype, living the dream of finally making it this far into the postseason.

If there is something to be said about last night's game, the Red Sox made a clear statement of intent for Colorado to take note of: we're not handing this World Series away easily...wait a minute, this World Series is ours for the taking.

After seeing the Red Sox storm back to win the AL Finals 4 games to 3 (way to step it up, Cleveland...talk about choking), I can't help but say that the days of judgment have now arrived for the Rockies. They're not playing Arizona or Philly; they're playing a team on a mission, a team which has almost had its season end early but kept believing, kept fighting to punch their ticket into this gala event. And that kind of stubborn, bend-but-don't-break team spirit which Boston has brought into the World Series spells trouble for Colorado, if not a prophesied sweep of these young bucks from Denver.

All good things come to an end sometime, Colorado. Too bad they had to end last night at the Green Monster aka Fenway.