I say the ROCKIES win all....what is your guess ?

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

I'm still grumbling over the Yankees loss....why didn't they start Pettitte in the 1st game, why didn't they....Oh heck....forget about it.

Anyhow, I have fond memories of Denver, Mile High Stadium, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak....so, I am rooting the Colorado Rockies.

Who are you rooting for and why ? ?

T-Rex TED

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Posted By: ockday

Ted..I am also a lifelong Yankee fan. My earliest recollection is of Mazeroski's HR in the 1960 World Series when I was 8 yrs old. It's tough to understand the 1st round "knockouts" of the last 3 yrs..anyways
I am rooting for the Indians to beat the "hated" Red Sox.
I am rooting for the Rockies to beat Arizona.
And I will root for the Indians to win the World Series even though they knocked out the Yanks.
so for the next few weeks..GO TRIBE!!!

Alan

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Posted By: Bob

I'm rooting for the Rockies because they have guts and fire and the Injuns to win it all because of my buds Jimi and Bryan from this Board who took me to a Cleveland game this summer and we sat in row 1 behind the dugout. I want them to experience the thrill I had in 1987 when the Twins finally won it all after years and years of heartbreak.

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

I'm rooting for the Yankees.

They've come back before, they can do it again.

-Al

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Posted By: Matt

The Tribe - the City of Cleveland deserves a winner more then any other team in the playoffs.

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Posted By: dennis

red sox to win it all. i also wondered why petite did not start the 1st game of the playoffs. i think ol casey made a similar move in not starting whitey ford in game 1 of the 1960 world series.....maybe it is time for torre to go?

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Posted By: peter chao

I'm rooting for the Cubs to win it all...wait, they got knocked out in the first round? I'm rooting for Mark Cuban to buy the franchise and then they win it all.

Peter C.

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Posted By: nbrazil

gotta go with the team nobody roots for..the d'backs. An ace, solid defense up the middle, a solid bullpen and undeterred scrappiness....all the key elements to a winning WS team!

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Posted By: Tony Andrea

I'm with you nbrazil. The D-backs are my choice to from the NL , but I still
believe an AL team will prevail this year and win the whole enchilada.
Both AL teams left are just to strong.

Tony

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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy

This post season is up for grabs...there are no clear favorites.

Being that I'm a New Englander, who was born less than 45 minutes from Fenway, I'm always going to pull for the Red Sox.

This has been a very strange season for the Red Sox. Other than Josh Beckett, the team has not been consistant at all this year..yet they found ways to win. On the hitting side, Ortiz and Manny have had off years, but Mike Lowell did have a super year.

Hopefully, the team will peak going foward. Maybe decent starting pitching, strong closers, timely hitting, and great defense will be enough if luck goes our way.

Patrick

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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

Since my Giants are way out of it (last in their division), I'll go with the Rockies just because Troy Tulowitzki their rookie shortstop is from Santa Clara. The guy has a bat with a lot of pop.

Peter C.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I've lived in Brooklyn or Long Island for my entire life...except for the two and a half years I went to Boston University.

And since I went to Fenway Park many times, and my dormitory (West campus) was built right on Braves Field (now Nickerson Field)...

Red Sox all the way!

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Posted By: Scot Reader

I was fortunate enough to be at Coors Field for the Rox tie-breaker with the Pads and the closing game against the Phils. The tie-breaker game was by far the most exciting baseball game I have ever attended--maybe the best sporting event I have ever attended. Sudden death game, extra innings, five lead changes, Peavy and Hoffman on the hill for the opposition, lots of home runs, walk-off sac fly on a controversial play at the plate--what more could you ask for?

These "Generation R" kids can play but have flown completely under the radar with this small market club far removed from either coast. They have the best two through six hitters in the game (Tulo, Holliday, Helton, Atkins, Hawpe all of whom had 90+ RBI), speed at the top (Matsui, Taveras) and the best fielding team.

I don't want to jinx them so I best shut my pie hole now. Go Rox!

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Posted By: Ed Ivey

I lived in Denver when the Rockies were born. Went to see them a few times at Mile High Stadium. They're due. I'm ready for a Rocky Mountain high.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Nobody but me thinks the Diamondbacks are going to win? I love watching these young guys play, plus I saw most of them play in the PCL down here in Tucson so I have to pull for them. It's Destiny.

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Posted By: Ken W.

I live in the belly of Cardinal Country (freakin' Cardinals:( but my two favorite towns to play in are Durango, CO and Flagstaff, AZ, so this NLCS is pretty interesting to me. Probably pulling more for The Rockies because of Helton. Like to see the guy play in a series.

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Posted By: peter chao

The Rockies are going to win it all, but if they don't it will be because of the Red Sox and Josh Beckett.

Peter C.

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Posted By: Jimi

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm rooting for the Tribe! I remember the days when Scott Bailes, Miguel Dilone, and Ernie Camacho were some of the better Tribe players. I remember (and who doesn't) when more people knew who Willie Mays Hays and "The Wild Thing", and of course....JOBU were than the real Indians! Might as well have been since they could probably play just as well. Let's not forget losing 105 games in 1991....or the 1987 Sports Illustrated jinx predicting the Tribe to win it all!

It's time for Cleveland to have a winner, and this team is so fun to watch!

Thanks for backing my Tribe, Bob, and the great time at the game this summer!

GO TRIBE!!!



Jimi

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Posted By: David Davis

Sox will win it all. They have both the pitching and hitting advantage over everyone, including the Indians. They will also have home field advantage after beating the Tribe.

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Posted By: peter chao

Beckett and Schilling are tough to beat, but the Rockies are younger and their line-up potent. They also have momentum going for them. The Rockies in six, but if the series goes 7, Beckett will be pitching and the Red Sox will win. Maybe...or maybe not.

Peter C.

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Posted By: Scot Reader

The Rockies beat Beckett and Schilling on back-to-back days at Fenway earlier this year.

Just a thought.

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Posted By: David B

As a life long resident of Arizona I have to say go dbacks. Although I felt betrayed by them for not giving my hometown a minor league team. Yuma, AZ was the spring training site of the Padres for several years. I grew up getting autos of my favorite MLB players in my relatively small city. I once had the dilemma of going left to Tony Gwynn or going right for Ken Griffey Jr.. Got to meet several great players, the greatest being Jim Abbott. A true class act, I prefer character over performance. After the Padres left and AZ got a team I was sure baseball was back. Nope. Oh well. I hope to see them in another World Series. The 2001 series was one of the best I have seen. I almost felt bad for Yankee fans. Almost.

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Posted By: Darrell

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Posted By: Mark T

SOX ARE HOT....

REDSOX all the way!!!!!

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Posted By: Anonymous

David
Send me some rolled tacos from Mr. G's.

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Posted By: CN

Kaz Matsui need I say anything else as a Mets fan. CN

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Posted By: barrysloate

The Rockies-Diamondbacks game ended at 2:45 AM eastern time. Once again, major league baseball is showcasing its best product at a time when the whole east coast is long asleep. I realize these are two western clubs but this is still really stupid marketing.

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Posted By: Eric Brehm

Barry I agree, it was difficult even in the Mountain zone to stay awake for the whole game. The schedule seems to be governed by the desire to show the most popular teams (Red Sox, Yankees) in prime time. But maybe, as someone suggested earlier, if the networks would take a longer term view and promote some of the lesser-known teams during the season, these teams would develop more of a national fan base, and the coverage could be more equitably distributed in the future. But they probably have their marketing studies that convince them that would not be the case. Anyhow, here in Colorado we get good local coverage (Fox Sports Network, radio) of the regular season Rockies games so at least we get to see or hear them that way.

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Posted By: Jimmy

I agree the Rookies are a good hitting team and the series will inlude a lot of hitting, but the Red Sox will win it all

Jimmy

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Posted By: Tony Andrea

I to was finding myself knodding off a couple times towards the end of the game
and I'm on the west coast, so I can only imagine how ridiculous it must have been
for anyone wanting to finish the game on the east coast.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Why does major league baseball feel that it is better to have games that end in the middle of the night rather than start one at 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon? It would finish up in prime time and a lot more people would watch it. Who cares when the first inning starts- I'd rather be watching the 9th inning at 9:00 in the evening than at 2:00 in the morning. I just don't understand their thinking. If they want to take advantage of prime time, they need to understand that the middle of the night is not the time most viewers watch television.

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Posted By: Ed Ivey

When Coors field opened, every game seemed like the world series. This was a town long yearning for major league. Can't wait to see the home crowd for this, albeit on TV. When I lived there, they had a stupid purple mascot named Dinger. I don't even know if he's still around.

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Posted By: Eric Brehm

Ed -- Yes Coors Field has been a pretty crazy place lately. Dinger is very much still around. I always high-five him when I pass him in the hall.

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Posted By: Scot Reader

Dinger is still around. My daughter has two autographs to prove it.

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

I just noticed each team in their respective LCS has the same # of wins. Weird.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Well, another play off game ended on the east coast a little before 2:00 AM. Can someone explain this idiocy? I guess major league baseball is trying to capture that all important 1:00 AM commercial slot. They show a complete disregard for their fans.

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Posted By: peter chao

Barry,

Unfortunately, this is one of baseball's antiquated traditions. I don't remember the last time a playoff game was rescheduled because it was getting too late.

Peter C.

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Posted By: Max Weder

Peter

If you can call it an "antiquated tradition", the first night game in World Series was October 13, 1971.

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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

I'm willing to bet there has never been a team hotter than the Rockies going deep into the playoffs. Forget it, they are going to take it all unless Beckett and Schilling cool them off in the World Series.

Peter C.

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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

I can't remember the last time a team has won 20 out of 21 games ever. To do this going deep into the playoffs is an incredible feat. Arizona has lost three games in a row and seem to be demoralized by the Rockies, it seems like they are truly a team of destiny.

It's called synergy. The Rockies are a much better team than if you just looked at the individual players.

Peter C.

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Posted By: Tony Andrea

Okay, I concede. D-Backs are more than likely finished.
They were still an unexpected joy this year to follow.
I will now be cheering for the Rockies and continue to
suppport the Nat'l League.
Truly an "Incredible Run" the Rockies are on..........

Tony

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Posted By: Brian Lindholme

The Rockies look unstoppable.


They do everything right, fielding, pitching, hitting...even the manager's on a roll with everything he picks...


Anyways, I can say that my beloved Phillies lost to the eventual World's Champ.

My Pick:

Colorado over Cleveland 4 games to NONE !

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Posted By: barrysloate

Has there ever been a greater rivalry in sport's history than the Colorado Rockies vs. the Cleveland Indians?

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

WOW.......21 for 22.....OK you "statistics dudes"....when is the last time a Major Lge. team had a run like this ?

GO ROCKIES........

TED Z

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Posted By: barrysloate

Well, the Oakland A's had a 20 game winning streak in I think 2003. So that would be it.

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Posted By: Rob Dewolf

Great point on the rivalry, Barry. The entire baseball world laments that every World Series can't be a Yankees-Red Sox matchup.

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Posted By: barrysloate

And if major league baseball really wants to showcase their fall classic, they can start all the games at 10:00 eastern time, so that those heart-throbbing extra inning games can all conclude at three o'clock in the morning.

That way they can attract the all important demographic they so covet- insomniacs and drunks.

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Posted By: Matt

"The entire baseball world laments that every World Series can't be a Yankees-Red Sox matchup."

that's to be read with sarcasm, right?

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Barry, that is one of the reasons why the baseball TV numbers are so lame. They insist upon starting games too late on the East coast -- how are young fans supposed to watch?

A large part of me is laughing my ass off at the Rockies/Arizona matchup which was an obvious ratings disaster and now the possibility that it will be Cleveland in the WS. Next time someone complains about ESPN only showing Yankees and Red Sox games, there's your answer! NO ONE WATCHES ANYONE ELSE!

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Posted By: Max Weder

Barry and Horace Greeley apparently do not see eye to eye.