When we got down to the final four baseball teams this year, I wrote about the appeal of Colorado / Boston in the World Series. Thanks to a 4-game sweep by the Rockies (that ended, it feels like, about a month ago!) and a 3-game collapse by Cleveland after getting up 3-1 in the ALCS, we're going to get exactly that matchup, starting Wednesday.
Some of tonight's antics in Game 7 between the Indians and Red Sox resembled the Keystone Kops, whether it be a 3rd base coach throwing up the stop sign on a clear opportunity to tie the game, or two fielders literally tripping over each other in their pursuit of a pop fly (neither of them caught it). When the dust settled, what had been a very close game into the 7th inning ended up otherwise. The Red Sox took Game 7 by a tally of 11-2 and outscored their long-suffering opponents 30-5 over those last three games. It once again sucks to be an Indians fan right now. (Next year they'll be marking their 60th year since the last championship.) Kenny Lofton, on the Indians this year, has the distinction of being on the receiving end of both of Boston's big comebacks in recent years: he was a Yankee when they were up 3-0 in the 2004 ALCS, and this year got to re-live that pain all over again, albeit only from a 3-1 series lead. Ouch.
Does this set up a classic World Series, between two unbelievably hot teams? Why yes, yes it does! Let's hope it lives up to expectations, unlike the last couple. I want to see this one go at least six games, fellas!
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I was sick over the weekend, and went to bed last night seeing my boys take a 3-0 lead into the 4th. I wasn't 100% confident that they'd maintain that lead as the Indians ARE a good ball team (heck, they had the same record as the Red Sox in the regular season!!). It was nice this morning to get up and see that the Red Sox pulled another comeback out of their rosin bags as they did with the hated Yankees back in 2004. The experts were saying last week that Colorado would RATHER play Boston as they had better success against them this season. But really, this is the team that has won 21 of 22 games...do they really CARE who they play?!?! They're a well oiled machine right now!!
Never let it be said that Tribe fans aren't the best in baseball:
http://www.newsnet5.com/sports/14391790/detail.html
LOL! That's fantastic, Tim. Thanks for sharing.
This whole "one fan representing the thousands of fans who couldn't stay up" angle put things in a whole new perspective, too. Maybe in cities where NHL teams aren't filling the arenas could use that: "These five thousand fans in the stands represent the five million who can't be bothered to actually buy a ticket and show up for a game!"
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