I stand corrected...

As do we all.

(This blog is a little late coming but here I am anyway.)

Everybody thought the Arizona/Colorado series was going to be a heck of a thing. It was I guess, but I don't think anyone foresaw a 4-0 victory, least of all the Rockies.

Now we're on the eve of the World Series. We now know that we'll be playing the Red Sox. During the Indians/Sox series my thought was, I would rather play the Indians but I would rather beat the Red Sox. When those teams were quarreling and being...childish, I changed my mind. After dealing with the attitude of the D-backs and seeing the attitude of the others I don't really want to play any of them!

The Rockies have Altitude, not attitude. They don't open their mouths and insert their cleats. They don't show off. They don't act like a bunch of petulant children. It's such a treat.

So, I'm looking forward to the series and all (even if they don't let me have tickets) but I'm really tired of watchng big boys act like little boys. I wish some of these testosterone-pumped freaks would take a look at a team that actually acts according to their character.

I can hope that the fans follow suit.

A-hole fans.

The disrespectful Diamondback fans should be ashamed of themselves!

That's directed at the ones who throw crap on the field after a call that they don't like. You make your team look bad, you ruin things for other people, and you are an idiot. Don't throw things at players because you don't like a call. Grow up.

If you want to be a jerk then go be a fan of something else.

Baseball still has a shred of decency and dignity left in the pro sports world.

MLB POST-SEASON: Let me ‘splain.

This is for those of you who don't understand what the hell is going on and why everyone is making such a fuss. It's taken me years to finally understand.

MLB POST-SEASON: Let me ‘splain.

In the major leagues we have the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). I don’t really know why, but I know that the NL is cooler.
Each league has three divisions: East, Central, and West. Those divisions are:

AL East:
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Toronto Blue Jays

AL Central:
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins

AL West:
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

NL East:
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals

NL Central:
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

NL West:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

The winners for 2007 are the following:
AL East Division Champs- Boston Red Sox
AL Central Division Champs- Cleveland Indians
AL West Division Champs- Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card- New York Yankees

NL East Division Champs- Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central Division Champs- Chicago Cubs
NL West Division Champs- Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card- Colorado Rockies

You may now ask, “So what the hell is the Wild Card?” Wild Card, as far as I understand, is the team with the next best record in their league. It is just as it says, the wild card. You need 4 teams for playoffs so basically someone gets a second chance. This year the Padres and Rockies were tied at the end of the regular season for first place (essentially first for second place) in the NL Wild Card. They had a rare one-game tie-breaker playoff. Rockies won naturally. In 13 innings. Naturally.

This brings us to the official post-season.

Division Series- best of 5.
ALDS:
Yankees v. Indians
&
Red Sox v. Angels

NLDS:
Cubs v. Diamondbacks
&
Rockies v. Phillies

Indians won in 4 games.
Red Sox won in 3 games.
Diamondbacks won in 3 games.
Rockies won in 3 games.

Next is the League Championship Series- best of 7. (Also known as the pennant race.)

AL: Indians v. Red Sox
NL: Diamondbacks v. Rockies

The teams who win their 4 games in the League Championships will go on to play each other in the World Series, which is a best of 7 series.

Lights out for Phillies

Well, well...look who's kicking ass here in the beginning of Rocktober.

Rox have won yet another awesome game, just as they have 17 times in their last 18 games. And FINALLY we are showing the rest of the baseball world what many of us have known for a long time. We just needed another chance.

We can win in the dark if we have to.

We can win without homeruns from Matt, Todd, Brad, Garrett, and Troy. An occassional homerun from Yorvit and Kaz is quite a treat. The starting pitchers come out and shut down the opposition, the closers come out and finish the task. Infielders are on the ball, literally, and the outfield is on alert. Everybody does what they need to do when they need to do it.

Now, talk about a good series...Rockies v. Diamondbacks. Proof that the West is the best. This ain't gonna be a sweep. It's going to be a hell of a series.

Rock on boys.

ROCKIES!!!!

TAKE THAT TONY GWYNN!! No one gave the Rockies any credit all season! Now you'll have to sit and watch the awesomeness for just a little longer!

MATT HOLLIDAY~MVP
T.R.O.Y. = Tulowitzki for Rookie Of the Year
CLINT HURDLE~MANAGER OF THE UNIVERSE
TODD JUST F'N ROCKS!