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WORLD SERIES 2007
COLORADO ROCKIES TO WIN SERIES +185
ROCKIES IN SIX (6)
The Rockies are playing like the proverbial "Team of Destiny", and remind me of the St. Louis Cardinals from last year...........It's gonna take some real pitching and scouting brilliance to stop this century's version of "Murderer's Row"..........They would be downright scary to face right now even if your name was Cy Young..........Stop them, and you win it all............The Red Sox will go as far as the home-field advantage takes them, but I don't really see them as serious players for the whole thing.
This is an excerpt from my playoffs thread posted some 3 weeks ago.............So why change any of my thinking now...........The oddsmakers have once again done us the favor of supplying Christmas in October once again (can anyone say St. Louis Cardinals in 2006) by listing the Red Sox as 2-1 favorites to take down this year's edition of the Fall Classic.............The Red Sox?!?!!..................Hell, one week ago, after the Rockies dispatched the Arizona D'Backs to an early winter slumber, they were listed at +110 to take it all, followed by the Cleveland Indians at +140 (they had a 3-1 lead over Boston at the time), and the Bosox were listed at +240 !!...............So now, with ONE less team to beat, they go from a +240 to opening as a -200 to win it all?..............And now it's up to -230 !!..............All because they win a couple of games at home that they were supposed to win.
Anybody that's been reading my posts on a regular basis knows by now that statistics mean nothing to me, I'm strictly a line-reading handicapper, been so for almost 40 years (yes I starting earning my stripes in this game at the tender age of 9) and that is pretty much what I'm pointing out above...............I will however -- point out a couple of reasons why I'm staying with the Rockies:
1. Don't think for a minute that these guys forgot how to hit, or had their timing thrown off by waiting a week for the A.L. teams to sort themselves out, if anything, the pitching staff will be even more dominating than they have in the playoff so far.
2. These two teams met back in June if anybody recalls, with tonight's opening pitchers squaring off against one another........And in case anyone doesn't remember, it was Jeff Francis and the Rockies that came out on top in a game played in Fenway by the score of 7-1............Does that mean anything going into tonight? ..........NO.............Do I give a shit about something that has already happened?...............NO..............All I'm pointing out is that the Sox might be invincible against everyone else at home, but the Rockies have proven that they've got what it takes, and of course -- they are not just "anyone else".
3. The emotional rise that the Red Sox endured in that tough series against the Tribe will no-doubt lead to a downturn of sorts should they fall behind in series, something that may not be too likely inasmuch that they do get to play the first 2 games in their home sweet home............However if Beckett show up tonight without his usual great stuff, or if the Rockies find the kind of success they enjoyed against him back in June, this series could be over in a hurry.
4. The Rockies have had a load of pressure taken off of their backs by being installed as the underdog here by the linesmakers.............Heck, according to Vegas they are supposed to get trounced in this series, therefore you can rest assured that they will show up in Beantown tonight their regular free-swingin' selves.
5. The Rockies score in bunches and open big leads on opponents which in turn should render the dreaded Jonathan (The Blower) Papelbon meaningless in this series..........You don't bring in your ace closer when your trailing 8-1 in the 6th.............Don't think he'll see much action in this series, unless he decides to go out and do a little polka on the outfield grass between back-to-back-to-back home runs from Hawpe, Holliday and Helton.
The opening paragraph says it all............That's the way i felt then, and that's the way i still feel now...............I won't play too heavy on my boys tonight, becuase it's a game the Sox should win behind their ace in Beckett.............And it's a game they'd better win if they plan on sticking around long..........But hey, even if the series were to go 7 games, and Beckett would be able to pitch in, and win 3............Who's gonna win the other game?.................Nobody, that's who................Rockies in 6 .............will put a small play on them for tonight's game -- just because of the juicy odds............And we'll take it game by game from here..................Good Luck to you and would love to see your insight too.
Boone.
COLORADO ROCKIES TO WIN SERIES +185
ROCKIES IN SIX (6)
The Rockies are playing like the proverbial "Team of Destiny", and remind me of the St. Louis Cardinals from last year...........It's gonna take some real pitching and scouting brilliance to stop this century's version of "Murderer's Row"..........They would be downright scary to face right now even if your name was Cy Young..........Stop them, and you win it all............The Red Sox will go as far as the home-field advantage takes them, but I don't really see them as serious players for the whole thing.
This is an excerpt from my playoffs thread posted some 3 weeks ago.............So why change any of my thinking now...........The oddsmakers have once again done us the favor of supplying Christmas in October once again (can anyone say St. Louis Cardinals in 2006) by listing the Red Sox as 2-1 favorites to take down this year's edition of the Fall Classic.............The Red Sox?!?!!..................Hell, one week ago, after the Rockies dispatched the Arizona D'Backs to an early winter slumber, they were listed at +110 to take it all, followed by the Cleveland Indians at +140 (they had a 3-1 lead over Boston at the time), and the Bosox were listed at +240 !!...............So now, with ONE less team to beat, they go from a +240 to opening as a -200 to win it all?..............And now it's up to -230 !!..............All because they win a couple of games at home that they were supposed to win.
Anybody that's been reading my posts on a regular basis knows by now that statistics mean nothing to me, I'm strictly a line-reading handicapper, been so for almost 40 years (yes I starting earning my stripes in this game at the tender age of 9) and that is pretty much what I'm pointing out above...............I will however -- point out a couple of reasons why I'm staying with the Rockies:
1. Don't think for a minute that these guys forgot how to hit, or had their timing thrown off by waiting a week for the A.L. teams to sort themselves out, if anything, the pitching staff will be even more dominating than they have in the playoff so far.
2. These two teams met back in June if anybody recalls, with tonight's opening pitchers squaring off against one another........And in case anyone doesn't remember, it was Jeff Francis and the Rockies that came out on top in a game played in Fenway by the score of 7-1............Does that mean anything going into tonight? ..........NO.............Do I give a shit about something that has already happened?...............NO..............All I'm pointing out is that the Sox might be invincible against everyone else at home, but the Rockies have proven that they've got what it takes, and of course -- they are not just "anyone else".
3. The emotional rise that the Red Sox endured in that tough series against the Tribe will no-doubt lead to a downturn of sorts should they fall behind in series, something that may not be too likely inasmuch that they do get to play the first 2 games in their home sweet home............However if Beckett show up tonight without his usual great stuff, or if the Rockies find the kind of success they enjoyed against him back in June, this series could be over in a hurry.
4. The Rockies have had a load of pressure taken off of their backs by being installed as the underdog here by the linesmakers.............Heck, according to Vegas they are supposed to get trounced in this series, therefore you can rest assured that they will show up in Beantown tonight their regular free-swingin' selves.
5. The Rockies score in bunches and open big leads on opponents which in turn should render the dreaded Jonathan (The Blower) Papelbon meaningless in this series..........You don't bring in your ace closer when your trailing 8-1 in the 6th.............Don't think he'll see much action in this series, unless he decides to go out and do a little polka on the outfield grass between back-to-back-to-back home runs from Hawpe, Holliday and Helton.
The opening paragraph says it all............That's the way i felt then, and that's the way i still feel now...............I won't play too heavy on my boys tonight, becuase it's a game the Sox should win behind their ace in Beckett.............And it's a game they'd better win if they plan on sticking around long..........But hey, even if the series were to go 7 games, and Beckett would be able to pitch in, and win 3............Who's gonna win the other game?.................Nobody, that's who................Rockies in 6 .............will put a small play on them for tonight's game -- just because of the juicy odds............And we'll take it game by game from here..................Good Luck to you and would love to see your insight too.
Boone.
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