No Braves, but still plenty of smile-worthy playoff baseball. Such as:
Colorado Rockies - my father-in-law lives in Denver and is going nuts over this Rockies team. Who can blame him? They are fun to watch, play the right way and look unbeatable right now. And how can you not feel great for Todd Helton? He is the face of the franchise and now, finally, is having some post-season success. I picked the Phillies to go to the World Series, but they were absolutely smoked and swept by the Rockies.
Arizona Diamondbacks - as my friend Dave told me, this is the strangest team in baseball. Somehow, someway, they win. Four double-plays in one game helps for sure. Livan Hernandez looked wild and hittable on Saturday, but the Cubbies could not capitalize. Luckily, Lou Pinella can now turn to Carlos Zambrano to save their...oops.
Boston Red Sox - so much for my other pick for the World Series, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California which is in the United States. The Angels, like the Padres, had injuries at the worst time of the year. Not to take anything away from the BoSox sweep, but they really did catch the Angels at the right time. The Red Sox look like the April/May Sox instead of the August/September Sox. Big Papi & Manny look healthy again, Schilling is still a big-game pitcher and Papelbon keeps getting big outs. Now they can sit back and await...
Indians/Yankees - last night I thought I was going to be writing Joe Torre's epitaph this morning, but the Yanks' bats came alive like Peter Frampton and saved the series. The real heroes, though, were the Yankees' bullpen after The Rocket had absolutely nothing. Hamstring, my ass. His problem was a lack of velocity on his fastball and bite on his breaking stuff. The Indians were teeing off on Clemens last night. Quite the investment, George. Speaking of which, I imagine Steinbrenner is taking some credit for firing up the troops with his silly Torre comments. They sure did not do much for Clemens last night.
As for the Tribe, last night was a huge missed opportunity. The Indians have no one to blame but themselves. Between Trot Nixon's misplay and Eric Wedge's decision to stick with Westbrook, Cleveland must now rebound from the loss & rally around Paul Byrd...must now get ready to host Game 5 behind C.C. Sabathia.
Red Sox/Yankees, anyone?
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