After sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks as they did the Philadelphia Phillies, the Colorado Rockies are possibly the hottest team in Baseball history. Clint Hurdle’s crew have won a remarkable 21 of their last 22 games (including playoffs), and won their first seven playoff games.
After 15 seasons this expansion team is going to the World Series. They hit (1st in batting average, 2nd in runs in the NL), they defend (1st in fielding percentage in the NL) and their one weakness, pitching, has held up nicely in the playoffs. The Rockies’ 4.32 regular season ERA (8th in the NL) was lowered to 2.33 in NLDS and 1.89 in NLCS.
So what can hurt the Rockies? The eight day layoff - a period of time players have not had off since spring training in February - until the start of the World Series. While you cannot fault MLB and Fox for scheduling game one of the Word Series for October 24, the Rockies get to sit home and wait for more than a week as a reward for their playoff excellence. The long layoff would be even more frustrating to the Rockies and baseball fans if the Indians are able to pull off a quick series victory.
Whether they face the Red Sox or the Indians, the Rockies will play another cold weather team that can hit and pitch. It should make for a good match-up and maybe a long, competitive World Series that could see baseball extend into November.
3 comments:
The AL team will make easy work of the Rockies after COL gets rusty.
They should start the WS two or three days after the LDS finishes.
I agree, the last thing that the Rockies need is a hot Emmanuel Artistides Ramirez...
Go SOX! Big Papi and the Boys will take care of business in 5 games.
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