Rockies make history, Tribe go up 2-1
Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4
Memo to Eric Byrnes: The Rockies aren’t, “lucky” they’re quite for real. After defeating Arizona 6-4 on Monday to complete a four game sweep, the Rockies advanced to their first World Series appearance in the history of their 14-year franchise. Matt Holiday went 2 for 3 and drove in three runs, while Seth Smith hit a two-run double in the fourth to propel surging Colorado. The win pushes their postseason record to 7-0, which matches a record set by the Cincinnati Reds in 1976. As for Byrnes, who called the Rockies “lucky” before Game 3 of this series, he went a combined 2 for 17 with only two RBI in the four-game sweep.
Indians 4, Red Sox 2
Behind a solid pitching performance by Jake Westbrook and the resurgence of Kenny Loften, Cleveland took a 2-1 lead in the ALCS with a 4-2 win over Boston. Westbrook pitched 6.2 innings, gave up just two runs on seven hits and struck out two. Loften sparked the Tribe’s offense in the second with a two-run dinger off Red Sox’s starter Daisuke Matsuzaka, while Asdrubal Cabrera went 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the fifth. Boston cut Cleveland’s lead in half when Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer in the seventh, but the rally fell short thereafter.
The Rockies and the Indians are sending waves of fear to MLB and the TV stations now as they head to the World Series. Can you imagine the revenue that these two beauties will bring….Oh Boy.
PS…Boston looses this round becaue the Yankees aren’t pushing them. When the Yankee died so did Boston’s fire.
And the Yankees are golfing and looking for a coach with their almost lucid owner today up in Tampa. Why ? Maybe because they were too concerned about Boston and got taken out by Cleveland or somebody else again in the first round. Too bad for the Red Sox and yankees – they DO get to wrapped-up in each other. But, even though the Rockies and Cleveland won’t be a good tv rating – they played better down the stretch and they deserve to still be playing.
Lets just plug in the Yanks-Mets every year from now on for the World Series. The world would love this ……….. at least the 5 burroughs. What the heck is a burrough anyway ?