Red Sox 13, Rockies 1
Thanks to a seven-run fifth inning and another classic pitching performance by Josh Beckett, Boston steamrolled Colorado 13-1 in Game 1 of the World Series. Dustin Pedroia led off bottom of the first inning with a solo shot over the Green Monster in left field and the Red Sox never looked back. They collected 13 runs on 17 hits, and had three players finish with three-hit performances at the plate (David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo). Throw in another masterful performance by Josh Beckett (7.0 innings, 6 hits, 1 ER) and the Rockies never had a chance.
So the question (at least for Colorado) now becomes: Was the layoff between the NLCS to the WS too much? With how hot the Rockies were entering the series, I would say yes, the layoff killed them. When a team gets on a roll, the worse possible thing that could happen is any kind of a layoff, not to mention one that carries on past a week. It’s like in football when an offense is in rhythm and marching down the field, the last thing it wants is for the defense to call a time out. However, this is also the World Series – this is it, folks. Layoff or no layoff 13-1 is a massacre. Hopefully for general baseball fans, the Rockies can make a series out of this and keep it interesting.
