The Colorado Rockies have stood firm against all adversity since winning 20 of their last 21 games. After capitalizing on the Mets meltdown of a 7 game lead heading into the playoffs, the Rockies have never looked back. When lined up eye to eye, their opponents continue to blink first, including their most recent victory tonight against Arizona 4-1.
The Rockies took full advantage of their home field playing through a rainstorm defeating the desert dwelling Diamonbacks, who struggled to play ball amid chilling 30 degree temperatures and severe winds. An incredible 90 bags of Diamond Dust was used by Colorado's ground crew to try and combat the falling rain on the field. The National League Championship Series is now 3-0 in favor of Colorado who remain one game away from completing the sweep against Arizona.
The Denver community is up in arms, excited about their Colorado Rockies being one game away from making it to the World Series, according to Mike Schlereth of ESPN. As a citizen of Denver, he explained he is used to the buzz at the water cooler being about the Denver Broncos, especially as the NFL season is now in full form. Not this year; all the talk is about baseball's cinderella story.
Colorado cannot get comfortable with their 3-0 series lead as it was only 3 years ago when the 2004 Boston Redsox came back from a similar 3-0 deficit against the Yankees. However, it appears that most likely the Redsox of 2007 will face the Rockies in this year's World Series. If thats the case, Boston should learn that this Colorado team is to be taken seriously.
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It's hard to root against the rockies, but will their current hot streak be enough to take on either of the AL teams, that are much better and deeper than the diamondbacks? I can't imagine the rockies beating the Indians or the Red Sox in a 7 game series
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