Tomorrow's Prediction

I told the players today at workouts that I did not think the Rockies had a chance in this series. I told them Boston was just too good.

Starting pitching - Boston huge advantage
Bull Pen - Boston
Defense - Rockies
Offense - Boston
Experience - Boston

Boston is just the better team with the proven stars in post season. Beckett , Schilling , Manny , Ortiz , Lowell - Just too much for the Rockies to overcome.
They might pull one out at home riding the emotion if they get a great pitching performance and some clutch hitting. But Boston will win this series and in no more than 5 games

Prediction game 2 - Boston 8 Rockies 2

Im hoping Im right and its not 18-2.

Oh ya, Well
Don't count your Monkeys
Before they hatch??
EH

They looked good against a team that was not playing fot way too long. Francis was npt himself so don't get too excited just yet. He was hanging pitches and even coach mays team could hit them.
That was way too long a lay off. Cleveland had Boston's # and choked.

Are you sure about that EH? I was hatched...like some diabolical scheme! Yikes!

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He was hanging pitches and even coach mays team could hit them

CM's team actually may have hit better pitching.

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Cleveland had Boston's # and choked.

Cleveland was a pitching change away from possibly winning game 5. Boston might deserve a little credit.

It takes four wins, but I like the Sox chances better today than yesterday.

Cleveland choked? They had Boston's #?

I think they had Boston's scrod...they should have cooked it first!

Dad Cleveland choked and once momentum changes you are cooked. I thought there were some really poor decisions made in game 5.
I don't care which team wins but I know Jeff was throwing BP.
I don't watch MLB much because the way things are going thyere won't be any americans playing soon. I am listening to a story on the Dominican and it is about MLB investment in players and how they bring them up to go to the MLB. Now they are big on Japan and I have a friend who is doing the same in Europe.
The Dominican story is interesting. Shows kids playing on cleared out jungle areas with sticks as bats and then the team that all strive to be a part of which is all funded by MLB. They call them academies. I wood rather watch amateur BB any day.

Gotwood you will be calling that sushi.

Throw it on the grill for five minutes and I'll call it delicious!

I dont think I have many players that could have hit Jeff but Boston sure did.

The last time Jeff pitched to them they didn't and gusee who was on the mond for Boston.

Everyone has a bad game once in a while. "That's baseball."

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Originally posted by BobbleheadDoll:
The Dominican story is interesting.

It's very interesting but at the same time, it's incredibly sad. I was down there recently and I don't recall the exact numbers but I think it's something along these lines...only about 25 - 35% of the school aged boys make it to high school. The rest drop out because it interferes in their quest to get to the MLB. They feel that if thet're in school, they're not practicing enough. You mentioned thier academies. I stopped by one of the facilities and watched practice for 10 - 15 minutes. Interesting.

Back on topic.....Boston sweeps in 4.

It gets pretty good gas mileage too Beez!

Bobblehead: I spent a day at one of the academies in the Dominican Republic... it was very enlightening. The field they played on, my kids would call cr@p, they ate it up.
My wife wondered why all the boys we saw everywhere all day were playing baseball and not in school, a man told her: "School is obligatory, but only on paper." "A boys job is to learn baseball and English." he said "the beisbol" .... I can't wait to go back again (Plus they have beautiful beaches)

Just remember if the Rockies win by only one run the series will be even....
Coach May, you know a big win in the opener of a Doubleheader can spell disaster in the nightcap.... (My Rockies fandom is showing thru....)

The Rockies have them ( the Red Sox ) Just were they want them.

OVER CONFIDENT!!

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Originally posted by BobbleheadDoll:
The Dominican story is interesting.

It's very interesting but at the same time, it's incredibly sad. I was down there recently and I don't recall the exact numbers but I think it's something along these lines...only about 25 - 35% of the school aged boys make it to high school. The rest drop out because it interferes in their quest to get to the MLB. They feel that if thet're in school, they're not practicing enough. You mentioned thier academies. I stopped by one of the facilities and watched practice for 10 - 15 minutes. Interesting.

Back on topic.....Boston sweeps in 4.

Years ago, there were no DR leagues, now most teams have them. I know that the Cardinals are very much into the latin market right now, they even brought 20 youngsters up from the DR to go to fall instruction and gave them english lessons.

I heard though, there's lots of visa issues now with the new homeland secrurity, so not as easy to come into the country, and MLB has to sponsor their stays here. It's not that easy to sponsor anymore, no matter who you are you are limited to the amount you can hire. So I am assuming each team is given limited amount of sponsorships? Should be interesting to see how things develop in the next few years.
Anyone know anything more about it?

I think Boston is on the ropes.

MLB is alos turning towards Japan and Europe. One of my fiends runs the Jays Acadamy in Austria. They have a long road ahead though. A few players have playd here in the summer and didn't get much play time.

But they did win the Down Hill in the last world championship??

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Originally posted by BobbleheadDoll:
MLB is alos turning towards Japan and Europe. One of my fiends runs the Jays Acadamy in Austria. They have a long road ahead though. A few players have playd here in the summer and didn't get much play time.

First you learn what is a double play. Then you learn to turn one. They definately need new uni's though.

That guy lokks like he pitches for Boston.

I don't see any blood on his sock...nice footwork I must admit. I wonder how that third foot protruding from his rear comes into play...gotta have some advantage going with that?

That 3rd foot is where Papelbon gets all the heat for his fastball (Dick Mills taught him that)

I thought it was to kick themselves when they blew the WS.