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This is too much of a coin flip to have an opinion of worth. Webb's weakness is Colorado, both the ballpark and the team, so it'll be a tough series to win. They can, but it's no better than a 50/50 shot.
who wins and why?
This is too much of a coin flip to have an opinion of worth. Webb's weakness is Colorado, both the ballpark and the team, so it'll be a tough series to win. They can, but it's no better than a 50/50 shot.
It will be a tight series, but the Rockies have to cool off sometime...
Right?
I've been waiting on it for a few weeks now...
so far the rockies have scored 15 runs in their series not as many as the snakes
True, but they haven't played as many innings, either
Webby did have that big win in Colorado at the end of the season. Our guys our heating up, and this team just seems destined to win. I'll take Arizona in six.
it goes 7 and the 7th game goes 17 innings.
Thats how close these two teams are.
Still don't see the Rockies losing a series.
Colorado in 5.
please everyone keep picking against the dbacks
I like Arizona - mainly because MLB does not move up playoff series after both teams sweep, so there are 5 days until the next NL game is played. Momentum for both teams will be diminished.
i think Webb is going to have a bad first game... extra day rest for sinker ball pitchers typically hurts them.
dbacks in 6
Colorado isn't the Rockies anymore, they're the ing Avalanche. Arizona, like Philly, has had a good season and a damn nice run but they're about to get snowed over something fierce. Condonlences to the Diamondbacks for the atrocities they are about to endure.
Have you always been a Rockies fan?
doubt it... which one doesnt fit at all. Spurs, Cowboys, Rockies
That's what I was thinking. I'm not going to complain as I'm a Rockies fan and have been since I saw their home opener in the early 90's when they played their first game ever in Colorado. I've been to literally hundreds of Rockies games in my life.
I just think it's weird how many people are suddenly fans. Again, I think it's awesome, just a little strange.
DBacks in five- apparently everyone missed BWebb owning the Rocks in Coors Field in that last series that clinched the playoff berth for the Snakes.
If the series goes 7 games, Brandon Webb will pitch 3 times, most likely. Plus, the DBacks have home-field advantage. Plus, that 4 days of rest will hurt the Rockies (who are running on a hot streak right now) more than it will hurt the Diamondbacks.
I have the DBacks winning in 6. We won't need Game 7 to clinch, and Brandon Webb will be well-rested for the WS.
Pitching wins in the playoffs.
The DBacks pitching, is SLIGHTLY better.
The Bullpen goes to the D Backs as well.
Hard not to root for the DBacks.
The same is true of the Rockies -- the gestures they've made toward the Coolbaugh family during this postseason have been truly remarkable. That's not to say anything about the D'Backs, of course; they win baseball games the right way. It's just that I'm going to root for the Rockies because I'm blown away by their collective sense of perspective.
It's a reare series where you have two Cinderellas. If you haven't a horse in the race, or perhaps a girl at the dance would be better, then you are in a win/win situation. You have the underdog that overcomes, defying logic, their own limitations and critics to just win and you have the underdog that overcomes, defying expectations and odds to practically win out.
It's crazy...
So let me get this straight, you think the DBacks are a slight bit better then the Rockies and therefore you are going to root for the DBacks?
If this is correct, you are the biggest bag I've met. Who else do you root for, Patriots, Colts, Spurs, LSU??????
Of course not. I'm just bandwagonning like a motha a like I always have to do this time of year because my team, the Texas Rangers, are one of the worst franchises in all of sports. I still love 'em, but god do they suck horribly. I find it more enjoyable to watch the playoffs if I actually care who wins or have money on the games, and right now I'm short of money, at least for gambling purposes.
I basically like the Rockies this year because I really like Clint Hurdle and the fact that they have been busting their ass under playoff pressure since the beginning of September just to get to this point. I'm indifferent about the Diamondbacks and Indians, and don't like the Red Sox.
Yeah, it must really suck to stay healthy all season long, build chemistry and never have to worry about replacing a vital cog along the way... all while your top compe ion, San Diego, loses Chris Young for much of the stretch run, then Bradley and Cameron for the final week while the division leader, Arizona, loses #2 starter Randy Johnson for the entire second half, Chad Tracy for pretty much all of it, and Gold-Glove second baseman and All-Star, Orlando Hudson for the final month.
If any team should have any respect for "busting their asses" all the way to the finish line, it should be Arizona who lost three of its most important pieces and replaced them with rookies, yet still managed to clinch the division on the road, but also sweep a series on the road.
Forgive me, and not to take anything away from Colorado, as they are a fabulous story and a great option to root for, they are not the "little engine that could" story that some media and fans are making them out to be. They didn't face a goddamn hill all season, let alone down the stretch.
EDIT: the phrase above was a bit too harsh in its construction and delivery and poorly reflects the intent of my post. Colorado deserves all the praise they got for making the playoffs, but as other teams had to put up with both playoff pressure in the final month AND devestating injuries, the Rockies were able to stay calm and sure of themselves the wind of great health and chemistry in their sails. They are to be commended for winning. I just don't agree with the exaggeration being thrown their way in how "they overcame" so much to make the playoffs when, in reality, all they did was beat some terribly floudering teams while the teams they were competing against suffere injury after injury down the stretch.
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