Let me preface this by saying that I do apologize for the lateness of this post. I didn’t arrive home until 3 AM and my parents’ neurotic dog whom I love dearly decided he wanted to go out at 3:30. So needless to say, it was a long day and night.
The crowd was electric last night. From announcing the starting lineups all the way to Eric Gagné’s last pitch, it was pretty loud. You could sense it was going to be a special night when Josh Beckett mowed down the first 3 Rockies batters and then Dustin Pedroia leads off the bottom of the first with a home run. From there, you knew it was going to be all Sox and it was. A record-breaking night as a matter of fact. It ended up being a 13-1 shellacking of the Rockies.
One thing you need to remember is this is a 7-game series. And yes I know the Red Sox are clicking on all cylinders right now and could make this a short series. Honestly, I’d love that if it happened. I just wanted to remind people that there is a reason why the play 7 games, just look back to the ALCS.
Do I think the layoff for the Rockies hurt them last night? I am sure it did. It’s totally different facing live pitching in game conditions then it is trying to simulate games. Even though you’re taking batting practice, your timing still may go.
Moving forward on this chilly Soxtober morning, let’s take a look the headlines from the Boston area and Denver media plus Kevin Youkilis.
Gaining momentum [Yooooouuuuukkkkk]
Roberts may not be able to pitch in [Boston Globe]
Boston tee-off party [Denver Post]
Beckett’s bulletproof [Boston Herald]
Boston Massacre: Rockies appear lost in 13-1 defeat to Red Sox [Rocky Mountain News]
The Good, The Bad And Impossible [Hartford Courant]
Sox send the Rockies emphatic message [Pro Jo]
Ringing endorsements for Lester and Snyder [Boston Globe]
Red Sox have too much sock [Denver Post]
Pedroia, Youkilis cleaning up at the plate [Boston Herald]
Helton’s first Series shot turns torturous [Rocky Mountain News]
Pedroia, Youkilis Give Sox 1-2 Punch [Hartford Courant]
Two-out hits made it all too easy for Sox [Pro Jo]
For more headlines and stories, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant, Providence Journal, Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News websites.
