For the 2nd time in 4 seasons, the Red Sox have won the World Series.
While their win is satisfying to this fan, it is also almost anti-climactic. Indeed, disappointing.
During the ALCS battle with Cleveland, I would often hear how the victor of that series could only look forward to being cannon fodder for the Colorado Rockies – a team that steam-rolled its way to the National League pennant and had won 21 of of its most recent 22 games.
Maybe someone hi-jacked the Rockies’ team bus but the team that I saw during the World Series sure didn’t look like it had any magic or secret formula for a sweep. Instead, it quite appeared to be a team without focus and without the ability to play baseball. The Rockies got swept. The team that was supposed to be instead turned out to be a team with no game. Indeed, the Rockies looked as if they forgot that the game had to be played before they were crowned king.
And so, it is the Red Sox who brought their game and swept the Series. For which I should be unfailingly happy. But I am not. The World Series is supposed to match the two very best teams in baseball in combat against each other. Instead, we got Ronald Reagan invading Grenada. How unentertaining and disappointing. Almost as bad as watching T-ball.
4 Comments
October 30, 2007 at 6:56 pm
I wish I was more enthusiastic about this but then again this is one of my weaker subjects.
October 31, 2007 at 12:13 pm
San Diego teams always do this. Get somewhere and then fall apart, or just stand there. It’s painful to watch. Like the Chargers last year in the playoffs. At least they’ve finally remembered how to play football at this point in the season and have won their last few games after a shockingly horrible start. Unbelievable. Now, if they can just get positioned to cream New England next time they meet. That would be sweet.
I read another blog who said the same thing about the Rockies — but that it was because of the manager. I’m no expert on sports by any means, but it would be nice occasionally if the two best teams could actually have a decent competition. That would be the point.
Sorry I haven’t been around in a while. I appreciate that you stopped by my dust mote in the bloggosphere.
October 31, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Hey Kelly. I feel your pain with the Chargers. That was the Red Sox for years. Well sorta. Maybe more like the current Bruins. At least you guys got to see Doug Flutie play. The Tuna thought he was too short to play for New England.
November 1, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Yes, I have a good friend who’s from Boston and we lived through his defeat for years. Flutie was great. But Dan Fouts will always be The Quarterback and Air Coryell quite the show. It will never be the same.