Originally posted by FistOfThe North
A Rockies champ win would be pure luck.
Oh, and the Sox beating the Indians wasn't?
We beat them 3 straight times... (and we were favored to win either game 5 or 6, and face the Rockies, who I actually don't think we'd have beaten, at least, if we did, I think it'd go to game 7)
The only reason the Sox won was because Beckett pitched 2 amazing games in game 1 and 5, and our all stars weren't playing like themselves (they swung at pitches they normally wouldn't, they made bad errors in the field, our aces were choking on the mound, etc.)
THIS season, I think the Indians had a better line-up then the Sox, (Lofton, Sizemore, Martinez, Hafner, Peralta, etc.)
HOWEVER, the Sox had better pitching overall, with Beckett (definitely wins Cy Young this year, despite my like for C. C.), Matsuzaka (sp?) (why doesn't anyone pronounce his first name right? Daisuke... It's pronounced Die-Su-K, not Dice-K), Schilling, Okajima (doesn't his neck hurt?), etc.
So overall (and I just noticed this should go in the MLB thread, but I digress) if the Indians had been playing like they did during most of the regular season, then the Sox wouldn't have won...
Plus, the Rockies have swept BOTH their opponents so far... The Rockies have a chance, and they won't let it slip through their fingers... When the Rockies win, I'll go buy a Matt Holiday jersey WITH my Victor Martinez jersey...