Weekend predictions
Barring massive weather delays that push this World Series into Saturday, Nov. 4, this will be the final Weekend Predictions until the start of the 2008 regular season. Thank you for not hating them.
1. The Rockies will pound the Red Sox, 9-2, in World Series Game 3 Saturday night at Coors Field, closing within 2-1 in games. Daisuke Matsuzaka will last just 2 2/3 innings, causing to lament that he didn't work harder between starts on his gyroball.
2. The Rockies will tie the series Sunday, in Game 4, with a 7-4 victory. Matt Holliday will atone for his Game 2 pickoff by slamming an eighth-inning homer off Jonathan Papelbon, then performing a Riverdance.
3. When Red Sox reliever Eric Gagne hits Colorado's Brad Hawpe with a pitch on Sunday night, Red Sox board director/head steroids investigator George Mitchell will feel compelled to deny he had anything to do with it.
4. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman will continue discussing and debating the club's huge decision with team ownership, until Cashman finally gives in and says: "All right, all right, we can get the calzones for lunch again."
5. Tony La Russa, who re-upped with the Cardinals this past week, will help the Cardinals find a new general manager by reaching into his past.
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The Rockies don't have much in pitching, and they haven't face Daisuke Matsuzaka and his array of pitches. Dice-K may have some problems with breaking balls at Coors Field, but Holliday can't carry this team alone... If Saturday's game turns into a slugfest, the Red Sox still have the upper hand, with Ortiz, Ramirez and Lowell. The Red Sox only need to win one game at Coors Field to clinch it at Fenway, and they have Beckett for Game 5. The Rockies need stellar performances from their starting pitchers in order to get a big lead early against the Red Sox. It isn't going to happened...
Is this Red Sox GM Ted "Theo" Epstein?
Sorry, I am an "Edward" not a "Theo", and I have been following the Sox a bit longer than Theo Epstein. Even though what this management has brought to this team is much more professionalism than the "I am right, you are wrong" mentality of the Dan Duquette Dictatorship. Firing Duquette was probably the best move, even though I would kept some of his players after 2004. This 2007 BoSox team is pretty much shaped by the Henry/Werner/Lucchino/Epstein group...
It also has shown what Boston has been "cursed" for so many years, so-so to mediocre managment, Yawkeys included.
After game 3, the Rockies have shown they are not a bad club, with some good middle relief pitching, and a pretty good catcher. However, they are being made to play AL ball against one of the best AL teams. The Rockies would had lost to the Yankees, the Angels and most definitely to the Indians if any of the playoff teams were in the Red Sox's place. The only way the Rockies can win, is quiet the Red Sox's bats and squeeze the game out to extra innings, then strike when the Sox's pitiching is tired. It is unlikely it is going to happened, and I would be surprise that the Rockies win tomorrow....
Hey Ken - Who wrote your column in the Sunday paper? It couldn't have been you...you wouldn't have let that Mets/David Eckstein speculation/rumor/idea pass by without making saying it was one of the dumbest ideas ever, right?
An Edward from Boston who goes by Ted?
Hmmmm......
Why do you think that, JoeNunz?
Eckstein in '07: 2.4 WARP, .273 EQA
Castillo in '07: 2.2 EARP. .278 EQA
Seriously, I'm always open, so I'm curious to hear your thoughts.
They both stink!
Castillo's been a slightly better offensive player over the course of his career, but he's clearly on the down side.
I wasn't for (or really against) his acquisition, but listening to the talk about his "post-season experience" and how that would help the Mets was exhausting.
I would have ridden the season out with Gotay. He had a few bad games in the field and the whole world collapsed!!
Frankly, I don't have any good ideas at this time as to who they should get, but it SHOULDN'T be Eckstein and I won't shed any tears if Castillo goes as well.
Red Sox sweep, Ken wrong yet again!