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Could be politics, religion, music, sports, family life or anything in-between and outside the lines. (I refuse to say "outside the box," even if my chosen line means exactly the same thing) Chronologically, I'm 40. The consensus among those who know me best puts me somewhere between 10 and 13 in terms of maturity. I love listening to Jimmy Buffett, the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and all acts Country (except the Dixie Chicks who offended my long-held,closed-minded view of decent behavior) I have deep, strong beliefs in all things I believe in and sometimes in things I don't. I pride myself in my contradictory nature even though it is a sign of weakness to change one's mind. I have been known to waver more than John Kerry talking about national defense, though I remain steadfast in my beliefs. I am prepared to argue to the death on one issue and one issue alone; Dickey Betts should be allowed back in the Allman Brothers. On this, there is no compromise. I believe in compromise in all other areas so long as the compromise includes everything that I want or believe in. In all seriousness, I am a lucky man, blessed with a wonderful family and an uncanny ability to not care about anything if the situation requires such. I believe that minds are like parachutes in that they have been known to fail their user, albeit with a slightly lower fatality rate. So that's me, or at least that's kind of me. I mean, I felt that way right before I didn't.

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Rockies in five!

Contributed by: Bill Prather   on 10/25/2007

"ROCKED IN GAME ONE," "SOX ROCK ROX," "ROCKED BY SOX"

One, all, or some variation will have appeared in one of our local papers by the time you read this. Headline writers can't help themselves. (Am I right, Brandon? Seth? Travis?) Sorry. I thought maybe by including the fellas in the text, I might have a better chance of getting this entry "featured" in yourhub. (Don'cha think, Fairlight?)

It's 13-1 in the seventh as I write this. Hawpe just struck out. He's the Rockies ninth strikeout victim of the evening. On the bright side, Gibson's post-season record of 17 is safe. Admittedly, I didn't know that off the top of my head. I just took that from the announcers. I won't mention their names -- not because I don't know, but because I'm slightly irritated with them.

While they extoll the virtues of individual players, McCarver and "the other guy" continue to speak of the Rockies as if they're replacement players or minor leaguers who should be happy to be in the same building as the "Mighty" Red Sox. (okay, you got me. McCarver is usually pretty good, plus I liked his book . But "the other guy!")

Shut-up, already! The Rockies won the games they had to win, beat three teams, if you count the Padres, and won their way into the World Series.

This is game one, folks. No worries. I have to say, I admire Clint Hurdle even more now! For the record, I'm not from the "more voice than brain crowd" that spent five months calling for Hurdle's head and, suddenly, five weeks ago, began lobbying for Clint to win Manager of the Year.

Check out the great "strategery" of Hurdle. The Red Sox scored 13 runs in game one. Since the All-Star break, the Rockies team earned run average is somewhere around 4.00. (I would give you the exact number but that would require real research and I'm not getting paid for this)

4.00 times seven games equals 28. (Did that in my head!) That means the Red Sox are likely to score only 15 more runs in the six possible remaining games. So, rounding up, by probability, the Sox will score 3 runs a game from here out.

Get it? Hurdle allowed the Sox to take game one, while using up too many of their probable runs. The Rockies score more than 3 runs per game, on average. Again, I'd give you real numbers but I'm still volunteering here. Besides, I rounded up. The real number is 2.5 runs per game. I'm sure the Rockies can score more than 2.5 runs per game.

It's simple math. The Rockies win in five. Again, Clint Hurdle gets the last laugh! Besides, if the choice comes down to the Rockies and the Sox, who would your eighth-grade English teacher pick?

Easy. Check this out:

There's a place that has a lot of rocks. Some might call it "rocky." The place next to it has a lot of rocks, too. Now you have two places that are "rocky." Collectively, you could correctly refer to the area as "the Rockies."

Stay with me.

In my sock drawer, I have, basically, three styles. White socks for athletics; black socks for formal events; green socks to wear with my Army uniform. Nowhere do I have any "sox."

Hey, if you can't spell correctly, you don't deserve to win the World Series.

Rockies in five!




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Submitted By: Bill Prather
posted on 10/26/2007 @ 4:32:10 PM
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Doggone Headline Writers! I specifically remember stating "Rockies in Six!" Huh? Um, yeah, well, okay, so I said that Thursday night. Darn, and I missed "Earl," too! Hey, crabman!
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Submitted By: Brendan Leonard
posted on 10/26/2007 @ 4:20:19 PM
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Rockies in six! And yeah, you're right. Sometimes I get kind of sick of people trying to be clever with headlines and only ending up kind of clever.
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Submitted By: Erin Feese
posted on 10/25/2007 @ 10:28:58 AM
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I agree, Bill ... it ain't over yet! Go Rockies.
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