1. No Ortiz for 3 games in Denver. If they put in Ortiz at First, No Youkilis which takes out another hot bat and Ortiz has zero range at first and is quite possibly the worst fielding first baseman in the league.
2. Manny in left at Coors is going to be a horror show. Average at best fielder in Fenway due to knowing how to play the ball off the Monster. Anywhere else at the bottom of the league and in spacious Coors its going to be funny.
3. Only 1 days rest which will be travel in between Games 2 and 3 so the Sox wont have adequate time to adjust to the playing conditions and altitude.
4. Rockies hammered the Red Sox in Fenway this year, 20 - 5. Thats against both Beckett and Schilling.
5. Rockies are built like an American league team. Built for power 1-8.
6. 2007 Rockies are the best fielding major league team in HISTORY. Best fielding % IN HISTORY.
7. Oh and also, the Rockies DONT LOSE. 21 out of 22. I dont care if it was the National league, they had to win and they did.
To make the Red Sox a -200 favorite is absolutely nuts. And any Sox fan in here is drinking the kool-aid if they think its going to be a breeze.
Rockies in 5. If they come out and are able to beat Beckett in Game 1, could be a sweep.
Which in Vegas at 20-1 is a nice bet.
