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Public Service Announcement: OK, here we go! Do you know what we get to do today Brooks? We get to play baseball! At long last. NLCS starts tonight.
Like my main man Earl Weaver always says: No one’s gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March. Or October for that matter. That’s why I’m liking the Rockies. Seventeen out of their last eighteen. Roll up, roll up for the magical mystery tour. Step right this way. Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
The Colorado Rockies Magical Mystery tour featuring three of the brightest young stars in the game. There’s a lot of lights out there. It’s very sparkly. Very twinkly. Very sparkly. Looks like a holiday. Looks like a Matt Holliday. Matt Holliday. MVP! MVP! MVP! The best player in this series. His numbers put him near the top of the list of the game’s top players. On top of the world looking down on creation. Holliday led the NL in average. Holliday led the NL in RBIs. Holliday led the NL in doubles. Holliday led the NL in total bases and was fourth in home runs. He will be in the thick of it. The thick of an extremely tight MVP vote.
The Rockies also have Troy Trevor Tulowitzki. ROY! ROY! ROY! During the regular season, Tulowitzki batted .291. He batted .291 and set an NL record for rookie shortstops with twenty-four home runs. But he’s not all bat. He’s got glove. What is glove? Oh baby, don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me no more. He’s gonna hurt you some more. Hurt you enough to insert himself into the Gold Glove discussion. And know this sports fans: No rookie at his position has ever won it in either league. Yowza!
Then there’s pitcher Jeff Francis. Cy Young! Cy Young! Cy Young! Maybe not, but his brilliant pitching of late is one of the main reasons the Rockies are in the position they are in. In the position of taking National League Pennant. Once again Colorado turns to a skinny Canadian kid to keep the ball rolling. Keep the ball out of controlling. Keep the ball heart and souling. Last week, in the first postseason start of his career, Francis pitched the Rockies to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Fightin’ Phills. This week, he is sprawled all over the cover of Sports Illustrated. It’s the thrill that’ll getcha when you get your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone. Wanna see my picture on the cover. Wanna buy five copies for my mother. Wanna see my smilin’ face on the cover of the Rolling Stone.
If things keep going the way they are, Francis may see his smiling face in the World Series. He may see his smiling face there because the Rockies are built to be there. Pitching and defense. Defense and pitching. And, oh ya, they can the ball too. Do you know what we get to do today Brooks? We get to play baseball! And not a moment too soon.
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